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Cricket - Div 3: Shepherd hits 110
Abingdon Town footballer Martin Shepherd hit a magnificent 110 for Kingston Bagpuize, but it was not enough to deny Oxford & Horspath 2nd victory. Shepherd's ton and an unbeaten 35 from tailender Simon Launder saw Kingston recover from 38-3 to 214
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Cricket: Div 6 - Meredith strikes to halt the leaders' run chase
Leaders Abingdon Vale lost their 100 per cent record when they just failed in an exciting run-chase against Shipton-under-Wychwood 2nd and had to settle for a high-scoring draw. Anthony Prior-Wandesforde top-scored with an unbeaten 82 in Shipton's 229
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Prison site architect called to talks
Architect Sir Jeremy Dixon is to meet project managers of the Oxford Prison site development after his building design was described as "appalling". Sir Jeremy, who also designed the new Said Business School near Oxford railway station, has been asked
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Dramatic fundraiser
Pupils forgot all about stage fright and took to the boards to help raise money for school funds. More than 60 youngsters staged an entertainment show for mothers, fathers, staff and friends and helped and the evening collected more than £500 through
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Primary school plan approved
A £594,000 building project to turn an Oxford first school into a primary has got the go-ahead. St Barnabas CE Aided First School in Hart Street, Jericho, is to become a 240-pupil primary school from September 2002. It will gain four new classrooms, a
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Service station faces demolition
A family business could close because of a lack of customers and fierce competition from nearby supermarkets. Kennington Service Station at Kennington has sold petrol, new cars and repaired vehicles for 35 years. Owner Ann Barlow opened the station on
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Name ideas sought for streets
Wallingford town councillors have been asked by South Oxfordshire District Council to suggest new street names for Linden Homes's new housing development at Sovereign Place, the former Pauls Malt site. Town Clerk Andrew Rogers floated names associated
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Cricket -Div 5: Brackley win
Brackley kept up the pressure with the better end of the draw against lacklustre Challow 2nd. Dave Hedger scored a half-century as Brackley posted 215-8, but after losing three early wickets in reply, Challow shut up shop and managed just 85-9. *Brackley
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Cricket: Challow and Childrey beat visitors
Paul Hemming's 67 was to no avail as Challow & Childrey beat visitors Shipton-under-Wychwood by three wickets with an over to spare. Ashley Holznagel (4-30) was again Challow's most successful bowler as Shipton were bowled out for 207. And although
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Grant for club
West Oxfordshire District Council's cabinet has approved a grant of £2,910 to help Chadlington Sports and Social Club build a new equipment shed.
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Cash for play
A grant of £18,600 has been given by West Oxfordshire District Council's cabinet towards a £30,000 scheme for play equipment and safety surfacing at Burford's recreation ground.
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Access grant backed
West Oxfordshire District Council's cabinet has approved a £3,900 grant - half the cost for improving disabled access at Chipping Norton's Bowls Club.
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Cricket: Div 6 - Banbury at the bottom
Simon Dickens (63) and Dita Yousef (30) helped Stanton St John Willows to score 186-6 against visitors Banbury Twenty 2nd. Hambridge then batted through for 45 until the last over, but Twenty managed only 99-3 to change places with Willows at the bottom
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Grants available
Volunteers who want to improve the quality of life in their communities can now get a helping hand from West Oxfordshire District Council. The council has set up a new community initiatives fund, which will award grants of up to £1,000 to voluntary schemes
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Cricket: Mihaljevich blasts terrific ton Division 2
Big-hitting Dennis Mihaljevich blasted a brilliant century to give Oxford Nondescripts a seven-wicket win over Banbury 2nd at White Post Road. Mihaljevich made 105 - including five sixes - as Nondies powered to victory at 188-3. Earlier, Phil Cooksey's
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Real ale fans raise glasses at festival
Lovers of real ale had an enjoyable time at the fifth annual beer festival in Standlake on Saturday. As well as a selection of more than 20 real ales, the Civil War renactment society The Sealed Knot set up a camp and performed a drill display. Other
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Leap for charity
Friends of Helen Hoffman took her at her word when she casually remarked she would like to do a parachute jump after watching a friend do one at RAF Weston-on-the-Green. They clubbed together to give Mrs Hoffman, of Chadlington, a tandem jump as a present
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Football: Chippy bid to recapture glory days
A football club is reforming after four years in the wilderness. Chipping Norton Town FC enjoyed much success in the late 1970s, winning the Hellenic League, the Midland Combination League and the Oxfordshire Senior Cup. But when interest waned, they
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Laundry pair clean up
Two laundry workers have given an old folk's home a sparkling reputation. Janet Sladea and Breda Sandford do such a good job they have brought an excellence award to Witan House at Moorland Road in Witney. Home manager Dorte Steg, pictured right, was
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Stadium disco confounds critics
Witney Town Football Club's grand disco and dance night was voted a "big success" with police fears of late night noise and traffic problems proved groundless, say the organisers. Hundreds of people paid £20 a ticket for the big party at the Marriott
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All set for festival
A dozen cups and awards are up for grabs at Thame's annual festival of sport. A 10km charity road race will start the day of competitions and exhibitions on June 24. All the events are based at the sports and arts centre in Oxford Road. Football, short
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Stall stalled
A stall of second-hand items organised by the Friends of the the Vale and Downland Museum will be set up on June 9 - a week later than planned. The June 2 stall has been cancelled.
