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Grant boost for talented
Young people in west Oxfordshire who want money to help develop their sporting and artistic talents should start applying now. The annual Sports and Arts Achievement Awards, run by West Oxfordshire District Council, can be for as much as £1,500 for young
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Ditched
Zoe Mace's hit album has had its third setback in a week after being thrown out of the official UK classical chart. The CD Songs for My Sister had reached number two in the chart, pushing Julian Lloyd Webber into third place. But today it emerged chart
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MP LENDS HAND FOR PROJECT X
David Cameron MP took time out from political questions surrounding the leadership of the Conservative Party to lend a hand as work started on a Witney school's Project X, a wildlife garden built entirely by volunteers. Thousands voted for Springfield
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Vaizey looks at credit laws
Ed Vaizey, the Conservative MP for Wantage, will be studying plans to crack down on loan sharks in his first Parliamentary appointment. He has been appointed to the Standing Committee on the Consumer Credit Bill to revise outdated credit laws which fail
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Swimming: Sam strikes double gold as he masters Dutch challenge
City of Oxford's Sam van de Schootbrugge was celebrating after clinching a four-medal haul at the Dutch National Age Group Finals in Dordrecht, Holland. The 12-year-old from Abingdon, who attends the European School on Culham, struck gold twice, winning
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Darts: Deadly Clare is the one to beat
Clare Bywaters made it an incredible 149 consecutive victories as she helped The Shears come from behind to beat Premier rivals Quarry Gate C 8-1. Gate got off to a flier when Debbie Stevens accounted for Angie Godfrey. But that proved to be the home
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Rock around the clock...
Musicians will play around the clock to raise money for Oxford's Helen House and Douglas House hospices. Performers ranging from jazz guitarists, double bass, clavinova and violin players will take part in a 24-hour music marathon starting on Friday (
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Stories we rarely hear
The issue of refugees and asylum seekers in this country is obscured by prejudice, lazy reporting and ignorance. Too often, cases of crime, antisocial behaviour or benefit fraud are seized upon as typical of everyone who comes here seeking a new life.
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Missing man: Body is found
Police investigations are continuing into the identity of a man whose body was discovered by a member of the public at Oxford's Shotover Park. Scott Newman The body was found on the Horspath side of the park at 11.30am on Sunday. The discovery follows
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Solstice surprise
A few eyebrows were raised as the start of summer was celebrated at Oxfordshire's historic Rollright Stones -- by King Arthur, complete with his famous sword Excalibur. Pronouncing himself the 'People's King', King Arthur Pendragon, pictured, joined in
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Bike peril of women
Female cyclists are more at risk of accidents on the road -- because they find it harder to look over their shoulders. This was one of the unusual findings in a new report detailing the thoughts of 5,000 cyclists in Oxford and Cambridge, on how cycling
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Tesco lorry overturns on roundabout
An overturned lorry reduced rush-hour traffic to a crawl on Oxford's Eastern Bypass this morning (June 21). The Tesco HGV was negotiating the Rose Hill roundabout on the A4142 when it toppled over, partially blocking the road. No other vehicle was involved
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Cricket: Oxon in Devon battle
A determined partnership of 68 between Joe Porter and captain Ian Hawtin clawed Oxfordshire back into contention in their Minor Counties Championship Western Division clash with Devon yesterday. Oxon are 201 runs ahead with three wickets remaining, and
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Cricket: Hawtin dismissal hits Oxon hopes
Ian Hawtin was trapped lbw just two balls before the close to cap at eventful second day for Oxfordshire at Challow & Childrey yesterday. And if his team are to complete a memorable victory over much-fancied Devon in the Western Division encounter
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Physios need jobs
I read Victoria Owen's article on the Footsteps Clinic run by Polish physiotherapists with great interest (Oxford Mail, June 16). It quoted Jo Greenfields, whose son attends the clinic, as saying that NHS physiotherapy was in short supply, and that the
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'Forced saving' concerns OAPs
Oxford pensioners' representatives have given a cautious reaction to a call for a new pensions scheme to include an element of compulsion. Four organisations -- consumer magazine Which?, Help the Aged, Age Concern and the TUC -- have joined forces to
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'Give us crash barriers now'
Labour councillor Barbara Gatehouse will today (June 21) call for crash barriers to be installed without delay on Oxford's Eastern Bypass. Pressure has been mounting on the county council to install barriers on the section of road where four people died
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Consultation is too brief
Congested and sometimes downright dangerous -- London Road in Headington, Oxford, needs urgent attention. I am sure everyone can agree on that, but I would also guess that most of us would have strong opinions and strong disagreements with each other.
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Mock mayor thriller
It was the closest run Mayor of Ock Street election in living memory -- Stuart Jackson squeezed in by just one vote after two recounts to enter his 10th year as Abingdon's mock mayor. Mr Jackson, a duty manager at the Guildhall, polled 46 votes. Breathing
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Rugby: Super Ben is on song
Oxfordshire full-back Ben Thompson returned to the UK with a spring in his step after helping England Counties record their best ever victory. Thompson and his teammates beat the Uruguay national team 29-9 in Montevideo to complete a successful South
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BBQs stolen
Thieves struck at Homebase in Bicester at the weekend, stealing air conditioning units and barbecues worth more than £4,000. The incident happened just after midnight on June 18, when the rear compound was burgled. Six barbecues were taken from the store
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Patients help Sophie fund
Patients at a Banbury GP surgery are boosting a fund to help young entertainers. Fuchsias supplied by Adderbury seed company Ball Colegrave are being sold at the Horsefair Surgery to raise money for Sophie's Silver Lining Fund -- a charity set up in memory
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Sentence cut
A robber who targeted a solicitor as he made his way home from a police station in Oxford had his six-year jail term cut at London's Court of Appeal. Darren Paul Chambers, 20, of no fixed address but living in Oxford, was jailed at Reading Crown Court
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Bucket brigade battle to end poverty
Hundreds of people -- some carrying water buckets on their heads -- are expected to walk a mile along the River Ock to the old County Hall in Abingdon on June 25 where they will wrap the building in a giant 'Make Poverty History' band. The walk -- organised
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Pupils 'skip class' to teach world leaders lesson
A group of Oxford High School pupils will be skipping lessons to go to Scotland for the G8 summit to tell world leaders how the world should be changed for the better. The eight teenagers took part in the J8 Global Citizen programme which offers the chance
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'Help us tackle drug dealers'
A councillor is accusing police of not doing enough to stop drug dealers operating in an Oxford playground and community centre car park. Bill Baker said dealers had been selling drugs at all hours of the day and night outside the Donnington Community
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Hollow win
Congratulations to Oxford City Council, uniting to back tenants in retaining council housing. Rose Hill tenants, however, might feel it a hollow victory. Come crunchtime, when big money needs to be spent, they know few options exist, but to "outsource
