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Bingo event in Lewknor
Lewknor's annual fundraising Christmas bingo evening will be in the Jubilee Hall on Monday, December 9, at 7pm.
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Christmas fairs in Burford
Christmas Craft Fairs will be held in the Methodist Hall in the High Street, Burford, on December 13 and 14, from 10am to 5pm.
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Christmas arrives in Woodstock
The Woodstock Natural History Group will be holding a Christmas evening in the community centre on Tuesday, December 10, from 7.30pm.
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Traders offer festive cheer
Traders in Oxford's High Street are inviting shoppers to take part in a special pre-Christmas celebration. The event takes place outside the University Church of St Mary the Virgin on Thursday, December 5, at 5.30pm, when traders will offer mince pies
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Bishop helps unveil Millennium window
The Bishop of Oxford, the Rt Rev Richard Harries, dedicated a Millennium stained glass window at the Blake Church of England Primary School in Witney. The school won the chance to have a special stained glass window after entering a Diocesan competition
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Choir girls face the cameras
Talented choristers from Oxford High School have been recorded by the BBC as part of a national competition. Cameramen recorded the choir after 46 girls from years five and six (ages nine to 11) were selected as one of the final six groups in the junior
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Schoolchildren pay us a visit
Children from a Wallingford school visited the Oxford Mail headquarters as part of a project on newspapers. The 33 children aged between eight and 10, from Fir Tree Junior School, were shown round the building at Osney Mead, Oxford, and introduced to
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School backs cycling
Special measures have been taken at a village school to encourage young children to get on their bikes. New bicycle racks and designated cycle paths in and around the entrance to Stonesfield Primary School are part of the campaign. Proficiency lessons
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'One stop shop' for higher
education UCAS, or the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service, is the UK central organisation through which applications are processed for entry to full-time first degrees, HNDs and university diplomas. The mission of UCAS is to promote a partnership
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Children to get chance
A new formula to allow children as young as eight to enjoy off-road motorsport will be launched next year. The Junior Trials Vehicle (JTV) was the result of two years' work by the off-road committee of the Motor Sports Council, which wanted a formula
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BMW Williams up and running in Spain
The Grove-based BMW Williams F1 Team started their winter test programme with a three-day test at the Valencia circuit in Spain. The tests were conducted by BMW Williams F1 driver, Juan Pablo Montoya and official test driver Marc Gene. Giorgio Pantano
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Arrows staff seek advice
More than 80 employees of struggling F1 racing team Arrows met officials from the Citizens' Advice Bureau to discuss their financial plight. The 250 workers at the team's headquarters in Leafield were paid up until July 30. Since then they have received
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Housing scheme may pay for HQ
The headquarters of South Oxfordshire District Council could be sold off for housing if a new scheme to relocate the authority goes ahead. Under the plans, due to be discussed by the council's cabinet, the council would move to new offices in the Crowmarsh
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Two quizzed over break-in
Two men have been questioned at Abingdon police station in connection with a car break-in at the Worcester Street car park, in Oxford. The men, aged 19 and 24, were arrested on December 1 by traffic officers on patrol.
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Party hails 50 years of care
Violence, verbal abuse and theft are among the worst challenges foster carers Rosalie and Rod James face. But the couple from Borough Walk, Abingdon, insist after 25 years of foster caring, the benefits still far outweigh the difficulties. The couple,
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Date check: Choral concert
The Chipping Norton Choral Society is presenting Bach's Christmas Oratorio on Saturday, December 7, in St Mary's Church at 7.30pm.
