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Football: Goals galore in draw
Barry Primmer bagged a brace as an understrength AFC Wallingford drew 3-3 with Mortimer at the Hithercroft. Primmer twice gave Wallingford the lead in the first half only for Tyrrell and Paul Howell to level matters. Tyrrell fired Mortimer ahead after
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Football: Didcot's busy weekend
Didcot Town finished off a busy weekend in fine style as they claimed victory in the Jim Newman Memorial Trophy final yesterday. Goals in extra time from in-form Andy Marriott and Matty Aplin gave Didcot a 2-0 win over local rivals Abingdon United in
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Football: Injured Peirson may miss City's opener
Richard Peirson, who is set to switch from centre back to a striking role this season, was carried off with an ankle injury as Oxford City were held to a 2-2 draw at Swindon Supermarine in their final pre-season friendly. Peirson now faces a battle to
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Tennis: Be patient, says beaten Henman
Oxfordshire star Tim Henman brushed aside talk of choking after losing a seventh consecutive final against Swede Thomas Enqvist in the ATP Masters Series in Cincinnati. The British No 1, who had played dazzling tennis to spike big guns Pete Sampras and
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Wedged bus holds up traffic
Traffic was disrupted for nearly two hours when a bus became stuck A parked car in the narrow Park Street in Charlbury meant the 6.30am Worths service to Oxford was unable to get through the town. Charlbury beat officer Pc Simon Towers said: "The car
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Youngsters stage international opera
More than 180 children from Oxford's twin cities will be joining local youth groups to stage an opera. The children from Grenoble, Bonn, Leiden and Perm arrived on August 12 and will spend the week rehearsing for performances at the town hall in St Aldate's
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Tiny creatures, BIG problems
Zahra Akkerhuys reports on a crisis in the insect world . . . It's a fact that without insects humankind would not exist. They may individually appear insignificant but en masse their role in eco-systems across the globe must not be underestimated. But
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Setting sights on charity
Opticians Haine and Smith which has branches throughout Oxfordshire, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire are raising funds for The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association to celebrate 25 years in business, writes Sarah Parker. The company will donate 2.50 from
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Students hunt work
Students preferring work-based vocational training to further education are on the look-out for Modern Apprenticeship opportunities in Oxford, writes David Duffy. Many young people launch their careers through St Aldate's-based Intec Business Colleges
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Vandals torch kids' playgroup
Arsonists who set fire to a playgroup building left more than 100 children without a base and destroyed thousands of pounds worth of equipment. The vandals struck early on Saturday morning when they torched the Rainbow Playgroup at Glory Farm School,
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Library turns new leaf
A village library under threat of closure two years ago is now set to expand. An action group is celebrating a new lease of life for the Wychwood Library in High Street, Shipton-under- Wychwood. A book sale which raised 960 has seen the Friends of Wychwood
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A game of two harps
Identical twins who both play the harp are set to forge a musical career together, making people see and hear double. Rosemary Munro, who plays the harp with her left hand, and Margaret Scruby, who plays with her right, have previously played their Paraguayan
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Staff told date store will close
Staff at a city centre store have been told their jobs will end next January. Dutch firm C&A announced it was closing all its 109 stores two months ago. Now workers at the Oxford store have been told their last day will be on January 28 next year.
