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Biker Pc died in 70mph crash
The sister of a policeman killed when his high-powered motorcycle hit a roundabout has criticised a council for not making the road safer. Pc David de Burgh-Thomas died after being thrown from his Honda Fireblade on July 17. The 40-year-old officer, a
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Football: Results
Matches played Tuesday, November 6, 2001 NATIONWIDE LEAGUE Division 2: Blackpool 2, Stoke 2; Reading 2, Wrexham 0. Division 3: Cheltenham 0, Bristol Rov 0; Hartlepool 4, Hull 0; Shrewsbury 3, Darlington 0. CIS INSURANCE CUP 3rd round: Celtic 8, Stirling
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Curse can't be blamed now, quips United boss
Oxford United chairman Firoz Kassam has joked that there are no more excuses for manager Mark Wright and the players now a gispy curse has been lifted from their ground. His quip came after the Bishop of Oxford lifted the curse from the club's Kassam
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University rower died in freak storm - inquest
An Oxford University rower died when his boat sank in freak weather during a training session in Spain, an inquest heard today. Leo Blockley, 21, and his rowing colleagues set off on the River Ebro, in Amposta, near Barcelona, just five minutes before
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Cancer fundraiser hits £100,000 mark
Tireless breast cancer fundraiser Jeanne Chattoe is celebrating after reaching a £100,000 milestone. It has taken ten years of rattling tins, selling cakes, and organising fashion shows to raise the money for the charity Against Breast Cancer, based at
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Schools' request
The Oxford Montessori Schools at Forest Farm, Elsfield, want to use the ground floor for extra teaching space and the first floor for a caretaker's apartment, and are seeking permission from South Oxfordshire District Council.
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Cricket: Test star Taylor set for Banbury
Former England seamer Paul Taylor could be the man to replace Neal Radford as Banbury's professional in the Home Counties Premier League. The 37-year-old Northants left-armer is understood to be the favourite to take over from Radford, who left in September
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Kassam: Brooks is going nowhere
Oxford United chairman Firoz Kassam has shot down speculation that teenage star Jamie Brooks is set to join Premiership aces Arsenal. And Kassam insists he had no intention of selling the 18-year-old striker at the moment. "We need some decent players
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Football: West's double removes Staines
Staines Tn 1, Thame Utd 2 THAME United had to fight back from a goal down to take their place in the next round of the FA Umbro Trophy, at the expense of league rivals Staines Town. The visitors now go on to play Ryman League Division 1 leaders Bognor
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Welsh choir concert
The Oxford Welsh Male Voice Choir will be giving a concert in St Mary Magdalene Church, Woodstock, on Saturday, November 24, starting at 7.30pm. Tickets £5 can be obtained by ringing 01993 891279.
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MP backs canal campaign
Witney's MP David Cameron has backed a campaign to re-open the Cotswold canals. The move would link the Thames with the River Severn and open up leisure and tourism opportunities. The MP supported the restoration project during an adjournment debate in
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Waiting for the stage
Samuel Becket's Waiting for Godot heads the line-up of plays for next year being staged by Thame Players. The programme also includes a new home-grown musical by Robert Duncan. In the past he has written musicals for the Thame group on the life of Leonardo
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Top venue for singers
Fifteen children from Chesterton Primary School joined hundreds from Oxfordshire to sing at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The youngsters, aged between nine and 11, were among 500 children from the county who took part in the national schools' proms
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Bonfires tackled
Fire crews were called to 17 Bonfire Night incidents across the county. Most of the calls on Monday night were to bonfires which appeared to be getting out of control. All the incidents were minor. No-one was hurt.
