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Players show winning moves
Young chess players from an independent school are celebrating their success after winning the Oxford Schools Chess League. Members of the Magdalen College School team The team from Magdalen College School, in Oxford, defeated Abingdon School by six games
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Dunn makes happy return
Banbury's Anthony Dunn had a successful return to racing at the wheel of a Haas Automation BMW M3 at Donington Park in the Britcar 100 minute race. In his first race in more than 18 months, Dunn stunned rivals in qualifying by taking class pole position
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Montoya shows off his class
Juan Pablo Montoya proved he has the bottle to mount a world championship challenge by battling to victory in the Monaco Grand Prix. The Colombian, who drives for the Grove-based BMW Williams team, answered his critics by winning for the first time since
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Noise merchants
Noisy north of the border rockers Biffy Clyro make their debut in Oxford on June 12, to promote their new single. The band, who hail from Kilmarnock and Ayr, are a formidable live unit recognized for their complex - even crazy - styles. They should also
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Review: Radiohead, Hail to the Thief
No Radiohead album can ever be described as easy listening, but fans of Oxford's prog-rock giants may be relieved to hear this partial return to guitar rock, writes Andy Ffrench. The electronica which dominated Kid A and Amnesiac remains, but is used
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Wilfred Smith
A prominent figure in the community life of Bicester, Wilfrid Smith, has died aged 86. Mr Smith, known as Wilf, of King's End, Bicester, was a supporter of the 1st Bicester Scout Group and for many years was chairman. His father, the late Morley Smith
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George Aird
A former mayor of Abingdon and Vale of White Horse District councillor George 'Jock' Aird has died at the age of 75. Mr Aird was a member of the district council from 1983 until 1994 when he lost his seat and the Tories surrendered control to the Liberal
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Cricket fixtures
Matches due to be played on Sunday, June 8 MINOR COUNTIES KO CUP Western Div: Oxfordshire v Dorset (Challow & Childrey, 10.45am). INTER UCCE CHAMPIONSHIPS Cambridge UCCE v Oxford UCCE (1st day of 2). NATIONAL CLUB KO CHAMPIONSHIP 4th round: Banbury
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Veterans pipped
The Oxfordshire 50-plus team fell to their third successive defeat as they went down by four wickets to Herefordshire in the ECB 50-plus Championship at Brockhampton yesterday. (RAWXML <image large="sport-cricket.gif" small="sport-cricket.gif" type
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Cunliffe boosts Oxon
Skipper Keith Arnold believes that Oxfordshire will be fielding one of their strongest sides for years when they take on Dorset in the second round of the MCCA Knockout Cup at Challow & Childrey on Sunday. And that is despite Arnold himself having
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Taylor worry for Banbury
Home Counties Premier League: Former England left-arm seamer Paul Taylor is battling to shrug of a back injury as Banbury visit Slough in Division 1 on Saturday (June 7). The ex-Northants paceman bowled just two overs before Banbury chased 305 to post
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Councillors decide pool will stay shut
Wallingford's Riverside Park outdoor pools and campsite complex will remain shut, despite a campaign to get it re-opened. Members of South Oxfordshire District Council decided it was not worth repairing flood damage caused to the paddling and swimming
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Garvey takes on the world
Gloucester's exciting young winger Marcel Garvey will be the main attraction when England kick off their Under 21 World Cup campaign against Australia at Oxford University's Iffley Road ground on Friday, June 13 (7pm). GarveyThe 20-year-old sprung to
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A hand-some reward
People put their hands in their pockets to help raise £350 towards a £400,000 church appeal in Thame on Tuesday, June 3. Eileen Duncombe with some of the money It is the third time the town's Christchurch United Reformed Church has started a mile of coins
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Ten nis fixtures
Matches for Saturday and Sunday, June 7-8, 2003 SATURDAY----------- WILSON OXON LTA LEAGUE 3-PAIR LEAGUE Mixed Div 1: Goring v Abingdon, North Oxford B v Oxford City B, North Oxford v Woodstock. Div 2: Witney B v Thame, Woodstock B v Bicester B. Div 3
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Family secrets
The theatre school which produced Christina Cole - soon to co-star with Colin Firth in his new film What a Girl Wants - is presenting Arthur Miller's All My Sons as its end-of-year production. The play is set in the United States in 1947, and centres
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Acting up in the park
Creation Theatre's impressive and long-awaited open-air theatre in Oxford welcomes its first audience tonight, the first of 30,000 visitors expected over the summer, writes Monica Sloan. The 370-seat amphitheatre in Headington Hill Park, opposite South
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Schools reveal culinary skills
Dreadful dinners are a thing of the past in Oxfordshire schools if the healthy meals on offer at two county schools are anything to go by. Some of the best meals can be found at Larkmead School, in Abingdon, and Hagbourne Primary School, near Didcot.
