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Events
Your guide to events in and around Oxfordshire, between June 23-29. Updated every Friday. Send your entries to listings editor Wendy Broadway (wendy.broadway@nqo.com). FRIDAY, JUNE 23 *Standlake and District Historical Society: Photographic Exhibition
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Drink driver in chase tragedy
A drink driver almost four times the legal limit crashed his car and died in a high-speed police chase, writes Emma Henry. An inquest heard that Andrew Williams's Ford Granada reached speeds of up to 100mph on narrow country roads as he tried to escape
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Theatre
Your guide to theatre, musicals and dance in Oxfordshire from June 23-29. Updated every Friday. Send your entries to listings editor Wendy Broadway (wendy.broadway@nqo.com). Apollo Oxford, (0870 6063500): Jun 25, Think Floyd. Jun 27-Jul 1, Welsh National
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Football: United Physio switches to the Dons
John Clinkard, the Oxford United physio, is set to become Don Clinkard! After 12 years of sterling service, he is making a surprise switch to Wimbledon FC at the end of this month. The Dons approached him after learning that he was packing it in with
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Angling: Brown is best man
Fourteen competitors contested North Oxford's Scott Lyster Cup fished on the Cherwell at Marston Ferry. Top bag went to Roger Brown with 5.5.0, Terry Coombs was second with 3.14.0 and Bill Townsend third with 2.8.4. Two barbel featured in the top weight
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Cricket: Top duo take a break for Oxon
Oxfordshire are resting top batsmen Charlie Knightley and Stewart Laudat for Sunday's ECB 38-County Competition clash with Bucks at Christ Church. The move indicates that Oxon, who lost to Surrey Board in their opening group game, have effectively given
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Football: Crowdy is new Wally boss
AFC Wallingford have appointed 41-year-old Dave Crowdy from Calcot, near Reading, as their new first-team manager. He takes over from long-standing boss Larry Hill, who has been with Wallingford since 1992, but has decided to concentrate on his business
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Rugby: Clubs compromise over Henley
Henley will play in the Oxfordshire Cup next season after fighting off attempts to remove them from the competition because they are too good. Last season several clubs campaigned to have the Allied Dunbar Premiership 2 outfit removed from the competition
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Cycling: City duo star in National
Oxford City's Gil Summy excelled by finishing tenth overall in the third round of the National Circuit Time Trial Series near Gloucester. Summy recorded a time of 1.11.32 over three laps of a 9.7-mile rolling circuit. In the women's competition, City's
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Cricket: Tiddington out to erase memories
The two great names of local village cricket face each other in Sunday's Oxfordshire final of the Wadworth 6X National Village Championship. Hosts Tiddington take on Shipton-under-Wychwood for the right to travel to the Glamorgan & Gwent winners -
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Music
Your guide to classical and other concerts in Oxfordshire from June 23 -29. Updated every Friday. Send your entries to listings editor Wendy Broadway (wendy.broadway@nqo.com). ************************************ FRIDAY, JUNE 23 Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford
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Cricket: Morris returns from Himalayas
Classic Press Cherwell League preview Batsman Mick Morris returns for Oxford Nondescripts' home game against Sandford St Martin in Division 1 tomorrow following a climbing expedition in the Himalayas. Morris has missed Nondies' last two games with the
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Cycle network info required
From: S Hale, of Crafts End, Chilton I am looking for information on the SUSTRANS national cycle network through the county. Can anyone help? steve.hale@bigfoot.com
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Angling: Wilkins bags top bream haul
What is believed to be the second largest haul of double-figure bream ever recorded has been taken by a local angler, writes Peter Stone. Fishing a local undisclosed gravel pit, Eynsham-based John Wilkins banked 12 double-figure bream in a 14-fish haul
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Review: The Million Dollar Hotel
What has happened to Wim Wenders? asks David Parkinson. Not the Wenders of those overrated slabs of art-house middlebrow Paris, Texas and Wings of Desire, but the politically committed visionary in the vanguard of New German Cinema, whose inspired insights
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Review: Not One Less
The winner of the Golden Lion at Venice, Zhang Yimou's study of the widening gulf between rural and urban China is further proof of both his new-found creative freedom since the departure of Gong Li and the growing influence of Iranian auteur Abbas Kiarostami
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Movie clips
The plot, stars and key facts about movies on current release. BIG MOMMA'S HOUSE (Cert 12, 98 mins) FBI agent Malcolm Turner (Martin Lawrence) is used to going undercover to get the bad guys, often donning elaborate costumes to ensnare his prey. Following
