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Parents pitch in to help raise computer funds
Parents at Oxford's smallest school have been praised for raising £2,000 in only a year for much-needed computers. Kate Rule, head of Headington Quarry First School, in Quarry School Place, said the parents threw themselves into fundraising with gusto
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Football: Ducklington hit back to snatch a thriller
Ducklington recovered from an early two-goal blast to beat Bodicote 4-3 after extra time in a thrilling quarter-final tie of the Oxfordshire Junior Shield, writes John Smyth. The Banbury League outfit were gifted a 2-0 lead inside five minutes and they
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Billiards: Brookes puts Headington on course for shock win
Headington Con Club A caused a big upset in the second round of the Oxford League's Stephen Reiss Cup when they eliminated holders New Club. This is the league's main team event, with one point being awarded for a win and two for the better aggregate.
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Greyhounds: Greenacre is Belle of Trafalgar ball!
Greenacre Belle, the third favourite, proved the belle of the ball as she easily landed the 71st running of the William Hill Trafalgar Cup at a packed Oxford Stadium last night. Gone to the dogs: Football stars Vinnie Jones and Dennis Wise at the Trafalger
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Football: Super Saxton rock Long Wittenham
Saxton Rovers, last season's champions, dented Division 1 leaders Long Wittenham's title hopes with a 3-2 victory. Saxton's goals came from Craig O'Connor, Lee Kogel and Andrew Shaw, with Paul Jezzard and Alan Osbourne replying. Greg Lester hit a hat-trick
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Man, 29, found guilty of assault
A 29-year-old man repeatedly punched his friend because he believed he had slept with his girlfriend, a court heard. Christian Trafford, of Cherwell Road, Berinsfield, was found guilty by a majority of ten to two at Oxford Crown Court yesterday of assaulting
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Athletics: Richard's advice from the top
Headington Roadrunners are presenting a special evening with Richard Nerurkar, who will be speaking about his running career and signing copies of his book"Marathon Running: From Beginner to Elite" at OXSRAD Leisure Centre, Marsh Lane, Marston, on Thursday
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Rugby: Banbury snap up Saint
Banbury Bulls' coach Martin Hobley has signed and registered current Northampton Saints Under 21 winger Chris Ledingham. The 21-year-old, who has also played for the Midland Area Under 21s, is at Central University, and will play out the rest of the season
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Football: Palmer blasts terrific treble
Spencer Palmer was Cutteslowe's hat-trick hero as they polished off Chesterton 5-1 in the Jersey Cup quarter-finals. Andy Potter and Dave Thomas were the other Cutteslowe marksmen, while Chesterton's consolation came from a Gary Ashby own goal. Bakels
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Bob in world race crew
Transport consultant planner Bob Cocker has just completed the second leg of a global yacht race. Mr Cocker, of Stratford Street, Oxford, completed the second leg of The Times Clipper 2000 Round The World Race from Havana, Cuba, to Honolulu, Hawaii. He
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Toys for needy
Toys are being collected at shops around Oxford to send to children in refugee camps on the edge of the Sahara Desert. An estimated 75,000 children live in makeshift camps in Algeria, where families have been stranded for 25 years since the Moroccan invasion
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Toast of the town
Expansion at independent baker Warburtons has led to new jobs at its Bicester depot. The base, which delivers bread to retailers in Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire and Wiltshire, has recently recruited three new drivers and a
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Small traders urged to target red tape burden
People running small shops in Oxfordshire are being asked to identify the red tape that makes it hard for them to compete against bigger stores. The Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which includes the Oxfordshire Chamber, is highlighting
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Jobs joy as BMW plant is opened
Andrew Smith, Oxford East MP and Chief Secretary to the Treasury, will open BMW's new 400m engine plant tomorrow a move that is set to spark a jobs boost. The massive factory, at Hams Hall, near Birmingham, employs 450, a figure that is expected to rise
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Squatter houses demolished
Houses once occupied by squatters are being demolished and will be replaced by new homes. Coming down: Workmen demolish one of the houses in Donnington Bridge Road used by squatters Oxford city councillor Bill Baker said he was delighted that, after squatters
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Colleagues shocked by man's death
Colleagues of a man found dead on a doorstep said they were shocked and distressed by his death. Peter Sawyer, 20, of Ireton Close, Chalgrove, near Thame, was found by a delivery man on Saturday morning, half a mile from his home. Police are treating
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Post talk goes on
Talks to find a solution to the postal strike that has paralysed services in Oxfordshire were continuing today. More than 900 workers about three quarters of the workforce in the county have stopped work. They have now been joined by up to 100 workers
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10,000 on waiting list for ops
More than 10,000 patients are waiting for operations in Oxfordshire and hospital staff are battling to cut numbers to meet Government targets, writes Victoria Owen. Oxfordshire Health Authority needs to reduce the queue for treatment by at least 684 within
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New railings 'will help to deter thieves'
Police say new railings will mean muggers preying on old people no longer have a place to hide. Gaps near Didcot Library provided ideal cover for attackers along an alleyway between Broadway and Marlborough Court sheltered flats for the elderly. The footpath
