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Boxing: Michael makes amends
The Berinsfield club are celebrating after two excellent victories at Chippenham Leisure Centre. Michael Lobb, despite giving away height and reach, earned sweet revenge for last season's defeat against John Davies (Worcester City) when he won his 59kg
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Rugby: Fixtures - Saturday, February 10
All Saturday fixtures involving Oxfordshire sides ENGLISH NATIONAL LEAGUE Div 1: Exeter v Henley. _______________________ ENGLISH CLUBS CHAMPIONSHIP Midlands Div 1: Banbury v Camp Hill. South West Div 2 East: Amersham & Chiltern v Chinnor, Witney
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Clowning around for one night
Backstage at the Apollo Theatre, Oxford, Ion the Moldavian Acrobat gazes at Tamara and Richard, the Oxford Mail competition winners, and wonders how he can turn them into jugglers in time for curtain-up. He has about five hours to work the magic. The
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Furnisher shows signs of wear
By Maggie Hartford Household furnishings group Courts, which has stores in Oxford and Banbury, saw its shares fall nine per cent after a disappointing year end for its UK operation. The retailer, based in Morden, Surrey, said UK sales during its third
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Ska-punk show is pushed back
The 'skunk' that's ska-punk to you night at The Wheatsheaf, Oxford, planned for February 16 featuring The Drug Squad, pictured, and Splitters has been postponed due to a double-booking but The Drug Squad will be playing at Klub Kakoffaney, again at The
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Tribute show crackled with energy
Local showbiz promoters Colin Brown and Kevin Rose can claim a real success with their first excursion into the big time, Denise Barkley. On Saturday, they hired the county's largest venue, Oxford's Apollo Theatre, and staged a 1970s tribute show. What
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Sighting 'untrue'
The family of missing pensioner Alex Russell, 72, of Abingdon Road, Drayton, have appealed to the public to contact the police with any information about his possible whereabouts. Hazel Wheeler, 71, the sister of Mr Russell, who has been missing since
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Ian predicts energy savings
TV weather expert Ian McCaskill was forecasting massive benefits when he launched a money-saving 'green' project in Bodicote on Monday. Mr MacCaskill was at the opening of Cherwell District Council's Light and Energy Scheme a Government-backed initiative
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Hospice set for new look
This is what Oxford's Sobell House Hospice could look like in less than two years, writes Victoria Owen. Based near the present site at the Churchill Hospital, in Headington, the new building has been designed to offer peace and comfort to patients suffering
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Why I quit by Kinnear
Joe Kinnear has revealed some of the reasons why he walked out on Oxford United to become manager of Luton Town. Kinnear was yesterday installed as Luton Town's supremo and told a press conference at Kenilworth Road that he was still looking for a No
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Streets sealed off in chemical leak alert
Part of Oxford city centre was sealed off after a suspected chemical spill, causing disruption to thousands of workers and shoppers. Rush-hour traffic was delayed as major routes, including Broad Street, Magdalen Street and Park End Street, were shut
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Angling: Veteran duo notch up personal bests
There's no age barrier in the sport of angling as two veterans proved by catching personal best trout from the Milestone Fishery, near Fairford. Nobby Clark, from Oxford, aged 78, and Kennington's Ted Heath, 84, have been fishing companions for the last
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Football: Witney's boss is staying put
Witney Town manager Brian Hughes looks set to stay at Marriotts Stadium despite the club's new owners walking out, writes Russell Smith. Hughes was banking on the takeover by Bournemouth-based Mariziane Pub Holding Company to provide the catalyst for
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Football: Thame aim to turn on the style
Thame United joint boss Andy Sinnott wants his players to keep expressing themselves and not go into their shells as the battle for the Ryman League Division 1 title hots up, writes Richard Tilley. Sinnott urged his league leaders to be positive ahead
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Badminton: University rout nearest rivals
Oxford University proved far too strong for Gosford Hill when the top two teams met in the fifth round of Division 1 of the Five Disciplines League. University player Mike Palmer took the opening game 15-2 against Paul Casey, who excelled himself by striking
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Rugby: Hughes called up for Banbury revenge bid
With Rob Cockerton injured, Banbury bring in the powerful Richard Hughes at No 8 for their Midlands Division 1 game at home to Camp Hill tomorrow, writes Michael Knox. The Bulls will be hoping to avenge their 27-23 defeat by Camp Hill earlier in the season
