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Pressure grows on boss Shott
THE pressure increased still further on Malcolm Shotton last night as Oxford United lost for the first time ever at Scunthorpe. They went down 1-0 to an 89th minute goal and would have lost more heavily but for a sensational performance from South African
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United in free fall
Scunthorpe Utd 1, Oxford Utd 0 By JON MURRAY UNITED'S dismal October continued with a fourth successive defeat as they crashed to an 89th-minute goal at Glanford Park last night. Not so long ago, the idea of Oxford United losing to Scunthorpe United would
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Phone proved a lifesaver
Two teenage girls were given life-saving survival advice over the phone by fire brigade staff after calling from their smoke-filled home on a mobile phone. The youngsters were trapped upstairs with a chip-pan fire out of control in the kitchen in Marlborough
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Gone to the great scrapyard in the sky
Scrapyard worker Karl Grossmann made the trip to his final resting place on the back of a scrap lorry. The 74-year-old worked for 30 years at the former Hebborns Scrapyard in Becket Street, Oxford. His family thought it would be fitting for his coffin
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Doctors agree to reduce antibiotics
Doctors in Oxfordshire have signed up to a national campaign to cut down on the number of antibiotics being prescribed to patients. They are worried that dangerous bacteria could become resistant to antibiotics and cause outbreaks of untreatable diseases
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'Install cameras on all buses to end violence'
A councillor today demanded closed-circuit television on all buses to protect drivers and passengers following a series of terrifying knife-point robberies. Oxford city councillor Tony Stockford, who represents Blackbird Leys, made the plea after a spate
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Rats go from pests to pets
Lynn Rogers is a modern-day Pied Piper - with a difference. She collects rats, but then she looks after them as family pets. She now has 37 of them at her bungalow at the Blue Cross Animal Centre, in Burford, where she works as manager. She said: "People
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Tonight: A windy night with rain possible.
Tomorrow: A wet and blustery day. Outlook for Friday and Saturday: It will be windy on Friday with rain later on. Saturday will also be windy with plenty of cloud and rain at times. Story date: Wednesday 20 October Converted for the new archive on 30
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New estate may create 200 jobs
A NEW industrial estate with the potential to create 200 jobs is to be built in Banbury. Albion Land, of Northampton, is to develop the 6.7-acre site at Thorpe Way, previously used for storing grain. The development, called Network 11, is within one-and-half
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Objections delay Islamic Centre
A decision on a new Islamic Centre in Oxford has been delayed after English Heritage expressed concern about its effect on a neighbouring college garden. The Centre for Islamic Studies, which is based in George Street, has submitted a planning application
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Risk group urged to have flu vaccine
Health experts in Oxfordshire are battling to prevent unnecessary deaths this winter by persuading people to have flu jabs. They want high risk patients - especially those over 75 years of age - to book their annual influenza vaccination appointment before
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Fake sheikh lavished 'gift' on singer Cher
The jury in the trial of a man dubbed "a Prince among confidence tricksters" was shown extracts of a video today showing the defendant Sulaiman Al-Kehaimi giving the singer Cher the keys to a Lamborghini Diablo. Al-Kehaimi, 39, who is on trial at Oxford
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Blades defer decision until next week
OXFORD'S ailing ice hockey club, the Blades, will definitely complete their fixture at home to Invicta Dynamos this Sunday. The club are following up responses to their financial plight and have deferred a decision on their future until after the weekend
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Roger points the way ahead
Beware! There are more Wasties and Lappers in Oxfordshire than anywhere else in the country. And even worse, we are surrounded by Clinkhards, Goodgames and Sparrowhawks. But before you pack your bags and take to the hills, fear not. These are just some
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City bid to be a low zone
Oxford is making a bid to become one of the cleanest cities in the world. The city that has earned a reputation as a motorists' nightmare wants to be the first in Britain to enforce the use of cleaner vehicles. The idea is to create a special low-emissions
