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Dognapped
Victims of a dog-napping have paid a £1,000 ransom in a late night car park handover to get their beloved pet back. Amy Francis and Mike Cooper with Charlie Charlie, a Chihuahua, was stolen from the back seat of a car parked at Tesco's at the Oxford Retail
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Lolli-popular lady
Mary Snowdon Come rain or shine, lollipop lady Mary Snowdon has helped children cross the road safely to their Witney school for 30 years. As a thank-you for her dedication, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School pupils handed over a big bunch of
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Football: Buckland to join up with Bampton
Bampton, who recently won the Witney & District FA Division 3 title, are to merge with North Berks League outfit Buckland. The amalgamation came about after Buckland were evicted from their ground by the landowner, and it seemed that the club would
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Cricket: Slade heroics in vain for Challow
David Slade's five-wicket haul couldn't save Challow & Childrey from a crushing 138-run defeat in their third-round tie at Havant. The Oxfordshire seamer picked up 5-62, but Havant still amassed 274-6 after electing to bat, with opener Will Prozesky
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I'm no rapist, cabbie tells jury
An unlicensed taxi driver accused of raping a 27-year-old passenger and sexually assaulting a 19-year-old female student told Oxford Crown Court yesterday that he was 'not the sort of person to rape anyone'. Sam Rahmouni, 37, of Danes Road, Bicester,
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Athletics: City host Five-Star show
Oxford City hosted the 24th running of the Five-Star and Ten-Step competition at their Horspath Road track. The popular multi-event competition for young athletes up to the age of 14, was marred by heavy showers throughout the day, but this did not deter
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Athletics: Relay clinches win for Oxford
Oxford City won their Southern Men's League Division 3 West meeting by the slender margin of three-and-a-half points in a thrilling finish at Salisbury. Going into the final event - the 4x400m relay, City knew they had to win the race to secure a narrow
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Athletics: Abingdon reign in the rain!
Abingdon Amblers defied the atrocious weather conditions to see off arch rivals Radley in Saturday's Southern Men's League Division 3 West meeting at Tilsley Park. The meeting was badly affected by the day's torrential downpours and thunderstorms, but
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Athletics: Weakened Radley end rock bottom
A severely-depleted Radley finished last at their Southern Women's League Division 1 meeting in Bromley on Saturday. Radley manager Eileen Kear was let down by several key athletes, with a combination of injuries and unavailability decimating the team
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Tears for a special girl
The death of Sarah Ertl has clearly devasted many people, not only her family but her wide circle of friends. Her father has posted a moving tribute to her online, and others are paying their respects and adding their messages of support and sympathy
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Picking up big pick-up deals
Motorworld Mazda is offering a range of pick-up trucks aimed at everyone from farmers to lifestyle buyers. Prices for the B-Series range at the dealership in Botley Road, Oxford, start at £8,995, plus VAT, a saving of £1,448, plus VAT, rising to £14,995
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Bowling in
Former England cricketer Phil Tufnell bowled into Oxford on May 24 and met some of the city's aspiring young sportsmen. The 2003 winner of ITV's I'm a Celebrity -- Get Me Out Of Here was in the city filming a series for the GMTV breakfast show. Phil Tufnell
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Jailed man loses knife appeal
A man who slashed the face of a drinker, after being asked for an apology for bumping into him in a pub, failed to see his jail term reduced yesterday. Christopher King, 41, of Broad Shard, Crewkerne, Somerset, was jailed for four years, after being found
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Vandals smash 80 windows
Vandals went on the rampage at the Bartholomew School in Eynsham, smashing 80 windows and causing about £15,000 worth of damage. New headteacher Andrew Hamilton said the vandalism was devastating for the school and wider community, and appealed for anyone
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Football: Talbot signs up Willmott
Brian Talbot has completed his first signing as Oxford United manager by snapping up Northampton Town's captain Chris Willmott on a two-year deal. The 27-year-old 6ft 2in centre back started his career at Luton before moving six years ago to then Premiership
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One grand idea
Grand adj & n. 1 splendid, magnificent, imposing, dignified. Those four words neatly sum up all the best aspects of Mitsubishi's majestic people mover, the aptly-named Grandis. The Mitsubishi Grandis For this is one strikingly impressive way of whisking
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Subaru special edition scorcher
Subaru is continuing its tradition of introducing coveted special editions with the launch of the new Impreza WRX 300. On sale from late May, the WRX 300 will feature a performance pack, developed by Banbury-based Prodrive, boosting power to 265 horsepower
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Clamping down on cowboy clampers
Measures to crack down on cowboy wheelclampers have taken effect. Clamping on private land without a licence becomes a criminal offence in England and Wales with offenders facing fines of up to £5,000 and up to five years in prison. Clamping on private
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Audi's A4 tribute to tour car winner
