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New rules for rented homes
LANDLORDS must register for new type of licence or face prosecution, Cherwell District Council has warned. Landlords and property management agents, who let multiple-occupation houses, may need to apply for a licence as part of a nationwide drive to
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Man's head swelled to twice normal size
POLICE investigating the murder of a man whose head swelled to twice its normal size after burns to the face have criticised hospital staff who failed to report the assault for three weeks. Ambulance crews found Joseph Byrne in a flat at Herschel Crescent
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Guns seized in armed raids in city
FOUR shotguns, a rifle with a silencer and ammunition which had all been stolen were seized in police raids targeting a crime ring. Police said they were "relieved and delighted" to retrieve the weapons in one of the biggest finds of recent years in
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Ban for Oxford United pitch invader
A MAN who ran on to the pitch at an Oxford United game has been banned from all football matches for three years. Adam Broadbent, 24, was one of two men who carried out a pitch invasion at Mansfield Town's Field Mill ground earlier this month during
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University fails in court bid over lab protests
OXFORD University has failed in its attempt to ban animal rights campaigners from demonstrating in Oxford, but has succeeded in preventing protests outside buildings where exams are being held. Mr Justice Holland said he wanted to visit the site of
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Fresh hope for county rail link
TRAINS linking Oxford and Bicester with Milton Keynes and Bedford could be running within five years, after a Government report backed plans for an East-West rail service. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister this week published its East-West Links
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Harry's girl gets haircut in Abingdon
THERE would seem to be only one place where one would get oneself ready for an heir to the throne's big night fashionable Abingdon. Prince Harry's girlfriend Chelsy Davy cut a dash through the town on Wednesday as she prepared for her boyfriend Prince
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Street market for Jericho
A STREET in Jericho, Oxford, will soon play host to a thriving market after being given the go-ahead by councillors. The market, which will be held at the Walton Street end of Jericho Street, will feature about 12 stalls, most of which will be run by
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Go-ahead for cafe culture in Oxford
IT IS a scene more familiar with the streets of Paris shoppers sipping espressos at pavement cafs as they watch the world go by. But now the streets of central Oxford will also have this continental 'caf culture' feel to them, after councillors approved
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Law firm clerk mishandled money
A SOLICITORS' clerk paid off £4,000 of customers' debt with money taken from other clients, a misconduct hearing was told. Elizabeth Gough pretended she had recovered money owed to the clients in court judgements, when, in fact, she had simply taken
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Eleven people caught flouting water ban
ELEVEN Oxfordshire residents have been reported for washing their cars and watering their gardens in Oxfordshire since the hosepipe ban came in. Thames Water introduced the restrictions across the region in the face of severe drought, but this has not
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Nurse jury sent home
THE jury in a trial of a nurse accused of murdering two patients and causing GBH to a further 16 has been sent home until Tuesday. Ben Geen, 25, of Banbury, is accused of murdering Anthony Bateman, 65, and David Onley, 75, at the Horton Hospital, Banbury
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Pilot crashed in snowstorm
A woman pilot was unlikely to have received a weather forecast which might have prevented her from crashing her light aircraft in a snow storm, a report has revealed. Lynne Cook, 53, from Bicester, was making a return flight from Shobdon airfield in
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Record figures at power station
Didcot power station has been at full stretch over the past few months due to the long cold winter. The coal-fired station, run by RWE npower, announced record power figures and has been at full capacity for three months. The increased demand was
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Peace at last
An £11m scheme to resurface the A34 north of Oxford was completed early today (April 13). The Highways Agency work to lay a quieter road surface between Peartree junction and Weston-on-the Green began in September. It was due to be finished last month
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Harvey scores double top
Tim Harvey, of Woodstock, came away with two top placings in the opening rounds of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Brands Hatch. In the opening round ,he finished second and was third in the second round. Both races were won by Ipswich driver Richard
