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Saucy Sam's Park End secrets
One of the 'housemates' on this year's Big Brother reality TV show is an Oxford student and party animal who was sacked by a nightclub for drinking too much. Flirty Sam Heuston, a marketing student at Oxford Brookes University, has been involved in heated
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MP backs call for barrier
Andrew Smith MP at the scene of the fatal crash Oxford East MP Andrew Smith is leading calls for a crash barrier to be installed on the stretch of the Eastern Bypass where Saturday night's crash which killed four people took place. The appeal comes as
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Have a go at football, girls
A TASTER session for girls who are interested in playing football is being held in Wantage on June 11. The Wantage Girls Football Club, which plays for fun and also has three teams in the Oxfordshire League, is holding the session aimed at girls in Years
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Cricket: Jewell is skipper's gem
BICESTER & North Oxford skipper Ian Bryan is looking to teenage star Alex Jewell to do the damage again when they travel to Beaconsfield in Division 2 West tomorrow. Last weekend, the 18-year-old left-hander hit a superb 69 in their draw with Gerrards
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Football: Boss Lyne hails
Merritt capture OXFORD City boss Andy Lyne has spoken of his delight after he appointed Thame United midfielder Justin Merritt as his assistant manager. The midfielder replaces Pete Lamont, who left Court Place Farm following City's relegation from Southern
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Cricket: Buoyant Banbury eye title
TABLE-TOPPERS Banbury cemented their flying start to the CCS Home Counties Premier League season, with a 79-run win over Slough. But skipper Richard Kaufman says they cannot be complacent at North Mymms tomorrow if they are to keep their lofty perch.
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Cricket: Wallingford chief blasts Cherwell
WALLINGFORD CC chairman Martin Ridley has hit out at The Oxford Times Cherwell League in the wake of a spate of clubs being docked points in the opening weeks of the campaign. Ridley, whose own club are among those which have been docked points for registration
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Apply for a trip to Oz
Free trips to Australia are on offer, courtesy of Banbury Rotary Club. The club is looking to sponsor young businessmen and women on study exchange visits to Canberra, in October, for five weeks. The deadline for completed applications is June 30 and
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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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Net yourself good health
Leisure centre users in South Oxfordshire can now book facilities online. Soll Leisure, in partnership with South Oxfordshire District Council, has launched the new service for its Didcot, Thame, Henley, Wheatley, Berinsfield and Wallingford leisure centres
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Prince gets in some practice
Prince William arrived in Burford last night (Friday) to take part in a rehearsal for a friend's wedding today. Hugh van Cutsem, second son of Norfolk landowners Hugh and Emilie van Cutsem, was marrying Rose Astor, youngest daughter of David and Clare
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Councils charge for hedge rows
Oxford residents will be charged £450 if they ask the city council to settle neighbour disputes over high hedges -- £50 less than those in the west of the county, but £130 more than people living in the Cherwell district. Since Wednesday, new legislation
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Counting down to carnival
Scenes from last year's carnival As the Cowley Road Carnival draws closer, organisers are working hard to ensure the event goes off with a bang. With just over a week until the event on Sunday, June 12, final preparations are being made. Last year, the
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Jailed 10 years after the crime
Two brothers have been jailed for 10 years after they abducted, raped and abandoned a 17-year-old Oxfordshire girl. The conviction of Lee Ainsby, 32, of Brackley Road, Croughton, Northamptonshire, and Stephen Ainsby, 34, of Glamis Place, Banbury, shows
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Fears grow for missing husband
Police are growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of a 36-year-old man missing from his home in Horspath, near Oxford. Scott Newman was last seen by his wife at 6am on June 1 when he left in the family car, a W-reg grey Renault Scenic. He would
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Football: Charlton eye
Davies swoop OXFORD United's Welsh Under 21 striker Craig Davies could be on his way to Premiership outfit Charlton Athletic - less than three months after signing a new contract with the League 2 club. Having lost leading scorer Tommy Mooney to league
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Speedway: TV star Jensen is hero for Machine
Danish ace Jesper B Jensen produced his best performance in an Oxford Silver Machine jacket with a cracking paid 16 points to send the Wolves packing 50-46 in last night's televised Elite League thriller at Oxford Stadium. It all came down to the final
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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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End of the line for centre
An ambitious plan to create a home for budding Oxfordshire biotech companies is being wound up after being refused a Government grant. The Oxfordshire Biobusiness Centre, at Littlemore Park, was named 'Best Science-Based Incubator 2003', in competition
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MP to open Pride festival
The Oxford Pride carnival of theatre, music and fun events will be opened by Dr Evan Harris MP next month. Dr Harris, MP for Oxford West and Abingdon, will officially open the festival at Oxpens Field, Oxpens Road, next to the ice rink, on July 16. This
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Where do their priorities lie?
