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Brookes joins elite top 50
Oxford Brookes has made it into the top 50 in The Times ' league table of universities. Oxford University regained second place after two years of trailing Imperial College, London. Cambridge University is first again this year. The Lord Mayor of Oxford
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Election opponent asked to give way
A Liberal Democrat has admitted trying to persuade an Independent General Election candidate to stand down - because her involvement could help the Tories. Chemist Jeff Harris, who runs a pharmacy in Botley Road, Oxford, asked Sigrid Shreeve not to stand
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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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Reid in test mode
OXFORD-based Scot Anthony Reid notched up the first laps with the MG Lola EX257 Le Mans car in darkness at Magny Cours, France, as the team tested the car in night-running mode for next month's Le Mans 24-Hour. Testing continues at Silverstone on Tuesday
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In-form Lewis is star material
Oxford's Malcolm Lewis continued his good run of form as he won the 2001 Star pool tournament, beating England teammate Peter Lofts 7-5 in the final at Reading. Lewis lost the opening frame, but then rattled off the next five before Lofts reduced the
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Track outlay was money well spent
THERE'S no question about it, if Tuesday's thunderstorm had hit the old surface at Cowley this time last year, they would not have finished the meeting. Instead, the £130,000 spent on the greyhound track last July proved its worth. Although the meeting
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Lord Bills march on
LORD Williams's, Thame, are through to the third national round of the Lord's Taverners Cricketer Trophy after a resounding win over the Essex champions, Chigwell School. Batting first, the Oxon side's innings was based around a watchful effort punctuated
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Highest praise for Wheatley's sport
WHEATLEY Park School have won a prestigious award from Sport England for the quality of their physical education and sport. The coveted Sportsmark award is made to schools in England who show a commitment to developing sport in partnership with their
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New twist to Witney saga
THE future of Witney Town took another twist today with Brian Constable becoming the new chairman of Witney Academy FC. The move comes after the former Witney Town chief executive stood down from his position at the troubled Dr Martens League club on
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Back to the future - the Audi quattro
Audi celebrated the 21st birthday of its ground-breaking quattro with a real blast from the past. As part of the birthday celebrations, the German car maker offered me the chance to turn back the clock and drive its 1990 muscle machine. The Audi quattro
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Little-known virus ruins victims' lives
Myalgic Encephalopathy - better known as ME - is a disease that can strike down anyone at any stage in their life with devastating effect, but sufferers still face an uphill struggle to get it recognised as an illness. To mark ME Awareness Week, reporter
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Tributes paid to Wychwood Brewery founder
The funeral has been held for Witney brewer Chris Moss. He died on May 11 of a heart attack following a long battle against cancer. The funeral was held at St Frideswide's CE Church, Botley Road, Oxford. The coffin was placed on a Wychwood Brewery dray
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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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McDonald's bosses to meet protesters
Bosses at burger giant McDonald's have agreed to meet protesters about its plans for a drive-through restaurant in Botley. The meeting at the West Oxford Community Centre will be organised as soon as possible by the No Spin local pressure group, which
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Branson backs bike track bid
Tycoon Sir Richard Branson has thrown his weight behind a campaign to give village youngsters a new motorbike track. The owner of Virgin, who lives at Mill End, Kidlington, has pledged financial support to Kidlington Parish Council's plans to restore
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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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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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United's Robbo going back home
JOHN Robertson has had his contract and registration with Oxford United cancelled by mutual consent. The 25-year-old right back, who had a poor season, had asked about the possibility of leaving United and returning to his native Scotland because his
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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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Talent on show at festival (until June 30)
Charlbury is gearing up for a month-long summer festival. Local talent of all varieties - bands, actors, comedians, morris dancers, artists - are being given their stage in a community event now in its sixth year. The festival, organised by Charlbury
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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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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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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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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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Family relive agony of fatal hit-and-run
The family of a woman who was killed by joyriders say the hit-and-run death of nine-year-old Ross Doyle has brought back haunting memories. Maureen Morris, 66, was killed on December 22, 1999, when a stolen car driven by joyriders careered into her as
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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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Pirates sunk without trace
Oxford Cheetahs 54, Poole Pirates 36 A 2,000-plus crowd, the best for years, saw rampant Cheetahs scuttle the Pirates in this blistering Elite League clash at the Stadium last night. League leaders Poole never knew what hit them as Cheetahs had the meeting
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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