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Buses are for all
I think Susan McCormack has an attitude towards mums with pushchairs on buses (Oxford Mail, April 4). My husband is epileptic and works nights. Many times he has collapsed in the street and come home in an ambulance. We pay full rent, council tax
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40-year battle to clear ditch
I am responding to Sue Lygo's letter about litter on the Oxford ring road (Oxford Mail, April 8) My garden backs on to the ring road between Heyford Hill and Redbridge roundabout, and I have had a running battle with the city and county councils for
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Nothing to fear from cafe tables
Oxford City Council officers urged on by conservationists tried to block plans to bring a cafe culture to Broad Street. They feared that tables and chairs outside one eaterie would 'clutter' the road and block views of the buildings. Councillors
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The Insider: April 13
IT'S good to know that in this ever-changing world we can at least rely on the police to get things right. Or so we thought. The boys in blue had to hastily rearrange a photocall yesterday to raise awareness about the serious issue of unlicensed taxis
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Nothing Wilde
What a shame the scriptwriters for Frasier weren't around in Oscar Wilde's day how they could have upped the comic ante in Lady Windermere's Fan, as well as all that social commentary and satire for which Wilde is so constantly celebrated. But as they
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Kenneth Kilbee
An all-round sportsman and former publican in Abingdon, Kenneth Kilbee, has died at his home after a short illness, aged 77. Mr Kilbee, of Baker Road, played football, captaining Abingdon Town for several seasons and also played for MG Sports. He
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Ken Coggins
A well-respected publican who spent 26 years pulling pints and providing a listening ear for customers has died aged 84. Father-of-two Ken Coggins passed away on April 2 in the house he was born in, The Croft, in Headington, Oxford. He and his late
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Meet the kids from foam
From foam parties in the Balearics to beer goggles Down Under, SARA SMITH has toured clubland to compile this definitive list of the top 10 international destinations for banging beats and stomping feet. IBIZA: For the clubbing experience of a lifetime
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SPEEDWAY: Sad Cheetahs denied again
Oxford Cheetahs 42, Eastbourne Eagles 48: Oxford boss Aaron Lanney was disappointed and angry as Cheetahs fell to their eighth successive defeat in the Elite League, going down by six points against Eastbourne at Oxford Stadium. Lanney said: "The changes
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FOOTBALL: Cool Searl keeps Dunstable out
Thame Utd 0, Dunstable Tn 0: A superb performance from goalkeeper Paul Searl earned Thame United their first league clean sheet of the season in Southern League Division 1 West. Thame, who gave a debut to 42-year-old former England midfielder Neil
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FOOTBALL: Willis seals cup for Wheatsheaf
Autotype UTV League: John Willis fired extra-time winner as holders Wheatsheaf Didcot retained the Ridgeway Cup, with a 2-1 victory against Dorchester United at Wantage Town. Dorchester had the better of the early exchanges, with top-scorer Brian
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FOOTBALL: Holden is hero for Six Bells
Morrells of Oxford Sunday: Luke Holden bagged a brace as Six Bells Kidlington reached the final with a 4-1 victory against Wolvercote. Bells went ahead midway through the first half when Danny Mason headed home. Just before the break, Bells doubled
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FOOTBALL: McCalmon puts Nelson on brink
Morrells of Oxford Sunday League: Julian McCalmon hammered a hat-trick as Nelson moved to the brink of the Premier Division championship by completing the double over last year's champions Highfield with a convincing 5-1 victory on Tuesday night. Highfield
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FOOTBALL: Super Saxton close in on championship
Autotype UTV League: Saxton Rovers need only one point from their final game to reclaim the Division 1 crown after a 4-1 away win at Forest Hill. Matty Shelton put them ahead from 25 yards, before Michael Beal finished from close range and Jody Granito
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BOXING: Maisey stars to claim big scalp
Wolvercote light-welter- weight Mark Maisey was in truly dynamic form as he claimed the prized scalp of former Home Counties champion Billy Crotty in the bout of the night at Oxford United's Kassam Stadium. Launching solid shots with both hands off
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BILLIARDS: Witney are closing in on title
Witney beat Morris Motors 2-1 to increase their lead at the top of Oxford & District League Division 1 to four points. Despite losing the opening game when Doug Baker (+60) overran Terry Cook (+30) 200-88, Witney hit back to take the next two. Chris
