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Terrorist attacks may hit tourism
Oxford's special relationship with American visitors - both students and tourists - may be put in jeopardy by last week's devastating events across the Atlantic. While the city's tourism and business community both agreed it was "too early yet" to judge
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Disabled swim club folds
A swimming club which has helped the disabled for 27 years is to close. Increasing costs and a lack of both volunteers and enthusiasm among members were the reasons cited by organiser Andrew Barrett for the closure. He said many of Abingdon Disabled Swimming
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£14m library to open
A library housing world class resources for the study of ancient Greek and Roman history is set to open its doors on Monday. Oxford University's Sackler Library, in St John Street, has taken three years to build and cost £14m. It provides space for 250
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Pupils write winning words
Two pupils at Oxford High School have won prizes in a national poetry competition - without even realising they were in the running. Alice Clarke, 13, right, and Amy Ashcroft-Jones, 15, were shocked to learn they had been chosen as runners-up in the Simon
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Football: Banbury may be docked points
Banbury United are likely to know shortly what action the FA will take for playing Ben Milner while he was suspended. But they also face a points deduction from the Dr Martens League as it is understood Milner played in the Eastern Division game against
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Fight suspects released
Five men arrested on Saturday night after fights broke out during the town's annual Mop Fair in Chipping Norton have been released by police. About 20 officers were called to fights in the town centre, Burford Road and at the Beeches caravan site. Four
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Sun shines on show with a difference
Large crowds flocked to Thame Show as early morning drizzle gave way to sunshine. This year's show had a different emphasis with animal classes cancelled because of foot and mouth disease. But there were still plenty of attractions for spectators. Preliminary
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Speedway: Todd's back, Lukas is out
Todd Wiltshire returns to the Cheetahs line-up as they take on Poole Pirates in a Craven Shield clash at Oxford Stadium tonight (7.30), but Lukas Dryml has been ruled out with flu. Former Cheetah Martin Dugard comes in as guest. Rivalry between the two
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Speedway: Cheetahs duo miss out on Elite crown
Oxford Cheetahs riders Leigh Adams and Steve Johnston failed to make any impression in the Elite League Riders Championship at Sheffield's Owlerton Stadium on Thursday night. The meeting, won in brilliant style by former Cheetah Jason Crump, also saw
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Crash victim identified
Police have identified the man who was killed in a car crash on Wednesday. Matthew Hunter, 24, of Longfields Court, Bicester, was driving alone in a Peugeot car, when his car and another collided in Skimmingdish Lane. He worked for Apex Motorsports, in
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Angling: Oxford are champions
Oxford Angling Centre are the Drennan Summer Super League champions. They won the latest match of the series on the Thames at Radley and Littlemore to finish clear of closest rivals A4 Match group. Team result: 1 OAC 66pts, 2 Shimano Thatcham 51, Dick
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Football: Fixtures
Sunday, September 23 MORRELLS OXFORD SUNDAY LEAGUE Premier Div: Ox Supps v Star Royal, Star Wdrs v Wolvercote, Six Bells v Mansfield Rd, Blackbird Sunday v Highfield, Rosehill v AFC Jericho. Div 1: Marsh Harrier v Chase Finance, Charlbury v Cowley Soc
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Fires spark arson awareness drive
Fire crews have launched a two-week arson awareness campaign in Bicester. The publicity drive follows a spate of 11 suspicious fires in the town in just a week. Paul BrembleSigns have been put up around the town asking people to be more vigilant and to
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Football: Fixtures
Fixtures for Saturday, September 22 NATIONWIDE LEAGUE Div 3: Oxford Utd v Southend Utd. RYMAN LEAGUE Div 1: Bognor Regis Tn v Oxford C, Windsor & Eton v Thame Utd. DR MARTENS LEAGUE Eastern Div: Banbury Utd v Hastings Tn. FA VASE 2nd qual round: Abingdon
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Football: City's coup as Billington signs
Oxford City have signed a former Sheffield Wednesday midfielder who was once valued at £500,000 while still a teenager. David Billington, 21, who lives in Littlemore, Oxford, played five games as a 16-year-old at second division Peterborough United before
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Teenage passenger killed
A teenager died in accident which closed part of the busy A34 for four hours yesterday morning. Raymond Allen, 17, from Eastleigh in Hampshire, was pronounced dead on arrival at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. He was a front-seat passenger in a Transit
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Biker died in lamppost crash
A motorcyclist died on his 53rd birthday when he lost control of his bike and hit a lamppost, an inquest heard. Nigel Gatehouse, of Heathcote Place, Abingdon, was riding along Audlett Drive on New Year's Day when his bike veered to the left as he looked
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Register changes
Changes are being made to Oxfordshire's registration service to make it more user-friendly. From October 1, people will be able to go to the county register office of their choice to register a birth, death or marriage and obtain the relevant certificates
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Army raises raffle cash
Soldiers raised about £700 for the services charity SSAFA. Members of 23 Pioneer Regiment at St David's Barracks, Bicester, raised the cash from a raffle for the Soldiers', Sailors' and Airmen's Families Association. Caption goes herePrizes included 600
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Angling: Fixtures
Fixtures for September 26-30 Wednesday Oakfield Fishery: Tel: 01296 770492 Radley Fishery: Tel: 07973 251829 Saturday Oakfield Fishery: Tel: 01296 770492 Radley Fishery: Tel: 07973 251829 Littlemore AS: Aggregate Cup, HMS Dryad Sunday ODAA: Folly, Canal
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Football: Fixtures
Fixtures for Tuesday, September 25 NATIONWIDE LEAGUE Div 3: Kidderminster Harriers v Oxford Utd (7.45). RYMAN LEAGUE Div 1: Thame Utd v Barking & East Ham Utd, Tooting & M v Oxford City. Div 3: Clapton v Abingdon Tn. DR MARTENS LEAGUE Eastern
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Sept 26: Horticultural Society, Witney
Ken Cooper will talk about autumn plant growing when the town's horticultural society meets in the Corn Exchange on Wednesday, at 7.30pm.
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Oct 21: Church celebrates birthday, Berinsfield
The Bishop of Oxford, the Rt Rev Richard Harries, will preach at SS Mary and Berin Church, in Wimblestraw Road, Berinsfield, to celebrate its 40th anniversary. He will lead a special service at 11am on October 21, after which there will be a lunch. Everyone
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Fundraisers appeal for volunteers
Charity workers at an Oxford hospital fear their organisation could be under threat unless new volunteers are found. The League of Friends of the Churchill Hospital, in Headington, celebrated its 21st birthday this year. Since 1980 the group has raised
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OTS watchdog 'will stay'
Traders have been reassured that a working party to monitor the Oxford Transport Strategy will not be scrapped. Retailers feared the regular meeting of the OTS working party could be abandoned as part of local government reorganisation in November. The
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Fundraisers appeal for volunteers
Charity workers at an Oxford hospital fear their organisation could be under threat unless new volunteers are found. The League of Friends of the Churchill Hospital, in Headington, celebrated its 21st birthday this year. Since 1980 the group has raised
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OTS watchdog 'will stay'
Traders have been reassured that a working party to monitor the Oxford Transport Strategy will not be scrapped. Retailers feared the regular meeting of the OTS working party could be abandoned as part of local government reorganisation in November. The
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Terrorist attacks may hit tourism
Oxford's special relationship with American visitors - both students and tourists - may be put in jeopardy by last week's devastating events across the Atlantic. While the city's tourism and business community both agreed it was "too early yet" to judge
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Disabled swim club folds
A swimming club which has helped the disabled for 27 years is to close. Increasing costs and a lack of both volunteers and enthusiasm among members were the reasons cited by organiser Andrew Barrett for the closure. He said many of Abingdon Disabled Swimming
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Sun shines on show with a difference
Large crowds flocked to Thame Show as early morning drizzle gave way to sunshine. This year's show had a different emphasis with animal classes cancelled because of foot and mouth disease. But there were still plenty of attractions for spectators. Preliminary
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Register changes
Changes are being made to Oxfordshire's registration service to make it more user-friendly. From October 1, people will be able to go to the county register office of their choice to register a birth, death or marriage and obtain the relevant certificates
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Minorities train police about race
Members of minority communities are helping train 300 Thames Valley Police staff in Oxford in better race relations. Officers and civilian employees are being sent on the day-long courses, the first of their kind for Oxford police, following a recommendation
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Scheme helps parents 'get real' over nappies
Parents will be given a financial incentive to encourage them to use re-usable nappies, councillors have agreed. Members of the county council's environmental committee are planning to implement a scheme before Real Nappy Week in April, 2002. Parents
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Biker died in lamppost crash
A motorcyclist died on his 53rd birthday when he lost control of his bike and hit a lamppost, an inquest heard. Nigel Gatehouse, of Heathcote Place, Abingdon, was riding along Audlett Drive on New Year's Day when his bike veered to the left as he looked
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£5m scheme provides long-awaited bypass
A long-awaited bypass for Marcham village has been given the go-ahead by county councillors, with construction work on the £5m project to start in 2004. Numerous plans have been put forward in the past 60 years to get heavy traffic out of the village's
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Church celebrates birthday
he Bishop of Oxford, the Rt Rev Richard Harries, will preach at SS Mary and Berin Church, in Wimblestraw Road, Berinsfield, to celebrate its 40th anniversary. He will lead a special service at 11am on October 21, after which there will be a lunch. Everyone
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Rec hit by vandals
Recreation facilities have been damaged by vandals in the latest setback to hit Bullcroft Park, in Wallingford. Wood from the half-pip, a semi-circular structure which provides a safe area for skateboarders to perform stunts, was stripped away, leaving
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Campaign to raise awareness of TB
A campaign warning about the threat from tuberculosis will step up a gear next month. The charity TB Alert, set up in 1998, is organising a series of TB awareness weeks, in association with Rotary Clubs across Britain and Ireland. In Wallingford, a week-long
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Friends meet
The League of Friends of Witney's community hospital are holding their annual meeting, combined with a coffee morning at the Welch Way hospital building on October 6, 10am to 12 noon.
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Rugby club can keep in touch
Chinnor Rugby Club can put up advertising boards on the fence along the northwest touch line of their ground in Kingsey Road, Thame, but only during matches in the official rugby season, town councillors agreed.
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Angling: Oxon carp crackers
Oxfordshire's big carp waters continue to produce the goods. Cliff Kemp from Bedford came down for a 48-hour stint at St John's Lake, part of the Shimano Linear Complex at Stanton Harcourt, and caught two personal bests of 32lb 4ozs and 31lb 6ozs. Both
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Football: Bicester boss banned for 112 days
Bicester Town boss Barry Grant has been handed a huge 112-day ban by the Oxfordshire FA after his dismissal against Abingdon United at the beginning of the month. Three Town players were sent off following a 20-man brawl in a fiery Cherry Red Records
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Football: City's coup as Billington signs
Oxford City have signed a former Sheffield Wednesday midfielder who was once valued at £500,000 while still a teenager. David Billington, 21, who lives in Littlemore, Oxford, played five games as a 16-year-old at second division Peterborough United before
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Football: Fixtures
