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University: we are not racist
A Government minister has accused Oxford University of prejudice and said it needed to do more for black and disadvantaged communities. But figures from the university appear to give the lie to the claim made by Labour MP David Lammy. According to a list
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I'm flattered says film 'star' Branson
Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson has described plans to make a blockbuster film about his life as "flattering". As revealed in the Oxford Mail on January 10, Sir Richard, who has a home in Kidlington, has been involved in talks with Hollywood producers
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Name dropping
World Cup rugby hero Jonny Wilkinson would give his name to an Oxford hospital if some staff had their way. The Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre as it might look if named after Jonny Wilkinson The England fly-half was among suggestions put to Nuffield Orthopaedic
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Fight for survival
It will be a devastating blow if the Oxford Nursery is forced to close -- devastating for the 83 children and their families, and for the 17 workers who would lose their jobs. Yet it is difficult to criticise Oxford Community School for not renewing the
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Search for alley flasher
Police are searching for a man who indecently exposed himself to two women in Thame. The incident happened as the women, in their 20s, walked along an alleyway between Pym Walk and Ireton Court, on the Lea Park estate, on December 29, at about 8.10pm.
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Money handout manager wins unfair sacking case
A manager who was sacked after he handed out foreign currency found in a machine to staff has won compensation for unfair dismissal. Jeff Ellis, 42, of Manor Farm Bungalows, Wantage, was accused of theft from his former employers Astro-systems. He worked
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Football: Tonbridge too much for battling Banbury
Banbury Utd 1, Tonbridge Angels 3 Top-of-the-table Tonbridge gave Banbury United a lesson in finishing at Spencer Stadium on Saturday. In an exciting game of relatively few chances, the Angels came back from a goal down to extend their lead at the top
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Council awaits asylum ruling
Cherwell district councillors are still waiting to hear if the High Court will agree to a judicial review of the plan for an asylum seekers' accommodation centre at Bicester. The authority had originally hoped a judge would make a decision by the end
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Football: Jones's double sinks Thame
Thame United 2, Hemel Hempstead Tn 3 Thame United were robbed of a deserved draw as a last-minute goal from Brian Jones earned visitors Hemel Hempstead victory at their Ryman League Division 1 North rivals on Saturday. It was hard luck on Thame who looked
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Vandals wreck pavilion
Hooligans caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to a sports pavilion. During the Christmas break, hooligans struck four times at the changing rooms in Sunderland Drive, Bicester, breaking through metal shutters, smashing toilets, basins and interior
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Campaign group fears for road safety
Campaigners have lost their fight to prevent maintenance of a major road being switched from the Highways Agency to Oxfordshire County Council. Members of the A41 working party fear nothing more will be done to improve the dangerous stretch of the Bicester-Aylesbury
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Lesbian framed, court told
A woman was framed by her managers when they altered documents on her computer's hard drive after discovering she was a lesbian, a court heard. Kesiree Moodley, 34, is accused of forging a degree certificate to get a £32,000 a year job as a chemical engineer
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Robber caught in police loos
A woman who stole a mobile phone during a street robbery was caught when she went to use a police station toilet. Donna Marks, 28, snatched Leanne Twitchen's mobile while she was talking into it in the street to arrange a job interview on June 19 last
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January 12: Our hero is home-grown
There is nothing wrong with a little hero worship. It helps us through our darkest days, and no more so than in sport where world acclaim comes England's way all too infrequently. So to rename the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre after Rugby World Cup star
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Football: Agony for Foran
New signing Richie Foran admitted he wouldn't be able to sleep after squandering the best chance of the game as Oxford United were held 0-0 by Lincoln City and lost top spot in Division 3 on Saturday. The on-loan Carlisle striker headed Dean Whitehead's
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We should be proud of multiplex cinema
I feel I must write to you to express my utter disbelief that the fire alarm incident at the Ozone Cinema in Oxford on Saturday was thought to warrant headlines (Oxford Mail, January 5). Where did you find those people who thought it was "disgraceful
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Gay group sad over bishop row
The co-founder of a movement supporting diversity within the Church has welcomed the selection of the new Bishop of Reading, who will oversee parish work in Abingdon. But he expressed his sorrow at the circumstances surrounding the resignation of Canon
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Why we object to low-cost slums
What splendid, almost saintly, sentiments Oxford city councillor Mick McAndrews expresses on low-cost housing (Oxford Mail, January 6). Perhaps he might like to study the history of social housing in this country before blasting off at the people who
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Blair 'will not duck' Kelly inquiry report
Prime Minister Tony Blair has pledged not to duck any criticisms in the report into the death of Oxfordshire weapons expert Dr David Kelly. Conservatives accused the Prime Minister of preparing to run from the findings of Lord Hutton's inquiry. But Mr
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Cricket: Oxford & Horspath bite the dust
OXFORD & Horspath, the county's biggest cricket club, has been consigned to the scrapheap. An emergency committee meeting of the trouble-torn Homes Counties Premier League and Oxford Times Cherwell League outfit voted under special powers in their
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Gay group sad over bishop row
The co-founder of a movement supporting diversity within the Church has welcomed the selection of the new Bishop of Reading, who will oversee parish work in Wallingford. But he expressed his sorrow at the circumstances surrounding the resignation of Canon
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Young offenders face 'barbaric' strip cells
Young people at Huntercombe Young Offenders' Institution near Wallingford have been kept in solitary confinement naked and without light, ventilation, sanitation or furniture. Strip cells -- described by prison reformers as barbaric -- have been used
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January 9: Fight for survival
It will be a devastating blow if the Oxford Nursery is forced to close -- devastating for the 83 children and their families, and for the 17 workers who would lose their jobs. Yet it is difficult to criticise Oxford Community School for not renewing the
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Tourist centre will stay open
Plans to save money by closing Burford Visitor Information Centre have been rejected. West Oxfordshire District Council is looking at a range of cost-cutting measures because of shortfalls on its cash investments. Among the suggestions from members of
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University looks at bursaries
Oxford University is to re-examine its system of bursaries for poorer students in the wake of Government concessions on top-up tuition fees. Registrar David Holmes made the promise as he broadly welcomed proposals by Education Secretary Charles Clarke
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Football: Letcombe's long run ended by late goal
Cherry Red Records Hellenic League Supplementary Cup Prestwood 3, Letcombe 2 Letcombe's unbeaten run of 18 games came to an end in the last four minutes at Prestwood in the second round of the Challenge Cup. The visitors wasted a string of chances in
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Results: All the weekend's sports results
NATIONWIDE LEAGUE Div 3: Oxford Utd 0, Lincoln City 0. RYMAN LEAGUE Div 1 North: Berkhamsted 0, Oxford City 1; Thame Utd 2, Hemel Hempstead Tn 3. DR MARTENS LEAGUE Eastern Div: Banbury Utd 1, Tonbridge Angels 3. CHERRY RED RECORDS HELLENIC LEAGUE Challenge
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Bowled over
Bowlers at Banbury's indoor green at Woodgreen Leisure Centre enjoy attractive surroundings thanks to club member Reg Boscott. He is pictured, right, with club captain David Pridmore. Mr Boscott, 78, who began painting 18 years ago when he retired, has
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Football: Harper's late goal is just the job for City
Berkhamsted Tn 0, Oxford City 1 Oxford City made it two away wins on the trot, as a late goal from recent signing Chris Harper earned them three well-deserved Ryman Division 1 North points on Saturday. It was no mean feat from Andy Sinnott's men, as Berkhamsted
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Store move put on hold
A supermarket in Witney will stay open for another four months. The Co-op was due to move from Market Square, in the town centre, to the Madley Park development, on the outskirts, during January. Co-op spokesman Adrian Barradell said: "There have been
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£28m bid for firm
The boss of air-filter maker McLeod Russel is upbeat about job security following a £28.1m takeover bid from an American company. Ian Hazlehurst, chief executive of the Abingdon-based firm, said management was in talks with the US-based SPX Corporation
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Cash running out for town manager post
Didcot may lose its town centre manager because of a funding crisis. Former South Oxfordshire District Council housing manager Vic Clinch was appointed to the part-time post in 1995 to provide a link between councils and businesses by promoting and helping
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I'm flattered says film 'star' Branson
Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson has described plans to make a blockbuster film about his life as "flattering". As revealed in the Oxford Mail on January 10, Sir Richard, who has a home in Kidlington, has been involved in talks with Hollywood producers
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Park festival plan worries residents
A two-day music spectacular headed by pianist Jools Holland is being planned as a major attraction in Oxford City Council's 2004 events programme. But residents living near Cutteslowe Park are concerned about traffic congestion and are demanding that
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Publican upset by mud
A pub owner claims building work to transform Oxford's castle site is thwarting attempts to run his new business. Neil Ritchie spent £30,000 refurbishing the Jolly Farmers pub in Paradise Street, which he bought in November. But he has become sick of
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Scheme helps the homeless
A family of five told how a new Oxford City Council rent deposit scheme helped them find a new home. Jacky Howard and one of her sons, Scott, 15, are among those helped by the city council's Housing Options scheme The Housing Options scheme is offered
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University: we are not racist
A Government minister has accused Oxford University of prejudice and said it needed to do more for black and disadvantaged communities. But figures from the university appear to give the lie to the claim made by Labour MP David Lammy. According to a list
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Couple aid poor in Third World
An Oxford aid worker is helping people in one of the world's poorest countries find a better life -- by setting up a school teaching practical skills. Missionary workers Aaron and Sarah Beecher with their children Joseph, three, and Callum, nine months
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We want to avoid nasty surprises
I am responding to your front page article and editorial about the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford (Oxford Mail, January 8). As people know, the NOC has an excellent reputation for delivering high-quality patient care, teaching and research. But
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Tourist centre will stay open
Plans to save money by closing Burford Visitor Information Centre have been rejected. West Oxfordshire District Council is looking at a range of cost-cutting measures because of shortfalls on its cash investments. Among the suggestions from members of
