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HORSE RACING: Morrison magic sees King reign
EAST Ilsley trainer Hughie Morrison landed his second big Saturday sprint handicap in succession when Baltic King swept to victory in the Wokingham Stakes at Royal Ascot. The master of Summerdown Stables, who sent out Prince Tamino to capture the William
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HORSE RACING: Baddam doubles up for Channon
WEST Ilsley trainer Mick Channon hailed Baddam as an 'amazing horse' after the four-year-old gave him a famous double by adding the Queen Alexandra Stakes to Tuesday's Ascot Stakes win. Ian Mongan brought Baddam with a storming late run to deny runner-up
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AEA Technology 105 BMW 2614 Electrocomponents 242.5 Isoft Group 88.25 Oxford Bio 24.5 Oxford Instruments 208.25 Reed Elsevier 524.5 RM 153.75 RPS 203.25 Torex Retail 64.75 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley, Abingdon
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CRICKET: OCA results
Division 1 Tetsworth 255-9 (P Miller 62, H Shallow 56, A Cooper 4-50), Hook Norton 88 (C Quow 8-32). Great Horwood 274-9 (N Hogston 70, L Norris 60no, S Parker 45, N Merry 3-56, C McCallum 3-75), Charlbury 140-7 (C Harper 32, M McStraw 3-23). Horley
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CRICKET: Henley stay in touch
Henley stayed in contact with leaders High Wycombe after picking up 11 points from a drawn match against Finchampstead which produced a total of 637 runs. Stuart Seymour (131) and Lee Nurse (53) helped Finchampstead to a commanding 326-8, but Henley
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CRICKET: Dahabi is Thame star
In-form Thame remain hot on the heels of Division 2 West leaders Farnham Royal after a convincing victory at home to Gerrards Cross on Saturday. Spinner Haresh Dahabi, their overseas professional, took 5-68 as Gerrards limped to 167-9 from their 60
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CRICKET: Haupt steps on the gas!
A punishing century from Craig Haupt gave Banbury a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Tring Park at White Post Road on Saturday. The powerful left-hander blasted an unbeaten 126 off just 108 balls, including a six and 21 fours to see his side past
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CRICKET: Bicester get Royal lesson
Bicester & North Oxford stay bottom of the table after an eight-wicket defeat at leaders Farnham Royal on Saturday their fourth reverse in seven outings. The home side won the toss and elected to field on a slow pitch with variable bounce and their
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CRICKET: Quow steals show
Colin Quow ripped through Hook Norton as Tetsworth romped to a 167-run victory in Division 1 on Saturday. Batting first, Tetsworth posted 255-9, Philmore Miller hitting 62 and Hyron Shallow 56. Quow then took centre-stage with the ball, claiming 8
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CRICKET: Hewitt's day to forget
Oxfordshire's former Middlesex all-rounder Jamie Hewitt had one of those days he would prefer to forget yesterday. On the first day of the county's Western Division match against Herefordshire at Luctonians CC, near Leominster, Hewitt made a duck, before
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Taxis coast around UK
A Grove family hit twice by cancer is gearing up for a gruelling drive around the UK. Taxi boss John Reeder died of cancer in March just two days before his 73rd birthday, and his grandson has also been diagnosed with the disease. Now the late Mr
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Schumacher vows to go down fighting
Michael Schumacher has promised an all-out attack on Fernando Alonso in the second half of the season after losing more ground to the world champion in the Canadian Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver rescued second place in Montreal despite slipping to
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Two taken to hospital after ring-road collision
Two people were taken to hospital following a crash on the Oxford Eastern By-pass early today. The accident, involving two vehicles, happened on the southbound carriageway near the BMW factory at Cowley shortly after 1am. Fire crews cut one person
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AEA Technology 109 BMW 2623 Electrocomponents 242 Isoft Group 87 Oxford Bio 25 Oxford Instruments 208.75 Reed Elsevier 524.5 RM 162.75 RPS 202.5 Torex Retail 62.5 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley, Abingdon
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AEA Technology 109 BMW 2623 Electrocomponents 242 Isoft Group 87 Oxford Bio 25 Oxford Instruments 208.75 Reed Elsevier 524.5 RM 162.75 RPS 202.5 Torex Retail 62.5 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley, Abingdon
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RESULTS: WEEKEND ROUND-UP
MINOR COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP Western Division Oxfordshire 254 (C Smith 56, I Hawtin 48), Herefordshire 220-4 (H Langford 74no, I Thomas 54). CCS HOME COUNTIES PREMIER LEAGUE Division 1 Tring Park 205 (65.5 ovs, M Bowyer 75, A Pusey 65, L Ryan 5-
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MOTORSPORT: Alonso happy to break duck
Fernando Alonso tightened his suffocating grip on a second world championship with a consummate display at Montreal to end his North American jinx. The Enstone-based Renault driver, who lives in Oxford, kept his cool when plenty around were losing theirs