Fixtures for Tuesday, September 25 NATIONWIDE LEAGUE Div 3: Kidderminster Harriers v Oxford Utd (7.45). RYMAN LEAGUE Div 1: Thame Utd v Barking & East Ham Utd, Tooting & M v Oxford City. Div 3: Clapton v Abingdon Tn. DR MARTENS LEAGUE Eastern
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Army raises raffle cash
Soldiers raised about £700 for the services charity SSAFA. Members of 23 Pioneer Regiment at St David's Barracks, Bicester, raised the cash from a raffle for the Soldiers', Sailors' and Airmen's Families Association. Caption goes herePrizes included 600
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Rugby: Woodburn set for Chinnor comeback
GARY Woodburn, Chinnor's doughty prop, comes out of retirement for their tough South West 1 trip to Bridgwater and Albion on Saturday. Woodburn called it a day at the end of last season and has since been concentrating on coaching. But front row problems
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Bus firm reverses stop plan
A bus company has reversed a decision to cut out a stop. Stagecoach Oxford wanted to miss the stop beside the A34 dual carriageway at Wendlebury to speed-up its service between Bicester and Oxford. But residents complained through their parish council
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Speedway: Todd's back, Lukas is out
Todd Wiltshire returns to the Cheetahs line-up as they take on Poole Pirates in a Craven Shield clash at Oxford Stadium tonight (7.30), but Lukas Dryml has been ruled out with flu. Former Cheetah Martin Dugard comes in as guest. Rivalry between the two
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Speedway: Cheetahs duo miss out on Elite crown
Oxford Cheetahs riders Leigh Adams and Steve Johnston failed to make any impression in the Elite League Riders Championship at Sheffield's Owlerton Stadium on Thursday night. The meeting, won in brilliant style by former Cheetah Jason Crump, also saw
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Football: Bicester boss banned for 112 days
Bicester Town boss Barry Grant has been handed a huge 112-day ban by the Oxfordshire FA after his dismissal against Abingdon United at the beginning of the month. Three Town players were sent off following a 20-man brawl in a fiery Cherry Red Records
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Fight suspects released
Five men arrested on Saturday night after fights broke out during the town's annual Mop Fair in Chipping Norton have been released by police. About 20 officers were called to fights in the town centre, Burford Road and at the Beeches caravan site. Four
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Cyclist pushed into river
A man was pushed into the River Thames by two robbers who took his bicycle. The 30-year-old was attacked as he rode along the towpath at Friars Wharf, Oxford. He went under the water and was pulled along by the current, but managed to grab hold of weeds
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Teenage passenger killed
A teenager died in accident which closed part of the busy A34 for four hours yesterday morning. Raymond Allen, 17, from Eastleigh in Hampshire, was pronounced dead on arrival at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. He was a front-seat passenger in a Transit
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Rugby: Fixtures
Fixtures for Saturday, September 22 ENGLISH NATIONAL LEAGUE Div 1: Otley v Henley. ENGLISH CLUBS CHAMPIONSHIP Midlands Div 1: Banbury v Broad Street. South West Div 1: Bridgwater & Albion v Chinnor. Southern Counties North: Grove v Swindon, Milton
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Rugby: Fixtures
Fixtures for Saturday, September 22 ENGLISH NATIONAL LEAGUE Div 1: Otley v Henley. ENGLISH CLUBS CHAMPIONSHIP Midlands Div 1: Banbury v Broad Street. South West Div 1: Bridgwater & Albion v Chinnor. Southern Counties North: Grove v Swindon, Milton
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Football: Fixtures
Sunday, September 23 MORRELLS OXFORD SUNDAY LEAGUE Premier Div: Ox Supps v Star Royal, Star Wdrs v Wolvercote, Six Bells v Mansfield Rd, Blackbird Sunday v Highfield, Rosehill v AFC Jericho. Div 1: Marsh Harrier v Chase Finance, Charlbury v Cowley Soc
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Football: Fixtures
Fixtures for Saturday, September 22 NATIONWIDE LEAGUE Div 3: Oxford Utd v Southend Utd. RYMAN LEAGUE Div 1: Bognor Regis Tn v Oxford C, Windsor & Eton v Thame Utd. DR MARTENS LEAGUE Eastern Div: Banbury Utd v Hastings Tn. FA VASE 2nd qual round: Abingdon
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Sep 22: Cogges, Witney
Jam and pickle making will be taking place in the Victorian kitchen at Cogges Manor Farm Museum, Witney, over the weekend (September 22-23).
