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Big guns bite the dust in first round
Two big guns crashed out of the Bernard Tollet Oxfordshire Cup first round on Tuesday. Home Counties Premier League Division 2 West side Bicester & North Oxford were undone by Cherwell League Kidlington, while Banbury lost a last-over thriller to
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Another open-air pool to close
The open-air swimming pool at Carterton is to close at the end of the summer, because of high running costs. The 30-year-old facility will shut down on September 7. An indoor pool will open shortly afterwards at the town's new leisure centre. The closure
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School's Friends are Go!
Gerry Anderson, the creator of the Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and Stingray, has become the patron of charity supporting a Bicester school. It will be the first time the Friends of Bardwell School, a special needs school in Hendon Place, off Sunderland
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Council hands out cash
Organisations and charities from across Bicester benefited from town council grants totalling almost £10,000. Mayor Norman Bolster presented cheques for between £100 and £750 to 29 groups at a ceremony in the council chamber. The awards included £750
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TWR cars up for auction
Racing cars driven by Michael Schumacher and Nikki Lauda are among a range of items due to go under the hammer at a special auction. The auction has been ordered by receivers of Leafield-based auto engineering firm TWR and will follow a similar event
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Harry Potter actor to open fete
Oxford actor Harry Robinson, who doubled for the late Richard Harris as Dumbledore in the film Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets will open a church fete. As well as a wide range of attractions, from Aunt Sally to a bouncy castle, there will be a
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Parents protest
Parents in east Oxford were planning a road protest on June 11 to highlight the dangers their children could face when a split-site school opens in September. Isis Middle School, in Meadow Lane, will merge with SS Mary and John Primary School, in Hertford
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Savage set for Rovers
Dave Savage, Oxford United's Supporters' Player of the Year last season, looks like joining third division rivals Bristol Rovers. The former Republic of Ireland midfielder, disappointed that he had been made a scapegoat by chairman Firoz Kassam for United's
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Restaurant falls into receivership
An Oxford restaurant has gone into receivership -- adding to a growing list of eateries which have fallen on hard times in the city. Savannah, in Park End Street, which has been open for less than two years, is continuing to trade while receivers hunt
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Firemen change call-out policy
Fire crews in Oxfordshire will no longer attend call-outs to automatic fire alarms unless a blaze is confirmed. Last year, the Oxfordshire fire service attended 3,961 false calls caused by automatic fire alarms. The alarms involved are fire and smoke
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Villagers must pay up to £7,600 for water
Villagers who claim they are living in Third World conditions must each pay up to £7,600 to be connected to a mains supply. Residents of Heathfield, near Bletchingdon, must drink bottled water and go to relatives to bath and wash their clothes because
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MG fans recall cars' rich history
Motoring enthusiasts will be indulging in a spot of nostalgia this week when the All About MG exhibition rolls into Abingdon. Six MGs from the past to the present will be on show as part of the three-month exhibition outside Abingdon Museum, in the Market
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Council accepts ruling on pub wrecker
A council has decided not challenge a judge's decision not to prosecute a farmer for violating planning laws after he drove a digger into his own pub. Robert Tyrrell faced a second prosecution for partly demolishing the North Star pub, in Steventon, near
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Constable runs riot for Shipton
A spectacular unbeaten 93 by Jason Constable sped Shipton-under-Wychwood to a seven-wicket victory at Tiddington in the Oxfordshire semi-final of the National Village Championship. Although chasing only a modest target of 141 for victory in Sunday's clash
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Residents' opinions invited
Residents in the Wallingford area will be able to have their say on a variety of issues on June 17. A questionnaire to help South Oxfordshire District Council in its review of community safety, cleanliness, children's services, young people and the environment
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Banding together for appeal
Wood Green School is launching its 50th anniversary celebrations with a big band sound and an appeal. It is hoping for a sell-out event at the town's Witney Lakes Resort on Friday, with a celebration dinner and dance. Providing the music is the school's
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Pre-school finds a home at last
Abingdon's Riverside pre-school has moved to a permanent home. The school has settled into a portable building, bought from the county council, at the Thameside School, in Cotman Close. The Riverside became homeless in December 2001, when arsonists attacked
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Cavaliers hit by serious injury
Oxford Cavaliers skipper Adrian Clark suffered an horrific injury in their Western Division 13-6 defeat away to Worcestershire Saints in the TotalRL.Com Conference. Clark was rushed to hospital after only five minutes of the game, after banging his head
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Police hunt tattooed robber
Police are hunting a man with distinctive tattoos following a robbery in Banbury. A woman was threatened and pulled to the ground by a man as she was walking along an alleyway between Daventry Road and East Close in Grimsbury at 10.30pm on June 4. He
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Savage set for Rovers
Dave savage, Oxford United's Supporters' Player of the Year last season, looks like joining third division rivals Bristol Rovers. The former Republic of Ireland midfielder, disappointed that he had been made a scapegoat by chairman Firoz Kassam for United's
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Woman, 83, hurt by robber
An elderly woman suffered a broken elbow when she was shoved to the ground in a robbery in Oxford. A youth pushed her from behind in Meadow Lane, east Oxford, at 1.50pm on June 9. The woman, 83, was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital but has since been
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The right chemistry
An Oxford University student has been named International Student of the Year by the British Council. Yimon Aye, 22, a chemistry student at Somerville College, won the prize for her energy and progress. Yimon Aye, with her award Despite never having seen
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Harry Potter actor to open fete
Oxford actor Harry Robinson, pictured, who doubled for the late Richard Harris as Dumbledore in the film Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets will open a church fete. Harry Robinson As well as a wide range of attractions, from Aunt Sally to a bouncy
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Parents protest
PARENTS in east Oxford were planning a road protest on June 11 to highlight the dangers their children could face when a split-site school opens in September. Isis Middle School, in Meadow Lane, will merge with SS Mary and John Primary School, in Hertford
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On the path to recovery
People recovering from mental health problems are hard at work creating ceramic tiles for a new churchyard path. Helen MacKeith, left, watches a volunteer at work Community arts charity Fusion, based in Princes Street, off Cowley Road, is working with
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Silent protest greets visitor
Protesters held a silent vigil outside University College in Oxford against a visit from an African president. They said the college should not have entertained Botswana president Festus Mogae because of his country's treatment of bushmen who, since 1997