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Gate bars estate from 'posh' village
Oxford's Cutteslowe estate had a Berlin Wall and now Rose Hill has a Brandenburg Gate. People living in the Rose Hill estate say they are being barred from the posh area of Iffley next door because the University has locked them out. For decades, they
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Sex fiend faces life behind bars
Serial sex offender Paul Robson was today facing life behind bars for a brutal attack on a young woman while on release from prison. Robson, 35, was appearing before Oxford Crown Court to be sentenced for the sickening assault which he committed while
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Football: Thame beat Banbury
Thame United saw off Dr Martens League new boys Banbury United 4-2 at Windmill Stadium. Thame opened the scoring through Martin Brown, who sidefooted home from 12 yards. Brown then had to go off with a back injury. Banbury equalised with an Ady Fuller
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Athletics: Caffel set to miss out
Oxford's Kelly Caffel appears set to miss out on a trip to Sydney next month, despite coming third in the 1500 metres in the British Olympic trials at Birmingham yesterday. To achieve her Olympic dream Caffel had not only to finish third but had to run
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Hanborough suffer blow to title hopes
Oxfordshire CA round-up Hanborough and Westbury both missed a great chance to leapfrog Division 1 leaders Broughton and take over top spot as they both suffered surprise defeats, writes Roger Wise. Great Horwood pulled off the big shock of the day with
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Cricket: Weekend results
Trophies, Home Counties and Cherwell Leagues BERNARD TOLLETT OXON KO CUP FINAL Banbury 174-4 (20 ovs, N Radford 63, C Haupt 41), Sandford St Martin 67-8 (19.5 ovs). HOME COUNTIES PREMIER LEAGUE Bletchley Town 137 (P Jeacock 6-45), Bicester & North
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Mast plan for green belt site
A 20-metre mobile phone mast could be put up on green belt land, despite strong objections. Telecom Securicor Cellular Radio Ltd wants to put up a telecommunications mast on land near the old sewage works, Sandford Lane, Radley. It will be sited away
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Oxfam worker was 'man of action'
Tributes have been paid to John Cripps, whose life-saving work for Oxfam earned him an MBE, writes Alison Bartlett. Mr Cripps, who died aged 67 after a 13-year fight against cancer, joined Oxfam and was responsible for ensuring that emergency equipment
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Labour candidate chosen
Labour has chosen Stephen Beer, an investment manager for the Methodist Church, as parliamentary candidate to fight for Tory Robert Jackson's Wantage seat at the next General Election. Mr Beer, who at 28 will be the constituency's youngest-ever Labour
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The crocodile wrestler and snake charmer coming to a school near you soon . . .
Amanda Castleman talks to an environmental teacher with a difference . . . Valdir Bento's hands have wrestled crocodiles, squeezed boa constrictors and built huts in the Amazonian rainforest. But his handshake is surprisingly soft, as befits a teacher
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How to save your shop
Community action may be the way to stop the closures of post offices and shops in vaillages. And to get the message across Oxfordshire Rural Community Council is calling in the experts to help. At a meeting in Thame on September 9 the future of the shops
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Scoot scoops deal with phone leader
Online information group Scoot.com will sell its products through the Carphone Warehouse mobile phone shops following an agreement between the two companies, writes David Duffy. The deal will allow customers of Carphone Warehouse to list their businesses
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Biotech cash boosts new hi-tech firms
Scientists at Oxford University who want to commercialise their discoveries have been given a 300,000 Government boost, writes David Duffy. Oxford was one of ten research centres to share a 2.1m handout to encourage the bio-science industry. Dr Tim Cook
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Help at hand for parents at work
With children returning to school soon for the autumn term, it is the time of year many parents consider the benefits of returning to work. Su Cheetham, manager of the TEC Centres which provide computer training and career advice, says there are three
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Drivers get entertained
Frustrated Oxford commuters who use the Abingdon Road now have something to smile about as they sit in traffic. Road works have sent drivers grinding to a halt, drawing their attention to a blackboard which has been displaying interesting and sometimes
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Olympic centre is off the blocks
An Olympic training centre will be built at the former American airbase at Upper Heyford. Empty and disused military buildings will be converted to provide sports facilities, including beach and court volleyball and fencing. Empty sports pitches will
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Jailed Blagdon 'home for Christmas'
Arsonist David Blagdon jailed for life for setting fire to a pair of church curtains could be home for Christmas. His supporters hope he could be allowed home on a day-release basis. Blagdon, 49, is in Wellingborough Prison, Northamptonshire, serving
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Degree bias puts 'more men first'
Men achieve more first-class degrees than women at Oxford University because it favours males, it was claimed today. Last year, 22 per cent of men achieved firsts compared with 17 per cent of women. A study into the figures said the tutorial and finals
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Posties brand strike a farce
Royal Mail workers were continuing their strike in Oxford and Bicester today over the suspension of a postman accused of harassing a colleague a strike they claim should never have happened. Mail deliveries and collections were again at a standstill in
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Football: Jarman carries the can
Lee Jarman's Oxford United career looks to be hanging by a thread after he was the one sacrificed when it all went wrong on the opening day. The former Cardiff City player started in United's all-new three-man central defence against Peterborough at the