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Vocal support
Members of the Wantage Male Voice Choir helped raise £1,400 for charity following performances in Suffolk. The concerts formed part of the choir's tenth anniversary celebrations and raised cash for Macmillan Cancer Relief and a hospital in India. The
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Police offer safety tips to elderly
Pensioners have been told how to help protect themselves from crime, following an advice session from their beat bobby. Pc Tony Leach, area beat officer for Wantage town centre, visited Wantage Day Centre in Stirling Close to pass on tips. Advice included
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Woman beaten
A 21-year-old woman was badly bruised after being savagely beaten by two men. The woman, who has not been named, was pushed to the ground and assaulted near Ormond Road, Wantage, in front of passers-by. Wantage Police are puzzled why pedestrians ignored
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Museum bids for web link
People may soon visit a museum, not to delve into the past but to surf the Internet. Plans are already under way to transform the Vale and Downland Museum, in Church Street, Wantage, into a stepping-off point for the world wide web. The museum has made
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Faringdon bids for rural grant
A town is set to benefit from a Government initiative to help rural areas. Faringdon could receive more than £100,000 to boost local services, following the launch of a new funding programme to help market towns. The town has bid for £47,000 from the
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Cricket: Chalgrove's 12-run victory
Chalgrove shattered Bourton Vale's 100 per cent record with a 12-run victory. Chalgrove were restricted to 152-7 after being inserted, with seamer Steve Stroud taking 4-48. But then Bourton slumped to 42-6. A seventh-wicket stand of 72 by skipper Matt
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Cricket: Tiddington sent crashing
Leighton Buzzard's Lee Selfe returned excellent figures of 7-34 to send Tiddington crashing to a 43-run defeat and to the foot of the table. Selfe's superb spell, with good support from Dave Randall (3-22), saw Tiddington collapse from 63-0 to 124 all
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Swimming: Trask leads way for Witney
Witney finished fourth from 14 teams at Coventry's 50 metre pool on Saturday, despite being without many of their junior swimmers. Joanne Trask was in sparkling form and two excellent swims brought victories in the girls 15 and under butterfly and freestyle
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Motor sport: Arrows angry over Bernoldi bust-up
David Coulthard has shrugged off the post-race row involving his McLaren-Mercedes team and Arrows' young Brazilian Enrique Bernoldi in the Monaco Grand prix. Coulthard finished fifth after being held up by the Leafield driver for almost half the 78-lap
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Film trio win firm's 'Oscars'
A trio of film-makers from Bicester scooped three awards at a company film festival for their short piece about beer distribution. Bibby Distribution held the festival for teams from their depots across the country. The amateur film-makers from the Bicester
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Cricket: Oxon face uphill task in opener
Oxfordshire are up against it after the second day of their three-day Minor Counties Championship opener against Shopshire at Thame. Replying to the visitors' first innings total of 277-6 declared, Oxon were bowled out for just 156. Oxfordshire's Giles
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Burning Elvis by John Burnside (Vintage, £6.99)
These short stories are about the family lives of boys and men who have no idea who they are, or what they are supposed to do. A young man enters the dark realm of adult violence; a married suburbanite longs for the outside world.
