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ELECTION: Early Tory success
There was a predictable flurry of Tory successes when the first results for the elections to Cherwell District Council came in. The Conservatives held on to Banbury Calthorpe with Colin Clarke gaining a majority of 521 over Labour challenger Henry Goodman
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ELECTION: First City results
The first results in the 2006 local elections for Oxford City Council have started to come in. An early high-profile casualty was the Lib Dem chairman of the council's licensing committee Tony Brett who lost his Cowley Marsh seat unexpectedly to Labour's
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Thursday's closing local share prices
AEA Technology 112 BMW 2921 Electrocomponents 257 Isoft Group 110.5 Oxford Bio 29.75 Oxford Instruments 211 Reed Elsevier 539.25 RM 197 RPS 204.5 Torex Retail 95.75 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley, Abingdon.
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Thursday's closing share prices
AEA Technology 112 BMW 2921 Electrocomponents 257 Isoft Group 110.5 Oxford Bio 29.75 Oxford Instruments 211 Reed Elsevier 539.25 RM 197 RPS 204.5 Torex Retail 95.75 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley, Abingdon
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ON A WING AND PRAYER
A lifelong carer of birds offers her advice on the best welfare for fledglings, writes ELIZABETH EDWARDS When this year's fledglings are making their first ventures from the nest and preparing to become independent of the parent birds, there may be
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Time for heated words on global warming
He did not want to be a messenger of doom in his Oxford lecture, but Lord May, one of the UK's leading scientists, said the world was at best facing increasing climate disruption, at worst, devastation "We don't know how many distinct species of animals
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Big Chill meets WOMAD
PETER CANN previews the first of the region's major summer musical events the Wychwood Festival Festival mania seems to be getting into full swing and next on the horizon is one of the most up-and-coming events that just happens to be almost on our
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Tales of county artistic folk
HELEN PEACOCKE previews the annual Oxfordshire Artweeks extravaganza, the largest open studio festival of visual art in the country, which starts this month The popular Artweeks festival highlights the work of so many extremely talented amateur artists
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Dramatic entrance
GILES WOODFORDE talks to the new director of Garsington Opera ahead of their new season Before you know it, Oxfordshire's annual profusion of outdoor theatre and opera productions will begin. But one of the principal characters involved will be missing
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Historian who questioned importance of Renaissance
OXFORD historian Philip Jones, whose controversial works questioned the significance of the Renaissance, has died aged 84. He was born in London and educated at St Dunstan's College, Catford, where his teachers encouraged him to apply to Oxford. After
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Former captain of city golf club
MARY Tullo, who has died aged 83, had a great love of music and sport. She sang in the Oxford Bach Choir for many years and was a keen hockey player, cricketer and golfer. She was captain and later president of the Oxford Ladies Golf Club, based at
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Tory student facing election fraud probe
POLICE have launched an investigation into election fraud in the campaign of a student standing for Oxford City Council. Charles Steel, a Merton College undergraduate and president-elect of Oxford University Conservative Association, was standing for
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Oxford ranked top university
OXFORD University has retained its ranking as the best UK university in the The Guardian newspaper's annual guide, beating Cambridge for a second year running. Oxford Brookes University came 53rd overall and was named among the top institutions for
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Geen to be sentenced next week
Nurse Benjamin Geen is due to be sentenced on Wednesday for murdering two patients and causing grievious bodily harm to another 15. Geen, 25, of Orchard Way, Banbury, was found guilty at Oxford Crown Court two weeks ago of murdering Anthony Bateman,
