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Postal strike ends
Postal workers have returned to work today after voting overwhelmingly to end their unofficial strike. But residents and businesses are being warned that it may be some time before normal service is resumed. In a vote of 309 to just 28, the Communication
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'Whitewash' blast by MP
MP Evan Harris today criticised Labour MPs who "whitewashed" Gordon Brown's attack on Oxford University over Tyneside teenager Laura Spence, writes Bill Jacobs. The Chancellor accused the University in general - and Magdalen College in particular - of
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Football: Star Royal dumped out
A resurgent Blackbird Leys stunned Star Royal with a shock 4-3 victory to reach the semi-finals. Leys took the lead after ten minutes but Royal levelled eight minutes later through Stuart Wise. Royal struggled to find their rhythm, having not played for
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Football: Lawton's hat-trick can't halt Porto
Porto had a player and their manager red-carded but still knocked Arncott out of the Jack Sadler Cup in an eventful first-round tie , writes Geoff Bower. Arncott, who switched their game with AFC Porto to Merton in order to get the tie played, took the
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Cricket: Eight to do battle for Oxon Sunday Cup
Eight clubs will battle it out in the inaugural Oxfordshire Cricket Board Sunday Cup this season. Challow and Childrey, Kidlington, Chalgrove and Sandford St Martin line up in League A. And Banbury, Cumnor, Horspath and Oxford Nondescripts face each other
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Thief takes dead son's wallet
An elderly couple have been reeling by the theft of cash and treasured possessions, including a wallet that belonged to their dead son. A youth, believed to be 16 or 17, got into the house in Kynaston Road, Didcot, though an unlocked back door. He went
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Could Maggie stand in Station Square?
A sculpture of an ox crossing a river - or Margaret Thatcher, complete with her trademark handbag. These are just two suggestions for a new work of art outside Oxford railway station. The proposal, by Conservative county councillor Keith Mitchell that
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Simulator aids Ford drive for car safety
Ford is to open a 7m driving simulator laboratory at its US headquarters to study driver distraction. The new base will allow researchers to measure a driver's ability to cope in common traffic situations with distractions such as mobile phones, navigation
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V5 uprated for Golf and Bora
Volkswagen's 150 horsepower V5 engine has been substantially revised, giving it ten per cent more torque and a power hike of 20 horsepower. The extra power is the result of the introduction of multi-valve technology. The five-cylinder, ten-valve unit
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Yerma: The Theatre, Chipping Norton, until February 10
To take a play by Spain's legendary poet-playwright Federico Garcia Lorca and relocate it in Nigeria seems to be treading dangerous ground. But on closer inspection there is sense and logic here, writes David Bellamy. Yerma is the story of a woman desperate
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Golf: Beale in cup joy
Martin Beale won Hadden Hill's Winter Cup with an eclectic total of 57 (the best score at each hole) over six rounds. He finished two clear of Steve Wilkinson. The women's competition was won by Ann Houston on 59. CLUB RESULTS HADDEN HILL Winter Cup final
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Dreaming spires? Dream on
Oxford may be one of the first cities on the map for tourists to visit but it is not a popular posting for contract workers, writes Zahra Akkerhuys. Peter Moreton, 46, Mark Williams, 39, and George Kilty, 56, all from Liverpool, are part of a small army
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Did you know...