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Jana Poliakova of Campus Buttery in Broad Street
It is a scene more familiar with the streets of Paris shoppers sipping espressos at pavement cafes as they watch the world go by. But now the streets of central Oxford will also have a continental 'cafe culture' feel to them, after councillors approved
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TABLE TENNIS: Beaten Forum A are champs
Forum A were crowned Oxford & District League Division 1 champions despite going down 6-4 to Forum B. A maximum from Karl Bushell earned Forum A the point which gave them the title. Jeremy and Andrew Flint posted two wins each for Forum B, and it
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BAR BILLIARDS: Oxford facing uphill task
Oxford A are facing an uphill task in the Inter-Area Competition after going down 4-1 to Reading A in the second round, first leg at Caversham Working Men's Club. Keith Sheard (12,280, break 12,100) won Oxford's only point. Oxford seek to pull back
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BOWLS: Oxon storm to national titles
Oxfordshire enjoyed a double success at the English Short Mat Association National Championships at Kettering. Mathew Smith and Trevor Brown won the pairs title, and then teamed up with David Wiggins and Roger Wiggins to take the fours crown. Smith
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Huw's in world cup cop squad
It sounds like the perfect summer job for any football fan. You're paid to be at the World Cup in Germany for as long as England stay in the tournament. But, like all these things, there's a catch. Despite being yards from the kick-off of every
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Jean to celebrate day with the Queen
Jean Barrett will be celebrating her birthday in regal style this year at Buckingham Palace with the Queen. The 79-year-old, from Fringford, near Bicester, shares her birth date with the monarch April 21, 1926 and has been picked from thousands of
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It's a breeze for charity surfer
Dan A schoolboy from Oxfordshire has set a world record after becoming the youngest person to windsurf across the English Channel and back again. Dan Simpson, 15, from Middleton Stoney, near Bicester, battled gusts of wind and the wash from huge container
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Locked away
A paedophile who raped a young girl twice and indecently assaulted four other young girls has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Laud Lawrence, 66, was sentenced at Oxford Crown Court yesterday for committing 13 sexual offences between November 1971
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GOLF: Results
CHIPPING NORTON Senior Ladies' Stableford: 1 M Pettifer 34pts, 2 L Evans 32 (cb), 3 J Schofield 32. Ladies' Monthly Stableford: 1 M Bradburn 38pts, 2 Jane Laurie 34 (cb), 3 Jan Krouse 34. Ladies' Bring & Win: 1 A Edmondson, 2 M Smith. Junior Stableford
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One day sale victim warns the public
Consumers are being urged not to be fooled by the promise of bargains at one day sales after an Oxford man unwittingly paid £250 for poor quality goods. Trading Standards issued the warning after an auction-type con which was held at the Bullingdon
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GOLF: Rowlands one short
CHIPPING Norton pro Neil Rowlands (right) had to be content with second place in the PGA Europro Tour Final Qualifying School at Frilford Heath. Rowlands led by two shots going into the final round, but carded a 76 to finish one behind David Porter
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Outdoor cafes get go-ahead
It is a scene more familiar with the streets of Paris shoppers sipping espressos at pavement cafes as they watch the world go by. But now the streets of central Oxford will also have a continental 'cafe culture' feel to them, after councillors approved
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Victim of raid 'left in dark'
A businessman has spoken angrily about the sentence handed out to a man who ram-raided his Wantage motorcycle shop and has left him close to bankruptcy. Troy Thomas, who opened TTR Motorcycles shortly before last Christmas, in Hans Avenue, claims he
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GOLF: O'Connor in Welsh debut
FRILFORD Heath junior Katherine O'Connor made her international debut for the Welsh Girls team at the St Leonards Trophy in Scotland last week. O'Connor, 16, finished in eighth place with scores of 80 and 78 on the St Andrews Links course, beating the
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Give an egg not a bunny
An animal charity that spent thousands rehoming unwanted rabbits last year is urging people not to give bunnies as Easter presents. Staff from the Burford Blue Cross adoption centre say that dozens of families who buy rabbits as gifts find they cannot
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Byebye to the NHS barracks
Vital NHS workers are enjoying new homes which have replaced 1940s barracks-style digs at Oxford's Churchill Hospital. Managers at the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust believe the £8m development of 225 low-rent flats called Randolph Court, at the
