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Oxford may become culture capital
Oxford could be declared the European City of Culture in 2008. City councillors are liaising with the county council, Southern Arts and Oxford's two universities to prepare a £100,000 bid to get the British nomination. Southern Arts has told councillors
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An Oxford graduate aged 50!
Students from the first two Oxford University courses to be offered on the Internet have graduated, writes Madeleine Pennel. Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof Susan Iversen, representing the Vice-Chancellor Prof Colin Lucas, presented 48 people with their awards
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Golf: Hinksey to host junior open
Hinksey Heights are staging their inaugural Junior Mixed Open on Friday, August 17 for players aged 16 and under. There is a handicap limit of 28 for boys and 36 for girls. Entry is 15 and includes a buffet. There are prizes for first, second and third
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Football: Davis stars with debut hat-trick
Paul Davis showed a natural flair for finishing as he scored a hat-trick on his debut for Highfield at Carterton Rangers in the Giles Sports Witney Boys Under 14A League. Highfield went on to win 4-2, with their other goal being Anthony Davidson's penalty
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Football: Wheatley hold on in goal bonanza
An extraordinary second half produced nine goals as Wheatley 84 hung on for a 6-5 victory in their Morrells Oxford Sunday League Premier Divison basement battle with Masons Arms. A foggy first half saw Wheatley go 2-0 up through an own goal and Simon
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Football: Ellis double sends North Leigh through
North Leigh last night confirmed their recent league form with another victory over Carterton, this time in the Oxfordshire Senior Cup quarter-finals. Matty Ellis gave North Leigh an early lead which was cancelled out by Carterton's Scott Taylor in the
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Review: Wuthering Heights (on tour)
The lights go up, though only dimly, on the gothic interior of an abandoned farmhouse. Long unused furniture draped in glistening white shrouds stands like a gathering of ghosts, while outside the moors rise so steeply that there is no horizon to be seen
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Treat for the birds
Wild birds are in for a treat as nature lovers flock to buy the latest nest boxes. Members of the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust are encouraging householders to attract more birds into their gardens. The calls come as the group
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Publisher expands on £21.7m
Publisher Taylor & Francis, whose journals business is based in Abingdon, has bought international books and journals publisher Gordon and Breach. It is the group's sixth acquisition since floating on the stock market in May, 1998. Taylor & Francis
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Pool company is a splash hit
Oxford Pool and Leisure Co has been voted the UK's best swimming pool and spa firm. The company, based at Swinford Farm, Swinford, near Eynsham, won the Swimming Pool and Allied Trades Association's Peter Geekie Pool Business Initiative Award. The judges
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Nostalgia visit for Morse creator
Inspector Morse author Colin Dexter signed a book of memories when he returned to the offices of his former employer. Mr Dexter worked for the Oxford and Cambridge exam board. Its former headquarters, Elsfield Hall, at Cutteslowe, is now the home of Oxford
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Student is missing
Investigations were continuing today into the disappearance of an Oxford University student. The student's identity is not being released. A university spokesman said: "An undergraduate from Oxford University has been reported as missing to Thames Valley
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TV blaze escape for boy, seven
Lucky little schoolboy Daniel Murphy, who fell asleep in bed watching a video, was rescued by his sister when the television set burst into flames. Seven-year-old Daniel's 16-year-old sister Charmaine was downstairs in the family's living room at the
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No plans yet to sell off ice rink
Council leaders have said there are no immediate plans to sell off an ice rink. The rink in Oxpens Road, Oxford, which was built in the early 1980s, is on a property portfolio drawn up by city council officers. Officers have drawn up a list of properties
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Gang Show boss Keith steps down
Keith tong, director of the Oxford Gang Show for the last seven years, is preparing to bow out. For years he has directed the famous show, which is now in its 50th year, organising the 300-strong cast and the dozens of production teams involved. His Gang
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Scientists hope for 43m boost
Scientific researchers at Oxford University have been given the chance to bid for up to 43m from the Government. Universities in Britain have been given different amounts of cash they can apply for to fund science projects by May 3 Oxford has one of the
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Martial Arts: Medals up for grabs
Taekwon-do exponents from throughout the country will be battling it out for honours in the English Championships at Blackbird Leys Leisure Centre on Saturday (10.30). Local clubs due to be represented are Oxford City, Botley, Didcot, Blackbird Leys and
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Youth football: Oxon pay for nightmare spell
A disastrous 15-minute spell just after half-time, when they conceded four goals, led to Oxfordshire Under 18s' 5-2 defeat by Devon in their South West Counties Youth League match at Iffley Road. Oxon had dominated the first half, but were denied by the
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Bar Billiards: Moquet misfire proves no loss
Ian Moquet lost his unbeaten run for Watermans A but the leaders still gained a hard-fought 3-2 victory at Masons A in the Premier Section in the Morrells Oxford League. Moquet went down to Dave Rose (8,960, break 5,830) in the first game. But Steve Denny
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Bowls: Super Gillett stays on the glory trail
Chipping Norton's world pairs champion Les Gillett roared through to the area finals of the EIBA singles championship with a stunning performance in his semi-final. On his home green, Gillett dispatched Oxford and District's Norman Wallace 21-5 to book