*The Government Advisory Group for Motorcycling was established last year to evaluate motorcycling's contribution to future transport. *The Motor Cycle Industry is working with Government and local authorities to identify and develop ways in which motorcycles
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Motocross season kicks off at Culham
This Sunday sees the launch of the UK's 2001 motocross season and the action kicks off right on our doorstep. The Oxford Ixion MCC will be promoting Britain's first major motocross event of the year at the popular Culham track. A full entry of 160 riders
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Preview: Harp recital, February 11
Harpist Pervin Shahin is to give a recital at Rush Court, the Elizabeth Finn Trust Home for the elderly in Shillingford, on Sunday. Ms Shahin, who studied at the Royal College of Music and has performed all over the world, will also give a talk about
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Charity dance
CHURCH ENSTONE: A barn dance next weekend will raise money for the Lawrence Home Nursing Scheme. The service, which provides home care for terminally ill patients, was the idea of GP Dr Martin Lawrence who died of cancer. The barn dance will be held on
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Event 'goes big'
A music and arts-based charity is celebrating the approval of a 5,000 grant towards a festival in the town. Abingdon Umbrella has been granted the money from the national Awards for All scheme. Abingdon Umbrella has staged many events in recent years
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Trust toasts ten great years
By Maggie Hartford More than 150 scientists and business people helped the Oxford Trust to celebrate the tenth anniversary of its Festival of Science and Innovation. The Innovation Lecture was given by biotech entrepreneur Sir Chris Evans, who spoke about
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Cash help for Said projects
By Maggie Hartford Electronic parts supplier Electrocomponents is to sponsor a new projects office being set up by the Said Business School at Oxford University. The funding from the Cowley-based company, the UK's largest distributor of electronic parts
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Holiday home ideas backed
Farmers in Oxfordshire are turning to tourism to cope with the downturn in their industry. Local planners have shown their support by allowing them to convert redundant barns and outbuildings into holiday lets. In west Oxfordshire three separate schemes
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Funds raised for youth ward
Sick children will soon have a new ward to replace 100-year-old conditions at an Oxfordshire hospital. Fundraisers at The Horton Hospital, Banbury, have reached their£260,000 target to re-build Horbech paediatric ward. The special campaign has raised
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Flower power
Gillian Stratton is so impressed with her beatiful amaryllis, she wanted to share it with This is Oxfordshire readers. Mrs Stratton, of Wood Farm Road, Headington, was given the plant by a friend who had to go into hospital just after Christmas. She has
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Pay rise for academics
Oxford University's boss, who is already among the lowest paid Vice-Chancellors in Britain, has been awarded one of the smallest pay rises, writes Madeleine Pennell. Professor Colin Lucas received a pay rise this year of 3.6 per cent, taking his salary
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Cricket: Minster Lovell in net gain
Minster Lovell CC have unveiled their new nets which have been constructed at a cost of 4,000. The OCA club have been able to build the two-lane structure with the help of a grant of 2,000 from West Oxfordshire District Council and one of 600 from the
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Button's mission
Benetton's Jenson Button and new teammate Giancarlo Fisichella are poised for the launch of the Renault-powered B201 in the magnificent setting of St Mark's Square in Venice. Button starts his two-year loan spell with the team in Melbourne on March 4
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Football: Kennington race away to romp in
Kennington finally fought off determined resistance from Crowmarsh to win 12-2 over two games in the Oxford Mail Boys League Under 12B Section. In the first game, Crowmarsh twice led through Nathan Blake, but Kennington equalised each time through Alex
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Table Tennis: New-look St James keep on climbing
St James A continued their climb up the Oxford & District League Division 1 table with a 9-1 thrashing of struggling Morris Motors B 9-1. The St James trio of David Harse, Gary Pickford and Antonio Bellinvia is a completely different team from the
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Football: Striker Wyatt in seventh heaven
Michael Wyatt hit seven goals as Bicester Town Colts thumped Banbury Athletic 16-0 in the Under 14 Knockout Cup quarter-final of the Giles Sports Witney Boys League. The two teams are leading their current divisions, but Bicester's class shone through
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Football: Slick Milton turn on Tap
Reigning champions Milton United cruised to a comfortable 6-0 victory at the home of one of their main rivals, Brewery Tap, writes Mick Day. The impressive win takes them four points clear at the top of the table with three games in hand over their closest
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Football: League fight fixture crisis
Since Christmas the Oxford Mail Boys League have lost 149 games postponed due to the weather, sickness and in the older age groups outside competitions. But Alan Spence, the league's fixture secretary, believes that they can still complete the league
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Flooding concerns
Flooding under a railway bridge has become an election issue. For months, residents on the new Ladygrove housing estates at Didcot have complained about the problems of walking under the Cow Lane Bridge without being splashed by vehicles. The raised walkway
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Police ask for witness to car crash
Police want three drivers to help them establish the cause of an accident involving a police car outside Henley in which two officers were injured. The driver of the car, a Pc from Henley, suffered minor back injuries in the collision on the A4130 at
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Take the plunge with a surf 'n' turf Terrano
Nissan's Terrano II leaves the turf and heads for some surf with the new-look limited edition Sport model. Priced at either 18,950 for the three-door or 21,550 for the seven-seater five-door, there's the option of zero per cent finance over 24 months.
