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Police force is in good health
A private health scheme is paying handsome dividends for Thames Valley Police. Sick and injured officers and civilians are returning to work more quickly and the force is saving millions of pounds. The scheme was launched in March 2000 to provide staff
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It's good to talk
Young actors showed off their talents to highlight the importance of communication. Pupils at St Swithun's Primary School in Kennington, near Oxford, took a break from the classroom to join a drama workshop aimed at improving their communication skills
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An African adventure
The rhythms of Africa pounded through Fir Tree School at Wallingford as part of an art week involving local schools. Children worked with the Thanbani Nyoni dance group on Tuesday. Yesterday, pupils tried their hand at African drumming. The art week involved
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Reward for lost work
A £50 reward has been offered for the return of a schoolgirl's lost art work. Yasmin Day, 15, who attends The Cherwell School, in north Oxford, left two plastic bags containing a sketch book, art materials and two abstract art works on a No 2 Kidlington
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Parents' group calls in
A four-foot foam telephone is helping to remind parents that help is just a call away. Oxfordshire Children's Information Service, which has just received charitable status, is touring the county to publicise its work. The group gives advice on registered
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Indecent photos charge
A computer technician denied charges of downloading indecent photographs of children from the Internet. Mark Craig, 30, who works at Research Machines, Milton Business Park, near Abingdon, pleaded not guilty at Didcot Magistrates' Court to six charges
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Crew makes splash
Firefighters took along a fire engine to spread their safety message to the Rascals -- an after-school club for four to 11-year-olds at Radley Primary School, near Abingdon. Sub Officer Bob Paterson said: "It was an entertaining afternoon. We enjoyed
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School sale
Wallingford School Association is planning a table-top sale to raise funds for the school on Sunday, February 24, from 10am.
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An African adventure
The rhythms of Africa pounded through Fir Tree School at Wallingford as part of an art week involving local schools. Children worked with the Thanbani Nyoni dance group on Tuesday. Yesterday, pupils tried their hand at African drumming. The art week involved
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Car theft trio sent to prison
Three car thieves from Oxford have been jailed for a total of 48 months for stealing high performance cars to order. Ronald Denton, 19, of Friars Wharf, St Ebbes, was sentenced to 24 months for three offences, Mohammed Arabi, 27, of Ladenham Road, Blackbird
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Football: Carterton ready for crunch tie
Cherry Red Records Hellenic League Carterton Town manager Andy Slater believes his side's Hellenic season hinges on tomorrow's Complete Music Challenge Cup quarter-final with Premier Division title-chasers Yate Town at Kilkenny Lane. Carterton have drifted
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MP on the beat
MP David Cameron will spend this evening on foot and vehicle patrol with Witney's police officers.
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The place to bee
Bees Pool Club in Corn Street, Witney, is celebrating its 18th birthday with a party on Thursday, January 31, and is inviting people celebrating their 18th birthdays to join in the fun. For more details, call 01993 703385.
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Rugby: Lions look to call time on Banbury
Banbury play their first home Midlands League Division 1 match since the bars in their magnificent Bodicote Park clubhouse were ordered to be closed by the club's trustees. This action was taken because of the current investigation by the Charity Commission
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Chasing grants
The national Grantfinder scheme is to be used by Thame town council to pick up the sources of grants both in the UK and Europe which might fund a community arts centre and theatre in the town.
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Football: Wait is over after Thame sign Joyce
Thame United have boosted their squad after signing Tony Joyce from Banbury United. Although he's unlikely to be in tomorrow's squad for their trip to struggling Dulwich Hamlet, he is a big part of boss Andy Sinnott's plans. "Tony will be a good acquisition
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Car theft trio sent to prison
Three car thieves from Oxford have been jailed for a total of 48 months for stealing high performance cars to order. Ronald Denton, 19, of Friars Wharf, St Ebbes, was sentenced to 24 months for three offences, Mohammed Arabi, 27, of Ladenham Road, Blackbird
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Lights put out
Planning permission has been refused by South Oxfordshire District Council for an illuminated advertising pole, four pump spreader covers, eight lit freestanding signs and eight unlit signs at Chiltern Hills Supastore, Chinnor.
