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Football: Brock is back at City
Kevin Brock, the former Oxford City player-manager, makes his first return to his old club since his sacking three years ago, when he brings Banbury United to Court Place Farm in the Oxfordshire Senior Cup quarter-final tonight (7.45). Reflecting on his
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Rugby: Injuries deal under 20s a heavy blow
Oxfordshire's hopes of having a good run in the Tetley's Bitter Under 20 Championship were dashed when they lost 18-0 to a strong Bucks side at Gosford All Blacks' Stratfield Brake ground on Sunday. The home county's line-up was disrupted by a spate of
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Football: Hot-shot Hamilton is Highfield's goal hero
Former Oxford City striker Jimmy Hamilton fired a fantastic five-timer to keep up Highfield Old Boys' challenge for the Premier Division title with a 6-1 thrashing of bottom club Garsington. Hamilton, who also numbers Bicester Town and Thame United among
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Aunt Sally: Exiles so close to clinching the title
Ken Maunder and Kevin Giles top-scored with 15 dolls each as the Tavern Gladiators League approaches its final week. In Section 1, Exiles need just one leg to become champions while Pips have already sewn up Section 2. RESULTS Tavern Gladiators League
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Football: Sutton fires Shrivenham title bid
Neil Sutton hit a hat-trick as Shrivenham took a massive stride towards the Division 1 title and a Hellenic League berth with a 5-1 win at Harwell International, writes Andy Wells. Mark Peters and Keir Pritchard also netted for Shrivenham, while Martin
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Football: Thame triumph in penalty shoot-out
Thame United scraped through their Oxfordshire Senior Cup quarter-final in a dramatic penalty shoot-out against old rivals Witney Town at Windmill Stadium last night. Never-say-die Thame twice came from behind in normal time with skipper Martin Brown
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Billiards: Newtrim turn on the class
Holders Newtrim retained the Carslberg Oxford & District League's Atox Cup with victory over Ashton in the final at RBL Littlemore. The Newtrim trio of Simon Aries, David Baker and Bob Chivers were a class act. Baker, in particular, was in brilliant
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Theft victim turns private detective
Biking enthusiast Darren Schaefer has turned private eye in his search for his stolen superbike. The 1370cc turbo-charged machine, which was custom-built for him, was stolen from the garage of his home in Normandy Crescent, Cowley, Oxford, during the
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Skoda's quality silences jokers
Skoda has launched an estate version of the award-winning Fabia supermini with prices ranging from 8,400 to 12,950. The Czech manufacturer has created a lifestyle vehicle, small enough to be practical around town, and large enough for weekend fun. It
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Football: Cowley cruise it
Justin Ford stole the show with a brilliant hat-trick in Cowley Workers' 7-1 demolition of Old Headington in the Premier Cup semi-final. Kevin McMahon scored twice, William Bailam netted after running the length of the pitch, and James Ford completed
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Rugby: Bicester vets upset odds
Bicester overcame the odds to reach the Oxfordshire Veterans Floodlit Cup semi-finals with an unlikely 14-0 victory over Chinnor at Bodicote Park, Banbury. Starting with only one specialist front row forward, Bicester were further handicapped when No
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Hooray for Henry as rugby lads raise £3,000
Henry Hales suffered a dislocated shoulder while playing rugby six weeks ago, but that was not going to stop him from taking part in a sponsored swim at Summer Fields Preparatory School, Oxford. The 12-year-old was one of those lads who helped to raise
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Cinderella's children
Barton has never enjoyed a good Press. Burglaries, bust-ups, depressed and deprived, it's always been known as Headington's poor relation. Fine, so it isn't Cinderella at the ball. It might be a bit rough around the edges but, as chief feature writer
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Good safe fun for kids and it's educational, too
Parents who worry about their children being glued to the telly, watching videos and playing computer games, may consider investing in a junior motorcycle. There are many reasons for introducing children to two wheels at an early age it's good exercise
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Children scale new heights
If it slithers or scuttles, or simply looks scary, you can bet kids love them. Pets do not always come with wet noses and wagging tails, as these children found out when they visited Notcutts Garden Centre at Nuneham Courtenay, near Abingdon. The reptiles
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Roll up to Volvo's double fun day
A double bill of entertainment has been lined up for Oxfordshire motorists and their families at Motorworld's showrooms in Botley Road, Oxford, on Saturday and Sunday. Motorworld Volvo is holding a new car ride and drive weekend for all its models, including
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Getting into The Spirit
A £1.2m health club will open at the new Oxford Posthouse hotel, north Oxford, in June. The Oxford Spirit Club, which will be open to residents and members, includes a fitness suite, swimming and spa pools, steam room, sauna, beauty treatments, solariums
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IT boss warns of election 'chaos'
Computer software company boss Christopher Quinton has warned that if Tony Blair calls a snap General Election in April the result could be chaos throughout the country. His firm Halarose, of Woodcote, provides electoral registration and election management
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Net tightens on cybersquatters
Internet name registry Nominet UK is to review its procedures for dealing with the problem of cybersquatting. Cybersquatters register the Internet names of well-known businesses then ask the victims to pay them for the privilege of using the name. They
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Customs swoop in to arrest four men
Police and Customs officers mounts raids to clamp down on VAT fraud and cigarette smuggling. Four men from Oxford were among 21 people arrested in a Customs investigation probing a multi-million pound computer parts fraud. Last night, Operation Darken
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Charities granted a charge reprieve
Charity groups and other organisations which faced losing free use of Oxford Town Hall have been given a reprieve. Earlier this month, it emerged that the city council was planning to recoup some of the £500,000 a year it costs to run the building by
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Week-long festival curtailed to one day
Thame's annual festival will be shortened to one day this year. The carnival procession through the town and the fete will take place on June 23. The decision was taken after a poor response to an appeal for more people to help with the event, which has
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Post still piled high
The Royal Mail is hiring casual staff to help clear the huge backlog of mail in Oxfordshire caused by the postal strike. Two weeks after the walkout ended, sorting office staff are still struggling. Royal Mail managers had hoped services would be back
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Hayley will be a Guiding light
Student Hayley Nicholls is setting off for Bosnia to comfort deprived children, writes Roseena Parveen. Hayley, 21, of East Avenue, east Oxford, is taking time out from her English and Marketing course at Oxford Brookes University. For two weeks, Hayley
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Athletics: LeGood lives up to name for glory-seeking Witney
Witney's under 15 boys and girls both seem to have unassailable leads in the Oxfordshire junior sports-hall athletics league, with one round to go, following Sunday's match at Kidlington and Gosford Sports Centre. Nearly there: Witney's Under 15 girls
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Football: Coles treble takes Brize back to top
Brize Norton flew back to the top of the Premier Division after a 9-0 mauling of bottom side Eynsham Royals who turned up with only nine men. Paul Coles lead the rout, notching a hat-trick and there were doubles for Mike Haines and Ricky King. Brize and
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Athletics: We'll be right back say relegated Headington
The Chiltern Cross Country League came to its climax at Warden Hills, Luton, bringing mixed fortunes to the two Oxford clubs involved. Oxford City maintained their narrow points margin to send unlucky Headington back down to Division 2 after their first
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Back to work for book at bedtime
Parents had no problem in finding a book for a bedtime story when they brought their children to a "sleepover" at their workplace. A treasure trove of children's books was available for staff of Red House Books, on Witney's Windrush Industrial Park yesterday
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Roll up to Volvo's double fun day
A double bill of entertainment has been lined up for Oxfordshire motorists and their families at Motorworld's showrooms in Botley Road, Oxford, on Saturday and Sunday. Motorworld Volvo is holding a new car ride and drive weekend for all its models, including
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Merc debuts three in Detroit
Mercedes-Benz made a flying start to 2001 with three world premieres at last month's Detroit Motor Show. The spotlight was on the C32 AMG and the SLK32 AMG, above, which made their debut at Detroit. Both have identical 3.2-litre supercharged V6 engines
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The new Peugeot
Peugeot 307, the vehicle that replaces the best-selling Peugeot of all time, the 306, will be released in the UK in June. The new car features class-leading levels of space and equipment combined with a host of technological innovations in safety and
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Dilemma of pure delight
Any nagging worries that the Jaguar S-type is nothing more than a glorified Ford are dispelled the moment you reach a stretch of open road. The S-type is a serious challenger for the BMW 5 Series and Mercedes-Benz E-class, the models it was designed to
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Football: KEA spring cup shock