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Review: Martin Souter
Hugh Vickers enjoys a performance by harpsichordist Martin Souter at the Ashmolean, Oxford The Friends of the Ashmolean hosted another concert in the Tapestry Gallery by the harpsichordist Martin Souter. This time, however, Souter played not only the
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Review: Oxford Pro-musica Singers
Derek Jole reviews the Singers' 25th anniversary concert An ever-so-tactful wigging from the Pro-Musica's conductor, Michael Smedley, delivered to a crowded University Church last week, expressed the hope that we would henceforth support not just this
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Residents worried by problem at danger bend
Worried residents in Farmoor are calling for action to stop flooding on a dangerous bend in the village. A petition signed by more than 20 people living in Oxford Road, between Swinford toll bridge and the village, calls on the Vale of White Horse District
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Hester Jenkins
A service will be held next month in America to celebrate the life of a printer and historian who lived in Oxford for 50 years. Hester Jenkins, founder of the TruexPress, an innovative printing press, was 82 when she died on October 26. Mrs Jenkins, came
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Dorothy Herbert
Herbert, an evacuee from the London Blitz, who became a well-known figure in her adopted community of Kidlington, has died, aged 94. Mrs Herbert, who was postmistress in Garden City for 17 years until her retirement in 1973, came to the village with her
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Charities benefit
Wallingford people have been digging deep to support charities. Wallingford Rotary, backed by Sinodun Rotary and Rotaract, raised a record £5,703 for Children In Need. The Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal collected £5,778 and the Advent art adventure
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Rowers test their stamina
Hundreds of rowers will arrive in Wallingford on December 8 to compete in one of the town's biggest ever rowing events. About 200 boats and up to 1,000 crew members are expected to take part in Wallingford Rowing Club's Winter Head time trial. Rowers
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Name for OAPs' home opposed
A row has broken out over the naming of an old people's home in Wallingford. The site of the Blue Mountains home, in Wantage Road, will be developed for housing, and the home will move to St George's Road. The Oxfordshire Care Partnership, which is building
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Grove pay for lapses
South West Division 2 East report: Poor discipline contributed to Grove's disappointing 19-13 defeat at home to Maidenhead. The visitors took an early lead when weak tackling allowed them to cross for a converted try in the fourth minute. And three unnecessary
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A man's body was found in Chipping Norton on December 2. The man was in his 30s. He is believed to have lived both in the town as well as in Banbury. His body was found lying near stairs in flats in Cornish Road. Police are not treating the death as suspicious
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Flood defences almost complete
Agreement has still to be reached over the final part of a flood defence scheme for the village of Standlake. It is aimed at preventing a repeat of the damage in Rack End that resulted from floods two years ago. West Oxfordshire District Council is trying
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Villages do their bit for recycling
Residents in Finstock and Charlbury, near Witney, are helping to protect the environment by holding a plastics recycling day on December 7. The collections between 10am and 2pm are being organised by the Charlbury and Finstock Waste Action Groups. The
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MP challenges red tape burden
Witney MP David Cameron has challenged the Government to cut the red tape faced by pre-school and nursery classes. Mr Cameron secured a special House of Commons debate to raise the issue. He told fellow MPs: "During a recent visit to Blackditch Bunnies
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Programme published
The community education centre has published its progranmme for next spring. It details courses on arts and crafts, computer and office skills, activities for families and children, health, music and dance, and general studies. For more details, call
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Review: The Hobbit
M.B.DRENNAN on the welcome return of Tolkien's The Hobbit to the Oxford Apollo I don't know. They get such a bad press. Sit on your backside all day, demanding massive wealth, and letting everything round you burn to the ground, and suddenly everyone
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Spencer strike seals win
Trysports 3 Counties Women's League report: Oxford Hawks completed the first half of their Premier Division programme with a comfortable 2-0 victory over mid-table Sonning. Hawks dominated the first half, and Sonning had their goalkeeper to thank for
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Arrows thrown on F1 scrapheap
Arrows look set to join the F1 scrapheap after they were booted out of next season's World Championship. The Leafield-based team, who failed to compete in six of the final seven races of last season because of cash problems, were not on the entry list
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Rover pick up a point
Women's English League: Rover Oxford battled hard to gain a valuable Division 2 point in a 1-1 draw at home to a spirited St Albans side. Claire Norton on the charge for Rover The visitors, who are coached by Great Britain international Julian Halls,
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Treat for couple
A couple celebrated their first wedding anniversary in luxury. Mike Watts and his wife Alison, of Bicester, won a romantic weekend break through the shop where they bought their wedding rings. They were transported to luxury hotel Dial House, Bourton-on-the-Water
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Birthday marked by playgroup's reunion
Former members of a playgroup and their parents were asked back to a 16th birthday party. Invitations were sent to anyone who had attended or supported the Rainbow Playgroup next to Glory Farm Primary School, Hendon Place, Bicester. The party also celebrated
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Rampant Quins roar into last 32
Powergen Intermediate Cup: Centre Martin Nutt scored a hat-trick of tries as Oxford Harlequins powered into the last 32 with a convincing 50-0 victory over Barton Hill in a one-sided fourth-round tie at Horspath Road on Saturday (Nov 30). Rob Dow leads
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Cherwell send Nuffield packing
Premier side Cherwell Club proved too strong for Section 1's Nuffield Bar in the Greene King ODDA Ladies Winter League. Sylvia Middleton and Sue Lovell got Cherwell off to a flying start, before Helen Prescott pulled one back. Sue Morris and Sharon Room
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Robert Mattock
Oxfordshire rose grower Robert Mattock has died, aged 75. Robert Mattock, who has died aged 75 Mr Mattock, owner of The Rose Nurseries in Lodge Hill, Abingdon, was well known for his work in producing new rose varieties. He took over from his father John
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Public lecture sells out
A lecture by Chancellor Jon Snow, at Oxford Brookes University, has completely sold out. The Channel 4 journalist will be talking on December 3 on the theme of 'dangerous states', during the lecture, at the Harcourt Hill campus.
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Cooker blaze
Oxygen was given to a woman suffering from smoke inhalation after a cooker fire at Lower House, in Summertown Road, North Aston. She did not need hospital treatment. Firefighters from Banbury attended the incident, which happened shortly before 12.30pm
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A man's body was found in Chipping Norton on December 2. The man was in his 30s. He is believed to have lived in Banbury as well as in Chipping Norton. His body was found lying near stairs in flats in Cornish Road. Police are not treating the death as
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City draw big boys Stevenage
Oxford City are set for a much-needed cash boost after they drew Nationwide Conference side Stevenage Borough away in the third round of the FA Trophy. So far this season, City's Trophy exploits have earned them £2,350 in prizemoney alone and that will
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Review: Machu Picchu and the Camera
Anne James visits a new exhibition at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, running until December 30 This new exhibition comprises photographs that record both the ruins of the ancient Inca royal city itself, precariously perched as it is
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NatWest appoints Gayer
James Gayer has been appointed as NatWest's area business manager for the county. His main responsibilities will be to lead a team of locally-based business managers, and supporting businesses in the area with their financial requirements. Mr Gayer has
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Hanson snaps up five new outfits
Building materials group Hanson has bought five companies in a deal totalling £47.7m. Hanson, which employs several hundred people at Sutton Courtenay, near Abingdon, now has four Spanish quarries and UK plants producing concrete products, clay bricks
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Hunt on to increase composting
The hunt is on to find new sites for compost heaps in Oxfordshire following Chancellor Gordon Brown's increased tax on landfill rubbish tips announced in his pre-Budget statement. Surveyors' company Fisher German is now looking for new sites in the county
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Preview: Two pantos
Helen Peacocke looks ahead to two highlights of the panto season in Oxfordshire - Jack in the Beanstalk at Chipping Norton and Puss in Boots in Oxford There is a buzz of excitement backstage at The Theatre, Chipping Norton as the cast prepare to add a
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Review: Mr Deeds(PG13)
Longfellow Deeds, played by actor Adam Sandler, is the extremely laid-back owner of a pizza restaurant in the small town of Mandrake Falls, in America. Adam SandlerBy some insane fluke, he inherits his late-uncle's $40 billion fortune. On a trip to New
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Explore cinema's expanding horizons
DAVID PARKINSON on current festivals celebrating Thai, French and German cinema Such is society's insatiable appetite for novelty that the search is always on for 'the next big thing'. In recent years, the Austrian, Korean and Argentinian film industries
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Mast allowed
T-Mobile (UK) was granted planning permission by South Oxfordshire District Council for a telecommunication mast, two transmission dishes, a cabin and other equipment at Hall Farm, South Moreton.
