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What's on in and around Oxfordshire, November 10 - 18
Friday, November 10: Restore, plants, crafts and card shop: Restore, Manzil Way, off Cowley Road, Oxford, open weekdays from 9am-4pm. Woodcraft sale and open house: 11 Orchard Close, Combe, 10am-9pm. Ideal for Christmas presents. All proceeds for the
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Gigs in Oxford - November 10 - 15
Friday, November 10 The Point, The Plain, Oxford: Blues rockers Penthouse supported by Monkey Island. Mixing elements of John Spencer's Blues Explosion, The Rollins Band and a hint of The Pixies. The Wheatsheaf, High St, Oxford: Airstar open the show,
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Rugby: Fixtures - Saturday, November 10
All Saturday fixtures involving Oxfordshire sides ****ENGLISH CLUBS CHAMPIONSHIP Midlands Div 1: Longton v Banbury. South West Div 2 East: Chinnor v Aylesbury, Olney v Witney. Southern Counties North: Chipping Norton v Bicester, Grove v Windsor, Swindon
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Badminton: Losing run is over for Oxon
Oxfordshire 2nd have got off to a mixed start in Division 3 of the Inter-County Championships. After being relegated following a winless campaign last year, Oxon have opened with a win and loss in their first two matches. They went down 8-7 to Berkshire
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Football: High-riding Thame waiting on Brown
Skipper Martin Brown faces a fitness test before runaway Division 1 leaders Thame United take on Bishop's Stortford at Windmill Stadium tomorrow. Brown suffered a gashed calf as Thame bowed out of the FA Umbro Trophy in a penalty shoot-out against Worthing
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Rugby: Chinnor are at full strength for derby
Chinnor field their first choice for the first time this season for their South West Division 2 East clash at home to derby rivals Aylesbury tomorrow, writes Michael Knox. Simon Matthews returns at loose-head prop for the leaders, while skipper James
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Football: Abingdon facing a keeper crisis
Abingdon United could be facing a goalkeeping crisis as they go into their second-round tie against Sussex County League side Burgess Hill Town at Northcourt Road tomorrow. No 1 keeper Simon Tricker has reportedly signed for Banbury United and is set
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U's may regret letting Savarese go
Tomorrow the U's come up against a player they almost signed and they probably wish they had. Denis Smith went to watch Giovanni Savarese, the Venezuelan international, when he was on trial for QPR Reserves earlier this season and reported that he looked
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Concerts and recitals in and around Oxfordshire, November 10 - 16
Friday, November 10: Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford: Vienna Boys Choir. Purcell, Byrd, Britten, Rheinberger, Strauss and Folk Songs. 8pm. Box office: 0870 7500659. The Mitre, High Street, Oxford: Oxford Jazz Club. The Theatre, Chipping Norton: Jacqueline
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Football: Fixtures - Sunday, November 12
All Sunday fixtures involving Oxfordshire sides ****SAM WATERS SUNDAY CUP 2nd round: Marston Village v Oxford YMCA, Marsh Harrier v Angel (Witney), Star Wanderers v Barton United, Magdelan Arms v Highfield Social Club, Arncott v Real Armas, Thame United
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Football: Fixtures - Saturday, November 11
All Saturday fixtures involving Oxfordshire sides ****NATIONWIDE LEAGUE Div 2: Swansea City v Oxford Utd. ****RYMAN LEAGUE Div 1: Bognor Regis Tn v Oxford C, Thame Utd v Bishops Stortford. Div 3: Tring Tn v Abingdon Tn ****DR MARTENS LEAGUE Eastern Div
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Twelve Grand: The Gambler as Hero by Jonathan Rendall
(Yellow Jersey Press, 7.00) Rendall was given 12,000 by Yellow Jersey Press to spend on gambling horses, casinos, boxing, footie and then he had to write a book about it. Although all the bets in the book are real, Rendall has written a novel, a tale
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The Emperor's Embrace by Jeffrey Masson (Vintage, 7.99)
Masson, a psychoanalyst and a new father, looks at outstanding fathers in the animal kingdom from the emperor penguin, who incubates the eggs of his young by carrying them around on his feet for two months, to the sea horse, the only male animal that
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When I Lived in Modern Times by Linda Grant (Granta, 6.99)
If you are baffled by the conflict in the Middle East, try reading this poignant love story, an exploration of what it meant to be a Jew as Palestine was created, and of what happens when the past is forgotten. Evelyn Sert, a young hairdresser from Soho
