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£12.4m of homes bought under scheme
Key workers get home help Public sector workers like nurses, teachers and police officers have bought £12.4m of property in Oxfordshire, thanks to a scheme helping them on to the housing ladder. Keystart Housing Association has helped 85 people buy their
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Culture discussed
Oxford Inspires is holding a meeting in Wantage to ask people how they think Oxfordshire can become a cultural leader. The cultural promotion group is aiming to make 2007 a special year in the county, and is hoping to enhance existing events and develop
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Grand finale for art
An art and craft competition, which has attracted more than 100 entries, will be judged at a grand final being in Wantage. In February, The Vale Housing Association launched its contest for both association tenants and other local residents and received
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Football: Mitchell's miss denies Thame
Thame Utd 1, Stourport Swifts 1: This dour battle between two mid-table teams in Southern League Division 1 West predictably ended in stalemate on Saturday. However, Thame's leading scorer John Mitchell spurned a golden opportunity to secure all three
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Villagers campaign to save shop
A group of Bletchingdon residents are working to save a shop that has served their needs for more than 50 years. Residents of the village near Bicester were dismayed when a notice went up at the Shop on the Green -- where there is also a sub-post office
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Football: Wise is hero and villain
Abingdon missed the chance to close the gap between themselves and the top six in Ryman League Division 2 when they were held to a draw at Silver Jubilee Park on Saturday. They spurned a string of gilt-edged chances, particularly in the first half, with
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Football: Banbury hit by new injury woe
Cirencester Tn 1, Banbury Utd 0: Already ravaged by injuries and suspensions, Banbury lost Ollie Stanbridge after 18 minutes of Saturday's Southern League Premier Division game at Circen- cester. Under the circumstances, they did well to run the home
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Colourful coffins add splash of colour
The expression "pushing up the daisies" could take on a new meaning after the launch of a new range of decorated coffins. A daisy motif is among the designs offered by new Cowley-based company, Oxford Coffins, which has been set up by Sandra Homewood,
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Mansion gives school a home
Pupils at a village primary school gutted by fire are returning to lessons in an 18th-century mansion. Older buildings at Marsh Baldon Primary School were destroyed in the fire on February 24 and it will take at least a year to rebuild the school. The
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Asylum deal rethink call
MP Tony Baldry has called for the Home Office to reconsider using contractors GSL to run the proposed Bicester accommodation centre. The move comes after a recent undercover BBC documentary, Detention Undercover: the Real Story, showed employees at Oakington
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Leisure projects are on track to success
Three Oxford leisure projects are moving forward at different paces with Sport England holding the key to the long-term success of two. The dilapidated changing rooms at Donnington Sports Ground in east Oxford -- a facility described as an "embarrassment
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Sufferer raising awareness of ovarian cancer
A mother with ovarian cancer is urging women to be on their guard against the silent killer. Debbie Kuca, 37, of Bridus Mead, Blewbury, near Didcot, had symptoms for three years before doctors diagnosed the disease, which had already spread to other parts
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Patients shiver due to missing shelter
Frail and elderly patients are being forced to brave severe weather conditions outside an Oxford hospital because of a missing bus shelter. NHS watchdogs who oversee the city centre's Radcliffe Infirmary are now urging Oxfordshire County Council to replace
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Carnival chiefs hopeful for new show
Organisers of the popular annual carnival in Cowley Road, Oxford, are being positive about raising money despite a setback in cash funding from the city council. As reported in Friday's Oxford Mail, a city council executive said that local businesses
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Football: Grim time for United
Oxford United's coaching chief blasted the players for virtually "giving up" at half-time as they crashed to their fourth defeat in five games. Head coach Horacio Rodriguez was angry at the way United yet again threw away a first-half lead by caving in
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Football: Didcot heroes into Vase semis
Didcot Tn 2, Bury Tn 1: An Ian Concannon brace blasted Didcot Town into the semi-finals of the FA Vase with a nailbiting victory over Eastern Counties League outfit Bury Town on Saturday. Not for the first time in this tremendous run, Didcot showed their
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Germ of an idea in scatterbrain plan
I see the Green Party has come up with yet more scatterbrain ideas for the centre of Oxford (Oxford Mail, February 23). I think Oxford people have had enough digging up in the centre -- Cornmarket Street, Abingdon Road, plans for Queen Street and now
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Stark choice for staff as Allders closure looms
Staff at Oxford's Allders department store face an uncertain future, with news that the store could be closed for up to six months while it is converted into a fashion shop for budget chain Primark. More than 100 staff at the Westgate Centre shop have
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Stark choice for staff as Allders closure looms
Staff at Oxford's Allders department store face an uncertain future, with news that the store could be closed for up to six months while it is converted into a fashion shop for budget chain Primark. More than 100 staff at the Westgate Centre shop have
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Schoolboy to appear in court
An 11-year-old boy charged with stabbing a pupil in the leg on a school bus will appear before Didcot youth court on March 9. He is charged with causing grievous bodily harm to another 11-year-old schoolboy on board a bus taking children home from school
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Why not fill in the potholes?