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Drivers help homeless
A charity collection at the M40 service station at Wheatley raised £950 for Oxford's homeless. The collection was organised by the Rotary Club of Oxford Isis to aid Oxford Poverty Action Trust (Oxpat), based at the Bridge Drop-In Centre, Iffley Road,
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Car theft trio sent to prison
Three car thieves from Oxford have been jailed for a total of 48 months for stealing high performance cars to order. Ronald Denton, 19, of Friars Wharf, St Ebbes, was sentenced to 24 months for three offences, Mohammed Arabi, 27, of Ladenham Road, Blackbird
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New rail route to capital proposed
A railway watchdog has welcomed the inclusion of plans for a second Oxford to London rail link in the Government's Strategic Rail Plan. A £250m proposal to link Oxford with the capital's Marylebone station is one of the most ambitious schemes listed in
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'Sleepy' driver blamed
Police believe a driver fell asleep before his coach careered off the M40 in Oxfordshire, hitting two parked vehicles and killing one of his passengers, an inquest heard. Mavis Whyman, 60, of Vanner Road, Witney, died from multiple injuries on November
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Coursers 'on run'
A partnership of police, landowners, farmers and countryside residents is clamping down on illegal hare coursing. Hefty fines by magistrates backing up the prosecutions are getting the message across that south Oxfordshire is a no-go area for the hare
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Football: Banbury face crunch
Banbury United player-boss Kevin Brock says tomorrow's home game against Tonbridge Angels is their most important of their Dr Martens Eastern Division campaign so far. United haven't won a league game since December and desperately need to get back on
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Rugby: Lions look to call time on Banbury
Banbury play their first home Midlands League Division 1 match since the bars in their magnificent Bodicote Park clubhouse were ordered to be closed by the club's trustees. This action was taken because of the current investigation by the Charity Commission
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Hockey: Saturday fixtures
Men South League Premier: Richmond v Oxford Univ. Middlesex, Berks, Bucks & Oxon Regional: Banbury v Henley, PHC Chiswick v City of Oxford. Area Div 1: Abingdon v Gerrards Cross, OMT v Bicester. Div 2: Enterprise Forwarding v Wallingford, Rover Oxford
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Angling: Crayfish are growing problem
After spending some time on the Thames around Oxford since Christmas, the crayfish problem was a real eye-opener. I really struggled to catch on all the areas I targeted around the channel area, and although I did catch the odd chub, it was not as enjoyable
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Match angling: Carp does the trick for Gordon
The first match in Fat Phil's Six-Match Series attracted a field of 34 good local anglers to the Thames at Donnington. Fishing on the Cherwell mouth was Gordon Worrell (GWR), who had a carp of 10.2.0 and a small roach on groundbait feeder for a winning
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Bowls: Gillett safely through
Defending champions Les Gillett, from Chipping Norton, and Mark McMahon came through the first round of the national indoor bowls pairs championships at Potters Leisure Resort in Norfolk yesterday. They saw off Welshmen Alan Mathias and Phil Rowlands
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Car arson probe
A car parked in the garage area of an estate was deliberately set on fire, say police. The Honda car, parked in the garage area of Ruskin Walk, Bicester was set alight about 1am on Sunday. Anyone with information should call Bicester police on 01869 364520
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Tennis: Partridge in charge
Doreen Partridge has joined the Oxfordshire Lawn Tennis Association as a temporary administrator, after Katy Widdows, who was doing the job for seven months, took up a full-time position closer to her home. Doreen will be working on a part-time casual
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Great tree total
More than 10,000 Christmas trees have been collected for recycling by Cherwell District Council. Cllr David Markham, the council's executive member for environment, said the response by residents had been "wonderful". He added: "Collecting them allows
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Football: Sunday fixtures
Morrells Oxford Sunday League Jack Sadler Cup 2nd round: Chalgrove v Roebuck, Donnington Hotspur v The Priory, Star Wands Res v Chase Finance Res, Southleigh v Mansfield Road Res, Carrier Arms v The Letting Shop, Marson Village v The Post Boys, Arncott
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Football: Saturday fixtures
Nationwide League Div 3: Plymouth Argyle v Oxford Utd. RYMAN LEAGUE Div 1: Dulwich Hamlet v Thame Utd, Walton & H v Oxford C. Div 3: Chalfont St Peter v Abingdon Tn. DR MARTENS LEAGUE Eastern Div: Banbury Utd v Tonbridge Angels. FOOTBALL LEAGUE YOUTH
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Artists offered opening
A community agency in east Oxford is offering opportunities for emerging artists in the area who want to work with the public. The programme, run by the Fusion Arts agency, is aimed at artists who graduated within the past three years, who are based in
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Join Blair's bid to get UK businesses online
Prime Minister Tony Blair's campaign to put UK businesses online has spread to Oxfordshire, with an invitation to small companies to attend a free seminar. Ray Castell, the UKOnline adviser for Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, said: "Information
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Rowing: New Boat Race time
Organisers have announced that the 148th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race will start at 2.10pm on Easter Saturday, March 30, and not at 3.09pm as previously advertised.
