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New garden of memory proposed
A garden of remembrance could be created in Wantage where people would be able to bury their loved ones' ashes. Town councillors have voted in favour of the move as burial land in the town becomes increasingly scarce. Wantage town clerk Bill Falkenau
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Courses on offer
A series of free taster courses are being held in Bicester throughout January and February. Activities include Tai Chi, developing your self esteem, massage and an introduction to drawing. The courses, run in conjunction with Bicester Community Education
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Millionaire hopeful
An Oxfordshire man is hoping to win a million pounds on a television game show. Giles Haynes, of Freehold street, Lower Heyford, appeared on ITV's Who Wants to be a Millionaire? on Tuesday night. The 39-year-old reached £2,000, but was stopped by the
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Football: Hotshot Jerred shines for Star
OFA Sam Waters Cup Tom Jerred's 'golden goal' sealed Star Wanderers' place in the last eight of the Sam Waters Cup after a hard-fought 2-1 win over Henley. In a fairly even first half, both sides had chances to take the lead but it wasn't until early
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Family helps school celebrate 25 years
Three generations of a family have got together to help a school publicise its 25th anniversary. Jenny King, 63, was one of the cooks when Glory Farm Primary School, in Hendon Place, Bicester, opened in January, 1977. Her twin sons Owen and Russell, now
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Wood is well handled
Residents have begun planting trees in a new wood being created in their village -- on the site of a former sewage works. The wood at Merton, near Bicester, is being jointly funded by Thames Water and the Forestry Commission. Oxfordshire Woodland Project
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Bowls: Moon and Gillett in blast at world rules
Oxfordshire stars Greg Moon and Les Gillett fired broadsides at bowls bosses after crashing out of the Potters Leisure Resort World Indoor Singles. Moon, the 2000 English singles champion, tumbled to a 10-3, 9-5 defeat against twice former world champion
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Movie jigsaws
A Bicester company is taking advantage of the success of the film Lord of the Rings by releasing a series of new products. Ravensburger, of Avonbury Business Park, Howes Lane, recently won a three-year licence to supply jigsaw puzzles featuring characters
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Football: Palin nets brace as Chequers upset odds
Morrells Oxford Sunday League A brace from Carl Palin helped Division 5 outfit Chequers cause a major upset as they beat Division 1strugglers Masons Arms 4-2 in the fourth round of the League Cup. Keiran Ellis gave Chequers the lead and a Mark Simms header
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CCTV system in town could be upgraded
Security cameras in the Bicester area may be upgraded. District and town councillors are looking at plans to improve and expand the area's CCTV coverage. If approved next month, it will see Bicester, Banbury and Kidlington joining forces in a a six-year
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Web dictionary updated
The Oxford English Dictionary Online has been updated today to include hundreds of new words. The latest additions to the internet version of the world famous authority on the English language include the Japanese term karoshi meaning "death brought on
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Rugby: Stafford shines
First-year winger Shaun Stafford thrust himself into the reckoning for next season's Varsity Match side at Iffley Road last night. Stafford scored the clinching try and put in a superb all-round display as Oxford University kicked off the second term
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Football: Knight's hit by new blow
Oxford United's plans were thrown into total disarray last night when director of football Ian Atkins revealed Richard Knight had aggravated his shoulder injury, leaving the U's without a fit keeper for the trip to Rochdale on Saturday. With regular keeper
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Football: Palin nets brace as Chequers upset odds
Morrells Oxford Sunday League A brace from Carl Palin helped Division 5 outfit Chequers cause a major upset as they beat Division 1strugglers Masons Arms 4-2 in the fourth round of the League Cup. Keiran Ellis gave Chequers the lead and a Mark Simms header
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Table tennis: Top two pile on the pressure
Kidlington Forum B and Crown House continued to set a hot pace at the top of Oxford League Division 1 by securing maximum points in their opening matches of the second half of the campaign. Leaders Kidlington notched up an 8-2 win against Morris Motors
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Football: Saxton make Shaw of cup success
Autotype UTV League Saxton Rovers' Andy Shaw scored one goal and set up two more as his team triumphed 3-1 at Brightwell in the third round of the Devenney Cup. Shaw put Saxton ahead with the only goal of the first half, with Kev Carter making it 2-0,
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Workshop bid
Plans to demolish a workshop at Cavendish Park mobile home park, Hagbourne Road, Didcot, and re-site it have been submitted to South Oxfordshire District Council by site owner Michael Pearson.
