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Football: Lamont is Abingdon No 2
Pete Lamont, the former Thame United first-team coach, has teamed up with Alan Thorne at Abingdon Town. Thorne has recruited Lamont to be his assistant manager and first-team coach at the Ryman Division 3 club. The pair formed part of Thame's highly successful
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Traffic plan 'could bring congestion'
Fears have been expressed that the first stages of Abingdon's new £56m transport strategy could increase traffic problems in outlying parts of the town and neighbouring villages. Vale of White Horse District councillors are to press Oxfordshire County
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Traffic plan 'could bring congestion'
Fears have been expressed that the first stages of Abingdon's new £56m transport strategy could increase traffic problems in outlying parts of the town and neighbouring villages. Vale of White Horse District councillors are to press Oxfordshire County
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Paperwork grows into a big problem
The burden of paperwork at an Oxfordshire pre-school is so great that the supervisor is forced to spend one day a week in her office. The problem was highlighted by Government inspectors from the Office for Standards in Education, Ofsted, during their
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£20,000 power upgrade
Southern Electric has invested £20,000 upgrading the electricity network at North Stoke, near Wallingford. Southern Electric said the new system can withstand the weight of a tree falling onto it, thereby reducing power cuts.
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Smith forges success
A blacksmith has been invited to display his artistic metalwork at the Chelsea Flower Show. Michael Jacques, of Forge Ahead Ironworks, in Chalgrove, will show a wrought iron gate and a stainless steel and copper gazebo at the event next week. Martin Carter
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Cycling: Gardiner romps home
Visiting rider Nik Gardiner (tt.co.uk) took the honours in the latest Didcot Phoenix event over the ten-mile Stadhampton course. Gardiner roared home in 21mins 39secs, over a minute clear of runner-up Kevin Backhouse (Oxford University). In warm, sultry
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Car park bid
Moves are under way to provide tourist town Burford with extra car parking spaces. West Oxfordshire District Council's urgency committee has authorised the purchase of land adjoining the town's public car park at Guildenford. The move would create an
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Tooth Fairy is all smiles
The Tooth Fairy waved her magic wand, beaming a big grin and wearing sports trainers. Her appearance was timed to coincide with National Smile Week and followed a promotion with local schools by the town's Corn Street dental practice. The tooth fairy,
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Cash given to centres
A grant of £250 has been made by the Chinnor parish council toward the Life Education Centres organised by Rotary Clubs countywide which tour primary schools giving advice on drugs and healthy living.
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Cricket: Manoj is back to boost Thame
Indian professional Manoj Parmar is back in the Thame side as they look to make it three wins out of three when they visit Oxford Downs in Division 1 of The Oxford Times Cherwell League tomorrow. Richard Gauntlett's ankle sprain seems likely to keep him
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Football: Leach bows out in Carterton cup glory
Veteran defender Andy Leach helped Carterton Town lift the Hellenic League's Complete Music Cup for the first time - and then announced he was hanging up his boots. The former Witney Town favourite played a leading role as Carterton beat Swindon Supermarine
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Football: Lamont is Abingdon No 2
Pete Lamont, the former Thame United first-team coach, has teamed up with Alan Thorne at Abingdon Town. Thorne has recruited Lamont to be his assistant manager and first-team coach at the Ryman Division 3 club. The pair formed part of Thame's highly successful
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Speedway: Pirates pose tough test for Cheetahs
JT/FOX Oxford Cheetahs bounce back into Elite League action when they take on league leaders Poole Pirates at the Stadium tonight (7.30pm). Boosted by their excellent Speedway Star KO Cup success against Eastbourne last weekend, they will be looking to
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Football: Fixtures - May18-19
All weekend football fixtures involving Oxfordshire sides Saturday, May 19: COURAGE COMBINED COUNTIES LEAGUE Premier Div: AFC Wallingford v Ash Utd. ___________________ CHERRY RED RECORDS HELLENIC LEAGUE Anagram Records Reserves Cup final: Swindon Supermarine
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Cricket: Fixtures - May 19
All weekend cricket fixtures for Oxfordshire leagues SATURDAY, MAY 19: HOME COUNTIES PREMIER LEAGUE Div 1: Banbury v Beaconsfield, Basingstoke v Bicester & North Oxford. Div 2 West: Oxford v Wokingham (Jesus Coll). _____________________ THE OXFORD
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Elections 2001: Peer heaps praise on staff at hospital
