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Football: Tassell signs
Abingdon United have signed Paul Tassell (Oxford City) and Alex Deadman (Didcot Town), but talented young striker Tom Larman has returned to Milton United.
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Football: Abingdon seeking to climb ladder
Abingdon Town have an extra incentive to go for promotion as they kick off a new campaign in Ryman League Division 3 at Hornchurch tomorrow. League restructuring for the 2002-2003 campaign will see Division 1, Division 2 and the top six from Division
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Rover worker's £168,000 payout
Former car workers who have contracted bladder cancer have been urged to come forward after MG Rover paid out £168,000 to a victim. The money was awarded to Brian Odell, 64, after he developed the disease, which he claimed was caused by contact with mineral
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Man found in lay-by
A man was found lying in a lay-by off the A34 in Oxfordshire with serious multiple injures after apparently being the victim of a hit-and-run. The 25-year-old, who has not regained consciousness, was spotted by passing motorists. Police were called to
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Post stresses students
There was a mixture of pleasure and pain for pupils receiving their A-level results in Didcot. While many were celebrating the best results in 18 years, stress levels at Didcot sixth forms soared when exam results failed to arrive. Chris Bryan, head teacher
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Critics hit at store plans debate
Critics of Waitrose's planned superstore in Wallingford say town councillors have failed to object strongly enough to the scheme. Councillors debated the supermarket's latest designs for a 42,000sq ft store on Monday. The meeting was held to review the
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Football: Clanfield play Winterbourne
Clanfield entertain league newcomers Winterbourne United. After a good pre-season Clanfield have been decimated by injury and unavailability. Saturday's squad: Clanfield (v Winterbourne Utd, home): from Ward, Lock, Holt, Bell, Brazier, Osborne, R Pratley
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Football: Wantage snap up new signings
Wantage Town include new signings Lee and Jamie Newport in their opener against Shortwood United at Alfredian Park. They have also snapped up Paul Baker, Mike Kimber, Martin Bradshaw and Chris Pettis. Saturday's squad: Wantage Tn (v Shortwood Utd, home
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Thames zander pose no threat
It appears that zander have found their way into the Thames. The Environment Agency have revealed that a three-inch zander was discovered when a fish survey demonstration was carried out for primary school teachers on Teddington Lock Island, near London
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Football: Thame aim for third time lucky
Thame United seek to banish the memories of two successive promotion heartbreaks in Ryman League Division 1 by making it third time lucky this time. Andy Sinnott's side missed out in the last game two years ago and then suffered a dramatic collapse last
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Football: New boys give City a booster
New recruits Stuart Nelson and Stuart Riddle have given Oxford City an unexpected boost as they open a new campaign in Ryman League Division 1 at relegated Carshalton Athletic tomorrow. The pair are a spin-off of City No 2 Mickey Lewis's coaching and
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Cycling: Heal to feature in National race
Rachel Heal will carry the main local hopes in the the National Women's Road Race being held on the Bucks-Oxfordshire border tomorrow. The Oxford-based Heal (WCPP) is expected to feature strongly, following her win the Clieve's Hill road race last weekend
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Open verdict recorded
A 31-year-old man with a history of heart problems collapsed and died at a family party, an inquest heard yesterday. Darren Wake saw a cardiologist in 1998 after suffering palpitations and was told he had an irregular heartbeat which he would have to
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Cricket: Fixtures - August 18-21
All the weeks' cricket fixtures involving Oxfordshire sides HOME COUNTIES PREMIER LEAGUE Div 1: Basingstoke v Banbury, Bicester & N Oxford v Slough. Div 2 West: Tring Park v Oxford THE OXFORD TIMES CHERWELL LEAGUE Div 1: Banbury Twenty v Challow &
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Tennis: Woodstock A face the drop
Woodstock Ladies A are relegated to Division 2 of the Wilson Inter-Club League 3-Pair League after a narrow 5-4 defeat at the hands of Abingdon. The relegation could now pave the way for their B team to replace them in the top flight. Lucy Collinson and
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Backers fund bus link study
A guided bus system linking Oxford, park and ride car parks and other towns in the county has been given three major boosts. A feasibility study into proposals for a bus route entering the city alongside the railway line has reported that a £30m scheme
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Football: Abingdon seeking to climb ladder