Vim Rodrigo's tongue-in-cheek but advisory warning (Oxford Mail, February 28) about the white rings marking potholes should be heeded farther afield than Rose Hill in Oxford. Motorists need only to travel through the bridge improvements on the A40 towards
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Night of music at the movies
Abingdon Film Club is linking up with a string quartet for a screening of a film about the work of English composer Frederick Delius as part of the Abingdon Arts Festival. Before a showing of Ken Russell's Song of Summer, the Bonnici String Quartet from
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Friday, March 4: Motoring to prosperity
BMW'S plans to expand into the Green Belt at Cowley have met little opposition. That may be a surprise in a city like Oxford when green space is under threat, but there are good reasons why this breach should be supported. The Mini car plant must be allowed
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Athletics: Douglas leaps to lifetime best
Oxford City triple jumper Nathan Douglas missed out on a medal but produced a lifetime best leap at the European Indoor Championships in Madrid. Douglas, Britain's lone representative in the final after teammate Phillips Idowu failed to qualify, added
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Football: Brackley turn on the style
Bromsgrove 0, Brackley Tn 2: Brackley produced their best performance of the season to overpower high-flying Bromsgrove in Saturday's Southern League Division 1 West encounter. The visitors were always a yard sharper than their opponents, who are pressing
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Boxing: Mullins boxes clever to reach ABA finals
Wolvercote middleweight Steve Mullins booked a starring role on amateur boxing's night of the year, the ABA finals, after a polished points win over Devon rival Luke Whane in the semi-finals at the Preston Guild Hall at the weekend. He set the pace early
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Council considers hospital payout
Cherwell District Council will not hand over £1m towards the building of a new community hospital in Bicester until they have looked at the ramifications of giving cash to the NHS. But Labour district, town and county councillor Les Sibley believes he
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Football: Pegasus winged by late blitz
GLS Hellenic League - North Leigh 3, Pegasus Jun 1: Two goals in the last three minutes clinched victiory for North Leigh in an exciting Premier Division en- counter on Saturday. After a goalless first half in which North Leigh's Harry Burnley was denied
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Results: The weekend's sporting round-up
FOOTBALL COCA-COLA LEAGUE TWO Oxford Utd 1, Grimsby 2. FA VASE Quarter-final: Didcot Tn 2, Bury Tn 1. SOUTHERN LEAGUE Premier Div: Cirencester Tn 1, Banbury Utd 0. Div 1 West: Bromsgrove 0, Brackley Tn 2; Thame Utd 1, Stourport Swifts 1. RYMAN LEAGUE
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Doctor dies
A north Oxfordshire doctor died during a dive on a sunken warship in Western Australia. Dr Richard Mann, 53, a GP from Horley, near Banbury, was diving near the wreck of HMAS Swan on Tuesday when he began experiencing problems. He was helped to the surface
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Village artists pitch in for school event
Sibford Gower Primary School has called on village-based artists to help out at its ninth annual art exhibition and craft fair. The event will raise money for school funds and Adderbury's Katharine House Hospice. About 230 pictures by nationally and locally
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BMW can expand on Green Belt land
A decision to allow BMW to build a factory extension in the Green Belt has been hailed as "great news for Oxford". Government inspector Andrew Freeman ruled that land at Horspath currently used by Rover Sports and Social Club could be developed -- but
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March 7: One law for the rich...
When a company collapses, there are bound to be losers. But you can be certain that there will be some winners. Take Allders, the department store chain with a branch in Oxford, which is on its knees. Sir David Garrard, £693,000-a-year chairman of the
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Jailed for sex with pensioner
A Didcot railway worker has been jailed after having sex with an 81-year-old woman who suffers severe senile dementia. Philip Noamesi, 45, a car park attendant at Didcot Parkway station, befriended the vulnerable woman over several weeks and had sex with
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two deck er
two deck ere Asylum deal rethink call MP Tony Baldry has called for the Home Office to reconsider using contractors GSL to run the proposed Bicester accommodation centre. The move comes after a recent undercover BBC documentary, Detention Undercover:
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Council refuses bid for full carnival grant
Organisers of one of Oxford's most popular events have been told to ask businesses for cash after the city council refused to hand over their full grant request. The community-run Cowley Road Carnival has become one of the most colourful and multi-cultural
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Open-top tourist bus firm takes over rival
Only one open-top bus company will continue to run in Oxford following a takeover deal. Guide Friday City Sightseeing Oxford (GFCSO) has bought out Full Circle Tours for an undisclosed sum, leaving it as the sole operator for trips around the city. The
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We work for the people
New Labour city councillor Dan Paskins attacks the Independent Working Class Association for not attending the city council budget-setting meetings (Oxford Mail, February 28) knowing that, given the balance of political groups on the council, it could
