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More storms on their way
A ferocious storm brought monsoon conditions to Oxfordshire yesterday for the second time in 24 hours. Floods cover Stockleys Road in Marston, Oxford, yesterdayAnd the Meterological Office warned last night that more heavy rainstorms are on the way today
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Town welcomes new strategy over leisure
A new vision for leisure and sport in Wallingford which would see councils, sports organisations, schools and the Castle Leisure Centre working together has been welcomed in the town. And alongside new moves by Wallingford Town Council and Wallingford
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Speedway: Betfred to back big Oxford final
Betfred, the world's biggest independent bookmaker, will back the Championship of Great Britain Final at Oxford on Sunday, July 10. Oxford Silver Machine boss Nigel Wagstaff said: "We are proud to be associated with Betfred and their presence lifts the
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Bar Billiards: Gladiators pull off a shock
Gladiators A pulled off a shock as the Section 1 side beat Premier Section winners Morris Motors to lift the Group A Knockout Cup at the Winter League finals night. The Gladiators who also lifted the Scotland's Ash Plate with a 4-1 victory over Shelley
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Royal summons for pupils
Pupils from Bladon CoE Primary School have been picked as the only school children to take part in special Second World War commemorations before the Queen. About 30 pupils have been asked to star as evacuees in a show at London's Horseguards Parade,
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Our right to Rome
A Roman archaeological site in Oxfordshire is one of nine to feature in the Big Roman Dig by Channel 4's Time Team. Hosted by Tony Robinson - who starred as Baldrick in TV's Blackadder - the programme will feature teams of archaeologists, historians and
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Speedway: Machine pipped in late drama
Poole Pirates 46, Oxford Silver Machine 44: Oxford Silver Machine were only denied a shock away win at leaders Poole following a nail-biting final heat last night. Nigel Wagstaff's outfit, with 17-year-old new boy Tobias Kroner making his debut at No
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The signs aren't good
So the future for council housing in Oxford is all rosy? Not quite. I am very pleased that city councillors have voted unanimously to keep our housing stock. This was despite months of considerable pressure from the Labour Government to sell it. Now the
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Hundreds bag free Live 8 tickets
Following the Glastonbury mudfest last weekend, fans in Oxford yesterday braved a fierce thunderstorm to secure their free tickets to Sir Bob Geldof's Live Eight concert in Hyde Park. Fans queue in the rain yesterdayAlmost 24 hours after torrential downpours
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We pay to clear students' mess
In Broad Street, Oxford, a group of students passed by, wearing examination uniform covered in messy gunge. About three weeks ago, a similar group, in High Street, edged me off the pavement near Carfax. One of the large balloons that they carried, blowing
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Town gets ready for street drinking ban
A new order banning people from drinking in the centre of Wantage should be in place by the autumn. Wantage Town Council has applied to the Vale of White Horse District Council for the order to replace a bylaw introduced in 2000 which prevents people
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Football: City boss Lyne signs up new keeper
Oxford City boss Andy Lyne has made his tenth new signing after snapping up keeper Carl Wilkins from Hellenic Premier Division side Abingdon United. The former Brackley Town keeper joins fellow signings Justin Merritt, Craig Dore, Lee Keyes, Ray Spence
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Cricket: Dark Blues pile it on
Oxford University batsmen Salil Oberoi and Dan Fox continued their record-breaking form as the Dark Blues took a firm hold on the Varsity Match against Cambridge at Fenner's yesterday. Oberoi, 222 not out overnight, quickly progressed to 247, the highest
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Golf: Oxon pair set for England call
There were mixed fortunes for Oxfordshire players in the NASUWT English Schools Championships at Trentham, Staffordshire on Monday. Katherine O'Connor, 15, a Frilford Heath junior and pupil at Warriner School, Bloxham, recorded a creditable tenth place
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Hero Leo's giant river romp
Not many people are tough enough to run one marathon - but one Bicester man is running one every day for a week to cover the entire length of the River Thames. Dubbed "From Source to Sea", the 183-mile challenge was dreamed up by father-of-two Leo Brooke-Little
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Bowls: Unbeaten oxon into last eight
Oxfordshire clinched their place in the last eight with a 116-105 victory over Middlesex at Ladygate BC, Ruislip. It means Oxon finish top of Group 3A with a 100 per cent record following wins over Berkshire, Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Now they can
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Thursday, June 30: Don't send them back
Why does the Government persist in sending Zimbabwean asylum seekers back to the clutches of Robert Mugabe's horrific regime? There is absolutely no doubt that some or all of those who are deported will be tortured, or even killed. Politicians of all
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£80m plan for press
A new £80m newspaper printing press is to be built on a brownfield site in Didcot, generating jobs in the area. The new press, which will be operated by Associated Newspapers, part of the Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT), will be built on a 12-acre
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Bid to end free parking dodge
Pay-and-display machines could be introduced at four free council-owned car parks in Oxford in a bid to crack down on commuter parking. It is one of a range of options being considered by the city council to deter commuters from parking free at Hinksey
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'Bocelli gig was doomed to fail'
Two men who used to work for Andrea Bocelli concert promoters Mike Dandridge and Darren Ward have spoken out about the chaos and incompetence which dogged arrangements for the ill-fated event. Julian Wilton and Steve Speight, who until a month ago worked
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'We'd rather die'
Campsfield House detainees are reported to be even more depressed after it was announced another Zimbabwean detainee will be deported -- despite an ongoing hunger strike. Absolme Mashamba, who is currently in Campsfield House detention centre in Kidlington
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Council aim to hit tax cheats
Tax dodgers who cheated Oxfordshire councils out of £6m in unpaid council tax last year have been warned they face court, the bailiffs and bankruptcy. New Government figures reveal £253.6m was paid in council tax in the past financial year in Oxfordshire
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Football: Physio Neil quits U's
Oxford United have been handed a major pre-season blow, with the news that physio Neil Sullivan is to leave the club and join former U's boss Mark Wright at Peterborough. Sullivan was a hugely popular character at the Kassam Stadium, and formed an integral
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We've had our share
I don't wish to take anything away from the campaign of the Bicester Action Group against the building of an accommodation centre for asylum seekers near Bicester. However, should the Government make available the money it would have spent, I do not see