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Girl In Hyacinth Blue by Susan Vreeland (Review, £6.99)
This is the story of an imaginary painting by Vermeer, and the ups and downs of those whose lives it illuminates and darkens. From a proud father regretting his lost love to a compromised Frenchwoman, a wretched girl who is hanged, and Vermeer's own gifted
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Little Altars Everywhere by Rebecca Wells (Pan, £5.99)
This companion to Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood looks at the turbulent, unconventional and beguiling lives of the quirky Walker clan of Pecan Grove plantation, Louisiana. Their memories of growing up in a Ya-Ya household are often outrageous
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English Passengers by Matthew Kneale (Penguin, £6.99)
Another tour de force by an Oxford writer - or one who lived in Oxford before his success allowed him to decamp to Italy. It is the voyage of an extraordinary collection of characters - the Rev Geoffrey Wilson, an amateur geologist and religious fundamentalist
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A Revolution of the Sun by Tim Pears (Black Swan, £6.99)
At a farmhouse in the middle of who-knows-where, a young woman called Rebecca is about to give birth (it will happen on New Year's Day). She is twentysomething, jobless and a great dancer. The father of her baby is in little pieces in a secret laboratory
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Cricket - Div 3: Kidlington all out in 30
Kidlington's Mark Strong and Nayyer Salim each took four Henley 2nd wickets but couldn't prevent a 77-run defeat. In reply to Henley's 194, Kidlington found the pace of Churchill-Brown (7-35) too hot, and after being reduced to 36-5, were all out in 30
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Cricket -Div 4: Morris Motors stay on top
Morris Motors retain top spot following their visit to Long Marston, spinner Chaudary claiming four wickets as the home side were dismissed for 137 despite Geoff Greaveson's plucky 52 not out. An unbeaten 71 from Ali Shah then saw Motors home at 138-4
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Darren at helm
Darren Massey was appointed Littlemore RFC's captain at their annual meeting. Other officials - President: Keith Whiter. Chairman: Mick McCrohon. Secretary: Geoff Wakeham. Treasurer: Bob Whiteman. Fixture secretary: Carl Wright. Team & match sec:
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Cricket: Cowley in second spot
Rover Cowley eased into The Oxford Times Cherwell League Division 1 second spot following an eight-wicket win in a run feast at Cumnor. Having chosen to bat first, the home team rattled up 235-4 thanks to a spark-ling 103 not out from Ian Crosby, as Frans
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Cricket -Div 4: Wendover at bottom
Wendover exchanged places with Didcot at the foot of the table when they failed by 14 runs to reach the 152-8 set by Wallingford. *Wendover 3, Wallingford 30
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Cricket - Div 3: Cropredy hopes dashed
Bicester and North Oxford 2nd's batting took a turn for the better as a half-century from Martin Middleton helped them to 224-7 at Cropredy after the home team had invited them to bat first. An unbeaten 51 from Peter Cooling then raised Cropredy spirits
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Meccano inventor's grand-daughter opens show
A bank Holiday exhibition celebrating 100 years of Meccano was officially opened by Michaela Hopkinson, grand-daughter of the inventor of the construction toy and Hornby trains. Mrs Hopkinson, 70, said she grew up with Meccano but confessed: "My main
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Children see idea take root
Children planted a hawthorn tree at a spot near their homes to brighten up the end of an alleyway. Pupils at St Barnabas School planted the tree in nearby Cardigan Street in Jericho, Oxford. Harry Matthews, six, gets digging Local resident Anna Walczak
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Nurse boost
A specialist nurse for Parkinson Disease sufferers is a step nearer. The new Cherwell Vale Primary Care Trust has agreed to meet local and national representatives of the Parkinson Disease Society, who have been campaigning and raising money for three
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Sports award for school
A secondary school has won a coveted sports award for the second time. Warriner School, Bloxham, has been given the prestigious Sportsmark Gold award by Sport England in recognition of the quality of its physical education and games programmes. The school
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Words needed
A charity hopes a wall of words will help children learn to read. Volunteer Reading Help, based at Drayton School, Banbury, wants people to send in their favourite word or one that has a special meaning. The words will be put on a wall which will be built
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Shelter rejected
Plans to provide accommodation for teenage mothers in Banbury have been rejected by Cherwell District Council's planning committee. The plan to convert Dashwood Lodge into bedsits was thrown out because of lack of car parking space. Banbury Homes' chief
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May 29: Hopeful backs amnesty plea
The Labour parliamentary candidate for Henley, Janet Matthews, spoke in support of the Wallingford branch of Amnesty International's Stamp Out Torture campaign when she attended the group's latest meeting at the Friends' Meeting House. The group's July
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May 29: 'Higher tax, better care'
Liberal Democrat candidate for Henley, Catherine Bearder, says people are prepared to vote for higher taxes to get better services. She explained her proposals for the people of Henley to a packed meeting at Wheatley. With her was Earl Conrad Russell,
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May 29: Tory has break for wedding
Tory hopeful Tony Baldry took time out from his General Election campaign to get married at the weekend. He and his bride, Pippa Isbell, 47, had planned to marry after the election, but their plans were disrupted when the polling day was put back from
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Preview: Dancing at Lughnasa July 18-21, the Magic Flute (August 26)
The Blewbury Players' open-air summer production will be Brian Friel's Dancing at Lughansa from July 18-21. The Garden Opera Company will perform Mozart's The Magic Flute on August 26, when there will be a Champagne bar and interval picnic. Tickets for
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Feast for music fans (June 30-July 6)
The second Oxford Chamber Music Festival, sponsored by The Oxford Times, is to be staged in some of the city's most beautiful and historic venues. Various live events take place between June 30 and July 6. Venues include the Holywell Music Room, the Jacqueline
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Cricket - Div 4: Wolverton settle for draw
A cracking 101 not out from Tony Baker gave Wolverton 2nd a handy 215-6 against visitors Bledlow Village, who couldn't rise to the challenge and had to settle for the draw on 132-6. *Wolverton 2nd 15, Bledlow 11
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Cricket: Scorer wanted
Oxford & Horspath 2nd are seeking a scorer for their Cherwell League Division 3 games. Contact skipper Ian Pickford on 01865 392141.
