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Children plan memorial for caretaker
A memorial is being planned by children and staff for a caretaker at an Oxford primary school who died from Legionnaire's disease. Jim Perry, 61, who had worked at St Andrew's School, Headington, right, for eight years, died from the deadly pneumonia
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Conference says no to nukes
THE Lord Mayor of Oxford, Pat Stannard, welcomed opponents of nuclear weapons to a conference to discuss Britain's policy on arms control. Bruce Kent Among the speakers was Bruce Kent, the former head of anti-nuclear campaign CND. The event, at the Oxford
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New man on the beat
A new beat officer assigned to a troubled estate at Abingdon said that police intelligence had identified a gang of troublemakers. PC Ian Leese, a former RAF officer involved in military intelligence, is the new officer for the Peachcroft estate in north
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Council executives are paid too much
I notice that county council leader Keith Mitchell is trotting out the usual myth justifying obscene wages for executives (Oxford Mail, February 24). Could he please tell me at what point higher wages cease to be an incentive? I would rather council tax
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Rise in fortunes for town's trade
Shoppers and traders in Abingdon has been given a triple boost, following a revival of confidence in the town's retail sector. The town's Coxeters precinct is undergoing a major refit, a new toy shop in the former Braggs cycle shop has expanded into a
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February 28: Teach them a lesson
A £3,500 slide is installed at an Oxford park. Two weeks later, arsonists destroy it. Can anyone understand the mentality of such idiots? The slide had been provided at council taxpayers' expense in the Bertie Place recreation ground, following requests
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27 February: Use it or lose it
National Pub Week highlights all that is good with that traditional part of English life. But it is clear that all is not well in the pub trade. Many small breweries have closed as the cost of producing, distributing and promoting their brands has soared
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Traders get parking warning
Warning letters from the police have gone out to market traders who park illegally and dangerously in the centre of Wantage. They have been sent as part of an attempt to ease congestion by traders and shoppers who ignore traffic regulations. Acting Inspector
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Schoolgirls home from Thailand
Four Oxfordshire schoolgirls are back home after spending a week at an orphanage in Thailand. Rebecca Cook, left, Leah Marron, Camilla Concannon and Adele Broughton, The 14- and 15-year-olds -- Rebecca Cook, Leah Marron, Camilla Concannon and Adele Broughton
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Football: Mills at the double for Wantage
Wantage Tn 2, Binfield 0: Wantage produced their best display for weeks in disposing of sixth-placed Binfield in Division 1 East of the Hellenic League. Keeper Paul Belcher made a crucial early save before Wantage took the lead after 22 minutes when defender
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Hood-wearers warned
Gangs of youths will be thrown out of Banbury's Castle Quay shopping centre if they wear hoods. The centre's commercial director Paul Jackson said that in the past few months there had been complaints that groups of teenagers -- some wearing hoods --
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Grant boosts sport centre
A village sports and social club has won a £410,000 grant from Sport England to help it develop new facilities. The money will go towards a £950,000 project in Hook Norton, near Banbury, that includes a new clubhouse with more car parking spaces, a multi-games
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Football: Thame in command
Thame United battled back from a goal down as they stretched their unbeaten run in Ryman League Division 1 North to four games with a gritty performance in Essex on Saturday. Despite being at the bottom of the table, Barking were in confident mood, hoping
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Secrets of successful women revealed
Key findings into what makes a successful woman entrepreneur will be unveiled at an event next week. Faringdon-based Sue Stockdale, who made her name as a polar explorer, has been to meet ten women entrepreneurs across the UK to learn how their personal
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Postcode change driver gets refund
An Eynsham pensioner who found himself being charged higher car insurance premiums after the Post Office changed his postcode has received a refund, thanks to the Oxford Mail . Donald Coleman, 73, sought help after his insurance broker told him premiums
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March 1: Speedy conclusion
The argument over how to tackle speed on our roads needs to be settled once and for all. Motorists are getting mixed messages, with the Metropolitan Police saying they will remove some cameras, while other forces plan to increase their number. There is
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Boat Race blues for Oxford
Oxford suffered defeat at the hands of historic rivals Cambridge in a 60th anniversary rerun of a unique wartime University Boat Race. The result evened the score for Cambridge, who had suffered defeat in the 1944 race in the Cambridgeshire Fens at Ely
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Couple prepare to sleep in car
A disabled man and his wife are preparing to sleep in their car this week when they are evicted from their council accommodation. Darren Cooper, 36, and his wife Joanne, 22, have been told by Oxford City Council to move out of their home in Iffley Road
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Special babies take leap into the world
Babies born on yesterday's leap day had an extra special birthday. The children born on February 29, will only have a birthday every four years. And new mums at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital, in Headington, have already been thinking about when to
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Climbing Ben Nevis . . . in Iraq