Abingdon Town have an extra incentive to go for promotion as they kick off a new campaign in Ryman League Division 3 at Hornchurch tomorrow. League restructuring for the 2002-2003 campaign will see Division 1, Division 2 and the top six from Division
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Cricket: Shipton bid hit by Garner blow
Former Oxfordshire captain Phil Garner will miss the rest of Shipton-under-Wychwood's bid for the Division 1 title. Garner faces a knee operation and so is absent from the leaders' match against Oxford Downs at Standlake tomorrow. Phil Garner and Jerry
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Cricket: Oxfordshire below strength for last game
Oxfordshire will be fielding a far from full strength side for their final Minor Counties Championship match of the season against Herefordshire at Banbury, starting on Sunday. Trouble getting time off work has ruled out batsmen Keith Mustow and Charlie
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Cricket: Fixtures - August 18-21
All the weeks' cricket fixtures involving Oxfordshire sides HOME COUNTIES PREMIER LEAGUE Div 1: Basingstoke v Banbury, Bicester & N Oxford v Slough. Div 2 West: Tring Park v Oxford THE OXFORD TIMES CHERWELL LEAGUE Div 1: Banbury Twenty v Challow &
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Oxford gig guide
Weekly guide to live music events and gigs in and around Oxford - August 17- 23 Friday, August 17 Cricketers Arms, Iffley Road, Oxford: Derrin Nauendorf. Aussie blues. 8.30pm. 01865 726264. Swan, Eynsham: Dirty Earth Band. Rock covers. 8pm. Zodiac, Cowley
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Adoption claims denied
Social services managers in Oxfordshire have denied accusations that they have put babies up for adoption without adequate grounds. Oxford-based pressure group, The Association For Improvements In Maternity Services (AIMS), said Government targets on
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News blackout for Murdoch wedding
The media wedding of the year was taking place at Blenheim Palace today amid a news blackout imposed by the bride's father publishing tycoon Rupert Murdoch. Details of the marriage between Elisabeth Murdoch and Matthew Freud have been kept strictly under
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Planners see red
A man who painted his home bright purple without permission has upset council planners. Lorry driver Momcilo Djujic painted his cottage, a listed building on the corner of Launton Road and London Road, Bicester, bright purple with black trim and white
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Appeal as pool closes yet again
Poolside staff are appealing for swimmers to stick to health and safety procedures after a third incident of faeces floating at Hinksey Pool in Oxford. A child who was unwell defecated in the pool on Tuesday, forcing the popular leisure area to shut while
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Boy, 15, on rape charge
A 15-year-old boy has appeared before Oxford magistrates charged with the kidnap and rape of a six-year-old boy. The youth, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, is also alleged to have wounded the boy with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
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Teen club night hits the town
A club night for teenagers is coming to the Park End venue in Oxford. The event is called UKCLUBCULTURE and has the motto "Clubbing for the Younger Generation". The first to hit Oxford takes place at the Park End Street club on Tuesday from 7pm to 11pm
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Poet is family's third to be honoured
Oxford poet Anne Barbara Ridler followed in her family's footsteps when she was presented with an OBE. Mrs Ridler, 89, was given the medal for services to literature by Hugo Brunner, the Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire, at her home in Stanley Road, east
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Faulty equipment delays tonsil ops
Faulty surgical equipment has forced surgeons to cancel 15 operations in one week. The patients were all to have their tonsils removed at the Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford, but new disposable apparatus caused some people to vomit while on the operating
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Research halted into role of drug
Scientists at Oxford University have been forced to suspend diabetes research after the worldwide withdrawal of a drug used in the study. Staff at the Diabetes Trials Unit, based at the Radcliffe Infirmary, were using Baycol, a cholesterol-lowering drug
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Joy as BBC axes 'unfair' Top Gear
County council officers are celebrating after BBC bosses axed Top Gear - the motoring programme that ridiculed the Oxford Transport Strategy. When the OTS feature was screened last year, it suggested that the strategy had transformed Oxford into "a city
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Thomas out to prove a point
Oxford United's former Swansea hero Martin Thomas is itching to run out at his old club tomorrow - to prove they should never have let him go. The 27-year-old midfielder is the U's new captain, for the time being at least, after joining in the summer