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Cricket: Oxon face uphill task in opener
Oxfordshire are up against it after the second day of their three-day Minor Counties Championship opener against Shopshire at Thame. Replying to the visitors' first innings total of 277-6 declared, Oxon were bowled out for just 156. Oxfordshire's Giles
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May 26: Tories' stats count for nothing, say Lib Dems
The Conservatives in Oxford West and Abingdon have been accused of pulling the wool over the eyes of local voters. Competition for votes in the constituency is tough and a five per cent swing to the Tories could mean Ed Matts taking the seat from Dr Evan
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JUNE 2: Church events
The Churches of Botley and Cumnor are combining for a weekend of activities to celebrate the religious feast of Pentecost. Arthur Wingfield-Digby, chairman of the organisation Christians in Sport, will be the guest speaker at a men's breakfast in Cumnor
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How to be cool with Flash
There was a time, not so long ago, when building Web pages was a rather tricky process. It wasn't so much the lack of visual editors that was the problem, but more the fact that, of the relatively small number of people using the Web, few of them saw
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JUNE 10: Author to walk for charity
The creator of Inspector Morse is taking part in a sponsored charity walk and wants volunteers to join him. Colin Dexter will be among fundraisers in the Diabetes UK Walk in the Park at the University Parks, Oxford. Colin DexterThe event, at 2pm on June
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Livewire director wins top enterprise award
David Hill, deputy director of Thames Business Advice Centre, has won the Shell Livewire south-eastern regional enterprise award for 2001. Mr Hill is a Prince's Trust mentor, and has helped to nurse three fledgling businesses. He has also helped 12 young
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Name the key, says Chamber
Companies in Oxfordshire are being asked to identify the key issues facing their business, as part of a new lobbying initiative by the county's Chamber of Commerce. The Oxfordshire Chamber of Commerce & Industry is preparing a business manifesto to
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Use the Net, small firms urged
Small businesses in Oxfordshire risk missing out on free information unless they connect to the Internet, says Business Link. A recent survey by telecoms watchdog Oftel shows that only 59 per cent of small businesses are connected, and of the remainder
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Stadium disco confounds critics
Witney Town Football Club's grand disco and dance night was voted a "big success" with police fears of late night noise and traffic problems proved groundless, say the organisers. Hundreds of people paid £20 a ticket for the big party at the Marriott
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Couple get all fired up to wed
Newlyweds Toni Matthews and Kevin Luck should get on like a house on fire after the bride arrived at the church in a fire engine. Toni, 22, of Saxton Road, Abingdon, wanted something different from the traditional limousine to get her to the town's St
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Three injured in crash
Two people had to be freed from a car by firefighters after a car crash at the Hinksey Hill roundabout off the A34 in Oxford on Sunday evening. The two people and another passenger of the Ford Fiesta car were taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital after
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Thousands line streets for new-look Mayor's Parade
Thousands of people lined the streets of Oxford for the Lord Mayor's Parade. Led by the Strawberry Fayre Majorettes, the floats and walking groups started outside the Horse and Jockey pub in Woodstock Road and made their way through the city centre to
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Charity looks good after make-up day
Paul McDougal, manager of Portrait Place studio at Allders store, Oxford, had a sponsored leg wax from Kirsten Watts to raise funds for charity. The Mega Make-up Marathon at the Westgate Centre store raised money for the Look Good Feel Better charity.
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Service station faces demolition
A family business could close because of a lack of customers and fierce competition from nearby supermarkets. Kennington Service Station at Kennington, near Oxford, has sold petrol, new cars and repaired vehicles for 35 years. Owner Ann Barlow opened
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Volunteers needed at centre
An Oxford drop-in centre that will offer support and training to homeless people is looking for volunteers. More people are needed to run the Porch Steppin' Stone Centre which will open in Magdalen Road, on June 4. It aims to help people who are homeless
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Children see idea take root
Children planted a hawthorn tree at a spot near their homes to brighten up the end of an alleyway. Pupils at St Barnabas School planted the tree in nearby Cardigan Street in Jericho, Oxford. Harry Matthews, six, gets digging Local resident Anna Walczak
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Primary school plan approved
A £594,000 building project to turn an Oxford first school into a primary has got the go-ahead. St Barnabas CE Aided First School in Hart Street, Jericho, is to become a 240-pupil primary school from September 2002. It will gain four new classrooms, a
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Swimming: Trask leads way for Witney
Witney finished fourth from 14 teams at Coventry's 50 metre pool on Saturday, despite being without many of their junior swimmers. Joanne Trask was in sparkling form and two excellent swims brought victories in the girls 15 and under butterfly and freestyle
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Tennis: Henman labours to beat qualifier
Tim Henman got his French Open challenge off to a winning start yesterday with a 6-1, 6-4, 5-7, 6-0 victory over German qualifier Tomas Behrend. But the No 11 seed from Oxfordshire was working today to eradicate the errors which saw him make hard work
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Cricket -Div 5: Aston Rowant victory
Oliver (78) and James (76) took Great Tew 2nd to an impressive 239-5, but visitors Aston Rowant 2nd had other ideas as Tombs (65), Brown (62) and Lambourne (41) powered them to 242-4 and victory. *Great Tew 14, Aston Rowant 30
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Cricket: Thame's 49-run defeat