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Football: Fixtures - Sunday, February 11
All Sunday fixtures involving Oxfordshire sides CHARITY MATCH Williams Formula 1 Team v Sky Soccer Amateur XI (Didcot Tn, 1.30). ___________________ MORRELLS OXFORD SUNDAY LEAGUE Premier Div: Rose HIll v Mason Arms, Oxford Supporters v AFC Jericho, Highfield
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Football: Fixtures - Saturday, February 10
All Saturday fixtures involving Oxfordshire sides NATIONWIDE LEAGUE Div 2: Oxford Utd v Wycombe Wands. ______________________ RYMAN LEAGUE Div 1: Barton Rov v Thame Utd, Oxford C v Romford. Div 3: Lewes v Abingdon Tn. ______________________ DR MARTENS
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Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci at the Apollo Theatre, Oxford: Feb 9 - 10
Two of opera's greatest tales of illicit love and bloody revenge exert their formidable power to enthral and enchant as Chisinau National Opera continues its week of splendid performances at the Apollo, writes Chris Gray. Having already wrung our withers
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City roads approach breaking point
Sitting in a traffic jam must be the biggest waste of time imaginable. By the time you've resorted to phoning a friend on the mobile, making your face up, and checking out your diary for the day, there's not much more you can do. Traffic analysts say
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Preview: The Herbal Bed by Peter Whelan, May 2-5
With original music by Matthew Smallwood this promises to be a compelling evening's entertainment. Based on real events, this play is set in Stratford-on-Avon during the summer of 1613. It tells the story of Shapkespeare;s daughter, Susanna, married to
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Move to new duty
By David Duffy Former Customs official Peter Yapp has joined computer security and data recovery company Vogon. He previously headed the London-based computer forensic team at HM Customs and Excise in London. Mr Yapp will address the next meeting of the
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Jobs joy as group expands
By David Duffy Fifty jobs are being created by a company that specialises in providing support to the engineering industry. The Aktrion Group, based in Tramway Road, Banbury, has re-branded after the amalgamation of Quality Express and Meta Management
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Writer Boris is awards guest
By David Duffy Colourful newspaper columnist Boris Johnson will be the guest speaker at this year's Oxfordshire Business Awards. Mr Johnson, 36, who combines writing for the Daily Telegraph with editing The Spectator, is standing as Conservative parliamentary
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Job Fair hailed as a great success
The Oxford Mail Job Fair 2001 has been hailed a huge success - helping to match the right employee with the right job. There were 48 stands at Oxford Town Hall yesterday (Thursday), staffed by people from recruitment agencies, retail chains, hotels, Her
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Post delays added to mother's anguish
The post strike prevented an anxious mother from being told whether her daughter needed to be rushed in to hospital after a brain scan. Worrying wait: Milly and Saskia Wilce Milly Wilce, of George Street, Bicester, was expecting the results of a scan
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Helpline set up for relatives
Families worried that their relatives' organs may have been retained at Oxford's Radcliffe Infirmary may at last hear from the hospital now the postal strike is over. NHS managers at the Oxford Hospital said that, although they had started sending letters
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OAPs hit by post dispute
Pensioners were hit by Oxfordshire's postal strike as order books failed to get through. Most post offices said they had been able to cash cheques for pensioners using cash reserves, but many were still waiting for order books to arrive. The dispute ended
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Campaigners attempt to fend off homes plan
Villagers and local councillors are fighting to reverse plans to put 1,400 homes on farmland. They have been spurred into action by Cherwell district councillors have earmarked land between Bicester and Chesterton to take the bulk of the houses needed
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Tribute to loyal Duggie
Traders have unveiled a bench in memory of a window cleaner who worked tirelessly in Cowley shopping centre up until his death. Douglas 'Duggie' Beament, of Birchfield Close, Blackbird Leys, was a familiar character around Cowley, where he cleaned shop
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Man on bus was hit with bottle
A teenage alcoholic was ordered to be detained for two years after hitting a bus passenger over the head with a bottle. Oxford Crown Court heard that Christopher Philp, 18, of Barton Village Road, Headington, Oxford, got on a bus and started shouting
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MG Rover fined for toxic leak
A car manufacturer has been fined for allowing harmful chemical pollutants to escape into a stream. MG Rover pleaded guilty at Oxford Magistrates' Court yesterday to two charges of letting trade effluent escape into controlled waters. The offences took