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Centre still closed
Twenty patients at the Rivermead Rehabilitation Centre, Abingdon Road, Oxford, still are waiting for the all-clear after the swollen River Thames threatened to flood it. Many of the unit's long-term patients have been referred after suffering major brain
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1,000-home plan for old USAF base
A master plan for future housing development at the former Upper Heyford airbase - providing 1,000 homes - has been handed in. About 250 of the existing houses on the former USAF nuclear air base will be kept, with 750 new homes being built. They would
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Review: The 39 Steps at the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham until November 11
Not long before his death John Buchan saw Alfred Hitchcock's film version of his novel The Thirty-Nine Steps, and pronounced it a better story than his own, writes David Bellan. What 'Hitch' had understood is that what makes a good book does not necessarily
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Rugby: Stanley's draft in big names
Major Stanley's XV will field their strongest side for many years when they take on Oxford University at Iffley Road next Wednesday. There are 16 internationals in the squad and replacements, with British Lions Scott Hastings and Craig Chalmers in a star-studded
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Football: Darvill in fitness battle for Bicester's big test
Bicester Town have a goalkeeping crisis for their trip to Premier Division leaders Highworth Town with both regular keepers injured following reckless challenges in consecutive matches. First-choice keeper Richard Darvill, having just snubbed Carterton
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Angling: Snapper scare in Surrey
Angler Andy Dixon had a shock when he fished a Surrey lake and hooked a giant North American snapper turtle. Said Andy: "The fight was extremely slow and heavy and after a few minutes a head the size of my fist appeared. "I slowly dragged the monster
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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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Ignore that smile. He is a nasty piece of work!
It's hard to believe that Big Brother's Nick Bateman is as nasty as he is portrayed, writes Zahra Akkerhuys. He was transformed into the nation's villain after he was caught cheating in the popular TV game show which chronicled the lives of 10 people
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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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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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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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County prepares to honour those lost
Oxfordshire's war dead will be remembered at ceremonies across the county this weekend. In Oxford, the main service will be in St Giles on Sunday at 10.15am, where hundreds of people will gather for the traditional wreath-laying ceremony. A remembrance
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Food of the sun
Gourmet food lover Amitrano Pasonale is tempting shoppers to a taste of his native Naples with his new store, Neapolitan Riviera, writes Tim Hughes. The tiny shop, in the Victoria Cross Gallery, Wantage, stocks speciality food and drink, including handmade
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US firm buys Hi2 stake
Internet games channel Hi2 has sold a multi-million pound stake in the company to the Durlacher Corporation. The deal means that Harwell-based Hi2 can bring forward plans to expand its niche in the international network gaming market, expected to grow
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Bookham sees sales rocket
Electronics group Bookham Technology said demand for fibre-optic components had led to a 67 per cent increase in revenues. Oxfordshire's Business of the Year award winner, which makes fibre-optic components for high-speed Internet traffic, said an 83
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Residents win fire protection
Thirty-five people in Oxfordshire now will be able to sleep more easily. They are among the 5,000 people who won a free smoke alarm in a competition run by GMTV in September. The smoke alarms, donated by EI Electronics, were presented at the Slade Fire
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Baskervilles hounded out by competition
A shop which has been an "institution" of life in Woodstock for over 100 years is to close - and the owner says the supermarkets are to blame. Baskervilles, formerly known as Pitts, ceases trading in fresh fish and vegetables tomorrow (Saturday, November