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Football: Thame aim for third time lucky
Thame United seek to banish the memories of two successive promotion heartbreaks in Ryman League Division 1 by making it third time lucky this time. Andy Sinnott's side missed out in the last game two years ago and then suffered a dramatic collapse last
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Preview: Elder Stubbs tenth Annual Festival Opposite Florence Park, Rymers Lane, Cowley, Oxford
The Tenth Annual Elder Stubbs Festival features regular participant Hawkwind's Huw Lloyd-Langton, Some Dog punk band, 'Elvis' and local bands Flashback and Bodidharma Blues Band. The Dome in the Woods will house the Spotlight open mike stage, writes Chris
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High performance car
Comedian Benji Ming will be driving his audiences round in circles when he takes his show to the Edinburgh Festival next week. The Oxford-based entertainer will use his Smart car as the venue and will drive people around the city while performing. Mr
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Milk lovers could lose their bottle
Shoppers in Oxfordshire are being asked to try new plastic pouches that could replace the traditional milk bottle. Supermarkets in Heyford Hill, Kidlington, Banbury and Witney are stocking up with the environmentally friendly containers. Steve Twomey,
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Faulty equipment delays tonsil ops
Faulty surgical equipment has forced surgeons to cancel 15 operations in one week. The patients were all to have their tonsils removed at the Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford, but new disposable apparatus caused some people to vomit while on the operating
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Backers fund bus link study
A guided bus system linking Oxford, park and ride car parks and other towns in the county has been given three major boosts. A feasibility study into proposals for a bus route entering the city alongside the railway line has reported that a £30m scheme
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Recognition of disabled people
The Abingdon branch of the Nationwide Building Society has been nominated in a national awards scheme recognising the facilities of organisations which best meet the needs of disabled people. The public nominated a total of 29 Nationwide branches for
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All schools celebrate as standards hit new high
The waiting is finally over for the thousands of Oxfordshire students expecting A-level results this week. This year, provisional figures released by the Joint Council for General Qualifications showed the pass rate rose for the 18th year running - by
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Legion flag to be flown
The Royal British Legion's special Remembrance flag and not the Union Flag will be flown on Wallingford Town Hall on Remembrance Sunday this year because the day will fall on November 11.
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Cricket: Wedding bells leave team short
The peel of wedding bells leaves Banbury without two first-choice players for their trip to Basingstoke, as proilfic opener Craig Haupt is attending the marriage of his nephew Mark Rorich. Haupt's absence allows for the return of skipper Neil Megson,
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Football: Banbury bid to keep building
Banbury United will be looking to consolidate after last season's successful return to the Dr Martens League. Kevin Brock's side, who open the new campaign at home to Eastbourne Borough tomorrow, finished 13th in the Eastern Division last term after making
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Drug case adjourned
A couple charged with drug dealing have had their case adjourned for two weeks. Colin and Sarah Parrott, of Eynsham Road, Cassington, were remanded on conditional bail by Oxford magistrates yesterday on charges of possessing cannabis with intent to supply
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News blackout for Murdoch wedding
The media wedding of the year was taking place at Blenheim Palace today amid a news blackout imposed by the bride's father publishing tycoon Rupert Murdoch. Details of the marriage between Elisabeth Murdoch and Matthew Freud have been kept strictly under
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Stadium tour for winners
Young football fans have been given a look behind the scenes at Oxford United's new Kassam Stadium. Pupils from Millbrook Primary School in Grove and Wychwood Primary School in Milton-under- Wychwood, were shown around the £15m stadium after scooping
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Protesters target lab
Animal rights activists were outnumbered by police during a day of action outside a village laboratory. About five protesters from the pressure group Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC) held a noisy demonstration at the offices of Dow AgroSciences in
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Cricket: Oxfordshire below strength for last game
Oxfordshire will be fielding a far from full strength side for their final Minor Counties Championship match of the season against Herefordshire at Banbury, starting on Sunday. Trouble getting time off work has ruled out batsmen Keith Mustow and Charlie
