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Labour Party thuggery
I refer to the outrageous incident during last week's New Labour Party conference when the appointed stewards resorted to thuggery in evicting 82-year-old Walter Wolfgang. They manhandled him because he had the audacity and insolence to consider he was
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Ronnie Barker is dead
Oxfordshire is in mourning today over the death of comedian Ronnie Barker. Ronnie Barker Mr Barker died peacefully at home in the village of Dean, near Chipping Norton. He was 76. The Bafta award-winning actor and writer began his career in rep at the
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'Speed caused road tragedy'
A driver who crashed and killed his five-year-old daughter and brother-in-law was breaking the speed limit as he overtook three vehicles before losing control, a court has heard. Carlos Rodrigues, of West End, Witney, pleaded not guilty yesterday (October
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Rugby: Poor start sees Witney beaten for fourth time
Southern Counties North: Witney paid the price for a poor first half as they lost 25-20 at unbeaten Swindon. The hosts led 20-5 at the break, which proved too great a deficit to restore despite a spirited comeback. Jez Hicks's side started slowly and
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Rugby: Brown double sends Chinnor to the top
South West 1: Chinnor's 42-0 home win over Clevedon gave them top spot and the highest league position in their history. Fly half Richard Williams opened the scoring with a third-minute penalty, before full back Matt Buckley added their first try. Williams
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Hockey: Andy bags late Hawks winner
Oxford Hawks started their English League campaign on Sunday with a 2-1 win over Cambridge University at Banbury Road North thanks to a last-minute winner from Andrew Baggs on his first-team league debut. The first half was a tight affair with neither
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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, picked up an award (Oxford Mail
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Ashmolean to get £15m Lottery grant
Staff at Oxford's Ashmolean Museum are celebrating after confirmation of a £15m Lottery grant for its redevelopment project. In July last year, the Heritage Lottery Fund earmarked the cash for the £50m regeneration project, but the money was not guaranteed
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Parking clamp angers tenants
Residents are furious that they are being wheel-clamped for parking in spaces outside their homes in Oxford. Cherwell Housing Trust has told tenants of flats at 106 Bullingdon Road, in Cowley, that they must not to use parking bays belonging to an adjacent
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Family told headstone is 'too shiny'
A grieving family have been told they are not allowed the headstone they want for their relative's grave because it is 'too shiny'. Grandfather-of-five William Cooper, formerly of Bagley Close, Kennington, died of lung cancer in September last year, aged
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Speedway: Academy hit by Branney injury
A serious back injury to John Branney has put a damper on the Oxford Silver Machine Academy's bid to land the Conference League title on Thursday,. Branney was taken to hospital after breaking three vertebrae in a crash while racing for his hometown club
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NHS staff face uncertain time
There is growing disquiet throughout the NHS as further changes planned by the Government leak out. Substantial extra funding for health services had been welcomed in the past year or so, but it is now evident that much of the increase is flowing out
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Rugby: Banbury survive comeback
Midlands Division 3 South East: Peter Flemming had a fine individual game as Banbury Bulls went top with a 33-31 win against Northampton Mens Own. The full back scored two tries in an 18-point haul, but the hosts almost lost the 28-6 lead they had on
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Rugby: Olli lights up Wallingford
Wallingford ended Oxford's 100 per cent record in spectacular style with a 38-0 drubbing in Saturday's BB & O Premier Division contest. Marshalled superbly by man-of-the-match Olli Henderson, the hosts racked up six tries, including two each for winger
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October 4: No time for wavering
Is Oxfordshire County Council fully committed to providing safety barriers on Oxford's Eastern Bypass? We ask because David Robertson, the Cabinet member for transport, appears to be wavering. Five weeks ago, he told us that under council criteria, the
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Foyer project back on cards
A scheme to house, educate and train vulnerable youngsters in Oxford is being looked at six years after councillors shelved the idea because it was deemed too controversial. Oxford City Council had the chance to access £500,000 of Government money to
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Family's tribute to tragic schoolgirl
The family of a 14-year-old girl killed in a road accident have spoken of the joy she brought to all who knew her. Chloe Owens, of Marriotts Lane, Haddenham, near Thame, was killed after being hit by a car while crossing the Thame bypass, near the junction
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Beware of the (French) cows
Lock-keepers in Oxfordshire have been given permission to put up signs warning the public about the possible dangers of attacks by cows during strolls in the countryside. The Environment Agency gave the go-ahead after two people were attacked by cows
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Football: Talbot heaps praise on chairman Kassam
Brian Talbot has lavished praise on chairman Firoz Kassam - and issued a warning to his players that they face a test of endurance as winter approaches. A six-game unbeaten run has lifted United to seventh in the table and into the League Two play-off
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Listening to rhetoric
It would appear that Jim Crawford (Oxford Mail, September 24) would rather listen to the sound of his own rhetoric than any common sense. As he is so certain of his ground, perhaps he would like to stand up and tell us all that at no time has he ever
