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Big Kev's on course
KEVIN Francis has had a slight setback in his rehabilitation from his Achilles injury, but says it shouldn't disrupt his schedule or delay his hoped-for November return. The giant striker, who has been at Lilleshall's Rehabilitation Centre in Shropshire
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Lilley's ready to roar
By JON MURRAY STRIKER Derek Lilley has urged Malcolm Shotton to put him back in the Oxford United side - because he feels he's just started to run into form. The Scottish forward, signed on a free transfer from Leeds United in the summer, has looked sharp
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Gnome-work for poet Emily
A schoolgirl is set to have a poem published in a book to mark the Millennium. Emily Green, eight, of Manor Road, Wootton, near Abingdon, is to have her poem Millennium Gnome published in a new book entitled Our World 2000. She won a certificate and her
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Middle schools 'must go'
The abolition of Oxford's ten middle schools is crucial if pupils are to get the education they deserve. That is the message from the heads of 11 city schools who have launched a campaign backing plans to axe middle schools and replace them with a two-tier
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Concert key to trip of a lifetime
A 16-year-old musician is presenting a concert to raise cash for an expedition to Ecuador. Isabel Brough, a pupil at the School of St Helen and St Katharine, Abingdon, has enlisted the help of some of Oxford's finest young musicians. She needs to raise
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Price of property still rising
The average house price in Oxfordshire is now a whopping £124,000, according to the latest statistics. Oxfordshire is the fifth most expensive county to buy a home in England - but many estate agents can sell properties within a week. It is estimated
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Blades still hope to play
OXFORD'S ice hockey club, The Fox Blades, who are set to fold because of increasing costs, are still hoping to complete this weekend's fixtures away to Romford Raiders tomorrow and at home to Isle of Wight Raiders on Sunday. Director Deborah Pope said
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Cheetahs in final fling
GRESHAM Oxford Cheetahs bring down the curtain on a disappointing season when they host Ipswich Witches in an Elite League speedway encounter at Oxford Stadium tonight (7.30). They will be out to stop a run that has brought eight defeats and a draw in
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When mother is a total stranger
Most of us know who we are. We know our parents, grandparents and, very often, great-grandparents. But for foundlings the story is very different. They are babies abandoned at birth - either dumped on a doorstep, abandoned in a toilet or simply left to
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Legal document that could make history
A historic legal case making it far easier for crash victims to win a conviction against a company for manslaughter was delivered to the Attorney General - on the same morning as the Paddington rail disaster, writes Paul Harris. The ground-breaking document
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Tonight: A fine night with clear spells, but it will be rather breezy.
Tomorrow: Dry and breezy with spells of sunshine. Outlook for Sunday and Monday: Mostly settled with a brisk wind and some sunshine. Story date: Friday 15 October Converted for the new archive on 30 June 2000. Some images and formatting may have been
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Showcase for county's firms
OXFORDSHIRE'S business event of the year, the In Business exhibition, will be held at Blenheim Palace next week. Organised in association with Business Link Heart of England and the Oxford-based IGW Group, it is the largest and most prestigious business-to-business
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Big stink as muck hits fields
People are turning their noses up in disgust at the smell of human waste spread on nearby fields. The stench in Burford has been so bad people have been refusing to stop the night in the historic town. West Oxfordshire District Council's environmental
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Students' fun 'in bad taste'
Diners dialled up a recipe for disaster when they inadvertently booked tables with cheeky students instead of a top-class restaurant. A misdirected telephone line meant food connoisseurs thought they were booking tables at Raymond Blanc's top restaurant
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Public get say on skateboard parks
Residents are to be asked for their views on plans for two skateboard parks. Oxford City Council is planning to build a £34,500 skate park in Oatlands Road recreation ground, off Botley Road, and a £21,500 mini skate ramp in the Horspath Road recreation
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MP pushes for action over legal changes
Labour MP Frank Doran is pushing for the Government to act swiftly to create an offence of corporate manslaughter and reckless killing. The Oxford Mail launched a campaign yesterday, in the wake of the Paddington rail disaster, demanding action to allow
