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Golf nut, 7, calls in Faldo
Golf crazy schoolboy Alister Haynes went straight to the top when leading Oxfordshire clubs refused him membership. The seven-year-old wrote to golfing legend Nick Faldo to enlist his help. And much to the youngster's surprise, the three-times Open champion
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Student fees fight gets wired
Wantage Liberal Democrats have backed an on-line campaign aimed at scrapping tuition fees. The party's Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Wantage, Neil Fawcett, welcomed the launch of a new electronic petition this week. The www.ScrapTuitionFees.com
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Pupils land TV roles
Schoolboys Craig Naylor and David Mackay are playing orphans in a BBC Television film, writes Peter Barrington. Craig and David, both aged ten, were chosen from a group of fellow classmates at Glory Farm primary school, in Hendon Place, Bicester. The
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Golf: Beyond our Ken!
The Crispin Golf Society, from Harwell, have just returned from their sixth and most successful tour in Northern France. No fewer than 20 members, who divided into two teams, made the journey for three days of competition over three courses. After two
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Football: Leaders rally in second half
Milton United maintained their three-point lead at the top of Division 1 with a commanding second-half performance that took them to a 5-2 win over previously unbeaten Red Lion Sunday. Lion led 2-1 at half-time through two goals from through Gavin Clark
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Table Tennis: Oxon aces whitewash Wilts
Oxfordshire hit top form in the Junior County Championships, recording a 10-0 whitewash against Wiltshire. Greg Boone (Forum), having lost the first game of the first set, took the next two to set Oxon on their way. Sam Harrison (Forum) then beat Jonathan
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Golf: Oxfordshire girls rising to new heights
The outstanding success of Oxfordshire girls in winning the South Eastern County Championship is the culmination of an astonishing rise of girls golf in the county. Less than ten years ago, Oxfordshire were incapable of raising a girls team on their own
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Bowls: End of the world for ace Sampson
Oxford's Richard Sampson was edged out at the penultimate hurdle as he chased a place in the World Indoor Bowls Singles Championship in the English play-offs at Wellingborough. The England international was just two games away from a coveted spot at Potters
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Quarry fears for villagers
Villagers have re-started an action group to minimise the impact of operations at a nearby gravel quarry. They are trying to restrict the maximum height to which rubble can be dumped in a landfill site at Finmere quarry. They are also worried about dust
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Boys League Football: Champs Tower crash down
Reigning champions Tower Hill crashed 8-4 to Moretonville in their under 14 top-of-the-table battle. Liam Hope (2), Andy Lynch and Darren Smith netted for Tower, who actually led twice. Charlbury came from a goal down to beat Chasewell Park 5-1 in the
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Football: Ross strikes as off unexpected
Carriers Arms, who play in Morrells Oxford League Division 4, turned the formbook on its head by defeating Division 2 side Oxford Exiles in a second-round tie, write Geoff Bower and Mick Day. The underdogs snatched victory in the 62nd minute when Julian
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Athletics: Cross country league results and standings
Girls' league results: under 15 - under 11 Under 13 & Under 15 Girls: Individual (top 20): 1 J Rhodes (WHH) U15 15.16, 2 C Plateau (Rad) U13 16.05, 3 E Ridley (Wit) U15 16.37, 4 R Cormack-Loyd (Rad) U15 16.42, 5 M Williams (Oxf) U15 16.54, 6 H Chaundy
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Spire rises
The roofline of the Said Business School near Oxford railway station is soon to change. Workmen are preparing to erect a spire on top of the 20m development which will dominate the western entrance to the city from Botley. Oxford University benefactor
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RAF food ranks high
Catering staff at RAF Brize Norton have won two awards for their high standards. They are the first RAF catering organisation to be presented with the prestigious award of the British Standards Institute as well as receiving a food hygiene and safety
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Anxious villagers to discuss housing
Villagers worried about a major housing proposal are to meet next week. Caversfield Parish Council is holding an extra meeting to discuss the idea that 1,570 houses should be built on the RAF Bicester airfield site. Parish council chairman Odette Phipps
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Rail and rain stall mail
Problems on the railways and with flooding have brought disruption to the postal service in Oxfordshire. Royal Mail spokesman Richard Hall said: "We are experiencing difficulties with the rail disruption, which has been compounded by the weather. "Some
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Royal award plea for PoW campaigner
Campaigner Arthur Titherington has been put forward for an honour from the Queen after his successful plea for compensation for Far East prisoners of war. Tony Blair has announced that the victims of Second World War Japanese PoW camps are to receive
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Police seek post raiders
The mother and son injured during Monday's robbery at Benson Post Office are recovering with relatives. Post mistress Cindy Olley, 56, was hit on the head with a crowbar during the armed raid as she intervened to protect her 37-year-old son, Darren Olley
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Drugs education schemes win major boost in funding
Drugs education projects in Oxfordshire are to get a 50 per cent boost in funding next year. The Government has increased the county's drug education budget from £96,000 this year to £151,060 next year. The cash will go towards training teachers, making
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Burial ground chosen
Nine acres of farmland could be a town's new cemetery. Witney Town Council has selected the site, near the junction of Oxford Hill and Cogges Hill Road, after an exhaustive search of suitable land. Now it is submitting a planning application for change
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Is the 10/10a bus really the worst in Oxford?