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Football: Wait is over after Thame sign Joyce
Thame United have boosted their squad after signing Tony Joyce from Banbury United. Although he's unlikely to be in tomorrow's squad for their trip to struggling Dulwich Hamlet, he is a big part of boss Andy Sinnott's plans. "Tony will be a good acquisition
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Tomorrow's Oxford Card
7.35 450m A9 Dainty Dancer...(Terry Atkins) SORT THE BILL...(Ron Bicknell) Aha In Detail...(Jim Morgan) Scary Movie (W)...(Nick Colton) There Goes Thad (W)...(Maurice Massey) Killarney Breeze 3 (W)...(Paddy Curtin) 7.50 450m A8 SEEN NIKITA...(Maurice
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Football: Wallingford same again
Combined Counties League AFC Wallingford name an unchanged squad as they look to maintain their lead at the top of the Premier Division when they take on Withdean 2000 at the Hithercroft tomorrow. AFC Wallingford (v Withdean 2000, home): from Rutherford
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Football: Carterton ready for crunch tie
Cherry Red Records Hellenic League Carterton Town manager Andy Slater believes his side's Hellenic season hinges on tomorrow's Complete Music Challenge Cup quarter-final with Premier Division title-chasers Yate Town at Kilkenny Lane. Carterton have drifted
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Car wrecked
A stolen Ford Fiesta car was set on fire in Brome Place, Barton at 9.40pm on Tuesday night. The car had been stolen from Headington.
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More dishes
Crown Castle UK Ltd is seeking South Oxfordshire District Council's approval to put up two more telecommunications dishes on its masts in New Road, Beckley.
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Going to court
The case of a 44-year-old man charged with attempting to rob Going Places travel agents in Cowley last Friday has been committed to Oxford Crown Court by city magistrates. Michael Rogers, of Crescent Road, Cowley, was due to appear before the crown court
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Dogs' care boost
The National Canine Defence League this week launched its Hope for Oxford scheme, which allows homeless people to collect vouchers entitling them to free treatment for their dogs. The project was launched at St Giles Church Hall, Woodstock Road, on Wednesday
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Tourists avoid tower
Carfax tower in Oxford is closed for the winter after experimental opening in the cold season proved fruitless. Visitors have stayed away from the top of the tower, which provides a spectacular view of the city, during the cold winter months. Managers
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Failed robbery
An attempted robbery took place in Hythe Bridge Street, Oxford, just before 11pm on Tuesday. A man was threatened with a knife in an unsuccessful attempt to rob him. The suspect made off towards Park End Street, along the edge of the Worcester Street
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Reward for lost work
A £50 reward has been offered for the return of a schoolgirl's lost art work. Yasmin Day, 15, who attends The Cherwell School, in north Oxford, left two plastic bags containing a sketch book, art materials and two abstract art works on a No 2 Kidlington
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Robber hunt steps up
An e-fit (a digital photo-fit) of one of the men who robbed a cash-and-carry customer in Oxford has been released by police, and is printed in today's Oxford Mail. The man, who had just been to the Booker cash-and-carry on the Osney Mead industrial estate
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Guest Greaves
England and Spurs legend Jimmy Greaves is the guest speaker at Carterton Town's sportsman's evening on Friday, February 15. The evening, at Carterton's Kilkenny Lane ground (7.30), will include an auction of football memorabilia, a buffet, with Greaves
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Angling: Chubby success for Mark
Wheelchair angler Mark Bowell, from Burcote, caught a magnificent 6lb 11oz chub which came at the end of a pike-fishing session. Mark had been fishing the Thames at Shillingford with his mate Kevin Harris, from Blackbird Leys, and after struggling all
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Rugby: Saturday fixtures
English National League Div 1: Henley v Otley. English Clubs Championship Midlands Div 1: Banbury v Leicester Lions. South West Div 1: Chinnor v Weston-super-Mare. Southern Counties North: Buckingham v Witney, Grove v Oxford Harlequins, Oxford v Highh
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Rugby: Saturday fixtures
English National League Div 1: Henley v Otley. English Clubs Championship Midlands Div 1: Banbury v Leicester Lions. South West Div 1: Chinnor v Weston-super-Mare. Southern Counties North: Buckingham v Witney, Grove v Oxford Harlequins, Oxford v Highh
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Hockey: Saturday fixtures
Men South League Premier: Richmond v Oxford Univ. Middlesex, Berks, Bucks & Oxon Regional: Banbury v Henley, PHC Chiswick v City of Oxford. Area Div 1: Abingdon v Gerrards Cross, OMT v Bicester. Div 2: Enterprise Forwarding v Wallingford, Rover Oxford