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Kites talk
The success of the programme to reintroduce red kites to the Chilterns will be the subject of a talk at the annual meeting of Didcot and Wallingford Ramblers' Group. Nigel Snell, who has been involved in the programme, which started ten years ago, will
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Trainee pilots provide lift
A cancer charity is more than £800 better off thanks to a fireworks event organised by trainee pilots. Eighteen British Airways-sponsored trainees at the Oxford Air Training School in Kidlington presented a cheque to the Cancer Research Fund, based at
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Crackdown on teen drinking
Action is being taken to crack down on under-age drinking and vandalism in Didcot. Police have written to off-licence and supermarket owners urging them to take extra care when young people try to buy alcohol. Members of the town council are considering
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Wood is well handled
Residents have begun planting trees in a new wood being created in their village -- on the site of a former sewage works. The wood at Merton, near Bicester, is being jointly funded by Thames Water and the Forestry Commission. Oxfordshire Woodland Project
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New manager
John Cooper has been appointed construction manager for construction company Willmott Dixon. He will be responsible for the technical and financial aspects of construction projects.
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Comet to open more stores
Electrical retailer Comet is to create 3,000 jobs as part of a store expansion programme planned for the next five years. Seventy 25,000 sq ft outlets are scheduled until 2007 with 600 jobs created from 14 stores set to open in the first year. Although
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Knifeman holds up food shop
An armed robber escaped with £1,000 after holding up a health food store in Summertown, Oxford, yesterday. A man armed with a knife walked into the Holland & Barrett shop in Banbury Road and demanded that two staff members open the safe. He stuffed
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Holocaust remembered
The Holocaust is being remembered in Wantage after history student Georgina Dore set up an exhibition in the town's museum. Georgina, 17, of Southmoor, is studying for A-levels, including history, at King Alfred's School, and wanted to make sure the town
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Money not cards
A Kidlington housing trust for older people has raised £400 for a children's hospice by not sending any Christmas cards. Anchor Trust asked employees to donate money to Helen House Hospice in east Oxford rather than send cards to people in the office.
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Trainee pilots provide lift
A cancer charity is more than £800 better off thanks to a fireworks event organised by trainee pilots. Eighteen British Airways-sponsored trainees at the Oxford Air Training School in Kidlington presented a cheque to the Cancer Research Fund, based at
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Patient took her own life
A patient hanged herself with a pair of tights in a toilet at a psychiatric hospital, an inquest heard. Deborah Caulkett was found dead at Fair Mile Hospital, in Cholsey, near Wallingford, early on January 21 last year. The 41-year-old, formerly of Celsea
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Rail society buys site for station
Commuter rail services between Wallingford, Reading and London have come a step closer. The Cholsey and Wallingford Railway Preservation Society has acquired ownership of just under an acre of land on which it plans to build a new station. The society
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Shoppers 'are hogging disabled car spaces'
A Minster Lovell couple say able-bodied drivers are hogging spaces reserved for the disabled in Witney's car parks. Alan Jones, 59, of Wenrisc Drive, Minster Lovell, is registered disabled and can only walk short distances. He and his wife Christine go
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Football: Saxton make Shaw of cup success
Autotype UTV League Saxton Rovers' Andy Shaw scored one goal and set up two more as his team triumphed 3-1 at Brightwell in the third round of the Devenney Cup. Shaw put Saxton ahead with the only goal of the first half, with Kev Carter making it 2-0,
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Pupils celebrate Oxbridge offers
Pupils at one of the county's top private schools are celebrating after gaining a record number of offers from Oxbridge. A total of 16 sixth-formers at St Edward's School, in Woodstock Road, Oxford have secured offers at Oxford and Cambridge universities
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Bowls: Super Stuart firing on four fronts
Carterton's Stuart Richens maintained his four-pronged attack in the Oxon & Bucks area of the English Indoor Bowling Association competitions. He will feature in four semi-finals after a series of impressive performances in the last eight of the various
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Court hears of knife attack over debt
A man was abducted, beaten, slashed with a knife and his life threatened because he owed one of his attackers £150, a court heard. Faisal Idris told Oxford Crown Court yesterday he was bundled into a car and driven to a first-floor flat in Shepherd's
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Snooker: Richardson crashes out
Thame snooker professional Lee Richardson has had his Embassy World Championship hopes dashed in the fourth qualifying round. Richardson lost 5-3 to Craig Steadman in Harrogate.