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Planning consent expected
Planners are expected to approve proposals to build a three-bedroom house close to Didcot town centre, despite objections. David Powell, of Didcot, was granted outline consent by the Government's Planning Inspectorate, following an appeal against the
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Motorists face rise in parking charges
Car park charges across south Oxfordshire are set to rise. The district council is pressing ahead with its policy of making users rather than council tax payers foot the bill for repairs and maintenance. Of the 2,125 spaces the council operates, only
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Police quiz three girls
Three teenage girls have been questioned by police over the alleged robbing of a young couple in Oxford. The trio, aged 15, 16 and 17, are accused of stealing a handbag as the couple, also in their teens, walked along Bullingdon Road, Cowley, during the
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Supporters hold Aids vigil
A vigil was held in Oxford to mark World Aids Day on December 1. Supporters of the Terrence Higgins Trust gathered in Headington Hill Park, Oxford, at 3pm to join the vigil in memory of those who had died after contracting HIV and Aids. The event, in
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Star guest invited
Actress Susan Hampshire, who stars in the popular TV drama Monarch of the Glen, was in Oxford to help Scouts raise money. Miss Hampshire with the Scouts Miss Hampshire opened the 2nd Oxford Scout Group's Christmas Bazaar at the Scout centre in Ridgefield
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Food fair offers rich diet of delights
More than 1,000 people attended The Oxford Times' third annual food and craft fair at the weekend. Rooms on three floors of the Four Pillars Hotel at Sandford on Thames were filled with 50 stalls displaying all types of craft for the fair, organised by
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Calls for extra security at shops finally pay off
Gates are to be put up behind a shopping parade in Rose Hill, Oxford, after traders and residents campaigned for more than two years for extra security. But trader Michael Davis, 27, says delays resulted in a camper van being burnt out behind his newly-opened
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Floral example in Wantage
Diana Joyce will give a demonstration called Christmas Carillon to Wantage Flower Club at 7.30pm on Thursday, December 5. Entry costs £6 for visitors.
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BBC carols in Witney
BBC Radio Oxford will be recording its service of Christmas Carols in St Mary's Church, Witney, on Monday, December 9, starting at 7.30pm. It is open to anyone who wishes to come. The service will be broadcast on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
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Charity chess competition aims to get more in library
Pupils have organised a charity chess tournament to encourage more of them to visit the school library in their lunch break. They are involved in a knockout tournament to raise money for Cancer Research UK. The tournament is organised by students and
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Hip pupils exercise for money
The swinging '60s was the theme of a charity fundraising effort at a school in Woodstock. Pupils at The Marlborough School dressed up in 1960s gear and ran around the park at Blenheim Palace to raise money for various charities. Pupils go back in time
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School praised for high
standards and security So impressed were Government inspectors with an Abingdon primary school that they identified only a couple of areas in which there was need for improvement. The Ofsted team said Caldecott Primary School was "good with some excellent
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Weekend action, December 7-8
Action for the forthcoming weekend SATURDAY Coniston, Cumbria: Grizedale Stages Rally. 0122 958 5244. Bayford Meadows: EKC Winter Kart Championship. 0179 541 0707. Three Sisters: MBKC kart races. First day of two-day event. 0194 227 0230. SUNDAY Brands
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CART race is axed
Next year's CART championship race at Rockingham has been removed from the calendar, because the organisers say it won't make enough money. The event was due to take place on May 3/4, but CART and Rockingham have jointly agreed to cancel the event. Rockingham
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Householders face tax rise shock
Thousands of householders across Oxfordshire could face huge rises in council tax, after the Government announced homes will be revalued to reflect property price rises. Land Registry figures show house prices in Oxford have risen by 95 per cent in the
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Footpath latest step in valley revamp scheme
The Ock Valley Walk project in Abingdon has moved another step forward with the opening of a new one-mile Jubilee footpath. Another tree has also been planted as the scheme to create an educational wildlife centre begins to takes shape. The footpath is
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Broken ankle poses problem for rescuers
An afternoon walk with friends along the Thames near Culham turned into a rescue operation involving the emergency services and a boat. A woman in her 30s was walking with three friends along the river path on the Clifton Hampden side of Culham lock on
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Review: Nikolai Demidenko
Richard Hollingum visits Wotton House for a musical treat Hidden in the countryside on the border between Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire is the wonderful Wotton House and hidden in the house is a wonderful architectural secret - though not for much longer
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Dr Joan Harcourt-Norris
A doctor, mayor, councillor and magistrate in Abingdon for more than 50 years, Dr Joan Harcourt Norris, has died. She was 95. Last year Dr Harcourt Norris received the Freedom of Abingdon badge and ribbon in recognition of her work and commitment to the
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Artists display work
Local artists will display and sell their work at an art exhibition in Brightwell-cum-Sotwell village hall on December 7, between 10am and 1pm.