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Golf: Wootton stars as Frilford flounder
ADAM Wootton ensured Oxford City whitewashed Frilford Heath in Section 1 of the Shaw & Co Oxfordshire Foursomes League. He holed a 20-foot birdie on the 18th hole at Southfield to give him and Larry Holder a one up victory over Paul Dalton and Ian Disney
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'Super' centre helps elderly
A day care unit in Bicester is to receive a £230,000 revamp, making it Oxfordshire's first designated "super" day centre for the elderly. Bicester Day Centre in Launton Road will be the first in a series of resource centres across the county, which
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Greens play fair
A newly-formed environmental group in Wantage is joining forces with the town's youth centre to stage an outdoor rock extravaganza this summer. Rock in the Park, the annual music festival organised by The Sweatbox centre, has been backed by the Little
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GOLF: Round crowned Oxon champion
TADMARTON Heath's Sam Round was crowned Oxfordshire ladies champion after coming from behind to defeat Burford's Nicola Sparks at Carswell. It was very even until Sparks went two up at the 14th hole, but she lost the next after missing a short putt.
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Makeover for town car park
Abingdon's nine-floor multi-storey car park is set for a major refurbishment costing £320,000. Work will start on Tuesday and last for three months. In a move to improve safety, beat vandals and drugs users, the seven upper floors of The Charter will
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Crackdown on vandals begins
Undercover police have laun- ched a crackdown on drunken vandalism in Didcot and Wallingford. Plain clothes officers targeted known hotspots in both town centres in 'Operation Manoeuvre' over the past two weeks. Police say they will continue with similar
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Court ruling on sham marriages spells problems
Oxfordshire's Registration Service fears there will be more arrests on the steps of Oxford register office, after the High Court ruled tough new rules on sham marriages discriminate against immigrants. During 2004, eight men and one woman were arrested
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Theft puts fun at risk
Thieves have put this year's Wallingford Fun Day in danger, prompting a cry for help from organising committee chairman Chris Tyndall. The burglars who broke into his Buckell and Ballard estate agents' premises in Market Place and stole a safe also
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Stolen guns found in raid
Four shotguns, a rifle with a silencer and ammunition which had all been stolen were seized in police raids targeting a crime ring. Police said last night they were "relieved and delighted" to retrieve the weapons in one of the biggest finds of recent
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SEAT team dominate at Brands
SEAT won all three races at the opening round of the Dunlop British Touring Car Championship at Brands Hatch as the event came to a early climax when reigning champion Matt Neal crashed out. James Thompson took the first two race wins in the SEAT Leon
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Sarrazin keeps Subaru in the hunt
BANBURY'S Subaru World Rally Team driver Stephane Sarrazin picked up the final point for Subaru with eighth place in the Rally of Corsica. Defending champion Sebastien Loeb continued his dominance of the World Rally Championship series with a victory
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Debate opens on academy
PEOPLE living in Banbury are to be consulted on controversial plans to transform the town's Drayton School into a £20m academy backed by private sponsors. Independent educational consultant Dame Jocelyn Barrow will this week begin seeking views on the
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Baby unit plea
ANOTHER family has come forward to support the campaign to keep full paediatric services at the Horton Hospital, Banbury. This week Andrew and Joanne Webb, who live on Cherwell Heights, have described how on-the-spot treatment at the Horton's maternity
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Student's hunt for life-saving donors
A CROPREDY medical student is organising a clinic to help find bone marrow donors for a leukaemia charity. Zoe Crosse, a second year student at Manchester University, is working with the Anthony Nolan Trust to enlist local people to the charity's bone
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News in brief
A BAG snatcher got away with a small amount of cash after he attacked a 79-year-old woman in a pub car park. The victim was walking past the Paddocks pub in the Cherwell Heights area of Banbury when a man demanded she hand over her bag. When she refused
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£12.5m boost for social housing
A £12.5m grant from the Housing Corporation will fund 288 new affordable homes in Cherwell. The money will go to registered social landlords housing associations and the new quota of houses will be in addition to the programme already in place.