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Joe takes luton job
Joe Kinnear was today confirmed as Luton Town's director of football exactly seven days after it was announced that he was leaving Oxford United for health and family reasons. He has taken up the position with immediate effect, agreeing a 2T-year deal
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Plea for musical members
Bicester Concert Band is looking for more musicians to help fulfil its engagements. The band particularly needs tuba, bass clarinet, piccolo, bassoon, oboe, trombone and baritone saxophone players, plus anyone who plays percussion instruments. Members
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Charges blow for charities
Many charities and groups are to lose free use of Oxford Town Hall. The city council, which is facing £3.8m cuts, has decided it must recoup some of the £500,000 a year it costs to run the building. Non-profit making organisations, which have for years
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Travel writers' chance
Sixth-form students are being invited to describe their favourite city in French, German, Spanish, Italian or Japanese and win a trip to Los Angeles. Oxford Brookes University has teamed up with The Rough Guide to organise a multilingual travel writing
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Science put to the test
Primary school pupils spent an afternoon making tubes and recycling plastics as part of a science and technology workshop. The Eynsham Primary School workshop was part of The Oxford Trust's tenth annual festival of science and innovation. In January,
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Teachers' pay 'should go up ten per cent'
Teachers in Oxfordshire say a 3.7 per cent pay rise is not enough and that it should be at least ten per cent. But the pay rise is more than the three per cent the county council budgeted for, and means councillors have to choose whether to take just
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Rugby: Oxford celebrate
There was jubilation at the Oxford club when their newly formed colts gained their first win of the season, beating Witney 17-5 in the Three Counties League. Oxford's young side, which comprises mainly last season's under 16 team, won with tries from
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Aunt Sally: In-form Goodall stars yet again
Roger Goodall continued his cracking form in the Blackbird Leys League with a 16-doll haul including his fourth six of the season as leaders Exiles were held to a 3-3 draw by Prince of Wales. John Simms also hit a six as The Bird drew 3-3 with Blackbird
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Rugby: Rule change is overdue
Congratulations to Littlemore, who caused the upset result of the David Charles Oxfordshire Cup quarter-finals with their 31-15 win over Chipping Norton on Sunday. But there must be sympathy, too, for Chippy following their commendable decision to let
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Football: Dove wings in to put Hanborough on top
Michael Dove's second-half penalty gave Hanborough a 1-0 win over Charlbury and put them back on top of the Premier Division. Enstone triumphed 2-0 at Hailey with Craig Hovard and Kevin Knight striking either side of the break. Chadlington brushed aside
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Athletics: Bromley's win sets up photo finish
Headington's Richard Bromley edged ahead of his big rival Pete Wilson of White Horse Harriers in the race for the senior men's individual title after winning the fourth and penultimate round of the Oxford Mail Cross Country League at a wet Cirencester
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Rugby: Skipper Brett's new challenge
Brett Robinson thought he had seen it all in a distinguished rugby career that includes representing Australia and leading a club side to the final of the prestigious Super 12 competition. But his election last week as the new captain of Oxford University
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Girls get call-up
Five girls from Oxford RFC have been selected to play in the London and Home Counties under 16 and under 18 regional squads. From left: Rachel Baird, Emily Sammons, Richard Dunn, Charlie Willis (under 16), Sally Morris and Louise Allen The girls are pictured
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Russians set up shop here
Meet the Flintstones a group of Russian scientists who have moved to the UK to exploit their world-beating technologies. Flintstone Technologies teamed up with academics from Moscow University to form six new companies, two of which have set up at Begbroke
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Car vandals strike again
Vandals responsible for recent car crime are thought to be behind a new outbreak of damage to vehicles. Flashback: A vandalised car in Wovlercote last month Last weekend, nine vehicles in the Lovelace Road and Templar Road areas of Cutteslowe in north
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Train victim was top bridge player
A man killed after he fell in front of a train was a leading county bridge player. Friends in the Oxfordshire Bridge Club have paid tribute to former Oxford University student Amit Badiani, 31, who lived alone in Thame. Nick Smith, who competed with Mr
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Battle to save lifeline hospice
Terminally-ill people have launched a campaign to save a day hospice they describe as a lifeline, writes Suzanne Huband. The Sobell Clinic at Witney Community Hospital, which opened in September 1999, faces closure if it cannot find the £40,000 needed
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Teachers' pay 'should go up ten per cent'
Teachers in Oxfordshire say a 3.7 per cent pay rise is not enough and that it should be at least ten per cent, writes Madeleine Pennell. But the pay rise is more than the three per cent the county council budgeted for, and means councillors have to choose
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Charles will honour Paddington heroes
Five Oxfordshire men who risked their lives to rescue victims of the Paddington rail crash, will receive bravery awards from the Prince of Wales tonight. Crash survivors Christopher Goodall, of Manor Farm, Culham, Tony Jasper of East Hanney, near Wantage