Thame crashed to 71 all out and a 49-run defeat against Kimble in a low-scoring Oxford Times Cherwell League Division 1 affair at Church Meadow. Ian McStay (3-28) and Rob Brooks (3-6) helped dismiss Kimble for a mere 120. But then Salim Fazal (5-32) got
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2,000 hit by power cut
Around 2,000 homes in Oxford suffered a power cut on Sunday night (May 27). The black-out was caused by the failure of a lightning arrester, which is designed to protect the electricity network. Southern Electric customers in south Oxford lost their power
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Anti-smoking group bids to clear air
Anti-smoking campaigners are launching a new website directing people to Oxfordshire's smoke-free areas. The site will be launched on World No Tobacco Day on Thursday (May 31). It will offer advice to smokers desperate to give up their habit. Set up by
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Racial violence ends in arrests
Three men from Oxfordshire have been arrested after a street brawl between gangs of Asian and white youths. A 34-year-old from Abingdon has been charged with assaulting a police officer during the incident in Russell Avenue, Aylesbury, on Sunday night
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Safety event rescued as new venue found
A safety event involving 1,000 Oxfordshire schoolchildren will go ahead as planned after a new venue was found. There were fears that the annual Junior Citizen programme for ten and 11-year-olds would have to be called off because of foot and mouth restrictions
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£4,000 raised for children's charity
An Abingdon company has raised £4,000 for a charity that helps children with life-threatening illnesses. Staff from Bookham Technology's headquarters at Milton Park, near Abingdon, and from its Swindon factory held a prize draw in aid of The Children's
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Corks pop for garden
Three Oxfordshire women are toasting the success of their wine-theme garden at the Chelsea Flower Show. Laurence Veillet-Lavallee, from Abingdon Road, Tubney, Sheila Bachmann, of Abingdon, and Wendy Ball, from Oxford, won a silver medal in the Courtyard
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Memorial planted to drugs victim
A tree has been planted in the grounds of college in memory of a sixteen-year-old student who died of a heroin overdose. Nathan Cox, of South View in Southmoor, was only six months into a media course when he died in March last year. His friends at Abingdon
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Safety event rescued as new venue found
A safety event involving 1,000 Oxfordshire schoolchildren will go ahead as planned after a new venue was found. There were fears that the annual Junior Citizen programme for ten and 11-year-olds would have to be called off because of foot and mouth restrictions
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Dramatic fundraiser
Pupils forgot all about stage fright and took to the boards to help raise money for school funds. More than 60 youngsters staged an entertainment show for mothers, fathers, staff and friends and helped and the evening collected more than £500 through
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Couple get all fired up to wed
Newlyweds Toni Matthews and Kevin Luck should get on like a house on fire after the bride arrived at the church in a fire engine. Toni, 22, of Saxton Road, Abingdon, wanted something different from the traditional limousine to get her to the town's St
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Pupils shortlisted for writing award
Two Oxford pupils have been shortlisted for a national competition to describe their ideal school. Gautier Deplanque, eight, of St Andrews CE First School, Headington, and Jessica Jameson, 12, of Oxford High School, have been shortlisted for The Guardian
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Pavilion plan shelved
Berinsfield Parish council chairman Ken Hall's plea to South Oxfordshire District Council trust fund for help to build a pavilion has been put on hold. Mr Hall was told that members were sympathetic but the application must wait until a bid for Lottery
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Preview: Dancing at Lughnasa July 18-21, the Magic Flute (August 26)
The Blewbury Players' open-air summer production will be Brian Friel's Dancing at Lughansa from July 18-21. The Garden Opera Company will perform Mozart's The Magic Flute on August 26, when there will be a Champagne bar and interval picnic. Tickets for
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Project to tackle traffic
Traffic problems in a rural part of Oxfordshire are to be targeted with a pilot scheme. The county council's CountryWays traffic project will look at the Stoke Row area, near Wallingford, aiming to make rural lanes safer and more attractive for walkers
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Deaf adventurer finishes epic trip
A deaf adventurer has returned from an action-packed five-month global backpacking trip. During the trip, Julian Peedle-Calloo got engaged to girlfriend Diana Martin, 22, who visited him for a month in Thailand, met Hollywood star Brad Pitt and went sky-diving
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Cricket - Div 4: Luke's six of the best not enough
Aussie import Luke Raymond took six Moreton-in-Marsh wickets with his leg-spin but it was not quite enough to bring Didcot victory. James Hurrell top-scored with 55 in Moreton's 181-9 as Raymond finished with 6-46. Keith Hurrell then prised out six visitors
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Cricket: Sandford down by five wickets
Sandford St Martin went down by five wickets to Buckingham in an exciting game. Batting first, Sandford reached 207-7 thanks to good knocks from Mark Robey (64) and Paul Patterson (60) as Paul Streeter took 4-50. Buckingham looked the part from the word
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Cricket - Div 3: Aylesbury finish short
Bledlow Ridge went top of the table after an 89-run victory over Aylesbury. Richard Styles (60) and Dave Wells (44) helped Ridge to 223-7 dec, and despite a gutsy 78 from Ahmed, Aylesbury finished well short on 134. *Bledlow Ridge 30, Aylesbury 12
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Cricket - Div 1: Oxford Downs on the up
Oxford Downs maintained their lead at the top with a three-wicket win over reigning champions Banbury Twenty in a low-scoring encounter. With the exception of an unbeaten 35 from Mickey Thomas, Twenty's batting succumbed to the bowling of Callum Taylor
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Cricket: Dinton are top
Dinton went clear at the top after making it four wins out of four with a six-wicket victory over hosts Witney Mills, who were held to 173-7. Witney Mills's Mark Cannons puffs out his cheeks as he plays this delivery through extra cover for four against
