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Distribution of seats is sound
Chris Robins, a former Labour county councillor who lost his seat in the recent elections, and John Sanders, who is one of the five Labour members elected on May 5, are creating a misleading impression in their letters, Tories should use our skills (Oxford
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Didcot chairman gets top award
John Bailey, chairman of FA Vase winners Didcot Town, has spoken of his pride at being given a lifetime achievement award at the GLS Hellenic League Premier Division club's annual present- ation night. Bailey, who has been chairman for ten years, said
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Porter bags ten in victory
Debutant Joe Porter returned match figures of 10-64 as Oxfordshire romped to an emphatic 257-run win over Wiltshire at Banbury yesterday. The left-arm spinner and former Oxford University captain took 6-37 as Wiltshire slumped from 40-0 to 144 all out
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Brilliant Baker sees off Plough
Kevin Baker was in brilliant form with 16 dolls (5-5-6) for Cricketers as they blew away Plough 3-0 in their Premier Section clash, writes ANDY BEAL. Phil Wilkins also hit a six in his 14 doll-haul for Cricketers, who easily took all three legs 28-18,
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Wednesday, June 1: Barriers are vital
Questions are being raised about the lack of a crash barrier at the Headington end of Oxford's Eastern Bypass after Saturday's catastrophic crash - and rightly so. A previous attempt to get one at this point fell on deaf ears. Adrian Bull led a campaign
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Ford's Ka Design looking Sublime
Ford has launched two new special editions of the Ka called Design and Sublime. The new Ka SublimeA luxury addition to the Ka range, the new Ka Sublime is packed full of features, including two-tone leather seats with unique touches of matching colour
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Witness plea after stabbing
A 26-year-old man was left in a critical condition after he was stabbed in Blackbird Leys last night. Oxford police have appealed for witnesses following what they are treating as an "isolated incident". The attack happened in Warburg Crescent shortly
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Traffic scheme 'is dangerous'
Traders claim a road narrowing scheme in Oxford's Cowley Road is putting people at risk. Traffic calming between Tesco and The Bullingdon pub, part of a £1.6m scheme to improve safety, has been branded dangerous by shop owners, who are also worried about
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New research unit to confront threats to planet
Oxford University has launched a pioneering new research centre set up to solve the biggest problems facing the world in the 21st century. Issues including climate change, world poverty, and the threat from global disease epidemics such as Sars and Aids
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Traffic bosses focus on camera law
Highways managers are continuing to press the Government for camera enforcement in Oxford's High Street. Private cars are banned from driving through the bus gates in the city - like those in Oxford High Street - but many do because there is no permanent
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Traffic scheme 'is dangerous'
Traders claim a road narrowing scheme in Oxford's Cowley Road is putting people at risk. Traffic calming between Tesco and The Bullingdon pub, part of a £1.6m scheme to improve safety, has been branded dangerous by shop owners, who are also worried about
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Fiat rolls out 4X4 version of Panda
The latest addition to the Fiat range is a four-wheel drive version of their multi-award winning European Car of the Year 2004, the compact Panda. About 10,000 units of the mini-sized five-door Panda will be sold in the UK this year, with at least 1,000
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ID cards will do the trick
I thought Jay Denson's blueprint for controlling our society most cogent, especially the fingerprinting at birth, a most practical proposal if ever I heard one (Oxford Mail, May 23). I am fed up with toddlers running into me with impunity as the proud
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New doubt over Bocelli concert
There is mounting concern that the postponed Andrea Bocelli concert might not go ahead on July 10, after the Oxford Mail discovered promoters Vipco have withdrawn their application for a licence to stage the event. And despite the concert being less than
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'My crash barrier plea was ignored'
A man who broke his neck on the same stretch of Oxford road that claimed four lives at the weekend had called for a crash barrier on the central reservation more than four years ago. Adrian Bull in hospital after the crashAdrian Bull, 26, of Oxford Road
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Asda looks for store support
Supermarket chain Asda is sending leaflets to thousands of residents and businesses to gauge support for its £40m Witney scheme. Colourful leaflets will start dropping through letter boxes from todayas part of a massive consultation project. The leaflet
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Tributes for Prodger
Tributes have been paid to former Oxford University RFC chairman John Prodger MBE, who has died aged 75. Mr Prodger, who was also an RFU Council member, was one of Oxfordshire rugby's best known figures as well as being a sucessful businessman. In his
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Harris triumphant
Gary Harris beat off a determined challenge from his Headington Road Runners clubmate Richard Bromley to win the Charndon 5 road race. Harris battled with Bromley from start to finish, completing the distance in 15mins 40secs, with Bromley just nine seconds
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Seymour eyes world cup glory
David Seymour will complete a remarkable year when he heads out to Argentina for the Under 21 World Cup on Friday. The 20-year-old flanker hopes to be a big part of England's trophy bid, but just 14 months ago he was playing for Chinnor in the South West
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Company axes bus link to JR
A bus service running passengers from Abingdon to Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital has been axed. The Oxford Bus Company will withdraw the X13 service after two years next month because it is underused. But the company is pledging to improve the 13 service
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Appeal to patients to ease hospitals' workload
Patients using casualty instead of out-of-hours GP care are adding to pressures at Oxfordshire's hospitals. Accident and emergency staff at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, and the Horton, Banbury, are dealing with a 12 per cent increase in admissions
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They say it's all over, but it isn't
As many of your readers will know, Margaret MacKenzie has retired after her long service in local government. But they might also care to know that it is not quite as over as they might think. We have already co-opted her back on to the power station
