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City council 'mad', says Lord Mayor
Plans for a motorcycle park outside an ancient building sparked a wave of protest from civic leaders and historians today, writes Mark Templeton. Oxford City Council wants to create a parking area for 20 machines in front of the University Museum of the
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Nursery plan irks neighbours
People living in a road that already has two children's nurseries are campaigning against plans for a third, writes Madeleine Pennell. They are worried that the nursery for up to 55 children would generate too much extra traffic and noise in Sandfield
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Tuesday network
Entrepreneurs and venture capitalists in the Thames Valley can now connect to the global Internet meeting place First Tuesday. Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month in 85 cities in 42 countries for investors to meet e-business people. Thames
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Strike starts at OUP
Pickets stood outside the Oxford University Press headquarters in Walton Street today as members of the MSF union began strike action. About 20 pickets covered the entrances to the building. The white collar union MSF said it was expecting nearly 300
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New dictionary words reflect changing society
The English language ain't what it used to be. And Shakespeare and Jane Austen would be turning in their graves if they were offered a copy of the new Oxford Compact English Dictionary, writes Zahra Akkerhuys. It's true to say that languages never stand
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Euro-advice rated top
An information service for businesses serving Oxfordshire has achieved the top rating in a European Commission survey. The European Information Centre (EIC), part of the Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce & Industry's Business Information Centre, is
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FOOTBALL: Dean Whitehead standing by
Dean Whitehead is standing by for his first appearance in a senior competition when Oxford United take on Wolves at Molineux tonight. The 18-year-old midfielder from Abingdon looks certain to be named at least a sub, and he may even start in the U's Worthington
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Biker's death prompts appeal
A motorcyclist was killed following a collision with a van. David Yeomans, 27, of Fair Close, Bicester, was declared dead at the scene. The collision with the Volkswagen van happened at 10.35am on Sunday on the A361 between Banbury and Daventry, about
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Goodbye to load of old cobbles
Cobblestones that gave cyclists a rough ride are finally being removed, writes Mark Templeton. Oxfordshire County Council has started to dig up the cobbled cycle lane near the bus stop in Park End Street, Oxford. The cobbles were first laid a year ago
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Boys apply to attend girls' school
Twenty boys have applied for places this term at a girls' school, writes Mark Templeton. Anne Peterson, head of Milham Ford Girls School, off Marston Road, Oxford, said she had been approached by parents of the youngsters asking if she could find them
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Nursery plan irks neighbours
People living in a road that already has two children's nurseries are campaigning against plans for a third, writes Madeleine Pennell. They are worried that the nursery for up to 55 children would generate too much extra traffic and noise in Sandfield
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RALLY: Burns down to second
Richard Burns and Banbury's Subaru World Rally team slipped to second place in both the drivers' and manufacturers' categories of the World Rally Championship after the Kidlington driver crashed out of the Neste Rally of Finland. Peugeot's Marcus Gronholm
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CRICKET: Oxon's titles dreams dashed at the death
Oxfordshire's dreams of winning the Western Division of cricket's Minor Counties Championship were dashed yesterday in a nail-biting conclusion to the season. Rob Williams's side could only draw against Berkshire in Reading, while Dorset sneaked a victory
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Banbury knock Shipton off top
Classic Press Cherwell League Division 1 Banbury Twenty sent long-time leaders Shipton-under-Wychwood crashing to their first defeat of the season to take over at the top with just two games left, writes Keith Campbell. Shipton were dismissed for 122
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Boys apply to attend girls' school
Twenty boys have applied for places this term at a girls' school, writes Mark Templeton. Anne Peterson, head of Milham Ford Girls School, off Marston Road, Oxford, said she had been approached by parents of the youngsters asking if she could find them
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New dictionary words reflect changing society.
The English language ain't what it used to be. And Shakespeare and Jane Austen would be turning in their graves if they were offered a copy of the new Oxford Compact English Dictionary, writes zahra akkerhuys It's true to say that languages never stand
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Tuesday network
ENTREPRENEURS and venture capitalists in the Thames Valley can now connect to the global Internet meeting place First Tuesday. Meetings are held on the First Tuesday of each month in 85 cities in 42 countries for investors to meet e-business people. They
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Computer profits rise
Profits are soaring at pioneering Oxfordshire computer company Torex, writes David Duffy. The firm, run by Oxfordshire Business Person of the Year Award winner Chris Moore, supplies hi-tech systems to High Street retailers and medical practices. About
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'Postal strike hit business'
The Royal Mail has been asked to consider compensating businesses in the Thames Valley which lost out because of the postal strike. The Oxfordshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry has written to the Royal Mail following the strike earlier this month,
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Electoral review begins
Residents are being asked for their views on plans to change the electoral boundaries of north Oxfordshire. They are being invited to comment on a report from the Local Government Commission which proposes that the Cherwell district should be divided
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Number of street sleepers declines
The number of people sleeping rough on the streets has fallen by more than a third in Oxford, according to a Government report published today. The Government's Rough Sleepers Unit said a recent count showed there were 31 homeless people on the city's
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Show cast pray for sunshine
A drama group is hoping for good weather this weekend for their open-air production. Bloxham Amateur Theatrical Society is presenting an open-air version of Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach at the Red Lion, Bloxham. The cast of 30 adults and children
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Stone Age marks the Millennium
A new landmark has appeared on the border of Didcot and East Hagbourne to mark the Millennium, writes Michael Hambleton. Thirteen Mendip limestone boulders weighing four to five tonnes apiece from a quarry in Frome, Somerset, are the centrepiece of Didcot's
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Man jailed for police chase
A scaffolder who crashed his car through a garage door after leading police on a chase was jailed for eight months, writes Rebecca Smith. The pursuit started after a patrol car pulled up to offer help to Ian Baker, whose car had run out of petrol on the
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GRAND PRIX: Banbury Mondeos bid to stretch lead
Banbury's Ford Team Mondeo drivers head to Brands Hatch for rounds 19 and 20 of the Auto Trader British Touring Car Championship at Brands Hatch circuit determined to stretch their lead in both the drivers' and manufacturers' cate- gories. Alain Menu,
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CRICKET: Oxon take credit in glorious failure
So, in the end it was not quite enough. Second place in the Western Division was the best Oxfordshire could do, despite five victories from nine matches their most wins in a season since 1979 and despite their highest points total since the Minor Counties