Richard Dix (Oxford Mail, June 1) said: "There has not been a strong case for providing a crash barrier on the Eastern Bypass until now". Just to ease my mind could he please tell me why from November 2000 until last weekend there have been at least two
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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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Texas to play in park
Scottish pop band Texas are the first group to confirm they will play at Oxford's Party in the Park this summer. Lead singer Sharleen Spiteri, guitarist, Ally McErlaine, bass player Johnny McElhone, keyboard player Eddie Campbell and drummer Mykie Wilson
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Cameras catch more criminals
The number of arrests made in Witney using the town's CCTV cameras rose last year to 260. The network of 26 cameras, under 24-hour observation, are used to direct police to trouble spots in the town centre, often late at night. The group of local authorities
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Cricket: Shipton in semis
COUNTY favourites Shipton-under-Wychood visit Great & Little Tew in the Oxfordshire semi-finals of the npower Village Cup on Sunday. The reigning Oxon champions and national winners in 2002 and 2003 reached the final four with a 126-run victory over
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Tennis: Beth lands title treble
MARCHAM'S Beth Simmons completed a sensational hat-trick of titles at the National Deaf Tennis Championships in Gloucestershire. The 18-year-old, who has been struggling with injury after a ski-ing accident, showed great spirit to battle back from a set
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Lorry ban raises cheers
Residents are celebrating a major success in their battle to stop lorries rat-running through their village. A temporary weight restriction on both north and southbound traffic on the entire B430 is set to be implemented in September -- on the day work
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Review: Sin City (18)
Welcome to Basin City, a cesspool of sex, violence and depravity, captured in moody sepia tones and garish splashes of colour. An about-to-retire cop (Bruce Willis) gets involved with his last case and finds himself in deep trouble. Next, a dangerous
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Review: Mack & Mabel, Watermill Theatre, Bagnor
Pioneer comedy film director Mack Sennett isn't happy. "Cut!" he yells, "I heard a toilet flush." Since he is making a silent picture, this wouldn't seem to matter very much. But to Mack Sennett every interruption is a distraction. "Who are you?" he screams
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June 3: A dry spell on the way
If there is anyone out there who knows how to do the rain dance, please report to Thames Water headquarters immediately. The company needs all the help it can get to ward off what looks like an inevitable summer hosepipe ban. For those of you too young
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Review: Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (12A)
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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CD is my tribute to sister Jodie
Zo Mace launches her new CD Schoolgirl singer Zo Mace is launching her second CD on Monday -- less than a year after being discovered by the Oxford Mail. Songs for My Sister will be sold across the UK as a tribute to the 10-year-old's sister Jodie, who
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Repaving to finish at last
The final stage of Oxford's trouble-hit Cornmarket Street revamp is set to take place this month. The city's main shopping street will have its final surface laid overnight on June 13, and June 14, council leaders have agreed. They hope the work will
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Parking plan is misguided
I feel that I must comment on your article about the county council Tories' proposal to provide free parking for motorists in Oxford in the evenings and on Sundays (Oxford Mail, May 31). Though superficially attractive, it is, in practice, misguided.
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Clerk quit over council bullies
In his letter (Oxford Mail, May 25), referring to Woodstock Town Council, town councillor Julian Cooper mentions the resignation of the town clerk Marion Moxon. He does not say, however, that Mrs Moxon tendered her resignation because she considered herself
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Running out
People in Oxfordshire are again being warned to save water this summer -- or face the first hosepipe ban in the county for 15 years. Thames Water has made the plea following four months of below-average rainfall. Company spokesman Chris Shipway said:
