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Staff left gran close to death'
Neglect at a care home contributed to the death of an Oxford grandmother, an inquest has found. Edna Young, 88, was found to be severely dehydrated and suffering from pneumonia and kidney failure when she was rushed to Oxford's Churchill Hospital on December
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Pupils points means prizes
PUPILS will be bribed with prizes as part of a major campaign being launched today (Sept 16) in a bid to improve Oxfordshire's poor exam results. Pupils will be rewarded for good exam results Oxfordshire County Council's year-long Learning Matters campaign
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Locals piqued at water leak
A village has a new stream, courtesy of Thames Water. It started running eight weeks ago in Cat Lane, Ewelme, and despite dozens of calls to the water company, it is still pouring thousands of gallons of water down the road. It has turned the white lines
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Football: Simms set for debut
ABINGDON United are set to give a debut to new signing Mark Simms when they host GLS Hellenic League Premier Division rivals Milton United tomorrow. The former Oxford City striker has joined from Southern League Division 1 West side Brackley Town. For
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All's quiet on Weston front
Villagers celebrated a complete ban on heavy lorries ratrunning past their homes with a Champagne breakfast this week. Members of the Weston-on-the-Green action group toasted their success with Oxfordshire County Council chairman Catherine Fulljames and
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Football: King aiming to rule at Banbury
by Nick Farrant KING IS AIMING TO RULE AT BANBURY MISSING OUT: Banbury United midfielder Paul Lamb (right), who is suspended for the visit of Premier Division rivals Chesham United tomorrowPicture: Name Order No. XXXXX BANBURY United player-manager Kevin
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New twist in homes fight
The battle for Oxford's Green Belt has taken a new twist with land south of Grenoble Road earmarked as a potential site for thousands of new homes after all. The land was effectively saved from development when it was excluded from the county council's
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Pubs clamour to open later
Almost three-quarters of Oxford's pubs and bars have applied for late-night drinking licences. A late rush of applications means that 117 of the city's 162 pubs want to stay open later, in the face of strong opposition from residents' groups across the
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New bus woe on Westgate
New proposals to redevelop Westgate in Oxford have come under fire, with buses once more the sticking point. A plan to use Worcester Street car park as a temporary turning area for buses was put forward in a complex package of changes to the original
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My dismay over home wreckers
I was shocked and dismayed when I read your article, Get out again (Oxford Mail, September 9). My disabled wife and I are on the waiting list for a council house and it is very upsetting to see people like that treating homes the way they do when we are
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Show visitors defy weather
Rain dominated the Thame Show this year -- when it wasn't raining it was threatening to do so, and heavy showers throughout the day kept people in the show tents on the Kingsey Road showground. But it is an ill rain that does no-one any good -- the countrywear
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Tennis: North Oxford back in top flight
NORTH Oxford B have secured promotion into Mixed Division 1 of the Wilson OLTA Inter-Club 3-Pair League, after a 7-2 win over Woodstock B. Both sides went into the match with 100 per cent records, but it was North Oxford who proved the stronger on the
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Rugby: Chinnor duo to miss Trophy tie
CHINNOR have been forced to make two changes for their Powergen National Trophy second-round tie at South West 1 rivals Clifton tomorrow. Fullback Matt Buckley is out with a knee injury, and his place goes to James Hewitt, while Jon Brooks replaces the
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Sept 16: Our duty to the elderly
No-one would suggest that looking after elderly people is an easy task. But the evidence given at an Oxford inquest on 88-year-old grandmother Edna Young raises serious concerns. Mrs Young, who was blind and had Alzheimer's disease, went into Cherwood
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Show does good work
Hundreds of people flocked to the Oxford Job Fair in a bid to find work or move up the career ladder. The event, organised by the Oxford Mail at Oxford Town Hall, featured 37 exhibitors ranging from fruit and vegetable wholesaler Fresh Direct, the current
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Police drop case of speeding OAP
The prosecution case against a pensioner with Parkinson's Disease who gave up driving after being caught speeding, only to be threatened with court proceedings, has been dropped. Gordon Stables, 85, spoke of his relief after police told him he would not
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Eastern bypass rescuer honoured
Firefighter Sub Officer Steve Johns said he was just doing his job when he stopped to help victims of Oxford's Eastern Bypass tragedy on his day off. The 32-year-old received the Chief Fire Officer's Commendation last night -- an award given only in exceptional
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Football: UNITED ACE STU IN DARLO KO
STUART Gray looks likely to miss Oxford United's League Two clash at Darlington tomorrow. The former Celtic and Reading midfielder, who hobbled off with an ankle injury in the first half of United's 1-1 draw at Bristol Rovers, has been unable to train
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Why plan was axed
I hope your readers read the whole of your stories from top to bottom. If they read only the headline, Council locks out Old Gaol plan (Oxford Mail, September 12), followed by the first paragraph, which claims that Oxfordshire County Council has "thwarted
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Vulnerable folk are suffering
Thank you for your article on the proposed cuts to the work of the Oxfordshire Learning Disability Trust (Oxford Mail, September 8). It seems bizarre that an organisation which is so clearly a centre of excellence and model of user participation, rather
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Show does good work
Hundreds of people flocked to the Oxford Job Fair in a bid to find work or move up the career ladder. The event, organised by the Oxford Mail at Oxford Town Hall, featured 37 exhibitors ranging from fruit and vegetable wholesaler Fresh Direct, the current