The Liberal Democrat spokesman on social security has called for the Government to allow greater freedom for health professionals to make their own decisions during a visit to an Oxfordshire hospital. Lord Russell said the NHS was forced to stick to by
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Babs brightens shoppers' day
Eastenders star Barbara Windsor swapped the worries of the Queen Vic for a warm welcome in Oxford on Thursday as she arrived to sign copies of her autobiography. Barbara WindsorBabs, who plays troubled pub landlady Peggy Mitchell in the flagship BBC soap
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Tooth Fairy is all smiles
The Tooth Fairy waved her magic wand, beaming a big grin and wearing sports trainers. Her appearance was timed to coincide with National Smile Week and followed a promotion with local schools by the town's Corn Street dental practice. The tooth fairy,
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Appeal ditched
An Oxford college porter with a history of depression has withdrawn his appeal against the decision to revoke his driving licence. Peter Sipthorp, of School House, Great Milton, lodge porter at Sommerville College, pulled out ahead of yesterday's hearing
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Surgeon given key post
Oxford's transplant expert Prof Sir Peter Morris has been appointed President of the Royal College of Surgeons. Sir Peter, who launched the Oxford Transplant Centre in 1975, is the first Oxford University academic to be elected to the post in the college's
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Cricket: Recovery hopes for Savin
Former Oxfordshire all-rounder Graham Savin is expected to recover from injury in time for Bicester & North Oxford's trip to Basingstoke. Savin missed Bicester's winning draw with Reading last week with a damaged shoulder. Both all-rounder Ben France
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Tennis: Fixtures - Saturday, May 19 -20
All weekend Oxfordshire tennis league fixtures WILSON OXON LTA LEAGUE 3-PAIR LEAGUE Ladies Div 1: Kings Sutton v North Oxford, Oxford Sports v Bicester Ladies. Div 2: Banbury West End v Woodstock B, Thame v Goring. Div 3: North Oxford C v Oxford City
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Speedway: Pirates pose tough test for Cheetahs
JT/FOX Oxford Cheetahs bounce back into Elite League action when they take on league leaders Poole Pirates at the Stadium tonight (7.30pm). Boosted by their excellent Speedway Star KO Cup success against Eastbourne last weekend, they will be looking to
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Football: Fixtures - May18-19
All weekend football fixtures involving Oxfordshire sides Saturday, May 19: COURAGE COMBINED COUNTIES LEAGUE Premier Div: AFC Wallingford v Ash Utd. ___________________ CHERRY RED RECORDS HELLENIC LEAGUE Anagram Records Reserves Cup final: Swindon Supermarine
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Cricket: Fixtures - May 19
All weekend cricket fixtures for Oxfordshire leagues SATURDAY, MAY 19: HOME COUNTIES PREMIER LEAGUE Div 1: Banbury v Beaconsfield, Basingstoke v Bicester & North Oxford. Div 2 West: Oxford v Wokingham (Jesus Coll). _____________________ THE OXFORD
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History comes alive
History will be alive at the Museum of Oxford this weekend, as museum staff dress up as characters from different periods of time. Our picture shows assistant Ina Barnes as an Anglo Saxon woman, Elswitha, preparing for her husband's funeral. Ina Barnes
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Elections 2001: Peer heaps praise on staff at hospital
The Liberal Democrat spokesman on social security has called for the Government to allow greater freedom for health professionals to make their own decisions during a visit to an Oxfordshire hospital. Lord Russell said the NHS was forced to stick to by
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Two butcher's shops get chop in rents row
Two long-established butcher's shops at Oxford's Covered Market have closed amid growing anger at the city council's latest legal bid to increase rents. Clay's and Gibbard & Son have shut the shops in the market, and Clay's managing director, Kevin
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Babs brightens shoppers' day
Eastenders star Barbara Windsor swapped the worries of the Queen Vic for a warm welcome in Oxford on Thursday as she arrived to sign copies of her autobiography. Barbara WindsorBabs, who plays troubled pub landlady Peggy Mitchell in the flagship BBC soap
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Postman accused of theft resigns
A postman has resigned after he was accused of stealing mail he was supposed to deliver. The Royal Mail has launched an official investigation into the allegations, and management said it will prosecute the postman if clear evidence can be found to support
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Spend more on stroke research, says doctor
An Oxford scientist is demanding more money for vital research into stroke - to prevent an increase in the UK's £2.3bn care bill for the condition. Dr Peter Rothwell, the UK's only researcher worker specifically on strokes, claims stroke patient care
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Guide highlights historic pubs