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Dons get shirty in barrow row
A street trader's barrow may get the push because Oxford University dons say it is an eyesore. Michael Barlow, founder of the Oxford T-Shirt Company, has run his business outside Hertford College in Catte Street, Oxford, for more than a decade - with
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Muggers sought after attack
Two men are being hunted by police after mugging a man. The victim was in Tamar Way, Didcot, at 9.20pm on Monday, when the offenders threatened him and hit him over the head. They took his wallet, which contained a small quantity of cash and personal
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Salesman admits con
A salesman who was twice turned down for promotion defrauded his employers of more than £15,000, a judge heard. Bathroom equipment seller Colin Proctor, 33, was sentenced to 100 hours' community service after admitting charges of false accounting and
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What's on in cinemas in and around Oxfordshire, November 10 - 17
ABC Magdalen Street, Oxford (0870 333063) Bedazzled, 12, daily 1.15, 3.50, 6.20, 8.45pm. ______________________ ABC George Street, Oxford (0870 333064)What Lies Beneath, 15, daily 2, 5, 8.05pm. Road Trip, 15, daily 1.40 (not Sat and Sun), 4 (not Sat and
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Art and Museum exhibitions in and around Oxfordshire, November 10 - 17
Museum of Modern Art (01865 722733, infoline 01865 813830): Tues-Sun 11-6, Thurs 11- 9, until Jan 7, 2001, Matt Mullican More Details from an Imaginary Universe. Thursday viewpoint talks at 6.15pm: In the cafe gallery: Isidro Ramirez re:creation, large-scale
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Thin blue line gets thinner
Police are leaving the Thames Valley Force in huge numbers, despite a major recruitment drive launched this week, writes Emma Henry. Figures released today show 143 officers quit in the six months to the end of October more than double what the force
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Dons get shirty in barrow row
A street trader's barrow may get the push because Oxford University dons say it is an eyesore. Michael Barlow, founder of the Oxford T-Shirt Company, has run his business outside Hertford College in Catte Street, Oxford, for more than a decade - with
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Plays, musicals and shows in and around Oxfordshire, November 10 - 17
Apollo Theatre (0870 6063500): until Nov 18, Grease starring Steve Houghton as Danny. _____________________ Oxford Playhouse (01865 798600): today 8pm, Sat 2.30, 7.30pm, Out of Joint theatre company presents a double bill: Rita, Sue and Bob Too, by Andrea
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Football: Witney rocked by Murphy blow
Witney Town skipper Gary Murphy faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines due to a hernia, writes Russell Smith. Murphy, who misses tomorrow's Eastern Division game at Erith & Belvedere with a one-match ban, is due to have the operation on Wednesday.
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Angling: Jones catches huge barbel on special day
One of the biggest if not the biggest barbel has been taken by a local angler, writes Peter Stone. On Sunday, Neil Jones, from Bicester, decided to fish a reach of the Ouse (not the famous Adams Mill) which he had never fished before. It was his late
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The Greatest Raid of All by C.E. Lucas Phillips (Pan, 6.99)
Two of the greatest Second World War commando raids were carried out by canoeists on enemy shipping at St. Nazaire and Bordeaux harbour. Historian Lucas Phillips long ago wrote this classic and Cockleshell Heroes about these courageous exploits. They
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A Wolvercote Snapshot Ed. Nicholas Burrows & Ann Munro
This is an account of the final year of the 20th century in the village on the edge of Port Meadow. Unlike many of the village booklets compiled to mark the millennium, this one does not deal with history, but aims to record community life as it is now
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The Few by Philip Kaplan and Richard Collier (Cassell, 14.99)
The Battle of Britain is remembered in a series of paperbacks by Cassell including this panoramic portrait of the defence of the skies over southern England, backed by splendid vintage photos. The Hardest Day (5.99), by Alfred Price, is a fast-moving
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Service held for Lady Sarah
A service of thanksgiving is being held today at St Martin's Church, Bladon, for the life of Lady Sarah Spencer-Churchill. Lady Sarah, a sister of the Duke of Marlborough, died last month, aged 78, in America where she had lived for a number of years.