Terry O'Neill was the hat-trick hero as KEA United pulled off a shock by beating Division 1 side Heyford Athletic 5-1 in the Jersey Cup first round. Sean Thorpe and Frankie Godin also netted for the victorys, with Ben Groves replying. Steeple Aston crushed
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Football: Abingdon held by strugglers (Abingdon Tn 1, Clapton 1)
Abingdon Town, without several key players, missed the chance to lift themselves away from the lower reaches of the Ryman Division 3 table when they were held to a draw by lowly Clapton last night. Town started brightly enough with their midfield trio
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The top names dazzle at Show
Our new models will receive their European and UK launches at the London Motorcycle and Scooter Show, which opens today and runs through until Sunday at Excel, the new exhibition centre in London's Docklands. BMW and Triumph will dazzle show-goers with
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Monkey Bike swings back in a neat blast from the past
Mini it was the buzz-word of the Swinging Sixties. It was the time of the revolutionary Austin Mini Seven, a motoring legend with a cute and cuddly name. Virtually every one of us has had a happy association with a Mini. Even now, 40 years on, its unique
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Nosebag goes up for sale
A long-established Oxford restaurant is on the market for the first time in more than 20 years. The Nosebag has traded for 30 years in St Michael's Street, and has been owned by restaurateur Ray Hartmann for the past 22 years. He has decided to retire
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Now you can sleep at your besk
Is it a bed or a desk? No it's a besk, a new invention from father-and-son team Bob and Antony Dixon. The idea was born when Antony needed a study for his finance business, but did not want to lose his spare room. He needed a desk that converted into
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Knickers can be claimed
Two hundred pairs of women's knickers which were stolen from washing lines can now be claimed from the police. The items of underwear were believed to have been taken from homes in the Abingdon area from August last year onwards. The underwear, including
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Four out of five want CCTV
Four out of five people in south Oxfordshire want crime-stopping cameras on the streets of the four main towns, according to a survey. And they are willing to see their council tax figures rise to pay for them. Many villages would like to see closed circuit
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Colourful farmer dies after a long, varied life
Botley and west Oxford has lost one of its most colourful characters with the death of farmer, Bill Grant, at the age of 92. Born and bred in the area, Mr Grant started work at the age of 13, as an office boy and messenger for the Oxford Union. It was
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Lecturer lured boy, 14, into a sex trap
A 'Jekyll and Hyde' university lecturer was found guilty of luring a 14-year-old boy into a sex trap through a teenage Internet chatroom. Oxford University graduate Dr Anthony Gray, 31, chatted with the boy on a computer bought by his unsuspecting parents
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I did not rape girl, man says
A man accused of raping an 18-year-old after a night out told police she consented to have sex with him. Colin Munt, 53, of North Hinksey Lane, Botley, said in a police interview: "I was willing, she was willing," Oxford Crown Court was told yesterday
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Residents vow to fight on after homes allowed
A scheme for luxury housing that Oxford planners turned down twice has won approval on appeal. Developer Cala Homes has been given permission to build 19 homes at the corner of Marston Ferry Road and Banbury Road. The decision has disappointed people
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Calls for Special Pcs to be paid
Police chiefs and the organisation representing officers have called for Special Constables to be paid. The pressure comes after the Government announced it planned to pay neighbourhood wardens to patrol the streets of south Abingdon. There will be four
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Road is causing hole lot of trouble
Drivers and cyclists living in an Oxford suburb say that they have to put up with the worst road in the city. The potholes and cracks along North Way, in Barton, are so bad that drivers claim they regularly risk accidents as they swerve to avoid them
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It's captain courageous
Oxford United hailed a new Captain Courageous last night as Darren Patterson won over the Manor Ground fans with his pluck and fight. The Northern Ireland international defender, making only his second Oxford appearance since signing from York, scored
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Drive for funding
Staff at a cash-strapped family centre are pulling out all the stops in a bid for funds. They have raised money with a sponsored spell and have more events in the pipeline a mini-lottery, a sponsored cycle ride, and a sponsored Smartie-with-chopsticks
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Children focus on issues
Teenagers got together to discuss issues relevant to their age group. Members of Oxford Youth Council discussed leisure facilities and curfews for young people with their counterparts from Rochdale Youth Forum at Oxford Town Hall yesterday. Votes on the
