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Tonight: It will be breezy and cold. Rain will be very slow to clear.
Tomorrow: It will be blustery but there will be quite a bit of sunshine. It should stay dry. Outlook for Wednesday and Thursday: Mainly dry and bright. Story date: Monday 01 November Converted for the new archive on 30 June 2000. Some images and formatting
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TEC to vanish in skills shake-up
THE HEART of England Training and Enterprise Council is to be closed down. Secretary of State for Education and the Employment David Blunkett has announced that all TECs are to be replaced with new Learning and Skills Councils (LSC). The announcement
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Police fight the right to party through the night
Police are objecting to extended opening hours at bars and clubs on Millennium eve. Many venues want their customers to be able to party until dawn to welcome in the year 2000. Earlier this year, many Oxfordshire local authorities suggested they would
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Balkans trip delays top Tory
European Commissioner Chris Patten was a man in a hurry as he arrived late for a Tory party dinner. The former national party chairman and ex-Governor of Hong Kong was running a tight schedule to be in time as guest speaker in Witney. But when he did
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Cruise couple tell of hurricane horror
A couple told how their dream cruise turned to a nightmare when their ship was hit by a hurricane. Great-grandparents Toby Marshall, 80, and his wife Connie, 78, booked the £2,400 ten-day cruise with Travelscope Promotions to celebrate their 55th wedding
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Eat those words, Mac
By Niall Jeger HEROIC Oxford City left Adams Park with their heads high after holding Wycombe Wanderers to a 1-1 draw in the first round of the FA Cup, while Jermaine McSporran was keeping a low profile. The ex-City striker, now at Wycombe, predicted
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The moving story of the rape case with two victims
Two lives were shattered when a mother accused her babysitter of rape. A judge jailed him for three years before his conviction was overturned on appeal and he was freed. Now he is patching up his life at his Witney home, while she cares for her baby
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Caretaker Mickey stakes claim
CARETAKER boss Mickey Lewis staked his claim to become the next Oxford United manager as the second division strugglers sneaked past non-League Morecambe in an entertaining FA Cup tie on Saturday. It wasn't just the fact that United ended their seven-hour
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Substitution gets United off the hook
Oxford United 3, Morecambe 2 UNITED were given a mighty scare by little Morecambe at the Manor on Saturday before Mickey Lewis's charges recovered and eventually snatched victory in dramatic fashion three minutes from time. And it was an inspired substituton
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Fire service warning of bogus caller
A fraudster is attempting to con Oxfordshire companies by claiming to be raising money for a fire brigade appeal which does not exist. Oxfordshire Fire Service has issued a warning to businesses across the county to stay clear of a caller claiming to
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'Harassment' has stopped, claims driver
Black motorist Harold McFarlane, who accused police of stopping him in his sporty car more than 20 times in two years, said today he was no longer suffering "harassment". And he thanked the Oxford Mail for highlighting his case earlier this year. "I have
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My squat hell, by teen mum-to-be
A teenage Oxford runaway tells how she lived with drug addicts and fell pregnant while living rough in a major TV documentary tonight. Staying Lost, showing at 9pm on Channel 4, tells how the 16-year-old, named only as Danielle, left her parents' house
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Courier Peter has errand for Queen
Courier Peter Fenn was running a special errand today - to Buckingham Palace. The 24-year-old was meeting the Queen as she presented a Royal Charter to the Prince's Trust. The presentation to the Prince of Wales, who set up the Trust in 1976, will be
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Richard the lionheart!
Wycombe Wanderers 1, Oxford City 1 By NIALL JEGER RICHARD Peirson was Oxford City's hero after scoring an 87th-minute equaliser to earn a superb draw against Wycombe Wanderers and put his side into the hat for the second round of the FA Cup. This was
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Never too old to play with trains
Kate Lewis is 92 - and still playing with trains. And so is husband John who is a mere 82. On Sunday, the Didcot couple's tiny, miniaturised scale-model of a typical railway scene on the Bavarian-Austrian border will be among 24 layouts on show at Banbury
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Coping with a drugs hell
The desperation in Sandra's face was haunting. She sat in her kitchen as she told the story of her beloved son, Sam. He was the boy who won sporting trophies for his achievements and was idolised by his younger brother and sister. Then, at the age of
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Pal saves anxious OAP from conmen builders
Hero antique dealer Luciano Pistone saved an 86-year-old friend from handing over £900 to bogus builders. And he has warned other vulnerable people to be on their guard against the conmen. The 61-year-old, who runs a shop in South Parade, Oxford, came
