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Schools salary budget dismay
Teachers are disappointed school budgets will have to be plundered to pay for their pay rise instead of the Government picking up the bill. They were recently awarded a 3.7 per cent rise, with newly qualified teachers receiving a six per cent increase
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Ofsted report praises school
A pre-School continues to improve and provides a stimulating atmosphere where the children are highly motivated, according to inspectors. Stepping Stones, which is run five mornings and three afternoons each week at Didcot Baptist Church, is open to everyone
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Motor racing: Johnny fits Arrows' bill
Johnny Herbert is back on track after being signed as Formula 1 test driver for the Orange Arrows team. Lining up: Johnny Herbert (centre) flanked by Enrique Bernoldi (left) and Jos Verstappen Tom Walkinshaw, boss of the Leafield-based outfit, said Herbert's
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Football: Buoyant Banbury
Player-manager Kevin Brock is looking to his Banbury United side to continue their climb in the Dr Martens League Eastern Division when they visit Bashley tomorrow. Banbury have a solid record on the road having picked up five of their six wins on opposition
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Angling: Canal comes to rescue again
With local rivers once again running high, or even over the banks in many places, the Oxford Canal is becoming highly popular with matchmen. Kidlington AS switched their Mac McGregor Cup match from the flooded Cherwell to a local stretch of the canal,
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Badminton: Oxfordshire closing in on title
Oxfordshire look on course to claim the Division 1B title in the Inter-Counties Championship after a 9-6 win over Berkshire. Julie Bradbury, Sally Wills, Mike Palmer and Daryl Coombes took all four opening singles to lay the foundation for a fine victory
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Rugby: Henley hit by Varsity calls
Oxford University's trip to Dublin this weekend robs Henley of two of their three South Africans for their rearranged match at home to runaway National League Division 1 leaders Worcester on Sunday (3). Both centre Werner van Pittius and back row forward
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Football: Didcot seek to stay unbeaten
Didcot Town hope to make it 22 games undefeated in the Hellenic League Premier Division when they welcome Tuffley Rovers to the Loop Meadow Stadium tomorrow. Town, who came from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 at home to Bicester in midweek, could be without keeper
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Football: Fixtures - Sunday, February 18
All Sunday fixtures involving Oxfordshire sides MORRELLS OXFORD SUNDAY LEAGUE Presidents Cup 1st round: Highfield v Cowley Cosmos, Yarnton Village v Six Bells Kidlington. 2nd round: Star Royal v AFC Jericho, Charlbury v Rose Hill. Premier Div: Star Wands
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Football: Fixtures - Saturday, February 17
All Saturday fixtures involving Oxfordshire sides NATIONWIDE LEAGUE Div 2: Bury v Oxford Utd. ________________________ RYMAN LEAGUE Div 1: Bishops Stortford v Oxford C, Thame Utd v Walton & H. Div 3: Abingdon Tn v Bracknell Tn. ___________________
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Can you help Zak the chihuahua
Homeless Chihuahua, Zak, is pining for a new pal and a cuddle. The 18-month-old dog was abandoned by his owners after they decided he was unsuitable for breeding. Janet with Zak Now staff at West Oxford Animal Rescue are searching for a new home for him
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TV chef cooks for charity
For the first time, three centres looking after the interests of carers are hosting a fundraising gala dinner dance. The Orangery at Blenheim Palace is the setting for the 75-a-head evening on Friday, March 16, at 7pm. There will be a four-course dinner
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Winner bestows awards
Paralympic Games medal winner Kathy Smith presented Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme certificates to young people from the Abingdon area last night. At a special presentation ceremony in Abbey Hall, Abingdon, Ms Smith praised the efforts of the young people
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Student found hanged
Mystery surrounds the death of a student found hanged at his home in Bournemouth. Robert Edwards, 23, was a former pupil of Lord Williams's School, Thame, and was an Oxford Mail delivery boy for many years. Robert went on to university in Bournemouth
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Football: Witney walloped by Newport
Witney Town suffered their biggest defeat of the season in the Dr Martens League Eastern Division at Marriotts Stadium last night. Riley fired Newport into a seventh-minute lead and Leigh had a penalty brilliantly saved by Tom King before Gibbons headed
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Project helps former addicts to start again
A ground-breaking new environmental project is helping to rehabilitate drug addicts at The Ley Community in Yarnton. Katherine MacAlister investigates Sally, a shy, 21-year-old blonde, is showing us slides of the beautiful Shropshire countryside where
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Floods increase pothole pay-outs
Council officers face a surge in the number of claims from motorists demanding pay-outs for pothole damage. The recent bad weather and flooding has left the county's roads in the worst state for 20 years - littered with potholes which can damage tyres
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Pub land deal cheers locals
People living on a west Oxfordshire estate are raising their glasses in celebration after securing a plot of land on which to build a pub. Space was set aside for a pub when building work first started on the 1,000-home Deer Park estate, in Witney, ten
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Former Oxford Tory MP dies
Former Oxford MP Monty Woodhouse, who has died aged 83, took part in four memorable battles at the polls with rival Evan Luard. The fifth Lord Terrington, who wrote more than a dozen books, became Tory MP for Oxford in 1959. Then on four occasions at
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Hundreds of drivers flout bus lane law
Hundreds of motorists are daily breaking the law by using a lane reserved for park and ride drivers. The lane, from Oxford's Botley interchange to the Seacourt park and ride, is reserved for motorists intending to use the bus service to the city centre
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Plan for new rail stations on track
Plans to improve transport links across Oxfordshire have been approved. County councillors at yesterday's public transport sub-committee highlighted the launch of a wide range of improvements, which could cost £18.5m. There are plans for new rail stations
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Child is rescued from house fire
A five-year-old boy was rescued as fire swept through his home today. Fire crews pulled Luke Simmonds from the blaze in Cotton Grass Close, Greater Leys, Oxford. Luke's 41-year-old mother, Sandra, escaped from the end-of-terrace house but he was trapped
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Student found hanged
Mystery surrounds the death of a student found hanged at his home in Bournemouth. Robert Edwards, 23, was a former pupil of Lord Williams's School, Thame, and was an Oxford Mail delivery boy for many years. Robert went on to university in Bournemouth
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High marks for nursery
Pupils, parents and staff at a nursery school are celebrating after receiving their best Ofsted report from a team of Government inspectors. The Farmhouse Nursery School, based at Church Green, Witney, has 89 children on its register aged between two
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Battle to save middle schools wins legal aid
A legal challenge being mounted by parents to stop the closure of Oxford's middle schools has received an important boost. The Save Our Schools group and members of the city's Muslim community have been awarded legal aid as they prepare to take their
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Football: Thame seek boost after Thorne's exit
Thame United seek to provide further evidence that joint manager Alan Thorne's shock sacking won't hamper their march towards the Ryman League Division 1 title when they take on struggling Walton & Hersham at Windmill Stadium tomorrow. Andy Sinnott
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Dotcom's rock star
Delon Dotson, one of the founders of the Internet portal Netscape and the music download site MP3, is to give a lecture entitled "The Net is dead. Long live the Net" on Wednesday, February 28, at 5pm at the Examination Schools, High Street, Oxford. The
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Council sets up website
Carterton now has its own website, set up by the town touncil - www.carterton.org.uk It features information about the town, including its clubs, organisations, forthcoming events and even details about the opening of the town's swimming pool. The Mayor
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Web service offers home sellers choice
The chance to sell your house using the same management information system as professional property investors, is now available for the first time in the UK, with hometrack.co.uk One of the UK's leading online, independent residential property indexes
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Trucker died in crash
A Spanish trucker was killed when he drove his lorry into the back of another heavy goods vehicle. An inquest in Oxford yesterday heard that on July 18 last year, Jose Antonio Castellon-Gallardo, 50, from Granada, was driving uphill on the M40 near Stokenchurch
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Robbers locked up for raid
Two men have been locked up after they admitted burgling Oxford's Marks & Spencer store last year. Oxford Crown Court heard yesterday how Michael Price and Geoff Waller fled with £230 from a till after the theft. Price admitted burglary and Waller
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Rugby: Fixtures - Saturday, February 17
All Saturday fixtures involving Oxfordshire sides ENGLISH CLUBS CHAMPIONSHIP Midlands Div 1: Longton v Banbury. South West Div 2 East: High Wycombe v Chinnor. Southern Counties North: Beaconsfield v Grove, Drifters v Oxford Harlequins, Phoenix v Chipping
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Football: Hooper's stadium mission
Gary Hooper, Oxford United's new commercial manager, started work at the Manor yesterday with a mission to promote and initiate business opportunities at the club's new stadium at Minchery Farm. Mission: Gary Hooper Hooper, 49, is a former professional
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Charity ball plans well under way
Reparations are well under way for this year's Oxford Charity Ball which will raise thousands of pounds to help local charities, writes Zahra Akkerhuys. The event, which has become one of the highlights of the city's social calendar, will take place on
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Fat Lady sings for Napster
Last Monday saw the final nail hammered into the coffin that is Napster, the file sharing Web site and software. At what is considered by many as the company's final day in court, three judges in San Francisco ruled that Napster "knowingly encourages
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Union deal at Press
Print firm Nuffield Press has signed a union recognition agreement covering about 90 production workers at the company's site on the Ashville Trading Estate, Abingdon. The company, under new management since last year, has recognised the Graphical Paper
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Landlord hits target
Pub licensee Kevin Bunyan is the toast of the town after scooping a double award for his beer keeping. Kevin, who is licensee of the Robin Hood, in Hailey Road, Witney, was given his second Cask Marque Award by brewers Greene King after their latest cellar
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Big Sleep in site search
A hotel group is hunting for a site to develop a value-for-money operation in Oxfordshire. The Bedfactory Hotels Group, whose business backers include international film star John Malkovich, sprung to prominence with the conversion of the former British
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Presenter jump starts firm
ITV formula One presenter and former Oxford Mail sports writer Jim Rosenthal helped put a motorsport company in pole position for the new Grand Prix season. Vehicle coachbuilder JS Fraser, from Oxford, has moved into a gleaming new 24,000 sq ft factory
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Team struggles with grief
The death of schoolboy Ross Doyle has hit his fellow footballers so hard no-one can face putting on his goalkeeper's jersey. Members of Blackbird Leys under nines now take it in turn to be goalkeeper because no-one wants the job. Mourned: Ross Doyle Ross
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Fort sheds new light on history
Archaeologists have discovered an ancient fort which sheds new light on how the Romans dealt with resistance to their rule. Excavations at Alchester, south of Bicester, have revealed a fort, which is the earliest-known example of a wooden Roman construction
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Rape of girl, nine, denied
A man accused of raping a nine-year-old girl claims she was told to lie, a court heard. Ian Pearce, 46, of Orchard Caravan Park, Cholsey, allegedly had sex with the girl in his caravan in June 1998. Pearce told Oxford Crown Court yesterday he did not
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Cancer centre offers new hope
Cancer patients in Oxfordshire could benefit from new drugs and cutting-edge treatments under plans to create a major new hospital and research centre. The new Oxford Centre for Cancer Medicine to be built at the Churchill Hospital, would see laboratory
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Rob stunned by call-up
Rob Folland was shocked after being included in a provisional squad of 24 for Wales Under 21's matches against Armenia and the Ukraine in March. Folland, who has not even been on the bench since David Kemp has been in charge, has represented his country
