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Mainly dry night with a few clear spells, especially towards dawn. Tomorrow Mostly dry and bright with some sunshine. Outlook Mild with some rain on Thursday, breezy with bright spells on Friday. Story date: Tuesday 23 November Converted for the new archive
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Expulsion target to be lower
Schools in Oxfordshire are among the least likely in England to expel their pupils. Less than one per cent of the county's school population was expelled in the 1998 to 1999 academic year. Four boys were permanently excluded for every one girl last year
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Workers hurt in chemical spillage
Two workers were taken to hospital suffering from burns after a chemical was spilled in the loading bay of a DIY store. The incident happened yesterday at Homebase, in Horspath Driftway, Cowley, Oxford. It took fire crews seven hours to contain the spill
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Dick fixes it with rare football find
A rare football fixture list dating back 90 years has been found in a cupboard. Dick Offord, of Graham Road, Bicester, found the Bicester Town Football Club fixture list for 1909/10 when he was trawling through old newspaper cuttings of himself. Mr Offord
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Great Wall no barrier for charity walkers
A firefighter and a solicitor scaled great heights for charity as they raised thousands of pounds by walking along part of the Great Wall of China. Geoff Batten and Steve Unwin joined about 90 others from across Britain for the trek in aid of The Children's
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Blades blow as coach Richie goes
CITY Motors Fox Blades had a mixed weekend of Millennium Cup action, winning 9-5 at Cardiff Rage and losing 7-4 at Haringey Greyhounds, but their weekend was overshadowed by the loss of coach Richie Howe. The Sunderland-born former Swindon player and
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City booster as Strong recovers
TEENAGE striker Dwaine Strong has made a dramatic recovery from the infection which saw rushed into hospital - and could even line up for Oxford City against Marlow in the Ryman League Cup second round at Court Place Farm tonight. The highly-rated 18-
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Burns out to steal McRae's thunder
OXFORDSHIRE ace Richard Burns was aiming to pile the misery on dejected Colin McRae today by claiming the Network Q Rally of Great Britain glory the Scotsman craved. Burns, who held a lead of 29 seconds over Subaru teammate Juha Kankkunen heading into
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Council leader in laugh blunder
Council leader John Tanner blundered at a sensitive meeting when he burst into laughter during a debate on mental health. Oxford City Council's leading politician later apologised for the gaffe, claiming he was "bored out of his skull" and wanted to go
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Masts may be banned
Councillors will reconsider banning mobile phone masts from some council buildings following fears over health. Green Party members on Oxford City Council want more research into possible harmful effects of microwave radiation from the masts. They want
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Chance to speak up over leisure centre
Managers at a cash-strapped leisure centre are asking Oxford Mail readers for ideas on how to boost its popularity. Staff at the Castle Leisure Centre in Wallingford launched the survey following the announcement that the centre was facing a £150,000
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Outrage at 'ugly' science buildings
Plans for two major Oxford University buildings have been approved, despite being branded ugly. Oxford city councillors granted planning permission for the chemistry and molecular science buildings at South Parks Road. It is envisaged research work carried
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Ace bassist Andy joins Oasis
A guitarist in an Oxford "indie" band has won a dream transfer deal - to the biggest group of the 1990s, Oasis. Andy Bell, the bassist in Hurricane No.1, is the latest recruit for the chart-topping act made famous by Mancunian brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher
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Lack of lollipop staff spells danger
Parents are joining the campaign to recruit lollipop men and women as a desperate shortage spells winter danger on Oxfordshire's roads. Across the county, 30 jobs are vacant out of a total 120. John Crossley, the county's school crossing manager, said
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'Poor service' bus firm fined £97,000
Bus giant Stagecoach has been fined £97,000 after a traffic commissioner ruled that the company had been running unreliable services in Oxfordshire. For the next 12 months, the company will not be allowed to run a service between Wallingford and Henley
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Twickers line-up on show
OXFORD University director of rugby Steve Hill fields what looks like being his Varsity Match XV against Leicester at Iffley Road tonight (7.30), writes RICHARD TILLEY. Matt Parker seems to have won the battle with Peter Nicholas for the No 2 shirt, while
