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Football: Brize make West pay the penalty
Brize Norton lifted the Senior Cup, after a 5-4 victory on penalties over West Witney, after a 0-0 draw. In a largely forgettable final, neither side created many goalscoring opportunities, before Brize edged to victory in the shoot-out. In the Premier
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Speedway: Andersson's boost for Machine
Stefan Andersson will take his place in the Oxford Silver Machine line-up at Peterborough tonight, despite crashing out of the meeting at Coventry on Saturday. Andersson was though to have aggravated an old thigh injury, but was given the all-clear after
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Athletics: Veteran Male's in a class of his own
Oxford City's Steve Male took the honours as the Kidlington-hosted 2005 Mota-vation road race series got under way in dry, but chilly conditions at Charlton-on-Otmoor. A record entry of 306 runners turned out for the event, which also formed part of the
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Football: Didcot's promotion hopes scuppered
Didcot Town were yesterday dealt a big blow ahead of Saturday's FA Vase final, when their hopes of promotion to the Southern League were scuppered. At an FA hearing in London, Wessex League champions Lymington & New Milton and Combined Counties League
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Coins stolen in break-ins
Bank cards, a large quantity of tools and special issue Royal Mint coins were among the haul of items stolen after several cars were broken into in Langford Village, Bicester. Four vehicles were targeted in Pipits Croft, Goldcrest Way, Lapwing Close and
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No signs of violence in 'rape' case
A soldier who claimed he was raped while based at Bicester did not bear any signs of being violently attacked, a doctor told Oxford Crown Court yesterday. Terrence McDonald, 22, a private in the Royal Logistics Corps, is standing trial for making a false
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School chooses healthy option
Cheney School in Oxford is set to become the latest county secondary to take over its own school meal provision from contract caterers as part of £100,000 revamp of its ageing catering facilities. Community catering manager Sue Gonzalez The school has
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Football: I want to give it one last go, says United chairman
Firoz Kassam has revealed that he is looking to bring in someone else to run Oxford United to help him out when he is abroad. The U's chairman and owner spends much of the year in his home in Monaco or on business abroad, and that can lead to difficulties
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'Kaiser Keith' takes command
The Tories have flexed their new found political muscle on Oxfordshire County Council by filling key scrutiny posts with Conservative councillors. The move has sparked an outcry at County Hall because all the policy-making executive posts will be given
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Ashes to ashes?
More than 142,000 Oxford residents will be quizzed in the next six months for a consultation about smoking in public places. The city council wants views from people living in the city about a tobacco ban in pubs, clubs and restaurants. Despite the short
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Solution to May Day jumps
I write about the annual outcry over fit young people jumping off Magdalen Bridge in Oxford and into the waters below on May Morning (Oxford Mail, May 2). Surely the powers-that-be would be better off channelling their time, effort and finances into making
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Aunt Sally: Sharp-shooter Adams gets off to flying start
Phil Adams got the season off with a bang, smashing off a double-sixer in a magnificent 17-tally to help Premier Section champions Cricketers to a 3-0 home win over Three Pigeons. Adams actually missed with his first stick, before clanging off 17 in a
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Football: Tragic Robin's award
Robin Antonowicz, who was tragically killed in a car crash last month, was posthumously awarded the Bert Holt Memorial Trophy for the players' player-of-the-year award at Oxford City's presentation evening Robin's parents, Joe and Sheila, received the
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Football: Berinsfield celebrate first title
Oxfordshire Senior League: Berinsfield were celebrating this week after landing the Premier Division championship for the first time. Manager Steve Bateman's side secured the title in style with a 7-0 victory over Worcester College Old Boys & Bletchingdon
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Football: Gibbons grabs treble and early bath
RT Harris Oxford City FA: Bullnose Morris rounded off a superb season by thrashing league champions Beckley 6-1 to become ther first winners of the Peter Dawson Memorial Cup. Andy Paine headed them in front after 15 minutes and Jefferson Harriott rounded
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Football: Ardington end 77-year way
Ardington & Lockinge overcame Marcham 2-0 to lift the North Berks Charity Shield for the first time since 1928. Fielding a weakened team due to injuries and other commitments, Ardington controlled the game to such an extent that Marcham did not have
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May 11: Labour get the blues
Newly-empowered county council leader Keith Mitchell is moving fast to cement the Tories' domination of the authority following last week's local elections. Mr Mitchell has announced that he will be appointing fellow Tories to all key positions on the
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In print at age of eight
In print by eight She is only eight but Brianna Elsley is a published author. Her colourful book tells the story of a mischievous witch called Sooblah and the tricks she plays on people. Brianna Elsley Brianna came up with idea for Sooblah last summer
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Concerns scupper club scheme
City councillors have thrown out plans for a nightclub in St Aldate's, amid concerns about late-night noise. A bar, club and artists' studio were planned for an unused former sorting office near the post office, but councillors unanimously agreed it would
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In print at age of eight
She is only eight but Brianna Elsley is a published author. Her colourful book tells the story of a mischievous witch called Sooblah and the tricks she plays on people. Brianna Elsley Brianna came up with idea for Sooblah last summer and later, more and
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Villagers fear works traffic
Residents fear roadworks on the busy A34 will cause thousands of vehicles to rat-run through their village every day. The Highways Agency plans to start repairing the noisy concrete surface of a five-mile stretch of the A34 between Oxford's Pear Tree
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'Don't brand us all as cowboys'
Estate agents in Oxford have blamed unscrupulous firms for giving the industry a bad name after a consumer magazine described property valuations as a lottery. Researchers for Which? posed as sellers and invited three unknown estate agents in Oxfordshire
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Journalists threaten democracy
During the General Election, we heard a great deal from the press, radio and TV journalists about the need for politicians to be truthful and trustworthy. As a result, leading politicians were well and truly put on trial by the media. By the way some
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Don't stop tradition
Having read your articles on the May Day celebrations at Magdalen Bridge, I would ask the media, city council and heath agencies to consider the following options for 2006. This traditional event should not be stopped. Our council and other agencies have
