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Games go 3D with physics
A NEW top-secret computer game being developed for the Sony PlayStation2 will use ground-breaking software developed in Oxford. MathEngine, based at the Oxford Innovation Centre in Mill Street, has signed a technology and software licensing agreement
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Ex-coroner faces string of charges
Former Oxfordshire deputy coroner Jeremy Bright has been charged with 79 counts of theft and forgery relating to client accounts at his old firm. Mr Bright, 61, who lives in Bletchingdon, was a partner of Oxford solicitors Challenor Gardiner. He no longer
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End to traffic chaos in sight
A £65,000 improvement scheme promises to ease traffic congestion in a town centre. Engineers at the Vale of White Horse District Council believe their landscaping scheme in Abbey Close, Abingdon, will bring about an end to traffic chaos in Stert Street
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Classes face final whistle
The future of a sporting school for youngsters is in the balance after facing a double blow. The Oxfordshire School of Sport is short of cash and needs £20,000 to be able to run next year. It is also without a home, due to uncertainty about its current
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Joy for school as 'failing' tag lifted
A school was celebrating today after Government inspectors took it off special measures. The champagne has been flowing at Wesley Green Middle School in Blackbird Leys, Oxford, which is officially no longer a "failing" school. Wesley Green has been on
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Cheetahs cool on Dugard
OXFORD Cheetahs speedway boss Steve Purchase has poured cold water on the speculation that former Sandy Lane ace Martin Dugard wants to return to Cowley. Purchase said: "Martin is certainly an exciting rider round here, but news that he wants to come
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Just far out!
An astronomer from Oxfordshire has earned a place in history by making the first direct sighting of a planet orbiting another sun. The massive new world has been dubbed the "Millennium Planet". It is 55 light years from Earth, nearly twice the size of
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Have yourself a cyber little Christmas . . .
My fondest Christmas wish has been granted - a respite from seasonal shopping, writes Amanda Castleman. No more sore feet, temper tantrums and irate crowds for I too have met CyberSanta. Or maybe it was the Ghost of Christmas Future, at any rate I have
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City to pioneer cure for cancer
Oxford today takes centre stage in the global fight against cancer. Scientists are celebrating a multi-million-pound investment by the Imperial Cancer Research Fund, placing the city at the forefront of the treatment of patients and in the search to find
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Tonight: A mainly dry night, with clear spells and patchy cloud.
Tomorrow: A wet morning with outbreaks of heavy rain, although becoming brighter and colder later. Outlook for Saturday and Sunday: Saturday will be a very cold day with plenty of sunshine. Sunday will be cold and sunny after a frosty morning. Story date
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Tait given the green light after knee op
By Russell Smith OXFORD United midfielder Paul Tait has been given the all-clear following an exploratory operation on his knee. An arthroscopic op showed the 28-year-old former Birmingham City player had suffered no lasting damage. Now Tait, who has
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Spoilsport kidnapped our 7ft-tall Santa!
Brian Painting's hopes of winning a prize in a Christmas lights competition have suffered a setback after his giant Father Christmas vanished. Mr Painting, of Berry Croft, Abingdon, was last year's winner of the town council's Abingdon in Lights competition
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Dim views snuff out a bright idea
A scheme to present a Millennium candle to every household in Britain has been branded a flop by the candle-maker. Price's Candles, based in Launton Road, Bicester, has made four million of the white candles for the Church of England. But take-up of the
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Drive to end rough sleeping 'scandal'
Prime Minister Tony Blair has launched a multi-million pound initiative to stop the "scandal" of people sleeping rough in Oxford - as the city was named the third worst offender in the country. A report reveals Oxford has more people on the streets than
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Challow turn down NatWest chance
By RICHARD TILLEY CHALLOW & Childrey CC have turned down the chance to host Oxfordshire's potential NatWest Trophy clash with Essex next season, writes Richard Tilley. The club were offered the opportunity to stage the prospective third round tie,
