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Bocelli fan makes rallying cry to ticketholders
A dsigruntled Bocelli concert ticket holder has issued a rallying cry to fellow fans to join forces and chase refunds together from concert promoters Mike Dandridge and Darren Ward. Laura Hepherd -- who spent almost £500 on six tickets in February for
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Joy as asylum plan is dropped
Champagne corks were popping in two Oxfordshire villages last night after the Government dramatically dropped plans to build a controversial asylum accommodation centre on the outskirts of Bicester. Campaigners Dionne Arrowsmith and Sue Baxter celebrate
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Athletics: Happy Hampson
scales heights RUTH Hampson finished ninth in the International Combined Events meeting & AAA National Under 20s Heptathlon Championships in Hexham, Northumberland, amassing a personal best score of 3,450 points. On the first day, The Abingdon Amblers
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Aunt Sally: Ace Taylor bags best-ever haul
ROBERT Taylor (5-5-6) finished just two short of the magic 18 as he recorded his best-ever score in Red Lion Brill's 2-1 Section 2 win over The Woodman. But Lion did it the hard way, losing the first leg 20-18, before they took the next two with scores
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Cricket: Champs Henley are in the dock
HENLEY CC are in danger of losing 25 points for their CCS Home Counties Premier League win over Oxford last month after reports that they fielded an unregistered player. League officials have launched a probe after Dane Ferrar played for the reigning
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Wednesday, June 15: Power of the people
FOR one set of protesters, substitute another. The Government's decision to abandon the idea of having an accommodation centre for asylum seekers near Bicester comes as no surprise. Since the number of asylum applications has plummeted in recent years
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Going up-market
Major improvements to Oxford's Gloucester Green are to take place over the next few months. Ideas include more themed market days, arts and community events, and hanging baskets to brighten up the area. New vandalproof benches have been installed and
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Parents tell of degree pride
The parents of Eastern Bypass crash victim Howard Hillsdon have spoken of their pride after discovering their son successfully passed his degree course just before he died. The 21-year-old Oxford Brookes University student, from Yarnton, died in the accident
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Evening park-&-ride buses cut
Evening park-and-ride bus services in Oxford are to be reduced due to a fall in passenger numbers. The Oxford Bus Company announced its decision to cut services after 8pm from Monday, July 4, after talks with Oxfordshire County Council about financial
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Football: Talbot set
to offload MANAGER Brian Talbot says he may need to move fringe players out to bring in the players he wants at Oxford United. Talbot, who is on holiday in America remaining patient as he looks to add to the four signings he has already made - Billy Turley
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Football: Saints stars return to Oxfordshire roots
THREE former Oxford United players, now plying their trade at Coca-Cola Championship outfit Southampton, returned to their roots yesterday. Dexter Blackstock, Sean Rudd and Josh Mulvany each left the U's to head south and play for the Saints. But the
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How to solve traffic chaos
As a regular reader of the Oxford Mail, I would like to thrown in my tenpenny worth on the traffic congestion around Oxford. I was living in Birmingham around 40 years ago when the city had very similar problems with traffic. They solved the problem with
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Church launches appeal for £90k
A church in Abingdon is calling on parishioners to dig deep and help raise £90,000. St Helen's Church needs the money to help pay for the restoration of its organ and for the final phase of its renewal programme. It cost £250,000 to overhaul the organ
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Athletics: Bellinger eyes senior success
OXFORD City's Darrell Bellinger finished a creditable fifth place in the 1500m at the BMC Grand Prix meeting in Watford. Up against a strong field of under 23 athletes, Bellinger ran a controlled race to come from the back of the pack of 13 to clock a
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Speedway: Oxford swoop for Russian
OXFORD Silver Machine promoter Nigel Wagstaff has acted swiftly in a bid to hasten Billy Hamill's return to the team. He has signed up young Russian Renat Gafurov, who will come into the side as soon as Wagstaff can get a new 1-7 approved by the BSPA.
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Football: Arsenal snap up ace Sadie
TEN-year-old Sadie Mansell could be destined for the top, after she was snapped up by Arsenal Ladies' academy. The talented youngster had a superb season with Witney Viking Boys under the coaching of Roger Alder and Nick Hagis, and she picked up the player
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Champagne corks were popping in two Oxfordshire villages last night after the Government dramaticall
Campaigners fought the Home Office's controversial proposal to house 750 asylum seekers at surplus MoD land, known as A-Site, between Piddington and Arncott, for more than three years. Immigration minister Tony McNulty announced the move in Parliament
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Youth theatre gets OAP cash
Money once destined for a day centre for the elderly in west Oxford will now be spent instead on a young people's theatre. When Oseney Court, a county council-run old people's home, closed in 1999, residents campaigned to ensure that the replacement would
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Boat owners celebrate moorings victory
Boat owners illegally moored in Oxford are celebrating after city councillors ruled they should be allowed to stay. Earlier this year five narrowboat owners moored on the River Thames, off Walton Well Road, Jericho, were issued with eviction notices by
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Fight to save hospital beds
The fight is on to stop beds closing at two Witney hospitals threatened by NHS budget cuts. West Oxfordshire District Council has taken legal advice over plans to shut seven beds at Witney Community Hospital on July 1 for a year. There are also plans
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County strikes link road deal
Work is finally set to begin on a new road in Witney town centre which aims to relieve congestion and provide access to the Marriotts Close development. Construction of the first phase of the West End Link Road -- connecting Welch Way and Mill Street,
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Big carnival thanks
I think we owe the organisers of the Cowley Road Carnival in Oxford a big vote of thanks. What a marvellous spectacle it has become in such a short time. It was wonderful to see so many people enjoying themselves on Sunday. As you said (Oxford Mail, June
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Why is there still no action?
It is two weeks since the tragedy on Oxford's Eastern Bypass, and what has been done by the county council to prevent it happening again? Nothing! No surprise there. I understand a petition to get crash barriers will be handed to Andrew Smith MP. It is
