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War on filthy homes
Rat-infested rooms and houses so full of junk that it is almost impossible to move around inside are among filthy Oxford homes costing about £20,000 a year to clear up. Oxford City Council has to spend thousands tackling the issue of dirty homes which
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OTHER RESCUERS DESERVE THANKS
Other rescuers deserve thanks As the parents of one of the teenagers killed in the Oxford Eastern Bypass tragedy in May, we were pleased to see that Sub-Officer Steve Johns, of Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, who attended the scene on his day off
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'Cola kid' says he is real deal
Witney MP David Cameron began the first day of the so-called Tory leadership "beauty contest" in Blackpool today (Mon) as the "Coca Cola Kid". The next four days will see candidates parade their wares in front of the party faithful at the annual autumn
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Thame plan
People in Thame have a chance to look at proposals and management plans for the town centre conservation area put forward by South Oxfordshire District Council. The consultation period runs until October 24 and a public meeting will be held in Thame Town
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Football: City are denied by late goal
Spartan League - Oxford City 1, Hanwell Town 1: Oxford City were left to rue the missed chances after allowing Hanwell to pull level three minutes from time in Saturday's Spartan South Midlands Premier Division game. City went in front after nine minutes
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COCA-COLA LEAGUE TWO
Barnet 0, Oxford Utd 0. SOUTHERN LEAGUE Premier Div: Mangotsfield 1, Banbury Utd 2. Div 1 West: Taunton Tn 4, Thame Utd 0. FA VASE 2nd qual round: Abingdon Utd 4, Sandhurst Tn 1; Ardley Utd 1, Carterton 3; Bicester Tn 2, Buckingham Tn 0; Blackfield &
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Football: Lamb stars on comeback
Southern League - Mangotsfield 1, Banbury Utd 2: Paul Lamb was Banbury's unlikely scoring hero as they sprung a surprise win in their Southern League Premier Division match at Mangotsfield on Saturday. With Lamb restored to the midfield after suspension
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October 3: Yet more tragedy
Once again the Oxford Mail has the appalling job of reporting the death of a young person. Chloe Owens's passing means the tally of young people killed on Oxfordshire's roads this year has reached double figures. The number is probably higher than any
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'Travellers may buy land by us'
Residents in Didcot fear parkland behind their homes could be sold to travellers. Land behind Lincoln Gardens, Mansfield Gardens and Campion Hall Drive is due to be sold at auction on October 5. The land is currently owned by developers Wates Group, which
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Grant tackles 'embarrassing' disease
Research into a cure for a painful and embarrassing disease will continue thanks to a charitable grant. Prof Fenella Wojnarowska, based at the Churchill Hospital in Headington, has been awarded £47,000 to help her research increasingly common skin diseases
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Tory leadership contest heats up
Witney MP David Cameron began the first day of the so-called Tory leadership "beauty contest" in Blackpool today (Mon) as the "Coca Cola Kid". The next four days will see candidates parade their wares in front of the party faithful at the annual autumn
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Witness sought after victim's head gashed
A man is recovering after being hit over the head with an unidentified weapon in Cowley Road, Oxford. The 36-year-old suffered a 3cm gash to his head and needed hospital treatment following the attack at the junction leading to James Street. He was assaulted
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We have to be radical
Recently, two pensioners have been jailed for refusing to pay all their council tax as a protest. Magistrates, when sentencing a 73-year-old lady to seven days in jail, told her she was a silly women and if everyone followed her example, we would have
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Hoary old chestnut
In your side swipe at the so-called 'drama lessons' being provided for county councillors (Oxford Mail, September 23), you again bring up the hoary old chestnut of consultants' fees topping £12m. Nowhere do you seek to set this in any sort of context.
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£50k reward to help catch rail vandals
A reward of £50,000 is being offered in a bid to trace the arsonists who crippled Chiltern Railways and Virgin CrossCountry services between Oxford, Banbury and Birmingham. A signal relay cabinet was set alight at Small Heath, in Birmingham, on September
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Tributes for crash girl Chloe
Tributes to a "lovely person who had no enemies" have built up on an Oxfordshire roadside verge where a 14-year-old girl died in a road accident. Chloe Owens, of Haddenham, near Thame, was the 10th young person to be killed in a traffic accident this
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Council swipes 'danger' seats
A game of musical chairs is going on at Abingdon Town Council. Thirty leather chairs used in the council chamber at the Guildhall have been taken out of public use after a health and safety scare -- and now the council is to carry out a safety check.
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Voters prepare to pick councillors
Voters in Wallingford will go to the polls on Thursday, October 27. They need to choose a new district councillor and a town councillor. Candidates are standing to replace Denis Strange, who resigned on health grounds. They are Melanie Belgrove Jones,
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Football: Kidlington break duck with shock win
GLS Football Hellenic League - Kidlington 3, Bishops Cleeve 1: Kidlington, beaten in all their previous 11 matches, caused the upset of the season when they defeated Premier Divison high-fliers Bishops Cleeve on Saturday. Cleeve boasted a 100 per cent
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Football: Larman seals amazing revival
FA Vase - Blackfield & Langley 4, Abingdon Town 5: Abingdon Town gave new boss Keith Stopps the perfect start by coming from behind to beat Wessex League Division 2 side Blackfield & Langley in a nine-goal thrller. Town trailed 2-0, 3-1 and 4-
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Bumpy start to birthday
Dozens of helium balloons were launched to celebrate the first birthday of a bumps and babies group run by Bicester-based charity Home-Start. Fifty-five balloons, one for each baby involved in the group over the past year, were released on Friday at Five
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Surgery reopens
A doctors' surgery on Banbury's Hardwick estate will reopen this 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: Battling Thame suffer
Southern League - Taunton Tn 4, Thame Utd 0: Another heavy defeat leavesThame rooted to the bottom of the Southern League Division 1 West table, but the scoreline flattered Taunton especially after the visitors' battling second-half display. Two long
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Criticism over dream castle
Oxford Castle developer Trevor Osborne has criticised the city and county councils for delaying his £40m dream. Mr Osborne believes his vision, formed seven years ago, could have happened much quicker if Oxfordshire County Council, Oxford City Council
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Unicycle appeal
Calling all unicyclists -- and there are about 100 in Oxfordshire -- a newly formed club wants to hear from you. Enthusiastic unicyclist Bryan Regan from Cholsey has organised a club which meets on Thursdays at the Castle Leisure Centre in St George's
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Football fans help Sobell
Football fans visiting an Oxford bank have helped to raise more than £250 for the Sobell House Hospice charity. In September, the Cornmarket Street branch of Barclays Bank allowed customers to get close to the FA Barclaycard Premiership trophy which was
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Football: U'S FUTURE BRIGHT - BUT NOT ORANGE!
Brian Talbot believes that Oxford United's goalless draw at Barnet was further proof that they are getting to grips with the season, writes JON MURRAY. He predicted that after a dozen games people would be able to judge what kind of season the U's would