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Football: Knight's hit by new blow
Oxford United's plans were thrown into total disarray last night when director of football Ian Atkins revealed Richard Knight had aggravated his shoulder injury, leaving the U's without a fit keeper for the trip to Rochdale on Saturday. With regular keeper
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Snooker: Richardson crashes out
Thame snooker professional Lee Richardson has had his Embassy World Championship hopes dashed in the fourth qualifying round. Richardson lost 5-3 to Craig Steadman in Harrogate.
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Time talk
TV archaeologist Mick Aston, of Channel 4's Time Team, gives a talk at the Baptist Church hall, Wallingford, on February 8 at 8pm. Admission is £2 for Wallingford Historical and Archaeological Society members and £5 for non-members.
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Kites talk
The success of the programme to reintroduce red kites to the Chilterns will be the subject of a talk at the annual meeting of Didcot and Wallingford Ramblers' Group. Nigel Snell, who has been involved in the programme, which started ten years ago, will
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History date
The Steeple Aston history group SAVA is hosting an illustrated talk about how Oxfordshire people were involved in the Second World War. It will be given by Dr Malcolm Graham, head of the county council's centre for Oxfordshire studies and author of Oxfordshire
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Courses on offer
A series of free taster courses are being held in Bicester throughout January and February. Activities include Tai Chi, developing your self esteem, massage and an introduction to drawing. The courses, run in conjunction with Bicester Community Education
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Star needed to save the show
A village theatre group is desperate to find a new star after its leading lady picked up a throat infection. Kennington Amateur Dramatic Society's New Year pantomime is due to open tonight. The group is seeking help from some willing trouper who will
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Council backed in planning row
The Government has backed Oxford City Council planners after they refused permission for a housing development because it did not include enough "affordable" housing. Last year, Berkeley Homes launched an appeal against the council after it turned down
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Classroom scheme
The county council plans to build a single classroom extension to West Witney Primary School to cater for an extra 30 children.
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It's good to talk
BT encouraged children to talk in class when its roadshow visited Fir Tree Junior School, Wallingford, and staged a workshop focusing on exploring and improving communication skills.
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Children singing for England
Schoolchildren are hoping for pop chart success, after recording a World Cup anthem. Pupils at Isis Middle School, in Meadow Lane, Oxford, feature on a song celebrating this summer's international football tournament. The song, called World Cup in Our
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Village's medical provision debated
The future provision of medical services in Sutton Courtenay will be discussed at a public meeting tonight. Last year, the Bradstocks Way surgery was closed in the wake of persistent vandalism and threats to staff. But there were 700 patients registered
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Funds hope for mentors
A project which was set up to steer young people away from crime could be extended if a £250,000 funding bid is successful. The U13 in OX14 project is a joint venture between Thames Valley Police, Vale of White Horse District Council and Oxfordshire Youth
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Pupils celebrate Oxbridge offers
Pupils at one of the county's top private schools are celebrating after gaining a record number of offers from Oxbridge. A total of 16 sixth-formers at St Edward's School, in Woodstock Road, Oxford have secured offers at Oxford and Cambridge universities
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It's good to talk
BT encouraged children to talk in class when its roadshow visited Fir Tree Junior School, Wallingford, and staged a workshop focusing on exploring and improving communication skills.
