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Cricket: Banbury are new leaders
Banbury stormed to the top of the Home Counties Premier League with an emphatic nine-wicket victory over ten-man Bletchley on Saturday. Two men played major roles in the match. First, former England and Worcestershire seamer Neal Radford claimed 4-16,
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Cricket: University lose in last ball drama
Cambridge University got two off the last ball to beat Oxford University by two wickets in The Parks yesterday to regain the Johnson Fry Trophy. Batting first, Oxford hit 233-9 off their allotted 50 overs and in a tense and exciting finish the Light Blues
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Cricket: Bicester fall to demon Aussie
Australian ace Jon Moss seems to enjoy facing Oxfordshire clubs. Having beaten Banbury almost single-handed with 104 and 7-35 including the hat-trick earlier this season, the Finchampstead all-rounder turned his attention to Bicester and North Oxford
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Greyhounds: Oxford cards
Cards for the June 20 meetings at the Oxford Stadium BAGS CARD 12.02 450m A9 Foxcover Blue (Ron Bicknell) Scarra Dancer (Tony Magnasco) CHARMING LOTTE (Terry Atkins) New Inn Seanie (Steve Davis) Tullyard Rile 3 (W) (Paul Walden) Hoi Poloi (W) (David Egan
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Seeking wartime memories
From: Jeff Codori, 626 33rd Ave. #12, San Francisco, CA, 94121 Howdy! Here's the story: I'm a photographer with a long-standing though generally nebulous interest in the 8th Army Air Force of the Second World War. In recent months though, I've developed
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Preview: The Car Man, Wycombe Swan
Taking its inspiration from the classic Hollywood Noir movies of the 40s and 50s, The Car Man shows how the dreams and passions of a small town, when fuelled by heat and desire, are catapulted into a spiral of opportunism, sex, murder and retribution.
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Review: Black Comedy, Old Fire Station , Oxford
The selection of Scott Walker's Joanna as introductory music for this week's enjoyable and well acted production of Peter Shaffer's Black Comedy showed that students of discerning taste were involved in it, even if the song's timeless elegance hardly
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Festival praises sponsors
Businesses which have helped fund ambitious plans to add new towers to Oxford's skyline are being thanked at a reception tonight (June 19). This comes ahead of OOMF! (Oxford's Own Millennium Festival) on July 1. The Oxford Spires Four Pillars hotel, which
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Air crash pilot 'a hero'
The pilot of Oxfordshire's air ambulance has been hailed a hero after steering his stricken helicopter away from a school fete and crash-landing in a front garden. The life-saving ambulance, which was launched two years ago after a 500,000 appeal, skimmed
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Rockers to star at 2000 bash
SEVENTIES super group Showaddywaddy will be top of the bill at a midsummer weekend of fun and entertainment. Carterton Party 2000, next Saturday and Sunday, will mark not just the Millennium, but also the 100th anniversary of the town. Other acts will
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Mayor does a demolition job
Mayor Denis Strange has joined efforts to pull down an unpopular eyesore. He gave demolition workers in Wallingford town centre a hand by getting stuck in with a pneumatic drill. Mr Strange said the redevelopment of shops in St Martin's Street was long
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Four die, one critically hurt in road smashes
Four people died and one person was critically injured in two weekend accidents inon Oxfordshire, writes Phil Clee. Three of the victims died in a four-car pile-up near the scene of an all-night dance rave attended by 25,000 revellers. One of the cars
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School opens
The official opening of Bure Park Primary School, in Lucerne Avenue, Bicester, will be carried out by the chairman of Oxfordshire County Council, Cllr David Green, on June 23 at 1.15pm.
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Pupils get critical - literally
Budding literary critics have been picked to review the latest top children's blockbusters. Pupils from Radley College, Abingdon School, Didcot Girls School and John Mason School in Abingdon are reviewing books shortlisted to win the Library Association's
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Rugby: Boks sing England's praises
Former Oxford University captain Nick Mallett claimed nothing separates England from the three southern hemisphere superpowers after his Springboks emerged narrow 18-13 winners at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. England, who lost fly-half Jonny Wilkinson
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Greyhounds: Results
Results from the Saturday, June 17 meeting, Oxford Stadium 7.35: 1 SECURITY WIZARD 3-1, 2 Fairoaks Slippy. (2&6). Trainer: Massey. Time: 28.44. 7.51: 1 AHA 6-4 fav, 2 Baby Dollar. (4&1). Trainer: Morgan, Time: 27.90. 8.07: 1 WHITE HEAT 3-1 co-fav
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Jubilant Johno storms to third
Oxford's jubilant Steve Johnston raced to a tremendous third place in speedway's Overseas Final at a sun-baked Poole Stadium yesterday, writes Leon Hill. Johnston made the best possible start in his first ride by beating top Brit, Martin Dugard, in one
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Cricket: BOxford hit 314
Oxford rattled up their highest score in the Western Feeder League when they hammered the Falkland attack for 314-4 off 59.5 overs at Enbourne Lodge on Saturday. But once again, they were unable to record their first victory as the home side finished
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Beware home dangers
Every minute today, four children under the age of 14 will be rushed into accident and emergency departments, writes Anna Melville-James. That's 43,000 young people who have fallen victim to accidents on the road or in the home every week. The appalling
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5m boost at car factories
Luxury sports car maker Aston Martin is pumping 5m into its factories in the biggest single investment in the company's history. The firm's base at Bloxham, near Banbury, which builds the best-selling Aston Martin DB7, is being extended to cope with worldwide
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Cowley changes gear
David Duffy finds out how the car factory is revving up to change to making Minis No-one could accuse the new head of Cowley's car plant of lacking enthusiasm. Managing director Dr Herbert Diess positively bubbles over with excitement at the prospect
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Married at high noon
YEE Haa! There's a wedding at high noon! Bride Kirren Hurn and her new husband Reg Raven are not only besotted with each other but with country and western too. And on Saturday the couple tied the knot wearing full Mexican costume, while the guests crowded
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Plea to save old buildings
Some of Oxfordshire's finest buildings are at risk of being lost forever through decay, English Heritage has warned. The conservation agency's annual register of threatened buildings includes six in the county. Speaking at the launch of the document,
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John hikes along the trail of Tarka
Nature lover John Chalkley is marking his retirement by walking 150 miles for charity, writes Tim Hughes. Mr Chalkley, 60, of Brookmead Drive, Wallingford, retired from his job as an accountant in February but instead of putting his feet up he has been
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Play areas backed despite complaints
Residents have lost their battle against an excessive number of play areas near their homes, writes Richard Abbott. Cherwell District Council has confirmed its decision to have more than 20 sites on the new Bure Park estate in Bicester. Residents had
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Store fined 9,000 for misleading ads
Electrical retail giant Dixon's was fined 9,000 after plastering its Oxford store with false adverts, writes Nick Evans. The Clarendon Centre shop ran a 'Price Check' promotion claiming it would match any other local store for the price of electrical
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Deadly rivals tied up again
Oxford Rescue and Garsington tied for the second time in a fortnight, when they clashed in OCA League Premier Divison 1 on Saturday. Two weeks after Garsington beat Rescue on fewer wickets in an Airey Cup tie, the sides were at it again. Batting first