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Iona's queen of the Scots!
Iona Robertson was the star among several athetes from Oxford Tri competing in various triathlon events around the country last week. Iona RobertsonRepresenting Scotland in the Under 23 category at the Home Nations Triathlon in Northern Ireland, she completed
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Tennis fixtures
Matches for Saturday and Sunday, June 7-8, 2003 SATURDAY----------- WILSON OXON LTA LEAGUE 3-PAIR LEAGUE Mixed Div 1: Goring v Abingdon, North Oxford B v Oxford City B, North Oxford v Woodstock. Div 2: Witney B v Thame, Woodstock B v Bicester B. Div 3
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International football comes first for Duff
Cherwell League preview: Shane Duff, the Shipton-under-Wychwood wicketkeeper, is unavailable for their Division 1 trip to Kimble on Saturday because of international football commitments. Duff, who plays in defence for Nationwide League side Cheltenham
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Jo Lightly to book his spot on Derby night
Oxford's best 450m hounds will be battling it out on Saturday for a place in the £2,000 Tony Morris Derby Week Trophy greyhound final on Derby finals night at Wimbledon. And the chance to appear at the sport's most prestigious meeting has attracted a
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Asylum centre will go ahead, says councillor
A Government letter has given the strongest hint yet an asylum seekers' centre will be built near Bicester, according to a Cherwell district councillor. The letter to Cherwell District Council from immigration minister Beverley Hughes said: "We continue
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Flesh bug fatality 'failures'
A woman died from a rare flesh-eating disease after her treatment was delayed by bed and staff shortages at an Oxfordshire hospital, an inquest heard. Linda Cyphus, 41, died in September shortly after undergoing a hernia operation at The Horton Hospital
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Abingdon turn on style for
Abingdon Amblers posted three club records in winning their latest Southern Men's League Division 3 fixture. Competing on their home track at Tilsley Park, Amblers fielded their strongest team this season, recording six A string victories and nine B string
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Iona's queen of the Scots!
Iona Robertson was the star among several athetes from Oxford Tri competing in various triathlon events around the country last week. Iona RobertsonRepresenting Scotland in the Under 23 category at the Home Nations Triathlon in Northern Ireland, she completed
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Wren helps put Radley top
Radley's newly-formed men's team continued their perfect start to the season with victory in the Southern League Division 5 West meeting at Kingston. They achieved 24 first places to cruise home by 19.5 points from Bicester, and go top of the table with
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Super Waite does it again
Willy Waite clanged off his fourth sixer in the last five matches as George B snatched a 2-1 win at Rowing Machine in the Premier Division of the Greene King Oxford League. Last week, Waite, a former member of the now-defunct Cricketers A, hit a double
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Scotty signs for U's
Oxford United striker Andy Scott, last season's leading scorer, has signed a new contract with the club. Andy ScottScott has agreed a one-year deal, with the option of a further year, despite having to take a substantial pay cut to stay at the Kassam
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Thame to battle on after ground blow
Thame United FC chairman Jim Tite says his club will fight on, despite suffering the disappointment of having plans for a new stadium rejected by planners. The cash-strapped Ryman League Division 1 North club had hoped to sell their Windmill Stadium,
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Never pipe down
When Tony Benn interviewed Saddam Hussein in 1990, the Iraqi dictator kept removing his revolver from his belt and playing with it. So this year's exchange was a piece of cake and didn't ruffle him a bit, Tony Benn told Katherine MacAlister. Even the
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Back in the saddle
While Oxford's attempt to become European Capital of Culture proved a disappointing, if predictable, affair, it is comforting to remember what a hotbed of talent this city has been over the past decade, writes Tim Hughes. Back in the early 90s, when the
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Restaurant eats up health club
The Yoga Garden, a holistic health club which opened a year ago, is closing its treatment rooms to extend its successful Italian restaurant, Cibo. When it opened in November 2001 in South Parade, Summertown, Oxford, the Yoga Garden offered treatments
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Dancing back to the 70s
The dancing, the outfits, the flares, the attitude, the disco, the strut, the collars, all combined to make John Travolta a superstar at the tender age of 23, after he played Tony Manero in the 70s classic film Saturday Night Fever, writes Katherine MacAlister
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Posters promote food safety
Children will get the chance to draw their interpretation of bacteria in a poster competition to promote food safety. The contest has been organised as part of an initiative to raise awareness in young people about bacteria and the importance of washing
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Riverbank repairs help halt erosion
Repairs to anti-erosion measures along the River Thames in Oxford have been hailed a success. Work has been carried out on patches of willow stakes woven into the river bank near Abbey Road to form a barrier. The city council, Environment Agency and county
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t's time for toys again
It's playtime again at an Oxford toy library which had to close its doors last winter due to flooding problems. Clockwise from left, Maah-Noor, Lewis Adams and Branwen Bourn enjoy the party The library, at New Hinksey First School in Vicarage Road, south
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Sports club's plan backed
A club's plans for a sports and housing development have been backed by Oxford city councillors, despite claims of racism from cricketers and complaints from residents. Morris Motors Sports and Social Club has been told it can demolish its clubhouse,
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Lock repairs lead to cars ban
Families on Osney Island in west Oxford face a summer of disruption, as heavy machinery is hauled through narrow streets for a lengthy repair programme at the nearby lock. Pile-driving equipment was being brought in on June 6 in preparation for the work
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Vandals damage war memorial
War veterans are livid after vandals damaged a new memorial column outside their Oxford clubhouse. The damaged war memorial The Royal British Legion's Littlemore branch had the special stone plinth, created by stonemason John Dorrill in honour of the
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Councillors decide pool will stay shut
Wallingford's Riverside Park outdoor pools and campsite complex will remain shut, despite a campaign to get it re-opened. Members of South Oxfordshire District Council decided it was not worth repairing flood damage caused to the paddling and swimming
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Tourism centre moves
Oxford's new tourist Information Centre in Broad Street was being officially opened on June 6. The centre's move from Gloucester Green is part of a new approach to tourism by Oxford City Council to promote attractions throughout the county. The centre
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Oxfam announces move
Oxfam is moving its headquarters and 700 staff out of Summertown in Oxford to a new building in Cowley. The aid charity on June 6 revealed that it is relocating to the Oxford Business Park in 2005. The announcement ends months of speculation, with Oxfam
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Backers to salvage culture bid plans
Moves have begun to salvage redevelopment plans and a year-long festival from Oxford's failed bid to become European Capital of Culture. As Liverpool celebrated landing the title, the Oxford Inspires consortium said it remained hopeful that the bulk of
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Fire service extinguishes plan to leave city centre
Plans to move Oxford's fire station away from its city centre base have fallen through. Last year, deputy chief fire officer John Hurren said the search was on to find a larger site nearer the bypass. The service had been looking in the triangle formed
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Review: Sam Spiegel: The biography of a Hollywood legend by Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni (Little Brown,
In 1990, Clint Eastwood made the film clef White Hunter, Black Heart about director John Huston's obsession with bagging an elephant while on location for The African Queen. But having read Natasha Fraser-Cavasson's study of its producer, Sam Spiegel,
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Search for man with atom bomb plans
Review: In search of Klingsor by Jorge Volpi (Fourth Estate, £17.99) This gripping book is a novel, but is suffused with so many threads and facts of real life that it is hard to tell where reality breaks off and fiction begins, writes Philippa Logan.