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Problems for those over 50 highlighted in safety video
Problems faced by people over the age of 50 in Oxfordshire have been examined in a road safety video. The video, entitled Older and Wiser, is the first of its kind nationally on the subject of road safety for older road users. The film features Sir John
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Curse can't be blamed now, quips United boss
Oxford United chairman Firoz Kassam has joked that there are no more excuses for manager Mark Wright and the players now a gispy curse has been lifted from their ground. His quip came after the Bishop of Oxford lifted the curse from the club's Kassam
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Rugby: Bicester thrash Abingdon
Bicester successfully carried out coach Clive Davies's advice to 'keep the ball alive whenever possible' as they beat Abingdon 61-0 in an 11-try spree. Abingdon won their share of the set-piece possession, but were invariably turned over in the tackle
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Football: Greig's penalty miss is so costly
Camberley Tn 2, Abingdon Tn 0 ABINGDON Town are four points adrift at the bottom of the Ryman League Division 3 table, and still without a league win all season after losing out to their nearest rivals. To compound their problems Town also missed a penalty
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Internet services win Government praise
Internet services provided by South Oxfordshire District Council have won praise from the Government, and may be used as a blueprint for other councils. The council's statement on 'e-government' was praised by the Department of Transport, Local Government
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Rugby: Harwell win at last
Harwell recorded their first victory of the season, when they won 20-12 away to Marlborough. With their big pack in control, Harwell led 10-5 at the break thanks to tries from Doug Bosley and Ross Young. Bosley's second try should have sealed it for Harwell
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Rugby: Grove's avengers sink Salisbury
Grove avenged last season's Southern Counties promotion play-off defeat by Salisbury with a 31-9 home victory over the South West Division 2 East side in a friendly. Salisbury went ahead from an early penalty, but a run from flanker Mike Turner allowed
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Welsh choir concert
The Oxford Welsh Male Voice Choir will be giving a concert in St Mary Magdalene Church, Woodstock, on Saturday, November 24, starting at 7.30pm. Tickets £5 can be obtained by ringing 01993 891279.
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Horse tamer in town
Horse whisperer Kelly Marks demonstrated her unusual skills in Witney. Ms Marks took charge of a wild horse and has successfully trained it so that she could ride it for the first time at Hartsop Farm, Hailey. Ms Marks has been starring on the BBC1 Barking
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MP at launch
South Oxfordshire MP Boris Johnson launched a new group, the Friends of Thame Citizens' Advice Bureau, which aims top increase awareness of what the CAB can offer.
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Football: Banbury owe it to Matty
Banbury Utd 1, Windsor & Eton 0 BANBURY United booked a second-round tie in the FA Trophy at home to Dr Martens League Premier Division Cambridge City with a hard-earned victory over Windsor at The Stadium on Saturday. The only goal of a poor game
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Cricket: All-rounder departs
Star all-rounder David Taylor is leaving Banbury to join their fierce Home Counties Premier League rivals High Wycombe. The 26-year-old is quitting after two excellent seasons at the north Oxfordshire club. "I've had a great time at Banbury - they've
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Tests for man who took child pictures
A man has been ordered to undergo psychiatric tests after admitting taking indecent photographs of children. Paul Evans, 29, of Kelham Hall Drive, Wheatley, was charged with 30 counts of taking indecent pictures. At Oxford Crown Court yesterday Judge
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Brothers found guilty
Two brothers from Bicester have been found guilty of attacking a lorry driver, his passenger and police officers. John Cronin, 29, of Kings- clere Road, and Daniel Cronin, 33, of Bassett Avenue, had both denied assault and using threatening words and
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Football: Results
Matches played Tuesday, November 6, 2001 NATIONWIDE LEAGUE Division 2: Blackpool 2, Stoke 2; Reading 2, Wrexham 0. Division 3: Cheltenham 0, Bristol Rov 0; Hartlepool 4, Hull 0; Shrewsbury 3, Darlington 0. CIS INSURANCE CUP 3rd round: Celtic 8, Stirling
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Football: Dermot could get a reprieve
Oxfordshire's top referee, Dermot Gallagher, could be reprieved from demotion to the Nationwide League after it was claimed the Football Association got his punishment wrong. Gallagher, who lives in Banbury and is also Thame United's commercial manager
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Special youngster wanted
A child who has achieved something special this year is wanted to switch-on Bicester's Christmas lights. People are being asked to nominate a youngster who has overcome difficulty or hardship, worked extra had at school, helped the community or made a
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Football: Greig's penalty miss is so costly