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Award for blossoming garden centre
MIDDLETON Cheney garden centre Purely Plants is outgrowing its bigger competitors. It has been named the Most Improved Garden Centre of 2005 by the the Horticultural Trades Association the national body for the nursery and garden centre sector. The
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History guard for old air base
IT IS most often associated with the protection of pretty old-fashioned villages, or towns steeped in rich historical buildings. But this week councillors gave conservation area status to a military base, known more for its ugly concrete bunkers and
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Former mayor dies aged 86
FORMER Banbury mayor and well-known businessman Jim Vine has died at the age of 86. Mr Vine had spent the last year of his life at Galanos House, a Royal British Legion care home in Southam. He will be remembered for his sporting achievements, business
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Club prepares for musical birthday bash
TOP group ColvinQuarmby will be the next guests at Banbury's Ride a Cock Horse Folk Club and a surprise birthday party could make the evening, next Wednesday, a session to remember. Heading up the group is Gerry Colvin, who has been described at one
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Waste disposal deadline looms
INCINERATORS will only be built in Oxfordshire if they are environmentally safe and able to generate electricity. That is the view of Oxfordshire County Council, as time runs out to find new methods of disposing of the county's waste most of which
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Salute to cadets
BANBURY'S Air Cadets marched through the town on Sunday to receive a rare civic honour. More than 150 cadets, led by the group's marching band, received the award from town mayor John Brooks. The honour, equivalent to Freedom of the Borough, coincided
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Harry's girl has trim in Abingdon
There would seem to be only one place where one would get oneself ready for an hair, sorry heir, to the throne's big night: the fashionable and trendy climes of... Abingdon. Prince Harry's girlfriend Chelsy Davy cut a dash through the Oxfordshire town
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FOOTBALL: Battling teams earn a point apiece
Team Bath 2 Banbury United 2 POOR conditions got the better of both teams, but despite a rock-hard, uneven pitch and a swirling wind, both sides showed plenty of effort and tried to push forward at every opportunity. Banbury got off to a dream start
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Planning for the future
A TEN-POINT plan, designed to improve the lives of Cherwell residents, is to be discussed by Banbury Town Council's resources committee tonight. The Cherwell Community Plan is a vision for the future and sets out targets to be achieved by 2016. The
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Last-gasp legal bid to halt 1,000 homes
CAMPAIGNERS against plans to build 1,000 houses at Bodicote/Bankside could use the Human Rights Act to stop the development. The move could be the final throw of the dice for protesters who have fought against the proposals since they were first announced
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Easter egg trail to tempt families
VISITORS can enjoy a cracking day out with the National Trust at Upton House this Easter. The historic property near Banbury has lined up an Easter Egg Trail, offering a great family outing. The event will take place every day between Saturday and
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Museum to stage Easter fun
BANBURY Museum is planning a busy Easter, with children's activities on offer throughout the holidays. Most events are "turn up on the day" and do not need advanced booking, though children aged 11 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Further
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Shares blow for company
A NORTH Oxfordshire software firm has moved quickly to quell rumours that caused a sudden and unexplained Stock Market panic, wiping out almost half its value in a matter of minutes. Market traders blamed vague gossip of financial difficulties at iSOFT
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Candidates set for poll battle
THE race is on for control of Cherwell District Council. 0n Thursday, May 4, those living in the north of the county will cast their votes. A total of 45 candidates will battle to represent 18 seats. Two Oxfordshire County Council by-elections are
