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Church wins fight to stay in hall
A church which faced losing its home of 15 years has bought the premises after raising its bid to £500,000. The New Testament Church of God was told to move out of St James Parish Hall in Cowley, Oxford, in March, when the Church of England, which owns
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Cricket top tens
Oxfordshire's top performances in batting and bowling over the weekend of May 31 - June 2 BATTING M Launchbury ... 163 Marcham v Kennington S Howard ... 149no Chearsley 2nd v Abingdon Vale 3rd E Williams ... 143 Warborough & S v Kensington J Nambiar
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Weekend cricket results check
Results from May 31-June 1 HOME COUNTIES PREMIER LEAGUE Division 1 High Wycombe 305-5 (58.2ov, P Sawyer 128, G Pooley 79no), Banbury 309-5 (59.3ov, A Sabin 93, C Haupt 65, R Kaufman 65). Wycombe 9pts, Banbury 23. Oxford & Horspath 127 (55.5ov, J Batty
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Family joins forces for fundraising charity run
Eleven members of the same family were among 850 women showing their support for cancer research by running in June 1's Race for Life at Heythrop Park. Relatives who ran in memory of Winifred Guy, back row, from left, Donna Cook, Laura Cook, Jenni Carrington
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Oxford's unbeaten run ended by Beaconsfield
Oxford & Horspath slipped to their first league defeat for exactly two years when they lost by five wickets in a low-scoring Home Counties Division 1 match at Beaconsfield on Saturday. After choosing to bat, Oxford never recovered from the loss of
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Love conquers all in Harwell cup triumph
OCA League report: Chris Love returned excellent figures of 6-28 as Harwell pulled off the shock of the Airey Cup second round with a 92-run victory over previous winners Oxford Caribbean. Paul Butcher (55) and brother Chris (45) led Harwell to 223, and
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Expanding playgroup to move
Parents have agreed to switch their playgroup from a community centre into a nearby school to create an early years unit. Cygnets Playgroup will transfer from the centre, in Nightingale Place on the Langford Village estate in Bicester, to Langford Primary
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New play area is ship-shape
A £45,000 play area created by volunteers was unveiled in Blewbury, near Didcot, on June 1. Children celebrate the opening of the site The new play equipment was designed on a ship theme. Previously, they had to cross the busy A417 to reach a recreation
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Robbers injure brothers
Two brothers were injured when they were robbed by a gang in Oxford's South Park. The 19-year-old brothers and two friends were surrounded by the gang at 11.30pm on Saturday. A fight broke out. One brother suffered a suspected fractured jaw and nose.
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Castle dig will be featured on TV
Archaeologists carrying out a dig at Oxford Castle are to be filmed for the BBC programme Meet the Ancestors. Skeletons thought to be those of victims of an outbreak of jail fever in 1577, have been uncovered at the site. The dig is taking place before
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Flood victims can get text warning
People in Oxfordshire who live in areas prone to flooding are to be offered an affordable text messaging service to help them stay dry. The service will provide them with up-to-the-minute news and warnings at times when water levels are high. In January
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Banbury tame the champions
Home Counties Premier League Division 1: BANBURY moved up to fourth place in the Division 1 table after seeing off champions High Wycombe in a game that produced over 600 runs on Saturday. Electing to bat on a good pitch and fast outfield at White Post
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Drumming up interest
The sound of African drums resounded around the walls of the ACE Centre in Chipping Norton. Getting into the beat are two-year-old Alfie McPhie and his mother Fi Children from the holiday play scheme and the Gems Day Nursery joined families from the centre
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Shop boosts minibus fund
The Waitrose store in Witney is helping set the wheels in motion for a charity's new minibus. Pictured with Martin Smith and Sandy Joyce, right, from Face, are Waitrose employees Rachel Lovell, left, with children Isabel, two, and William, five, Mark
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Football club move in doubt
Thame United's plan for a new home look set to be given the red card by councillors. That could also deprive the town of a modern old people's home to replace Meadow- croft. Plans for the two applications go before South Oxfordshire District council planning
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Ex-Cheetahs duo steal the show
Former Oxford Cheetahs Leigh Adams and Lukas Dryml starred in the Swedish Speedway Grand Prix in Avesta on Saturday. But it was not such a good meeting for Oxford Silver Machine duo Nicki Pedersen and Todd Wiltshire as Ryan Sullvan triumphed despite suffering
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Planning officers call for snub to church revamp
Plans for a £1m building to replace a run-down Baptist church building in Oxford should be refused, according to city council officers. Planning officers oppose this design for Headington Baptist Church Planning officers have received a number of objections
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Amey takeover wins approval
The takeover of troubled support services company Amey, which has its headquarters in Sutton Courtenay, near Abingdon, has been approved by shareholders. Amey is being bought for £81m by Ferrovial Servicios, Spain's largest construction and services company