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Football: Sunday fixtures
Morrells Oxford Sunday League Jack Sadler Cup 2nd round: Chalgrove v Roebuck, Donnington Hotspur v The Priory, Star Wands Res v Chase Finance Res, Southleigh v Mansfield Road Res, Carrier Arms v The Letting Shop, Marson Village v The Post Boys, Arncott
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Football: Saturday fixtures
Nationwide League Div 3: Plymouth Argyle v Oxford Utd. RYMAN LEAGUE Div 1: Dulwich Hamlet v Thame Utd, Walton & H v Oxford C. Div 3: Chalfont St Peter v Abingdon Tn. DR MARTENS LEAGUE Eastern Div: Banbury Utd v Tonbridge Angels. FOOTBALL LEAGUE YOUTH
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Making switch
Switch Electronics is moving from its current base at the Monument Business Park, in Chalgrove, into larger premises at Collett Way, Didcot.
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A Hughes thrill
Former England footballer Emlyn Hughes visited Chipping Norton to open a new business centre run by software and IT specialists PracTiva Group International. The new offices have been converted from a 150-year-old building and offer training and consultancy
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Student insurer's sale is agreed
Student insurance specialist Endsleigh Insurance Services is to be bought by its management for an undisclosed sum. The National Union of Students, which founded Endsleigh in 1965, is likely to keep its 14 per cent stake in the group. Its Oxford office
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Join Blair's bid to get UK businesses online
Prime Minister Tony Blair's campaign to put UK businesses online has spread to Oxfordshire, with an invitation to small companies to attend a free seminar. Ray Castell, the UKOnline adviser for Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, said: "Information
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Mail unveils £20m print centre plan
Newsquest (Oxfordshire) Ltd has made a planning application to build a new £20m press hall at its Osney Mead base. The newspaper publisher's proposals are now with Oxford City Council's planning department and will be considered by councillors at a meeting
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Car theft trio sent to prison
Three car thieves from Oxford have been jailed for a total of 48 months for stealing high performance cars to order. Ronald Denton, 19, of Friars Wharf, St Ebbes, was sentenced to 24 months for three offences, Mohammed Arabi, 27, of Ladenham Road, Blackbird
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Date set for Kassam payment talks
Talks between Oxford United's chairman and Oxford City Council over the late payment of almost £500,000 are due to start next week. Club chairman Firoz Kassam has agreed to make payments as part of the deal struck over the Kassam Stadium at Minchery Farm
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Churches may bid for windfall
Churches across Oxfordshire are being invited to apply for cash to fund restoration projects as the Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust celebrates a £50,000 grant. The money was awarded by Waste Recycling Environmental Limited -- an organisation set up
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Banana-shaped building is not to planners' taste
Controversial plans for a 'banana-shaped' university leisure centre should be refused, according to city council officers. The Oxford University Club wants to create a £4.5m centre for staff on playing fields in Mansfield Road. Earlier this month, the
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Hunt continues for girl's would-be abductor
A police operation to find the man suspected of attempting to abduct a ten-year-old girl in Barton has drawn a blank -- despite dozens of calls from local residents. The girl was walking to Bayswater School at 8.10am on December 12 when a man jumped out
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New rail route to capital proposed
A railway watchdog has welcomed the inclusion of plans for a second Oxford to London rail link in the Government's Strategic Rail Plan. A £250m proposal to link Oxford with the capital's Marylebone station is one of the most ambitious schemes listed in
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Teenager must pay for sperm storage
Leukaemia sufferer Steven Nutt has been told he will have to pay to store sperm which could be his only hope for a family. The 15-year-old had chemotherapy at the John Radcliffe Hospital, in Headington, Oxford, before receiving a bone marrow transplant
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Teenager must pay for sperm storage
Leukaemia sufferer Steven Nutt has been told he will have to pay to store sperm which could be his only hope for a family. The 15-year-old had chemotherapy at the John Radcliffe Hospital, in Headington, Oxford, before receiving a bone marrow transplant
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M&S to expand in city
Retail giant Marks & Spencer is branching out, with plans to open a second Oxford store. One of the high street's biggest names is planning to expand its operation by establishing a neighbourhood food store in Summertown. Negotiations are now under
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PO comeback hit by delay
Villagers in Iffley, Oxford, were all set to celebrate the re-opening of their post office after a year's closure, but have been told they face another week's delay. Computer problems have led to a minor setback to the re-opening of the post office, based
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Football: Hackett set for call-up (AUTHOR: Jon Murray jmurray@nqo.com>
Winger Chris Hackett is in line for a return to Oxford United's squad when they take on Division 3 leaders Plymouth Argyle at redeveloped Home Park tomorrow. The youngster could even earn himself a starting place, although that will depend on the availability
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Football: Wait is over after Thame sign Joyce
Thame United have boosted their squad after signing Tony Joyce from Banbury United. Although he's unlikely to be in tomorrow's squad for their trip to struggling Dulwich Hamlet, he is a big part of boss Andy Sinnott's plans. "Tony will be a good acquisition
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Football: Hackett set for call-up
Winger Chris Hackett is in line for a return to Oxford United's squad when they take on Division 3 leaders Plymouth Argyle at redeveloped Home Park tomorrow. The youngster could even earn himself a starting place, although that will depend on the availability
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Guest speaker
The guest speaker at the annual dinner of the West Oxfordshire Conservative Association, held at Witney Lakes on February 15, is Henley MP Boris Johnson.
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All that jazz
Live jazz at Goring village hall continues on February 8 at 8pm with the Diz Dizley and Jeff Green band, an event organised by Goring Jazz Appreciation Society.
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The place to bee
Bees Pool Club in Corn Street, Witney, is celebrating its 18th birthday with a party on Thursday, January 31, and is inviting people celebrating their 18th birthdays to join in the fun. For more details, call 01993 703385.
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Break for parents
A new club in Kidlington helps working parents get their children to school. The Breakfast Club, based at the Kaleidoscope Centre, has been set up with a £14,900 Lottery grant, to look after primary school children. Call 01865 372591 for details.
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TV volunteers
Residents are being sought to take part in a new BBC programme which gives participants the chance to send a message on television. The TV show, which is due to be shown in March, allows people to send a message, whether it be an apology, confession or
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Virus hits hospitals
An outbreak of a gastric virus has added pressure on hospitals in Oxfordshire. The bug, which leaves people suffering from severe diarrhoea and vomiting, has affected patients on ten wards in hospitals across the county. The Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals
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Charity garden scheme
Green-fingered Oxfordshire residents are being asked to open their gardens to raise money for the Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust. The charity's Secret Gardens scheme attracts thousands of visitors every year to the nation's hidden garden treasures. Event
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Have your say on the future of the Mail
Are you a regular reader of the Oxford Mail and aged between 35 and 55? If so, we would like to hear what you think about your newspaper. We are taking part in a national research project to find out what those in this age group want from their newspapers
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Football: Wait is over after Thame sign Joyce
Thame United have boosted their squad after signing Tony Joyce from Banbury United. Although he's unlikely to be in tomorrow's squad for their trip to struggling Dulwich Hamlet, he is a big part of boss Andy Sinnott's plans. "Tony will be a good acquisition
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Football: Carterton ready for crunch tie
Cherry Red Records Hellenic League Carterton Town manager Andy Slater believes his side's Hellenic season hinges on tomorrow's Complete Music Challenge Cup quarter-final with Premier Division title-chasers Yate Town at Kilkenny Lane. Carterton have drifted
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Hunt continues for girl's would-be abductor
A police operation to find the man suspected of attempting to abduct a ten-year-old girl in Barton has drawn a blank -- despite dozens of calls from local residents. The girl was walking to Bayswater School at 8.10am on December 12 when a man jumped out
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'Sleepy' driver blamed
Police believe a driver fell asleep before his coach careered off the M40 in Oxfordshire, hitting two parked vehicles and killing one of his passengers, an inquest heard. Mavis Whyman, 60, of Vanner Road, Witney, died from multiple injuries on November
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School sale
Wallingford School Association is planning a table-top sale to raise funds for the school on Sunday, February 24, from 10am.
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School grows
No objections are being raised by South Oxfordshire District Council to plans to put up an eight-classroom single storey building at Wheatley Park School, Wheatley.
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Break for parents
A new club in Kidlington helps working parents get their children to school. The Breakfast Club, based at the Kaleidoscope Centre, has been set up with a £14,900 Lottery grant, to look after primary school children. Call 01865 372591 for details.
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Pylon plan
BT Cellnet has been given permission by South Oxfordshire District Council to put telecommunications equipment on an existing pylon on Sands Farm in Rectory Lane, Great Haseley.
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Crew makes splash
Firefighters took along a fire engine to spread their safety message to the Rascals -- an after-school club for four to 11-year-olds at Radley Primary School, near Abingdon. Sub Officer Bob Paterson said: "It was an entertaining afternoon. We enjoyed
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Hunt continues for girl's would-be abductor
A police operation to find the man suspected of attempting to abduct a ten-year-old girl in Barton has drawn a blank -- despite dozens of calls from local residents. The girl was walking to Bayswater School at 8.10am on December 12 when a man jumped out
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Boat mooring
A certificate of lawful development is being sought from South Oxfordshire District Council for the use of land at Bird Place, Goring, as a boat mooring.
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All that jazz
Live jazz at Goring village hall continues on February 8 at 8pm with the Diz Dizley and Jeff Green band, an event organised by Goring Jazz Appreciation Society.
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Coursers 'on run'
A partnership of police, landowners, farmers and countryside residents is clamping down on illegal hare coursing. Hefty fines by magistrates backing up the prosecutions are getting the message across that south Oxfordshire is a no-go area for the hare
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Police call for volunteer aid
People with time on their hands are being offered the chance to help get police officers back on the streets of south Oxfordshire. Thames Valley Police is looking for volunteers to take on a range of duties in the area's police stations so that police
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Rugby: Quins and Grove face title decider
Although the season still has three months to run, the destination of the Southern Counties North title could be decided tomorrow when Grove entertain Oxford Harlequins at Cane Lane. It's a two-horse race at the top, with Quins leading Grove only on points
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Guest speaker
The guest speaker at the annual dinner of the West Oxfordshire Conservative Association, held at Witney Lakes on February 15, is Henley MP Boris Johnson.
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Moto-cross track
Planners at West Oxfordshire District Council have granted permission for land to the north of the A40 at Eynsham to be used as a moto-cross training track for six months.
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Council surgery
South Oxfordshire District Council's environmental health department is to hold a public surgery every month in Thame town hall, starting on January 29.
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Football: Banbury face crunch
Banbury United player-boss Kevin Brock says tomorrow's home game against Tonbridge Angels is their most important of their Dr Martens Eastern Division campaign so far. United haven't won a league game since December and desperately need to get back on
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Homes agreed
Councillors have granted permission for the next phase of housing at the Madley Park development. The new estate will eventually have more than 900 houses, a new primary school, shops, community centre and playing fields. Residents moved into the first
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School grows
No objections are being raised by South Oxfordshire District Council to plans to put up an eight-classroom single storey building at Wheatley Park School, Wheatley.
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Churches may bid for windfall
Churches across Oxfordshire are being invited to apply for cash to fund restoration projects as the Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust celebrates a £50,000 grant. The money was awarded by Waste Recycling Environmental Limited -- an organisation set up
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'Sleepy' driver blamed
Police believe a driver fell asleep before his coach careered off the M40 in Oxfordshire, hitting two parked vehicles and killing one of his passengers, an inquest heard. Mavis Whyman, 60, of Vanner Road, Witney, died from multiple injuries on November
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Artists offered opening
A community agency in east Oxford is offering opportunities for emerging artists in the area who want to work with the public. The programme, run by the Fusion Arts agency, is aimed at artists who graduated within the past three years, who are based in
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House plan
Plans to build a detached house with a garage and new road access at The Manor House in Woolstone Road in Uffington, near Faringdon, have been submitted to the Vale of White Horse District Council.