From: Lee Bailey, Headington Is the 10/10a bus really the worst in Oxford? Are there others out there who are fed up with their time being wasted by an uncaring company? In my experience, individual complaints to Stagecoach do little to improve this non-service
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Jaguar's new X-Type set to double firm's sales
Details of luxury carmaker Jaguar's new compact saloon dubbed the baby jag were revealed as the company geared up for the start of full production. The four-door car, to be called the Jaguar X-Type, is expected to double the company's total sales to 200,000
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Fabia, Felicia prices slashed
Skoda Auto has announced revised pricing for its Fabia and Felicia ranges. The sales packages offered for Fabia and Felicia no longer include servicing, resulting in price cuts of 299 on all Fabia models and 199 on Felicia. Skoda Auto's head of marketing
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Skoda's renaissance continues
oda's revised Octavia hatchback and estate have gone on the market with new looks and improved comfort and technology, writes David Duffy. At first glance the most striking external change is the incorporation of the chrome 'family' grille and clear optic
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Slick showrocks crowd
Review: Grease, Apollo Oxford, until Nov 18 Grease is a slick show. The musical, playing at the Apollo Theatre until November 18, invades Oxford yet again. This time the familiar show is packed with delightful surprises, writes Julie Wood. Songs such
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Football: Games 'called off too soon'
The Morrells Oxford Sunday League and Sam Waters Cup programme was badly hit by the recent weather and Oxford City Council's decision to call off all games on their pitches over the weekend. League spokesman Geioff Bower said: "The council's decision
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Ride a Honda for free at Brum
Following the success of its demonstration rides at last year's Motorcycle Show at the NEC, Honda has announced that it is to repeat the offer at this year's show. Honda will have no fewer than 14 models from its current 2000 line-up available for demonstration
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Biker tackles beach race for charity
A son who lost both his mother and his father to cancer raised more than 700 for Imperial Cancer Research Fund racing at the now-famous Weston-super-Mare beach race in Somerset. Pete Billingham, of Papist Way, Cholsey, joined a field of 800 riders to
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Preview: Motorcycle show
Adrenaline levels will rise faster than the current bike sales boom at the International Motor Cycle and Scooter Show at Birmingham's NEC, opening on Friday. Sleek sports machines and a new breed of super performance scooter will be shown in the UK for
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Tree lighting - December 15
The Haddenham village carol service and the lighting of a Christmas tree donated by McCormick Foods will be in the village hall, on December 15, at 7.30pm.
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Waiting for Brad is the Pitts
It must be hard being a dedicated Brad Pitt fan. You know your idol is in town but it doesn't make the slightest bit of difference - you still can't get anywhere near him. In fact, he might just as well be lying in the arms of his new bride Jennifer Aniston
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Poetry workshop - Nov 18
Didcot's Poetry Workshop Group is holding a family workshop session at the Northbourne Centre, Church Street, on Saturday, November 18, starting at 10.30am. Admission is 3 for adults and 50p for children.
