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BMW needs 500 more workers
BMW is taking on an extra 500 workers at Cowley to boost production of its award-winning Mini. The car company, which operates two shifts from Monday to Thursday, plans to start weekend working to meet demand for the new model. BMW spokesman Martina Mertes
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'No cover guaranteed for show'
Ambulance service managers in Oxfordshire have denied guaranteeing to provide paramedic cover at a horse and dog show. Organisers of Cholsey and Moulsford Horse and Dog Show claimed Oxfordshire Ambulance Service had agreed to attend the event, then failed
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Golf: Walker holds on at Hadden Hill
Karl Walker held on to win Hadden Hill's Club Championship. Walker kept his lead, despite being pursued all day by Leon Beer and Frank Hoekzema. His excellent rounds of 71and 70 gave him victory margin of five shots. The handicap 36-hole competition was
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Golf: Sally is champ
Sally Stewart, who plays off 14, is the new North Oxford ladies champion after a two round aggregate of 168. She won by four strokes from Judy Brightman. NORTH OXFORD RESULTS Ladies Club Championship: 1 S Stewart 168, 2 J Brightman 172. Nett: 1 M Hannigan
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Golf: Griffiths storms to Witney title
Five-handicapper Paddy Griffiths shot two rounds of 74 to win the Witney Lakes Club Championship. After the first day, which was played in perfect conditions, ten players were in with a chance. However, Griffiths pulled away from the rest on a difficult
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Speedway: Purchase eyes up a treble triumph
Oxford promoter Vanessa Purchase has set her heart on a clean sweep of Elite League honours this year. And, as the other two competitions hot up, who would bet against her? The Craven Shield gets under way next Wednesday when Oxford travel to Poole -
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Golf: Sally is champ
Sally Stewart, who plays off 14, is the new North Oxford ladies champion after a two round aggregate of 168. She won by four strokes from Judy Brightman. NORTH OXFORD RESULTS Ladies Club Championship: 1 S Stewart 168, 2 J Brightman 172. Nett: 1 M Hannigan
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Triathlon: Oxford pair have a mountain to climb
Triathlon has never been an event for the faint-hearted, but for Oxford's Lauren and Tom Rickards, the mountainous terrain of the Snowdonia National Park is no obstacle. The husband-and-wife team, from Oxford, will refuse to be daunted when the Foster-Grant
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Speedway: Cheetahs keep the bubbly on ice
If it were not for a rain-off last Friday against old rivals Coventry, JT/Fox Oxford Cheetahs could now be parading the Sky Sports Elite League trophy through the city's streets. The postponement means Cheetahs, who continued their winning ways with victories
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Drivers upset by new pay deal
Supermarket delivery drivers have been told to sign new contracts imposing a pay freeze or face the sack. The row hinges on the scrapping of a pay-for-performance agreement, which has been in operation at Didcot since the Asda warehouse opened five years
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Bowls: Results
Recent results involving Oxfordshire teams REPRESENTATIVE MATCHES Oxfordshire Women's BA 108, Hampshire 130 (Oxford skips first): M Ellis 15, J Kay 16; C Workman 7, B Plumpton 32; I Molyneux 21, A Davis 18; A Bricknell 13, A Flint 31; G Winston 34, J
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School crossings: Parents have their say
A fifth of all Oxfordshire's school crossings are unmanned due to a chronic shortage of patrol staff. Nigel Hanson spoke to four mothers taking their children to Church Cowley School in Cowley, where parents say there is a desperate need for someone to
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School crossings: Life with a lollipop
A fifth of all Oxfordshire's school crossings are unmanned due to a chronic shortage of patrol staff. Zahra Akkerhuys spent a morning with a school patrol officer at West Oxford County Primary School . . . WHATEVER the weather, lollipop man Brian Hunt
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Last look at prison
Tourists and Oxford residents will be given an opportunity to look around the city's historic prison site before it is closed to the public and converted into a hotel. In July, Oxford City Council approved an £18m scheme by the Osborne Group to convert
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Unipart to shed 15 per cent of its staff
Car parts giant Unipart is to shed 300 jobs at its Cowley plant - just a month after reporting losses of £111m. Four weeks ago, the company blamed its poor performance on the acquisition of Partco parts company, but insisted the 2,000 jobs at the Cowley