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Time talk
TV archaeologist Mick Aston, of Channel 4's Time Team, gives a talk at the Baptist Church hall, Wallingford, on February 8 at 8pm. Admission is £2 for Wallingford Historical and Archaeological Society members and £5 for non-members.
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Kites talk
The success of the programme to reintroduce red kites to the Chilterns will be the subject of a talk at the annual meeting of Didcot and Wallingford Ramblers' Group. Nigel Snell, who has been involved in the programme, which started ten years ago, will
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Actor finds his roots
Actor Jeremy Brudenell may be between jobs at the moment but he certainly is not "resting". He is developing his new venture, Root 1, the former Sheards garden centre just outside Wallingford at Brightwell-cum-Sotwell. He can be seen on Channel 5's Enid
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Steps fall victim calls for action
A Wallingford grandmother who was off work for a week after badly bruising herself falling down icy steps said they must be made safer. Marion Comley slipped on the steps where a path across the open space of Kinecroft meets Croft Road. Mrs Comley, 58
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Patient took her own life
A patient hanged herself with a pair of tights in a toilet at a psychiatric hospital, an inquest heard. Deborah Caulkett was found dead at Fair Mile Hospital, in Cholsey, near Wallingford, early on January 21 last year. The 41-year-old, formerly of Celsea
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Bright ideas wanted
A businessman wants to set up an under-40s think-tank in Wallingford. Simon Harrop, 37, is asking people who complain to get together to do something positive and lobby councillors. He said many people in his age group feel that town and district councillors
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Football: Saxton make Shaw of cup success
Autotype UTV League Saxton Rovers' Andy Shaw scored one goal and set up two more as his team triumphed 3-1 at Brightwell in the third round of the Devenney Cup. Shaw put Saxton ahead with the only goal of the first half, with Kev Carter making it 2-0,
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Classroom scheme
The county council plans to build a single classroom extension to West Witney Primary School to cater for an extra 30 children.
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Boxing night
The Amateur Boxing Club will be holding a charity boxing night in association with Witney Round Table in the Langdale Hall on Saturday, March 23. Tickets, which will include a four-course dinner, are £30. For more information, call Reg Marshman on 01993
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Shoppers 'are hogging disabled car spaces'
A Minster Lovell couple say able-bodied drivers are hogging spaces reserved for the disabled in Witney's car parks. Alan Jones, 59, of Wenrisc Drive, Minster Lovell, is registered disabled and can only walk short distances. He and his wife Christine go
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New campaign
Thame branch of Amnesty International is campaigning for an Angolan, Joao Zaba, to be released from prison where he has been kept for nearly a year after supporting the independence of the province of Cabinda on the Internet. Letters are going to His
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Homes planned
The Paradigm Housing Group plans to demolish a building at 42, Coxwell Street, Faringdon, and build two homes.
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Appeal success
Wantage Round Table Christmas Appeal raised £2,500, which will be used to help local charities this year. Chairman John Smith thanked residents in the area who supported various fund-raising events last year, including the Dickensian Night.
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Ducks found dead by brook
The bodies of seven dead ducks have been discovered strewn along a river bank in Grove. Judy Gibbons found the dead birds beside the Letcombe Brook when she went to visit a friend in Sharland Close, off Cane Lane, on Tuesday. Mrs Gibbons, from East Hanney
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Councils oppose scrapyard plans
Two parish councils are opposing plans to relocate a scrapyard business to a greeinfield site because they fear it will increase traffic and lead to pollution. Ben Smith, who owns Ben Smith and Sons scrapyard in Mill Street, Wantage, wants to relocate
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Golf: Chance to play a round with Tim
Golfers competing in one of the tournaments, organised by Five Star Events this year, will have a chance to play a round with Tim Henman at Frilford Heath. A round with Britain's No 1 tennis star in November or December is the first prize in a charity
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Summing up in JP's bomb trial
A jury was expected to retire to consider its verdict today in the case of a magistrate accused of making bombs to blow up a love rival. Jonathan Wilkes, 40, admits making nine pipe bombs found in Freeland, near Witney, and one found near Cheltenham,
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Bus depot 'will be disastrous'
Families and politicians say Kidlington faces an environmental disaster after a public inquiry approved the building of a bus depot on green belt land. The new Stagecoach depot, near the Oxford Canal at Langford Locks, Kidlington, will store 135 buses
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Family helps school celebrate 25 years
Three generations of a family have got together to help a school publicise its 25th anniversary. Jenny King, 63, was one of the cooks when Glory Farm Primary School, in Hendon Place, Bicester, opened in January, 1977. Her twin sons Owen and Russell, now
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Half a million pounds to improve safety
More Government money is being pumped into south Abingdon as part of a continuing campaign to boost road safety, the environment and to help fight crime. Half a million pounds is to be invested in a new Home Zone pilot project in Saxton Road and residents
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Councillors condemn cycle lane 'disgrace'
A Sustrans cycle lane through Wallingford has been condemned by town councillors as a disaster. The Bristol-based sustainable transport organisation was heavily criticised at a Wallingford council meeting. Local MP Robert Jackson is being told of the
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Rail society buys site for station
Commuter rail services between Wallingford, Reading and London have come a step closer. The Cholsey and Wallingford Railway Preservation Society has acquired ownership of just under an acre of land on which it plans to build a new station. The society
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Football: Saxton make Shaw of cup success
Autotype UTV League Saxton Rovers' Andy Shaw scored one goal and set up two more as his team triumphed 3-1 at Brightwell in the third round of the Devenney Cup. Shaw put Saxton ahead with the only goal of the first half, with Kev Carter making it 2-0,
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New operator
Thames Travel has taken over from Stagecoach as the operator of the number 19 bus service through Bampton to Witney.
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Top-flight plan
The Ministry of Defence plans to extend one of the hangars on the RAF base at Brize Norton to provide extra storage space for parachutes.
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Cash for carols
A group of former pupils of the Henry Box School raised money for Oxfam over the Christmas period. Emma Gray, Kate Gray, Naomi Nicholson, Chris Rees, Ruth Townsend, Becky Wilding and Claire Wilding sang carols at the Woolgate Centre in Witney on Christmas
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CCTV combats crime
New CCTV security cameras have all angles in Witney town centre covered. In the first four weeks since the system's launch, monitoring staff at the control centre have spotted 40 potential criminal incidents. Each has led to the immediate summoning of
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Postbus could link villages
A Woodstock councillor wants to see postbuses collecting passengers as well as mail from villages and hamlets in parts of the county. Liberal Democrat Julian Cooper has successfully asked the county council to look into the feasibility of the scheme,
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Stair fall caused death
A man died after falling down stairs, an inquest heard. Joseph Young, 51, was found unconscious by his wife, Edna, when she returned to their home in Eaton Close, Witney, on September 10. He was lying at the bottom of the stairs in his underwear and socks
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Bowls: Moon and Gillett in blast at world rules
Oxfordshire stars Greg Moon and Les Gillett fired broadsides at bowls bosses after crashing out of the Potters Leisure Resort World Indoor Singles. Moon, the 2000 English singles champion, tumbled to a 10-3, 9-5 defeat against twice former world champion
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Worker hurt as he foils robbery
Robbers fled empty-handed from a petrol station after attacking a staff member with a baseball bat. Two men tried to rob the Murco service station, London Road, Postcombe, near Chinnor, shortly before 8pm on Tuesday. They were both about 5ft 10in tall
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Recruitment
Unemployment is rising again and business predictions for 2002 show UK firms still have concerns about their ability to ride out the downturn in the economy. Many have already made redundancies, particularly in manufacturing, and the trend is expected
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Man admits raid
A man was sentenced to a six-month community rehabilitation order and ordered to pay £135 compensation at Didcot Magistrates' Court after being involved in a burglary of offices near Wantage. Stuart Cox, 27, of Station Road, Chiseldon, Swindon, admitted
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Holocaust remembered
The Holocaust is being remembered in Wantage after history student Georgina Dore set up an exhibition in the town's museum. Georgina, 17, of Southmoor, is studying for A-levels, including history, at King Alfred's School, and wanted to make sure the town
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History date
The Steeple Aston history group SAVA is hosting an illustrated talk about how Oxfordshire people were involved in the Second World War. It will be given by Dr Malcolm Graham, head of the county council's centre for Oxfordshire studies and author of Oxfordshire
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Rugby: Stafford shines
First-year winger Shaun Stafford thrust himself into the reckoning for next season's Varsity Match side at Iffley Road last night. Stafford scored the clinching try and put in a superb all-round display as Oxford University kicked off the second term
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Golf: Chance to play a round with Tim
Golfers competing in one of the tournaments, organised by Five Star Events this year, will have a chance to play a round with Tim Henman at Frilford Heath. A round with Britain's No 1 tennis star in November or December is the first prize in a charity
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Football: Saxton make Shaw of cup success
Autotype UTV League Saxton Rovers' Andy Shaw scored one goal and set up two more as his team triumphed 3-1 at Brightwell in the third round of the Devenney Cup. Shaw put Saxton ahead with the only goal of the first half, with Kev Carter making it 2-0,
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Greyhounds: Tomorrow's Oxford Bags
11.26 450m A7 Roller Boy...(Maurice Massey) Clickety Clack...(Paul Walden) Laughan Princess 3...(Ian Wills) Lord Banbury...(Tony Magnasco) BAYH ILL (W)...(Terry Atkins) Judys Joy (W)...(Angie Kibble) 11.41 450m A3 Dunbolg Slaney...(Maurice Massey) One
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Web dictionary updated
The Oxford English Dictionary Online has been updated today to include hundreds of new words. The latest additions to the internet version of the world famous authority on the English language include the Japanese term karoshi meaning "death brought on
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Bowls: Super Stuart firing on four fronts
Carterton's Stuart Richens maintained his four-pronged attack in the Oxon & Bucks area of the English Indoor Bowling Association competitions. He will feature in four semi-finals after a series of impressive performances in the last eight of the various
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Greyhounds: Tomorrow's Oxford Bags
11.26 450m A7 Roller Boy...(Maurice Massey) Clickety Clack...(Paul Walden) Laughan Princess 3...(Ian Wills) Lord Banbury...(Tony Magnasco) BAYH ILL (W)...(Terry Atkins) Judys Joy (W)...(Angie Kibble) 11.41 450m A3 Dunbolg Slaney...(Maurice Massey) One
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Grand start for home's appeal
Residents at the Cheshire Home, Adderbury, will be able to relax in the shade this summer -- if £4,000 can be raised to buy an electrically operated awning for the home's south-facing patio. The appeal got off to a good start yesterday when a cheque for
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Bowls: Oxford women fall in trophy
Oxford & District's women bowed out of the national club championship with a 80-67 defeat by Desborough in the Yetton Trophy third round. Mary Shepherd was Oxford's only winner, with a 22-20 success at home. YETTON TROPHY 3rd round Oxford & District
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Partner's role
Oxford chartered surveyors Thomas Merrifield Commercial, of Botley, have appointed Robert Dipple as an associate partner.
