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Athletics: Douglas the best of Brits
Oxford City triple jumper Nathan Douglas was the star of the British athletes competing in the Athletissima Grand Prix track meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland last night. Douglas finished fourth in the men's triple jump, landing a new personal best of
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Athletics: Richard's on top of the world!
Woodstock Harriers' biathle ace Richard Dunbabin secured the gold medal in the Masters A group in the fourth race of the World Tour in Herogenbosch, Holland. Dunbabin completed the continuous 1000m run, 100m swim, 1000m run in 9mins 03secs. The race was
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Wednesday, July 6: Dumping disgrace
Flytippers in Oxfordshire have much to answer for. Latest figures show that they are costing council taxpayers more than £185,000 a year to clean up -- equivalent to £500 a day. Just think what extra services could be provided with that money, or by how
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Nissan spin out sporty Micra
Nissan has wasted no time in launching a dressed-up version of the refreshed Micra. Badged the Sport+ and based on the Sport, this six model 'range within a range' each saves the buyer £1,735. Nissan's new Sport+Prices start at £8,795 for the 80hp 1.2
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Thieves wreck holiday plans
A family has been forced to cancel their summer holiday after a £14,000 caravan was stolen from their back garden in Kidlington. David Casey, 52, did not realise the caravan had gone until his children, Jennifer, 13, and Matthew, 11, asked him where it
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Ward staff praised for cleanliness
Staff at an Oxford hospital have been praised by managers for keeping their wards MRSA-free. Latest statistics, released by the Department of Health, show the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre had no outbreaks of the superbug in October last year to March this
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SOS: Save our shops
A councillor is to put forward a motion to try to save small Oxford shops, whose owners say they would have to close if they have to pay back-dated rent. Patrick Murray, councillor for Barton and Sandhills, wants Oxford City Council to waive demands for
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Brave Pc wins recognition
A police officer who risked his life to rescue a man trapped in a smouldering, overturned car is to represent the Thames Valley force at a national awards ceremony. Pc Andy Pickwick, of the tactical firearms group, based at Bicester, ran to the Ford Fiesta
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Bocelli fans left in dark
Andrea Bocelli fans who made a wasted trip to Oxford in April for the postponed concert almost made the same mistake again. Steven Kingshott, of Cranleigh, Sussex, was all set to travel to the Kassam Stadium this Sunday for the Bocelli concert -- but
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True history of Africa
I was disturbed by Stephen Ward's letter suggesting that the problems of Africa could be solved only through recolonisation (Oxford Mail, June 27). If I recall correctly, his sources were a number of economic statistics and, of all things, a travel book
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Tippers cost county £500 a day
Dumped rubbish cost Oxfordshire taxpayers more than £185,000 last year to clear up, new figures reveal. Litter on the verge of the A34, close to the Botley interchange at OxfordOxfordshire's local councils were forced to spend more than £500 a day clearing
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Olympics on their way
London today crossed the finish line first in the race to win the 2012 Olympics - beating Paris to the prize. Ken Livingstone, the Mayor of London, at the International Olympic Committee meeting in Singapore todayThe decision was announced at 12.45pm
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The challenge facing us all
Congratulations to the hundreds of Oxford people, young and old, who have backed the Make Poverty History campaign. And well done to Tony Blair and Gordon Brown for taking the issues of poverty and climate change head on. Our world has never been richer
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Cricket: Chairman set to step down
Simon Porter will step down as chairman of the Oxfordshire Cricket Board later this year. Porter, 54, who has been in the post for ten years, resigned at a management meeting last month, but will remain in the job until a replacement is found. The former
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Athletics: Plateau reaches new peak
Radley's Carolyn Plateau continued her good form at the AAA Championships in Bedford at the weekend, finishing third in her 800m heat in 2.08.47. She was second in the final with a personal best and club record time of 2.05.7, which is a qualifying time
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Cricket: Oxon suffer a wash-out
Oxfordshire's Minor Counties Championship Western Division match against Shropshire was abandoned as a draw after rain washed out the final day at Shrewsbury yesterday. Only 13 balls were possible before the weather intervened, Oxon adding nine runs to
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Aunt Sally:The Machine is unstoppable
There seems to be no stopping Phil 'The Machine' Adams, who rattled off his third 17-doll haul of the season as Cricketers crushed Squire Bassett 3-0 in the Premier & Section 1. What makes his feat even more remarkable is that he has only played five
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Athletics: Witney and Oxford share top honours
Oxford City and Witney Roadrunners emerged as the winners of the overall girls and boys competitions after the final round of the Fit-2-Run Oxfordshire Junior League at Horspath Road on Sunday. It was a competition of the highest standard, with Witney's
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Police investigate boathouse blaze
This is the aftermath of a suspected arson attack at an Oxford college boathouse. The interior of the fire ravaged boathousePolice and fire experts were today still investigating the blaze at the building, which is owned by Hertford College. Nobody was
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Football: Atkins clash left in limbo
Ond of Oxford United's most eagerly awaited early-season fixtures has been moved. The U's visit to the Memorial Stadium to face Ian Atkins's Bristol Rovers has been put back from Bank Holiday Monday, August 29 to Tuesday, August 30 (7.45). Because of
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Football: Burnley signs up for City
Oxford City have signed attacking midfielder Harry Burnley, who was with North Leigh last season. Burnley, 26, had Southern League experience with both Witney Town and Cirencester Town, before spending the last four seasons at North Leigh, where he won
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Excellent tax record
I see that Conservatives running the county council are already complaining about district councils not collecting all the council tax due from residents, more than 80 per cent of which is sent straight to the county. The average collection rate across