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BMW needs 500 more workers
BMW is taking on an extra 500 workers at Cowley to boost production of its award-winning Mini. The car company, which operates two shifts from Monday to Thursday, plans to start weekend working to meet demand for the new model. BMW spokesman Martina Mertes
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Fan criticises concert safety
A reveller injured at Oxford's Party in the Park after being crushed by the crowd, has criticised safety measures at the event. Karen Foster, 20, of Springhill Road, Begbroke, near Kidlington, took time off work to recover from a badly bruised breast
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Unipart to shed 15 per cent of its staff
Car parts giant Unipart is to shed 300 jobs at its Cowley plant - just a month after reporting losses of £111m. Four weeks ago, the company blamed its poor performance on the acquisition of Partco parts company, but insisted the 2,000 jobs at the Cowley
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Paramedics deny they promised show cover
Ambulance service managers in Oxfordshire have denied guaranteeing to provide paramedic cover at a horse and dog show. Organisers of Cholsey and Moulsford Horse and Dog Show claimed Oxfordshire Ambulance Service had agreed to attend the event, then failed
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Volunteers re-paint sign
A family centre in Oxford is sporting a spruced-up sign after a painting project by Millennium Volunteers. Teenagers Josiah Muchira, 18, and 17-year-olds Jie-si Han, Louise Alder, Jessica Bowie and Taghrid Ahmed re-painted the board outside Cuddesdon
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New site will help hospital services
The Acland Hospital must relocate because its current home does not meet the standards required for a modern hospital, a planning inquiry was told. Manager of the Acland, David Jowett, said the hospital's current home in Banbury Road, Oxford, could not
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Crash victim died from rare clotting condition
A woman died after a car crash from a condition usually associated with passengers on long-haul aircraft flights, an inquest heard. Marjorie Aitken died of deep-vein thrombosis (DVT), a condition in which a blood clot cuts off circulation in a part of
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Council rejects claims that it does not prosecute vandals
Oxford City Council has denied that it fails to prosecute allotment vandals after gardeners complained that nothing was being done to protect their plots. David Steel, strategy and support officer for the council's leisure services department, said: "
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Fan criticises concert safety
A reveller injured at Oxford's Party in the Park after being crushed by the crowd, has criticised safety measures at the event. Karen Foster, 20, of Springhill Road, Begbroke, near Kidlington, took time off work to recover from a badly bruised breast
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Council opts for cabinet
A group of nine politicians is to have sweeping powers over education, transport and social services in Oxfordshire after the county council voted to radically reform its policy-making body. At a meeting on Tuesday, members voted to replace the committee
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Workers given help finding homes
Nurses, teachers and police officers in Oxfordshire will benefit from a new Government initiative to provide key public sector workers with interest-free loans to buy their first homes. Stephen Byers, Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government
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Greens' fears grow over power-share
Oxford Greens have threatened to pull out of a power-sharing deal on the city council after Liberal Democrats formed a new county alliance with the Conservatives. They have written to Margaret Godden, leader of the county Lib Dems, expressing their "extreme
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Golf: Visitor breaks a record
Clare Lipscombe, from Cirencester, won the Scratch Salver at Frilford Heath with a total of 139. She followed her first round 70 on the Green course, with a new course record of 69 on the Red to win by five strokes. FRILFORD HEATH RESULTS Ladies August
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Schools buck UK trend
Teaching unions have praised Oxfordshire's education service as the majority of children returned to fully staffed classrooms in senior schools throughout the county. Nationally, up to 3,500 teaching posts remain empty, but in Oxfordshire all secondary
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Boy attempts to rob town store
