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Officials consider plans for primary
Secret plans to build a new primary school in Banbury have been discussed by councillors, Government officials, governors and teachers. A report by Michael Hill, education officer at Oxfordshire County Council, was presented to Banbury Town Council behind
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School returns to normal after flood damage
A primary school which was badly damaged by floodwater earlier in the year has re-opened the affected areas after extensive repair work. Staff with the damaged floorboards New Hinksey First School, Vicarage Road, Oxford, was forced to close for three
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Craig storms to first victory
Junior racer Craig Passey, 12, from Benson, followed up second and third places in the heats at Standlake Arena with his first final victory at the track. There was no stopping Bampton racer Ricky Hancock, as he made it three consecutive 1450 Prod Rod
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Parking bid faces delay
Hopes of setting up residents' parking schemes in Wallingford have been dashed, because of a staffing crisis at Oxfordshire County Council. County area engineer Brian Short told town councillors in a letter his department was not considering any new requests
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Champs Shipton sunk by Twenty
Oxford Times Cherwell Cricket League round-up: Reigning champions Shipton-under-Wychwood crashed to a seven-wicket defeat against Banbury Twenty after being put in to bat on a rain-affected pitch. Shipton never recovered from a wretched start, which saw
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Canines caper at the vets
A fun dog show was held at the Carterton branch of the Tremain Veterinary Group to celebrate its first anniversary. Dave Ferguson and Mille The dog show and open day, officially opened by town mayor Keith Stone, was in aid of the National Canine Defence
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Oxon are pipped for promotion
Despite recording handsome 24-15 victory over Shropshire at Cowley Community Centre, Oxfordshire just missed out on promotion from Division 4 of the Inter-Country Darts Championship. Although Oxon put on a good display with a high standard of darts all
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Rabbits 'dumped' in wood
White rabbits found hopping around a wood have posed a mystery for RSPCA chief inspector Douglas Davidson. Douglas Davidson He can only offer two theories as to why the rabbits were in the wood at Cottisford, near Bicester. Mr Davidson said: "I had two
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Officials consider plans for primary
Secret plans to build a new primary school in Banbury have been discussed by councillors, Government officials, governors and teachers. A report by Michael Hill, education officer at Oxfordshire County Council, was presented to Banbury Town Council behind
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Parishioners say farewell to stalwart
More than 200 people attended a village church on May 11 to say farewell to its former assistant curate. Friends joined worshippers from Blewbury, Upton and East and West Hagbourne to say goodbye to assistant curate the Rev David Platt and his wife, Gill
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Raid unearths 50k haul
Nearly £50,000 of stolen properly was seized by police during a raid on a house near Banbury. Sgt Steve Duffy, right, with Pc Tony Maule More than 100 items were taken to Banbury police station after the search on May 9. Two people have been arrested
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Bookshop raises £2.3m
A bookshop's 15-year history of fundraising is being marked with a festival. Brain Aldiss, left, and Lily Caswell Since Oxfam's bookshop opened in St Giles in November 1987, it has raised £2.3m for the charity. To mark the anniversary Brain Aldiss donated
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Good move for Dan
A twelve-year-old chess champion is celebrating after being picked to represent Great Britain. Daniel Rey Daniel Rey, of Charlton Village Road, Wantage, who finished in joint first place in the Oxfordshire Junior Chess Championship, will represent Britain
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Backstage takes role for charity
Theartre buffs had the chance to discover the history and hidden backstage areas of an Oxford theatre. Simon Venn with Michelle Lovett The Oxford Apollo offered tours to the public in order to raise money for the NSPCC on May 10. Among those who took
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Racist and homophobic crime falls
Racist and homophobic hate crime has fallen dramatically during the past year in Oxford. In the year to April 1, 149 racist incidents were recorded by Oxford police, a nine per cent drop on the number the previous year. About a quarter of the offences
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Sculptor wins reprieve for studio
A sculptor who feared being evicted from his studio in north Oxford has been given a reprieve, after city councillors rejected development plans. Martin Jennings, 45, has worked at The Annexe, at 9A Rawlinson Road -- which he rents from St John's College
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Jamie powers to race double
Banbury race ace Jamie Derbyshire stormed to back-to-back victories in rounds three and four of the British GT Championship at Knockhill in Scotland. The Spirit Volkswagen racer had set out with the sole aim of taking two more race wins over the course
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United scouting a 'shambles'
Oxford United's scouting system is left once again in a shambles after Gary Hooper walked out to join Northampton Town's commercial department. Hooper had been acting as a part-time chief scout because he was only being paid expenses, and he says he was
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Super Solberg finishes fifth
Banbury's 555 Subaru World Rally Team driver Petter Solberg finished fifth in the Rally Argentina, to secure five manufacturers' points for Subaru and four in the drivers' championship. Carlos Sainz charged through the final stage of the rally in his
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Father brands play area litter an 'appalling mess'
Discarded rubbish could discourage residents from letting their children use a new play area installed in a £50,000 facelift. Craig Simmons watches daughter Beri at the Manzil Way play area Green county councillor Craig Simmons, whose ward covers east
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Accident victim named
A motorcyclist who died in a collision with a lorry on May 7 has been named by police. Computer engineer Eric Rowntree, 65, of Oxford Road, Enstone, was travelling towards Banbury on the A361, near Swerford, when the accident happened just after 10am.