Soldiers from Oxfordshire serving in Iraq have raised money for charity in a series of endurance tests which saw them rowing the English Channel, climbing Ben Nevis and skiing in the Scottish Highlands -- without leaving their desert outpost. The team
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Oxford uncovered
A photographic exhibition presenting a warts-and-all picture of life on the streets of Oxford is being staged by a youth worker. Jade Erguvanli, part of the Street Dreams youth project aiming to break down barriers between police and young people, says
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Man with terminal brain tumour marries his partner of 16 years
A man dying of a brain tumour has fulfilled his last wish by marrying his fiancee after 16 years together. Caption goes here Colin Taylor, 64, discovered he had a brain tumour when he went to see his doctor 10 days ago complaining of a terrible headache
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'Put the sparkle back in Christmas'
Wallingford's major pre-Christmas event, the Victorian Evening, needs a complete rethink, says the town council. Members said it was no longer the fun event it was intended to be, marking the start of the Christmas shopping period. Member Adrian Payne
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Call for meeting over PO closures
West Oxfordshire District Council's chief executive Geoff Bonner is calling for a meeting with supermarket giant Tesco to discuss the closure of two post offices in Witney. Tesco has taken over a chain of 100 convenience stores across the country and
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Football: Abingdon give leaders a scare
Abingdon Tn 1, Dorking 2: Abingdon were unlucky not to take a point from Ryman Division 2 leaders Dorking in a game punctuated by snow showers at Culham Road on Saturday. Town, who were without striker Luke Beauchamp, then saw his replacement Mark Scanes
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Football: Sad City sunk by Leyton's late blitz
Oxford City 1, Leyton 3: Oxford City went down to second-placed Leyton, having held the lead for 83 minutes of Saturday's Ryman Division 1 North encounter at Court Place Farm. In the early exchanges, the visitors applied some pressure and although they
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Davis backs battle over asylum centre
Shadow Home Secretary David Davies pledged to abandon the Government's controversial asylum seeker accommodation centre policy if the Conservatives won the next General Election. David Davies with Tony Baldry The MP was in Bicester last night for a Question
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Football: Gary grabs winner at the death
Carterton Tn 2, North Leigh 1: Carterton won Saturday's West Oxfordshire Hellenic League Premier Division local derby thanks to an injury-time clincher from Gary Smailes. After a goalless first 45 minutes, North Leigh went ahead soon after the restart
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Community revitalises village life
When a village lost two shops, its post office and one of its two pubs, residents felt their community resources were draining away. Samantha De La Querra So they resolved to revitalise their village. Four years later the villagers in Tackley, near Kidlington
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Results: All the weekend's sporting results
FOOTBALL NATIONWIDE LEAGUE Div 3: Bristol Rov 1, Oxford Utd 1. RYMAN LEAGUE Div 1 North: Barking 1, Thame Utd 2; Oxford C 1, Leyton 3. Div 2: Abingdon Tn 1, Dorking 2. UMBRO ISOTONIC YOUTH ALLIANCE Merit Div 2: Oxford Utd 19 3, Gillingham 2. UMBRO ISOTONIC
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Unwanted hotel rejected again
A lapdance bar owner has failed again in his bid to turn a disused Oxford shop into a hotel. Residents are delighted that Bar Baby owner Martin Forde's plans for a 19-room hotel, with bar and terrace, opposite his Cowley Road bar were turned down again
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Childcare project nets £1,500 in grants
A mobile creche service has been launched with the help of grants of nearly £1,500. Children enjoy the creche The service has been set up in Didcot by the Didcot Umbrella Project, which helps families by running support groups for young mothers and fathers
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Club rethinks its housing plans
War veterans are rethinking their £3m clubhouse and flats scheme after householders complained it would ruin their view of Oxford's dreaming spires. The Marston Royal British Legion Club is redrawing its plans to build the state-of-the-art new clubhouse
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Thugs banned from games
Thugs caught up in mass disruption at an Oxford United football match have been banned from games for three years. Mark Hardingham, 31, Ben Wall, 26, and Chris Williams, 29, admitted public order offences during the United v Reading match at the Kassam
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Villagers angry over bus cuts
RESIDENTS have launched a campaign against bus service cuts in Kidlington. Oxford Bus Company is withdrawing part of its daily 2A Kidlington to Oxford service from April 4. The service will no longer serve parts of Banbury Road, Oxford Spires Business
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Football: Angry Atkins slams fans
Ian Atkins hit back at supporters who hurled abuse at him over his substitutions at Bristol Rovers on Saturday. He refused to accept angry fans' claims that his changes caused two points to be dropped as 16th-placed Rovers snatched a late equaliser to
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Why our schools suffer
I read Ken Beames's letter (Oxford Mail, January 31) with interest, especially his criticism of Peers School at Littlemore, Oxford. I spent a day at Peers two years ago and was impressed by the positive atmosphere and the enthusiasm of all teachers and
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University ignores the planning rules
Michael Wigg, head of projects and deputy director of estates at Oxford University, claimed he was unaware that he did not have planning permission for the electricity sub-station at Old Road, Headington, Oxford (Oxford Mail, January 31). He says he was
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Take the plunge for charity
Skydivers are to raise money to help people with learning disabilities in Oxfordshire. The jumpers are seeking sponsorship to collect cash for a mini bus for charity HFT, which provides support to people with learning disabilities. One of the jumpers,
