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Donkey haven needs £250k for new home
An appeal to raise £250,000 to find a new home for 72 donkeys and other animals has been launched by the Island Farm Donkey Sanctuary at Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, near Wallingford. The charity needs to raise the money within a year because the land it occupies
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Hanborough revamp complete
Final touches are being made to improvements at a west Oxfordshire train station - two years after plans were given the go-ahead. Commuters have welcomed improvements at Long Hanborough station, which include doubling the number of car parking spaces
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Project aims to shape town's future
A project which gives local people the chance to play a key role in shaping the future vitality of Wantage and the surrounding villages is swinging into action. A Health Check study, which aims to measure the economic health of the market town and its
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Golf: Haddy heads to Herts to seek tour dream
BICESTER professional Matt Haddy will next week take the first step towards his dream of playing among Europe's golfing elite. On Thursday, Haddy, 22, tees off in his debut event on the PGA Europro Tour at Royston Golf Club in Hertfordshire. The tour
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GOLF: O'Connor on song
KATHERINE O'Connor continued her fine summer form by winning the Oxfordshire Girls' Championships at Burford. The 15-year-old Frilford Heath and Tadmarton member added the title to the Oxfordshire Schools' Championship she won by beating 52 boys. O'Connor's
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Speedway: Machine set for Hamill boost
OXFORD are for a massive boost with the return of former world champion Billy Hamill within the next three weeks. The Californian has been out since late March with multiple injuries suffered as the result of a crash at Swindon where former Oxford rider
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Bowls: Oxon hammered by Surrey
OXFORDSHIRE crashed to a heavy 132-103 defeat against Surrey in their opening Home Counties League clash at Banbury Borough BC. It saw Oxon pick up just three points, while Surrey collected 19. Mark Sykes' four of Lee Young, Nathan Lewis and Stuart Richens
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Nature reserve gets more land
Farmland the size of 25 football pitches will be included in the boundary of an Oxfordshire nature reserve thanks to a £243,000 boost. The RSPB's Otmoor nature reserve, between Bicester and Oxford, was able to buy and pay to restore the land thanks to
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Speedway: Kids can see ace Greg for nothing
SCHOOLCHILDREN aged 11 and under, with an accompanying paying adult, will be admitted free for Oxford Silver Machine's Elite League encounter at home to Wolverhampton tonight. In an attempt to boost attendances at Cowley, Oxford have introduced a 'child
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Thursday, June 2: Hand back the money
We appealed in this column yesterday for Vipco, the promoters of the Andrea Bocelli concert in Oxford, to come clean about their plans. Within 24 hours they have done so -- well, more or less -- but it is hardly the news that the thousands of ticket holders
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Student had tuberculosis
A student at an Oxford language school has been struck down with tuberculosis. Disease specialists said they were trying to find out whether the illness had been passed on to anyone in close contact with the unnamed overseas student, who is studying at
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Offering a pub-lic service
An Abingdon pub has become the town's unofficial tourist information centre. Since the Tourist Information Centre in Bridge Street closed on May 21 visitors to the town have been calling in at the Broad Face pub opposite seeking information about what's
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More facilities for cyclists at stations
There will soon be many more places for rail passengers to park their bikes at railway stations across Oxfordshire. The county council is looking to increase the number of parking spaces for cyclists from almost 900 to more than 1,300 by the end of the
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Street patrols 'help the reduce crime'
Street wardens in Oxford have come under fire from councillors who claim they are a cheap substitute for police officers and spend too much time on coffee breaks. Members of the city council's community scrutiny committee questioned the success of the
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Parent's anger over play area
Parents and children protested outside housing offices, accusing Oxford City Council of breaking a promise to improve their community. The group said the council had failed to fulfil a promise made nine months ago to pay for a children's play area, security
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Speedway: Brave machine lose out
BASEMENT boys Oxford Silver Machine pushed leaders Poole all the way before letting it slip in the final three heats to lose 54-41 in Dorset last night. It did not look good for struggling Oxford with just five heats remaining, as they trailed 38-22 and
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Stab horror as children play
Children were playing in the street as a man was stabbed in the neck and head in Blackbird Leys, Oxford. Ten-year-old Merlin Hardisty, who saw the aftermath of the stabbing, pictured with his father ScottChildren and residents looked on horrified as the
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Bocelli concert off, admits promoter
Mike Dandridge - the man behind the ill-fated Andrea Bocelli concert - last night admitted to the Oxford Mail that the event "probably won't happen". After weeks of speculation, doubt and confusion for the hundreds of ticket holders who have been unable
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Mayor's parade was a disaster
Once again, the city council's events team has let down the people of Oxford. The Lord Mayor's Parade and charity event (Oxford Mail, May 30) was a disaster. The council's insistence on changing the date and venue, against the advice of experienced volunteers
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Parents get say on plans
Parents in Banbury are being consulted on plans to close Dashwood School and build a new primary in Grimsbury. Oxfordshire County Council is proposing to include the new school in the redevelopment of the old cattle market off Merton Street. It would
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Crash survivors show signs of recovery
Five days after the horrific crash which claimed four lives on Oxford's Eastern bypass, two of the injured survivors are out of intensive care and in a "stable" condition. Oxford schoolboys Marshall Haynes, Liam Hastings and Josh Bartlett, all 13, died
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Parents' anger over play area
Parents and children protested outside housing offices, accusing Oxford City Council of breaking a promise to improve their community. The group said the council had failed to fulfil a promise made nine months ago to pay for a children's play area, security
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Football: Talbot lays down law
BRIAN Talbot has banned mobile phones from the Kassam Stadium as part of his disciplinary shake-up. The Oxford United manager has issued the U's squad and his coaching staff with a code of conduct, which must be adhered to when at the ground. And the
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Is it worth bothering again?
On Sunday, I witnessed the most pathetic Lord Mayor's Parade ever. I have seen better village fete parades. I am not, in any way, decrying the efforts of those who did take part -- the various groups from Germany, Japan, China and a group with a banner
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Disappointment for many
How disappointing and embarrassing the Lord Mayor's Parade and charity event were this year. This was moved from South Park and the date changed, without anyone telling the public. It was very frustrating for the stallholders who give up hours of their