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ME Awareness Week: Life behind closed curtains
A family is campaigning for greater awareness of an illness which has left their teenage daughter bedridden for nearly three months. Samantha McKenzie Samantha McKenzie, 13, of Windrush Valley Road, Witney, has not been to school since January, after
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Dramatic double on stage
Endings and beginnings is the theme of two plays being performed near Wantage by the King Alfred Players. The group will stage the two one-act plays, about death and divorce, from May 21-23 at Lains Barn, near Ardington. The plays areWhat Brutes Men Are
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MP calls for inquiry on judge remarks
An MP has called for an investigation into a judge who berated an Oxfordshire family who could not attend court to give evidence against a man who attacked them with an axe. Wantage MP Robert Jackson has written to the Lord Chancellor, Derry Irvine, asking
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Village rugby club plans £300,000 extension
A village rugby club wants to extend its clubhouse after a wave of interest in the sport. Grove RFC, based at the recreation ground off Cane Lane, wants to build five new changing rooms, a new function room and bar area, and a fitness and weights room
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Accounts reveal missing millions
The mystery of why schools are suffering cashflow problems while county managers say they have no more money to give has been partially solved following the publication of Government figures. Most Oxfordshire secondary schools have reported deficits of
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Grin 'n' tonic
Smiles broke out on the faces of children at a day nursery. From left, Ross Jeffries, Alexandra Applegate and Michelle Koranteng The young people at the Leapfrog day nursery in Barberry Place, Bure Park, Bicester, had happy expressions to mark National
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Bridleway added to walking track
A Bridleway named in honour of the Queen's Jubilee has been added to a series of circular walks. Jubilee Ride's nine-mile route is the first walking track in north Oxfordshire to be upgraded for horse riders. A map of the route has been published in a
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Silver Machine hit by Gjedde injury blow
Wolverhampton 53, Oxford Silver Machine 37: The absence of the injured Charlie Gjedde led to Oxford suffering a heavy Elite League defeat at Monmore Green on Tuesday night, although they do claim the bonus point courtesy of their emphatic victory against
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Top pianist to perform
Isabel Ettanauer, the internationally-acclaimed young pianist, will perform two concerts in Oxford on May 15. Isabel, from Vienna, will perform at Oxfordshire County Council's Shotover Day Centre in Craufurd Road. She will also perform at Modern Art Oxford
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£4,000 for Palestine
Oxford residents have donated more than £4,000 to help Palestinians living in difficult conditions in the Gaza Strip. In the last few months collections at events organised by the Oxford Palestine Solidarity Campaign, have proved highly successful. The
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Villagers welcome a place to meet
Residents in an Oxfordshire village have their own village centre for the first time in 50 years. Elsfield, near Oxford, which is home to about 100 people, is a conservation area within the green gelt which has no shop, post office or pub, or any other
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Henman buys £2m mansion
Oxfordshire tennis star Tim Henman has bought a five-bedroom Georgian mansion near Didcot worth nearly £2m. The British number one, who lives in Weston-on-the-Green, near Bicester, secured the purchase of the house in Aston Tirrold this week. The house
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Link sponsors wanted
Didcot's twinning association is launching a £2,000 appeal to help fund 2004's fifth anniversary visit from twin town Meylan, in France. The annual meeting of the association will be at Didcot Civic Hall on June 5, when arrangements for next year's visit
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New Lord Mayor aims to curry favour
Oxford's new Lord Mayor Pat Stannard is looking forward to his first free meal -- a chicken korma curry. Gill Sanders and Pat Stannard The Labour city councillor, who has represented the East and Blackbird Leys wards for 12 years, was presented with his
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Syringe robber put in prison
A robber who claimed to be HIV positive as he threatened to stab a teenage shop worker with a syringe has been jailed for three years. Gary Compton, 25, of Farmer Road, Birmingham, admitted robbery during a hearing at Oxford Crown Court on May 12. Compton
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Jail for drink driver who hit three cars
A drink driver who crashed into three cars as he was chased through Oxford by six policemen on bicycles has been jailed. James Watts, 37, got drunk after splitting up with his girlfriend. He refused to stop after officers spotted him driving without his
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Hospital in U-turn over Nuffield title
A private hospital in Oxford will be named after Oxford United's former home -- not after Lord Nuffield -- because of fears that another Nuffield hospital would cause confusion. The Nuffield Hospitals Group has reversed its decision to call its 83-bed
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Woodley quits as City chief
Mick Woodley, who was instrumental in the rebirth of Oxford City in 1990, after two years in the wilderness, has retired as club chairman after 13 years at the helm. A former City youth and reserve player Woodley, 65, did not get involved in an official
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Blackwell drives up profit to £21m
Blackwell Publishing has seen its pre-tax profits leap to £21.8m in the year following a family dispute about the Oxford-based company's future. Chairman Nigel Blackwell was at loggerheads with his uncle, Toby Blackwell, who wanted the company sold to
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Majority of police against firearms
Thames Valley Police Federation has welcomed results of a poll which shows the vast majority of rank and file officers are against carrying guns. There has been an increase of just one per cent in the number of officers nationally who want to be routinely
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School accounts reveal missing millions
The mystery of why schools are suffering cashflow problems while county managers say they have no more money to give has been partially solved following the publication of Government figures. Most Oxfordshire secondary schools have reported deficits of
