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Solberg signs for Subaru
Banbury's 555 Subaru World Rally Team have received a massive boost after driver Petter Solberg signed a contract which will see him, and co-driver Phil Mills stay with them until the end of the 2006 World Rally Championship season. The 28-year-old Norwegian
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Hayes leads the way
Standlake Arena racers Michael Hayes and Trevor Harvey lead their respective groups after two of the five 2003 SEGTO Championship rounds. Hayes, of North Leigh, is leading the junior class by 17 points from Carterton racer Mickey Godfrey, who competes
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Clampdown aims to hit car tax dodgers
New Government measures to clamp down on car tax dodgers who fail to pay an estimated £2.2m in Oxfordshire have been announced. The measures aim to catch the owners of 19,000 untaxed vehicles on Oxfordshire's roads which are often linked to other crimes
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Stars ready for ball at Blenheim
Phil Tufnell, winner of I'm a Celebrity -- Get Me Out Of Here, will be among the stars at a masquerade summer ball at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, on Saturday, June 7. He will be joined by Linda Lusardi, Sam Kane and Keith Chegwin at the fifth Make a Wish
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Cyclists to fight disease
An east Challow man is urging people to get on their bikes in aid of a cause close to his heart. Stephen Ferris and his daughter, Kate, who will take part in the Anthony Nolan bike ride Stephen Ferris is training for his eighth Oxford Big Bike Ride --
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Romany Chat back on song
Romany Chat, owned and trained by Rosemary Gasson at Shutford near Banbury, bounced back to his best to land the Men's Open at the Berks & Bucks Draghounds meeting at Kingston Blount on Sunday. Stonesby, right, leads Crewski on the way to victory
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Todd bombshell
Oxford Silver Machine skipper Todd Wiltshire dropped a bombshell by announcing he will quit at the end of the season, following an inspirational 50-40 victory against Reading Racers in the British League Cup at Smallmead Stadium on Monday night. Todd
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Body found in house
Police sealed off parts of Headington, Oxford, after the body of a man was found in a house in Titup Hall Drive, Wood Farm, on Sunday, May 25. The man, believed to be in his late 50s, has yet to be formally identified. A spokesman for Thames Valley Police
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Coasters, Oxfordshire's own soccer team for mental health patients played a mini tournament against
Oxfordshire Mental Healthcare Trust team and the Fuori Centro trust team from Trieste The team, run by the Oxfordshire Mental Healthcare Trust, competed against Fuori Centro from Trieste during the five-a-side event. The Trieste foot- ballers are an 18
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Oxford is 'most European city'
Oxford's northern capital of culture rivals are not European enough to win, according to the man behind the city's bid. Robert Hutchison, chief executive of Oxford Inspires, the consortium behind the bid, attacked rivals Newcastle/ Gateshead and Liverpool
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Neighbours rescue trapped deer
Residents came to the aid of a muntjac deer that got trapped between street railings in Oxford. Residents of Friars Wharf, St Ebbe's, heard the animal's high-pitched cries of distress and called the RSPCA. John Hayes, 63, of Jubilee Terrace, said: "I
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Road confusion fails to spoil Lord Mayor's day
Despite an ambulance and a city council road sweeper being used as impromptu road blocks, the 2003 Lord Mayor's Parade has been described as Oxford's best yet. About 20 colourful floats processed from Woodstock Road through the city centre to South Park
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A new specially adapted minibus is making life easier for pupils at a special school.