A new road-going A4 sports Saloon developed by the Audi division responsible for the RS 4 and RS 6 quattros is to commemorate a landslide championship victory for Audi in the 2004 German Touring Car Masters (DTM). Limited to 250 right-hand-drive examples
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Citroen in focus
The new Citroen C4 2.0 My father, owner of a couple of Citroens in recent times, was quick to offer a positive opinion on the styling of the C4. "It looks rather like a Ford Focus," he said. That is probably no bad thing when you are hustling for a slice
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Six cylinder model is One to watch
BMW has unveiled the BMW 130i -- a car powered by the world's lightest six-cylinder petrol engine. First seen on the BMW 630i and the BMW 330i, the new car boasts 258 horsepower. The aluminium and magnesium alloy 3.0-litre straight-six petrol engine powers
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Stomach churning
The high seas and air travel have nothing on the new BBC weather format for making one feel the effects of travel sickness. Travelling is taking on a whole new meaning as my stomach lurches to the movement of the graphics and I reach out for the travel
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School mourns Sarah
A message board has been set up for grieving youngsters at a Woodstock school following the death of popular pupil Sarah Ertl. Sarah Ertl Sarah, 15, died in a crash on May 22, when the car she was travelling in hit a tree on the B4030 towards Middle Barton
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Clamp down on the tax cheats
You report that Oxford City Council is trying to recover unpaid council tax going back many years (Oxford Mail, May 12). This raises a serious question of maladministration and ineptitude in allowing people to deliberately and repeatedly ignore the mandatory
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Rivals objections hold up store bid
A decision over whether to approve major expansion plans for Sainsbury's Witney store has been deferred for the second time -- after rival supermarkets raised concerns. The application to provide an extra 2,364sq m trading space at the Witan Way supermarket
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Car parking row at pub
The landlord of the Rowing Machine has stopped parents parking in his car park Parents have accused a pub landlord of putting children's lives at risk over a parking feud. Nigel Russell, landlord of the Rowing Machine, in Fettiplace Road, Witney, has
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Athletics: Champ Hawtin slams record
Oxford City's outstanding youngster Melissa Hawtin smashed the championship record by six seconds as she was crowned county champion in the Under 13 girls' 1500m at Horspath Road. Hawtin saw off her teammate Bethan Swords by almost 20 seconds, clocking
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Athletics: Super veterans make it a national six-timer
Oxford City's over 50s were jubilant after they retained their National Veterans Road Relay Championship title at Sutton Park. They have now won the title six times in the last eight years, finishing second in 2002 and 2003. Only 17 seconds down on last
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Driver is held up by three gunmen
Three armed youths held a Banbury taxi driver at gunpoint after a fake call to book a ride. The youths pointed guns at the driver's head and demanded money but ran off empty-handed when approached by passers-by. The driver was called to Setler House in
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Chicago Rock's ticket giveaway
Charities in Banbury could raise £1,000 thanks to a ticket giveaway from a town nightspot. Chicago Rock Cafe, in Broad Street, is offering good causes up to 450 free tickets for Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday nights. The charities can use the tickets
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Still a sexy Lexy
Let's go boys. Forget all the marketing spiel about more women being attracted to the Lexus IS200 than ever before. This is an out-and-out boy's toy. From the Brietling chronograph wristwatch-styled instrumentation to the howl from the straight-six 2.0
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Testing the scientists
'It isn't rocket science...' but just how clever are rocket scientists? On May 28, four staff from Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Chilton hope to ensure the old adage holds true. Richard Holdaway, Jayne Fereday, Allan Dowell and Paul Greenway have
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Opera fan threatens court action
An angry Andrea Bocelli fan has decided to take concert promoters Vipco to court because she believes it is the only way she will see her money again. Marie Crump, 28, spent more than £250 on three tickets for the concert, which should have taken place
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Pollution fears
Oxford's biggest leisure attractions, including Hinksey Pool, are helping to destroy the ozone layer, according to a new report. The city council, which has a policy of reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and energy usage, has been monitoring CO2
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Quick-thinking Pc saves lives
A police officer and the man he was rescuing made a desperate jump to safety from the lean-to roof of a burning house as thick black smoke engulfed them. Pcs Simon Pearce, Paul Roberts and Neal Templey Pc Neal Templey had climbed onto the building at
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No guilt in owning cat
Beverley Lear and some Osney Island residents do a grave disservice to birds by using them as an excuse to whip up prejudice against cats (Oxford Mail, May 5). Cats and birds are part of the natural world. It is not the cats' fault that they were introduced
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Unipart boss's pay package up £61,000
John Neill, the chief executive of Cowley-based logistics company Unipart, saw his pay package rise by 9.2 per cent last year, from £662,000 to £723,000. According to the company's annual accounts for the year ending end December 31, 2004, he also saw
