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Council denies risk to health
The leader of Oxfordshire County Council, Keith Mitchell, has said the third set of damning pollution figures about the quality of air in Oxford are nothing to worry about. Figures published this week by the National Union of Railway, Maritime and Transport
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It Asda be good news
Supermarket chain Asda has said it plans to open at least 15 stores around the country this year -- and looks likely to announce new plans for a Witney branch soon. Asda, which is owned by giant American company Wal-Mart, said it hopes to make an announcement
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ATHLETICS
Headington's Title repeat HEADINGTON Roadrunners defied the odds to snatch the men's team title from Woodstock Harriers for the second year running in the last round at Horspath. Harriers went into Sunday's final round with a seemingly insurmountable
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ATHLETICS
Hawtin stumbles to bronze OXFORDSHIRE'S Melissa Hawtin overcame a mid-race fall to win bronze at the National Inter-Counties Cross Country Championships at Nottingham. Hawtin lost vital ground after being tripped from behind, while in the lead group of
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New police pledge
Bicester's new police inspector has pledged a relentless crackdown on repeat offenders. Insp Oliver Wright, 32, sees dealing with prolific offenders as one of his priorities. Others include clamping down on household burglary, domestic violence, antisocial
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FOOTBALL
Langford's brace sinks Milton NATHAN Langford bagged a brace as Freeland moved into third place in the Premier Division with a 4-2 victory over struggling Milton. Joe Crocker and Craig Simpson netted the others for Freeland, while Ben Tew and Mark Jarvis
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March 9: Shabby treatment
Tony Blair hinted yesterday that the deeply unpopular asylum seeker centre near Bicester could become a white elephant. If that is so, what is the point of spending millions of pounds setting it up? The Prime Minister said that as the number of asylum
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Now club chairman is declared bankrupt
The problems of Morris Motors Social Club deepened after its chairman was declared bankrupt. The bankruptcy order applies to Tom Doliamie as an individual, but his opponents are now seeking to have him disqualified from his position as chairman. The order
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Poster targets 'could cut city gum problem'
People who drop gum on the streets of Oxford could soon be given something to chew over if a Green city councillor has his way. Craig Simmons, who represents Oxford's St Mary's ward, wants to introduce 'gum targets' in a bid to reduce the mess caused
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Boatyard site 'is not right for your castle'
An Oxford resident has implored a planning inspector to stop a developer from building a "castle in the air" on the site of a boatyard. Henry Shukman, of St Barnabas Street, Jericho, spoke out against plans to shut Castle Mill boatyard -- which features
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Trust denies pulling plug on injury units
NHS managers have been accused of trying to shut rural minor injury units (MIUs) by stealth. Andrew Crawford, Liberal Democrat parliamentary spokesman for Wantage, and Oxford West and Abingdon MP Dr Evan Harris are concerned Wantage and Didcot MIUs may
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SPEEDWAY
Silver Machine face arbitration THE feud between Oxford Silver Machine and Coventry over the signing of top American speedway riders Greg Hancock and Billy Hamill is likely to go to arbitration. Coventry insist that if the duo ride for Oxford this season
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Women 'key to market growth'
Women will become the driving force for any expansion in the new car market, according to research commissioned by General Motors. Collette Dunkley, Vauxhall's UK communications director, said the study suggested a 40 per cent increase in female new car
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Centre staff committed
As a volunteer assisting asylum seekers, I was dismayed to see the recent programme on BBC1 about the abuse of asylum seekers by some staff at the Oakington Centre in Cambridgeshire and while being transported. For a time last year, I was an independent
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Blair backs asylum centre
Tony Blair is standing firm behind controversial plans for an asylum seeker centre near Bicester -- despite acknowledging they are deeply unpopular. Speaking exclusively to the Oxford Mail, the Prime Minister said the centre was essential to the Government's
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Extra staff to improve homes
Vim Rodrigo claims that 'our council Is mushrooming' (Oxford Mail, March 3). I would be happy to send him a copy of a report to Oxford City Council's finance scrutiny committee on staffing figures, which paints a slightly different picture. This shows
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Two injured in crash
Police are looking for witnesses to a car crash in Wallingford which left two men seriously injured. Both are in the John Radcliffe Hospital at Oxford and one is in a critical condition. The incident happened on the Wallingford bypass at 7.35am yesterday
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Veteran revisits South Africa
The last time Dennis Nieseigh was in South Africa was at the end of the Second World War, but he remembers the visit and the friends he made. In the summer he will return to Cape Town and meet some of them again after a gap of 60 years -- and one in particular
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FOOTBALL
Thame's late, late show THAME United eased their relegation fears with a last-gasp 4-2 win in a dramatic Southern League Division 1 West match at Marlow. After a goalless first half, the game burst into life when Thame went two up 15 minutes into the
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FOOTBALL
Carterton dream ended by Davies CRAIG Davies was back on the goal trail as Oxford United saw off plucky Carterton Town 2-0 at Court Place Farm last night to book their place in the Oxfordshire Senior Cup semi-finals, where they will face Thame United.
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BILLIARDS
Thame rally to clinch win THAME A came from behind to beat Cowley Conservative Club B 4-3 and 428-380 on aggregate in the Atox Cup first round. John Simpson (scr) gave CCC B a good start by beating Damian Keyte (+20) 75-63, 75-70. Ken Oliver then lost
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Lewis is Launton's hero RYAN Lewis bagged a second-half brace as Launton Sports returned to winning ways in the Oxfordshire Senior League Premier Division as they battled to beat nine-man Chadlington 3-0. Early on, only a great save from Launton keeper
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Motor show shuns Brum for capital
The decision to move Britain's main motor show back to London after an absence of almost 30 years is aimed at re-establishing the British show as a world-class event. After being staged every two years at the Birmingham National Exhibition Centre (NEC
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Developers unveil ideas for prime site
The six visions of how a redeveloped Marriotts Close in Witney could look have been unveiled. The site, off Welch Way in the heart of the town, will have new shops, houses, restaurants and a multi-screen cinema, but each design looks radically different
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NHS offers to help its staff give up smoking
More than 500 county mental health workers smoke and NHS bosses are using National No Smoking Day to launch a scheme to help them quit. Oxfordshire Mental Healthcare Trust has a 1,700-strong workforce, and according to staff surveys about 33 per cent
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ATHLETICS
Dean makes world championships HATTI Dean, from Radley Ladies, secured a place in the Great Britain team for the World Cross Country Championships, after grabbing a bronze medal in the 4K race at the UK Cross Country Championships in Nottingham. The decision
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Act is just a red herring
I support the campaign to save Abingdon's open air pool from closure. Jerry Patterson, leader of the Vale of White Horse District Council, said that the need to make expensive alterations in order to conform to the Disability Discrimination Act is one
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Now club chairman is declared bankrupt
The problems of Morris Motors Social Club deepened after its chairman was declared bankrupt. The bankruptcy order applies to Tom Doliamie as an individual, but his opponents are now seeking to have him disqualified from his position as chairman. The order
