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Teacher on assault charge
A 56-year-old Abingdon teacher has been charged with assault following an investigation into how a pupil received injuries to his back while attending a special school in the town. David Byrne, of Radley Road, will appear before Didcot Magistrates on
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Cricket:Shipton claim dramatic win
nPower Village Cup: Shipton-under-Wychwood reached the final 16 in the nPower Village Cup after a nerve-jangling one-wicket win over Timsbury yesterday. With 198 to chase, Shipton looked clear favourites, but the visitors stuck doggedly to their task.
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Cricket: Tetsworth duo in run rampage
West Indian maestro Hiriam Shallow smashed his second century in succession and his fourth of the season to help Tetsworth to a massive 194-run victory over Garsington in Division 1 on Sat- urday. He scored 119 in a 238-run first-wicket stand with Del
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Wednesday, June 29: More boom and bust
After a lot of work and a long wait, four more Oxfordshire schools have specialist status. Millions of pounds will now be invested in facilities and learning programmes to raise achievement at these schools. The Cooper School in Bicester, which succeeded
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Cricket: Taylor routs strugglers to lift Henley
CCS Home Counties League: Henley put recent setbacks behind them to rout struggling North Mymms by eight wickets in Saturday's Division 1 clash. During the week, Henley had lost their appeal against the loss of 25 points for fielding an unregistered player
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Cricket: Tidy Thame thrash feeble Teddington
CCS Home Counties League Division 2 West: Thame Town completed the first half of the season with a nine-wicket annihilation of an NPL Teddington , who are surely bound to return to the Hertfordshire League. Thame inserted Teddington on a docile pitch
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Monday, July 4: Hospitals can't win
When it comes to Government targets, our hospitals can never win. They are damned if they fall short of them, and they are damned if they use all possible means to meet them. Whether the latter is happening in the accident and emergency department at
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Council 'snub' over pub fears
An oxford teacher worried about late-night drinking at a pub near his city centre home was told by council officers that his views were not relevant. Tim Bradshaw, 50, who lives in St Giles, Oxford, was alarmed when he discovered a notice telling people
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Pair jailed for brutal attack
Two attackers, including a thug who terrorised an Oxford estate, have been put behind bars for brutally attacking a man who tried to stop them stealing his motorbike. David Emeny suffered a fractured skull and serious stomach injuries in the unprovoked
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We need to be radical to tackle pollution
It was gratifying to see Andrew Ffrench's article linking the recent flooding in Oxford with climate change (Oxford Mail, July 1), but less so to see that he seems to imply that climate change is caused by the hole in the ozone layer. While the latter
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No room for everyone
Jeff Alderson's letter on asylum seekers (Oxford Mail, June 24) ignores the obvious final conclusion. I make reference to November 1, 1961, Britain tightens immigration laws. It was based, purely and simply, on commonsense. The Government has now announced
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Rod rocks Blenheim
Rod Stewart Veteran rocker Rod Stewart performed in front of thousands of loyal fans at the Blenheim Music Festival over the weekend. Blenheim's Great Court was packed almost to capacity with nearly 10,000 revellers for Saturday night's concert. The show
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Police back-up for G8 summit
A campaigner comes face-to-face with police Scores of Thames Valley police officers are heading to Edinburgh to assist with the policing of the G8 summit. A total of 170 specialist officers from the Thames Valley area will join up with officers from across
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A40 dualling - a 50-year wait?
In May 1987, the Department of Transport held an exhibition in Eynsham of plans to turn the A40 from the Witney bypass to just east of Cassington railway bridge into a dual carriageway. Two routes were shown, each just under five miles (8km) long, with
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Hi-tech award
Rush Common Primary School in Abingdon has won another top award for its computer website design and content -- and the latest achievement was all done in French. The school was judged first in the junior category in Oxfordshire in the British Computer
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Cricket: Bicester slump to second loss
CCS Home Counties League Division 2 West: Bicester & North Oxford suffered their second defeat of the season on Saturday, losing by four wickets to Farnham Royal. Asked to bat first on an unusually bowler-friendly wicket at Akeman Street, Bicester
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Cricket: Beaten Rowant slip into relegation zone
CCS Home Counties League Division 2 West: Following the previous week's victory at Burnham, Aston Rowant were brought back to earth with a bump against North Maidenhead on Saturday. Rowant suffered a 120 run defeat to slip into the relegation zone. After
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Friday, July 1: Idiots in our midst
No doubt those responsible for removing the flood barrier at Risinghurst, Oxford, thought it was a big joke. Or perhaps some DiY enthusiast saw it as a cheap and easy way of getting some wood. Whoever it was, it was a thoughtless act. The barrier is designed
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Superstore calls anger councillor
A supermarket chain hoping to build a new store in Witney has angered a local councillor after asking people to phone him at home to show their support. Warwick Robinson, chairman of the West Oxfordshire District Council planning committee, which will
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Sessions on sewage proposals
Two drop-in sessions are being held for residents to talk to Thames Water officials about plans to expand Witney sewage treatment plant. Meetings will take place at the Corn Exchange, in Witney's Market Square, from 7pm on Thursday, July 14, and 5pm on
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Horley surprise Swifts
DIVISION 2 side Horley sprung a major shock in the Airey Cup quarter-finals with a three-wicket win over Division 1 outfit Witney Swifts yesterday. Keith Palmer took 4-50 as Swifts were bowled out for 175, Rob Pratley top-scoring with 51. Nick Tarrant
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Cricket: Deadly Dave sinks Banbury
CCS Home Counties League Division 1: Fiery fast bowling by Dave Angove, and some superb outcricket helped Oxford secure a convincing eight-wicket victory over Banbury at White Post Road. Oxford won an important toss and soon had Banbury in trouble, after
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Cricket: Hole is star as Oxon recover
A fine all-round display from Stuart Hole was the feature of the opening day of Oxfordshire's Minor Counties Western Divison match against Shropshire at Shrewsbury yesterday. Hole helped Oxfordshire to recover from a poor start to reach 200, and then
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MINOR COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP
Western Division Oxfordshire 200 (C Smith 58, St Hole 46, O'Connor 3-34, D Catterall 3-40), Shropshire 181-4 (C Martin 61, M Tilt 52). NPOWER VILLAGE CUP 6th round Timsbury 197-8 (40 ovs, D Pippett 65, L Davies 35), Shipton-under-Wychwood 198-9 (38 ovs
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New cash claim in city club row
The bankrupt former chairman of the troubled Morris Motors Athletic and Social Club claims he is owed thousands of pounds by the Cowley institution. Former chairman Tom Doliamie is owed £19,000 "for work done", according to a list of creditors revealed
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Residents hit out at noisy workmen
Families in Abingdon Road, Oxford, say they are tired of being woken up early on Saturday mornings by contractors using pneumatic drills to repair the carriageway. Roadworks have troubled residents and businesses on the busy street over the past two years
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Praise for lab laws
Oxford University has welcomed new powers to prevent animal rights' extremists holding up work on its research laboratory. Under the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act, which came into force on Friday, July 1, activists who harass or intimidate anyone
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Carnival
Clare Hogan as Big Ears and Rebecca MacAree as Noddy Thousands of people enjoyed Eynsham carnival, despite rowdy behaviour the night before. As well as the procession, highlights included the annual pram race around Eynsham's pubs, with runners in fancy
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Football: Bradbury seeks striking role
Lee Bradbury has declared he wants to be given another go up front - because he's fed up with playing all over the place in midfield. Last year's Oxford United captain has asked new boss Brian Talbot to play this season as a striker, and Talbot says he