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Man killed in crash outside boarding school
THREE pupils were involved in a crash that killed the driver of their car as they returned to their independent school following a weekend away. A 19-year-old man died and a 16-year-old boy was seriously injured in the crash outside Kingham Hill School
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Queen visiting city today
THE Queen was seeing a garden created in memory of her late sister, Princess Margaret, for the first time during her visit to Oxford today. Her Majesty was spending the morning at the Rothermere American Institute in South Parks Road, where she was
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Towpath rape investigated
Detectives sealed off the towpath alongside the Thames in Oxford early today after a woman said she had been raped. The woman, who is in her early 20s, contacted police at 2.30am. The towpath near Donnington Bridge, and a nearby wooded area, were taped
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Theatre group suffers second arson
Organisers of Oxford's Gang Show have suffered another setback after their city headquarters was set alight for the second time. Fire crews were called to the Scout hut in William Kimber Crescent, Headington, at 2.20am today after the hut was set on
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Blaze at derelict house
Fire crews tackled a blaze at a derelict house in Witney last night. Twenty firefighters were called to the fire in Burwell Drive at 9.45pm. The fire at the detached house destroyed part of the roof and first floor. No-one was hurt in the incident
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Gripping stuff for grim tale
Edward Albee's award-winning play Three Tall Women focuses on old age and death and is therefore hardly ideal for those in search of escapist entertainment. But why escape? Death being a fact of life - indeed, life's only certainty we should surely
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It's all white in Norway
That wouldn't have happened a few years ago, I thought as I picked my face up off the snow. However, a few years ago I was living in Norway and skiing once or twice a week on the cross-country trails - or 'loype' to give them their Norwegian name -
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Noise complaint led to stabbing
A drunken yob who stabbed his housemate for complaining his music was too loud has been jailed. Sergio De Almeida, 18, knifed hotel worker Kean Taylor in the ribs after he knocked on his bedroom door at their shared house in Woodstock Road, Oxford,
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Today's local share prices
AEA Technology 109 BMW 2928 Electrocomp 256.25 iSoft 110.75 Oxford Biomedica 29.5 Oxford Inst 211 RM 198 Reed Elsevier 539 RPS 199.75 Torex Retail 95.5 Shares supplied by Redmayne Bentley, Abingdon
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Today's local share prices
AEA Technology 109 BMW 2928 Electrocomp 256.25 iSoft 110.75 Oxford Biomedica 29.5 Oxford Inst 211 RM 198 Reed Elsevier 539 RPS 199.75 Torex Retail 95.5 Shares supplied courtesy of Redmayne Bentley, Abingdon
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Brands double for Bristow
Mini racer Gavin Bristow, of Cholsey, scored two top-ten places in the latest round of the Mini Challenge at Brands Hatch. Driving the Oxford Associates Mini, he qualified tenth and eighth and finished sixth and seventh in the two races. In the first
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Derbyshire ready for home debut
Oxfordshire GT racer Jamie Derbyshire will be at his home venue of Silverstone this weekend for round one of the FIA GT Championship. The Spirit Motor Group backed driver is stepping up to the top level GT1 category of the international series, driving
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Hit them hard — all the time
We are constantly told that crime in Britain is on a downward path. That might be true overall, but there are some worrying statistics buried beneath the figures. Crime in Oxfordshire, for example, is said to have dropped by 8.1 per cent, with house
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Deepen the river
Your front page picture of reporter Ruth Keeling standing in 20 inches of water at Magdalen Bridge, Oxford, followed by your headline, Barriers, bouncers and lots of police prepare for celebration (Oxford Mail, April 27), set me thinking. Last year,
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Why did scam go on so long?