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Football: Carl can't save Crowmarsh
East Hendred ended Crowmarsh's superb run in the Autotype UTV League Devenney Cup with a tricky 1-0 away victory to move into the semi-finals, writes Mick Day. Crowmarsh, from Division 3B, had already eliminated Division 1 side Brightwell. But a first-half
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Table Tennis: Forum's high-fliers made to sweat by Haddenham
Kidlington Forum A secured maximum points in Oxford & District League Division 1 against a two-man Haddenham team but were pushed all the way, writes Tony Wheeler. Karl Bushell turned in his usual consistent display with a maximum. Hard on Forum's
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FSauctions 'BRITS' frenzy - chart topping bargains from just 1
One week until the BRIT awards (26th February 2001) hits your screens. But why wait for the high street rush and pay over the odds for the winning nominees when you can get it all at www.fsauctions.co.uk from 21st February. Whether you're rooting for
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Review: Bewilderness (Until Feb 24)
In a world where the computer-fuelled excesses of screen and multi-media put the humbler resources of live theatre in mortal danger, The Right Size remind us that you can't beat the simpler powers of human imagination and sheer bloody charisma. Sofa nightmares
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Causer is British champ
Didcot weightlifter Michael Causer has become British junior champion. The Under 18 lifter, a member of the Morris Motors Weightlifting Club, took first place in his weight group 69/u kg at the British Junior Championships in Derby. A snatch of 95kg followed
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£1m project talks
Villagers are being invited to attend a workshop this weekend to decide how the landscape of an Oxfordshire housing estate should be enhanced. The spotlight on Berinsfield is to be held at the village's Mount Farm Community Education Centre, Wimblestraw
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Learn while you walk
Countryside lovers will be able to learn while they walk during a series of guided hikes. Ramblers and naturalists are invited to find out more about the scenery along Oxfordshire's Ridgeway and Thames Path national trails this spring, with a season of
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Firm wins chance to help bad motorists
Training firm DriveTech UK has won a three-year contract to improve the behaviour and driving of drivers who commit motoring offences in the Thames Valley. The company fought off competition from 14 other firms to win the contract to provide training
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Harley roars in to set up Euro base
World-class motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson is to set up its European headquarters on the Oxford Business Park. The US company will move into a specially constructed building on the site of the former car works early next year. The company, which
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Here come Radiohead
Radiohead - Oxford's most famous band are planning a big homecoming concert. Talks are under way between the group and Oxford City Council for a gig in South Park, where the Oomf! festival was held last year. More than 35,000 tickets are expected to go
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Farmers put on alert over foot and mouth
Farmers are being warned to take emergency precautions to curb an outbreak of the deadly foot and mouth disease. A suspected outbreak of the disease at an Essex abattoir has been traced to a farm in Buckinghamshire, around which a five-mile animal movement
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'Police broke the law too,' says driver
Motorist Roy Spencer has said that police who fined him for not wearing a seatbelt were also breaking the law. The officers had parked their three cars on a pavement an offence he had been accused of and fined for on a previous occasion. Mr Spencer was
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Victim slams sentence
A woman left fighting for her life after being impaled on a metal railing has attacked the sentence given to the drink-driver responsible. Mother-of-two Marion Ball, 52, is still trying to come to terms with her serious injuries the loss of sight in one
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Caterer eases hospital crisis
A private catering firm has come to the aid of a hospital after a staff crisis. Staff shortages and sickness reduced Abingdon Hospital's kitchen to only one cook but local caterer Paul Lucas moved in with two assistants to help. Hospital manager Jacky
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Butcher drowned after fall
A butcher was found dead in a ditch just two days after being sacked from his job at Oxford's Covered Market. David Pieri, 58, of Marston Road, Oxford, may have been trying to fetch his dog from across a stream at Marston recreation ground, when he slipped
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Burglars target elderly women
Police believe three burglaries at the homes of elderly women may be linked. An 87-year-old woman with a ground floor flat at The Deanery, Wood Street, Wallingford, said burglars broke into her bedroom as she was watching the television programme Who
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Brock's happy return - Oxford C 0, Banbury Utd 2
Kevin Brock made a happy return to Court Place Farm as his Banbury United side knocked out holders Oxford City to reach the semi-finals of the Oxfordshire Senior Cup. The Banbury boss, who was sacked as City's manager three years ago, saw his side show
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Odd setting for a play
The mysterious space down the back of a sofa is the scene for the play Bewilderness, which opened at the Playhouse last night. Bewilderness stars Hamish MacColl, Sean Foley and Charlbury actor Freddie Jones who appeared in the films, The Elephant Man
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Dream trip for steam buffs
Steam buffs are being asked to buy tickets now for a journey which could be more than a year away. The money from the 12-a-head tickets will go towards making the dream journey the first steam train to arrive at Princes Risborough station for 45 years
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Here come Radiohead
Radiohead - Oxford's most famous band are planning a big homecoming concert, writes Andrew Ffrench. Talks are under way between the group and Oxford City Council for a gig in South Park, where the Oomf! festival was held last year. More than 35,000 tickets