A free guide to the history of Oxford's most famous pubs is now available. The new Oxford Classic Pub Walk has been written by Jane Curran, chairman of the Oxford Guild of Guides and a Blue Badge Guide. It focuses on five watering holes. They include
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Elections 2001: Party defector 'dumped on us'
Former Oxfordshire MP Shaun Woodward has been attacked by Tories in his new constituency of St Helen's, Merseyside, for hypocrisy. The Conservative candidate has quoted Mr Woodward's comments on Labour, to whom he defected when he was Tory MP for Witney
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Football: Leach bows out in Carterton cup glory
Veteran defender Andy Leach helped Carterton Town lift the Hellenic League's Complete Music Cup for the first time - and then announced he was hanging up his boots. The former Witney Town favourite played a leading role as Carterton beat Swindon Supermarine
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Rival bidders in battle for Witney
Crisis club Witney Town, who remain on the brink of folding, now appear to be at the centre of a takeover battle. Chief executive Brian Constable revealed that he had received two offers for the Dr Martens League club, who are on the market for a reported
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Rival bidders in battle for Witney
Crisis club Witney Town, who remain on the brink of folding, now appear to be at the centre of a takeover battle. Chief executive Brian Constable revealed that he had received two offers for the Dr Martens League club, who are on the market for a reported
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Football: Lamont is Abingdon No 2
Pete Lamont, the former Thame United first-team coach, has teamed up with Alan Thorne at Abingdon Town. Thorne has recruited Lamont to be his assistant manager and first-team coach at the Ryman Division 3 club. The pair formed part of Thame's highly successful
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Babs brightens shoppers' day
Eastenders star Barbara Windsor swapped the worries of the Queen Vic for a warm welcome in Oxford on Thursday as she arrived to sign copies of her autobiography. Barbara WindsorBabs, who plays troubled pub landlady Peggy Mitchell in the flagship BBC soap
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Guide highlights historic pubs
A free guide to the history of Oxford's most famous pubs is now available. The new Oxford Classic Pub Walk has been written by Jane Curran, chairman of the Oxford Guild of Guides and a Blue Badge Guide. It focuses on five watering holes. They include
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TV show seeks on-camera stars
A new hidden camera game show planned for Channel 4 is looking for Oxfordshire contestants. Make My Day will take one unsuspecting person and secretly film them for one day of their life, but the contestant will be presented with a series of dilemmas,
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Pupils plan boosted
Efforts to transform the school run into the school walk are being stepped up by an Oxfordshire County Council campaign. The amount of car trips taken each day is rapidly overtaking the number of children walking to school in the county. To coincide with
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New thumb print tool to fight shop fraud
A new weapon in the fight against credit card fraud is being piloted in an Oxford shopping centre. The revolutionary system allows traders in Templars Square to ask for gel thumb prints from customers using credit cards or cheques. The print is stamped
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Mayor honours civic stalwarts
Six people, including two school pupils, have received framed certificates from Abingdon's out-going mayor, Lesley Legge, for their contributions to the life of the town. Tom Garrud was honoured for his work with the Bridge Drop In Centre for young people
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Mayor honours civic stalwarts
Six people, including two school pupils, have received framed certificates from Abingdon's out-going mayor, Lesley Legge, for their contributions to the life of the town. Tom Garrud was honoured for his work with the Bridge Drop In Centre for young people
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Milkman found body of woman in car at surgery
A milkman on an early morning delivery round discovered the body of a woman who killed herself in her car, an inquest heard. Jacqueline Mabbett, 40, a temporary legal secretary, of Laurel Drive, Southmoor, near Abingdon, was found in her Renault 5 on
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Paperwork grows into a big problem
The burden of paperwork at an Oxfordshire pre-school is so great that the supervisor is forced to spend one day a week in her office. The problem was highlighted by Government inspectors from the Office for Standards in Education, Ofsted, during their
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Anglican school plan dents Catholic hopes
Church of England plans to create a new church-aided school in Cowley have infuriated Catholics, who say it could jeopardise the proposed Catholic school in the city. Officials within the Church of England want to open a new school for 1,200 pupils on
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Access appeal
Plans to alter the access to Squirrels Cottage in Squire's Walk, Wallingford, have been sent to South Oxfordshire District Council for approval.