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Top award
The estate manager for Harwell International Business Centre has become one of the first people in the country to earn a top professional award. Dawn Russell, 32, has attained technical membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors after
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Recovery at M&S continues
Rejuvenated retailer Marks & Spencer has given further evidence that its recovery is on track with strong festive figures. The group said in the seven weeks to January 12, like-for-like sales -- which do not include the effect of store openings and
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Bid to topple Blackwell board
A key figure at the heart of the row over the future of Blackwell Publishing is set to take the first step to topple the board of directors. Toby Blackwell, who says he controls more than half the shares of family firm Blackwell Publishing, is still determined
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Movie jigsaws
A Bicester company is taking advantage of the success of the film Lord of the Rings by releasing a series of new products. Ravensburger, of Avonbury Business Park, Howes Lane, recently won a three-year licence to supply jigsaw puzzles featuring characters
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Queen invites you to party
People born on the day Queen Elizabeth II came to the throne in 1952 are being given the chance to attend a special Buckingham Palace garden party. The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh will hold the event on Tuesday, July 9, as part of the Golden Jubilee celebrations
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Ducks found dead by brook
The bodies of seven dead ducks have been discovered strewn along a river bank in Grove. Judy Gibbons found the dead birds beside the Letcombe Brook when she went to visit a friend in Sharland Close, off Cane Lane, on Tuesday. Mrs Gibbons, from East Hanney
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Free dog service
A project that gives homeless people the chance to get free treatment for their dogs is to be officially launched in Oxford. Vouchers entitling dog owners to free treatment are available through various agencies in the city. The National Canine Defence
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Children singing for England
Schoolchildren are hoping for pop chart success, after recording a World Cup anthem. Pupils at Isis Middle School, in Meadow Lane, Oxford, feature on a song celebrating this summer's international football tournament. The song, called World Cup in Our
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Half a million pounds to improve safety
More Government money is being pumped into south Abingdon as part of a continuing campaign to boost road safety, the environment and to help fight crime. Half a million pounds is to be invested in a new Home Zone pilot project in Saxton Road and residents
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Knifeman holds up food shop
An armed robber escaped with £1,000 after holding up a health food store in Summertown, Oxford, yesterday. A man armed with a knife walked into the Holland & Barrett shop in Banbury Road and demanded that two staff members open the safe. He stuffed
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Man lay dead in flat for weeks
A dead man lay undiscovered for weeks at his Oxford home, an inquest heard. The body of Frederick Howes, 64, was so decomposed when it was found that specialists from Thames Valley Police's underwater team had to be called in to remove it. Oxford Coroner's
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Bowls: Moon and Gillett in blast at world rules
Oxfordshire stars Greg Moon and Les Gillett fired broadsides at bowls bosses after crashing out of the Potters Leisure Resort World Indoor Singles. Moon, the 2000 English singles champion, tumbled to a 10-3, 9-5 defeat against twice former world champion
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Star needed to save the show
A village theatre group is desperate to find a new star after its leading lady picked up a throat infection. Kennington Amateur Dramatic Society's New Year pantomime is due to open tonight. The group is seeking help from some willing trouper who will
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Council backed in planning row
The Government has backed Oxford City Council planners after they refused permission for a housing development because it did not include enough "affordable" housing. Last year, Berkeley Homes launched an appeal against the council after it turned down
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Tennis: Tim tipped to go through
Oxfordshire's Tim Henman, top surviving seed in the Australian Open after a week of Melbourne mayhem, has a mental edge over Greg Rusedski going into their eagerly-awaited third-round clash tomorrow. That is the opinion of the one player to have been
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Volunteer call
Volunteers are needed to help out at Age Concern day centres across Oxford. Call Laura Woodward on 01865 240619.
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Doctor speaks
Retired GP and former chairman of the Olympic Medical sub-committee, Dr David Ryde, will be giving three lectures on Thursdays throughout March in the Ferry Centre, Diamond Place, Summertown. The first, 'How To Die Young -- As Late As Possible!', will
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Boxing night
The Amateur Boxing Club will be holding a charity boxing night in association with Witney Round Table in the Langdale Hall on Saturday, March 23. Tickets, which will include a four-course dinner, are £30. For more information, call Reg Marshman on 01993
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Queen invites you to party
People born on the day Queen Elizabeth II came to the throne in 1952 are being given the chance to attend a special Buckingham Palace garden party. The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh will hold the event on Tuesday, July 9, as part of the Golden Jubilee celebrations
