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NOC morale at all-time low
Union leaders at Oxford's Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre have said staff morale is at an all-time low. Representatives from unions, including the Royal College of Nursing and Unison, have told managers at the hospital that workers feel exhausted and under-valued
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Labour group names new executive board
Labour chose their executive board members last night to run Oxford City Council -- and there are no seats for the opposition. Just days after an emphatic victory in the local elections, the Labour group revealed its intention to take full responsibility
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Top blood donor recognised
A father of three with a rare blood group has been praised for donating 83 pints of blood over the last 42 years. Only three per cent of donors reach his total, and Malcolm Phipps, of Spenlove Close, Abingdon, has helped hundreds of patients. The 62-year-old
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Bafta winner to visit Thame Cinema
Director Suzie Templeton, winner of the 2002 Bafta for Short Animation, is coming to show her six-minute film, Dog, on Saturday, May 18, at the Players Theatre, in Nelson Street, Thame. The film is a puppet animation about a young boy, reassured by his
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Cricket: Aussie star Marsh to watch Oxford
Australian cricket legend Rodney Marsh is expected to be in The Parks on Friday to watch the second day of Oxford University CCE's three-day game with Gloucestershire. Marsh will be in Oxford in his capacity of head of the new English Cricket Academy.
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Designs on town
Sculptor Gordon Young is soaking up the atmosphere of Bicester's historic Market Square. He is part of a team which is working on improvements to the area. Proposals for improving Market Square include re-routing traffic to create a large pedestrian precinct
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Football: Napier pick up point to become champs
Witney & District FA round-up NAPIER Rovers were crowned Division 1 champions after a 0-0 draw with second-placed Carterton Town A earned them the point they needed for the title. Carterton, though did have the consolation of going up. Adlestrop beat
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Football: Bateman's brace all in vain for Benson
North Berks League round-up A brace from Steve Bateman was not enough as Benson lost 4-2 to Kintbury Rangers in the final of the North Berks Charity Shield at Abingdon Town. Bateman put Benson ahead early on with a 20-yard shot, before Kintbury hit back
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Course tees off
Council workers set the balls rolling at the opening of a mini-golf course. Cllr Peter Johnson, parks manager Andrew Parsons and John Dykes The new course at Cutteslowe Park, north Oxford, will be open throughout the summer. The course was built by the
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Witness scheme courts peer for his support
Former Home Secretary and Witney MP Lord Hurd gave his backing to a scheme which offers support to witnesses appearing in court. Lord Hurd with Margaret Ward, left, Witness Service workers Trisha Walsh, Becky Spaull and Fanny Sedman Witness Service Oxfordshire
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Shop flats tax break
Flats above shops are a best-buy bargain for first-time landlords, according to chartered surveyors Marriotts, of Faringdon. Marriotts says that in a little-noticed item in the Budget, Chancellor Gordon Brown gave a tax break to anyone who converts space
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Courses to offer taste of new skills
Free "taster" courses aimed at opening up new areas of training for as many people as possible have been launched by the Learning and Skills Council. Bite Size Intros will last up to three hours and offer an introduction to a range of skills from building
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Genetic medicines 'may save millions'
Genetic research into new medicines could save millions of lives in the developing world within a few years, according to a report by an Oxford professor. Sir David Weatherall, Professor of Medicine at Oxford University, was lead writer of the World Health
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BMW's profits climb thanks to new Mini
The success of BMW's Mini adventure is continuing to gather force, with the Oxford-built car driving up the profits of the German motor firm. In the first three months of this year, BMW sold a total of 27,691 Mini Ones and Mini Coopers -- backing up a
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Former banker tried to blackmail his mother
A businessman imprisoned his 84-year-old mother, pulled plastic bags over her head and attempted to blackmail her out of £120,000, a court heard. Julian Davies, 47, of Hamilton Road, north Oxford, was found guilty at Oxford Crown Court on Tuesday of falsely
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Former U's manager admits harassing estranged wife
Magistrates have imposed a restraining order on former Oxford United manager Mark Wright after he admitted harassing his estranged wife. The 38-year-old, who is now manager of non-league Chester City, pleaded guilty at Chester Magistrates Court on Friday
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Course tees off
Council workers set the balls rolling at the opening of a mini-golf course. Cllr Peter Johnson, parks manager Andrew Parsons and John Dykes The new course at Cutteslowe Park, north Oxford, will be open throughout the summer. The course was built by the
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Rugby: Kassam tipped as Wasps' new home
Speculation that top rugby union side Wasps could make their home at Oxford's Kassam Stadium increased with the news that the Zurich Premiership club hope to make an announcement on their future plans next week. Wasps, whose biggest star is England's
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Fiesta fun takes off for fifth aerial year
Bertie Bassett and Sonic the Hedgehog will be among the colourful figures to float above the city's historic skyline this weekend as the Oxford Balloon Fiesta 2002 takes off. Balloonists get set for fun at last year's fiesta The fiesta is a spectacular
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It's raining men over Cutteslowe
Men will be raining from the skies at this year's Oxford Balloon Fiesta as the Skyriders Parachute Display Team drop into the main arena -- and they'll be guided by a piece of paper. Their Cessna aeroplane will fly to 2,000ft above the park, before passing
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Knights prepare to battle in the park
Balloons will not be the only things to watch at Cutteslowe Park. Chris Tuffrey Visitors will be able to enjoy a host of different entertainment during the fiesta. The horses on display will be dressed in medieval hunting gear and include Monty, a Clydesdale
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NOC morale at 'rock bottom'
Union leaders at Oxford's Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre have said staff morale is at an all-time low. Representatives from unions, including the Royal College of Nursing and Unison, have told managers at the hospital that workers feel exhausted and under-valued
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Take twinning by the horns
A Long Horn cow is helping build international relations between Abingdon and Africa. Chris Blakey The animal was given to Chris Blakey, a PE teacher and head of year nine at Fitzharrys School, during an exchange trip to a school in south-west Uganda.
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Witness scheme courts peer for his support
Former Home Secretary and Witney MP Lord Hurd gave his backing to a scheme which offers support to witnesses appearing in court. Lord Hurd with Margaret Ward, left, Witness Service workers Trisha Walsh, Becky Spaull and Fanny Sedman Witness Service Oxfordshire
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Football: Cooper sparks double delight
Lord Jersey FA round-up DIVISION 4 champions Chesterton completed a double when they thrashed Bakels Crusaders 6-2 in the Arthur Crawford Cup final at Charlton-on-Otmoor. Kevin Cooper led the way for Chesterton with a hat-trick, Chris Harper bagged a
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Football: Crendon's title bid is rocked by Adderbury
Oxon Senior League round-up LONG Crendon have got the Premier Division title jitters. A 2-0 defeat by championship rivals Adderbury Park on Monday, coming hot on the heels of a 5-1 home thrashing by Charlton United last Thursday means the crown is still
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Schoolgirl gets day in spotlight
Bright lights and a camera crew followed schoolgirl Emma Adams, 15, for a day to make a television programme. Emma Adams Emma, of Banbury Road, Bicester, took a day off from Banbury's Blessed George Napier School to feature in a new BBC series, to be
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Art show at dairy
A supermarket with a difference is being launched in Oxford as artists set up shop in a disused dairy in Headington Hill Park. Sarah Douglas and Steve Merrow-Smith, pictured right, second-year fine art students from Buckinghamshire Chilterns University
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Contractor denies car park attack
A BMW contractor assaulted a colleague by beating him about the head with a wheel brace, a court was told. Albanian Neki Straka, 24, of Charles Street, east Oxford, is alleged to have struck Dwight Jackson on the back of the head with the implement and
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Vandals attack church
VANDALS have smashed three holes in a church's 140-year-old stained-glass window. Jack Hudson surveys the damage Stones landed on the altar of St Mary's Parish Church in Upper Heyford, near Bicester. The 20ft-high window and three panels were damaged.
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Ship loads precious cargo
SO many toys have been given by people in Didcot for children in Albania that crew members from the town's adopted ship, HMS Roebuck, had to make two 500-mile round trips from Plymouth to collect them. Able Seaman Adam Verrall with town clerk Julia Underwood
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Take twinning by the horns
A Long Horn cow is helping build international relations between Abingdon and Africa. Chris Blakey The animal was given to Chris Blakey, a PE teacher and head of year nine at Fitzharrys School, during an exchange trip to a school in south-west Uganda.
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Designs on town
Sculptor Gordon Young is soaking up the atmosphere of Bicester's historic Market Square. He is part of a team which is working on improvements to the area. Proposals for improving Market Square include re-routing traffic to create a large pedestrian precinct
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Enterprise pays off
Hannah Cowie is only 17, but she has already embarked on her third business venture. Hannah Cowie Her first designed and sold painted silk ties to businessmen in London. At 15 she ran a company at her school, St Helen and St Katharine in Abingdon, through
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BMW's profits climb thanks to new Mini
The success of BMW's Mini adventure is continuing to gather force, with the Oxford-built car driving up the profits of the German motor firm. In the first three months of this year, BMW sold a total of 27,691 Mini Ones and Mini Coopers -- backing up a
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Office complex nears completion
The first stage of a new Oxfordshire business park is close to completion. Langford Business Park at Kidlington will provide 96,400 sq ft of high quality air-conditioned office buildings on two sites. The first, fronting Langford Lane, includes two detached
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Schoolgirl gets day in spotlight
Bright lights and a camera crew followed schoolgirl Emma Adams, 15, for a day to make a television programme. Emma Adams Emma, of Banbury Road, Bicester, took a day off from Banbury's Blessed George Napier School to feature in a new BBC series, to be
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Top blood donor recognised
A father of three with a rare blood group has been praised for donating 83 pints of blood over the last 42 years. Only three per cent of donors reach his total, and Malcolm Phipps, of Spenlove Close, Abingdon, has helped hundreds of patients. The 62-year-old
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Man hunted after indecent assault
A MAN indecently exposed himself near the River Cherwell in Oxford. The man was white, in his early 30s, of medium height and thin build. He was riding a white mountain bike. The incident happened at Angel Meadow, in St Clement's, just before 4pm on Sunday
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House wrecker not sent to jail
A man who demolished the front of his ex-girlfriend's home with his car has been spared a jail sentence after the woman appealed for leniency. Karen Smith met James Hillis, 45, of Moorbank, Blackbird Leys, at the Blackbird Pub and told him they would
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Fete proves roaring success
An experiment in staging a village church fete on the May Bank Holiday Monday proved its worth for Launton. The Rev Margaret Mullins, team vicar of the Bicester area team ministry with special responsibilities for Launton and Bucknell, said: "We were
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Men need to be screened for cancer
A man given three years to live after being diagnosed with prostate cancer has called for a national screening programme to be set up. Malcolm Nisbet, 59, has also called for more research to be done into the illness. He has welcomed a campaign to raise
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Football: Jamie's on the mend, says mum
The mother of Oxford United star Jamie Brooks believes her son is on the road to recovery following his mystery virus. The 18-year-old striker, who scored ten goals for United in his first season, has been in intensive care in Oxford's Radcliffe Infirmary
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Speedway: Cheetahs face acid test
Oxford Cheetahs' improved form will be put to the test when they travel to Brandon Stadium to take on Coventry Bees tonight in a Sky Sports Elite League speedway clash (7.30). Cheetahs have already won there this season, coming out on top 48-42 in a challenge
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Night Glow feast
After sunset, visitors to the fiesta will experience a feast of colour, light and music for the eyes and ears on Saturday evening. Last year's Night Glow Night Glow, which starts at 9pm, will see each tethered balloon fire its burners and illuminate,
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Stunt cyclist displays his tricks and turns
Jumping over people and cars at high-speed is all in a day's work for Jez Avery, who will be performing mountain bike stunts on both days of the balloon fiesta. An expert in the field of bicycle stunt riding, Jez has been racing mountain bikes since 1989
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Icons set to star at show
The Gatzweiler Beer Glass, which was built in 1987 and donated by Geoff Beckwith in 1997, will hopefully become airworthy again and join the parade. The Maxwell House balloon Two new balloons will also make their debut at this year's event. The British