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Canoe test for teams
Two teams from Moulsford Preparatory School, near Wallingford, have left for east France to push their endurance to the limit - all in the name of charity. After flying out, they will aim to canoe across Lake Annecy, and complete gruelling cycling and
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Play area opens
A new play area for youngsters at the Ripley Avenue amenity area, Minster Lovell, was due to be officially opened today (Friday) at 6pm.
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Permission sought for barn conversion
Plans have been submitted to convert barns at the Masons Arms, South Leigh, into bedrooms and to build a squash court.
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Mayor re-elected
Joe Walcott, a retired ex-RAF serviceman, has been re-elected for a second year as Carterton mayor. George Mason has also been re-elected as deputy mayor.
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Cricket: Megson delight at opening show
Banbury skipper Neil Megson was delighted with his side's performance in their Home Counties League opening-day victory over Slough. Oxfordshire all-rounder David Taylor took eight wickets last Saturday as last year's Division 2 West winners were seen
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Mayor re-elected
There is no change at the top for the town council. Mayor Don Butler and deputy Mike Welply were re-elected to their posts by fellow councillors.
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City slickers show Banbury no mercy
Oxford City proved too strong for Banbury A, whitewashing them 9-0 in their Wilson Inter-Club League Division 1 mixed match to display their championship credentials. Banbury proved no match for a rampant City, who stormed to victory, recording a 113-
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Elections 2001: Smith hits back at left-winger
Cabinet minister Andrew Smith has hit back at a left-wing challenger to his Oxford East seat, defending the Government's record on reforming public services. John Lister, of the Socialist Alliance, is calling for greater investment in public services
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Garden contest to be judged
Members of the Chinnor Parish Council will do the preliminary judging of the village's best kept gardens competition in the week following July 16. They will shortlist gardens for an independent expert to judge to final stage.
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Scouting for help
Scouts are desperate for sponsorship to help upgrade their headquarters. They cannot do any work on the building in Station Road, Chinnor, because they do not own the land. However, this will change once the parish council has given them the site in exchange
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Novelist's first foray into crime does pay
A former paratrooper's leap into a new career is proving an instant success. Adrian Flanagan's first novel, Cobra, is selling well in outlets all over the county. Mr Flanagan, 40, of Chinnor Hill, set his crime thriller in the world of security and computer
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New pool to have better disabled access
Plans to give easy access for the disabled into Thame's swimming pool have been welcomed. The pool will have a movable floor that can be raised to give wheelchairs direct entry to the pool and a hoist when it opens in August 2002. Christine Townsend,
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GM trial farmer hits back at campaigners
A farmer at the centre of a row over genetically modified crops has accused environmental campaigners of resorting to "fear tactics" and misinformation. Christopher Lewis sparked a wave of controversy after planting test crops of GM maize and oil seed
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Councillors allow £20m shop plan
Developers are celebrating after improved plans to build a £20m town centre shopping development were approved by councillors. The scheme to build a shopping centre and new Sainsbury's supermarket will transform an 11-acre site on the edge of Wantage
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Cycling: Gardiner romps home
Visiting rider Nik Gardiner (tt.co.uk) took the honours in the latest Didcot Phoenix event over the ten-mile Stadhampton course. Gardiner roared home in 21mins 39secs, over a minute clear of runner-up Kevin Backhouse (Oxford University). In warm, sultry
