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Cow attacks dogs on path
An angry cow tried to toss a spaniel into the air along a towpath in Oxford before targeting the dog's owner. Sarah Ayers, 55, was walking her two dogs, Sally, nine, and one-year-old Emily, on Port Meadow when a heifer attacked them. The dogs were not
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Home provides excellent care
I was shocked to read the damning report on Cherwood House Care Centre at Bicester (Oxford Mail, September 16). My husband has been a patient there for nearly four years. He is quadriplegic and came from the spinal unit at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, near
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Housing list in town doubles
The number of people on the waiting list to get a council property in Abingdon has more than doubled in the past year. The number of people requesting a home in the town has risen from about 750 at the beginning of September 2004 to 1,637 this year. The
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Football: Super Holden hammers hat-trick
Morrells of Oxford Sunday League: Luke Holden smashed a hat-trick as Six Bells Kidlington fought back to beat Premier Division rivals Oxford Exiles 4-2R. Exiles took the lead with an extraordinary free-kick taken by keeper Billy Geddes who surprised everyone
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Ice hockey: PLASTED HIT BY UNLUCKY BREAK
Luke Plasted suffered a broken collar-bone as Oxford City Stars crashed to a 10-0 defeat at Telford Tigers in the English Premier League Cup. Stars were already trailing 9-0 in the third period when Plasted cleared the puck from behind the visitors' goal
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Woman defends care home
A Bicester woman whose mother is a resident at Cherwood House Care Centre has spoken out in its defence, after it was accused of neglecting blind pensioner Edna Young. As reported in the Oxford Mail, an inquest found neglect at the Buckingham Road home
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Speedway: Wagstaff wants to buy
Oxford Silver Machine speedway promoter Nigel Wagstaff is in talks with owner Steve Purchase with a view to buying the club. Wagstaff wanted to buy Oxford Speedway when he succeeded Purchase as promoter three years ago. But Purchase would not sell, and
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Football: No unrest here, says Abingdon Town chief
Abingdon Town chairman Tom Larman has denied rumours of unrest following the departure of manager Kevin Lloyd, who was sacked amid rumour and innuendo last week, writes MICHAEL KNOX. The club announced that Lloyd, who had already twice reportedly left
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'Keep town free of drugs' plea
Police in south Oxfordshire are appealing to people living in Didcot to help keep their town drug free. Senior officers have warned that Didcot's heroin problem will not disappear overnight and say they need help in their battle to clean up the town.
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Ridgeway 'is under threat'
Oxfordshire's ancient Ridgeway could still be under threat from trail bikes and four-wheel-drive vehicles, claim the Conservatives. They say rural lanes and byways such as the historic track which runs across the Berkshire Downs in south Oxfordshire could
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Bans blamed for lab arson
An increasing number of animal rights' activists are conducting arson attacks against Oxford University because an injunction has limited their legal right to protest. That is the view of leading campaigner Robert Cogswell, a spokesman for the Speak organisation
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Police checks anger driver
Peter Wild with son Marshall, three, in his car A couple driving through Oxford said police officers treated them like criminals during a spot check on cars with tinted windows. Peter Wild was pulled over by roadside inspectors in The Slade, Headington
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Cameron 'too green'
Former Tory Party chairman and current Oxford University chancellor Lord Patten has waded into the Conservative leadership race by advising David Cameron to pull out -- on the day the Witney MP was due to officially announce he is standing. Mr Cameron
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Unfair comparison
Having read the results of the Oxford in Bloom competition (Oxford Mail, September 17), I feel I must voice my opinion on the award for best commercial entry. How can the judges justify awarding Morris Motors and Templars Square the prize jointly? I agree
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College drops plan to bulldoze nursery
Kiara Morris, left, and Freddie Nunn, right, lead the cheers A nursery in a historic Oxford school destined for demolition has been saved at the last minute after months of opposition from parents, councillors and former pupils. Christ Church yesterday
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Theatre plans £500,000 revamp
A £500,000 scheme to transform Wallingford's town centre Corn Exchange theatre has been unveiled. If all goes well and fundraising hits the target, the new facilities will be opened in time for the Players' Diamond Jubilee year in 2008. The theatre in
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Horse racing: Young Morris is tipped to make the top
Apprentice jockey Luke Morris has been tipped for the top - even before he has ridden a winner. The 16-year-old, who hails from Blewbury, near Didcot, has so far had six rides for Newmarket trainer Michael Bell, who saddled Motivator to win this year's
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Golf: NEWCOMERS LIFT FRILFORD
Phil Collier and Ben Patterson both made winning debuts as defending champions Frilford Heath closed the gap on Oxford City in Section 1. Frilford's 2-1 home victory over City took them above Burford to second in the table and gives them a realistic title
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Surgery reopens
A doctors' surgery on Banbury's Hardwick estate will reopen next month (October) after being closed for almost three years. The surgery, next to Ferriston shopping centre, was forced to close in December 2002 when the landlords refused to grant a new
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Football: HEAPY'S CRACKER SEALS CUP
Autotype UTV League: Third division Supersonic Sunday dumped Division 1 side East Hendred out of the Devenney Cup with a 1-0 victory. The only goal came courtesy of a 20-yard rocket from Didcot Town captain Jamie Heapy. Forest Hill were another Division
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Thursday, September 29: Power to the people
Three cheers to the campaigners who fought so hard to save their nursery. Parents and supporters were distraught when Christ Church announced plans to demolish the historic St Thomas School in Osney Lane, home to the Little Scholars Nursery. But instead
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Pupils give verdict on chocolate ban
Assistant chef Craig Jennings, left, and catering manager Sue Gonzalez at Cheney School's new canteen Pupils at an Oxford school which has ditched junk food say they are not worried about a Government ban on sweets, fizzy drinks and cheap meat. The uptake
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Police reject calls to illuminate park
Park lighting would increase the amount of crime and attract more muggers to Blackbird Leys, according to a police report on improving safety. Residents living next to Gillians Park responded to an Oxford City Council questionnaire and asked for extra
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Laptops taken as burglars target school
Burglars who broke into an Oxford school stole 20 laptop computers. The thieves forced their way into a temporary classroom at Rye St Antony School, in Pullens Lane, Headington, on Tuesday night or early yesterday (September 27). Staff contacted police
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Invisible roadworks
Can anyone explain why the roadworks that were due to start on September 19 on Oxford's Northern Bypass had not begun a week later? I travel this stretch every day during the school term, and remember being warned about these works almost as soon as asphalting
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Hunts find ways to stay in business
Hunts across the county are finding ways to stay in business for a second season since hunting was banned. The Countryside Alliance has released updated advice on what is legal, but anti-hunt campaigners are concerned that wild animals are still being
