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What's on in and around Oxfordshire, September 1 - 7
Friday, September 1: Restore, plants, crafts and card shop: Restore, Manzil Way, off Cowley Road, Oxford, open weekdays from 9am-4pm. Touch for Health: Drop in clinic at The Asian Cultural Centre, Manzil Way, off Cowley Road, Oxford, 10am (01865 246190
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Gigs in Oxford September 1 - 7
Friday, September 1: Kooler Klub, Bullingdon, Cowley Road, Oxford: Spacehopper, Jackson's Corner, Plastic Factory, DJ Marky Mark. Zodiac, Cowley Road, Oxford: Disques Vogue easy listening club. Cricketers Arms, Iffley Road, Oxford: Jazz night. Jack Russell
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Blot on the landscape
People were today urged to shop their neighbours in a bid to halt the rising tide of illegal dumping across Oxfordshire, which now has at least 50 hot-spots awash with rubbish left by fly-tippers, writes Mark Templeton. the only way of stopping the problem
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Internet exam results 'a success'
Schools and colleges will be able to start the new term with free access to a new exam results service. This year, some 90 per cent of schools and colleges received exam results electronically, saving time and paperwork. For computer company RM, based
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Drama, musicals, opera and dance in and around Oxfordshire, Sept 1 - 8
Apollo Oxford, George Street (0870 6063500): Sept 5-9, 7pm, mats Wed and Sat 2, The Ulster Theatre Company presents The Wizard of Oz. ______________________ Oxford Playhouse (01865 798600): Friday 1 Sep, 8pm, Sat, 2.30, 7.30pm, Theatre Royal Bath Productions
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Tagg up to sixth
SAILING: Henley's Ricky Tagg has moved up from sixth to first in the final Audi Laser Euro Cup Championship standings. Organisers issued the final series results following the third and final event at Dalgety Bay in Scotland earlier this month. But an
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GREYHOUNDS: El Boss to strike Gold
EL Boss can become the first greyhound to land Oxford Stadium's top two prizes in the same year by adding the RD Racing Gold Cup tonight to his Pall Mall succcess earlier this year. The Linda Mullins-trained black dog stormed to victory in the Arthur
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Internet exam results 'a success'
Schools and colleges will be able to start the new term with free access to a new exam results service. This year, some 90 per cent of schools and colleges received exam results electronically, saving time and paperwork. For computer company RM, based
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Musical: Joseph, Hexagon Theatre in Reading on Monday September 4
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat returns to the Hexagon Theatre, Reading, on Monday. This is the show which retells the Biblical story of Joseph and his coat of many colours. It's packed with foot-tapping tunes, such as Any Dream Will Do,
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Concert: Michael Simpson, Holywell Music Room, Sunday September 10
Local percussionist Michael Simpson will join forces with a percussion quartet from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama to perform at the Holywell Music Room on Sunday September 10. Michael Simpson in Concert will include music from Japan and South
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Review: Old World, Bagnor Watermill Theatre until September 30
A delightfully gentle comedy, Old World, by Aleksei Arbuzov, which originally starred Peggy Ashcroft and Anthony Quayle when it was premiered by the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1976, is now being staged at the Watermill Theatre, Bagnor, until Saturday
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Preview: Another Country, Oxford Playhouse, September 6 - 16
The first major revival of Julian Mitchell's award-winning play Another Country can be seen at the Oxford Playhouse until September 16, before going on to a West End run. This play created a sensation when it opened in the West End 20 years ago and heralded
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Review: Double Bill - Himalaya & Nurse Betty at The Phoenix
A mountain herdsman wedded to the traditions of his forefathers and a widowed waitress who throws up everything to pursue a doctor in a soap opera are the main protagonists in the new films opening at the Phoenix this week. Chalk and cheese, perhaps.
