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Sceptic claims to have spotted big cat
George Gasiorowski at the spot where he saw what he is sure was a large black cat A businessman has turned from a sceptic to a believer after spotting a large black cat near woodland in west Oxfordshire. George Gasiorowski's sighting comes only days before
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November date to decide pool's fate
November is the most likely date when a decision will be made on the future of Abingdon's closed outdoor swimming pool. The pool's owners, the Vale of White Horse District Council, had hoped to make an announcement next month once tenders from three leisure
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No quick fix for A34 congestion
Oh, how I chuckled when I read of traffic proposals to ease the burden on the crumbling and overwhelmed A34 trunk road (Oxford Mail, September 2). I do hope residents and motorists aren't hoping for a speedy solution to the plans outlined by Oxfordshire
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Landlords follow tradition
Three generations of an Oxfordshire family have all been landlords with Henley pub company Brakspear. The 65-year tradition is being carried on with a new generation behind the bar. The association started with Lew Salter, who between 1940 and 1953 had
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Wednesday, September 14: Everyone's a winner
Professor George Smith heaps praise on the Oxford Mail for highlighting the plight of his 96-year-old mother whose hip operation was cancelled five times at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. As a result of the publicity, the hospital has accelerated
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Complaints halt pole dance plan
Plans for a pole dancing show in Witney have been dropped by organisers after complaints from neighbours. Qs pool club, in Corn Street, hoped to hold a night of erotic dancing in October. The show, which would have featured three female dancers, was planned
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Support never in right place
Your headline 'Unfit for Children' (Oxford Mail, September 5) highlighted the scandal of the county's mobile classrooms. The county's education department should be ashamed of themselves for allowing children to be taught in such miserable conditions
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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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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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Business park set to expand
Hundreds of jobs are set to be created with the multi-million pound expansion of an Oxfordshire business park. Outline planning permission has been granted for Howbery Park near Wallingford to develop 140,500sq ft to be used for office accommodation to
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Council rejects plan for new homes
Plans for 52 homes, including 26 affordable ones, have been rejected. The Vale of White Horse District Council said the proposed development at Milton Heights, near Didcot, would contravene planning policies to restrict large developments in open countryside
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Weather kills 1,000 lake fish
Environment officer Shani Gaskell checks oxygen levels in Hinksey Lake About 1,000 dead fish were found in an Oxford lake as a result of 10 months of below average rainfall followed by sustained downpours. The fish were found dead in Hinksey Lake, South
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Empty house signs blocked
A plan to advertise which of the hundreds of empty houses in Oxford belong to the city council has been rejected, because of concerns about the cost and fears it could attract squatters and vandals. Oxford City Council's housing scrutiny committee suggested
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Hard work reaps reward
Clive and Betty Mitchell in the garden of their home in Blackbird Leys It was an evening of triumph and elation for city gardeners as months of hard work were recognised at the 20th annual Oxford in Bloom awards, sponsored by the Oxford Mail. More than
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Westgate transport decision expected
THE owners of Oxford's Westgate Centre are today expected to announce a solution to the transport deadlock which is delaying the £220m redevelopment plans. Capital Shopping Centres is planning a massive revamp of the city centre shopping arcade. But while
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OAP injured in fall at centre
Pat Drewett fell on uneven cobblestones in Didcot's new Orchard Centre A pensioner has fallen and broken her arm at Didcot's new Orchard Centre -- three months after council bosses admitted cobblestones were a tripping hazard. Serious safety concerns
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Man's death shrouded in mystery
Mystery surrounds the death of a middle-aged man whose body has been found in a block of sheltered housing flats in central Oxford. Police and forensic scientists last night (Tuesday, September 13) scoured Luther Court, off Speedwell Street, and a flat
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Lack of support killed cinema
The Regent cinema's doors at Wantage close for the last time and the townsfolk go on their way, muttering about how it shouldn't be allowed to happen (Oxford Mail, September 8). You would think someone had told them that the electricity was going to be
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Council threatens to shut U's down
Steve Hanks, general manager, Oxford United Oxford United could be forced to play home games away from the Kassam Stadium as a legal dispute with the city council hots up. Oxford City Council is threatening court action to enforce a clause given with
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Thursday, September 15: Motorists' stupidity
The threatened fuel protests have turned out, so far at least, to be something of a damp squib. Even the organisers of this pointless exercise emphasised that there would be no blockade of oil refineries and depots. Yet motorists panicked and queued in
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New look on show
Customers of Thame Co-op will be the first to see the movement's new look -- and their opinion of it will help decide what happens to Co-op shops nationwide. All the different Co-op strands are being brought together under one logo and brand with a new
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Show set to be joust terrific
More than 20,000 people are expected through the gates of Thame Show tomorrow (Sept 15) to enjoy the biggest one day agricultural show in England. And knights in shining armour will be the main attraction for many as the Knights of Arkley put on a jousting
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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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New homes are 'a monstrosity'
Neighbours have joined forces to fight for improvements to a "monstrosity" being built next to the conservation area they live in. The residents in Priory Lane, Bicester, have formed an association because they believe Vine Cottages, a block of social
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Mum welcomes road measures
The mother of a 13-year- old boy who was killed in a school bus crash has welcomed the start of work to improve safety on the notorious road where he died. Helen Ryan-Vig, of Barry Avenue, Bicester, is pleased safety signs have started to go up at the
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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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It's a dog's life for Ant and Dec
I recently read in the Oxford Mail that Ant and Dec are looking to re-home their greyhound, called Angel of the North, retired due to injury. Underneath their article was a story of Barry and June Hebborn, who have their five retired greyhounds at home
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Father thanks 'second family'
A firefighter who lost his 13-year-old son in a car crash in Italy has paid an emotional tribute to his colleagues for their support following the tragedy. Dale Paterson, from Abingdon, died last month while on holiday with his mother Helen and his younger
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Snub for pub's late hours bid
An Oxford pub has had its application to stay open longer thrown out by licensing chiefs because of fears it could lead to more crime, disorder and violence. The Bullnose Morris, off Cuddesdon Way, Blackbird Leys, had applied to stay open an hour later
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Last visit to Oxford
My wife and I decided to catch the bus on Tuesday evening last week and go to St Giles Fair in Oxford. It had been some time since we had ventured into Oxford, as we find it unwelcoming these days. As we travelled along Cowley Road, we were appalled at