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Councillors find pizza mind
Wallingford Business Partnership has welcomed the town council's change of mind over a Pizza Express. The town council has reconsidered its objection to the restaurant in the former wool shop, in St Mary's Street, and now supports the idea. Partnership
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Wanders win
Henley Wanderers kept the Oxfordshire flag flying in the Powergen Junior Vase with a 28-22 victory at home to Sidmouth in the fourth round. Tries came from Jon Lee (2) and Adam Cotton, while Chris Ward landed two conversions and three penalties.
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Barry's boot sinks basement boys
National League 2 report: It may have been top versus bottom, but leaders Henley Hawks had to rely on a late penalty by Barry Reeves to snatch a 21-20 win away to Fylde, after trailing for much of the game. On a veritable mud patch, Hawks played some
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Smith shines for Chippy
Berks, Bucks & Oxon report: Adam Smith kicked 18 points as Chipping Norton won 28-8 at Phoenix in Division 1. Chippy led 8-3 at half-time with a try by Aaron Branigan and a penalty from Smith. Phoenix levelled matters with a try just after the break
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Witney step up a gear
Southern Counties North report: A storming second-half display saw Witney romp to a 40-8 success at home to Wallingford at Hailey Road. At half-time, the score was 8-8, and the visitors looked the more likely winners after scoring a super try and looking
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Oxford going for four-timer
Oxford University's hopes of making it four Varsity Match victories in a row were boosted yesterday when skipper Fraser Gemmell named a full-strength side to face Cambridge at Twickenham next Tuesday. Andrew WillettAndrew Willett, Oxford's play-making
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Shoppers stay out late
There will be a late-night shopping evening in Charlbury, with carol singers performing, on December 11, until 8pm. The museum will also be open.
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Co-op on the move
The Co-op in Sheep Street, Charlbury, plans to relocate in the spring next to the Spendlove Centre to provide easier access for delivery lorries and more parking.
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Trekker aims to raise cash
Margaret King, who will be trekking in New Zealand to raise money for Mencap, is holding a table top sale in Langdale Hall on December 8, starting at 10am. Tables cost £5 each. Call 01993 773091 for details. Mrs King raised £681 from a quiz night towards
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Charity cash
Developer Charles Church handed over a cheque for £250 to a children's charity to mark the opening of the show home on a Witney housing development. A total of 38 homes are being built at Kingsley Park, off Oxford Hill. Managing director of Charles Church
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Farm joins campaign
Father Christmas will join the animals at Foxbury Farm, Brize Norton, to raise money for the Oxford Children's Hospital Appeal. The campaign, which is supported by the Oxford Mail, was launched in the summer to raise £15m for the new Oxford Children's
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Banned driver threatened to kill man
A disqualified driver threatened to rip a man's throat out and kill him after chasing him in his car, a court was told. John Pitson, of Van Dieman's, Stanford in the Vale, near Faringdon, denies common assault, damaging property, three counts of dangerous
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Preview: Albert Herring, Glyndebourne Touring Opera
Derek Jole reviews a show which local audiences can catch at the Apollo Oxford on Thursday, December 5 To hear some talk, you might suppose the anti-hero Britten and his librettist Eric Crozier found in Maupassant sprang from the likes of Hoffman's people
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Review: Candide, Oxford Playhouse
Giles Woodforde finds much to enjoy in Leonard Bernstein's little-seen musical Candide The cast of Candide Two fascinating rarities in a row: last week the Oxford Playhouse staged Terence Rattigan's long neglected After the Dance. This week the theatre
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Thieves make off with trailer
A trailer adjusted to carry a three-wheeled invalid carriage was stolen from outside a house. The trailer was taken from the driveway of a house in Main Street, East Hanney, near Wantage, at around midnight on November 29. The 12ft French import made
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Tribute paid to murdered priest
A Roman Catholic priest who inspired villagers near Wantage to raise thousands of pounds for street children has been killed at his home in Africa. Father Declan Collins, who set up the Don Bosco Hostel for Youths in Cape Town, was stabbed to death while
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Officials defend county schools
Education officers have defended Oxfordshire's education system after only one state school from the county was rated in the top 400 in a national survey. The Cherwell School, in Oxford, was the only one to be included in The Sunday Times league table