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Angling: Monster brown is the clincher for Robinson
Trout ace Dick Robinson scooped a charity match title with the fish of a lifetime - which he returned. Robinson hooked a 7lb brown trout early on in the Roy Marshall Memorial Cup boat match, held at the Farmoor II reservoir, near Oxford. The fish was
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Tennis: Fixtures - Saturday, May 19 -20
All weekend Oxfordshire tennis league fixtures WILSON OXON LTA LEAGUE 3-PAIR LEAGUE Ladies Div 1: Kings Sutton v North Oxford, Oxford Sports v Bicester Ladies. Div 2: Banbury West End v Woodstock B, Thame v Goring. Div 3: North Oxford C v Oxford City
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City slickers show Banbury no mercy
Oxford City proved too strong for Banbury A, whitewashing them 9-0 in their Wilson Inter-Club League Division 1 mixed match to display their championship credentials. Banbury proved no match for a rampant City, who stormed to victory, recording a 113-
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£128,000 to spruce up town centre
A total of £128,000 will be spent to spruce up Bicester town centre during the next three years. Street direction signs, pedestrian priority schemes and other amenities are expected to be provided under the Bicester Town Centre Initiative. Cash for the
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Website homes in on properties' problems
The Oxford Mail's sister property website, Fish4homes, has launched a new service to help homebuyers to assess the risk of flooding, pollution, subsidence and other dangers to buildings. Users can find detailed risk information on individual properties
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Angling: Ron's back with 'mystery' carp
Canal carp expert Ron Barrett made up for lost time after the lifting of the foot and mouth restrictions by landing this fine 14-pounder from his local stretch of the Oxford Canal at Kidlington. He used freelined bread to tempt the fish, which he described
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City slickers show Banbury no mercy
Oxford City proved too strong for Banbury A, whitewashing them 9-0 in their Wilson Inter-Club League Division 1 mixed match to display their championship credentials. Banbury proved no match for a rampant City, who stormed to victory, recording a 113-
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Cricket: Recovery hopes for Savin
Former Oxfordshire all-rounder Graham Savin is expected to recover from injury in time for Bicester & North Oxford's trip to Basingstoke. Savin missed Bicester's winning draw with Reading last week with a damaged shoulder. Both all-rounder Ben France
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Mayor sworn in
The new Mayor of Didcot, Jeremy Goff, pictured above with his wife Anne, wants young people should have a greater say in what goes on in the town. Jeremy Goff He said he had been especially pleased to be involved in establishing a Youth Council. "I am
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Murder: police plea to missing lodger
Detectives investigating the murder of former Oxfordshire woman Carol Evans are trying to piece together the latest movements of a man wanted in connection with her death. Ms Evans, 40, was found dead in an outbuilding at her Peterborough home on April
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Smith forges success
A blacksmith has been invited to display his artistic metalwork at the Chelsea Flower Show. Michael Jacques, of Forge Ahead Ironworks, in Chalgrove, will show a wrought iron gate and a stainless steel and copper gazebo at the event next week. Martin Carter
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Early festive spirit
A charity dedicated to supporting bereaved children has been given Christmas tree baubles. Seesaw, based in Merewood Avenue, Sandhills, Oxford, was established in June 2000 to offer advice and help to Oxfordshire children who have experienced the death
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Motor sport: Harvey back in business
Tim Harvey, of Burford, returns to the British Touring Car Championship on Sunday at Oulton Park. Harvey, who won the title in 1992, is back as a player-manager in a 270 horsepower JS Motorsport Alfa 147, run by the team he manages.