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Aitken's road to reform
It was somehow inevitable that The Repentant Sinner would turn up in Oxford and find himself chairing a debate on penal reform. Jonathan Aitken and the words "former disgraced Cabinet minister" go together like toast and marmalade but, as Jonathan himself
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Olivia Convey chats to The Royale Family's Sue Johnson about her new role
Hidden away behind a disused warehouse in London's bustling East End, a modest caravan is providing welcome rest and recuperation for The Royle Family star Sue Johnston. Johnston, who can be seen in the new BBC two part thriller Waking The Dead in which
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IT boss joins charity sleep
COMPUTER boss Robin Howell is joining a nationwide sleep-in to raise money for a children's charity, writes Maggie Hartford. Mr Howell, group managing director of Thame-based IT companies RK Distribution and Transformation Software, is used to top hotel
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Live review: Electric performance from Tams
The queues formed early for the John Tams Band at the 36th Towersey Village Festival staged over the Bank Holiday weekend, writes Peter Cann. The wait wasn't an ordeal. After all, fans of this hugely influential songwriter have been waiting several years
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New Release: The Away Team's Lunar Tunes Album
Despite the underground success of many techno acts and DJs, Oxford is best known for guitar-toting bands rather than dance music. Only The Egg and Mo' Wax main man James Lavelle have made any real impact on the dance scene. That's all set to change thanks
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Vine time at the end of a rainbow
Chris Gray on a delightful lunch at a country classic In the days before the huge increase in traffic in Oxford's Botley Road made lunchtime trips to Cumnor a time-consuming activity, the Vine was one of my favourite places to enjoy an hour's break from
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Hunt for driver as two injured in hit-and-run
Police are hunting the driver of a vehicle that failed to stop after a head-on crash that resulted in an elderly couple needing hospital treatment, writes Emma Henry. The accident happened at 6.50pm on Thursday, on the Fulbrook to Swinbrook road, just
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Football fan's trip stopped by police
A convicted Oxford soccer fan was arrested by police in a dramatic raid seconds before he was to board a train for England's friendly international against France today, writes Emma Henry. Police, using new powers to stop 22 football fans travelling to
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Repairs for new bridge
A new bridge costing 735,000 has had strengthening work carried out after it was found to sway. Cutteslowe Bridge, across the A40, was discovered to have "vertical movement" as planners carried out inspections before it was due to open in July. A temporary
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Warder fails in attempt to sue prison
An ex-prison officer who claimed a wing of the jail where he worked was a drug-riddled no-go area has lost his bid for compensation. Former Army sergeant Alan McEwan claimed he was told his family would be wiped out if he ever revealed what he knew about
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What's on in cinemas in and around Oxfordshire Sept 1 - 8
ABC Magdalen Street, Oxford (01865 251998)Snatch, 18, daily 1.15, 3.40, 6.05, 8.35pm. _________________________ ABC George Street, Oxford (01865 251998) X-Men, 12, daily 1.15, 3.40, 6.05, 8.35pm; Stuart Little, U, daily 1.30, 3.30pm, High Fidelity, 15
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Thame show tops county bill
Organisers of Thame Show are gearing up for a bumper year to celebrate its debut as the official Oxfordshire County Show, writes Ian Townsend. Secretary Mike Howes said: "We have been going 130 years now and to be awarded county show status is a big feather
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Millennium event bigger than ever
Rides at Oxford's historic St Giles Fair are spreading into Beaumont Street for the first time to celebrate the Millennium, writes Andrew Ffrench. In the past, Beaumont Street has been used for parking during the two-day event, but this year ten attractions
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Blues skate in
SKATER HOCKEY: Oxford Blues took part in a three-day tournament in Ebbw Vale, fielding teams in four age groups ranging from nine to 18. The Under 9s were beaten by the Welsh teams, while the Under 12s finished third and Joe Edwards played his way into
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FOOTBALL: Charlbury in crisis
CHARLBURY Town FC, who have been part of the Witney and District FA since its inception, are in danger of dropping out this year. The club have had to cancel today's opening fixtures due to a lack of players. Club secretary Keith Claridge said: "Last
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CHESS: Adam keeps it in the family
ANOTHER outstanding performance by Adam Hunt enabled him to win his third International Master Norm at the European Under 20 Championships in Spain. This means that at the next World Chess Federation meeting he will be awarded the title of International
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HOCKEY: Hawks reveal new-look pitch
OXFORD Hawks, who ten years ago pioneered the first floodlit artificial grass pitch in Oxfordshire, are nearing completion of their new watered nylon pitch, along with major upgrades, at the Banbury Road North ground. The pitch replaces a polypropylene
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Music Concerts and recitals in and around Oxfordshire, September 1- 19
Friday, Sept 1: Holywell Music Room: Not the Three Tenors. Accompanist John Oxlade. Mozart, Handel, Rossini, Sullivan. Arias, duets and trios. 8pm. 01865 511962. Profits to Kennington Friends of Cancer. The Mitre, High Street, Oxford: Oxford Jazz Club
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ICE HOCKEY: Stars put faith in youngsters
THE waiting is over for Oxford City Stars as they host Basingstoke Buffalo in the English National League tomorrow (5.45). Youth will be to the fore as Oxford build for the future under coach James Cameron. He said: "We have some great young players here
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Internet lessons on drug
A jobless man told a court that he learned to grow cannabis plants from the Internet. Leigh Hiscocks, of Grove Street, Banbury, pleaded guilty at Banbury magistrates' court to three offences one of cultivating cannabis and two of possessing the drug.
