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How to beat the housing crisis
Gordon Brown has suggested pouring millions of Government subsidy into already overheated housing markets in shared ownership schemes. Oxford City Council research showed such schemes help only the top 20 per cent of households priced out of the market
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Martial Arts: Super daza eyes golden future
Taekwon-Do expert Daza Usher is looking forward to international action after taking gold at the English Kick-Boxing Championships. The 21-year-old, from Abingdon, won the Under 75kg category at the championships in Gloucester, despite it not being his
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Tennis: Llewellyn battles into final
Rebecca Llewellyn overcame fellow Briton Melanie South to book her place against South African Surena De Beer in today's ladies' singles final at North Oxford. Seventh seend Llewellyn edged out South 7-6, 7-5 in a tight semi-final yesterday. De Beer,
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Cricket: Laudat returns to boost Oxon
Captain Ian Hawtin believes Oxfordshire will field their strongest batting line-up for years in their Minor Counties Championship Western Division opener against Wiltshire. And this is despite them missing Rob Williams, one of Oxon's most consistent recent
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Cricket: Skipper Jobson calls for repeat show
Oxford captain Pat Jobson is looking for a repeat performance from his team as they take on Henley in the CCS Home Counties Premier League at Roman Way tomorrow. Henley lost just twice last year as they picked up the title, but one defeat came away to
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Decision delay on hospital
A decision about the future of Bicester's hospital has been delayed again because the county council had not given its opinion on time. North Oxfordshire's Primary Care Trust (PCT) met in Bicester on May 26 to discuss the results of a consultation on
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Review: Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
Revenge of the Sith, or Episode III as the geeks would no doubt have it, serves as a gateway to the 1977 blockbuster (Episode IV - A New Hope, as any good sci-fi buff can tell you). Although this is a notable improvement on the previous two prequels,
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Memoirs of an icon
One of the most recognisable women of our time, Jane Fonda -- actress, activist, feminist, workout guru, entrepreneur, and philanthropist -- is coming to Oxford on June 1 to talk about her fascinating life. Her visit to the Sheldonian corresponds with
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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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'Old' members ignored rules
I read with interest the letter (Oxford Mail, May 19) about Woodstock Town Council, referred to by your correspondent as the 'Woodstock mafia' and comparing it to a 'banana republic'. Presumably the writer is not aware that the term applies to authoritarian
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Creation's decade
Summer Shakespeare is nearly upon us, and GILES WOODFORDE talks to the founder of Creation Theatre Company which is celebrating ten years of drama: O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? Once upon a time, Romeo -- not to mention Juliet, Hamlet, Bottom
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May 27: Wonderful support
Prof Brian Bellhouse has had an outstanding career in bio-medical engineering. Now in retirement, he is determined to continue contributing to the well-being of our society. He and his wife Elisabeth are giving a staggering £500,000 to the Oxford Children's
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Go west to drink the best
Pubs in the Welsh town of Newport serve the best pints of real ale in the country, according to Cask Marque, an independent body that assesses the quality of beer in pubs across the UK. They have put together a list of the best and worst places to get
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Cemetery closure bid refused
The Government has cleared the way for further burials in an ancient Oxfordshire cemetery which church authorities claim is full. St Michael's parish church at Cumnor has applied to the Home Office for the official closure of its 1,000-year-old graveyard
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Library use on the up
Library use is booming in Oxfordshire, according to a survey. Statistics just released by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy revealed that visits to local libraries rose by 211,536 -- up from 3,744,260 in the year ending March 2003
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'Our brother lived in fear'
The grieving family of an Oxford man who endured months of abuse before he died want to highlight antisocial behaviour on a city estate. Michael Penny, 55, died of heart failure at the beginning of this month. His relatives say they will never know if
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Brothers still provide chuckles
The Chuckle Brothers are back in a swashbuckling adventure of ghost ships, pirates, fun and calamity when they appear in Pirates Of The River Rother on June 1. Coming to the Oxford's New Theatre for one night only, the famous brothers will be getting
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Review: The Talkhouse, Stanton St John
So here's the dilemma. New restaurant opens up but doesn't want to be reviewed until it's up and running. Restaurant reviewer is desperate to spill the beans about the refurbished and newly owned premises, even though she knows it's not quite ready for