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PM takes a degree in humble pie
Tony Blair has been snubbed by Oxford academics who will refuse him an honorary degree after the 'elitism in education' row. The Chancellor of Oxford University, Lord Jenkins, has claimed the Government's attack on Oxbridge was "farcical" and made it
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Neighbourliness is back in fashion
It's all too easy to fail to get to know your neighbours, writes Zahra Akkerhuys. The pressures of modern life have meant that in recent years people have been able to hide behind the flimsy excuse that they are juggling the school run and a hectic career
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Agency taken over
Engineering firm Skilled and Technical Services, of Chipping Norton, has been acquired by one of the country's leading recruiters for the engineering industry. The Middlesex-based Engineering Staff Solutions has taken over the company which will remain
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New-look pharmacy opens
A new look Lloyds pharmacy store has opened in Bury Street, Abingdon. The pharmacy is one of 1,200 stores nationwide to be transformed, making it part of one of the largest retail rebranding exercises ever undertaken in Europe. Mike Sipple, area manager
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Pleased the guy was killed
From: Laraine Santagato (nee Chamberlain) Just had to have a say about the execution that took place in Texas yesterday. What a big circus. I have lived in Texas the last five years and have to say there are a lot of "rednecks " in the south (not just
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Childre shut out of play space
A row has erupted after a developer fenced off a popular children's play area and removed its equipment. Furious villagers in Caversfield, near Bicester, say the move means children will play in the roads and could be knocked down by cars. They staged
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Library repairs up for award
Repairs to Oxford's 15th century Old Bodleian Library could be worthy of an international award. The library, in Broad Street, the roof of which had been ravaged by Deathwatch beetle, is on the shortlist of the annual Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
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College's boost for inner-city children
Tutors from Hertford College travelled to east London yesterday to take a seminar for teenagers from 55 schools. The event was organised in partnership with the Excellence in Cities Initiative, a Government-led three-year programme designed to improve
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Homeless hostel is forced to close
Youngsters are set to end up back on the streets after a hostel for the homeless announced it will close at the end of the month, writes Mark Templeton. Orchard Lodge in Warwick Road, Banbury, was set up in December to provide emergency and temporary
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Fall from horse was 'forseeable'
An accident in which a groom was thrown off a polo pony, leaving her wheelchair bound, would have been foreseeable by an experienced horseman, the High Court heard. Mr Justice Sullivan was hearing evidence on the second day of a hearing in which 27-year-old
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Tears at news of factory closure
Workers reacted with stunned silence and tears at the news that 195 jobs were to go at the long-established family printing firm, Burgess. The Abingdon firm, the largest independent greetings card manufacturer in Europe can trace its origins to 1836.
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Genetic research takes off
Scientists are transforming Oxfordshire into a pioneering centre of excellence in genetic research that will change the shape of global medicine, writes Victoria Owen. This week the University of Oxford opened the 20m Henry Wellcome Building for Genomic
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Films
Your guide to cinema programmes and times in Oxfordshire and neighbouring counties from June 23-29. Updated every Friday. Send entries to listings editor Wendy Broadway (wendy.broadway@nqo.com). ABC Magdalen Street, Oxford (01865 251998) Gladiator, 15
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Teachers need to liven up their lessons
Staff at a large Oxfordshire comprehensive need to spice up their lessons for unmotivated pupils and cater for the full range of pupils' abilities, a team of inspectors said. Standards at Gosford Hill School, Kidlington, are rising, but there were still
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College's boost for inner-city children
Tutors from Hertford College travelled to east London on June 21 to take a seminar for teenagers from 55 schools. The event was organised in partnership with the Excellence in Cities Initiative, a Government-led three-year programme designed to improve
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Staff fear future in shake-up
Support staff fear for their futures in the shake-up of Oxford's middle schools. People in non-teaching posts such as librarians and lab technicians have been told they will still have jobs but they may not end up working in schools. Some furious workers
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Cricket: Porter misses out on century
