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Grants error denies needy
Disabled and elderly people have been refused grants for vital repairs to their homes after Oxford City Council mistakenly spent the money - despite being legally entitled to the cash. The council gives £1.2m to private homeowners and landlords every
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Students learn to fit seats
Childcare students at Banbury's North Oxfordshire College are being taught the correct way to fit child car seats. Julie Jones, Oxfordshire County Council's road safety officer, said: "Previous checks revealed that up to four out of five child seats are
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Mayor pledges to fight proposal
Health managers have revealed plans to move Wantage Hospital out of the town, despite a £160,000 refurbishment. South West Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust has announced it is considering relocating the hospital from Garston Lane to an unnamed site. The
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Bowls: Oxford claim top cup scalp
Oxford and District produced a magnificent performance to see off Whiteknights, Reading, in the first round of the Denny Cup. They beat last season's losing finalists 99-62, winning on all four rinks. At Oxford, Glenn Allen beat Duncan Christie 22-18,
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Rugby: Blues beaten again
Gloucester 28, Oxford University 22 OXFORD University suffered their third successive narrow defeat, despite a stirring second-half comeback on a wet and windy night at Kingsholm last night. Gloucester's started strongly and powered to a 28-10 lead in
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Speedway: Cheetahs ready for the big party
Stand by for flying champagne corks and balloons galore as JT/Fox Oxford Cheetahs receive the Sky Sports Elite League trophy at Oxford Stadium on Friday (October 19). Sponsors Sky are organising the presentation for the first time and special guest is
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Bowls: Resullts
OXFORD CITY & COUNTY INDOOR LEAGUES Monday Morning League Penguins 18, Bluebirds 22; Finches 8, Puffins 31; Wrens 18, Blackbirds 8; Sparrows 19, Swallows 10. Monday Evening Ladies League Winsome 10, Millenium 18; Jays 6, Gamblers 17; Wildflowers 17
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McEwan beaten by Carey in Booker climax
Australian author Peter Carey pipped Oxford writer Ian McEwan and four other short-listed candidates to win the Booker Prize last night. Mr Carey became only the second writer to win the Booker Prize twice - and revealed he would be taking out fellow
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Care in crisis: Will care support be taken away?
Alison Bartlett reports on fears that cuts to the social services budget will hit home care Linda Ayres's life changed forever after she received serious spinal injuries in a shooting accident while living in South Africa. Mrs Ayres, 56, of Wootton, near
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Care in crisis: Independence under threat
Alison Bartlett looks at how the financial crisis in the county's social services department will affect disabled people striving to live in their own home Like many women in their early thirties, Elaine Madley leads a full and active life. The 33-year-old
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Democratic dawn or bureaucratic nightmare?
Reg Little looks at how the new parliaments/area committees for city government will work . . . Anyone submitting a planning application will be directly affected by the new-look council. For, with the axing of the council planning committee, responsibility
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The end of our town hall as we know it?
Reg Little reports on big changes to the way we are governed locally introduced this week In Oxford Town Hall it has been christened 'Big Bang Day'. Nobody is yet sure where all the pieces are going to fall or who will survive it, but all are agreed that
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More shelters for bus passengers
Bus shelters and improved waiting areas for passengers will be provided in central Oxford thanks to a £150,000 cash boost. The 19 new shelters and two refurbished ones will be installed at bus stops in Castle Street, Speedwell Street, St Aldate's, New
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Village has its own post office again
A new sub post office opens in Blewbury today - 18 months after the village's previous post office closed. Parish council chairman Dr Mike Marshall said it had been an uphill struggle to replace the post office at a time when village post offices were
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Students help choose own building design
Student architects will help decide on plans to revamp their ageing university building. Members of Oxford Brookes University's School of Architecture will judge entries for a competition to redesign their department. The plans involve a facelift to the
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Vintage car driver died after time-trial crash
A 65-year-old vintage racing car driver died when his 1949 Bentley careered off a course after crossing the finish line and crashed into a tree, an inquest heard. Robert Bradley, of Frog Lane, Milton-under-Wychwood, was competing in an individual timed
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Difficult pupil centres 'must escape cuts'
A former teacher has criticised a decision by Oxfordshire County Council to close two centres for difficult students. Gill Baden, a former teacher at Carterton Community College and The Henry Box School, in Witney, and a teacher representative on the
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More shelters for bus passengers
Bus shelters and improved waiting areas for passengers will be provided in central Oxford thanks to a £150,000 cash boost. The 19 new shelters and two refurbished ones will be installed at bus stops in Castle Street, Speedwell Street, St Aldate's, New
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Faulty car park pay machines face axe
Faulty payment machines at Oxford's Westgate car park need to be replaced at a cost of £130,000. Councillors at Wednesday's city council executive board meeting were warned that if a major failure occurred, the local authority could lose £500 an hour
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Dancers' tricks of the trade
Student dancers have been taught some of the tricks of the trade -- by one of the country's top dance companies. Cheryl McChesney, an animateur with the Rambert Dance Company, took a break from rehearsals at the Apollo Theatre in George Street, to run
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£114,000 handout shared between 39 projects
A gymnasticS class and the teaching of traditional Zimbabwean music, are among 39 Oxfordshire projects to benefit from almost £114,000 in National Lottery cash. The grants will see cash pour into a wide range of programmes across the county, and give
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Magdalen College old boy wins Nobel Prize
