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Drugs hell in Paradise Street
Hundreds of blood-stained needles were found in a city centre squat owned by an Oxford college. Police said the squat in Paradise Street, owned by St Peter's College, had been a "drug den" for eight to 10 months, and was being used by addicts as a stopping-off
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Our first job fair in town is big success
More than 600 people visited the first Abingdon Job Fair within 15 minutes of the event opening. Visitors at the job fair Recruitment consultancies, businesses, educational institutions, the Vale of White Horse District Council and the Army were among
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Love punk
Think punk rock is all bad attitude, aggression and noise? Well, a bunch of dudes from America could be about to change your mind. Homegrown play melodic punk with energy and fun. Valuing hooks and 'heart' over aggression and angst, these cocky southern
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Taylor out
Home Counties Premier League preview: Former England left-arm seamer Paul Taylor is out of Banbury's clash with Reading at White Post Road on Saturday after suffering a groin strain. Taylor, who has been struggling with a bad back, picked up his latest
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Weekend cricket fixtures
Matches scheduled for July 5 and 6 SATURDAY HOME COUNTIES PREMIER LEAGUE Div 1: Banbury v Reading, High Wycombe v Oxford & Horspath, Slough v Henley. Div 2 West: Bicester & North Oxford v Falkland, Thame Tn v Wokingham. THE OXFORD TIMES CHERWELL
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Weekend tennis fixtures
Matches scheduled for July 5 and 6 SATURDAY WILSON OXON LTA 3-PAIR LEAGUE Ladies Div 1: Oxford City v Witney, North Oxford v Cholsey, Oxford Sports v Bicester, Oxford Sports B v Woodstock. Div 2: Kings Sutton v Banbury West End, Thame v Abingdon. Div
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Benson defy Sports' challenge
Benson romped to a 4-0 whitewash over Oxford Sports B in Division 1 of the Mixed 2-Pair League - but with contrasting fortunes for their two pairs. Things could not have been easier for their second pair of Gordon Tanner and Ali Bremner, who dropped just
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Shakespeare on a summer's evening
The students may be heading home, but one Oxford college is about to come into its element with a summer of open-air theatre from the ever-popular Oxford Shakespeare Company. Deborah Mason, George May, Charlotte Windmill and Hannah Mercer in As You Like
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Puppets tell magical legend
Irish folklore is given a dramatic reworking with magic, music, puppetry and dance at the Pegasus Theatre next week. Local author Anthea Dobry has adapted the tale of the Children of Lir, for the performance by resident adult drama group Platypus Theatre
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Out and about
The Old Gaol Theatre Company is staging a production of Tom Stoppard's play Arcadia, in Abingdon. The plot switches between the present and the 19th century, following the fortunes of a young mathematics prodigy and considering issues of art, science
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Having a nose for a most unusual story
Surrealism is not a word that often springs to mind in connection with children's books, though Anthony Browne's drawings are an obvious exception. However, The Adventures of a Nose by Viviane Schwarz (Walker, £4.99) is nothing if not surreal, with its
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Nambiar missing as Oxford face big test
Home Counties Premier League preview: Indian all-rounder Johnny Nambiar is missing as Oxford visit Division 1 champions and leaders High Wycombe on Saturday (July 5). The 19-year-old opening batsman and seam bowler has returned home with his grandfather
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Henman maps out future
Tim Henman has given himself a target of improving his results around the world - away from Wimbledon - after his devastasting quarter-final defeat by Sebastien Grosjean. Tim HenmanOxfordshire's British No 1 said he felt "hollow" after crashing out to
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Humphreys set to make Rowant debut
Cherwell League: Former Shipton-under-Wychwood seamer Paul Humphreys is set to make his debut for Division 1 leaders Aston Rowant in their top-of-the-table clash at Banbury Twenty. Humphreys' first-team opportunities at Shipton have been limited with
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Review: Charlie's Angels - Full Throttle (12A)
If you like watching gratuitous shots of scantily clad women in a variety of raunchy poses - and let's face it, I do - then Charlie's Angels 2 is definitely going to light your fire. If, however, you enjoy a little believability, intelligence, sense,
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Sheltered homes to have solar heating
Residents of a Banbury sheltered homes complex could save money on fuel bills when a planned solar heating scheme goes ahead. A Government 'clear-skies' grant of nearly £26,000 has been awarded to Lambeth Borough Council in London, which owns 24 of the
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United's Tuesday bogey is over
Oxford United's dismal Tuesday night home record has been kicked into touch - because they will be playing on a Wednesday. The club's application to change their midweek home night from a Tuesday to a Wednesday has been accepted by the Football League
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Fun knight at the opera
When writer Martin Riley was approached after a live theatre performance in a pub and told he should write for television, he was furious, writes Monica Sloan. After 20 years of writing classic children's TV series, including Gruey, Jackanory and The
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Weighty award
An Oxford slimming consultant has won an award for the success of her weight-loss classes. Gloria McIlveen Gloria McIlveen won the award from Slimming World after members of her group at Our Lady's Convent, Oxford Road, Cowley, lost a total of 53 stone
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RAF likely to expand Brize
Operations are expected to be increased at RAF Brize Norton following the planned closure of RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire. If the move goes ahead, it would see the base's 2,500 service personnel transferred to the airbase near Carterton. Protesters have said
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Ex-First Lady books her visit
Hillary Clinton will be in Oxford on Saturday, July 5, to sign copies of her memoirs Living History Hillary Clinton The wife of former US President Bill Clinton is to make a guest appearance at Borders in Magdalen Street when her book goes on sale at
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Man who sailed Darwin
Aficionados of the shipping forecast, who hear poetry in Dogger, German Bight and the rest, may have been put out last year to find Finisterre, the sea area around north-west Spain, renamed FitzRoy. All is now forgiven. As Peter Nichol's splendid book
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Tribute to UB40
Fans of Brummy reggae-popsters UB40 can sing along to the band's favourite hits at a gig in Oxford on July 5. The show features the talents of a bunch who describe themeslves as 'the world's official number one tribute to UB40' - imaginatively named Rats
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Heads up for Headcount
Oxford punk metal three-piece Headcount are no strangers to lovers of all things loud and chunky. The band have played around the country, headlining their own shows and supporting the likes of The Damned, Dog Toffee, Raging Speedhorn, Charger, and King
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Amos Garrett plays the blues
Ask most people about Canada's contribution to the world of music, and they'll probably mention Bryan Adams, Celine Dion, and possibly Rush, before grinding to a halt. But this huge slab of lakes, forests and prairies has also spawned a performer frequently
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Edwards returns
Home Counties Premier League preview: Batsman Andy Edwards returns as Henley bid to climb off the bottom when they visit Slough. He was at a family wedding as Mick Hilditch's side - reinforced by Gloucestershire batsman Tim Hancock - recorded their first
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Muscle pull rules Jeacock out
Home Counties Premier preview: In Division 2 West, Bicester & North Oxford will be without injured duo Paul Jeacock and Gary Sansome for their home game against Falkland. Jeacock pulled a calf muscle and Sansome split the webbing in a hand during
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City on the charge
Oxford City B recorded their first victory of the season with a 5.5-3.5 triumph over Goring in Mixed Division 1 of the OLTA Wilson Inter-Club 3-Pair League. Propping up the other seven teams before the start of play, City moved off the bottom, and relegated
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Facing up to army culture
Pupils from Gosford Hill School in Kidlington earn their stripes as they take part in an army schools challenge. Pictured from left are, Logan Usher, 13, Nathan Peedell, 14, and Richard Wilkinson, 15 They and pupils aged between 14 and 16, from several
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Crossroads rises
The time has come to don your finest sunglasses, grab that ludicrous hat you wouldn't usually be seen dead in, and head to a sunny field for some prime al-fresco music, writes Tim Hughes. The mother of all summer festivals, Glastonbury, has been and gone
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Cheers - here's your degree
Former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke received a honorary degree from Oxford University - and was toasted for a world beer-drinking record he set there almost 50 years ago. Mr Hawke, 73, received the degree at the university's Sheldonian Theatre
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74 jobs go in Biotech deal
Dozens of jobs are set to be lost after drugs firm British Biotech revealed it will close its Oxford base. The company has set up a proposed merger with another pharmaceutical company, Vernalis, based at Winnersh, near Reading. If shareholders approve
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Residents plead for curb on bedsit-land
The character of Oxford's eastern suburbs is being destroyed by developers and landlords, say residents who fear the expansion of the city's "bedsit-land". Residents of Cowley lobbied city councillors at the Cowley area committee over the increasing number
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Residents escape after explosion
Mystery surrounds an explosion which blew away part of an Oxford home, shook neighbours' homes and showered the road with glass. The landlord escaped because he was at work when the blast on the ground floor demolished the bay window of his bedroom and
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Reading books at the touch of a button
When I finished my first novel, The Lock, I little suspected that it was about to become part of publishing's digital revolution. Over the next two years it would appear first as an e-book, then as a digitally printed paperback, writes Frank Egerton Frank
