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Garage gets a lad in to make a lamp
An Aladdin's lamp has brought a touch of Arabia to a garage. The garage, Aladdin Oxford Ltd, in Hayfield Road, Oxford, has had a lamp carved out of Cotswold stone for a pillar at its entrance. The piece of stone was taken from a wall at the entrance that
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Park idea gets cool reception
Villagers are asking the Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) to hand over one of its disused sites to extend a Millennium park. The derelict pumping station in Sutton Courtenay has been out of use for six years. It had been used to pump and treat water from
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Fair dinkum! Ben nets top job in Tasmania
By RUSSELL SMITH OXFORDSHIRE batsman Ben Thompson is spending the winter Down Under in a bid to further his cricketing ambitions - after placing an advert on the Internet. The talented 18-year-old strokemaker has taken a year off from his studies to play
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Wycombe fans slow to catch Cup fever
WYCOMBE Wanderers are expecting a crowd of around 3,000-3,500 for their FA Cup first-round tie against Oxford City next Saturday. Officials at Adams Park report that ticket sales have been slow so far, but they expect them to pick up next week. Wycombe
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It's tea time at the Manor!
OXFORD United will be breaking with tradition by playing their Division 2 game against Bury at 5pm on November 13 to avoid clashing with the Scotland v England Euro 2000 play-off. It's believed to be the first time that United, who have played at many
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Centring on tower power
A power station is among Oxfordshire's most popular tourist attractions. Former Didcot Power Station manager Dave Bramley said more than than 8,000 people visited the Didcot A coal plant annually, which is why National Power has now opened a visitors'
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County vanishing under concrete
Shock figures have revealed rural Oxfordshire is being concreted over at an alarming rate. Environmentalists are angry more than half of all homes being built in the county are springing up on farmland. It means county planners are well below Government
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And it's a good buy from him!
Comic genius Ronnie Barker, a familiar face in his antique shop for 11 years, decided this year that he no longer wanted to be Open All Hours. After retiring from showbusiness more than a decade ago, Barker opened The Emporium antiques shop in The Horsefair
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Bill will weather the storm
Into each life, a little rain must fall. Even if it has been a very good, sunny life where you have risen to the top in a successful career stretching back 40 years and have a solid, happy marriage with two grown-up children. Even if you own a house and
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Stormy weather
Beleaguered BBC weather boss Bill Giles spoke of his anger at the decision by Met Office chiefs to uphold the charge of harassment by two members of his staff. Speaking exclusively to the Oxford Mail, the Oxfordshire-based forecaster said last night:
