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Taking steps to help children
A personal assistant to celebrities is giving up her business, home and life in Oxford to teach ballet to children in Nepal. Alison Sweatman Alison Sweatman, 35, of Wentworth Road, who has worked with Helena Bonham-Carter and David Baddiel, will be flying
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MS sufferer wins night care battle
A multiple sclerosis sufferer has withdrawn his £4,000 legal battle against Oxfordshire Social Services after the night care he relies on was reinstated. Wheelchair-bound Dr Andrew Baker, 46, of River Court, in Trinity Street, Oxford, lost the support
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Pensioners' club forced to close
An Oxford social club that has entertained hundreds of elderly people for 35 years has been forced to close through lack of funding and support. Oxford Pensioners' Club, in Gloucester Green, closed after its organisers failed to secure enough money and
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Fan misses out on award
A 58-year-old rock fan missed out on a chance to receive a guitar from his favourite band -- because he was on holiday in Spain. Bill Griffiths with TV presenter Wesley Smith Bill Griffiths, a retired station commander of Abingdon fire station, entered
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Firefighters make call for climbers
Adventurers are wanted to scale Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa and raise funds for firefighters and their families. Firefighters Steven Barclay, 45, who works from Rewley Road station in the centre of Oxford and Doug Minter, 46, who is based at Abingdon
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War memorial will not fall despite tilt
Abingdon's tilting war memorial is not in danger of falling down, say engineers. Six months ago, it was revealed that the 81-year-old monument in The Square was leaning. The town council called in consulting engineers who, at a cost of £4,000, carried
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Ceramics to go on display
A special exhibition of art and ceramics will have pride of place in Wallingford Museum next month. Previous similar exhibitions have been hugely successful. This one will give people chance to see work by artists from Oxfordshire and other areas whose
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Children in Need effort praised
People in Wallingford have been praised for their generosity in boosting the town's contribution to Children In Need to well over last year's figure. Wallingford Rotary Club, Sinodun Rotary Club and Wallingford Rotoract raised more than £3,500 through
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Get a snap of your cat
Cat owners are being urged to snap photos of their appealing pets in aid of a charity. West Oxfordshire Cats Protection has announced its fifth annual competition for the most fetching felines. The winning entry will be turned into a postcard used to
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Trekker takes challenge
Reaching her 50th birthday has inspired jewellery maker and craft fair organiser Margaret King to tackle a new challenge. Margaret King Next April Mrs King, of Moorland Road, Witney, will spend 11 days trekking in New Zealand to raise money for the mental
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Reserves go down
CARDIFF CITY RES 1, OXFORD UTD RES 0: United Reserves gave a good performance at Ninian Park in last night's Avon Insurance Combination fxture, but fell to a goal after 25 minutes from Leo Fortune-West. Cardiff had a more experienced side, including Fan
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Boxes of Christmas love
Jo Clayton and her volunteers are surrounded by thousands of shoeboxes -- and not a shoe in sight. Children at Glory Farm Primary School collect the shoe boxes Instead, the boxes have been filled with small gifts to send to children in eastern Europe
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Hero Harris rattles up marvellous maximum
Fraser Harris produced one of his best performances since moving into Division 1 of the Oxford & District Table Tennis League with a superb maximum in Forum B's 8-2 win over Morris Motors A. Fraser HarrisThe former Oxfordshire junior No 1 has improved
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Speedway chiefs in more talks
Oxford speedway promoter Steve Purchase will be among the Elite League promoters who meet again today (Nov 21) ahead of the sport's annual meeting in Swindon at the weekend. Some clubs are not ready to pledge their involvement with the top flight for
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Time running out to vote
TIME is running out to choose a new name for the widened part of Park End Street outside the Said Business School in Oxford. Voting closes tomorrow (November 22), and people are being asked to choose one of four names from a shortlist. The options are
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New Ruskin site 'health risk'
Ruskin College came under fire from students and lecturers over plans to move the college on to "a contaminated site" in north Oxford. The college's plan to move to a purpose-built three-storey building on the old Unipart factory site would have serious
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Minister invited to club under investigation
Sports Minister Richard Caborn has been invited to visit Banbury Cricket Club in the light of an inquiry by the Charity Commission. The commission is investigating the way the cricket club is run, and has said its ground must be opened to the public as
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United happy over safety measures
Oxford United officials are confident that the safety precautions they had in place for the visit of Aston Villa will be sufficient when Swindon Town come to the Kassam Stadium for their televised FA Cup clash on December 8. One of the segregation doors
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One hitch: where to look first?
Two Wheels goes to the 2002 International Motorcycle and Scooter Show . . . THE biggest two-wheel festival of the year is at Birmingham's NEC all this week, with a mouth-watering line up of new sports bikes, funky scooters and wild, live, motorcycle action
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Trio receive health and safety award
A trio of staff at a packaging firm are celebrating after winning a top award. Andy Clark, Steve Jones and Tim Jones Operations manager Andy Clark, transport manager Steve Jones, and works engineer Tim Jones of Mondi Packaging in Long Crendon, near Thame
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Restaurant to overlook town canal
A new restaurant overlooking the canal in Banbury is to open in the new Castle Quay Shopping Centre. Rosamund Catering, which runs the floating narrow boat restaurant Rosamund The Fair in Oxford, has taken 1,200 sq ft at Banbury Museum. Meals of up to
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Sainsbury profits leap more than 10%
Supermarket chain Sainsbury saw its profits leap by more than 10 per cent, despite warning growth was slowing. The group, which has six stores across the county, said market conditions had become more challenging, with less growth than last year, little
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Supercook Sylvia clocks up 30 years
Cook Sylvia Fedrick has clocked up 30 years' service at Greenmere Primary School, Didcot, but has no plans to retire yet. Dick Furniss with Sylvia Fedrick Mrs Fedrick, 63, started as a kitchen help when two of her daughters were pupils at the school,
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Traders brand traffic ban proposal 'catastrophic'
Traders in Didcot fear businesses could suffer following recommendations to ban traffic from part of the town centre. Chris Notman, president of the Chamber of Commerce, said the effect on shops in the town centre would be catastrophic. Recommendations
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Pay talks continue at BMW
Management and unions at BMW are still locked in talks, three weeks after workers rejected an eight per cent pay rise. New negotiations entered a second day today with union officials admitting slow progress was being made. They said the main sticking
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Cafe plan will go ahead
East Oxford Community Association was last night (November 20) given permission to extend its community centre, allowing it to open a cafe. Planning officers had opposed plans to extend the centre, on the corner of Cowley Road and Princes Street, to make
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Patient not in pain, dentist claims
An Oxford dentist accused of ignoring a patient as she groaned in agony told an inquiry he did not know she was in pain. Hamid Mozneb, who now works at the Manor Dental Surgery in Headington, is accused of giving patients crowns when their teeth were
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Plaque marks Oxfam pioneer
Honour unveiled at charity's first shop The work of one of Oxfam's founder members has been commemorated by the unveiling of a plaque at the charity's oldest shop. From left, former manager Joe Mitty, volunteer Portia Venton, present manager Jan Tanslen
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Audi's green fuel first
New sulphur-free petrol with the potential to reduce environmental impact, bring down running costs and improve performance will start to filter into UK filling stations early in 2003, and Audi has already fielded the technology needed to capitalise on
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Tough challenges for car buyers
An explosion in the number of new vehicles available in the UK has improved choice for car buyers, but has also made the task of selecting a new model and pricing a used one much more of a challenge, according to Glass's Information Services. Over the
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Wet weather hampers search for boy's body
The search for the body of schoolboy Nathan Monaghan has been hampered by heavy rain and high water levels on the River Thames. Nathan, 12, of Mackenzie Avenue, Milton Heights, disappeared on Saturday, November 9. He was fishing near the Sutton Pools
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Author offers tips
Pupils at an Abingdon school joined visiting author Paul Gustafson for a workshop on techniques for writing children's books. Paul Gustafson with, from left, Susan Warner, Kimberley Henshall, Emma Harrison and Kerry Wilkinson. Pupils aged 13 and 14 from
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Council honours Shipton
Shipton-under-Wychwood's feat of becoming the first Oxfordshire cricket club to win the National Village title at Lord's was honoured by Oxfordshire County Council at a reception at County Hall last night. Shipton players and officials with County Council
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Council prepares to deal with litter
Hidden cameras to catch fly tippers and better law enforcement against litter louts are two ways South Oxfordshire District Council is considering to clear the area of litter. But it also wants local people to come up with their own ideas and let the
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Residents snub plans for new homes
Residents have said no to plans for up to 2,500 new homes on the former airfield in Grove. Grove Parish Council will officially oppose the proposals following objections raised at a public meeting. The objection, which won unanimous, cross-party support
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Wolvercote duo hit the heights
Two wins from two outings was the reward for the Wolvercote ABC duo Lawrence Lewis and Steve Mullins on their lengthy excursions this week. Steve Mullins, rightCassington bantamweight Lewis demonstrated the kind of form that prompted his call-up to the
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Mentmore clinch promotion
Mentmore clinched the second promotion place in Section 3 of the Shaw & Co Oxfordshire Foursomes League when they beat Hazlemere 2-1 in a play-off at Waterstock. With the bottom two ties being shared, the outcome depended on the top match, with Mentmore's
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Police chief goes back on the beat
THAMES Valley Police Chief Constable Peter Neyroud went on patrol in Bicester to find out about problems in the town. Pc Matt Jenkins and Chief Constable Peter Neyroud He took the opportunity to join beat officer Pc Matt Jenkins in Market Square and Sheep
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Morrells of Oxford Sunday League report
Lee Keyes made light of the heavy conditions underfoot to hammer home five goals as Star Wanderers routed hosts Mansfield Road 7-1 in their Premier Division clash. Lee KeyesDespite missing several first-team regulars, Star just edged the first half and
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Businessman escapes jail over bottle attack
A businessman who attacked a man and kicked him outside a Bicester nightclub has escaped a prison sentence because his victim was a "drunken nuisance". Desmond Costello, 32, who denied causing actual bodily harm, was convicted by a majority jury verdict
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Gridlock misery for early starters
Rush-hour misery started early today for drivers using the southbound M40 north of Oxford. Only one of three lanes by junction nine at Wendlebury were open, following overnight road improvements. A broken-down road surfacing vehicle added to the delays
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Posters prompt protests
The Zodiac nightclub in Oxford is to be told to remove "unsightly" flyposting, following complaints from residents. Oxford City Council's east area committee last night (November 20) agreed to look into licensing laws and restrictions that could be imposed
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Worker to look at care for elderly
A specialist worker will be appointed to review the provision of services for elderly people in Oxford over the coming year. Age Concern plans to recruit a development worker early next year to scrutinise the care and services offered to elderly people
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Autotype UTV League
George & Dragon sprang a surprise in the second round of the Devenney Cup when they won 5-4 away to Division 1 side Buckland. A hat-trick from Gareth Fenton plus goals from JR Willis and John Pearce earned the Division 2 outfit a home tie against
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Latest club results
Golf results update FRILFORD HEATH Ladies' Stableford (Green Course): 1 E Sadler 35pts (cb), 2 M Richter 35, 3 K Bartlett 34. Ladies' November Stableford: 1 S Webb 40pts, 2 V Sydenham 37, 3 E Wilson 34. NORTH OXFORD Winter Challenge 3rd round: 1 J Burnett
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PowderJect to increase output
Pharmaceutical company PowderJect is to increase production of its flu vaccine following the unexpected decision by its US rival Wyeth to withdraw from the flu market. PowderJect, which is being stalked by a US predator, saw its shares rise again following
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Nissan spreads its wings
Nissan has announced that its new UK-built Micra will be priced from £7,495 for the 1.0 E three-door. Instead of January 23, the new Micra will go on sale on January 15. Nissan MicraThe company said about 9,000 people asked for information at the Birmingham
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Vermin wiped out at market
A rat infestation at Oxford's Covered Market has been wiped out. Last month, it emerged that the city council's pest control team had been called in to tackle rats in the service yard at the historic indoor market. Officers in the city council's environmental
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Blow-out blamed for death
An Oxford man died when he was thrown from a car which rolled 25 metres down a motorway embankment after a tyre blew out, Oxford Coroner's Court heard yesterday (November 20). Mr Karanja, 36, of Orchard Road, Cowley, was travelling back from a party in
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Subway branded a danger
A pedestrian subway in Oxford floods so badly after rain that someone could die there, councillors have warned. The passageway linking Thornhill park-and-ride with Sandhills is often submerged by run-off water from higher ground at Shotover, according
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Staff cuts 'could lead to civil unrest'
Neighbourhood disputes over loud music and bonfire smoke could erupt into fights because of staff cuts at Oxford City Council, councillors have been warned. Maurice Daly, 44, of Lime Walk in Headington, Oxford, told a north east area committee meeting
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Planning department reforms welcomed
Councillors have welcomed reform of Oxford City Council's embattled planning department. The backlog of applications is said to be shrinking. Meanwhile, letters seeking residents' feedback on planning applications are being simplified. However, criticism
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New coupe
Vauxhall has confirmed that a compact coupe-roadster will be introduced in 2004. The new model will feature an electro-hydraulically operated, retractable steel roof. Kevin Wale, Vauxhall Motors chairman and managing director, said: "This car is another
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Crooks target leafy suburbs
Muggers driven off city centre streets by police crackdowns are now targeting cars in suburbia, according to a new survey. Thefts from cars, mainly when parked outside homes, are up for the first time in 10 years leaving motorists and insurers with an
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Bio firms suffer staffing crisis
A shortage of staff caused by high house prices is hampering the development of a key sector of the Oxfordshire economy. Medical and bioscience companies are finding it increasingly difficult to recruit workers such as lab technicians, because they cannot
