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Action needed on dangerous road
I was interested to read the story about the lollipop man taking photographs of speeding cars in Headley Way at Headington, Oxford (Oxford Mail, December 7). I have asked the council on many occasions to provide a coloured cycle lane by Headington School
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Quins in catch-up
There's no respite for two of Oxfordshire's leading sides on Saturday (December 28). Following their extended run in the Powergen Intermediate Cup, Oxford Harlequins have some catching up to do and they entertain Chippenham in South West 2 East. Chinnor
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December 20: Balancing the books
NHS managers in Oxfordshire may be playing a dangerous game when they spend money they do not have. Ministers are unlikely to look kindly on a health trust which goes £13m over budget. But patients are certain to welcome news that at last, they are being
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December 24: They're top of the shop
Christmas is no time to be in hospital - especially if you are young and looking forward to a visit from Santa Claus. So the response of those members of Gala Bingo in Cowley Road, Oxford, to a plea for presents for children who must stay in the John
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December 23: Tempting offers
Managers at Oxfordshire's major hospitals must wonder whether they can ever win. Against the odds, they have made progress recently in filling some of the many nursing vacancies in the county. Now a new threat emerges. The latest pay deal will allow nurses
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Businessman's Oman appeal rejected
A Witney businessman's hopes of being reunited with his family for the New Year have been dashed by Middle Eastern appeal judges on Christmas Day. Jonathan Brown, 55, has been unable to pay a £10,000 fine, imposed by an Oman civil court two years ago.
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Work at graveyard distresses families
Graves are having to be disturbed at Witney's town cemetery because of a shortage of burial space. Spoil heaps have been left on some plots, and mechanical diggers have left wheel marks and upturned earth on others. The cemetery, at Tower Hill, is managed
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Babies make festive appearances
Two little stars made a bright and early appearance on Christmas Day at the John Radcliffe Hospital's Women's Centre. Isac weighed in at the hospital's maternity suite shortly before 5am, half an ounce over 8lb, for parents Annette and Arnout Arntz, of
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Woman killed in fire at her house
A woman died in a house fire in south Oxford on Christmas morning. The woman, who has not yet been named by police but was thought to be about 50, was found by firefighters called to a terraced house in Summerfield, near Lake Street, off Abingdon Road
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Ashton misses new league test
Witney Roadrunner Mathew Ashton is a notable absentee as the Oxford Mail Cross Country League moves on to Enslow Quarry for the third round this Sunday (December 29). Mathew Ashton The youngster, who has finished second overall in each of the opening
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Two rained off
Thame United and Banbury United were out of action on Boxing Day. Their games in Ryman Division 1 North and the Dr Martens Eastern Division respectively were called off due to waterlogged pitches.
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Wallingford draw a blank
Reading Tn 0, AFC Wallingford 0: AFC Wallingford failed to score for the first time in the Seagrave Haulage Combined Counties Premier Division this season when they were held by a spirited Reading side at Scours Lane. Wallingford were the more creative
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Derby woe for leaders
Cherry Red Records Hellenic League round-up: Carterton closed the gap on leaders North Leigh with a 2-1 victory over their arch rivals at Kilkenny Lane on Boxing Day. North Leigh's last defeat in the Premier Division was also at the hands of Carterton
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December 27: Sense and sensibility
Our senior fire officers would be failing in their duty were they not to warn people about taking undue risks when confronted with a blazing home. There is every likelihood that an inexperienced person could find himself or herself in difficulties after
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Traders agree market rents
Traders in Oxford's Covered Market have finalised a rents deal with the city council. At the executive board meeting on December 23, a four-year row ended when councillors sanctioned a rent increase of about 20 per cent for the 42 traders in the market
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Father rescued daughter from fire
Fire chiefs have warned people not take undue risks after a man was overcome by smoke in a severe house fire in Oxford after going back into the building. The man, who had rescued his three-year-old daughter and led her to safety, went back into the detached
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Pension cash for homes