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Police call for volunteer aid
People with time on their hands are being offered the chance to help get police officers back on the streets of south Oxfordshire. Thames Valley Police is looking for volunteers to take on a range of duties in the area's police stations so that police
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Tomorrow's Oxford Card
7.35 450m A9 Dainty Dancer...(Terry Atkins) SORT THE BILL...(Ron Bicknell) Aha In Detail...(Jim Morgan) Scary Movie (W)...(Nick Colton) There Goes Thad (W)...(Maurice Massey) Killarney Breeze 3 (W)...(Paddy Curtin) 7.50 450m A8 SEEN NIKITA...(Maurice
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Work exposes canal's depths
Engineers have been getting an unusual view of the Oxford Canal -- from deep inside one of its locks. The Grade II listed Somerton lock, near North Aston, has been drained to allow repairs to the lock and its 12-ton oak gates. The work, carried out by
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Poll over mansion
Voting forms will land on the doormats of all 12,500 homes in Bicester from Monday in a referendum on the future of The Garth, a publicly-owned mansion house. Bicester town councillors want to find out what residents think should be done with the building
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Football: Hackett set for call-up
Winger Chris Hackett is in line for a return to Oxford United's squad when they take on Division 3 leaders Plymouth Argyle at redeveloped Home Park tomorrow. The youngster could even earn himself a starting place, although that will depend on the availability
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Rugby: Quins and Grove face title decider
Although the season still has three months to run, the destination of the Southern Counties North title could be decided tomorrow when Grove entertain Oxford Harlequins at Cane Lane. It's a two-horse race at the top, with Quins leading Grove only on points
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Churches may bid for windfall
Churches across Oxfordshire are being invited to apply for cash to fund restoration projects as the Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust celebrates a £50,000 grant. The money was awarded by Waste Recycling Environmental Limited -- an organisation set up
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Police call for volunteer aid
People with time on their hands are being offered the chance to help get police officers back on the streets of south Oxfordshire. Thames Valley Police is looking for volunteers to take on a range of duties in the area's police stations so that police
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Headington fire
A fire crew from Slade Park was called to deal with a car on fire near The Conifers guest house in The Slade, Headington, on Tuesday.
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ME meeting
Oxford ME group is to meet to discuss a Government report on the illness. The group will meet on February 9 at 2pm in the Adult Education Centre at Gosford Hill School, Kidlington. All are welcome to attend.
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Hanging mystery
The family and friends of a 19-year-old man do not know why he hanged himself with a dressing gown cord, an inquest in Oxford heard yesterday. Ian Yeomans was found dead in his locked bedroom at his parents' home in Morrell Close, Kidlington, on May 31
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Drivers help homeless
A charity collection at the M40 service station at Wheatley raised £950 for Oxford's homeless. The collection was organised by the Rotary Club of Oxford Isis to aid Oxford Poverty Action Trust (Oxpat), based at the Bridge Drop-In Centre, Iffley Road,
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Date set for Kassam payment talks
Talks between Oxford United's chairman and Oxford City Council over the late payment of almost £500,000 are due to start next week. Club chairman Firoz Kassam has agreed to make payments as part of the deal struck over the Kassam Stadium at Minchery Farm
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Woman injured
A woman was taken to The Horton Hospital, Banbury, on Wednesday night after being released by firefighters from a car that was in collision with a van on the A422 Hennef Way, half a mile from the junction with the M40.
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Great tree total
More than 10,000 Christmas trees have been collected for recycling by Cherwell District Council. Cllr David Markham, the council's executive member for environment, said the response by residents had been "wonderful". He added: "Collecting them allows
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Car theft trio sent to prison
Three car thieves from Oxford have been jailed for a total of 48 months for stealing high performance cars to order. Ronald Denton, 19, of Friars Wharf, St Ebbes, was sentenced to 24 months for three offences, Mohammed Arabi, 27, of Ladenham Road, Blackbird
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Quick off the mark
The Kidlington owner of motorcycle training company Quickstart Direct Access, David Grover, is the first person in the country to take delivery of a new model of a high-performance car. The Subaru Impreza is the road version of the rally car which clinched
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Hockey: Sunday fixtures
English League Div 2: Nottingham v Oxford Hawks. Women Friendly: Woking v Rover Oxford.
