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Telephone sex pest targets teenagers
A telephone sex pest who is believed to have connections with Oxfordshire has struck again. The man, who has made more than 200 calls in the past four years, targets young boys and girls, aged 14 and 15. In some calls, he has claimed to be carrying out
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Boys football: Results
Oxford Mail Oxford Boys League and Giles Sports Witney Boys League OXFORD MAIL OXFORD BOYS LEAGUE Under 10A League: Didcot 4, Cholsey 5; Botley 4, Crowmarsh 1; Grove Challengers 1, Oxford Blackbird 2; Kennington 0, Abingdon Youth 0. B League: Summertown
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Support for new leader
Banbury MP Tony Baldry has promised to support new Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith. He said: "Iain now has a clear mandate from members. It is the first time the leader of a major political party has been democratically elected on a one member, one vote
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Housing chief denies city claim of 'dumped' families
A West Oxfordshire housing chief has strongly denied claims that homeless people from his district are being "dumped" in Oxford. David Robertson said he is "indignant" that the city council could blame West Oxfordshire District Council for adding to their
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Scout adventurer returns
A scout leader from Abingdon has just returned from a worldwide trip raising funds for international scouting and cancer research. Andrew Henderson, 22, is the leader of the 26th Abingdon Scout unit in Sutton Courtenay. He has spent the last eight months
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Staff shortages hit crime fight
An action plan to improve Thames Valley Police's detection rate by investing heavily in its forensic science unit has been drawn up. Fifteen new staff, including scenes of crimes officers, will be taken on, at a cost of almost £500,000, after an internal
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Rugby: Results
Weekend Sept 16 and 16 ENGLISH NATIONAL LEAGUE Div 1: Henley 0, Worcester 31. RFU INTERMEDIATE CUP 1st round: Chinnor wo Grove; Olney 55, Chipping Norton 14; Stow-on-the-Wold 17, Bicester 3; Swindon Colls 12, Oxford Harlequins 39; Wootton Bassett 28,
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Cricket: Results
Weekend September 15 and 16 CLUB MATCHES Kidmore End 211-9 (I Cuthbertson 101 no, C Livingston 40, N Smith 4-93), Tiddington 212-8 (T Morgan 70, R Haynes 36, J Mackie 31, D Atkinson 4-37, I Cutherbertson 3-58). Stanton St John Willows 242-8 (R Rana 82
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Football: Results
Results from the weekend of September 15 and 16 NATIONWIDE LEAGUE Div 3: Exeter City 3, Oxford Utd 2. FA CUP 1st qual round: Abingdon Utd 0, Croydon Ath 5; Banbury Utd v Wealdstone pp; Horsham YMCA 0, Thame Utd 0; Oxford C 2, Leatherhead 0. SUBURBAN LEAGUE
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Woman injured in theft
A shop assistant suffered an injury to her arm trying to stop a thief at her Oxford shop. The woman tried to prevent the man getting away with £20 from the Court Candy shop, in Woodstock Road, after he reached over and grabbed the money from the till.
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Brewery asks for £18,000 in lawsuit
A former cancer patient is facing bankruptcy after losing an £18,000 lawsuit against a brewery. Gardener Eric Dunbar, 65, a former community volunteer in Faringdon, fears he will be ruined by the court ruling, which holds him responsible for a loan taken
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Sport pays its own tributes
At sports grounds throughout Oxfordshire, the county's sports men and women paid their tribute to those killed in the terrorist action in the United States last Tuesday. A minute's silence took place before every football and rugby match on Saturday,
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Osney celebrates joys of island life
A birthday party with a difference transformed Oxford's Osney Island on Saturday as more than 600 people celebrated the area's 150th birthday. Street organ music filled Bridge Street, which was decked out in flags and lined with stalls set up by residents