I have been campaigning for a couple of years for some of the huge swathes of money tied up in pensions to be invested in affordable housing. But I have always been told that it is illegal for pension funds to invest in homes. Contrast this with commercial
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Dead girl named
A girl killed in a road accident in Towersey, near Thame, two weeks ago has been named by police. Laura Coleman, 16, of Moreton Lane, Thame, died on December 12 when the Ford Fiesta she was travelling in left the Chinnor Road. An inquest has been opened
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Tote hits new high at Oxford
Another good Boxing Day crowd saw the tote hit record levels at Oxford Stadium as more than 1,200 punters chose to get some fresh air after the Christmas festivities. Vienna Wood streaks past the first bendAmazingly, only one clear favourite came up trumps
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Cheetahs 'swap' deal is still on
Oxford Cheetahs owner Steve Purchase has admitted that King's Lynn promoter Nigel Wagstaff is likely to stage Elite League speedway at Oxford next year. His announcement comes on the back of weeks of wrangling about who will be racing where and in what
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Supersub Pete steals the show
RT Harris Oxford City FA round-up: Substitute Pete Allison was KEA's hero as they beat North Oxford 4-3 in a clash of the two unbeaten teams in the Premier Division. Visitors North Oxford came back from an early penalty, converted by Liam Herbert, to
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Abingdon's run halted by Heath
Abingdon Tn 2, Flackwell Hth 3: Abingdon's fine run of form ended yesterday as they went down to only their second defeat of the season in Ryman Division 2. Town's Anthony Burden, left, and Dave Tregurtha in action Town, second going in to the game on
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Brize stay on top of the perch
Witney & District FA round-up: Brize Norton end 2002 in the same way as they started it, sitting on top of the Premier Division table. Their latest victims were Bampton who went down 2-1. All the goals came in an eventful first period. Simon Gardner
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United go on the rampage
Oxford United saved their best for last as they completed the year's home fixtures with their best win of the season yesterday. Roy Hunter celebrates his goalTheir 3-0 destruction of fellow promotion hopefuls Bournemouth was the first time in 2002 that
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Super Cooper does the trick
North Berks League round-up: Two Vinny Cooper goals kept East Hendred top of the Division 1 table, after a 2-1 victory against second-place Marcham. Cooper put Hendred ahead only for Marcham to equalise through Will Westall and it stayed that way until
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Football fixtures
Matches being played from December 28 to January 2 SATURDAY NATIONWIDE LEAGUE Div 3: Rushden & Diamonds v Oxford Utd. RYMAN LEAGUE Div 1 North: Oxford C v Hornchurch, Thame Utd v Aveley. DR MARTENS LEAGUE Eastern Div: Banbury Utd v Dorchester Tn.
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Daughter not returned home
An Oxford woman spent Christmas without her young daughter when she went missing following a meeting with her father. Nine-year-old Raquel Freudenberger was expected to be returned to her mother, Karen Cameron, in Oxford after a routine contact visit
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Car plant eyesore
As an ex-Pressed Steel worker revisiting Oxford, I was appalled to see the changes that BMW had made at Cowley. Garsington Road is an eyesore. At least 20 vehicles were parked on pavements and grass verges on one side and cycles were tied to railings
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Pounding the pavements
Do any of your readers want to run the Flora London Marathon 2003? The British Lung Foundation is looking for runners either with their own places in the race to run in aid of the charity, or ready to take on a British Lung Foundation/Gold Bond place.
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Praise for hospitals
On November 27, I was admitted to the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, with asthma and a collapsed lung, and would like to say what great treatment I had. I was put in the resuscitation room on arrival at accident and emergency. I had a bed on a ward
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Thanks for dedication
I would like to say a big thank you to the paramedics, the coronary care unit and the staff on ward 7A of the John Radcliffe Hospital for their care and compassion for my husband who suffered a heart attack on Tuesday, December 10. He is back home now
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National Front not on welcome list
While I believe most people would agree there is a problem with immigration on this island, I hope the population of Bicester are able to see through any propaganda that may land on their doorsteps from the National Front and that they do not vote for
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Police mobiles to cost extra £400k
Thames Valley Police must spend an extra £400,000 on mobile phones for officers because the force's new Airwave radio system is so far behind schedule. The Airwave system will be introduced in July -- 18 months later than planned. It will replace the
