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Half term fun
The combination of a long Bank Holiday weekend and half term may appear a bit daunting for some parents, until they discover the wealth of activities laid on all over Oxfordshire to keep school children amused. For instance, the Vikings are coming to
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Venture takes root
A business venture set up in a restored Victorian kitchen garden near Wallingford aims to present customers with boxes of fresh, organic vegetables picked on the day of delivery. Catherine Ducker, who set up Green Bean at Little Stoke, said: "There is
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Students challenge tuition fee report
Oxford students have criticised an academic study which advocates tuition fees of up to £10,000 a year. Academics at the London School of Economics have produced a report which found graduates of the 19 'elite' universities -- including Oxford, Cambridge
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The Matrix Reloaded (15)
It's been four years since The Matrix burst onto our cinema screens. So was it worth the wait for The Matrix Reloaded? Well, yes and no. It feels like a film made not by two brothers, but a committee whose members insisted on alluding to their favourite
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Benefits cheat in court
A woman claimed £6,674 benefit while she was working, Banbury magistrates heard. Tina Colley, 34, of Woodfield, Banbury, admitted three charges of fraud and asked for two other offences to be taken into consid- eration. She was sentenced to 100 hours
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Darius's time
Darius needs no introduction. He doesn't even need a surname. Like Robbie and Elvis, his Christian name suffices. You'd have had to be living in a war bunker to have missed his rise to stardom. Whether you've become hooked on his songs on the radio, been
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Second seat lost as councillor blunders
A second Oxfordshire councillor has lost their seat after failing to fill out the correct paperwork. Conservative Patricia Bosley won 539 votes in the local election on May 1 to win a seat on Didcot Town Council, then went abroad on holiday without having
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Wardens prepare to help buses
New wardens with tough powers to clamp down on vandalism and nuisance along Oxfordshire's bus routes are to start work later this summer. Thames Valley Police and Oxfordshire County Council have been successful in a bid to employ eight community support
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Students challenge tuition fee report
Oxford students have criticised an academic study which advocates tuition fees of up to £10,000 a year. Academics at the London School of Economics have produced a report which found graduates of the 19 'elite' universities -- including Oxford, Cambridge
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Scientists put flood defences to the test
Hope is in sight for householders whose homes have been hit by flooding. Technician Tom Stevenson watches a product test Scientists at the HR Wallingford hydraulic research station are working with the Environment Agency and the British Standards Institute
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Oxford's Big Brother
If you miss Channel 4's Big Brother tonight, catch a live version in Oxford tomorrow. Ten students will be locked in a room and surrounded by cameras for 12 hours as part of a college arts festival. The St Peter's College students will face challenges
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Parents protest over traffic risks
Parents will halt traffic in a protest to highlight the dangers their children will face when they start at a split-site school in Oxford in September. Isis Middle School is merging with SS Mary and John CE Primary School to form a 400-pupil primary school
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Blowin' a storm
Coming all the way from Laurens, South Carolina, Jonny Mars looks every inch the bluesman. He has played alongside everyone from Bananarama to BB King and is recognized as one of the most exciting exponents of the blues harp. He appears at The Monday
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Teens call for skate site
Teenagers are calling on councillors to provide a skate park in Abingdon to avoid the dangers of using roads and car parks -- and the anger of annoyed or abusive adults. A petition signed by 200 people was presented at the Vale of White Horse District
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Peppercorn steps out
Hailing from the sand dunes and vast horizons of Western Sahara, singer-songwriter Peppercorn is an artist of rare quality. Her African roots and London childhood have shaped her into an international figure, whose music embraces elements of both cultures
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Museum displays electric buses
Two rare electric buses, which have been kept in Banbury, have been given to an Oxfordshire museum. The dual-power buses, which have both electric and diesel engines, were never used in the town, but were stored for several years at the Stagecoach depot
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Student comedy night
There's a chance to catch the next Rowan Atkinson in Student Comedy Night at the Oxford Playhouse on Monday. The show features a mix of stand-up, sketches, surreal songs and slapstick from Oxford and Cambridge students. The revue started in 1952, scoring
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Love, shoes and Audrey Hepburn
Love, lust and getting lucky in New York City is explored at the Burton Taylor Theatre in The Hepburn Fallacy. A die-hard romantic falls for Mr Right on his way out the door, while her supportive gay best friend concentrates on the more important things
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Dawn of new era for talking newspapers
MORE blind and partially-sighted people in Oxfordshire will hear news from the Oxford Mail and its sister titles, thanks to grants to two groups. The Didcot, Abingdon and Wantage Talking Newspaper -- better known as Dawn -- has received £3,500 and Oxford
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Skipping a beat for charity
Pupils were roped in to raise money for the British Heart Foundation. Daniel Raven, five, takes his turn Children at Langford Village Primary School, Peregrine Way, Bicester, spent about 10 minutes doing a sponsored skip.
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You'll love homelands
It may not feel like it, but at long last summer is here - and with it the start of the festival season. The Chemical Brothers Tomorrow, thousands of Oxfordshire music lovers will be heading down the A34, for the first of the year's great outdoor gatherings
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Liverpool two
You'd expect being a Liverpudlian would give actor Christopher Warburton a head start in his role as Mickey in Willy Russell's Blood Brothers. But he insists he has to tone down his thick Scouse accent so us southerners can understand his jokes. Christopher
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Man faces child sex charges
A man accused of sexual offences against children appeared before magistrates in Oxford on May 22. Andrew Bayliss, 29, of no fixed address, is charged with two counts of gross indecency with a boy, and one count of gross indecency with a girl. He is also
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Funding will cut long stays in hospital
NHS managers have welcomed an extra £ m to combat long stays in hospital. Andrew Stevens, planning and information director at Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust, said about 50 patients were waiting in Oxford's major hospitals because social services
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Revamp is a net benefit!
Oxford's most popular tennis courts have re-opened in time for Wimbledon season after undergoing a £26,000 facelift. George New, 11, is pictured front with, from back, parks supervisor Ian Thompson, Summertown ward councillors Alan Armitage and Tony Hollander
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Mobile ramp will develop board skills
A skateboarding event in Oxford will teach young people to skateboard or develop their skills. A £2,500 mobile skate ramp will be constructed at a two-day training camp at Meadow Lane Skate Park in east Oxford. The ramp was bought with money donated by
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College accused of 'cut-throat' tactics
St John's College is coming under pressure to spell out its development plans for north Oxford, amid claims that the college is behaving like "a cut-throat developer". City councillor Jim Campbell, who represents St Margaret's ward, said there were growing
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£350,000 strategy to increase tourism
An ambitious £350,000 tourism strategy has been unveiled in a new effort to deliver a bigger slice of the multi-million-pound industry to Oxfordshire. With Oxford already receiving seven million visitors a year, the emphasis will be on trying to tempt