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Oct 6: League of Friends, Witney
The League of Friends of Witney's community hospital are holding their annual meeting, combined with a coffee morning at the Welch Way hospital building on October 6, 10am to 12 noon.
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Oct 13: Skate and BMX event, Upper Heyford
Skateboarders and BMX riders will be jumping and flipping in an old aircraft hangar next month. Ramps and jumps are to be set up at Heyford Park, the former Upper Heyford airbase for young people on skateboard or BMX bikes on October 13 for an event being
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Disabled swim club folds
A swimming club which has helped the disabled for 27 years is to close. Increasing costs and a lack of both volunteers and enthusiasm among members were the reasons cited by organiser Andrew Barrett for the closure. He said many of Abingdon Disabled Swimming
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Campaign to raise awareness of TB
A campaign warning about the threat from tuberculosis will step up a gear next month. The charity TB Alert, set up in 1998, is organising a series of TB awareness weeks, in association with Rotary Clubs across Britain and Ireland. In Wallingford, a week-long
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Council staff ditch cars
More county council staff are going green and walking, cycling or taking public transport to work. Just a quarter of workers employed at county council offices in Oxford city centre complete their journeys by car, according to a survey. Nationally, 73
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Fires spark arson awareness drive
Fire crews have launched a two-week arson awareness campaign in Bicester. The publicity drive follows a spate of 11 suspicious fires in the town in just a week. Paul BrembleSigns have been put up around the town asking people to be more vigilant and to
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£5m scheme provides long-awaited bypass
A long-awaited bypass for Marcham village has been given the go-ahead by county councillors, with construction work on the £5m project to start in 2004. Numerous plans have been put forward in the past 60 years to get heavy traffic out of the village's
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New Cornmarket slabs pulled up
Paving being used to rebuild Oxford's main shopping street had to be pulled up after contactors discovered problems with pipes. Cornmarket Street In July, a £2.2m council improvement programme to repave Cornmarket Street started and the first phase of
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Minorities train police about race
Members of minority communities are helping train 300 Thames Valley Police staff in Oxford in better race relations. Officers and civilian employees are being sent on the day-long courses, the first of their kind for Oxford police, following a recommendation
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Cyclist pushed into river
A man was pushed into the River Thames by two robbers who took his bicycle. The 30-year-old was attacked as he rode along the towpath at Friars Wharf, Oxford. He went under the water and was pulled along by the current, but managed to grab hold of weeds
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Scheme helps parents 'get real' over nappies
Parents will be given a financial incentive to encourage them to use re-usable nappies, councillors have agreed. Members of the county council's environmental committee are planning to implement a scheme before Real Nappy Week in April, 2002. Parents
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Cyclists saddle up to help new accident unit
Cyclists are being asked to get on their bikes to help raise money for Oxford's new £2m children's accident and emergency department. A sponsored bike ride around the city, organised by developer Laing Homes, will cover two routes tailor-made for family
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Double dose of football on offer
Oxford United are offering a special package to their fans in a bid to entice them to watch both United v Plymouth and England v Greece at The Kassam Stadium on October 6. With FIFA deciding yesterday that England's crunch World Cup clash at Old Trafford
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Cyclists saddle up to help new accident unit
Cyclists are being asked to get on their bikes to help raise money for Oxford's new £2m children's accident and emergency department. A sponsored bike ride around the city, organised by developer Laing Homes, will cover two routes tailor-made for family
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Pupils write winning words
Two pupils at Oxford High School have won prizes in a national poetry competition - without even realising they were in the running. Alice Clarke, 13, right, and Amy Ashcroft-Jones, 15, were shocked to learn they had been chosen as runners-up in the Simon
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Council staff ditch cars
More county council staff are going green and walking, cycling or taking public transport to work. Just a quarter of workers employed at county council offices in Oxford city centre complete their journeys by car, according to a survey. Nationally, 73
