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CRICKET: Bicester ease worries
Bicester & North Oxford eased their relegation fears by thumping third-placed Finchampstead by seven wickets on Saturday. Skipper Darryl Woods won the toss and asked the visitors to bat on a damp track, and Mark Stanway made the early breakthrough
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FOOTBALL: Banbury hit by ay hold-up
Sittingbourne 1, Banbury Utd 0 BANBURY'S return to Southern (Dr Martens) League football after ten years got off to the worst possible start on Saturday when two motorway accidents turned a 2T-hour journey into one of 4T hours, delaying the kick-off by
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FOOTBALL: Thame defeat is no disgrace in thriller
Bedford Tn 1, Thame Utd 0 Defeat was no disgrace for Thame in their opening game, an excellent contest between two teams likely to be among the Ryman Division 1 promotion contenders this season. The match was settled by a goal from Eddie Lawsley in the
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CRICKET: Laudat's ton proves in vain
Oxfordshire were overtaken in the race for the Minor Counties Championship's Western Division pennant against Berkshire at Reading yesterday, writes Richard Tilley. At the end of the first day, Rob Williams's men had lost the initiative to title rivals
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Internet project will benefit GPs
Thanks to a cash boost from health bosses, doctors throughout Oxfordshire will be able to get urgent test results at the touch of a button, writes Andrew Ffrench. The county's 89 practices are being linked to the Internet and the NHS Intranet by next
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Man hit Pc on head in struggle
A dairy worker who admitted hitting an off-duty police officer over the head with a torch was given 180 hours' community service. Graham Gardener, 19, of Barn Close, Kidlington, struggled with Pc Douglas Foster after he chased Gardener and tried to apprehend
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Olivia Convey talks to rising star among wildlife presenters, Charlotte Uhlenbroek, as she launche
Safe in the misty mountains of war-ravaged Rwanda, a tiny miracle has brought a story that began 20 years ago full circle. It was then that Sir David Attenborough astonished and delighted viewers with film of that troubled country's famous gorillas, sitting
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Students win top awards
Two students at Oxford Brookes School of Architecture have been awarded special Royal Institute of British Architects Southern Region Awards for outstanding work, writes Sarah Parker. Jennifer Roberts, a sixth year diploma student won the Regional award
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Promise of green deal on power
Oxford could become one of the greenest cities in the world following a deal between two organisations dedicated to energy conservation, writes Sarah Parker. Earthwatch, the Oxford-based organisation that promotes the conservation of renewable energy
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Templeton Blake talks to rising stars, Narco
If something's worth doing, it's worth doing right. An old saying totally applicable to those sensational rising stars, Narco. Arriving in Oxford a couple of months prior to 1997's Radio One Sound City week, core members Rick Aitken and Cave found that
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Review: Tim Metcalfe on Sun-shining, cool-groovin', memory-making, Cropredy
It may have been the sun igniting thoughts of the summer that might have been, or the relaxed vibe, or the eclectic choice of music but Cropredy Y2K was judged by many, me included, to have been the best for some years. For the first time, hard-working
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Doomed school sees hopes rise
People campaigning for a doomed Oxford girls' school have been given fresh hope by Government plans to bring back single-sex education, writes Madeleine Pennell. Education Secretary David Blunkett is to introduce single-sex classes in mixed schools in
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Heart patients to get fast service
Patients with heart problems are to benefit from a fast-track service, writes Emma Henry. The Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust has been awarded 90,000 to set up six Rapid Access Chest Pain Clinics for early diagnosis and assessment. Five of the clinics
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Robber given youth custody
A 19-year-old man was ordered to be detained for three-and-a-half years after admitting robbing a man of his wallet, mobile phone and CD player. Adam Ryan, of Bath Road, Banbury, approached Gregory Pithers in Broughton Road, Banbury, on May 30, punched
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Ex-PoW will use book in fight
A former prisoner of war's book about slavery and torture in Japanese prison camps could be sold in Japan, writes David Horne. Arthur Titherington, 79, of Church Green. Witney, is hoping that publishers can sign a deal to distribute his account in the
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Part of historic brewery is saved
Half of the buildings on the historic Morrells brewery site in Oxford have been saved from demolition, writes Reg Little. Developer T. H. Kingerlee & Sons was asked by the city council to redraw its plans for the site in order to retain more of the
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Family faces life on streets
A single father and his five children are facing life on the streets after being evicted from their council home, writes Tim Hughes. Raymond Brooks, 42, fears he and his children aged between one and eight could be made homeless because of a rent dispute
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Internet project will benefit GPs
Thanks to a cash boost from health bosses, doctors throughout Oxfordshire will be able to get urgent test results at the touch of a button, writes Andrew Ffrench. The county's 89 practices are being linked to the Internet and the NHS Intranet by next
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Tories bent on revenge
Tories are promising to scupper plans to give political "turncoat" Shaun Woodward a safe Labour seat in the next General Election, writes Madeleine Pennell. Angered by the Witney MP's defection to Labour last December, Conservatives have vowed to rally
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Students win top awards
Two students at Oxford Brookes School of Architecture have been awarded special Royal Institute of British Architects Southern Region Awards for outstanding work. Jennifer Roberts, a sixth-year diploma student won the regional award of 100 for all-round
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Doomed school sees hopes rise
People campaigning for a doomed Oxford girls' school have been given fresh hope by Government plans to bring back single-sex education, writes Madeleine Pennell. Education Secretary David Blunkett is to introduce single-sex classes in mixed schools in
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CRICKET: Banbury keep up pressure on leaders
Banbury beat the weather and made short work of bottom club Bletchley to maintain their challenge for the Home Counties Premier League title on Saturday. They stay hard on the heels of leaders High Wycombe, who were equally comfortable victors over Radlett
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City pay the price for lack of fire-power
Oxford City 0, Uxbridge 1 City got their Ryman Division 1 programme got off to a disappointing start when a defensive mistake enabled workmanlike Uxbridge to collect maximum points. Matty Whitehead and Andy Smith went close to opening City's account early
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Fear says sorry for 'rubbish'
Oxford United captain Peter Fear issued a public apology on behalf of his team following what he called a 'completely rubbish performance' against Port Vale on Saturday, writes Mark Edwards. Despite a bright opening 15 minutes, United lost their way and
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United hit rock bottom
Port Vale 3, Oxford Utd 0 According to the song, things can only get better and that certainly applies to Oxford United at the moment, writes Mark Edwards. Just two games into the season and Denis Smith's men are already propping up the other teams in
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Hi-tech link sets pace for future
A major conference on the effect of the communications revolution on Oxfordshire is being staged next month, writes David Duffy. The event is being organised by Oxmedianet, a group set up to ensure that the county participates fully in the electronic
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The Women's Institute in action
Afternoon tea with the Women's Institute is exactly as you would expect it. A beautifully laid-up mahogany tea trolley groaning under the weight of three trays of sandwiches either with butter or without and an assortment of different fruit cakes, writes
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Team scores a first for centre
Marketing agency Stop Press is the first business to move into the new Harwell Innovation Centre, writes Sarah Parker. The design and marketing communications agency is owned and managed by directors Jane and Alan Mason, who have secured a contract as
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Hi-tech link sets pace for future
A major conference on the effect of the communications revolution on Oxfordshire is being staged next month, writes David Duffy. The event is being organised by Oxmedianet, a group set up the ensure the county participates fully in the electronic revolution
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What's the Word?
The next seven days worth of local entertainment get underway with the latest 'capture' for Shifty Disco, Blue Apple Boy, making their Oxford debut at The Point, The Plain. They claim to sound like 'a cross between Scott Walker and the Super Furry Animals
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Dunkirk flotilla in need of funds
Wantage MP Robert Jackson has probed the Government on their commitment to preserving the Little Ships of Dunkirk. A proposal by the Dunkirk Veterans' Trust to preserve examples of the boats was recently turned down by the Heritage Lottery Fund. The Little
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North-south divide is widening
The north-south divide is getting bigger, it was reported today. The South East of England, excluding London, is this year set to experience 3.7 per cent economic growth, while the North East is expected to grow by only 2.7 per cent, according to a survey
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Stone-throwing 'game' can kill
A bus operator has warned children that an Oxford estate's evening and weekend services could be withdrawn if they continue a potentially fatal "game" of throwing stones at windows, writes Madeleine Pennell. The warning came after a passenger suffered
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Films
What's on in cinemas in and around Oxfordshire Aug 18 -25 ABC Magdalen Street, Oxford (01865 251998) X-Men, 12, daily noon, 2.50, 5.40, 8.30pm. ABC George Street, Oxford (01865 251998)Gone in 60 Seconds, 15, daily 3, 5.35, 8.20pm (not 8.20 Thurs). Chicken
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Tributes flood in for Maurice
By Jon Murray and Mark Edwards HUNDREDS of people in the football world have been stunned by the death of Maurice Evans, one of the game's great gentlemen. Tributes have come flooding in for the former Shrewsbury Town, Reading and Oxford United manager