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This will do nicely...
Drivers who lust after the sizzling Type-R Accord but can't stretch their finances to buy one will be thrilled by Honda's new 1.8i VTEC Sport, which joins the Accord range next month, writes David Duffy. Designed to turn heads in the car park as well
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When winter comes
Long winter nights combined with cold, snow, rain and ice can transform even the shortest journey into an epic. Here are some tips to help you to get safely through this bleak time of year, writes David Duffy. Adapting your driving style to suit the conditions
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Renault hi-tech market
Renault plays its hi-tech hand in the upper-medium segment poker game this month with the UK launch of the Laguna II, writes David Duffy. For the past few months everyone felt that Ford held all the aces with the new Mondeo. But Renault promises Ford
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From sexy lisp to the book lists
She has gone from possessing the sexiest lisp in pop to presenting Songs of Praise. During her colourful days as a punky priestess, she rocked the rafters of the Oxford Apollo as she stamped around the stage in all her raging glory, dressed like the sort
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Charity ride too cold for elephants
A woman with biking in her blood was braving sub-zero temperatures last weekend in an all-out effort to raise cash for Katharine House Hospice at Adderbury. Liz Angel, 31, was taking part in a sponsored ride to a world-famous bikers' rally at an Alpine
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Open meeting
Disabled and able-bodied people interested in improving facilities for the disabled are invited to join the next meeting of the Open Access in Wantage group on February 28, at the Red Cross Hall, Wantage, from 10am.
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Blunkett speach
Education minister David Blunkett gave a lecture in Oxford last night (Feb 8) promoting equality in learning. The private talk, at the University Museum in Parks Road, was the first in a series organised by Mansfield College. It was sponsored by Guy Hands
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Computer challenge
By Maggie Hartford Teenage computer buffs in Oxfordshire are being invited to compete for grants and advice worth 20,000 by Young First Tuesday. The organisation, an offshoot of the First Tuesday Internet network, aims to encourage young people to become
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Lab chief to take up post
By Michael Hambleton A new chief executive has been appointed to take charge of Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, near Didcot, and its sister laboratory in Cheshire. Prof John Wood, of Nottingham University, will succeed Dr Gordon Walker as head of the
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Missing graduate may be in city
A former Magdalen College student missing from his home town may have returned to Oxford. Giles Morten Scupham, 37, of Hitchin, graduated from Oxford University in 1985 after studying English Language and Literature. He was last seen at the Lister Hospital
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Contractors combat skill shortage - but at what cost?
Workers from areas of high unemployment are finding work in Oxfordshire and helping to combat the skills shortage in the county. Hundreds of men from the North, South Wales and South West have found work in Oxford, often on a short-term contract basis
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'Strike is crippling us'
As the postal strike enters its seventh day, people up and down the county are feeling the affects of the industrial action. Among the first to be hit are small businesses. Today the Federation of Small Businesses called on Royal Mail management to act
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'Whitewash' blast by MP
MP Evan Harris today criticised Labour MPs who "whitewashed" Gordon Brown's attack on Oxford University over Tyneside teenager Laura Spence. The Chancellor accused the University in general and Magdalen College in particular of "scandalous elitism" for
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Pilot drops in to see mum
Mum Jean Hinchliffe had a special delivery when her pilot son dropped in for a visit during her tea break. Sgt Steve 'Wilf' Williamson delivered chocolates and flowers in his Gazelle helicopter to celebrate yesterday's reunion with his mother after two
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'We want more say on security scheme'
A scheme to install an automatic remote control concierge system in four Oxford tower blocks to deter crime has been deferred for further consultation. Oxford City Council's housing committee had been asked to approve the spending of £100,000 this year
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Don't forget me, pleads liver-op girl Natasha,13
This is Natasha Brown. She is 13 and waiting for a life-saving liver transplant. But in the wake of the Alder Hey body parts scandal, she fears it may never come. Natasha, of Banbury Road, Kidlington, was diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis in 1997 and
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OFA catching up on backlog
The Oxfordshire Football Association have denied claims that there is a backlog of outstanding disciplinary matters but admit that there was a problem over the Christmas period, writes Mark Edwards. John Abrams, the OFA referees secretary who took on