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Super Sarah does the trick
Youth matches report: Sarah Baggs scored from a short corner to secure Oxford Hawks a 1-0 win over West Witney A in the Oxford Under 14 Girls' League. Takara Haines hit a hat-trick as West Witney B won 6-4 at Banbury, getting the better of their opponents
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Hot-shot Harrison on fire
South League report: Simon Harrison hit four goals as City of Oxford ended their losing streak by beating Ramgarhia 6-4 in an open Regional division hockey game at Oxford Brookes University. Harrison struck twice early in the first half to put City in
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Scottish tour explained
An illustrated talk with a display of equipment on the three-week circumnavigation of the north of Scotland made by three Oxfordshire canoeists is being given by Roger Hiley at the 1st Bicester Scout group headquarters in Ashdene Road, Bicester, on December
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Devils fire warning to rivals
Oxford Devils put their off-court problems behind them to defeat high-flying Manchester Magic 111-91 in the National Basketball Conference at the White Horse Leisure & Tennis Centre on Saturday. Phil AlexanderThe Devils, who lost their main backer
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Airfield storage fight gets support
Villagers campaigning against 6,500 cars being stored on an old airfield have won the backing of Cherwell district councillors. Campaigners opposed to plans by Mainland Car Deliveries to keep the cars on the Second World War airfield at Finmere have to
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Review: Die Another Day (12A)
James Bond has seldom had it so hard. Lambasted for being boring, and even past it, following The World Is Not Enough, 007 has been forced to watch over his shoulder as every major studio attempts to muscle in on the secret agent genre, with mixed results
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Woman rescued
An elderly woman was treated for smoke inhalation after firefighters from Rewley Road station were called to a small kitchen fire in Seacourt Road, Botley, just after midday on December 1.
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Body found
A man has been found dead in Erica Close, Blackbird Leys. The 51-year-old man was discovered at just before 4pm on November 28. The man was believed to be a drug user, say police. The death is not thought to be suspicious.
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Court date for kidnap accused
A man charged with kidnapping a 26-year-old woman will appear at Oxford Crown Court on December 6. Colin Davey, 37, of Croft Road, Marston, is alleged to have abducted the woman from Blackbird Leys and dumped her naked near Abingdon on November 28. He
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Interactive show
An interactive exhibition of machines from the Middle Ages has opened at Banbury Museum. The collection includes medieval art, craft, science and technology with information about the period in which spectacles and the wheelbarrow were invented. Visitors
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Robber snatched till cash
A robber elbowed a shop assistant before snatching cash from a till in the Poundstretcher discount store in Ruscote Avenue retail park, Banbury, on December 2. The white, clean-shaven youth, who wore a white top with stripes down the sleeves, approached
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United to play Windsor
Thame United's reward for a 2-1 win at Horsham is a trip to Ryman League Division 1 South side Windsor & Eton for the next round of the FA Trophy on January 11.
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Another deal for United
Oxford United have landed another £10,000 windfall with BBC Radio Five Live deciding to provide live commentary on Sunday's FA Cup second-round tie at home to Swindon Town. Both clubs receive the five-figure sum and the money comes on top of the £100,000
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Wright future under threat
Mark Wright's career as a football manager is under threat after the FA confirmed they were investigating his weekend touchline scuffle during the Nationwide Conference clash with his old club Southport. Mark WrightThe former Oxford United manager allegedly
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Brooks aims for return in April
Jamie Brooks, who has won BBC South's Young Sportsman of the Year award, says he is ahead of schedule in his rehabilitation from the life-threatening Guillain-Barre Syndrome, but urges fans not to expect a comeback too soon. Jamie Brooks takes a break
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Interview: Baritone Mark Stone
Hugh Vickers talks to Mark Stone about his appearances at the Apollo with Glyndebourne Touring Opera this week (to December 7) Mark StoneTalking to Mark Stone, the young baritone who sings Eugene Onegin in the Glyndebourne Touring production of Tchaikowsky's
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Brighouse steps down
Former Oxfordshire chief education officer Prof Tim Brighouse, who lives in Oxford, is to stand down from the board of schools computer company RM, of Milton Park, near Abingdon, at the end of the year.