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A Little of What You Fancy, the Watermill, Bagnor, November 14 - 18
It's music hall time at the Watermill Theatre, Bagnor. From Tuesday to Saturday, the audience is invited to dress up for A Little of What You Fancy, and sing along with Miss Helen Watson. Derek Tavener, who wrote the theme tune for Dad's Army, is the
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Robert Zucco at the Old Fire Station, November 7 - 11
The bitterly dark, award-winning comedy, Robert Zucco, premiered by the RSC recently, will be staged at the Old Fire Station next week. This play perceives murder through the mind of psychotic killer Zucco. The action begins with his escape from prison
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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 as Summer Nights, Greased Lightnin', Grease
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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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Review: Sylvia's Wedding - The Mill at Sonning until December 2
Tears of laughter are not unusual at the Mill at Sonning, where well-chosen rib-ticklers (and the occasional thriller) are impeccably acted for audiences whose eagerness to enjoy themselves has already been bolstered by good food and wine served at the
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Water wonderful week for Ratty
It may have been a bad week for riverbank dwellers across Britain but the sun is most definitely shining on Oxford's vulnerable voles, writes Reg Little. Work is starting on a 100,000 environmental improvement scheme along the Oxford Canal between Walton
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Helping to keep beauty in motion
Laurie Marker lives on a wildlife farm in Namibia, right in the heart of Africa, writes Zahra Akkerhuys. In a way, she is a modern-day version of lion lover Joy Adamson, whose story captured the hearts of millions through the story Born Free. She may
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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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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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Club taps into brewing past - Nov 17
A new club has been formed to make sure a town's long brewing history is never forgotten. The club is called 1711 - the date the brewery in Abingdon opened, and the first reunion of former Morland staff will be held next Saturday - the 17th day of the
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Brookes on top
The school of Business at Oxford Brookes University has scored top marks for its economics, business and management teaching. The Quality Assurance Agency, which monitors UK degree courses, evaluates teaching quality by assessing the curriculum and teaching
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Swan holds up the buses
The strong arm of the law was needed to deal with a little traffic problem caused by Cedric the cygnet. Roadworks, cones, accidents and the sheer volume of traffic are the usual reasons for delays on our roads. Cedric takes a peck at a passerby But there
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Play fair on fares demand
Town councillors are insisting that all rides at its two annual funfairs should have their prices clearly displayed. And they want prices at Thame's autumn fairs linked in with those at St Giles Fair in Oxford. The town council decided unanimously that
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Blunder halts barrier plan
A flood defence scheme is back on hold after the Environment Agency reduced a compensation package to a resident who had accepted its original offer. Villagers in Kidlington had breathed a huge sigh of relief when the last householder accepted £2,000
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Motorist died after falling asleep
Motorist Leigh Smy probably fell asleep behind the wheel of his car after drinking at a nightclub, an inquest heard. Mr Smy, 22, of Rose Hill, Oxford, died when a friend's car he was driving careered off the A420 near Swindon and smashed into a wall at
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Floods misery not over yet
People across Oxfordshire are being warned to remain vigilant for further flooding with more bad weather forecast tonight. While water levels in the county are receding, Environment Agency bosses say the danger of flooding is not yet finished because
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Management team look the business
United's new management team certainly look as though they mean business, writes Jon Murray. Joe Kinnear and Dave Kemp have been impressive in their dealings this week to try to bring in new players, and on the training ground Kemp and Alan McLeary have
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Weather postpones fireworks
High winds and pouring rain forced a village to postpone its annual bonfire and fireworks display. Despite being billed as going on "whatever the weather", the organisers at Launton thought it prudent to re-arrange the event for next Saturday. Rob Cornford
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Play fair on fares demand
Town councillors are insisting that all rides at its two annual funfairs should have their prices clearly displayed. And they want prices at Thame's autumn fairs linked in with those at St Giles Fair in Oxford. The town council decided unanimously that
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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