A teenager pretending to brandish a weapon under his shirt attempted to force a shop manager to hand over money. CCTV cameras were used in the police hunt to catch the teenager who threatened Paul Busby, acting manager at E & R Goff Newsagents in
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Golf: Walker holds on at Hadden Hill
Karl Walker held on to win Hadden Hill's Club Championship. Walker kept his lead, despite being pursued all day by Leon Beer and Frank Hoekzema. His excellent rounds of 71and 70 gave him victory margin of five shots. The handicap 36-hole competition was
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Bowls: Banbury cup crackers
Banbury Borough added to their recent national double rink success by lifting the Oxfordshire BA's Hawker Cup with a 42-38 victory over Headington in the rearranged final at Oxford City & County. Banbury appeared to have the game well under control
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Crash victim died from rare clotting condition
A woman died after a car crash from a condition usually associated with passengers on long-haul aircraft flights, an inquest heard. Marjorie Aitken died of deep-vein thrombosis (DVT), a condition in which a blood clot cuts off circulation in a part of
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Golf: Visitor breaks a record
Clare Lipscombe, from Cirencester, won the Scratch Salver at Frilford Heath with a total of 139. She followed her first round 70 on the Green course, with a new course record of 69 on the Red to win by five strokes. FRILFORD HEATH RESULTS Ladies August
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Triathlon: Oxford pair have a mountain to climb
Triathlon has never been an event for the faint-hearted, but for Oxford's Lauren and Tom Rickards, the mountainous terrain of the Snowdonia National Park is no obstacle. The husband-and-wife team, from Oxford, will refuse to be daunted when the Foster-Grant
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Speedway: Adams and Wiltshire prepare for Grand Prix
The Grand Prix roadshow rattles on this weekend when the circus moves to Bydgoscz, Poland for the penultimate round - with Oxford men Leigh Adams and Todd Wiltshire looking to consolidate their positions. Leigh Adams Tony Rickardsson leads the field and
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Football: Sandman caught napping
Autotype UTV League round-up Wantage side Blue Boar came from behind to beat Sandman 4-3 in their opening Division 1 game of the season on Sunday. Blue Boar, formerly King Alfred's Head, got off to a bright start with a Wayne Hogan strike after ten minutes
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Speedway: Cheetahs keep the bubbly on ice
If it were not for a rain-off last Friday against old rivals Coventry, JT/Fox Oxford Cheetahs could now be parading the Sky Sports Elite League trophy through the city's streets. The postponement means Cheetahs, who continued their winning ways with victories
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Football: Five-star Royals take cup in style
Morrells Oxford Sunday League round-up Premier Division champions and Presidents Cup holders Star Royal made a superb start to the new season when they lifted the Pete Faulkner Memorial Cup after a 5-2 victory against AFC Jericho. Steve Jenkins set Star
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Speedway: Purchase eyes up a treble triumph
Oxford promoter Vanessa Purchase has set her heart on a clean sweep of Elite League honours this year. And, as the other two competitions hot up, who would bet against her? The Craven Shield gets under way next Wednesday when Oxford travel to Poole -
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Speedway: Adams and Wiltshire prepare for Grand Prix
The Grand Prix roadshow rattles on this weekend when the circus moves to Bydgoscz, Poland for the penultimate round - with Oxford men Leigh Adams and Todd Wiltshire looking to consolidate their positions. Leigh Adams Tony Rickardsson leads the field and
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Croquet club are cock-a-hoop
An Oxfordshire croquet club has received one of the largest Lottery sport awards to be made for the game. The £42,000 grant to Blewbury Croquet Club is also the first by the Sport England Lottery Fund for new croquet facilities. With grants from the Vale
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Croquet club are cock-a-hoop
An Oxfordshire croquet club has received one of the largest Lottery sport awards to be made for the game. The £42,000 grant to Blewbury Croquet Club is also the first by the Sport England Lottery Fund for new croquet facilities. With grants from the Vale
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Football: Sandman caught napping
Autotype UTV League round-up Wantage side Blue Boar came from behind to beat Sandman 4-3 in their opening Division 1 game of the season on Sunday. Blue Boar, formerly King Alfred's Head, got off to a bright start with a Wayne Hogan strike after ten minutes