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Sizzling show at Wycombe Swan, Sunday September 3
The Wycombe Swan is hosting a sizzling show from Korea on Sunday which draws on the inspiration from the Marx Brothers. Cookin' combines music, comedy, dance and contemporary element of traditional Korean art forms to create a spectacular musical adventure
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The11th Latin American Film Festival
The festival, is open from Friday September 1 at the Metro in London's Rupert Street (just off Piccadilly). Even though there's been plenty of Brazilian cinema around this year, this lively programme affords the opportunity to experience films from lesser
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Child abuse does happen in Oxfordshire
We rely on the fact that when a lonely, abused or neglected child summons up the courage to phone the NSPCC, there will always be a kind, friendly voice on the end of the phone, writes Katherine MacAlister. Think again. Due to a lack of funding, only
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Hunt launched for growing firms
IS your company the next Easyjet, Body Shop or Virgin Group in the making? The hunt is on for an innovative, successful business to claim the Real Business/CBI Growing Business Awards 'Company of the Year' accolade, sponsored by Grant Thornton. The 'Company
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Internet exam results 'a success'
SCHOOLS and colleges will be able to start the new term with free access to a new exam results service. This year, some 90 per cent of schools and colleges received exam results electronically, saving time and paperwork. For computer company RM, based
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Review: Was this the best Reading fest ever?
Despite dodgy sound and over-enthusiastic security, Pookie Hudson reckons it was . . . This year's Reading Festival was the BIG one. Weekend tickets sold out weeks in advance. Unsurprising as the annual event boasted a phenomenal line-up. So, with quality
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Carnival-goers are in for a knockout time
Residents of an Oxford community are promising big things for their carnival this year, with an It's A Knockout contest as one of the highlights Alison Bartlett. Seven thousand gallons of water will be available for the event at Fettiplace recreation
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Drug user tried to burn down student's room
An arsonist who tried to set fire to an Oxford University student's room while high on drugs has been jailed for two years, writes Emma Henry. Michael Woods, 21, of Prestwick Burn, Didcot, appeared before Oxford Crown Court yesterday for sentencing after
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NSPCC target stunner
A campaign to collect 300,000 to help fight child abuse in Oxfordshire has raised a paltry 588. Organisers of the NSPCC's Full Stop Campaign (FSC) have been left disappointed at the tiny amount raised since the launch of the appeal six months ago. They
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Glory days or gory days United fans must hold on
You always hurt the one you love, writes George Frew. And for the long-suffering supporters of Oxford United, these are words which carry a particularly bitter ring of truth. For there is a depressing air pervading the Manor which hangs over the place
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Powell out for months
By Jon Murray PAUL Powell's worst fears were realised yesterday when the results of a scan on his injured right knee confirmed that he has sustained cruciate ligament damage. It means he will be out of action for between four and eight months a devastating
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Art Exhibitions and museum displays in and around Oxfordshire, September 1 - 8.
Museum of Modern Art (01865 01865 722733/813830): Tues-Sun 11am-6pm, Thurs 11-9, until Oct 8, Enclosed and Enchanted, ten contemporary artists explore various forms of landscape architecture; in the caf, Joanna Usherwood: Surface Tension paintings probing
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Astrology talk: Patrick Moore at Newbury Corn Exchange, September 5
Astrologer Patrick Moore will be at The Corn Exchange, Newbury, on Tuesday to talk about the extraordinary events of the last 45 years in space. His talk, which is suitable for the entire family, will be supported by colour slide projections.
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Gardens open to the public in and around Oxfordshire, up to September 3
Sunday, September 3 Bridewell Organic Gardens: Walled garden at Wilcote, near North Leigh, open 2-6pm. Teas and forge demonstration. Tel: 01993 868445 for information. Chivel Farm, Heythrop: 2-6pm. High and open to extensive view; medium-sized garden
