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Pupils urged to collect results
Education officers are urging students hit by the postal strike to collect their A-level results from school. Exam board officials have said they will beat the stoppage by sending results to schools by private courier. But pupils who requested results
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AUNT SALLY: Plough turned over by Towler
TOWLER Hall turned on the style by taking all three legs from Plough, Wheatley, as the Morrells Oxford & District League resumed after its summer break. Tony Costar scored 11 dolls for the victors in the Section 2 encounter. Jim Clemson's 12 dolls
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ATHLETICS: Carolyn stars as Radley stay in top five
RADLEY'S A team returned from their Southern League Division 1 match at Bournemouth with 187 points which will keep them in the top five. The only track personal best (pb) was achieved by Carolyn Plateau, who won the under 15 1,500m in 2.25.6. Sister
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ATHLETICS: National bronze just the tonic for Kelly
OXFORD City's Kelly Caffel was in buoyant mood this week, despite failing to secure a place in Britain's athletics team for the Sydney Olympics. The diminutive 21-year-old from Littlemore won the 1,500 metres bronze medal at the Norwich Union Olympic
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AMERICAN FOOTBALL: Saints pipped in sizzling semi
DOMINO'S Oxford Saints were denied a place in the British Senior League Division 2 final when they were pipped 18-13 by Personal Assurance Knights at the University of Surrey Ground in Guildford on Sunday. The lead changed hands three times in a pulsating
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Web plan to shame firms
A newly launched service will name and shame Oxfordshire businesses on the Internet, when they do not pay their bills on time, writes David Duffy. The aim of the service is to catch the habitual business late payers that are costing honest Oxfordshire
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Rally victory for showroom Mini
A showroom specification Mini Cooper Sport has won the 2000 Prix des Alpes rally outright, at the hands of novice driver against more powerful competition, writes David Duffy. The last time a Mini won an Alpine rally was 33 years ago. Dawn-Marie Turner
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Rover launches new executive models
The new 'compact executive' Rover 45 V6 is now on sale. The Rover 45 V6, which has a 2.0-litre six-cylinder engine and Steptronic transmission, is exclusively available in a four-door saloon body style, in Club and Connoisseur trim specification, which
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Our Bryan splashes out!
Classic car driver Bryan Read, of Didcot, made a splash on the National Motor Museum's Michael Sedgwick Run on the Isle of Wight, writes David Duffy. Driving a 1929 Morris Cowley Doctor's Coupe, he won a prize in the popular period costume competition
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S80 to get makeover for 999 duty
Volvo is producing a new ambulance based on its luxury S80 saloon to produce a new rapid response emergency vehicle, writes David Duffy. On sale next January, the S80 will boast features that operators of traditional ambulances can only envy. The new
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New Volvo to make world debut in Paris
These are the first pictures of Volvo's new compact executive saloon, the Volvo S60, which will make its world debut at the Paris motor show in September, writes David Duffy. Following the launch of the acclaimed Volvo V70 earlier this year, Volvo plans
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Soccer thugs are still alive and kicking, writes George Frew
You can reprimand them, but you'll never understand them. You can take away their passports and prevent them travelling abroad, deport them and despise them. You might flog, birch or fine them, administer short sharp shocks, incarcerate them in Young
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Top leathers suit you sir?
Top motorcycle clothing manufacturer Hein Gericke has come out tops in a recent national magazine survey, writes John Gilbride. As part of motorcycle magazine RiDE's annual industry survey 15 of the most popular one-piece leather race suits available
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Driving ban for school head
Headteacher Pat O'Shea has been banned from the wheel for two years after drink-driving with her two children in the back of the car. The headteacher of Lord Williams's School in Thame was seen going "all over the place" in her car by a passer-by as she
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'Depot would cause misery'
A planned bus depot would cause noise nuisance and pollution, a public inquiry heard. The hearing follows Stagecoach's appeal against a Cherwell District Council decision to refuse planning permission for the depot, which would house 148 buses and minibuses
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Mum launches list of missing children
A mother is set to launch a new scheme to help lost children throughout the country be reunited with their parents, writes Rebecca Smith. Adele Woodward will launch the IDU, Identify You, campaign on September 4 with a 5,000 loan from the Prince's Trust
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U's star 'hurled racist abuse'
Oxford United footballer Ross Weatherstone and three friends hurled racial abuse at a taxi driver and grabbed him around the throat during a fare dispute, a court heard. The alleged abuse, described as "drunken behaviour", escalated and ended with the
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Safer junction campaign fails
Residents have lost their battle for safety improvements at a 'dangerous' crossroads in Oxford, writes Alison Bartlett. They had hoped to persuade the county council to use land awaiting development to straighten the staggered junction where Marston Ferry
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U's get Shot of Abbey!
