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Pew rockers
Rockers can quench their thirst for infectious grooves and harmony-laden hooklines at an Oxford church on June 27. Quench, who exploded onto the UK scene in April 2001, will be raising the roof at St Aldate's, for one night only. Their gig follows the
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Rock steady with Hope and Glory
After a hard few weeks of touring, one of the country's premier Madness tribute bands return to Oxford to evoke the glory days of 2 tone. Hope and Glory offer a fine take on the uplifting ska-pop sounds of Suggs and his group. The band play the Little
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Thame shock Oxford
Thame Town, who upset Banbury in the Bernard Tollet Oxfordshire Cup first round, added Oxford & Horspath's scalp with an emphatic eight-wicket win in Thursday night's quarter-final at Roman Way. Tight bowling and excellent fielding by Thame's young
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Arnold in rallying call
Oxfordshire skipper Keith Arnold will try to pick his troops up ahead of their three-day Minor Counties Championship clash away to Herefordshire, starting on Sunday (June 29). The nine-wicket Western Division defeat by Cornwall at Challow & Childrey
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Terrorist fear hits friendship link
Fear of flying because of concern over terrorist attacks has more than halved the number of Americans coming to Wallingford next month. Normally, about 70 people from Wallingford, Connecticut, make the trip -- but this year there will be only 29. Rose
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Recycling woes upset resident
Frustrated Carterton resident Andrew Wise has been trying for five months to get black recycling containers for residents at a mobile home park. Mr Wise, who lives at Kings Court, said: "I moved there last July and started trying to get hold of a black
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Capital bike ride
Thame schoolboy Chris Wilcox is planning to visit five capital cities in two days to raise £5,000 for children living on the streets of Latin America. Chris, 12, a pupil at Lord Williams's School, Thame, will spend next weekend travelling with his dad
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Flowers help pensioners
Summer flowers will help fund a Christmas party for Tetsworth's pensioners. Several gardens in the village, near Thame, will be open to the public on Sunday, July 6, between 2pm and 5.30pm. Admission costs £2.50.
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Tons put Oxford in charge
Sparkling centuries from skipper Jamie Dalrymple and Neil Millar put Oxford in firm charge on the first day of the University Match against Cambridge at Fenners on Thursday. The Dark Blues pair added a record 253 for the third wicket in just 53 overs
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Rowant duo out of the running
Oxford Times Cherwell League: Aston Rowant will be without Dave Ridgley and Pete Swainson as they bid to maintain their lead at the top of Division 1 when they entertain lowly Dinton on Saturday (June 28). Mick Mickle takes over behind the stumps from
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Machine look to get back on track
The Oxford Silver Machine will be looking to turn the corner following a miserable seven days when they take on derby rivals Swindon Robins in a British League Cup clash at Oxford Stadium tonight (Friday, 7.45). A controversial postponement against Wolves
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Group rob 'helper'
A man who stopped to give a group of men directions was punched in the face and robbed. The 19-year-old victim needed hospital treatment following the attack in Deddington, near Banbury, at about 2am on Tuesday. He was walking along Horsefair when three
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United seek switch to Wednesday
Oxford United have made an application to the Football League to switch their midweek home night to a Wednesday. Their much-publicised Tuesday hoodoo has seen them not win a home league game on a that night for five years. United always used to play on
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Review: Identity (15)
It seems almost obligatory these days to climax any thriller with an almighty twist designed to bring about much forehead slapping and jaw dropping from audience members. Next week's John Travolta in Basic is a film that will keep you guessing until the
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Joint crackdown clears up abandoned cars
Police and council staff in Oxford have joined forces to clear abandoned vehicles from residential streets, in a bid to stop arsonists setting them alight. The three-day campaign took place earlier this week in response to a number of car fires in Barton
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Council making an 'eyesore' of college
An Oxford University college says its historic High Street frontage is being used as a "dumping ground" by the city council. The arrival of a pollution control monitor with a chimney and cage left members of All Souls fuming this week. The college says
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Raiders target golf club shops
Golf clubs across Oxfordshire are being targeted by gangs who force their way into equipment shops to steal high-value equipment. Clubs and 'pro-shops' have warned they will struggle to get insurance next year as a result of the crimewave, which has included
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Drink driver gets jailed for killing
A binge drinker who drove 140 miles from Kidlington to Derbyshire during an all-day session and killed another motorist on the return journey has been jailed for five years. Stewart Pittam 31, of Wise Avenue, had drunk at least six pints and six cans
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Review: Gaveston, Stephanie Merritt (Faber, £7.99)
This is a clever remake of the story of Piers Gaveston, gay lover of Edward II. Set in a current-day university not unlike Oxford, it features Gaveston as a new TV-savvy lecturer brought in to drag it into the 21st century. Edward is a media baron and
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Violent prisoner escapes at JR
A prisoner with a history of violence is today on the run after he slipped past prison guards and security staff at the John Radcliffe Hospital, in Oxford. Kenneth Wilson Kenneth Wilson, 38, who is serving an 18-year sentence for robbery, was at the Headington
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Book a night with the Motel Kings
The Motel Kings sound like the kind of band that you might find gigging night after night in some forgotten honky tonk in the heart of Mississippi. But this lively, feel-good guitar band hail not from steamy Jackson or Tupelo, but London. They play energetic
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Charity toddle proves to be doddle
The Big Toddle was a bit of a doddle for members of Hadland Pre-school in Abingdon. Toddlers at Hadland Pre-school Accompanied by parents and supervisors, the children took 30 minutes to walk the half-mile round trip to the nearby nature reserve and back