A former pupil of a top Oxford school has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine for his contribution to cancer research. Dr Tim Hunt, a former pupil of Magdalen College School, in Iffley Road, won the prestigious award for his work into how cells
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Students help choose own building design
Student architects will help decide on plans to revamp their ageing university building. Members of Oxford Brookes University's School of Architecture will judge entries for a competition to redesign their department. The plans involve a facelift to the
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Culture scheme bidders line up
Three consultancy firms are bidding for the job of helping to create a new culture and entertainment complex at the Old Gaol sports and leisure centre in Abingdon. The Vale of White Horse District Council will next month choose one of the firms to draw
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Difficult pupil centres 'must escape cuts'
A former teacher has criticised a decision by Oxfordshire County Council to close two centres for difficult students. Gill Baden, a former teacher at Carterton Community College and The Henry Box School, in Witney, and a teacher representative on the
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Vintage car driver died after time-trial crash
A 65-year-old vintage racing car driver died when his 1949 Bentley careered off a course after crossing the finish line and crashed into a tree, an inquest heard. Robert Bradley, of Frog Lane, Milton-under-Wychwood, was competing in an individual timed
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Ice hockey: Hole stops play
Sunday's Oxford Stars match at Basingstoke Buffalo was abandoned after a hole was discovered in the ice. The ice seemed poor but playable after it was resurfaced before the start, Stars going ahead through Gray Wyatt. Buffalo went 2-1 up before Stars
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Ice hockey: Stars denied a double
Oxford City Stars started their double header weekend with a 10-2 victory over Flintshire Freeze on Saturday, but were foiled the next day when their match at Basingstoke Buffalo was abandoned due to dangerous ice conditions. Stars took the first period
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Speedway: Lukas beats the odds to book GP passage
Lukas Dryml defied the odds with a superlative performance in Slovenia at the weekend to reach next year's Grand Prix. The Oxford Cheetahs star booked his place by finishing fourth. Lukas rode despite shoulder trouble and a hand injury picked up last
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Billiards: Young Boone gets Forum off to flying start
Kidlington Forum B made a fine start to their new Oxford and District League Division 1 campaign by securing maximum points with an 8-2 victory over Morris Motors A. Oxford City junior No 1 Greg Boone, playing his first season in the top flight, showed
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Bowls: Oxford claim top cup scalp
Oxford and District produced a magnificent performance to see off Whiteknights, Reading, in the first round of the Denny Cup. They beat last season's losing finalists 99-62, winning on all four rinks. At Oxford, Glenn Allen beat Duncan Christie 22-18,
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Rugby: Blues beaten again
Gloucester 28, Oxford University 22 OXFORD University suffered their third successive narrow defeat, despite a stirring second-half comeback on a wet and windy night at Kingsholm last night. Gloucester's started strongly and powered to a 28-10 lead in
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Children swap leaking hut for social club
Organisers of a playgroup forced to move when its hut was condemned as unsafe say they are frustrated that nothing is being done to find them a permanent home. St John's Hall in Lydalls Close, Didcot, was constructed from two temporary huts in a corner
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Work recorded
People who took part in a conservation project, recording the countryside iin words and photographs, will have their work displayed in Chipping Norton town hall on Saturday betweeen 10am and 4pm. The project was set up by Oxfordshire County Council ecologist
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Village has its own post office again
A new sub post office opens in Blewbury today - 18 months after the village's previous post office closed. Parish council chairman Dr Mike Marshall said it had been an uphill struggle to replace the post office at a time when village post offices were
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Speedway: Cheetahs ready for the big party
Stand by for flying champagne corks and balloons galore as JT/Fox Oxford Cheetahs receive the Sky Sports Elite League trophy at Oxford Stadium on Friday (October 19). Sponsors Sky are organising the presentation for the first time and special guest is
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Bowls: Resullts
OXFORD CITY & COUNTY INDOOR LEAGUES Monday Morning League Penguins 18, Bluebirds 22; Finches 8, Puffins 31; Wrens 18, Blackbirds 8; Sparrows 19, Swallows 10. Monday Evening Ladies League Winsome 10, Millenium 18; Jays 6, Gamblers 17; Wildflowers 17
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Billiards: Young Boone gets Forum off to flying start
Kidlington Forum B made a fine start to their new Oxford and District League Division 1 campaign by securing maximum points with an 8-2 victory over Morris Motors A. Oxford City junior No 1 Greg Boone, playing his first season in the top flight, showed
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Care in crisis: Learning to dispel hostel myths
Two decades ago people with learning disabilities were either hidden away in large institutions or cared for by their families. One of the council's initiatives, to encourage people with learning disabilities to lead a more independent life, has been
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Mayor pledges to fight proposal
Health managers have revealed plans to move Wantage Hospital out of the town, despite a £160,000 refurbishment. South West Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust has announced it is considering relocating the hospital from Garston Lane to an unnamed site. The
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Faulty car park pay machines face axe
Faulty payment machines at Oxford's Westgate car park need to be replaced at a cost of £130,000. Councillors at Wednesday's city council executive board meeting were warned that if a major failure occurred, the local authority could lose £500 an hour
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Children swap leaking hut for social club
Organisers of a playgroup forced to move when its hut was condemned as unsafe say they are frustrated that nothing is being done to find them a permanent home. St John's Hall in Lydalls Close, Didcot, was constructed from two temporary huts in a corner
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U's fight red card
OXFORD United boss Mark Wright has confirmed the club will appeal against the sending-off of Wayne Hatswell at Lincoln on Saturday, but has admitted they will not try to get Martin Thomas's red card overturned. Hatswell and Lincoln striker Lee Thorpe