By Mark Edwards OXFORD United boss Denis Smith has sent striker Ben Abbey on loan to Aldershot in a bid to recapture his goalscoring form. But it was the striker himself who was the catalyst in the move telling Smith that he needed first-team football
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New rail links on the cards
Oxford could have a new rail link with London, writes Peter Barrington. Long-term plans could see trains running on a new route through Wheatley and Thame to Princes Risborough and then to London Marylebone. A parkway station would be built near the Wheatley
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Driving ban for school head
Headteacher Pat O'Shea has been banned from the wheel for two years after drink-driving with her two children in the back of the car. The headteacher of Lord Williams's School in Thame was seen going "all over the place" in her car by a passer-by as she
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BOWLS: City & County in semis
OXFORD City and County cruised into the semi-finals of the fours competition at the Steradent Women's All-England Championships at Leamington Spa yesterday. After beating Caer Glow, from Gloucestershire, 24-14, City and County reached the last four with
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GREYHOUND RACING: Gold rush for Kibble
BRENDANS Gold advertised his claims for the RD Racing Gold Cup by posting the fastest time in last night's Trials Stakes at Oxford Stadium. Angie Kibble's dog romped home in 27.11 in Division A. Cold Wind, trained by David Egan, took Division B in 27.12
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ATHLETICS: Varsity duo to the fore
HEADINGTON Road Runners' Club 5K on Saturday morning produced one of the highest quality women's races over this distance ever seen in Oxfordshire with four runners inside 18.30. Guest Kelly Wilder, from Oxford University, was a comfortable winner in
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ATHLETICS: Super City finish streets ahead
OXFORD City's combined men's team cruised to victory at the final match of the National Junior League at Hounslow on Sunday. An excellent team performance produced Oxford's second highest points total of the year in difficult conditions, with the nine-man
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'Protect our binmen from danger litter'
A trade unionist is calling for the Government to improve safety for dustmen. Sue Such, Didcot branch secretary of the GMB union, spoke out after a binman based at the Didcot depot of Biffa Waste Services was injured by a hypodermic needle left in a black
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Mini still has pulling power
Mini sales are up 25 per cent on last year, with just a month to go before production of this 41-year old motoring icon finishes in mid-September 2000, writes David Duffy. John Sanders, group marketing director, said: "Mini has been at the centre of small
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Dealers to take on MG franchise
All Rover dealers will be taking on the MG franchise next year as a range of new saloons is introduced, writes David Duffy. This builds on the success of the MGF the best-selling car in the sports and coupe sector in the UK since it was introduced in
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Weight-watching with Audi
Audi has launched the world's first volume production car to feature a bodyshell constructed entirely from weight-saving aluminium, writes David Duffy. The Audi A2 five-door, which is priced from 13, 950, weighs approximately 43 per cent less than it
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New engine gives Beetle added drive
Volkswagen is broadening the appeal of its new Beetle with the introduction of a 1.6-litre model which will cost 12,995 'on the road', writes David Duffy. Since its launch in left-hand drive, and right-hand drive introduction in January 2000, the new
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Motoring briefs
Branching out with Bellamy Ford has teamed up with conservationist David Bellamy to help the fight to restore the native elm to Britain's countryside. Ford has agreed to a four-year deal to support the Conservation Foundation's work to grow and distribute
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Garden Therapy for Refugees in the county:
Tending an allotment is no longer just a way to stock the larder and grow your own organic vegetables. Zahra Akkerhuys and Katherine MacAlister discover how an Oxford therapist is using gardening to help refugees come to terms with their past and future
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Scooters with lashings of style
Italian scooter giant Piaggio is bridging the gap between the tiny two-wheelers and their motorcycle cousins with the introduction of the Gilera DNA, a hybrid that has the ease of use of a scooter and the looks of a motorcycle, writes David Duffy. The
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Alert on homes con
Householders in the county are being warned to be on their guard against bogus building firms, writes Sarah Parker. The warnings follow reports of local building firms claiming to be members of the National Federation of Builders. The federation, which
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Awards aim to cut crime
Shopping centres throughout Oxfordshire will be safer thanks to a new initiative to reduce crime and the fear of crime, writes David Duffy. The Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Thames Valley Police Business Crime Centre have joined
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Training award for advisers
Norbis, the enterprise agency that helps to set up and develop small businesses in north Oxfordshire, has gained the Investors in People training and development award, writes Sarah Parker. Executive director Linda Tranter said: "We are committed to improving
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Web plan to shame firms
A newly launched service will name and shame Oxfordshire businesses on the Internet, when they do not pay their bills on time, writes David Duffy. The aim of the service is to catch the habitual business late payers that are costing honest Oxfordshire
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Villagers fight menace of transporters
Car transporter lorries thundering through a picture postcard village are angering residents. People living in Cuxham, near Watlington, want the 16ft high McKenzie Myers vehicles to use another route, but Oxfordshire County Council says that cannot be
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'Diabetes rise due to older mothers'
The mother of a diabetic child believes people should not start having children at a younger age, despite the findings of a study into the disease, writes Roseena Parveen. The study suggested that delaying having a child until later in life could be the
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Postal strike settled
Work started today to clear the massive backlog of mail after a six-day strike ended. But union bosses and the Royal Mail are refusing to release details of the agreement reached over the suspension of a Bicester postman accused of harassment. Both sides
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Anger at new access plans
Residents on an Oxford estate are fighting plans to build a second entrance to the John Radcliffe Hospital, writes Alison Bartlett. Proposals to create further access to the hospital from Saxon Way at Northway Estate, Headington, are due to be considered
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Louts made flight an 'absolute terror'
A passenger told today how he was caught up in a terrifying air-rage incident that left him fearing for his life 30,000ft in the sky, writes Mark Templeton. Friends Matthew Cavill and William Ford, of Oxford, cowered in terror as one of four thugs causing