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Football: Chippy bid to recapture glory days
A football club is reforming after four years in the wilderness. Chipping Norton Town FC enjoyed much success in the late 1970s, winning the Hellenic League, the Midland Combination League and the Oxfordshire Senior Cup. But when interest waned, they
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Speedway: Cheetahs go top as ace Ales sparkles
The JT Fox Commercial Oxford Cheetahs produced an awe-inspiring 46-44 win at the East of England Showground last night to go top of the Sky Sports Elite League. Once again it was the Dryml brothers who stole the show. While it was Lukas who lorded it
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Novelist stars in roof-top drama
A romantic novelist has 'written' herself into the leading role of a planning saga. Jacquie Walton lives in Cherwell Bank, Lower Heyford, and claims her view of the Cherwell Valley has been spoilt by the new roof line of a detached house in neighbouring
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When my sister was cleopatra moon by Frances Park (Vintage, £6.99)
Cleo Moon is beautiful, alluring and fiercely independent. Her sister Marcy is plain, studious, and quietly adoring. Years later, Marcy is still racing to catch up and when her brother-in-law dies in a freak accident, she rushes to offer support and solace
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Use the Net, small firms urged
Small businesses in Oxfordshire risk missing out on free information unless they connect to the Internet, says Business Link. A recent survey by telecoms watchdog Oftel shows that only 59 per cent of small businesses are connected, and of the remainder
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Museum bids for web link
People may soon visit a museum, not to delve into the past but to surf the Internet. Plans are already under way to transform the Vale and Downland Museum, in Church Street, Wantage, into a stepping-off point for the world wide web. The museum has made
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Cricket: Div 6 - Bledlow dismiss Oxford and Horspath
Good bowling from Dryden (6-38) and Carter (4-38) dismissed Oxford and Horspath 3rd for just 113 and Bledlow Ridge 2nd passed this total for the loss of two wickets. *Oxford & Horspath 6, Bledlow Ridge 30
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Cricket -Div 5: Rover owe win to Smith and Bowen
An unbeaten opening stand of 161 by Andy Smith (76 no) and Andy Bowen (60 no) took Rover Cowley 2nd to a ten-wicket win over Cumnor 2nd. James Whitley (5-23) had earlier restricted Cumnor to 160, despite good knocks from Justin Bowerman (54) and Gordon
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Cricket: Div 6 - Kidlington 2ns dismissed for 121
Wiz Bunce's 32 couldn't stop Kidlington 2nd from being dismissed for 121, Oxford Nondescripts 2nd's seamer Fernando taking 4-31. However, Cooley and Blackford returned the compliment by each taking four wickets as Nondies collapsed to 113 despite a battling
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Cricket: Mihaljevich blasts terrific ton Division 2
Big-hitting Dennis Mihaljevich blasted a brilliant century to give Oxford Nondescripts a seven-wicket win over Banbury 2nd at White Post Road. Mihaljevich made 105 - including five sixes - as Nondies powered to victory at 188-3. Earlier, Phil Cooksey's
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Cricket - Div 3: Shepherd hits 110
Abingdon Town footballer Martin Shepherd hit a magnificent 110 for Kingston Bagpuize, but it was not enough to deny Oxford & Horspath 2nd victory. Shepherd's ton and an unbeaten 35 from tailender Simon Launder saw Kingston recover from 38-3 to 214
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Cricket -Div 5: Kimble stay bottom
A fourth consecutive win by leaders Bletchingdon made sure that Kimble 2nd remain rooted to the bottom. Alistair Whitehead's 73 helped Kimble to 174-9. But Dave Burgess (58) and Mark Taylor (45) saw Bletchingdon home by three wickets, despite Derek Pocknell
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Teams in motorbike challenge
Young people from a range of backgrounds are to take part in a motorcycle challenge on Wednesday, May 30. Teams from the Midlands and the south of England will compete in a series of events - including trials-riding and checking their machines for safety
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Training accolade
A research centre has been recognised with a good working practice and training award. The Investors in People award has been granted to the CLRC (Central Laboratory of the Research Councils), the parent organisation of the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
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Council approves one-way system
Plans for a one-way traffic system through an underpass at Didcot are to go ahead, despite protests. Cyclists and pedestrians had strongly objected to the proposed one-way system southbound under Cow Lane Bridge, the main route to the town centre for
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Tory has break for wedding
Tory hopeful Tony Baldry took time out from his General Election campaign to get married at the weekend. He and his bride, Pippa Isbell, 47, had planned to marry after the election, but their plans were disrupted when the polling day was put back from
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Homes support
A support scheme that could keep cash-strapped tenants in their homes has been approved by Oxfordshire County Council. The scheme, North Oxfordshire Tenancy Support, will help tenants of Cherwell District Council and Banbury Homes Housing Association
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May 29: Alliance to hold Labour unions talk
The Socialist Alliance will hold a pre-election public meeting to discuss Labour's treatment of the trade unions. Today's meeting (Tuesday) at Temple Cowley School will be headed by Mark Serwotka, General Secretary-elect of Britain's main civil service
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Review: A Slight Hangover, at The Mill at Sonning until June 23
Ian Ogilvy might have been 'The Saint' in the television series featuring the detective Simon Templar, but the language in the first play he has written and directed was anything but saintly, writes David Hall. In fact, the first blusteringly abusive
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Cricket: Div 6 - Sandford lose
Izzard (79) and Taylor (51) scored the runs for Buckingham 2nd, who lost just one wicket as they overhauled Sandford 2nd's 166-7, in which Howe and Cox made 61 and 36 respectively. *Buckingham 30, Sandford 8
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Fixture plea
Challow & Childrey are looking for a home fixture this Sunday. Contact Gerald Wixey on 01235 223818.
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Darts exhibition
Former Embassy world champion Richie Burnett is giving a darts exhibition at Cowley Community Centre on Sunday, June 17. An open competition with a £100 first prize will be held beforehand at 1pm, with the winners having a chance to face Burnett in the
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May 26: Smith puts best foot forward
Andrew Smith, Labour candidate in Oxford East, stepped out on the election trail by meeting students at a local soccer school. The Cabinet minister met youngsters on Friday at the Bobby Charlton Soccer School, which was visiting Peers School in Littlemore
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Stall stalled
A stall of second-hand items organised by the Friends of the the Vale and Downland Museum will be set up on June 9 - a week later than planned. The June 2 stall has been cancelled.
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May 26: Greens launch manifestos
Oxfordshire Green Party has launched manifestos for both the county and general elections on June 7. Mike Woodin, author of the national Green Party's manifesto for the General Election, said: "I am delighted that candidates are standing in virtually
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JUNE 24: Charity ride
A sponsored bike ride has been organised to raise funds for leukaemia research and other bone-marrow related diseases. The Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust has organised the event on June 24, in South Park, Oxford. Call 01865 875758 for details.
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JUNE 4-16: Study course
A free seven-session course at Lord Williams's Upper School, Thame, will help people returning to learning by developing their writing and study skills. The course runs on Mondays from 9.30am to 11.30am from June 4 to July 16. Call Michael White on 01844
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JUNE 9: Confidence talk
Confidence in children will be the theme of a lecture by psychotherapist Gael Lindenfield. Organised by the Oxfordshire Parenting Forum, the seminar will be at the Cricket Road Centre, Cowley, on Saturday, June 9, from 10am to 4pm. For more information
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TO JUNE 3: Artweeks pottery demo
Pottery throwing and decorating demonstrations are taking place at Blenheim Farm, near Wallingford. Lucienne de Mauny is opening her workshops and showroom for Artweeks to Sunday, June 3. An exhibition of work by Ms de Mauny and local children will also
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MAY 30-31: Ocean activities
Being a marine detective is the aim of a children's workshop, "Commotion in the Ocean" at Oxford University Museum of Natural History. Held between 2pm and 4pm on Wednesday, May 30, and Thursday, May 31, the workshops in the museum in Parks Road, are
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JUNE 23: Rose garden to open
A new rose garden is opening to celebrate more than 100 years of rose growing in Oxford. Mattocks Rose Garden, at Notcutts Garden Centre's at Nuneham Courtenay, near Abingdon, will be officially opened by the President of the Royal Horticultural Society
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JUNE 1-30: Talent on show at festival
Charlbury is hosting 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 Arts in
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Students can gain Euro MSc
A European management college with a branch in Oxford can now award a British master's degree, validated by City University, London. ESCP-EAP European Management College students will now be awarded a European MSc in Management. Masters students spend
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Prodrive gears up for a market float
Motorsport group Prodrive has bought automotive engineering company Tickford, creating one of world's largest independent vehicle technology businesses. The new company, based in Banbury and with bases in the UK, USA and Australia, will have a combined
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Magnet will be big draw
A world-beating magnetic system that could help scientists develop new drugs has been unveiled by Oxford Instruments. Researchers from all over the world are being invited to try out the £3m Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectrometer. It is housed
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Girl, ten, dies as lorry hits car on A34
A ten-year-old girl died in a car crash on the A34 near Abingdon early yesterday. Azra Rawoot, of Blackburn, Lancashire, was a passenger in a stationary Toyota people-carrier that was struck by a lorry at 3.30am. Seven people were in the Toyota. It had
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Anti-smoking group bids to clear air
Anti-smoking campaigners are launching a new website directing people to Oxfordshire's smoke-free areas. The site will be launched on World No Tobacco Day on Thursday (May 31). It will offer advice to smokers desperate to give up their habit. Set up by
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Clinton gives pool campaign a lift
Campaigners for a new swimming pool on the Barton estate, Oxford, have enlisted an unexpected supporter - former US president Bill Clinton. Mr Clinton accepted a leaflet and badge for the 'Sink or Swim' campaign, when he visited Oxford on Friday to open