Camberley Tn 2, Abingdon Tn 0 ABINGDON Town are four points adrift at the bottom of the Ryman League Division 3 table, and still without a league win all season after losing out to their nearest rivals. To compound their problems Town also missed a penalty
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Drive to safeguard rare butterfly
Villagers have been dipping into their pockets to extend a wood that is home to a rare butterfly. So far £26,000 has come from residents in Piddington, near Bicester, and from other sources to buy seven acres of land to enlarge, and help protect, Piddington
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Football: Wallingford grind out victory
Bedfont 0, AFC Wallingford 1 WALLINGFORD gained revenge for their Courage Combined Counties League Cup defeat three weeks ago by taking all three Premier Division The Orchard on Saturday. At times, the game was painful to watch, with both sides cancelling
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Football: Drayton duo see red in penalty row
Berks & Bucks Intermediate Cup DRAYTON had two players sent off in a spot-kick furore as they crashed to a 5-3 defeat at home to Wantage Town Res in the second round. The sides were locked together at 3-3, with Ian Beachey (2) and Stephen Munns notching
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Football: Saxton smash six of the best
North Berks League round-up SAXTON Rovers moved up to second place in Division 1 after a 6-1 win over Marcham, writes ANDY WELLS. Richard Peirson, Derek Palfrey and Adam Parsons got a brace each for Rovers, with Neil Cotterill scoring for Marcham. In
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Rugby: Bicester thrash Abingdon
Bicester successfully carried out coach Clive Davies's advice to 'keep the ball alive whenever possible' as they beat Abingdon 61-0 in an 11-try spree. Abingdon won their share of the set-piece possession, but were invariably turned over in the tackle
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Indecent photos man in court
A former Didcot man has been released on bail after pleading guilty to taking and distributing indecent photos of children. At Oxford Crown Court yesterday Green, formerly of Stonesfield, Didcot, admitted three charges of making an indecent photograph
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Internet services win Government praise
Internet services provided by South Oxfordshire District Council have won praise from the Government, and may be used as a blueprint for other councils. The council's statement on 'e-government' was praised by the Department of Transport, Local Government
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Tenants vote over transfer
Tenants in the Cherwell district will be asked to vote on the transfer of their 4,000 council homes to a housing association. A ballot is likely to be held next autumn and the houses could be transferred by May or June in 2003. Cherwell District Council's
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Corporate manslaughter trial due to start today
A manslaughter trial was to start today after a Banbury couple's long fight for justice after their son was fatally injured at work. Dutch-owned Euromin Limited faces trial at the Old Bailey accused of manslaughter, by gross negligence, of 24-year-old
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Postmistress returns to re-open post office
A post office which has been closed for 18 months is back in business. Sheila Watkins has agreed to run East Hendred post office, nine years after she last worked behind the counter as assistant to former postmaster Arthur Wright. The post office has
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Appeal for knife attackers
A man has been attacked as he walked home from a pub in Abingdon. He was pushed over from behind and his legs and groin were slashed with a knife. The 20-year-old man was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, but he was later discharged
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Open University tutors to visit
Would-be students, aged 18 to 88, will be able learn about higher education when Open University tutors visit the Castle Quay shopping centre, Banbury. Tutors will be in the centre on Saturday November 17, from 10am to 3pm, to talk about courses and explain
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Planning appeal
The owners of the Home Sweet Home pub in Roke are asking South Oxfordshire District Council again to let them stay at Apple Tree Cottage in the grounds. They were allowed to build the house on condition it should be always part of the pub and sold with
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Football: Drayton duo see red in penalty row
Berks & Bucks Intermediate Cup DRAYTON had two players sent off in a spot-kick furore as they crashed to a 5-3 defeat at home to Wantage Town Res in the second round. The sides were locked together at 3-3, with Ian Beachey (2) and Stephen Munns notching
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Football: Saxton smash six of the best
North Berks League round-up SAXTON Rovers moved up to second place in Division 1 after a 6-1 win over Marcham, writes ANDY WELLS. Richard Peirson, Derek Palfrey and Adam Parsons got a brace each for Rovers, with Neil Cotterill scoring for Marcham. In
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Group walk
Members of the Cotswold AONB will be leading a nine and a half mile walk from Kingham village hall on Saturday, November 10, starting at 10am.
