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Force disputes 'rise' in violence
Violent crime in the Thames Valley Police area is rising, according to latest figures. So too is domestic burglary -- up 17 per cent -- in statistics released yesterday (January 22) covering the period from July to September last year. At a national level
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Posties poised to strike yet again
Postal deliveries in Oxford look set to be disrupted again, with workers gearing up for more strike action. After a series of wildcat disputes last year, local leaders of the Communication Workers' Union have asked permission from their national executive
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Makes sense
You know THIRTEEN SENSES are a great band -- why else would more than fifty A&R men descend on distant Truro, Cornwall, just to catch one of their shows? Fortunately you don't have to travel to England's Celtic fringe to catch this exciting Cornish
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Bottleneck end in sight
Work starts next month to get rid of a frequent traffic bottleneck on a major approach road into Abingdon. The work will remove the existing bottleneck in busy Marcham Road on the approach to the Nuffield Way roundabout from the A34, and provide a left
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Colin nets film role
Music for the surprise blockbuster film Big Fish was recorded by a Wallingford businessman. The film, which stars Albert Finney and Ewan McGregor, has been a smash in the US and is tipped as an award winner. It is being released in the UK today (January
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Review: Tales of county life: from gripes to ghosts
Books on local history often fall into three categories: specific and thick with detail, based on a particular theme, or generalised and random in content. Three new books on Oxfordshire fit this pattern. Brian Read's Henley Rural: The History of Henley
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Schools get GCSE goals
Oxfordshire schools are to face tough new GCSE targets following the county's poor showing in national exam tables. Oxfordshire County Council is close to an agreement with the Government that anticipates a big improvement in the performance of the county's
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Football: Small-King returns
Striker Shane Small-King returns as AFC Wallingford seek their 14th straight win in the Seagrave Haulage League Premier Division when they travel to Cobham tomorrow. Small-King was cup-tied for the Berks & Bucks Senior Trophy defeat by Didcot Town
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Football: United chase the ladies
Oxford United are considering becoming a Centre of Excellence for women's football, writes JON MURRAY. They have been in talks with the Football Association, who have asked whether they want to become a regional centre, like neighbouring Reading and Swindon
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Football: West fires warning shot
Thame United boss Mark West has warned his rivals he will resist any attempts to prise away defenders James Saulsbury and Tony Joyce from the Ryman League Division 1 North club. Oxford City - managed by ex-Thame boss Andy Sinnott - have put in a seven-day
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Fixtures: All the week's sporting fixtures
FOOTBALL RYMAN LEAGUE Div 1 North: Cheshunt v Oxford C, Thame Utd v Waltham Forest. Div 2: Abingdon Tn v Kingsbury Tn. DR MARTENS LEAGUE Eastern Div: Banbury Utd v Dartford. UMBRO ISOTONIC SOUTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE Under 19: Cheltenham v Oxford Utd Under
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Career drives ahead
Trainee mechanic Chris Martin, 19, has been named Apprentice of the Year at Banbury-based Prodrive -- one of the world's leading motorsport companies. Chris Martin Mr Martin joined Prodrive in September 2002 and was one of six apprentices competing for
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Review: Cold Mountain
If there's one film which could stage an upset at next year's Oscars and pip The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King to Best Picture, it's Anthony Minghella's adaptation of Charles Frazier's novel. Jude Law and Nicole Kidman star in the American
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Key quake man flies out to Iran
A man from Faringdon is at the forefront of a charity's campaign to help survivors of the devastating earthquake in Iran. Allan Bell, 36, Oxfam's humanitarian co-ordinator, has flown out to Bam to take over the running of the charity's response to the
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Football: Atkins denies Rovers link
Ian Atkins has laughed off reports linking him with Oxford United's third division rivals Bristol Rovers. The Pirates have parted company with former Oxford player and assistant boss Ray Graydon, and the Daily Mirror yesterday claimed that Rovers chairman
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Posties poised to strike yet again
Postal deliveries in Oxford look set to be disrupted again, with workers gearing up for more strike action. After a series of wildcat disputes last year, local leaders of the Communication Workers' Union have asked permission from their national executive
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Review: Bar Meze, London Road, Headington
Strange things, olives. Only a couple of years ago I used to recoil from the things, but now I just can't resist nibbling on them, especially when they're doused in oil, nestling in a neat little tray alongside a hefty sundried tomato and a pickled mild
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Deals back on road
Followers of Oxford's music scene have known it for some time, but now the secret is well and truly out. Oxfordshire noise-mongers Winnebago Deal are the future of rock. The band -- two cool-looking fellas in their 20s, both called Ben -- have captured
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Traffic lights vandal sought
A man is wanted by police for endangering lives by repeatedly vandalising traffic lights in Carterton. Police believe the man is responsible for tampering with lights at the junction of Upavon Way, Burford Road and Monahan Way five times in the past four
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Rugby: Henley gear up for relegation crunch
Henley Hawks face a make-or-break basement battle away to bottom side Manchester in National League 1 tomorrow. The disappointing defeat at home to fellow strugglers Penzance last weekend has left Henley with a fight on their hands to avoid the drop.
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Football: Craig shown the door by Chippy
Chipping Norton Town have booted out defender Craig Dore following a row with the management team. Dore is understood to have expressed his dissatisfaction with the club's recent dip in form, and now he has been released. Chippy chairman Nigel Harrison
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Family soldiers on after pay error
A soldier claims he has not been paid by the Army since November, after an error classified him as absent without leave. Lance Corporal Derek Hindmarsh, 36, a soldier for 18 years, his wife Heather and their son John, three, have been struggling to pay
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Review: Lost in Translation (15)
Famous American movie star Bob Harris (Bill Murray) is in Tokyo to shoot a lucrative commercial for a popular Japanese brand of whisky. Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson Despite constant attention from his host, the obsequious Ms Kawasaki (Takeshita)
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Interview: Jason Spaceman -- sound for the soul
Jason Spaceman is not so much a musician as a cultural visionary. A purveyor of sound for the soul, Spaceman - aka - Jason Pierce -- is the rightful heir to the psychedelic throne formerly occupied by The Beatles, Hawkwind, The Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia
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Review: Blasted
When Blasted was first performed in 1996, it received a mauling from the critics. Just about every nauseous phrase in the book was used to question the production and the reasons for its being staged. Andrew King as Ian and Charlotte Cowell as Cate Eight
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Revamped shop goes upmarket
Didcot's Red Cross Shop has gone upmarket after a major refit. Cathy Bindon with new manager Lyn Head Area retail manager Cathy Bindon said the shop in lower Broadway, which opened in 1984, had been virtually rebuilt after it was forced to close nearly
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Critics query bus subsidy
A major review is to be carried out of bus services subsidised by Oxfordshire County Council. The Labour group has proposed the review because it is concerned that too much money is being spent on under-used services. Councillors want to see if there
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Schools get GCSE goals
Oxfordshire schools are to face tough new GCSE targets following the county's poor showing in national exam tables. Oxfordshire County Council is close to an agreement with the Government that anticipates a big improvement in the performance of the county's
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Parents want broken bollards repaired
Broken bollards are compromising the safety of primary school pupils, according to a worried parent. Mark Bliss, of Kingston Road, north Oxford, whose six-year-old daughter attends SS Philip and James Primary School in Navigation Way, is urging highways