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Pupils shortlisted for writing award
Two Oxford pupils have been shortlisted for a national competition to describe their ideal school. Gautier Deplanque, eight, of St Andrews CE First School, Headington, and Jessica Jameson, 12, of Oxford High School, have been shortlisted for The Guardian
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Cycle lane bid
Cumnor parish councillors are looking into the possibility of creating a cycle lane on Cumnor Hill. Initial discussions suggest there would be support for a safety lane on the uphill gradient from Botley, but the views of Oxfordshire highways engineers
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Palestinian held after city visit
Israeli authorities have arrested a Palestinian hospital administrator on his return to the West Bank from Oxford. Samer Awartani, a 30-year-old hospital administrator from Nablus, in the West Bank, had attended a series of international health seminars
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Cricket - Div 3: Shepherd hits 110
Abingdon Town footballer Martin Shepherd hit a magnificent 110 for Kingston Bagpuize, but it was not enough to deny Oxford & Horspath 2nd victory. Shepherd's ton and an unbeaten 35 from tailender Simon Launder saw Kingston recover from 38-3 to 214
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Cricket: Dinton are top
Dinton went clear at the top after making it four wins out of four with a six-wicket victory over hosts Witney Mills, who were held to 173-7. Witney Mills's Mark Cannons puffs out his cheeks as he plays this delivery through extra cover for four against
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Bowls member,100, rolls back the years
Bowls fan Jim Tyler celebrated his 100th birthday at the club he joined 54 years ago. He joined members of West Oxford Bowls Club based at Botley Recreation Ground, for a match on Sunday, the day after he turned 100. The game was followed by a buffet
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Prison site architect called to talks
Architect Sir Jeremy Dixon is to meet project managers of the Oxford Prison site development after his building design was described as "appalling". Sir Jeremy, who also designed the new Said Business School near Oxford railway station, has been asked
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Cricket -Div 5: Tiddington secure points
Tiddington 2nd secured maximum batting points against visitors Stokenchurch, totalling 233-6, thanks to Unsworth (50 no), Gladdy (43) and Green (43). Stokenchurch made 181-8. *Tiddington 2nd 18, Stokenchurch 14
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Cricket -Div 4: Dinton stay second
Dinton 2nd stay second after defeating Princes Risborough by one wicket in a thrilling finish. Dave Halsey (6-25) and Paul Ludlow (4-62) teased out Risborough for 185, and Dinton had to rely on their last pair putting on 20 to see them home at 187-9.
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Cricket: Aston Rowant ease to victory
Wesley Morrick was another century-maker with 102 in Aston Rowant's five-wicket win over Great & Little Tew. Chasing Tew's 226-7, Rowant found themselves in dire straits at 6-2. But Morrick steered them out of trouble and, with David Brooks making
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JUNE 7: RAF lecture
The University of the Third Age will meet in Witney's Langdale Hall on Thursday, June 7, from 2pm to hear a talk about the RAF Red Arrows flying team.
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JUNE 18: Age Concern meet
The annual meeting of Carterton's branch of Age Concern will be held in the charity's building next to Edith Moorhouse School on June 18 at 7.30pm.
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Real ale fans raise glasses at festival
Lovers of real ale had an enjoyable time at the fifth annual beer festival in Standlake on Saturday. As well as a selection of more than 20 real ales, the Civil War renactment society The Sealed Knot set up a camp and performed a drill display. Other
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Meccano inventor's grand-daughter opens show
A bank Holiday exhibition celebrating 100 years of Meccano was officially opened by Michaela Hopkinson, grand-daughter of the inventor of the construction toy and Hornby trains. Mrs Hopkinson, 70, said she grew up with Meccano but confessed: "My main
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Grant for playbus
A local charity is getting into the spirit of spring with a boost from the Lloyds TSB Foundation. The £7,778 donation to the Oxfordshire Playbus is one of 80 grants handed out in the south-east. Its converted double decker provides local children with
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Work by community heroes recognised
Eight of Oxford's unsung heroes were rewarded for their voluntary work in the community by the city council. One of Lord Mayor Maureen Christian's last official engagements in her post was to present the Certificates of Honour. Sally Bainbridge, Barbara
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Cricket - Div 3: Veteran Robin called to the bar!
Veteran seamer Robin Newman helped swell Abingdon Vale's bar profits by ensuring an early end to Bletchley 2nd's innings. He took 5-12, including a hat-trick, as the visitors were shot out for just 33 in the 22nd over. Vale then rubbed salt into Bletchley's