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Angling: Ron's back with 'mystery' carp
Canal carp expert Ron Barrett made up for lost time after the lifting of the foot and mouth restrictions by landing this fine 14-pounder from his local stretch of the Oxford Canal at Kidlington. He used freelined bread to tempt the fish, which he described
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Cricket: Megson delight at opening show
Banbury skipper Neil Megson was delighted with his side's performance in their Home Counties League opening-day victory over Slough. Oxfordshire all-rounder David Taylor took eight wickets last Saturday as last year's Division 2 West winners were seen
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Review: Tigerland
Joel Schumacher has committed countless crimes against cinema-going decency - Batman Forever, Batman & Robin, 8MM, Flawless and so on, writes David Parkison. With Tigerland, he atones for some of those sins. But it will take a great deal more than
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Prince visits Oxford
Unipart, the Oxford company at the forefront of a national drive to offer employees the chance to learn new skills, was today welcoming a Royal visitor. Prince Michael of Kent was touring the Unipart corporate university, known as the Unipart U, at the
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Firms fight it out for business awards
Tragedy struck at the roots of the spirit of economic adventure in Oxfordshire earlier this month. A road accident claimed the life of David McDowell, whose rubbish skip business Aasvogel has been shortlisted in the New Business category of the Oxfordshire
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Gang raids clothing store
A gang of youths stole children's clothing worth hundreds of pounds in a raid on a store in Cowley. The teenagers struck at the Mothercare World store on the Oxford Retail Park on Wednesday, making off with clothes worth about £800. The four, who were
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Elections 2001: Smith hits back at left-winger
Cabinet minister Andrew Smith has hit back at a left-wing challenger to his Oxford East seat, defending the Government's record on reforming public services. John Lister, of the Socialist Alliance, is calling for greater investment in public services
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BT battle holds up opening of shop
A jeweller has complained of a month-long battle to get BT to connect its phone lines. Management at Argenteus Jewellery intended to open its new shop in Cornmarket Street, Oxford, on Monday. But phone lines needed to make credit and debit card transactions
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Teacher jailed for car chase
A dance teacher who led police on a car chase through a busy town centre has been jailed for a year. Banned driver Mark West, 32, of Crockford Gardens, Kidlington, who had 11 previous convictions for driving while disqualified, drove through streets at
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Anglican school plan dents Catholic hopes
Church of England plans to create a new church-aided school in Cowley have infuriated Catholics, who say it could jeopardise the proposed Catholic school in the city. Officials within the Church of England want to open a new school for 1,200 pupils on
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Gang raids clothing store
A gang of youths stole children's clothing worth hundreds of pounds in a raid on a store in Cowley. The teenagers struck at the Mothercare World store on the Oxford Retail Park on Wednesday, making off with clothes worth about £800. The four, who were
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Traders exempt from OTS
Traders and delivery drivers using Oxford's Covered Market are to be given special permission to go against the city's transport strategy. When the Oxford Transport Strategy was introduced in 1999, access to the High Street was restricted to buses and
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Traffic plan 'could bring congestion'
Fears have been expressed that the first stages of Abingdon's new £56m transport strategy could increase traffic problems in outlying parts of the town and neighbouring villages. Vale of White Horse District councillors are to press Oxfordshire County
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Two butcher's shops get chop in rents row
Two long-established butcher's shops at Oxford's Covered Market have closed amid growing anger at the city council's latest legal bid to increase rents. Clay's and Gibbard & Son have shut the shops in the market, and Clay's managing director, Kevin
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Wrong drink led to death
A Russian academic carrying out research in Oxford died from alcohol poisoning after mistaking methanol for ethanol, an inquest heard. Alexandr Zhankov, 44, a professor of virology at the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology in Mansfield Road, was found by
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BT battle holds up opening of shop
A jeweller has complained of a month-long battle to get BT to connect its phone lines. Management at Argenteus Jewellery intended to open its new shop in Cornmarket Street, Oxford, on Monday. But phone lines needed to make credit and debit card transactions
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Spend more on stroke research, says doctor
An Oxford scientist is today demanding more money for vital research into stroke - to prevent an increase in the UK's £2.3bn care bill for the condition. Dr Peter Rothwell, the UK's only researcher worker specifically on strokes, claims stroke patient
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Cricket: Manoj is back to boost Thame
Indian professional Manoj Parmar is back in the Thame side as they look to make it three wins out of three when they visit Oxford Downs in Division 1 of The Oxford Times Cherwell League tomorrow. Richard Gauntlett's ankle sprain seems likely to keep him
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History comes alive
History will be alive at the Museum of Oxford this weekend, as museum staff dress up as characters from different periods of time. Our picture shows assistant Ina Barnes as an Anglo Saxon woman, Elswitha, preparing for her husband's funeral. Ina Barnes
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Ice rink fault leaves skaters out in cold
Oxford Ice Rink has been forced to close sooner than expected following the discovery of problems at its refrigeration plant. The 18-year-old attraction was due to close in two weeks' time for a major overhaul involving £15,000 worth of repairs. But after
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Rules cut painkiller suicides
Suicides involving over-the-counter painkillers have decreased since retail laws were tightened, according to Oxford research. Prof Keith Hawton, of the Centre for Suicide Research, at Oxford University's psychiatry department, said fewer people had taken
