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Post 'pathetic' say companies
BUSINESS leaders have demanded action from Royal Mail managers over the "pathetic" quality of Oxfordshire's postal service, writes Madeleine Pennell. Royal Mail agreed to improve the service it provides to the business community during talks with the
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Wright time for ace Sue to call it a day
SUE Wright, twice a British Open squash finalist, has announced her retirement from the international circuit. The England No 1, who plays at the Thame Racket and Fitness Centre, reclaimed the British National title for the fourth time in February. After
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Extra time woe for Oxfordshire
OXFORDSHIRE Schools Under 16s suffered the heartbreak of a 1-0 defeat after extra time against Merseyside in the ESFA Premier League Inter County Trophy final at the Baseball Ground, Derby. Oxon had their chances to win the game in normal time, but failed
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Manor remembers the glorious past
ALAN Judge, the organiser of tomorrow's reunion at the Manor Ground of the Oxford United and Queens Park Rangers teams from the 1986 Milk Cup final, believes a brilliant day is in prospect. The charity match looks set to be a fun-filled walk back into
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Review: The Golden Door at the Pegasus Theatre, until May 12
The Junior Oxford Youth Theatre group, for ten- to 13-year-olds, is staging its first full-length play at the Pegasus Theatre, in Magdalen Road, until Saturday night, writes Paula Clifford. Described by one of the cast as "a very weird play", David Ashton's
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Super Venters proves big hit
WOLVERCOTE teenager Gary Venters bagged another victory by comprehensively outpointing Broad Plain's Johnny Docherty in a show at Chippenham. Venters was the first to find his range and landed some solid right hands and hooks to the body to impose his
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Growing firms offered boost
Young companies are being invited to bid for a chance to raise between £10,000 and £5m at an international investment fair. The fair, Venturefest, is being held at Culham Science Centre on June 25-26. The event, intended to showcase Oxfordshire's fledgling
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Gas leak causes chaos
Rush-hour traffic ground to a halt in Oxford last night after a gas leak closed part of the ring road. The Eastern Bypass was shut in both directions between Headington and Cowley after the leak near the Homebase store at Horspath Driftway. There were
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'Movement ban would hurt farmers'
Farmers across Oxfordshire say they could face ruin if a 20-day ban on livestock movement is introduced, writes Ben Lloyd. The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food proposes to ban farmers from selling animals or sending them to slaughter for 20
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City Monopoly game all set to pass 'Go'
Have you ever thought what it would be like to own High Street or St Giles - or perhaps you've dreamed about challenging the Randolph and building five hotels of your own in Beaumont Street, writes James Simpson. You might soon be able to tick those items
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Milk Cup heroes in Manor finale
By Mark Edwards OXFORD United will relive their greatest moment when the curtain finally comes down on 76 years of organised football at the Manor Ground tomorrow. United are set to field two-thirds of their Milk Cup-winning side against QPR - their Wembley
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National Judo Medal Success
A hat-trick of judo medals was completed by Alan Patrick on Sunday 6th May. Competing in the National Junior Championships of the British Judo Council at Hereford, he won the bronze medal in the boys under 55kg category. In a keenly contested group, he
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Magdalen joy at regional treble
MAGDALEN College Junior School, Oxford claimed their first hat-trick of titles at the UK Chess Challenge regional finals at Birmingham. Jonathan Lappage, from Kidlington, led the way with a perfect 6/6 in the under 15 competition. His feat was emulated
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Cheetahs storm in after disasters
Oxford Cheetahs 53, Eastbourne Eagles 37 THE J T Commercials Oxford Fox FM Cheetahs recovered from a nightmare start to emerge comfortable winners of their first Knockout Cup match of the season at the Stadium last nigh., writes LEON HILL. It began disastrously
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High fives for super Gemma
GEMMA Rudman was celebrating after picking up five medals at the European Taekwon-Do Championships. The 17-year-old, from Spring Lane, Littlemore, won three silvers and two bronzes in the junior heavyweight category. She put her successes down to her
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High interest in open races
OXFORD'S next round of open greyhounds races are on Tuesday, May 29, and the first ever 595m distance has attracted great interest with more than 30 greyhounds already booked for trials. The new distance will come under an 'M' prefix, which stands for
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Review: The Tailor of Panama
There's little to be gained from bleating on about the similarity between John Boorman's adaptation of John Le Carr's The Tailor of Panama, and Graham Greene's Our Man in Havana, writes David Parkinson. Le Carr has practised no deception - he acknowledges
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Shopkeepers support plan for new car
Traders have welcomed news that much-needed new parking facilities could be provided in a busy street, writes Philip Seton-Anderson. A piece of waste ground off Kidlington High Street has been offered for sale to Cherwell District Council for use as a
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Call to act as empty homes toll hits 5,000
More than 5,000 homes are standing empty in Oxfordshire, according to latest Government figures, writes Roseena Parveen. South Oxfordshire has the worst record in the county, with 1,589 vacant properties as of April 2000. Nearly all are privately owned