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First victim's parents offer their condolences
A second teenager has died following a crash in Oxfordshire last weekend. The 15-year-old, who has not been named, had been critically ill in Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital since the smash on the B4030 towards Middle Barton on May 21. Sarah Ertl, 15
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Lying rector may face jail
A clergyman faces prison after admitting lying in court in the case of a funeral director who gave the wrong ashes to a bereaved mother. Rev Christopher Walker The Rev Christopher Walker, 53, rector at St John the Baptist Church, South Moreton, appeared
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Buffs help save lives
The first ambulance service volunteer Community Responder team for Abingdon went "live" this week -- thanks to the generosity of local charitable organisations. A defibrillator -- an electronic device used to establish a normal heartbeat after a patient
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Cricket: Cooper to make Rowant debut
Division 2 West: Teenage wicket-keeper Thad Cooper will make his debut for Aston Rowant in their Oxfordshire derby at home to Thame Town tomorrow. The 17-year-old Radley College student replaces Lee Lewis and is the only change from Saturday's victory
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Basketball: Cock-a-hoop Ashwin eyes the big time
Years of hard work have paid off for Didcot basketball star Jamie Ashwin after he was awarded a full scholarship to an American college. The 6ft 8in 20-year-old now hopes to make a living from the sport that has become his passion, but he admits this
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CRICKET CCS HOME COUNTIES PREMIER LEAGUE Div 1: Banbury v Slough, Oxford v Henley. Div 2 West: Aston Rowant v Thame, Bicester & N Oxford v Gerrards Cross. THE OXFORD TIMES CHERWELL LEAGUE Div 1: Banbury XX v Oxford 2nd, Bourton Vale v Challow, Kingston
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Train travel at the touch of a button
New self-service ticket machines have been unveiled at train stations in Banbury and Kings Sutton. The new facilities have been installed by Chiltern Railways as part of a £1.7m project to provide fast and reliable ticket sales in most stations along
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Brake power
An Underground station, the Post Office Tower, the London Eye...Turin Brakes like playing in some unusual spots. While they are perfectly capable of filling huge venues, there is nothing the duo like more than returning to their roots and playing somewhere
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DB7 crash kills woman
A 44-year-old woman from Bicester has died after an Aston Martin DB7 sports car in which she was a passenger collided with a 40-tonne lorry at an accident blackspot on the B4070 Birdlip road in the Cotswolds. The lorry then rolled on top of the car, Gloucestershire
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JR set for top marks
Hospital managers are confident that this year they will achieve top marks for the first time in the NHS ratings -- a remarkable turnaround as the Oxford trust was only one of two in the UK to fail to achieve any stars in 2001. The trust, which oversees
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Fair and square
A Scottish architect has won the contest to transform Oxford's Bonn Square from a haven for drunks into an inspirational meeting place for the 21st century. Graeme Massie, who was recently commissioned to design a new town centre for the second largest
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Asbo for nightmare neighbour extended across England and Wales
Nightmare neighbour Paul Coombes has been served with a wide-ranging court order which covers not just his native Wood Farm but the whole of England and Wales. On May 17 Coombes was served with a temporary Antisocial Behaviour Order (Asbo) which banned
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Cricket: Battling Oxford peg back Lancs
Oxford UCCE did well to restrict Lancashire to a lead of 120 on the second day of the three-day match in The Parks yesterday. The county, 27 without loss overnight in reply to Oxford's 300-9 dec, were dismissed for 420, and the students, left to bat for
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Football: United swoop for ace Gray
Brian Talbot is set to make Rushden & Diamonds skipper Stuart Gray his second signing at the Kassam Stadium. The 31-year-old was made a new offer by Rushden, but turned it down, revealing that he had been offered a better contract at another League
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Breath of fresh air
On Yer Bike is a breath of fresh air -- is it going to be a regular feature? I enjoy reading the Oxford Mail, but it has always seemed a little biased towards motorists in the past. It's great to read about things from a cyclist's perspective for once
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Tories should use our skills
I am still marvelling at the strange logic of Tory county council leader Keith Mitchell who believes that you can run Oxfordshire County Council by "chairmanning" (in the new Tory doublespeak) all the committees and even the scrutiny committees and at
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Cost of clearing up across county nearly £200k
New figures show that Oxfordshire County Council tax payers are having to pick up a hefty bill for widespread fly tipping across the county. County Hall has revealed the full extent of the problem after compiling incident figures for the first time. They