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SPEEDWAY: Fairytale victory for Andersen
Hans Andersen wrote his own Danish fairytale in Copenhagen on Saturday with a stunning victory in the fifth Grand Prix of the 2006 series. Andersen, controversially omitted from the GP line-up this season but given a wild card for this event, responded
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Teen tycoons reach for the stars
A group of teenage entrepreneurs are heading for national stardom after winning a top award. Jinx, a company run by girls from Oxford High School, claimed the overall title at the south east regional final of the Young Enterprise Awards. Now they
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All in a hard day's work
It was hard work all day long for Joan Clifford in the Women's Land Army during the Second World War. Living in digs at Banbury, she did a milk round in the morning, then worked on a farm in the afternoon. Mrs Clifford, of Sutton Courtenay, wrote
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Community relives the old days
Cheers! Former residents of The Friars in Oxford knew how to celebrate. This picture was taken in 1975 when members of that wonderful city community relived the good old days at a reunion. They lived in the many rows of terrace houses in St Ebbe's
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Mayor's parade helpers fear show's over
A voluntary organisation may end its involvement with the Lord Mayor's Parade in Oxford after playing a part in the event for 30 years. Oxford Isis Lions collected just £240 for charities at this year's Gala Day, which traditionally ends the parade,
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Evicted tenants leave trail of filth inside
A bag of excrement and blood, a garden filled with rubbish, and starving pets greeted landlords when they finally managed to evict their nightmare tenants. Property developers Danielle Ponty, 25, and her partner Stephen Armstrong, 33, of Cowley, were
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Tory stealth tax
I have just received my questionnaire from the county council about plans for a Tory stealth tax to be imposed on the residents of Oxford by charging us to park in our own streets. The questionnaire that accompanies the stealth tax proposals is as biased
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Water wasted washing cars
I have abided by the hosepipe ban, imposed by Thames Water, for two months or so and have consoled myself that I am doing my bit towards staving off a complete ban, should it be necessary. Imagine my dismay, however, when I cycled past Ridgeway VW garage
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Developer's appeal fails
A developer has lost his appeal to build 52 homes at Milton Heights, near Abingdon, despite support from the parish council and housing organisations. The Vale of White Horse District Council ruled that the proposal not only violated the county structure
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Motorists warned to expect more delays
Drivers can expect yet more delays on Oxfordshire roads as the county council launches its latest series of roadworks. Five stretches of the A44 are set to be resurfaced in July, meaning lane closures, 10mph speed limits and temporary traffic lights
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Herceptin may put £3m on bill
Cash-strapped NHS primary care trusts in Oxfordshire could have to find another £3m to fund the breast cancer drug Herceptin. Draft guidance on the use of the drug for the treatment of early stage breast cancer was issued earlier this month, after a
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Arson fails to wreck results
A school has made a defiant stand against arsonists by rebuilding a classroom and gaining a glowing inspectors' report, only three months after being ravaged by fire. Children's schoolwork went up in flames and a classroom was gutted after arsonists
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Crowds flock to Mail motor show
More than 5,000 people packed Cutteslowe Park in Oxford yesterday for the 14th Oxford Mail Motor Show. The show, combined with a summer fayre, and a children's funfair, offered entertainment for the whole family. Alongside the motor trade, motorcycle
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Fans revel in England's 1-0 victory over Ecuador
Pubs in the centre of Oxford were packed to the hilt with England fans yesterday as they cheered on their team and watched them beat Ecuador 1-0 for a place in the World Cup quarter finals. Steele MacKenzie, manager of comedy club Jongleurs in Hythe
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Sir Elton's two-hour show has fans on feet
He is one of the biggest music stars ever to perform a concert in Oxford. Since the date was announced last October, Elton John fans from across Oxfordshire and beyond have been eagerly waiting for the big day to arrive. And about 16,500 people took
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Car hits boys: man arrested
Police opened an attempted murder inquiry after four teenagers were struck by a car. A 17-year-old youth was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford with serious head injuries as a result of the incident in Jerome Way, Shipton-on-Cherwell, near