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A hand-some reward
People put their hands in their pockets to help raise £350 towards a £400,000 church appeal in Thame. It is the third time the town's Christchurch United Reformed Church has started a mile of coins in Greyhound Lane as part of the appeal. The church has
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Natural learning
Primary school children in Oxford have been learning about the wonders of nature after entering a gardening competition. Schoolchildren from Windale Primary School Fifteen pupils, aged from nine to 11, at Windale Primary School, in Blackbird Leys, have
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Students visit France to check out opposition
Agriculture students visited France to learn about the French way of farming. The group from Abingdon and Witney College visited France to do a practical study tour. The trip was organised by the college to provide students studying for the National Certificate
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Adam's winning streak ends
Banbury racer Adam Derbyshire's run of victories in the Radical Enduro Championship came to an end at the weekend when he took a second place and a non-finish at Silverstone. The Spirit Volkswagen-backed driver settled for second place in race one on
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'Pay up, Mr Blair'
Students are asking the Prime Minister to stump up £9,000 in tuition fees for his university education. Oxford University Student Union (OUSU) is sending mock bills to Oxford-educated Labour politicians, including Tony Blair, to show how expensive their
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The passionate rhythms of Buenos Aires come to Oxford on June 7, with a stunning display of tango.
Tango Passion turn up the heat Tango Passion is an exhilarating dance musical which has been touring the world for the past five years, showcasing the drama and flair of Latin dance. The show, at the Oxford Apollo, will feature a company of thirty dancers
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Family affair
It will be a family affair at The Mill in Banbury, when mother and daughter Chris and Kellie While take to the stage on June 8. Chris is well known to many folk and acoustic music fans in north Oxfordshire for her previous appearances at The Mill and
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Short ban for driver
Magistrates banned a driver for only two weeks so she could serve in the Army in Iraq. Danielle Blagdon, 18, of Laburnum Avenue, Abingdon, admitted driving a car without insurance or an MOT certificate in Abingdon during December. She is due to fly to
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Cricket fixtures
Matches due to be played on Saturday, June 7, 2003 HOME COUNTIES PREMIER LEAGUE Div 1: Basingstoke v Henley, Oxford v Reading, Slough v Banbury. Div 2 West: Bicester & N Oxford v Finchampstead, Thame Tn v Milton Keynes Park. THE OXFORD TIMES CHERWELL
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Griffin graduates to big time
Oxford Cavaliers are celebrating after Darryl Griffin made his debut for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats against Widnes. It was the first time that a player from the Total RL.Com Rugby League Conference has played in the Superleague. The prop, who is currently
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Cavaliers caught cold
Oxford Cavaliers paid the penalty for a slow start and lost 40-26 at home to Gloucestershire Warriors in the South West Division of the Totalrl.com Rugby League Conference. The visitors punished Oxford for continually losing possession and had already
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Swap day tackles waste
Plastics recycling and a tool swap shop will visit Charlbury and Finstock on June 7 in a new move to cut waste. The Charlbury Area Action on Waste Group wants residents to come and swap garden tools and household items at the Memorial Hall, from 10am
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City given real fright
Oxford City were forced to pull out all the stops to beat Cholsey 5-4 in Ladies Division 1 of the OLTA Wilson Inter-Club 3-Pair League. There was nothing between the sides going into the final round of matches, but City, title winners in 2000 and possible
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Summer dreams
Like barbecue parties and cricket matches, news of the first production of A Midsummer Night's Dream is a sure sign that summer is here. Director Edward Hall has promised an accessible and magical version of Shakespeare's romantic comedy, which runs at
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Picnic in The Cherry Orchard
Resting between engagements? The Oxford Stage Company is looking for four local actors to play walk-on parts in its next production of Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, directed by Dominic Dromgoole, at The Oxford Playhouse from July 1-5. The successful
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Bid to ban alcohol
Parts of Grove could become alcohol-free zones as part of a police campaign to clamp down on vandalism and anti-social behaviour. Community officer Pc Kim Claxton has asked parish councillors in the village to consider bringing in a by-law for Millbrook
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Robin wins Olympic place
Oxfordshire's Robin Bourne-Taylor has won a place in the Great Britain eight for this year's World Rowing Championships. The three-time Oxford University Blue, who lives in Frilford Heath and was a pupil at Abingdon School, won selection from 14 hopefuls