Oxford Brookes student Joe Porter missed out on a maiden first-class century for the British Universities against Zimbabwe at Fenner's yesterday. Unbeaten on 90 following the first day, Porter added only three more to his overnight total before mistiming
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Cricket: Fixtures
Matches scheduled for June 24-29 ************** SATURDAY, JUNE 24 HOME COUNTIES LEAGUE Premier Div: Beaconsfield v Banbury, Bicester & North Oxford v Reading. Western Feeder: Oxford v Wokingham. CLASSIC PRESS CHERWELL LEAGUE Div 1: Banbury Twenty
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Web helps medics on the move
Doctors on call will now have a wealth of medical data at their fingertips, thanks to a pioneering Internet link set up by a Didcot company. Doctors.net.uk - a members-only website - has launched a system that allows GPs to use a mobile phone to surf
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Angling: Crispin banks a roach
Twelve-year-old Tom Crispin banked a stunning roach weighing 3.0.0. in an undisclosed local pit. It was his only fish of the day taken on double maggot in a size 14 hook fished in conjunction with a feeder. Another great roach weighing 3.2.0 was taken
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Cricket: Alderton ruled out for Bicester
Aussie all-rounder Damien Alderton has tonsillitis and misses Bicester & North Oxford's Home Counties Premier Division clash with Reading tomorrow (June 24). But Bicester will be boosted by the return of Oxfordshire skipper Rob Williams, who was unavailable
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Preview: A PIcture of Health, Stables Gallery, Green College
An exhibition of photographs depicting the activities in a hospital might sound a somewhat gruesome entertainment to offer members of the public, writes Chris Gray. One can feel reasonably confidence, however, that what might be called the bloodier activities
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Motors move for Glazier
Alan Glazier has joined R&V (Fleet Lease), of High Wycombe, as a partner in its contract hire and leasing division. Mr Glazier, who lives in Banbury, joins the firm from the Oxford-based Motorworld group where, for the past four years, he was responsible
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Car engineer is top for IT
MOTOR engineering group TWR has won a national award for its use of technology, writes David Duffy. The group, based at Leafield, near Witney, beat more than 300 entries including firms like Alstom, ICL, Westland, BP Amoco, Marks & Spencer, Dell and
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Review: Gatecrasher, Turweston Park, Brackley, June 17
Despite the dubious delights of walking six miles through rural lanes or, better still, being stuck in three hours-plus tailbacks in sub-tropical sunshine, Gatecrasher lived up to and exceeded all expectations, says Lazarus T. With six arenas simultaneously
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Interview: Hester Thrale
While most live acts have one focal point, Hester Thrale are different, writes Eddie Grimstead. Taking their name from an 18th century prostitute who, reputedly, was involved with Dr Samuel Johnson, all four members take turns centre stage during live
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Review: Riverside @ Charlbury, June 17-18
Now into its third year, Charlbury's Riverside free festival took place at the weekend - despite some unwanted attention from the authorities, writes Pookie Hudson. Cobalt 60 got things underway on Saturday with their no-nonsense full-on rock barrage.
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Profile: The Relationships
You can't rush a good relationship, say the agony aunts. The same thing applies to Oxford's musical veterans The Relationships, says Templeton Blake. It has taken them a relaxed 26 months to produce their debut album, called Trend. The Relationships are
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Watch out for dodgy builders
ROGUE builders who make lives a misery by charging thousands of pounds for shoddy work could be wiped out if people take extra care, trading standards officers warned today. Summer is traditionally the time cowboy operators start trying to ply their trade
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All aboard for better service
Life is set to get easier for shoppers and commuters after improvements to a south Oxfordshire bus service. Links between Wallingford and Abingdon have been boosted with the introduction of a new hourly direct service. The link, which is being introduced
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Smith replaces Robbo with Robbo
Oxford United manager Denis Smith has replaced his ageing skipper Les Robinson with 24-year-old Scot John Robertson. Robertson has signed a three-year deal with the U's, becoming Smith's first signing of the summer, and a further capture is expected today
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Exhibitions
Your guide to art and museum exhibitions in Oxfordshire from June 23-29. Updated every Friday. Send your entries to listings editor Wendy Broadway (wendy.broadway@nqo.com). Museum of Modern Art: Tues-Sun 11am-6pm, Thurs 11am-9pm. Until Jul 2, Weegee (
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Gardens
Gardens open under the National Gardens Scheme from June 23-29. Updated every Friday. SATURDAY, JUNE 24 Manor Farm, Old Minster Lovell: 2-5pm. Admission 2, children free. Teas and plants. Wheelchairs welcome. SUNDAY JUNE 25 Balscote Gardens: 2-5.30pm.