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Jazz lesson
At just 24, Soweto Kinch has achieved more than most musicians his age can dream of. After bagging a history degree at Oxford University, Soweto decided to pursue his love for music, and did it with aplomb. Last year, he won the Montreux Jazz Festival
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Family ties costly for Watlington
Watlington were forced to settle for a 2-2 draw with Banbury West End in Ladies Division 1 of the 2-Pair League when one of their players had to retire from the crucial deciding set to collect her children! The match was evenly poised at 1-1 after the
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Henman's mission
Tim Henman last night pledged to do his bit to lift British tennis out of the rut it finds itself in once again. Tim HenmanOxfordshire's finest sportsman is the only Brit to survive for four days of the Wimbledon fortnight after all the women had crashed
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Creation whip up a storm
If you were one of the thousands of people flocking to Creation Theatre Company's production of Twelfth Night in Headington Hill Park, to roar uproariously at hakespeare's most popular farce, then you'll be pleased to know the second open-air production
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Tragedy and tears in opera treble bill
Welsh National Opera arrive for a summer season at the Oxford Apollo next week, with three lavish productions. Puccini's ultimate heart-breaker, La Bohme, will be performed alongside one of Mozart's best-loved operas, Don Giovanni. There's also a rare
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Writing on war and peace for children
Mother-daughter relationships are notoriously difficult, but Rhiannon Lassiter and her mother Mary Hoffman are exceptionally close. They not only see eye to eye about the war in Iraq -- they also joined forces to produce an anthology of war stories and
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Artists share exhibition
Artists Maxine Heenan and Kathy Foster are exhibiting their work at a museum in Wantage. Maxine Heenan, left, and Kathy Foster Both women are members of Stanford Art Group and have previously shown their work at the Vale and Downland Museum, in Church
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Council making an 'eyesore' of college
An Oxford University college says its historic High Street frontage is being used as a "dumping ground" by the city council. The arrival of a pollution control monitor with a chimney and cage left members of All Souls fuming this week. The college says
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Final tickets left
There are plenty of tickets left for Sunday's final of the IRB Under 21 World Cup at The Kassam Stadium when children accompanied by an adult will be allowed in free. The Australian v New Zealand clash (4.15pm) promises to be a cracker, with the teams
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Classy North Oxford march on
North Oxford continue to march relentlessly towards a third successive Men's Division 1 title in the Wilson OLTA Inter-Club 3-Pair League. And their task is being made even easier by the teams around them failing to put them under pressure. North's 6-
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Review: Bruce Almighty
A Homespun Hollywood philosophy lesson about how the world would be a better place if we all stopped thinking about ourselves so darn much... yep, that outta do it. Suddenly, wars end, the hungry are fed, the homeless housed. And Jim Carrey's comedy caravan
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View to the top
Longview do not believe in doing things gently. New on the scene, the band are pulling out all the stops to let the great British gig-goer know who they are and what they can do, writes Tim Hughes. For frontman Rob McVey, the best way of doing that is
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Learning lines
Geraldine James is 52 and looks 10 years younger, but despite her prestigious reputation, two BAFTA nominations, packed CV and magnetising presence, she is coming to understand what Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn have been harping on about, writes Katherine
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Review: X-Men 2
There has been a lull before a cinematic storm in recent weeks. The lack of high profile, high quality movies looks set to make way for what will hopefully be a blistering summer of blockbusters. Anticipation is cranked all the way up to 10 for the release
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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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Stylist puts down local roots
An American woman who came to Didcot 14 years ago has opened her own hairdressing salon. After leaving Didcot Sixth Forms, Mary Ann Gaskell, began her career at a salon barely 100 yards from where she has now taken over what was formerly Bubbles salon
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Pledge to fight 1,000 homes
Moves to build 1,000 homes on Green Belt land near the Kassam Stadium will be bitterly fought by South Oxfordshire District Council. The council says it is outraged at a proposal to "dump" a major housing development in its district, after the idea won
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Gas blast injures woman
An investigation has been launched after an Oxford woman suffered serious burns in a gas explosion. Firefighters, paramedics, Transco gas company engineers and police were called to Green Ridges, Barton, at 11am yesterday. The woman, who has not been
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'No-one helped after our dog savaged
A couple whose dog was savaged by an Alsatian have complained about the lack of help after the attack. Geoff and Ruby Cherry Geoff and Ruby Cherry, from Wheatley, said they "went round in circles" trying to get the police, the RSPCA and South Oxfordshire
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Review: The Server, Spencer Vignes (Pitch, £7.99)
This book was inspired by the Burt Lancaster film The Swimmer, in which an executive on the verge of a nervous breakdown swims his way through the swimming pools of his neighbours in California. Vignes's dreams of being a Wimbledon star have come to nothing
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Review: Slipstream: A Memoir Elizabeth Jane Howard (Pan, £7.99)
These memoirs offer a fascinating glimpse of mid-20th century literary life from the point of view of a woman born before the arrival of feminism. When war broke out, Elizabeth Jane Howard was 16, with plans to become an actress. She met Peter Scott,
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Review: A short history of nearly everything by Bill Bryson (Doubleday, £20)
Bill Bryson's wide-eyed 'gee-whizz' style, which characterises his travelogues, is not to everyone's liking, writes Paul Stammers. While I am a (moderate) Bryson fan, the breathy enthusiasm of the first few pages made me wary of wading through nearly