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Cricket: Bicester battle on as Davison departs
Bicester & North Oxford must do without star man Rod Davison for the rest of the season after the Aussie ace returned to Sydney to start a new job. Davison is the Home Counties Premier League Division 1 top run-scorer, and will be a hard man to replace
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Tennis: Woodstock A face the drop
Woodstock Ladies A are relegated to Division 2 of the Wilson Inter-Club League 3-Pair League after a narrow 5-4 defeat at the hands of Abingdon. The relegation could now pave the way for their B team to replace them in the top flight. Lucy Collinson and
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Rivalry comes to a head in contest
Bicester has been pipped by rivals Banbury in a regional round of the Britain in Bloom competition. The town was the runner-up to Banbury in the large town category of the Thames and Chilterns region. But it did win two other awards. Garth Park won the
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Football: Fixture list
All football fixtures involving Oxfordshire sides - August 18-22 Saturday, August 18: NATIONWIDE LEAGUE Div 3: Swansea v Oxford Utd. RYMAN LEAGUE Div 1: Carshalton Ath v Oxford C, Thame Utd v Ford Utd. Div 3: Hornchurch v Abingdon Tn DR MARTENS LEAGUE
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Planners see red
A man who painted his home bright purple without permission has upset council planners. Lorry driver Momcilo Djujic painted his cottage, a listed building on the corner of Launton Road and London Road, Bicester, bright purple with black trim and white
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Football: Cherry Red Records Hellenic League - new season preview
North Leigh boss Mark Gee has set his sights on a top-three finish in the Premier Division. With the exception of new signing Gary Murphy, who returns from honeymoon next Monday, Gee has a full squad to pick from for tomorrow's curtain-raiser. Didcot
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Football: Oxford teams - New season preview
Kidlington's summer signings Russell Sanders and Tony Cowles are both injured, but David Couling is in contention after missing a large part of last season. Headington Amateurs kick off with a trip to Ross Town. They have brought in Russell Webb (Oxford
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Football: New boys give City a booster
New recruits Stuart Nelson and Stuart Riddle have given Oxford City an unexpected boost as they open a new campaign in Ryman League Division 1 at relegated Carshalton Athletic tomorrow. The pair are a spin-off of City No 2 Mickey Lewis's coaching and
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Cricket: Bicester battle on as Davison departs
Bicester & North Oxford must do without star man Rod Davison for the rest of the season after the Aussie ace returned to Sydney to start a new job. Davison is the Home Counties Premier League Division 1 top run-scorer, and will be a hard man to replace
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Football: All change at Wallingford
AFC Wallingford have a new look for their Combined Counties League Premier Division opener at Chessington and Hook tomorrow. Ian Concannon and George Friel have moved on, Robin Antonowicz is abroad, while Dean Wilkinson and Bradley Ward are also missing
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Football: Bicester and Ardley - new season preview
Bicester Town have added Milton United pair Alex Lynch and Lewis Maciak, but have lost Adrian Field (Abingdon Town), Des O'Connor (Carterton) and Stuart Blaik (Buckingham Town). In Division 1 West, Ardley United manager Paul Spittle has appointed Brian
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Cricket: Bicester battle on as Davison departs
Bicester & North Oxford must do without star man Rod Davison for the rest of the season after the Aussie ace returned to Sydney to start a new job. Davison is the Home Counties Premier League Division 1 top run-scorer, and will be a hard man to replace
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Flab fight raises £3,000
Staff at a Didcot supermarket raised nearly £3,000 for cancer research after a colleague fell victim to breast cancer. Forty staff at Tesco pledged to take part in a sponsored slim. Three dropped out, but the rest lost a total of 380lb. They handed over
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All schools celebrate as standards hit new high
The waiting is finally over for the thousands of Oxfordshire students expecting A-level results this week. This year, provisional figures released by the Joint Council for General Qualifications showed the pass rate rose for the 18th year running - by
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Stadium tour for winners
Young football fans have been given a look behind the scenes at Oxford United's new Kassam Stadium. Pupils from Millbrook Primary School in Grove and Wychwood Primary School in Milton-under- Wychwood, were shown around the £15m stadium after scooping
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Research halted into role of drug