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Hockey: Sunday fixtures
English League Div 2: Nottingham v Oxford Hawks. Women Friendly: Woking v Rover Oxford.
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Tennis: Partridge in charge
Doreen Partridge has joined the Oxfordshire Lawn Tennis Association as a temporary administrator, after Katy Widdows, who was doing the job for seven months, took up a full-time position closer to her home. Doreen will be working on a part-time casual
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Store switch
The Deputy Lord Mayor of Oxford, Bob Hoyle, opens a new Currys superstore tomorrow in Lamarsh Road, off Botley Road. The new store, which replaces the firm's outlet behind Seacourt Tower in Botley, has created 40 new full and part-time jobs. It has a
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Genome purchase
Genetics company Oxagen, which employs ten people at Milton Park, near Abingdon, has bought a genome database from a US drug company. Scientists have mapped the human genome, listing all the genetic information in the body. Oxagen, which researches diseases
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Virus hits hospitals
An outbreak of a gastric virus has added pressure on hospitals in Oxfordshire. The bug, which leaves people suffering from severe diarrhoea and vomiting, has affected patients on ten wards in hospitals across the county. The Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals
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Indecent photos charge
A computer technician denied charges of downloading indecent photographs of children from the Internet. Mark Craig, 30, who works at Research Machines, Milton Business Park, near Abingdon, pleaded not guilty at Didcot Magistrates' Court to six charges
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Broad Street improvements to get under way
Work to improve Oxford's historic Broad Street was due to start today. The new measures will include a rising bollard to prevent the street being used as a short-cut by motorists, and the enlargement of the pedestrian area at the western end. The whole
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New rail route to capital proposed
A railway watchdog has welcomed the inclusion of plans for a second Oxford to London rail link in the Government's Strategic Rail Plan. A £250m proposal to link Oxford with the capital's Marylebone station is one of the most ambitious schemes listed in
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Protest over plans to cut care for elderly
A group which represents thousands of volunteer carers has reacted angrily to County Hall plans to reduce services for the elderly. Members of Oxfordshire Carers' Forum said social services failed to consult them about proposals to tightly ration visits
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Bowls: Gillett safely through
Defending champions Les Gillett, from Chipping Norton, and Mark McMahon came through the first round of the national indoor bowls pairs championships at Potters Leisure Resort in Norfolk yesterday. They saw off Welshmen Alan Mathias and Phil Rowlands
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Guest Greaves
England and Spurs legend Jimmy Greaves is the guest speaker at Carterton Town's sportsman's evening on Friday, February 15. The evening, at Carterton's Kilkenny Lane ground (7.30), will include an auction of football memorabilia, a buffet, with Greaves
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Football: Carterton ready for crunch tie
Cherry Red Records Hellenic League Carterton Town manager Andy Slater believes his side's Hellenic season hinges on tomorrow's Complete Music Challenge Cup quarter-final with Premier Division title-chasers Yate Town at Kilkenny Lane. Carterton have drifted
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'Sleepy' driver blamed
Police believe a driver fell asleep before his coach careered off the M40 in Oxfordshire, hitting two parked vehicles and killing one of his passengers, an inquest heard. Mavis Whyman, 60, of Vanner Road, Witney, died from multiple injuries on November
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Football: Wait is over after Thame sign Joyce
Thame United have boosted their squad after signing Tony Joyce from Banbury United. Although he's unlikely to be in tomorrow's squad for their trip to struggling Dulwich Hamlet, he is a big part of boss Andy Sinnott's plans. "Tony will be a good acquisition
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Tourists avoid tower
Carfax tower in Oxford is closed for the winter after experimental opening in the cold season proved fruitless. Visitors have stayed away from the top of the tower, which provides a spectacular view of the city, during the cold winter months. Managers
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Artists offered opening
A community agency in east Oxford is offering opportunities for emerging artists in the area who want to work with the public. The programme, run by the Fusion Arts agency, is aimed at artists who graduated within the past three years, who are based in
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Charity garden scheme
Green-fingered Oxfordshire residents are being asked to open their gardens to raise money for the Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust. The charity's Secret Gardens scheme attracts thousands of visitors every year to the nation's hidden garden treasures. Event
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