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Society talk
David Durant will talk about Bess of Hardwick when the West Oxon Decorative and Fine Arts Society meets in the Corn Exchange, Witney, on Thursday, starting at 7.30pm.
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Cricket: Test star Taylor set for Banbury
Former England seamer Paul Taylor could be the man to replace Neal Radford as Banbury's professional in the Home Counties Premier League. The 37-year-old Northants left-armer is understood to be the favourite to take over from Radford, who left in September
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MP backs canal campaign
Witney's MP David Cameron has backed a campaign to re-open the Cotswold canals. The move would link the Thames with the River Severn and open up leisure and tourism opportunities. The MP supported the restoration project during an adjournment debate in
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Business plan for dairy buildings
Former dairy buildings at The Farm, in Thame Road, Great Haseley, could be converted into four business units if South Oxfordshire District Council approves plans.
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Antiques TV show to visit
The popular BBC One's Sunday evening programme Antiques Roadshow opens its doors to the public when it visits Witney on Thursday, November 8. Presenter Michael Aspel will introduce the programme, which will be recorded at the Windrush Leisure Centre in
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Signs plea
A series of new signs and hoardings at the filling station at Chilterns Hills Supastore, Chinnor, in Oakley Road could be put up if permission is given by South Oxfordshire District Council.
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Cancer fundraiser hits £100,000 mark
Tireless breast cancer fundraiser Jeanne Chattoe is celebrating after reaching a £100,000 milestone. It has taken ten years of rattling tins, selling cakes, and organising fashion shows to raise the money for the charity Against Breast Cancer, based at
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Lorry hits scaffolding
An articulated lorry today crashed into scaffolding in the centre of Watlington today (Tuesday). Scaffolding outside Traveltime, in the High Street, fell on a parked X-reg BMW, damaging the roof and windscreen. The lorry's second trailer caught scaffolding
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Waiting for the stage
Samuel Becket's Waiting for Godot heads the line-up of plays for next year being staged by Thame Players. The programme also includes a new home-grown musical by Robert Duncan. In the past he has written musicals for the Thame group on the life of Leonardo
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Internet services win Government praise
Internet services provided by South Oxfordshire District Council have won praise from the Government, and may be used as a blueprint for other councils. The council's statement on 'e-government' was praised by the Department of Transport, Local Government
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Top venue for singers
Fifteen children from Chesterton Primary School joined hundreds from Oxfordshire to sing at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The youngsters, aged between nine and 11, were among 500 children from the county who took part in the national schools' proms
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Football: Hot-shot Rapley shines for Spartan
Witney & District FA round-up STEVE Rapley's strike was enough to give Spartan Rangers a 1-0 win over North Leigh A in the day's only Premier Division game, writes JOHN SMYTH. Carterton Town A maintained their 100 per cent record in Division 1, but
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Tenants vote over transfer
Tenants in the Cherwell district will be asked to vote on the transfer of their 4,000 council homes to a housing association. A ballot is likely to be held next autumn and the houses could be transferred by May or June in 2003. Cherwell District Council's
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Cricket: All-rounder departs
Star all-rounder David Taylor is leaving Banbury to join their fierce Home Counties Premier League rivals High Wycombe. The 26-year-old is quitting after two excellent seasons at the north Oxfordshire club. "I've had a great time at Banbury - they've
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Rugby: Swindon beat Oxford
An impressive debut by young fly half Danny Wheeler could not prevent Oxford losing 46-31 at home to Swindon College. Wheeler converted all four Oxford tries and added a penalty, as the home side let slip a 21-15 interval lead. Centre Sebastian Perkins