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Bid to sniff out success
Exotic cosmetics are on the Christmas list of Oxford shoppers after a new shop opened its doors. Michelle Greet with some of the products on sale Lush, which has set up an outlet in Cormarket Street managed by Michelle Greet, specialises in handmade skin
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Jobs to go at Reed despite profit
Trade union officials say they are shocked at the sudden announcement of 27 job losses at the Oxford offices of media group Reed Elsevier. The staff at Harcourt Education, of Jordan Hill, north Oxford, have been told that they will be made redundant on
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Review: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (PG)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (PG): Scarier, more exciting and with a better plot, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is, happily, a much better film than the first one. Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter and Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley in
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Tree planted in memory of cancer victim Luke
The memory of brave leukaemia victim Luke Wemyss has been marked with the planting of a tree in the grounds of his school. Family and friends of Luke, who died earlier this year, took turns with the spade to plant the winter-flowering cherry at Greenmere
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Hunt for new premises
Organisers of an Oxford social club for elderly people are still searching for new premises and appealing for volunteers after a deal to join forces with another club fell through. The Oxford Irish Society approached organisers of Oxford Pensioners' Club
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Waiting list policy scrutinised
People in south Oxfordshire are being asked to help make sure the district council's housing allocation policy is fair. The council, which decides who goes into which housing association's properties, is anxious to make sure allocations are seen to be
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Councillors spend another £50,000
Oxford city councillors have confirmed that they are to spend an extra £50,000 on Oxford's bid to become Capital of Culture in 2008. Members of the executive board agreed to take the money from the council's balances. The two universities and the county
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Diana fund to support Oxfam
Oxfam is to receive £154,662 from the Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Fund to aid research into weapons reduction projects in Cambodia. Juliet Chalmers, a trust officer for the Oxford-based charity, said the grant would enable Oxfam to examine the causes
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Just what the Doctor ordered
Special agent James Bond's latest fast car was on show for film fans in Oxford to handle. Colin Baker with the Jaguar The Jaguar ZKR, which features in Die Another Day, was the highlight of a charity evening hosted by Salmon Jaguar car dealers on December
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Guides thank devoted leader
Guider Anne Clark discovered that one good turn deserved another, when friends and helpers sprung a surprise in her honour. Anne Clark looks through an album As district commissioner for west Oxford, Mrs Clark helps organise an annual party to congratulate
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Stadium permit plan causes concern
A scheme to introduce match day parking zones around the Kassam stadium to protect residents' parking spaces has been criticised by councillors. The proposals were discussed by Oxford City Council's south east area committee last night after the county
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Traders count cost as vandals strike
Shops in Headington, Oxford, are being targeted by vandals so often traders have stopped calling the police. Shopkeepers have instead become resigned to making constant repairs to smashed windows and doors. David Lee, of Lee and Lindars estate agents,
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Brooks aims for return in April
Jamie Brooks, who has won BBC South's Young Sportsman of the Year award, says he is ahead of schedule in his rehabilitation from the life-threatening Guillain-Barre Syndrome, but urges fans not to expect a comeback too soon. Jamie Brooks takes a break
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Software wrangle ends in legal fight
A delayed computer contract could cost a company millions of pounds as it enters legal proceedings which may drag on through most of next year. Hyprotech, which employs 60 people at Harwell, and its former owners AEA Technology, are in dispute with KBC
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Scouts on track
Work has started on building a new Scout headquarters in Carterton. The project should be finished by the end of March.
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Club holds dance
A dance will be held at the Carterton Town Football Club on December 13, with the band West Virginia. Admission is £5. Call 01993 703310.