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Football: Five-star Royals take cup in style
Morrells Oxford Sunday League round-up Premier Division champions and Presidents Cup holders Star Royal made a superb start to the new season when they lifted the Pete Faulkner Memorial Cup after a 5-2 victory against AFC Jericho. Steve Jenkins set Star
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Liver patient back in hospital
Transplant patient Natasha Brown was today back in hospital after fears her body has rejected her new liver. Although the teenager, of Banbury Road, Kidlington, is not seriously ill, doctors believe the organ she has had since May may be functioning abnormally
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£100,000 to help homeless
More than £100,000 has been raised in five years for an Oxford charity which supports the homeless. Fundraising for The Oxford Sleep-Out (OSO) netted £20,000 in the last financial year which ended in March. More than half of this was raised by sponsors
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Aga aims for town trendies
Rural lifestyle company Aga Foodservice Group is aiming to attract younger, more fashionable buyers. Earlier this year, Aga spent £29.5m buying the tiles and interior furnishings group Fired Earth, based at Adderbury, near Banbury, as part of a bid to
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Church gets new home
Plans to transform a former Oxford industrial unit into a place of worship have been given the go-ahead by councillors. Oxfordshire Community Churches will build its permanent base at the former Oxford Instruments site on the Osney Mead industrial estate
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Study block backed despite opposition
Plans for a university accomodation block that has attracted more than 300 letters of complaint are a step closer to going ahead. Oxford City Council's planning committee on Wednesday approved a proposal to build 592 study bedrooms for Oxford Brookes
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Triffic sunflowers
Jack may have had his fairytale beanstalk, but eight-year-old Adam Webster and his nine-year-old sister, Lucy, are more than happy with their gigantic sunflowers. Jack, Lucy and their flowersThe children are dwarfed by the 15ft-tall blooms, which have
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Boy attempts to rob town store
A teenager pretending to brandish a weapon under his shirt attempted to force a shop manager to hand over money. CCTV cameras were used in the police hunt to catch the teenager who threatened Paul Busby, acting manager at E & R Goff Newsagents in
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22 motorists caught in 'bus-lane blitz'
Police caught 22 motorists during the first promised 'bus-lane blitz' in the city. Drivers failed to see officers in fluorescent jackets manning the checkpoint -- and some even admitted having read about the threatened crackdown in the Oxford Mail. The
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Bowls: Woodstock women triumph
Woodstock BC have won the West Oxon Ladies League for the first time. They ended the dominance of the two Witney clubs with a thrilling win over Witney Town in the final match of the season. The trophy will be presented by Jim Goatham, senior deputy president
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Golf: Griffiths storms to Witney title
Five-handicapper Paddy Griffiths shot two rounds of 74 to win the Witney Lakes Club Championship. After the first day, which was played in perfect conditions, ten players were in with a chance. However, Griffiths pulled away from the rest on a difficult
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Barriers ripped out at car park
Extra security staff are being drafted into an Oxford car park after its exit barriers were ripped out, allowing shoppers to leave without paying. City council workers turned up at work on Tuesday to discover extensive damage and a significant drop in
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£100,000 to help homeless
More than £100,000 has been raised in five years for an Oxford charity which supports the homeless. Fundraising for The Oxford Sleep-Out (OSO) netted £20,000 in the last financial year which ended in March. More than half of this was raised by sponsors
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Quinn's future in doubt
Rob Quinn could be on borrowed time at Oxford United after Luton Town revealed the U's tried to offload him. United manager Mark Wright is known to want to get players out as well as bring others in. Rob Quinn And Joe Kinnear, the Hatters boss who was
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Off-roaders 'wrecking' Ridgeway
One of the country's leading racehorse trainers has described the Ridgeway National Trail as an accident waiting to happen, because of damage caused by off-road vehicles. National Hunt trainer David Gandolfo, who is based at Downs Stables in Manor Road