Scientists at Oxford University have been forced to suspend diabetes research after the worldwide withdrawal of a drug used in the study. Staff at the Diabetes Trials Unit, based at the Radcliffe Infirmary, were using Baycol, a cholesterol-lowering drug
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Boy, 15, on rape charge
A 15-year-old boy has appeared before Oxford magistrates charged with the kidnap and rape of a six-year-old boy. The youth, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, is also alleged to have wounded the boy with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
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Man found in lay-by
A man was found lying in a lay-by off the A34 in Oxfordshire with serious multiple injures after apparently being the victim of a hit-and-run. The 25-year-old, who has not regained consciousness, was spotted by passing motorists. Police were called to
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High performance car
Comedian Benji Ming will be driving his audiences round in circles when he takes his show to the Edinburgh Festival next week. The Oxford-based entertainer will use his Smart car as the venue and will drive people around the city while performing. Mr
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Protesters target lab
Animal rights activists were outnumbered by police during a day of action outside a village laboratory. About five protesters from the pressure group Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC) held a noisy demonstration at the offices of Dow AgroSciences in
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Rivalry comes to a head in contest
Bicester has been pipped by rivals Banbury in a regional round of the Britain in Bloom competition. The town was the runner-up to Banbury in the large town category of the Thames and Chilterns region. But it did win two other awards. Garth Park won the
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Darts aid
A sponsored darts marathon at the Elephant and Castle in Grimsbury near Banbury, has raised £280 for a group of adults with learning disabilities. The HFT Link Group, which meets on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at the Mill centre in Spiceball Park
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Rivalry comes to a head in contest
Bicester has been pipped by rivals Banbury in a regional round of the Britain in Bloom competition. The town was the runner-up to Banbury in the large town category of the Thames and Chilterns region. But it did win two other awards. Garth Park won the
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Battle over remedies for cancer
A terminally ill cancer patient who claims natural remedies keep her healthy is fighting a decision to ban the medicines on the NHS. Jette Wilkinson, right, of Horley, near Banbury, believes homeopathic injections and tablets stem the progress of her
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'Listeners' jam radio station phone lines
The switchboard of the company behind Banbury FM has been jammed with callers after the Oxford Mail reported that the town may get its own radio station. Hundreds of people wanted details of plans for round-the-clock broadcasting from the town. The station
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Preview: Music for their Majesties at Christ Church, Oxford - August 18 and 25
The trumpet will sound once again at Christ Church Cathedral as La Rejouissance takes up its third August residency to present popular baroque music by candlelight. This year the group presents Music for their Majesties, a selection of baroque pieces
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Preview: Coffee concert - August 19
The Oxford Coffee Concerts continue with Gina McCormack, on violin, and Rebecca Holt (piano) at 11.15am on Sunday, August 19 at the Holywell Music Room. They will be playing sonatas by Mozart, Debussy and Brahms. A cup of coffee, at the nearby King's
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Preview: Modern classics at Blenheim Palace - August 24
Blenheim Palace is the venue for a firework and light extravaganza on Friday, August 24. The evening begins with a selection of modern classics and several of the Beatles numbers. The Performing Arts Symphony Orchestra then take over with contrasting
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Stadium tour for winners
Young football fans have been given a look behind the scenes at Oxford United's new Kassam Stadium. Pupils from Millbrook Primary School in Grove and Wychwood Primary School in Milton-under- Wychwood, were shown around the £15m stadium after scooping
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Football: All change at Wallingford
AFC Wallingford have a new look for their Combined Counties League Premier Division opener at Chessington and Hook tomorrow. Ian Concannon and George Friel have moved on, Robin Antonowicz is abroad, while Dean Wilkinson and Bradley Ward are also missing
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Cricket: Shipton bid hit by Garner blow
Former Oxfordshire captain Phil Garner will miss the rest of Shipton-under-Wychwood's bid for the Division 1 title. Garner faces a knee operation and so is absent from the leaders' match against Oxford Downs at Standlake tomorrow. Phil Garner and Jerry
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Football: Banbury bid to keep building
Banbury United will be looking to consolidate after last season's successful return to the Dr Martens League. Kevin Brock's side, who open the new campaign at home to Eastbourne Borough tomorrow, finished 13th in the Eastern Division last term after making
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Football: Fixture list
All football fixtures involving Oxfordshire sides - August 18-22 Saturday, August 18: NATIONWIDE LEAGUE Div 3: Swansea v Oxford Utd. RYMAN LEAGUE Div 1: Carshalton Ath v Oxford C, Thame Utd v Ford Utd. Div 3: Hornchurch v Abingdon Tn DR MARTENS LEAGUE
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Live review: Relish at Po Na Na Club, Magdalen Street, Oxford, August 16
"Come on," said vocalist and guitarist Ken Papenfus, "Show some respect for the band." But to the fired-up crowd at Oxford's Po Na Na Club, the request was unnecessary, writes Tim Hughes. Relish's singer/songwriter looked strangely at home among the mock-Moroccan
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Live review: Bulldog Bash at Long Marston Airfield, Stratford, August 10-11
Take 25,000 bikers and rockers, add an unlimited supply of alcohol, throw in some of the best rock bands in the business, thousands of high-performance motorbikes, put the Hell's Angels in charge, and what do you get? The answer: probably the best festival
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Open verdict recorded
A 31-year-old man with a history of heart problems collapsed and died at a family party, an inquest heard yesterday. Darren Wake saw a cardiologist in 1998 after suffering palpitations and was told he had an irregular heartbeat which he would have to
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Shortage of staff hits fire response
Fire engine response times to emergency calls in the Deddington area could be delayed because of a shortage of part-time firefighters. John Lloyd, fire station manager at Banbury, who is responsible for stations at Deddington and Hook Norton, said recruiting
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'Casualty at JR is pure hell'
An NHS watchdog member has dubbed Oxford's casualty unit as "pure hell" days after a visit from health improvement inspectors. Linda Watson, Oxfordshire Community Health Council's chief executive, said redevelopment work at the unit at the John Radcliffe
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Man stole from neighbour
A man is awaiting sentence after admitting burgling a neighbour's home. Marc Gale, 28, of Walton Street, Oxford, admitted burglary with intent to steal at the address in Mead Walk, Didcot, on March 7, this year, a few doors from where he was living at
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Adoption claims denied
Social services managers in Oxfordshire have denied accusations that they have put babies up for adoption without adequate grounds. Oxford-based pressure group, The Association For Improvements In Maternity Services (AIMS), said Government targets on
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Joy as BBC axes 'unfair' Top Gear
County council officers are celebrating after BBC bosses axed Top Gear - the motoring programme that ridiculed the Oxford Transport Strategy. When the OTS feature was screened last year, it suggested that the strategy had transformed Oxford into "a city
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Football: Carterton lose players
Carterton Town have lost two key men ahead of the new season, with Craig Dore and Robbie Wyatt joining newly-formed Chipping Norton Town.
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Appeal as pool closes yet again
Poolside staff are appealing for swimmers to stick to health and safety procedures after a third incident of faeces floating at Hinksey Pool in Oxford. A child who was unwell defecated in the pool on Tuesday, forcing the popular leisure area to shut while
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Football: North Leigh boss eyes up top-three spot
North Leigh boss Mark Gee has set his sights on a top-three finish in the Premier Division. With the exception of new signing Gary Murphy, who returns from honeymoon next Monday, Gee has a full squad to pick from for tomorrow's curtain-raiser. Saturday's
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Teen club night hits the town
A club night for teenagers is coming to the Park End venue in Oxford. The event is called UKCLUBCULTURE and has the motto "Clubbing for the Younger Generation". The first to hit Oxford takes place at the Park End Street club on Tuesday from 7pm to 11pm
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Multi-talented team
Young actors have spent the week rehearsing and then performing the musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat from scratch. Miles Galloway as Joseph With the help of director Johnny Worthy, the youngsters, aged eight to 16, have spent the week
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Shake-up in council
A decision on which two parties are to run Oxfordshire County Council is imminent. Discussions between Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat groups have been held to decide what should happen next month when the committee system is replaced by a two-party
