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New United deals on back burner
DENIS Smith says his out-of-contract Oxford United players will have to be patient, writes JON MURRAY. Star player Mark Watson said recently, before flying out to the United States to play for Canada in the CONCACAF Cup, how he was amazed that new contract
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Molly's got the key of the door...
PENSIONER Molly Eagle may have lived to see two World Wars, men on the moon, and the Millennium - but she's about to celebrate only her 21st birthday! The 83-year-old, born on February 29, is pictured with a letter of congratulation from the Queen Mother
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'Racism' claim in row over planning
A SCANDINAVIAN couple claim they have been victims of racism in a planning row. Ole and Laila Heggland have called in the Oxfordshire Racial Equality Council after waiting 21 months for permission to add two loft windows at their home. The retired couple
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Wafic to rip down home
Millionaire businessman Wafic Said is splashing out to give Oxfordshire's landscape a new look. The founder of the Said Business School in Oxford is spending millions of pounds ripping down his country mansion near Bicester and rebuilding it. The Cotswold
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Hospital car ban looms
HOSPITAL staff have two months to prepare for a car ban. More than 150 motorists have already been told they will not be able to drive to work at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital as part of a new transport policy to cut down traffic at the Headington
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Workers stunned by loss of 50 jobs
FIFTY shocked factory workers have learned they are to lose their jobs at leading puzzle factory Ravensburger. The Bicester company that makes Winnie the Pooh and Teletubbies puzzles has announced it is to shut down its production lines and warehouse
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Offord quits in OFA row
as become another casualty of the power struggle which has enveloped the county association. It has emerged that Offord, who has been an OFA Council member for 13 years, resigned as vice-chairman and a director after chairman Ray Mills stood down as OFA
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Camera king adds spice to Union
PRINCESS Diana's favourite photographer is back with a celebration of the beautful and bizarre in his latest picture book Any Objections. The new book, packed with bronzed and naked models in various uncompromising positions, is typical of Mario Testino