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Concern grows for missing teenager April
The parents of a missing teenager have made a heartfelt plea for her to get in touch. April Vandore has gone missing John and Janet Vandore, from Appleton, have not seen their daughter April, 17, a student at Abingdon and Witney College, since last Thursday
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Public opinion swept aside
The ill-fated Plasterers Arms pub in Marston Road, Oxford, which is now flattened, had a mature tree beside it, fir trees and shrubs. They were under a tree preservation order and signed. I have seen the order. But the tree has now seen the chainsaw and
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Football: Giddings double salvo in vain
North Berks League: Kevin Giddings smashed a double, but still finished up on the losing side as Saxton Rovers lost 3-2 to Steventon in Division 1. A 35-yard shot from Paul Harriett was enough to earn East Hendred a 1-0 win over Faringdon Town. Ex-Buckland
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Football: Thomas sinks Aston with four-timer
Witney & District FA: Mark Thomas smashed a four-timer as FC Nomads edged past Premier Division rivals Aston 4-3, writes ANTHONY BARLOW. Thomas put Nomads in control, as he hit a superb five-minute hat-trick, before adding a fourth late in the game
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Athletics: Golden oldies triumph again
OXFORD City Veterans followed up their recent triumph at the Southern Track & Field Championships with gold medals for both their Vet 50 and Vet 60 teams in the prestigious Southern Road Relays at Aldershot. Over four legs of the tough undulating
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40% fail to take key cancer test
Four in every 10 young women in Oxfordshire are failing to have smear tests to detect cervical cancer. County public health workers are now urging 25- to 29-year-olds to treat the screening programme like a pension, because the earlier they start the
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Course is set for a collision
Bus and taxi lanes at Didcot's Orchard Centre are an accident waiting to happen, according to one businessman. Kevin Nicholls, with the white car travelling the wrong way down the road Kevin Nicholls, owner of HK Chauffeur and Taxi Services, has had several
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'Thieves stole my partner's ID'
The victim of an identity theft and her partner are demanding action after £23,000 of cheques were written in her name. Antoni Bajowski with some of the vast amount of paperwork The cheques are the latest problem in a string of frauds in the name of Linda
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Cricket fan auctions wicket from Ashes
An 18-year-old from Enstone was bowled over to learn a cricket stump from the Ashes Test Series he bought on eBay will be auctioned for thousands of pounds. Sean Stevens with the valuable cricket stump Sean Stevens, a computer repairman, paid £97 for
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Football: Banbury batter Brackley
Banbury Utd 5, Brackley Tn 2: Jon Gardner and Ady Fuller both notched doubles as Banbury United battled back to reach the next round with a thrilling victory against derby rivals Brackley in last night's second qualifying round replay at Spencer Stadium
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Education Secretary backs Oxfordshire call to ban chocolate and crisps in schools
Oxfordshire Labour activists want chocolate and crisps banned from school vending machines - and expect to get their way today. Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver is fighting to improve school meals The Witney constituency association has tabled a resolution
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Football: Syd's the hero for Charlton
Oxfordshire Senior League: Goalkeeper Syd Bagnall was the hero for Charlton United as he pulled off two penalty saves to book his side's place in the next round of the President's Cup against Eynsham. With the sides locked at 0-0 after extra-time, Bagnall
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Wednesday, September 28: Exercise is crucial
We all want to encourage our children to follow a healthy lifestyle. But Education Secretary Ruth Kelly's imminent announcement that chocolate and crisps are to be banned from school vending machines is not going to be met with universal approval. Claims
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Spot-on laura hits the target
An Oxfordshire beauty therapist has hit the bullseye after gaining second place in the world air rifle championships. Beauty therapist Laura Clark Laura Clark, 19, from Stable Road, Bicester -- who is the only woman in the Otmoor Field Target Club --
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More than 2,000 headstones branded unsafe
More than 2,000 gravestones in Oxford have been branded unsafe and laid flat, as part of a city council safety campaign. Richard Kell tests a gravestone at Spring Road cemetery in Abingdon Wooden stakes have been used to secure a further 279 headstones
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Football: Mighty Quinn's on cloud nine!
Oxford United's unlikely matchwinner Barry Quinn was refusing last night to let anyone take away his goal. The former Republic of Ireland international bagged his first-ever goal . . . at any of the clubs he has played for. It came in the 60th minute
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Contempt for non-drivers
What a shame Oxfordshire County Council couldn't bring itself to support National Car Free Day, especially as Oxford City Council made such an effort (Oxford Mail, September 23). It just shows what contempt the county council has for everyone who isn't
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I do care about my poultry
With regard to Bea Bradley's comments about my apparent lack of care in securing my poultry (Oxford Mail, September 8), I would point out they are unfounded. We are very fond of the poultry and we like them to live to an old age. When the fox took our
