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Don't pillory truant family
I found your report on the 14-year-old boy who would not go to school quite disturbing (Oxford Mail, May 18). We are given a little of the parents' background, but nothing at all about how the boy feels or why he is so reluctant to attend school. If he
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Co-op plan wins council support
A new shop in Long Hanborough has been given the go-ahead without the need for a public inquiry because councillors have approved plans for smaller premises. The Co-op wanted to demolish its single-storey shop in Main Road, Long Hanborough and replace
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Darts: Cobb at his best to reach final
The men's singles cup will have a new name on it this year after Bob Pollard, of College Oak, won through to the final where he takes on Nick Cobb (Cowley Community Centre). Cobb had to be at his best to defeat defending champion Jon Jukes, of Cowley
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Football: City boss Lyne signs up Spittle as coach
Oxford City's new boss Andy Lyne has appointed former City midfielder Paul Spittle as first-team coach at Court Place Farm. But while Spittle, 40, comes in, midfielder Justin Lee has been released, after Lyne told him he would not be part of his plans
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Racing: McCourt's back doing what he loves best
Graham McCourt will always be remembered for springing the biggest surprise in Cheltenham Gold Cup history aboard 100-1 shot Norton's Coin in 1990. Racing fans will also no doubt recall him taking the Champion Hurdle aboard Royal Gait. But he was last
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Make jumping illegal
Erecting railings at Magdalen Bridge, Oxford, on May Morning will merely exacerbate the problem of people jumping into the river. There is no need to close the bridge. What is needed is a bylaw forbidding jumping and an insistence that the forces of law
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'Taxi driver raped me and waived fee'
A taxi driver charged with raping a young woman dropped off his victim with the words 'Don't worry I won't charge you', a court heard. Sam Rahmouni, of Danes Road in Bicester, is charged with raping a 27-year-old bar manager and sexually touching a 19
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Project takes art for a walk
Memories from people living in east Oxford have inspired a walking trail of public art. The Walk Space project run by arts agency Fusion was commissioned by the Healthy Walking Initiative to encourage elderly people to exercise more. The one-mile route
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NHS tackles agency bills
Oxfordshire hospitals are at the centre of a national drive to slash spending on temporary staff hired from agencies. The Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust is among 30 trusts which are exploring ways of cutting back on the use of agency workers. The
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Patients face scan hold-ups
Patients at an Oxford hospital are waiting almost five months for vital scans to check for illnesses affecting the brain and spine. NHS managers are aiming to drastically reduce the delays for magnetic resonance imaging scans at the Radcliffe Infirmary
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'Big John' gets second shot at TV stardom
It's a year since karaoke singer 'Big John' Humphries felt the rough edge of Simon Cowell's tongue on The X Factor, but that hasn't stopped him going back for another shot at stardom. The 50-year-old, unemployed entertainer/local celebrity, from Sorrel
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Football: Fans group warn Kassam
Supporters group OxVox have warned chairman Firoz Kassam that he needs to unite the fans if attendances at Oxford United are not to drop further. In an open letter to the U's chairman, the Independent Oxford United Supporters Trust have called for the
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Bring back the birch to punish yobs
It has been suggested that some form of compulsory National Service should be introduced to bring discipline to the young thugs who terrorise their neighbours and anyone else they meet in the street. The law has gone soft on these thugs. They know that
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Police rescue blaze family
Three police officers were hailed as heroes after saving an Oxford family from a burning house today. Firefighters at the house in Bailey Road, Cowley, this morningThe fire started in a downstairs bedroom at the front of the semi-detached house in Bailey
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Tributes to tragic Sarah
The teenager who died in a horrific crash when the car she was travelling in hit a tree was a 15-year-old pupil at Marlborough secondary school in Woodstock. Tributes to 15-year-old Sarah Ertl at the scene of the crashPolice today named the girl as Sarah
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Swimming: Oxford duo are on song
Carly Hayles and Jack Gosden-Kaye were in superb form to help City of Oxford win their annual graded junior meeting at Temple Cowley. They took the top club award, finishing well of local rivals Witney and Abingdon. Hayles also won the top girl award,
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Rugby: Oxon are down and out after third Shield defeat
Oxfordshire were relegated to the County Championship Plate after a battling 34-14 loss to North Midlands at Chinnor. Defeat at the hands of the pool winners was perhaps no surprise, but the damage had already been done in the first two games. Narrow
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Mayor is new children's champion
Cherwell District Council has appointed Bicester's new mayor Dan Sames as its children and young people's champion. The Bicester South ward district councillor was chosen for the role after the council's executive agreed to sign up to the statutory framework
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ID cards give us best hope
Thankfully the question of ID cards is to be revisited. Obviously the libertarians and liberal do-gooders will attempt to alarm the hordes of red-top readers. It is these activists who have helped reduce British society to the most disgraceful level of
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Tuesday, May 24: Training is the key
It is easy to see why so many people take to the roads on motorcycles. They are cheaper to run than cars, take up little road space and are unlikely to get stuck in traffic. Yet motorcyclists run a higher risk of being killed or injured than almost any
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Homes plan gets revamp
A scheme to redevelop sheltered accommodation in Oxford has been revised to include more one-bedroom flats following requests from residents. Oxford Citizens Housing Association (OCHA) plans to bulldoze 36 flats in Lucas and Remy Place, Meadow Lane, Iffley
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Community memories inspire east Oxford trail
Memories from people living in east Oxford have inspired a walking trail of public art. The Walk Space project run by arts agency Fusion was commissioned by the Healthy Walking Initiative to encourage elderly people to exercise more. The one-mile route
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Tennis: Hot-shot Henman is away to flying start
Oxfordshire's Tim Henman showed no mercy as he despatched Juan-Pablo Brzezicki 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 in the French Open first round. The British No 1, who lives at Aston Tirrold, near Didcot, recorded as routine a first-round victory as you are likely to witness
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Dangerous precedent
I don't think Clive Harrison has thought through all his proposed course of actions for May Morning (Oxford Mail, May 19). Yes, jumping off the bridge was stupid, and yes, the cost to the NHS is unwelcome. That being said, is that the basis for trying