Thirty disabled pupils from Ormerod School are based at the Marlborough School in Woodstock. Until recently they had their own minibus to take them on outings. The keys to a £26,000 minibus have been handed over, which can carry both abled-bodied people
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Nursery teacher in line for award
Three decades of dedication to educating younger children could bring a top award for an Oxfordshire nursery teacher. Lesley Neilson, who has been in the profession for 30 years, has been shortlisted as a 'lifetime achievement teacher' in the National
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Weekend action guide
Motorsport meetings on the weekend of May 31-June 1 SATURDAY Douglas, Isle of Man: TT Motorcycle Races to June 6. 01788 566400. Prescott, Cheltenham: Classic and motorcycle hillclimb. 01242 673136. Mutiny Stages, Builth Wells: Armajaro British Historic
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Batsmen struggle
Oxfordshire's batsmen were made to struggle as their opening Minor Counties Championship game of the season against Berkshire finally got under way on Monday. Ian HawtinPlay finally started at 1pm after the first day at Falkland, near Newbury, was completely
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Review: Eynsham A village and its Abbey compiled by Oxford Archaeology (English Heritage £4.50)
This book brings together the history of the village and the results of excavations undertaken from 1989 to 1992 by members of the Oxford Archaeology Unit, writes Helen Peacocke. The colourful publication, compiled by the archaeologists, illustrates the
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Paper fortune for young tycoons
A group of schoolchildren from Thame wheeled and dealed their way to a national award in a share dealing performance that was the envy of stockmarket professionals. The five-strong team of traders from Lord Williams's School, named Bodgers, made a 141
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Reading fall to Bowers
Geraint Bowers produced his best bowling performance of the season in Oxford UCCE's comfortable win over Reading University in the British Universities Halifax Championship at Reading on Monday. The leg-spinner, who is registered with Glamorgan, took
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Henman cruises to easy victory
Tim Henman made a great start to his French Open tennis campaign when he cruised to a 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 first-round victory over Vladimir Voltchkov at Stade Roland Garros today (Tuesday). Breaking the Belorussian's serve twice in succession, Henman took four
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Matches warning follows barn fire
Firefighters have warned children not to play with matches following a blaze which destroyed 20 tonnes of straw. They spent five hours dealing with the straw in a small barn at Astley Bridge Farm, Merton Road, near Ambrosden. Leading firefighter Bob Swanton
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Aussie all-rounder stars
Cherwell League Division 1: Aston Rowant made it three wins out of three to head the table after their five-wicket win at Oxford Downs on Saturday. Nick O'Hara batsDanny Lee's 66 helped Downs to a total of 194, although Rowant's new Australian, Wilton
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A basketball tournament using rough terrain was just one of the many attractions at the young farmer
Rosalind Mitchell, of Ascott-under- Wychwood, watches the gun dog display with her dog Ritz Hundreds of people flocked to the event, which was held at Manor Farm, Fritwell, near Bicester. Among the attractions were farm and rural crafts, a fun fair, vintage
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Cricket results
Results from the weekend, May 24-25 HOME COUNTIES PREMIER LEAGUE Division 1 This was a familiar scene on many cricket grounds on Saturday as the weather again intervened. Here, Mike Wethey and Richard Kelly of Bicester and North Oxford 2nd head for the
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Visitors flock to feast
Hundreds of people joined in the annual Harwell Feast, near Didcot, which started with a carnival procession to the recreation ground. Clive Palmer from JC Wildlife talks to visitors about owls The procession included floats, vintage cars, old tractors
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Firemen tackle arson at firm
Firefighters had to force their way into a blazing Didcot packaging firm to tackle a fire believed to have been started by arsonists. Smoke was billowing from Selectomatic Packaging Ltd in Station Road, when two crews from Didcot and one from Wallingford
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Rogue bikers avoid police
Youths riding unlicensed motorbikes along a disused railway in Didcot have proved to be a problem for police. Sector inspector Jane Meadows, of Thames Valley Police, told town councillors: "We are struggling with it, it's a difficult situation. "We are
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Police link raids on three shops
Detectives believe three recent shop raids in Oxford could be linked. Police have not revealed how much cash was taken in each of the raids, but fear the robbers could become more violent. The first raid was at Threshers, Iffley Road, on May 10 at 9.42pm
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Review: Angels by Marian Keyes (Penguin, £6.99)
This is the latest from the unchallenged queen of chick-lit, writes Andrew Ffrench. Having dealt with the topics of addiction, new motherhood and Aids in her previous novels, Keyes now turns her hand to marriage breakdown, which in this case is contributed
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Review: The Hedgehog, the Fox and the Magister's Pox by Stephen Jay Gould (Jonathan Cape, £17.99)
This is an often entertaining book, but not as well written as it thinks it is, Paul Stammers writes. Gould, the American palaeontologist who died a year ago, attempts in this modest-sized volume to reconcile what he sees as a clash between science and
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Review: How did I get here from there? by Claire Rayner (Virago, £17.99)
Given her dreadful start in life, seen as nothing but a nuisance by her parents, it is amazing that Claire Rayner should become such a caring and compassionate figurehead, with her 'agony aunt' column known to millions of readers, Philippa Logan writes