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Ice hockey: Two off but Stars still eclipse rivals
Oxford City Stars Steven Cameron and Simon Ferry were sent off as trouble flared at the end of Saturday's stormy 5-0 win over Slough Hawks in English League Division 1. It all started so well for Stars, who took the opportunity to give youngsters Alex
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Rugby: Harlequins pull clear for place in last 64
RFU Intermediate Cup OXFORD Harlequins twice came from behind to beat Amersham and Chiltern 19-9 at Horspath Road and reach the last 64. This was a notable scalp for Quins, as Chiltern play in a higher division, and is an indication of the progress Matt
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Football: City hopes dashed by three-goal blitz
Oxford City 2, Bashley 4 Oxford City's Trophy hopes were dashed by a three-goal spell in eight minutes from Dr Martens League side Bashley at Court Place Farm on Saturday. After a minute's silence for former City player, Aubrey Oakey, who died last week
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Cricket: Bicester delay Davidson decision
Bicester & North Oxford are unsure whether former New South Wales opening batsman Rod Davison will be returning to the club for another season. Chairman Chris Clements said: "Rod has expressed an interest in coming back, but we have to be looking
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Open University tutors to visit
Would-be students, aged 18 to 88, will be able learn about higher education when Open University tutors visit the Castle Quay shopping centre, Banbury. Tutors will be in the centre on Saturday November 17, from 10am to 3pm, to talk about courses and explain
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Football: Dermot could get a reprieve
Oxfordshire's top referee, Dermot Gallagher, could be reprieved from demotion to the Nationwide League after it was claimed the Football Association got his punishment wrong. Gallagher, who lives in Banbury and is also Thame United's commercial manager
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Open University tutors to visit
Would-be students, aged 18 to 88, will be able learn about higher education when Open University tutors visit the Castle Quay shopping centre, Banbury. Tutors will be in the centre on Saturday November 17, from 10am to 3pm, to talk about courses and explain
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Tenants vote over transfer
Tenants in the Cherwell district will be asked to vote on the transfer of their 4,000 council homes to a housing association. A ballot is likely to be held next autumn and the houses could be transferred by May or June in 2003. Cherwell District Council's
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Corporate manslaughter trial due to start today
A manslaughter trial was to start today after a Banbury couple's long fight for justice after their son was fatally injured at work. Dutch-owned Euromin Limited faces trial at the Old Bailey accused of manslaughter, by gross negligence, of 24-year-old
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Football: Hot-shot Rapley shines for Spartan
Witney & District FA round-up STEVE Rapley's strike was enough to give Spartan Rangers a 1-0 win over North Leigh A in the day's only Premier Division game, writes JOHN SMYTH. Carterton Town A maintained their 100 per cent record in Division 1, but
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Kassam to announce new Manor plan
The owner of Oxford United said he was delighted that plans have been approved for a private hospital and new homes on the club's old ground. But Firoz Kassam immediately confused residents by announcing that his own company was planning to submit an
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Rugby: Chinnor triumph on south coast
A hat-trick of tries from winger Charlie Oyebade helped Chinnor to a hard-earned 44-14 victory away to Southern Counties South side Oakmeadians in Bournemouth. Indeed, it was not until the final quarter that Chinnor pulled away to record a decisive win
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New era launched at council
The new political management structure of Oxfordshire County Council was launched with a bang on Bonfire Night. After 16 years as a hung council, Liberal Democrat and Conservative councillors have formed an alliance to run the authority. To coincide with
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Cancer patient is Cub award winner
Christopher Harrison joined more than 80 Cubs and Scouts to collect special awards from the Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire Hugo Brunner - despite undergoing an operation to remove a brain tumour. For more than two years, Christopher, ten, of Haydon Road
