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Proposal to alter Regal
Sports and social groups in Wallingford may lose out if the community hall they use is turned into a 'water discovery centre'. The Regal Centre is used for community activities, including badminton, roller-skating, line-dancing, bowls, table-tennis, Women's
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Golf: BB&O book play-off spot
Berks, Bucks & Oxon will be playing off for the Daily Telegraph Salver after clinching the North of the Thames League title with victory over Essex at Stoke Park. The tense 7-5 success means that the BB&O will now meet the South League winners
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Golf: Centenary marked by Oxford Ladies
Oxford Ladies celebrated their centenary with a busy week of events at Southfield, culminating in a gala dinner. The top competition of the week was the gala team event with prizes for the men's, women's and mixed combin- ation. OXFORD CITY CENTENARY
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Speedway: Channel switch blow for armchair fans
The Sky Sports bosses have done themselves no favours in the fans' eyes by switching four meetings, including two Grand Prix rounds, to Sky Sports Extra. Supporters who have access to Sky Sports through a cable TV company or ITV digital are not able to
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Golf: Scores
Latest local Oxfordshire golf club scores FRILFORD HEATH Ladies Monthly Stableford (Green Course) - Silver Div: 1 J Lees 43pts, 2 J Binning 42, 3 P Dale 39. Bronze Div: 1 B Baden 45, 2 M Bence 41 (cb), 3 C Maunsell 41. Ladies Skelton Salver (Blue Course
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Speedway: Cheetahs homing in on title triumph
The fat lady may not have started singing yet, but she is warming up the vocal chords, after JT/Fox Oxford Cheetahs stretched their unbeaten run at Sandy Lane to 16 meetings against Peterborough last night to maintain their superiority at the top of the
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Bicester in bloom
Judges dodged torrential rain when they toured Bicester to assess the town's blooms. Wherever judges Peter Holman, left, and Bob Sweet went to look at floral hanging baskets, specially designed roundabouts and other displays they met rain yesterday. Carol
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Late delivery
Mothers and their children breathed a sigh of relief on Tuesday after a parcel, which they had been told they would not see until September, was delivered, allowing craft sessions to go ahead. About 90 children at the week-long playscheme at Kings Meadow
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Speedway: Cheetahs homing in on title triumph
The fat lady may not have started singing yet, but she is warming up the vocal chords, after JT/Fox Oxford Cheetahs stretched their unbeaten run at Sandy Lane to 16 meetings against Peterborough last night to maintain their superiority at the top of the
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Villagers fear rat-run drivers
Residents fear drivers will ignore temporary diversions during major roadworks, and use narrow village lanes as rat runs. Oxfordshire County Council plans to close a stretch of the A417, between Upton and Blewbury, near Didcot, for seven weeks from September
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Mobiles roll in for campaign
A campaign launched by the Oxford Mail to raise funds for a children's accident and emergency centre at the John Radcliffe Hospital has got off to a flying start. Readers have been handing in their old mobile phones at recycling points across the county
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Man guilty of indecent assault
A man caught on CCTV indecently assaulting a drunk reveller as she sat slumped on steps in Oxford is facing jail. The 29-year-old woman had drunk so much alcohol she had no recollection of the attack. Hodcarrier Derek Tesarek, of Walton Crescent, Jericho
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Late delivery
Mothers and their children breathed a sigh of relief on Tuesday after a parcel, which they had been told they would not see until September, was delivered, allowing craft sessions to go ahead. About 90 children at the week-long playscheme at Kings Meadow
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Too late for Lexus
If you haven't yet placed an order, it's too late to buy the £50,850 Lexus SC430 this year. The allocation of 250 for the UK has been sold, says Toyota's luxury car arm. The new model has a 4.3-litre, 282bhp engine and an electrically retractable aluminium
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Family flees fire
Three people were saved by a smoke detector following a fire at a house in Broughton, near Banbury, last night. The device, which had had a new battery fitted only last weekend, alerted the occupants of the property in Main Road when an electric grill
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British prices still highest in Europe
New car prices in Britain remain the highest in Europe, according to the latest EU report comparing lists in different countries. It shows UK motorists pay up to 82 per cent more than their counterparts on the Continent. The sharpest contrast is with
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Devoted to road safety
A group of driving enthusiasts aims to improve standards of driving in Oxfordshire. The Oxford Group of Advanced Motorists, which is affiliated to the Institute of Advanced Motorists, has a new forward-looking image and has elected Harold Metcalf as the
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Football: Wright predicts tough opener for U's
Oxford United manager Mark Wright believes Saturday's first Division 3 fixture against Rochdale is as tough an opener as they could have got. But he says his team will do well if they can reproduce what they showed against Crystal Palace. As work continues
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Golf: Scores
Latest local Oxfordshire golf club scores FRILFORD HEATH Ladies Monthly Stableford (Green Course) - Silver Div: 1 J Lees 43pts, 2 J Binning 42, 3 P Dale 39. Bronze Div: 1 B Baden 45, 2 M Bence 41 (cb), 3 C Maunsell 41. Ladies Skelton Salver (Blue Course
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Rough sleepers prefer Oxford's streets
Oxford provides a level of service for homeless people far exceeding that offered by other cities, according to the city's rough sleeper's unit officer, Stephen Merauld. While that may be good for the rough sleepers, it also means homeless people travel
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Holiday tips to care-free riding abroad
Oxfordshire holidaymakers should take great care when hiring a motorbike abroad, a leading travel insurance provider has warned. Primary Direct points to its previous claims experience as evidence that this can be an area fraught with risk. Motorcycle
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Free recital
Oxford musicians violinist Andrea Hallam and pianist Brian Hitch are giving a free recital at the town hall on October 13 for Vale House, a nursing home for people with Alzheimer's Disease and for the Oxfordshire branch of the Alzheimers Society. Tickets
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Duomake their mark in horse world
Businesswomen Mary Awre and Claire Howard are putting horse theft on thin ice with their freeze mark of distinction. Mary and Claire are experts in horse security, specialising in visibly identifying horses using a technique known as "freezemarking",
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Waterstone's future unknown
Record group HMV Media said it was seeing evidence of a "sustained recovery" at its Waterstone's bookshops - but kept mum about whether the chain would be sold. Its stores in Oxford and 200 other towns, which faced a tough year last year, saw like-for-like
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Environmental laws boost group's profits
Britain's only publicly quoted environmental consultancy has increased its pre-tax half-year profits by 44 per cent to £6.45m, up from £4.49m last year. RPS Group, based at Milton Park, Abingdon, also increased turnover to £36m for the half-year ending
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Riders urged to be more visible
Horse riders are being encouraged to wear high-visibility clothing as part of a campaign to cut road deaths. Thames Valley Police said wearing fluorescent and reflective clothing can give motorists an extra three seconds' notice that a horse and rider
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Father 'texts' goodbye message
An Oxford man sent his daughter a text message saying goodbye before he gassed himself in his car, an inquest heard. Mr Rodney Allen, 49, a carer of Burchester Avenue in Barton, Oxford, was found dead in his Montego estate car at 3.30pm on February 15
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Time to hang up his wings
A veteran RAF flier is about to retire after 50 years in uniform. Sqn Ldr Mike Neil, 68 from Drayton, near Abingdon, started as an Air Training Corps cadet in the late 1940s. He is finally bowing out after an outstanding career, both as a serving officer
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New homes on dairy site
Plans to build 103 houses on the site of a disused dairy have been described as good news for house-hunters. The proposal by Berkeley Homes would involve the construction of homes "for every income and age group" on the former Yoplait site at Elms Farm
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Villagers fear rat-run drivers
Residents fear drivers will ignore temporary diversions during major roadworks, and use narrow village lanes as rat runs. Oxfordshire County Council plans to close a stretch of the A417, between Upton and Blewbury, near Didcot, for seven weeks from September
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Flowers mask parking signs
Hanging baskets adorning a town centre cost motorist Stuart Hunt a £30 parking ticket. He parked his Nissan Almera car in lower Broadway, Didcot, and returned to fined a fixed penalty notice attached to his windscreen. Mr Hunt, 25, a car mechanic, of
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Man guilty of indecent assault
A man caught on CCTV indecently assaulting a drunk reveller as she sat slumped on steps in Oxford is facing jail. The 29-year-old woman had drunk so much alcohol she had no recollection of the attack. Hodcarrier Derek Tesarek, of Walton Crescent, Jericho
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Traffic affects trade
Businesses along Botley Road, Oxford, are resigned to fluctuations in trade caused by the lengthy roadworks outside their doors. Joe Devlin estimated trade is down by about £300 to £350 a day. Mr Devlin, who has run Eggs Eggsetera for 14 years, said lack
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Father 'texts' goodbye message
An Oxford man sent his daughter a text message saying goodbye before he gassed himself in his car, an inquest heard. Mr Rodney Allen, 49, a carer of Burchester Avenue in Barton, Oxford, was found dead in his Montego estate car at 3.30pm on February 15
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OTS blamed for closure
The chairman of Oxford's Covered Market Traders' Association is closing his family bag shop and reopening as a barber because he claims trade has been damaged by the Oxford Transport Strategy. Alan Lester, pictured left, said takings were down at Delcoys
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Dancing away...
Children rounded off the first week of a summer holiday activities scheme in Wallingford with a fancy-dress disco. After spending the morning doing arts and crafts then swimming at the nearby Riverside Park open-air pool, the children, pictured right,
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City tops rough sleepers league
The number of people sleeping rough in Oxford is exceeding levels in other cities as word spreads of the excellent service here, according to an expert. A local worker for the homeless claimed other cities actually advise homeless people to go to Oxford
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City tops rough sleepers league
The number of people sleeping rough in Oxford is exceeding levels in other cities as word spreads of the excellent service here, according to an expert. A local worker for the homeless claimed other cities actually advise homeless people to go to Oxford
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Time to hang up his wings
A veteran RAF flier is about to retire after 50 years in uniform. Sqn Ldr Mike Neil, 68 from Drayton, near Abingdon, started as an Air Training Corps cadet in the late 1940s. He is finally bowing out after an outstanding career, both as a serving officer
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School fells trees to improve road safety
A girls' school has won planning permission to fell 26 trees to make way for new coach and car parking areas, despite protests. Plans to fell the trees have angered residents living near St Helen and St Katharine's School in Faringdon Road, Abingdon.
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Bowls: Bold Banbury book spot in national final
Banbury Borough BC won the area final of the prestigious EBA National Club Two Fours competition at the Bert Keech Club in York to reach the last four in the country. In their morning game, Borough faced Shepshed Town from Leicestershire and the rinks
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Bowls: Woodstock roasted by hot Chestnuts
Banbury Chestnuts jumped back to the top of Division 2 in the Kennington Bowls Specialists Oxford & District League, beating Woodstock comfortably and condemning them to relegation. The result leaves the Banbury side needing just two points at home
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Butterfly walk
Members of the Oxford Meads Wildlife Group are being taken on a local walk organised by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust on Saturday, August 18, to study downland butterflies. More information from Judy Webb on 01865 377487
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New homes on dairy site
Plans to build 103 houses on the site of a disused dairy have been described as good news for house-hunters. The proposal by Berkeley Homes would involve the construction of homes "for every income and age group" on the former Yoplait site at Elms Farm
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Football: Launton fall to champs
Launton A put up a battling performance before bowing out to eventual winners Kidderminster in the Judy Fry Memorial Trophy, staged by Launton Ladies. The host club won six matches in a row before coming up against Kidderminster in a cracking semi-final
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Bowls: Bold Banbury book spot in national final
Banbury Borough BC won the area final of the prestigious EBA National Club Two Fours competition at the Bert Keech Club in York to reach the last four in the country. In their morning game, Borough faced Shepshed Town from Leicestershire and the rinks
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Golf: Glass shines for a clear-cut triumph
Adam Glass, of Reading GC, defied heavy rain to score brilliantly and win the gross competition at the Waterstock Junior Classic. Glass's superb three-under-par 70 enabled him to be entered for the Daily Telegraph National Competition after he finished
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Bowls: Woodstock roasted by hot Chestnuts
Banbury Chestnuts jumped back to the top of Division 2 in the Kennington Bowls Specialists Oxford & District League, beating Woodstock comfortably and condemning them to relegation. The result leaves the Banbury side needing just two points at home
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Car fan killed in lorry crash
A car enthusiast died in a road accident after taking a friend home. Paul Marlow, 28, had spent the evening of Friday, August 3repairing a car in a barn at his home, Little Wretchwick Farm, London Road, Bicester. His father, John, said: "He drove his
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Cricket: Scores
Latest local Oxfordshire cricket scorecards - August 9, 2001 *Cherwell Div 8: Bicester & North Oxford 3rd bt Kidlington 3rd by 8 wkts KIDLINGTON 3RD L Savage c & b England...12 P Gubbins b Phipps...4 N Blinco b England...9 K Johnson c England
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Rio for sale
Kia has started sales of the Rio, a 3dr and 5dr range with 1.3 and 1.5-litre engines. It costs from £5,995 and the South Korean manufacturer promises a Ford Focus size car for a Fiesta price.
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Special edition Vauxhall
Vauxhall is limiting to 300 the SE1 special edition of the Astra coupe, sold with 1.8- or 2.2-litre engine, but only in Europa Blue. It includes lower sports suspension and 17-inch alloys.
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Football: Launton fall to champs
Launton A put up a battling performance before bowing out to eventual winners Kidderminster in the Judy Fry Memorial Trophy, staged by Launton Ladies. The host club won six matches in a row before coming up against Kidderminster in a cracking semi-final
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Flowers mask parking signs
Hanging baskets adorning a town centre cost motorist Stuart Hunt a £30 parking ticket. He parked his Nissan Almera car in lower Broadway, Didcot, and returned to fined a fixed penalty notice attached to his windscreen. Mr Hunt, 25, a car mechanic, of
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Community order for thief
A man who stole money from a shop's charity collection has been placed on a community rehabilitation order for a year. David Seager, 27, of Longore, Stonesfield, took £12 from a charity basket on the counter at Harveys Coffee Shop, High Street, Oxford
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Family flees fire
Three people were saved by a smoke detector following a fire at a house in Broughton, near Banbury, last night. The device, which had had a new battery fitted only last weekend, alerted the occupants of the property in Main Road when an electric grill
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Boost for NEC show
A marketing programme to promote the British International Motor Show starts in early September - for an event which opens over a year later on October 24, 2002. This is because only 543,371 people attended last year's show at the NEC, Birmingham, though
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The real stayers
Japanese cars are tops for reliability, according to a major survey by the Consumers' Association. They occupied four of the five top spots in a reliability league table compiled by the association's Which? magazine. At the bottom was the Land Rover Discovery
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Sharper-looking Subaru
Sharper looks, handling and specification are highlights of the 2002 Subaru Legacy and Outback estates which start from £16,750. Already recognised for their space, ride comfort, sporty handling and all-wheel drive security, the revised 2.0, 2.5 and 3.0
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MG set out plans for luxury head-turner
MG Rover is buying the assets of the Italian subsidiary of Qvale Automotive Group - which manufactures the Mangusta sports car - and creating a new luxury high performance sports car. Using the outstanding chassis and engineering of the Qvale project,
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Honda build at plant
Japanese car giant Honda has started to build vehicles at its second UK plant, after it was completed on time. The Swindon plant is the first new car factory to be built in the UK since Toyota opened its site near Derby eight years ago. Workers at the
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In a hi-tech class of its own
BMW has given a glimpse of a new model, which it says is the most technologically advanced it has made. Packed with innovations, the new 7 Series will make its world debut at the Frankfurt International Motorshow in September and will go on sale in the
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Golf: Glass shines for a clear-cut triumph
Adam Glass, of Reading GC, defied heavy rain to score brilliantly and win the gross competition at the Waterstock Junior Classic. Glass's superb three-under-par 70 enabled him to be entered for the Daily Telegraph National Competition after he finished
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Cricket: Scores
Latest local Oxfordshire cricket scorecards - August 9, 2001 *Cherwell Div 8: Bicester & North Oxford 3rd bt Kidlington 3rd by 8 wkts KIDLINGTON 3RD L Savage c & b England...12 P Gubbins b Phipps...4 N Blinco b England...9 K Johnson c England
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The legend is reborn
Harley-Davidson, which lays claim to the title of the world's oldest motorcycle company, is about to launch its most radical machine in the company's 98-year history. The VRSCA V-Rod, the first member of a new family of Harley-Davidson performance cruiser
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The number's up for old-style plates
On 1 September the new vehicle registration mark format for Great Britain will be introduced. The new system will replace the existing one, when the current "Y" prefix expires. The new format will be made up of three elements: A two-letter local identifier
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Search for food critics
A hundred people with an interest in food and eating out are being sought by a new restaurant opening in Oxford. Savannah, due to open in Park End Street in September, wants people to offer their opinions and ideas. In return, they will be welcomed to
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Car fan killed in lorry crash
A car enthusiast died in a road accident after taking a friend home. Paul Marlow, 28, had spent the evening of Friday, August 3repairing a car in a barn at his home, Little Wretchwick Farm, London Road, Bicester. His father, John, said: "He drove his
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OTS blamed for closure
The chairman of Oxford's Covered Market Traders' Association is closing his family bag shop and reopening as a barber because he claims trade has been damaged by the Oxford Transport Strategy. Alan Lester, pictured left, said takings were down at Delcoys
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Marking 30 years' support
A disability group from Oxford is celebrating 30 years of providing disabled people with adventure holidays. The Seven O'clock Club started in 1960 to support parents of children or adults with a learning disability. The club has evolved into a youth
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Reviewer roasts top restaurant
The owners of one of Oxford's top restaurants, La Gousse d'Ail, are enjoying a well-earned break in Bali. But when Jayne and Jonathan Wright return to the Woodstock Road venue on Wednesday, they will find one newspaper review hard to stomach. AA Gill,
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Obituary: Lord noted for humility
Former Oxford don and city councillor Lord Longford, who has died aged 95, was notably absent minded - to the extent that he once shot himself in the foot while in the Home Guard. Towards the end of his life, Lord Longford was known as a campaigner against
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Traffic affects trade
Businesses along Botley Road, Oxford, are resigned to fluctuations in trade caused by the lengthy roadworks outside their doors. Joe Devlin estimated trade is down by about £300 to £350 a day. Mr Devlin, who has run Eggs Eggsetera for 14 years, said lack
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Reviewer roasts top restaurant
The owners of one of Oxford's top restaurants, La Gousse d'Ail, are enjoying a well-earned break in Bali. But when Jayne and Jonathan Wright return to the Woodstock Road venue on Wednesday, they will find one newspaper review hard to stomach. AA Gill,
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Top cats turn up the heat
High-flying JT/Fox Oxford Cheetahs clawed their way past the Panthers to maintain their dominance at the top of the Sky Sports Elite League with a superb 53-37victory at Oxford Stadium last night. The fact that Poole also won, beating Coventry, prompted
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Vintage aircraft spread their wings
An RAF memorial Spitfire will feature in the grand finale of the first Abingdon Fayre on Sunday, August 12 when the airfield at Dalton Barracks re-opens for a day. The Spitfire, which played a pivotal role in the Battle of Britain during World War Two
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Reviewer roasts top restaurant
The owners of one of Oxford's top restaurants, La Gousse d'Ail, are enjoying a well-earned break in Bali. But when Jayne and Jonathan Wright return to the Woodstock Road venue on Wednesday, they will find one newspaper review hard to stomach. AA Gill,