I read your article about Mohammed Faruq, who cheated Oxfordshire County Council, Oxford City Council and the immigration authorities (Oxford Mail, April 26). How do we allow this type of fraud? According to your report, he owns 60 houses in Oxford
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The Insider: May 4
CANVASSING is thirsty work, so it would seem, and we all know a call of nature can come at any time. So it is with a wry smile that news reaches The Insider that one of a group of activists out knocking on doors in Barton recently was, er, caught short
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Shareholder bails out bookselling firm
OXFORD bookseller Blackwell's has plunged deeper into the red and been bailed out by a multi-million pound loan from its major shareholder. Latest figures for Blackwell Ltd, the book selling arm of the troubled family firm, reveal the company made a
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Stanley Hill
Stanley Hill, a keen charity fundraiser and avid Oxford United supporter, has died aged 80. Father-of-two Mr Hill, of Evans Lane, Kidlington, served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War on convoy duty and in the D-Day landings. After leaving
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GOLF: Results round-up
FRILFORD HEATH Ladies' April Stableford Div 1: 1 P Huntley 38pts, 2 A James 36, 3 E Sadler 35 (cb). Div 2: 1 D Phipps 34, 2 P Lacey 32 (cb), 3 A Yannaghas 32. Macgregor Quaich: 1 P Huntley. Knipe Bowls: 1 C & K Harris +1, 2 B & D Sutton level, 3 B
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Shareholder bails out bookselling firm
Oxford bookseller Blackwell's has plunged deeper into the red and been bailed out by a multi-million pound loan from its major shareholder. Latest figures for Blackwell Ltd, the book selling arm of the troubled family firm, reveal the company made a
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GOLF: Results round-up
FRILFORD HEATH Ladies' April Stableford Div 1: 1 P Huntley 38pts, 2 A James 36, 3 E Sadler 35 (cb). Div 2: 1 D Phipps 34, 2 P Lacey 32 (cb), 3 A Yannaghas 32. Macgregor Quaich: 1 P Huntley. Knipe Bowls: 1 C & K Harris +1, 2 B & D Sutton level, 3 B
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GOLF: Lord Bills trio bag final spot
THREE Lord Williams's School pupils have won through to the regional final of the British Heart Foundation Junior Championship. Thomas Stibbs, 17, Matthew Foster, 17, and Matthew Stibbs, 15 finished first in the qualifier at Waterstock on countback
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GOLF: Chippy upset City in thriller
CHIPPING Norton dramatically defeated defending champions Oxford City 2.5-0.5 in Section 1 of the Shaw & Co Oxfordshire Foursomes League. Their victory inflicted City's first reverse of the season and all three matches went down to the final green.
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GOLF: Davies putting game to the test
A FORMER Oxfordshire publican has launched a new putting game he hopes will prove "an ideal introduction to proper golf". Kevill Davies ran the Old Gate House in Botley Road, Oxford from 1982 to 1988 and the Steventon House Hotel near Harwell after
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FOOTBALL: Horseshoe aces edge into final
Autotype UTV League: Horseshoe, who had started with ten men, booked a place in this Sunday's Alan Alder Memorial Trophy final after an incredible fightback saw them edge out East Hendred 5-3. Neil Thimbleby, Jason Fisher and Simon Beesley looked to
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Crime rate in county down
Crime in Oxford has fallen marginally, but robberies and burglaries have spiralled in the past year, new figures reveal. There were 1,116 burglaries in Oxford between April 1 last year and March 31, compared to 982 the previous year - a 13.6 per cent
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FOOTBALL: Saxon stun Highfield in five-goal thriller
Morrells of Oxford Sunday League: Division 1 outfit Saxon Warriors caused a major upset as they knocked Highfield out of the League Cup 3-2 in the semi-final on Sunday. Saxon started strongly, but squandered several chances in the opening quarter, including
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Crash prompts safety scheme
Campaigners have welcomed plans for new road safety measures following the latest accident at a blackspot on Oxford's Botley Road. Shortly before 7.30am yesterday, a motorcyclist suffered minor injuries and needed hospital treatment following a collision
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BOXING: Ace Pownceby has the power
Sunningwell & District ABC's Stuart Pownceby marched on in the ABA Novice Championships with a unanimous points decision over Watford's David Lloyd at the Pulse Nightclub, Stevenage. oPownceby asserted his authority in the opening two rounds of the
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Queen to view memorial site
The Queen will see a garden created in memory of her late sister Princess Margaret for the first time during her visit to Oxford tomorrow. Her Majesty will spend the morning at the Rothermere American Institute in South Parks Road, where she will officially
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Club wins £32k to boost work
Disabled and disadvantaged youngsters can look forward to three more years of sports and recreation thanks to a cash boost from Children In Need. The Oxsrad youth club, based at the Oxsrad sports centre in Court Place Farm, Marsh Lane, Marston, has
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TABLE TENNIS: Bushell lifts top prize again
Forum A's Karl Bushell lifted the Warner Cup awarded for the most wins in Oxford & District League Division 1 for a remarkable 17th time. Bushell reeled off another maximum to help champions Forum finish the season in style with a 9-1 victory over
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Over at last
Oxfordshire's last few remaining beef farmers yesterday celebrated the end to a 10-year export ban but said it could take years to rebuild their decimated industry. The ban on exporting British beef, which was imposed in 1996 to prevent the spread
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SPEEDWAY: Tomicek in Cheetahs return
Under-fire rider Lubos Tomicek is set to return for Oxford Cheetahs as they take on Swindon Robins at the Abbey Stadium tonight (7.45). Tomicek missed Oxford's impressive performances against champions Coventry last week due to Czech commitments.
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Students stage day of pride
More than 1,000 gay students are expected to descend on Oxford Brookes University for the second annual National Student Pride event later this month. The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Society at Brookes launched the event last year after realising
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Cycle dynasty comes to an end
A family business which has been selling and repairing bicycles in Oxford for nearly a century is soon to serve its last customer. GH Williams, in London Road, Headington, will close next month after keeping the wheels turning for cyclists since 1908
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BOWLS: Watts back in county fold
Headington's Howard Watts, one of Oxfordshire's top bowlers, is back in the fold as the county seek to go one better than last year when they finished runners-up in the EBA Middleton Cup. Work commitments have ruled out Watts in recent seasons including
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Day of events aims to promote peace
A day of events was held in Oxford's South Park to commemorate the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Almost 5,000 people enjoyed the sunshine while being entertained by music from scores of bands in a free event organised by a group of Oxford
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On your marks
Oxford's Town and Gown 10k fun run a popular event on the city's social and sporting calendar is now less than a month away. And this year's race, on Sunday, May 21, will mark the 25th anniversary of the event, which is held in aid of the Muscular
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Counting the cost of perpetual growth
Are there downsides to living in what we are constantly being told is one of the most prosperous counties of one of the richest countries in the world? Reading recent research from Oxfordshire County Council, it is difficult to avoid the conclusion that
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BOWLS: West Witney crash out
West Witney, runners-up in the Oxford & District League Cup last summer, suffered a shock defeat against Shiplake in the preliminary round of this year's competition. Oxford City & County A swept aside Charlbury, while Begbroke edged out Hanborough.
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Traders fear Tesco growth
Tesco, the country's biggest and most successful supermarket chain, looks poised to win its battle to expand in Abingdon. But traders fear a bigger Marcham Road store selling more non-food goods will suck the lifeblood out of small, independent shops
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Shoppers back NHS campaign
Shoppers in Abingdon have demanded the town hospitals be saved and units at Wantage, Didcot, Wallingford and Henley shielded from either closure or change. Abingdon's mayor Alison Rooke accompanied by Town Crier and mayor-elect Peter Green asked people
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Last plots on estate
Plans for the 600 homes that will complete Didcot's Ladygrove estate have been unveiled. Ladygrove East will lie to the north of the A4130, between the existing estate and the Hadden Hill Golf Club. Once complete, the estate will transform the eastern
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Jim calls for united effort
Oxford United needs you - that's the rallying cry to the whole city from Jim Smith today ahead of Saturday's crunch match to decide the club's Football League future. Mr Smith, United's most successful manager, believes his team has what it takes to
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Parents of killed academic speak out
The parents of an academic found stabbed to death in her flat last night spoke of their grief as they prepared to lay her to rest today. The death of Dr Barbara Johnston, shocked the city after she was discovered with 49 stab wounds in her flat in Woodstock