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Thame to battle on after ground blow
Thame United FC chairman Jim Tite says his club will fight on, despite suffering the disappointment of having plans for a new stadium rejected by planners. The cash-strapped Ryman League Division 1 North club had hoped to sell their Windmill Stadium,
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Quarry site debate
The owner of a derelict north Oxfordshire quarry and cement works believes the site could become the location for light industry and up to 2,500 homes. The former Blue Circle Cement quarry in Shipton-on-Cherwell, near Kidlington, closed in the mid-1980s
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John Roberts
Leading historian, and former Oxford don, John Roberts, who has died after a long illness, was able to bring history to a wide public through books and television. Dr Roberts, who was 75, had a long association with the University, gaining first class
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Academy break duck
Oxford 57, Carmarthen 34: The Oxford Silver Machine Academy made their home Conference League speedway debut a match to remember when dousing the fire of the Carmarthen Dragons at the Stadium on Friday night. Oxford rose to the occasion to record their
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Haarer's in a hurry
Peter Haarer (Ranelagh) stormed to victory in the 5,000m to complete a long distance Oxfordshire Track & Field Championship double. Haarer's victory in 15.39.0 at Horspath Road - where the final championship races formed part of an open meeting -
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Aunt Sally results
Results from the Greene King Oxford League <image large="sport-sally.gif" small="sport-sally.gif" type="portrait"></image>RESULTS Premier/Section 1: Cricketers B 3, Fox 0; Garsington Spts 3, Royal Sun 0; Rowing Machine 1, George B 2; Highf'ld
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Now Jonah quits post at United
Soccer course director Mark Jones has resigned from his post at Oxford United. Mark Jones'Jonah', as he is nicknamed, had been in charge of the club's hugely successful soccer courses, which run throughout Oxfordshire, for nine years. The Berinsfield-born
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RM back on track after last year's lay offs
Executives at IT firm RM are cautiously optimistic that the company is back on track after cutting its 1,500-strong workforce by 250 last year. The company, which is the largest supplier of computer equipment to British schools, is now recruiting heavily
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Anti-allergy firm set to clean up
A liquid cleaner produced by an Oxfordshire woman's company promises to transform the lives of people suffering from asthma and other allergies. The allergans which can cause symptoms in vulnerable people can be removed from the coats of cats, rabbits
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Asda proposal on public display
Asda is planning a second food distribution centre in Didcot with the prospect of 500 new jobs. The 38,910 sq m chilled distribution centre is proposed on a 28-acre site on the western edge of the town next to Didcot Power Station, which is at present
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Red tape 'strangles local democracy'
Poor co-operation between Oxford City Council and the county council has made local democracy a waste of time. That was the verdict of the city council's Cowley Area Committee after people complained that nothing ever seemed to get done. Only a dozen
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Police admit not enforcing traffic rule
A sergeant has been forced to defend Thames Valley Police's failure to enforce a no-right-turn traffic sign in Oxford. Sgt Jim O'Ryan said the force had to concentrate on tackling more serious crime because its overall budget was limited. It followed
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Pub wrecker escapes second court hearing
Pub owner Robert Tyrrell, who rammed a digger into his own historic hostelery, has escaped a second prosecution. A district judge at Oxford Magistrates' Court on June 6 decided to throw out a case brought against the wealthy farmer from Steventon, near
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Three-week delay on work to repave Cornmarket
Traders and shoppers are disappointed that the £3.2m project to repave Cornmarket Street in Oxford is about three weeks' behind schedule, after just three months' of work. Contractors have encountered problems relaying intricate underground wiring, but
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Oxfam announces move
Oxfam is moving its headquarters and 700 staff out of Summertown in Oxford to a new building in Cowley. The aid charity revealed on June 5 that it will be relocating to the Oxford Business Park in 2005. The announcement ends months of speculation, with
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Eviction protester walks out after 24-hour siege
A man who threatened to stab housing staff trying to evict his family has walked out of his house -- ending a stand-off that lasted almost 24 hours. Bobby Ahmed, 23, of Overmead Green, Blackbird Leys, barricaded himself into the house when bailiffs arrived
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Review: ROMAN FOOD POEMS translated by ALISTAIR ELIOT
Prospect Books, £12.50) The Romans were besotted with food and all things relating to the stomach and the senses -- yet they only left one cookery book for future generations to study, writes Helen Peacocke. Evidence of exactly what they enjoyed eating
