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Our vigil for David
Friends and family of 16-year-old David Thompson have been keeping a vigil at the scene of his death. The fun-loving teenager, who friends said always had a smile on his face, died in a motorbike accident in Faringdon at the weekend. Dozens of floral
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Help us improve Mayor's parade
Along with many of the stallholders and others who wrote to me and to the Oxford Mail in the days following this year's Lord Mayor's parade and charity event, I was personally very disappointed with the attendance, the change of date and venue, and the
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Football: Striker Keyes ready to complete City switch
Witney United striker Lee Keyes is set to end a week of confusion by completing a move to Oxford City - just days after telling the Hellenic League Premier Division club that he was staying put. Last week a press release from Oxford City hailed Keyes
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Rugby: Seymour shines on world stage
Former Chinnor flanker David Seymour's fairytale first season in professional rugby shows no sign of letting up. The Saracens man was voted the best flanker in round one of the IRB Under 21 World Championship in Argentina after starring in England's 52
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June 14: Keep city vibrant
Last week, we reported fears that Oxford was in danger of turning into a bland 'clone town' dominated by chain stores. Today, Oxford City Council appears to be doing its best to accelerate that trend by imposing huge rent increases on tenants of some
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Work starts on final stage of street revamp
THE final stage of Oxford's trouble-hit Cornmarket Street revamp is under way. Contractors unload safety fencing before the start of work last night The temporary "blacktop" asphalt surface in the city's main shopping street is being replaced with a buff-coloured
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Popular city officer to get royal honour
An Oxford community beat police officer - who is one of the city's most popular bobbies - is to receive the Queen's Police Medal for his outstanding contribution to the city.Pc Paul Phillips at St Aldate's police station Pc Paul Phillips was recognised
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Lost licence? do your test again, says DVLA
A woman who lost her driving licence has been told she will have to retake her test because the DVLA has no record of her licence. Kay Bell has been told there is no record of her having applied for the original licence School lab technician Kay Bell,
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Longer school days get £4.5m
Oxfordshire has been allocated £4.5m by the Government to extend school opening hours from 8am until 6pm. Georgina Cox, 11, left, Charlotte Cox, nine, Jojo Dawes, nine, and Charlie Burt, seven, show off their after school club mosaic with artist Becky
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Speedway: Machine fall to Witches' spell
Ipswich Witches 56, Oxford Silver Machine 38: Oxford Silver Machine proved no match for the Witches at Foxhall Heath last night. The home side restricted bottom club Oxford to just two heat victories. As feared, Silver Machine went into the meeting without
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Not such a good use of a Rolls
So Jeremy Clarkson drives a Rolls-Royce into a swimming pool (Oxford Mail, June 7). It is a shame he could not do something more useful with it, like taking under-privileged children out for a spin in it. On the other hand, they say everyone is entitled
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Stores battle hike in rents
LARGE rent increases may force small Oxford retailers to close, leaving the city centre a clone town populated only by large chain stores. Chainstores in Cornmarket Street Just a week after the New Economics Foundation described Oxford as a "border town
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Fans drink festival dry
Wallingford's annual beer and blues festival ended up just a blues fest for the last two hours - enthusiastic drinkers drank the place dry by 9pm on the second day. Treasurer Dominic Feeley said: "Ideally, we'd have liked to run out about two hours later
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Squash: Oxon capture leading title
Oxfordshire girls under 17s triumphed in the final of the inter-county tournament in Pontefract, Yorkshire. The annual competition is open to all counties in England and Wales, and Oxon's victory was all the more remarkable as it was the first time they
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Darts: Seven maximums not enough for Cherwell
Cherwell A rattled off seven maximum 180s, but still finished as losers in their clash with Cowley Community Centre B in the summer league. Peter Rouse gave Community Centre the lead as he beat John Fowler, who bagged two maximums. Cherwell levelled at
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Swimming: City of oOford trio set for nationals
City of Oxford's Sam van de Schootbrugge, Matthew Corbett and Laura Ralph have booked their places in the national finals in Sheffield next month. And they did it in style, with a nine-medal haul at the Midland District Age Group championships in Coventry
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Cowley Road carnival could run for two days
The rapidly-expanding Cowley Road carnival could be spread over two days next year -- with evening entertainment in South Park running alongside the multi-cultural event. The Jaipur Kawa Brass Band lead the parade As reported in the late edition of yesterday's
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Football: United welcome TV cash booster
Oxford United have welcomed the new Football League television deal, which will provide them with a sizeable increase in revenue the season after next. But U's secretary Mick Brown said it would be nothing like the 40 per cent increase headline-figure
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Is the law an ass?
I write about the distressing case of equine homophobia (Oxford Mail, June 7). Could it have been based on a misunderstanding? Did Balliol College student Sam Brown perhaps call the horse a 'bay', and if so, is the law an ass? Pauline Massey Osney