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Silver on show
Oxfordshire's jewellery makers are shining in their own show. The gleam and glitter of their silverware, enamels and jewels are on display at the County Museum in Woodstock. They also are exhibiting the delicate skills of their craft with demonstrations
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Shopping Fun Day planned
The Headington Business Association is holding a Christmas Sunday Fun Day to raise funds to help the local business community, writes Sarah Parker. In the past, the event has raised cash to reinstall the London Road lay-by and provided extra seating in
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US book publisher moves in
High-class US publisher Princeton University Press, founded in 1907, has chosen Woodstock as the site for its first European office . Publishing director Richard Baggaley, who has moved from John Wiley and Sons in Chichester, said they chose Oxford as
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Unipart sells factory share
Unipart is selling its share in a £20m Oxford car parts factory to Japanese car giant Honda. The factory, which employs 95 staff at Cowley, opened two years ago as a joint venture between Unipart, Honda and Japanese engineering firm Yutaka. A spokesman
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Live Review: Ronan Keating
The Prince Charming of pop went on a royal progress from the rear of the Apollo Theatre's auditorium before taking to the stage for his sell-out Oxford show on Sunday, writes Joanna Plumb. The Irish mega-star passed through the mass of outstretched hands
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Pupils land TV roles
Schoolboys Craig Naylor and David Mackay are playing orphans in a BBC Television film. Craig and David, both aged ten, were chosen from a group of fellow classmates at Glory Farm primary school, in Hendon Place, Bicester. The film is called Station Jim
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Mexican snake rescued by firemen
A snake called Millie did what comes naturally when she saw a bolt-hole and decided to go hunting. The six-year-old Mexican black king snake, which lives off a diet of rodents, must have thought supper was waiting when she found a hole in the lounge floor
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Girl tells court of rape ordeal
A girl aged four was raped in a park and indecently assaulted at a public swimming pool, a court heard, write Adam Jankiewicz and Rebecca Smith. Mark Butler, 31, of Withycombe Drive, Banbury, Oxon, denies one charge of rape and one charge of indecent
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Royal visit brightens up the day
The Queen delighted VIPs, students, military cadets, schoolchildren and tourists during a five-hour visit to Oxford yesterday. She unveiled two student blocks, enjoyed a walkabout and opened a new building for armed forces cadets. Her Majesty during her
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Survivor tells of crash horror
Crash survivor Shirley McKay told how she thought she was going to die as an Oxford Express coach smashed through a crash barrier on the M40 and plunged down an embankment. Mrs McKay, 55, was on a shopping trip to Oxfordshire with her friend Christine
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Waiting for Brad is the Pitts
It must be hard being a dedicated Brad Pitt fan. You know your idol is in town but it doesn't make the slightest bit of difference - you still can't get anywhere near him. In fact, he might just as well be lying in the arms of his new bride Jennifer Aniston
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Nurse struck off for 4,200 scam
A ward manager responsible for petty cash to pay for patients' meals 'cooked the books' to the tune of £4,200 to pay off personal debts, a disciplinary hearing heard. Sarah Louise Phillips was found guilty of three offences committed while she was employed
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St Cats plan on hold
A college's plans for a new accommodation block and lecture theatre have been considered by city councillors. But the application was put on hold because it strays on to Oxford's Green Belt. Architects acting for St Catherine's College in Manor Road,
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Boathouse allowed
An Oxford college has been given the go-ahead to build a temporary replacement for its historic boathouse. The boathouse, constructed in 1881, was destroyed by fire last September. An investigation into the suspected arson continues. University College
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Football: Close shave as Cholsey hang on for points
Cholsey held on to pip Kidlington 3-2 in a tense Under 16 A League encounter. A well-taken penalty from Stuart Morgan saw Cholsey lead 1-0 at half-time and David Polley made it 2-0 before Kidlington got back in the game with a penalty converted by Fletcher
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Bar Billiards: Simmons boosts Watermans
The Morrells League Team KO Cup produced a cracking tie at the Watermans, where the home side's B team won their first leg clash 3-2 against South Oxford Club B, writes Pete Ewins. Excellent play by man-of-the-match Paul Simmons, who scored 8,220 including
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Improve your road-worthiness!
Bikers are being given the chance to improve their riding skills at a special course in Bicester. Policeman Graham Owen, 44, who lives in the town, has developed the course for riders who have just passed their test. He said: "Often young riders jump
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Youth football: Lads through in shoot-out
Oxfordshire beat Guernsey 4-2 on penalties in a thrilling South West Counties Mick Parry Memorial Trophy second-round tie. The first ever meeting between the sides, switched to the University Parks ground due to the weather, proved a close encounter with
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Pupils land TV roles
Schoolboys Craig Naylor and David Mackay are playing orphans in a BBC Television film, writes Peter Barrington. Craig and David, both aged ten, were chosen from a group of fellow classmates at Glory Farm primary school, in Hendon Place, Bicester. The
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Student fees fight gets wired
Wantage Liberal Democrats have backed an on-line campaign aimed at scrapping tuition fees. The party's Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Wantage, Neil Fawcett, welcomed the launch of a new electronic petition this week. The www.ScrapTuitionFees.com
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RAFA raises £10,000
Retired airmen have commemorated the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Britain by raising £10,400 for their former comrades. The Wantage and District Branch of the Royal Air Forces Association raised the cash for the Battle of Britain Wings Appeal with
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Bit of a flap for frightened bird
Whooo can find an owl a home? That's the dilemma facing this fierce-looking fellow who found himself lost in the Oxfordshire countryside. The adult eagle owl, whose natural habitat is Scandinavia and eastern Europe, was discovered in bushes on the Shotover
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Student fees fight gets wired
Wantage Liberal Democrats have backed an on-line campaign aimed at scrapping tuition fees. The party's Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Wantage, Neil Fawcett, welcomed the launch of a new electronic petition this week. The www.ScrapTuitionFees.com
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Bit of a flap for frightened bird
Whooo can an owl find a home? That's the dilemma facing a fierce-looking fellow who found himself lost in the Oxfordshire countryside. The adult eagle owl, whose natural habitat is Scandinavia and eastern Europe, was discovered in bushes on the Shotover
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St Cats plan on hold
A college's plans for a new accommodation block and lecture theatre have been considered by city councillors. But the application was put on hold because it strays on to Oxford's Green Belt. Architects acting for St Catherine's College in Manor Road,
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Cuts prompt dash for new models
Private buyers piled back into the new car market last month as manufacturers dramatically lowered prices, according to latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, writes David Duffy. Private registrations soared 14.1 per cent
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Volvo to back 'clean' fuels
As Britain was battered by storms linked by scientists to global warming, Volvo announced a full range of cars using cleaner alternative fuels. The company's Bi-Fuel models carry a 1,800 premium over the equivalent standard model. They cost from 17,045
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Bright idea for BMW adverts
BMW bosses hope new huge, eye-catching adverts on the side of their Oxford plant will persuade drivers to buy the new Mini car - not crash into the central reservation. But some of the promotional banners considered by car bosses have been hidden from
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Preview: Roberto Zucco at the Old Fire Station, Oxford, November 14 - 18
The death in 1989 of playwright Bernard-Marie Kolts robbed French theatre of one of its most distinctive voices, which was heard at its clearest, perhaps, in his last, posthumously staged play, Roberto Zucco., writes Chris Gray. This frightening bulletin
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Bar Billiards: Farrelly on song
Pete Farrelly was in fine form as Section 3 leaders Kidlington beat Bletchingdon in the Eynsham League. Farrelly won his first game and came from 5,000 down against Pete Soanes to snatch victory by 80 points on a tricky home table. Bullnose Morris raced
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Improve your road-worthiness!
Bikers are being given the chance to improve their riding skills at a special course in Bicester. Policeman Graham Owen, 44, who lives in the town, has developed the course for riders who have just passed their test. He said: "Often young riders jump
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Tree lighting - December 15
The Haddenham village carol service and the lighting of a Christmas tree donated by McCormick Foods will be in the village hall, on December 15, at 7.30pm.
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Craft on show - December
The Oxfordshire Craft Guild is running a Christmas Miscellany range of work by more than 20 craftsmen and women at their Goddards Lane shop in Chipping Norton throughout December.
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Fashion sale - Nov 14
Nearly new evening and formal wear is up for sale at Woodstock Tennis Club on Tuesday, November 14, at 7.30pm. All profits are for the Douglas House Hospice, Oxford. Donations of clothes or those to be sold 50/50 can be made by calling Jayne Watkins on
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Treat for craft fans - Nov 12
Craft enthusiasts are preparing to show their talents off at a charity craft fair. The Town Mayor's Christmas Craft event in Wantage is organised by the Wantage Craft Group and will feature more than 30 exhibitors selling everything from hand-made porcelain
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Anxious villagers to discuss housing - Nov 14
Villagers worried about a major housing proposal are to meet next week. Caversfield Parish Council is holding an extra meeting to discuss the idea that 1,570 houses should be built on the RAF Bicester airfield site. Parish council chairman Odette Phipps
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RM wins contract
Computer firm RM has been awarded a Department for Education and Employment contract to develop digital learning courses in maths for secondary schools, writes David Duffy. The contract is part of a 5m DfEE initiative to develop technology-based learning
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Furniture sales recover
Furniture group MFI showed it was continuing its recovery, with a jump in sales during the last 44 weeks, writes David Duffy. In a trading statement, the group, which has a branch in Botley Road, Oxford, said like-for-like sales, stripping out the effect
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Munday at The Bullingdon on Sunday
After spending many months touring with current chart favourite, David Gray, the 25-year-old, Cork-based singer-songwriter Mundy, is headlining a tour in his own right, writes Templeton Blake. His debut album Jelly Legs was released back in 96 via Sony
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Prreview: Rock legend Ian McLagan at the Zodiac, November 11
When you talk about elder statesmen of music, there are a mere handful that are worthy of the title. One of that elite few is keyboard ace Ian 'Mac' McLagan. Noel Gallagher is quoted as saying: "As a musician you hope to maybe to be part of one great
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Animal House at the Zodiac, Thursday November 9
On one of those simple twists of fate, all the individual members of The Animalhouse were known to each other before they finally settled in to become a band in the winter of 1997. The story really starts in March of that year when Mark Gardener and Sam
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Bright idea for BMW adverts
BMW bosses hope these huge, eye-catching adverts on the side of their Oxford plant will persuade drivers to buy the new Mini car - not crash into the central reservation. But some of the promotional banners considered by car bosses have been hidden from
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Ram raiders leave trail of devastation
Ramraiders smashed their way into a rural petrol station and ripped out a cash dispenser installed only a week ago. The gang cut through locks on a metal security screen at the Jet service station on the A329 Reading Road at Moulsford, near Wallingford
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Outcry over 'inadequate' post office service
Businesses and councillors are demanding action to stem the queues at the only post office in Oxford city centre, writes Roseena Parveen. At busy times, customers are forced to queue in the street outside St Aldate's post office. Pressure at the branch
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Kemp's treble chance
Oxford United manager Dave Kemp hopes to have three new players in by the weekend. And that doesn't count any foreign triallists that Joe Kinnear, the club's director of football, is working on trying to bring to the Manor. Kemp watched two games on Tuesday
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Christmas fair - Nov 25
St Mary's Christmas Fair will be held in the memorial hall, Buckland, on November 25, between 2pm and 4pm.
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Slick show rocks crowd
Review: Grease, Apollo Oxford, until Nov 18 Grease is a slick show. The musical, playing at the Apollo Theatre until November 18, invades Oxford yet again. This time the familiar show is packed with delightful surprises, writes Julie Wood. Songs such
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Pupils land TV roles
Schoolboys Craig Naylor and David Mackay are playing orphans in a BBC Television film, writes Peter Barrington. Craig and David, both aged ten, were chosen from a group of fellow classmates at Glory Farm primary school, in Hendon Place, Bicester. The
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Nurse struck off for 4,200 scam
A ward manager responsible for petty cash to pay for patients' meals 'cooked the books' to the tune of 4,200 to pay off personal debts, a disciplinary hearing heard, writes John Chipperfield. Sarah Louise Phillips was found guilty of three offences committed
