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Hi-tech boost for rich list
THE millionaire's club is booming in Oxfordshire, according to top people's bank Coutts & Co. The bank, whose clients are typically worth about £500,000, said there had been a marked shift from inherited wealth to self-generated wealth. Steve Howard
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United in derby dreamland!
Reading 1, Oxford Utd 2 By Jon Murray A FANTASTIC late winner from Matt Murphy brought Oxford United a stunning derby victory over Reading at the Madejski Stadium yesterday morning. The team, transformed by caretaker manager Mickey Lewis, produced their
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Rot a way to earn a living
Rescued dog Lottie is using her nose to help surveyors track down dry rot and save buildings from collapse. Lottie, a cross between a Labrador and a collie, was handed in to the Burford Blue Cross centre when she was only four months old. Her owners had
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Overland journey to aid clinic
A group of young people have set off in a Land Rover to take medical supplies to a clinic in Ghana. The group aims to be in Africa in January, to deliver supplies to the clinic in the coastal town of Elmina, which relies on charitable donations. Tabitha
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Post office scraps its only mail box
Customers using a busy post office were left mystified after arriving to find its post box had vanished. People using Wallingford Post Office have been puzzled by the decision by Post Office Counters to remove the post box. They insist the wooden box
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River at risk from declining rainfall
A long-term decline in rainfall and increasing extraction of water is threatening the River Windrush. Members of the Save the Windrush River Campaign feare the days of the river are numbered following several dry summers and a steady increase in the amount
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City miss out inbattle of the Cup stars
Whyteleafe 2, Oxford City 1 SATURDAY'S clash of the Ryman League's Division 1 FA Cup heroes saw City finish second best as they once again paid the price for a slow start. So it was Whyteleafe, who face Chester City in their first-round replay tomorrow
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Tonight: A dry night with broken cloud and clear spells.
Tomorrow: A dry day with some sunshine. Outlook for Wednesday and Thursday: Largely dry with variable amounts of cloud and some sunshine. Story date: Monday 08 November Converted for the new archive on 30 June 2000. Some images and formatting may have
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Mickey stakes top job claim
By Jon Murray MICKEY Lewis took a huge step towards getting the Oxford United manager's job on a permanent basis as the U's won 2-1 in a dramatic televised Thames Valley derby at Reading. A spectacular late winner from Matt Murphy gave United their first
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Long wait rewarded for group
A community centre will be officially opened, largely thanks to the dogged determination of one man. King Alfred Drive Centre, in Didcot town centre, represents the dream of Fred Excell since he launched Didcot United Services Association eight years
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Pledge over low-cost homes right on target
A promise to provide 500 new homes for people with housing needs has been kept. And South Oxfordshire District Council housing chairman Mike McNulty said the efforts will go on to provide even more through encouraging housing associations, buying property
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One dead, six hurt in road smashes
A woman died and six people were injured in a weekend of carnage on the roads. Police and air ambulance helicopters rushed to the Faringdon scene, along with 999 services from two counties, after a transit van and car collided head-on near Faringdon on
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Call Me Up is shock winner
CALL Me Up proved a shock winner of the Gary Wiltshire-sponsored Oxford GreyhoundTrophy at the Stadium on Saturday night. Going off at 7-1, the blue dog tracked all-the-way leader Ineedabreak, finally getting up on the line to win by a short head. There
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Richardson bows out
LEE Richardson's interest in the Benson and Hedges Snooker Championship is over for another 12 months after a fourth round defeat by Jason Wallace. Richardson, the Thame-based professional, lost three frames in a row against his Worcestershire rival after
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Percy barges back behind the bar
When licensee Percy Caufield decided to go back into the pub trade after spending nine months living on a narrow boat, he couldn't resist bringing a bit of canal life back with him. So when he and partner Catherine Ansell moved into the North Arms, at
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'Make sure this can never happen again'
Thirty-two days after he walked away from the Paddington rail disaster which almost cost him his life, David Taylor boards the 10.18 from Didcot. David is travelling to London. Once again, this will involve his train passing through Ladbroke Grove, where
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A master of the universe
Nothing is more mysterious and cruel. Some reckon it to be the most powerful force in the universe, carrying everyone inexorably from birth to death, while making prisoners of us all. But today the Oxford Mail can reveal that time may not actually exist
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The 24-hour, seven-day explosion
Britain is truly living up to the old nickname - a nation of shopkeepers - but the new breed never stops. Goods are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, at hypermarkets and over the Internet. The accelerating consumer tempo has some worried. "
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Cowboy builders drive wins MP support
A campaign by the Oxford Mail against cowboy builders has won the backing of MP Tony Baldry in the House of Commons. The Bicester and Banbury MP gave his support with a Bill calling for greater regulation to help cut out shoddy workmanship. The Bill,
