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AEA Technology 99.5 BMW 2645 Electrocomponents 234.5 Isoft Group 45.25 Oxford Bio 30.75 Oxford Instruments 210 Oxonica 125 Reed Elsevier 567.25 RM 178.25 RPS 226.25 Torex Retail 45 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley, Abingdon
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AEA Technology 99.5 BMW 2645 Electrocomponents 234.5 Isoft Group 45.25 Oxford Bio 30.75 Oxford Instruments 210 Oxonica 125 Reed Elsevier 567.25 RM 178.25 RPS 226.25 Torex Retail 45 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley, Abingdon
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Servicemen's bodies flown home
A PLANE carrying the bodies of five British servicemen killed in Afghanistan this month has touched down on home soil. The C-17 transport aircraft flew into RAF Brize Norton, as the situation in the country it left descends into one of the most violent
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Fire crews tackle major hay blaze
FIREFIGHTERS from across the county worked through the night tackling a blaze when more than 4,000 hay bales caught fire. Crews were called shortly after 6.30pm on Friday to a field off the Kingham to Daylesford Road in Kingham, near Chipping Norton
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Taking a chance on Silverstone tickets
SILVERSTONE circuit says it will give fans their money back if Jenson Button wins the 2007 British Grand Prix. Anyone purchasing an adult grandstand ticket for next year's event, which runs from July 6 to 8, before the end of September, will be given
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Vehicles set alight in town
VEHICLES were set alight in arson attacks in the Banbury area. Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after two vans were set alight about 10.45pm last Tuesday night in Beaumont Business Centre which also caused damage to three industrial
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Show goes on scouts insist
Dozens of youngsters went through their performing paces yesterday as organisers of Oxford's Gang Show vowed to stage the event next year despite two arson attacks. There were fears the show could be shelved after 55 years because the scout hut in William
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Today's local share prices AM
AEA Technology 99.75 BMW 2627 Electrocomponents 238.75 Isoft Group 44.5 Oxford Bio 31 Oxford Instruments 210 Oxonica 125 Reed Elsevier 565.5 RM 174.75 RPS 227.75 Torex Retail 44.5 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley, Abingdon
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Today's local share prices AM
AEA Technology 99.75 BMW 2627 Electrocomponents 238.75 Isoft Group 44.5 Oxford Bio 31 Oxford Instruments 210 Oxonica 125 Reed Elsevier 565.5 RM 174.75 RPS 227.75 Torex Retail 44.5 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley, Abingdon
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RESULTS: Weekend of September 9/10
FOOTBALL NATIONWIDE CONFERENCE Morecambe 0, Oxford Utd 3. BRITISH GAS BUSINESS SOUTHERN LEAGUE Premier Div: Banbury Utd 1, Bath City 1. Div 1 South & West: Andover 1, Oxford City 3; Marlow 1, Didcot Tn 1; Windsor & Eton 1, Abingdon Utd 2. PUMA
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CRICKET: Fisher's feast
ANDY Fisher smashed 143 for Witney Swifts at Minster Lovell as the two relegated sides shared a run-feast on the final day of the Division 1 season. Batting first, Swifts rattled up a huge 300-4, Jason Seacole supporting Fisher with 83, and 18-year-old
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CRICKET: Duo in great escape
A BRILLIANT all-round display by Graham Charlesworth enabled Oxford to escape relegation after an afternoon of tension and drama at Tring Park on Saturday. Oxford started the day in the second relegation position, just four points behind Tring. But
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Summertown bookmaker raided
A MASKED robber made off with cash after threatening staff at knifepoint at a bookmakers in Summertown, Oxford. The robber threatened a woman working in the shop before taking another worker into a back room and forcing him to hand over a significant
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FOOTBALL: City keep run going
Andover 1, Oxford City 3 OXFORD City maintained their unbeaten start to the season, coming from behind to record their second win in Division 1 South & West. The home side took the lead through Paul Hunt, who caught City and keeper Carl Wilkins cold
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FOOTBALL: Fuller's penalty agony
A MISSED penalty by Ady Fuller on his 400th appearance cost Banbury dear in Saturday's Premier Division clash. Fuller saw his spot-kick saved by Bath keeper Paul Evans a minute before the break with the score still at 0-0. And inexplicably, Andy Baird
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FOOTBALL: Abingdon leave it late
Bicester Tn 2, Abingdon Tn 4 ABINGDON Town put their league woes behind them to record a notable FA Vase first qualifying round victory after extra-time. Paul Jezzard opened the scoring from the edge of the area in the 15th minute. But Town couldn't
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FOOTBALL: Hill keeps Ardley on top
Wantage Tn 0, Ardley Utd 4 THREE first-half goals saw leaders Ardley record a comfortable win at Wantage. Jason Allen's cross was completely misjudged by Wantage keeper Paul Belcher and dropped into the net. Then Carl Standen and Adam Richmond combined
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Man stabbed in pub
A MAN in his 20s suffered multiple stab wounds after he was attacked during a row in a pub near Thame. The 22-year-old victim was stabbed several times in the neck, chest and stomach at the Three Pigeons pub in London Road, Milton Common at 12.50am
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Animal rights demo moves to Summertown
ANIMAL rights campaigners took their protest outside the city centre this weekend in their latest demonstration against Oxford University's research lab. About 50 protesters gathered in Banbury Road, Summertown, on Saturday afternoon. Shoppers and
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A woman of refined tastes
One of the biggest mysteries of science is how the human brain functions. Scientists are now tuning into the abilities of a group of people with an unusual condition to help unravel how our brains are networked. Enter the fascinating world of the woman
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As bold as brass
I have to believe in a guardian angel. In August we experienced the joy of technology breaking down. In this case, the car. The old Volvo coughs its last - so we are assured by the garage, who also say "at least £1,500" to simply get in there among the
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Six of the best
I think that the transition from wine drinker to wine enthusiast is nearly always defined by a moment'. I've read the stories and heard the tales of the lucky few who've described their vinous love affair beginning with their first sip of 1986 Chteau
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Decoding da Vinci
This autumn, Oxford is paying tribute to the great Italian genius Leonardo da Vinci and his works as a painter, engineer, natural philosopher and inventor. Throughout the city, museums are hosting exhibitions exploring the artistic and intellectual world
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Pond life
It is a well enough known fact that the British countryside has lost, over the past half-century or so, a very considerable and worrying number of ponds. Northmoor TRust To some extent, 20th century gravel extraction has mitigated these losses in the
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Horse sense
When TV presenter Jenni Falconer won the live final of Only Fools on Horses during the BBC's Sports Relief throughout July, one Oxfordshire man was applauding louder than most. Swedish showjumper Fredrik Bergendorff, who lives and trains just north of
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Snap your favourite slice of landcape
CLIC Sargent, the UK's leading children's cancer charity, has teamed up with Oxfordshire Limited Edition magazine, photographer Charlie Waite and www.uklandscape.net, a website full of amazing British landscape photography, to scout for the best amateur
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Back in fashion
We've certainly had a hot, dry summer and if your garden is full of flagging phloxes, anorexic-looking asters and dehydrated daisies it is time to consider growing some delectable dahlias from down Mexico way. They adore hot summers and never droop,
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Beyond the bounds
Until the Reformation, the Church dominated society, physically as well as mentally. Churches were the most important buildings of the village and the church exerted influence over almost every aspect of life, from baptism to death, with rituals for the
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There's a moose loose . . .
I hear you say: I know that line' but only the mature among us will recognise it from Hoots Mon!, a 1958 hit for Lord Rockingham's XI. Super anoraks will tell you instantly that the song spent 17 weeks in the charts, three at number one. Oh, all right
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Clergyman admits having child sex images
AN OXFORDSHIRE clergyman may be jailed after downloading perverted sex pictures of children. Former Abingdon curate Richard Thomas, 56, admitted at Oxford Crown Court a string of charges after more than 100 indecent images were found on his computer
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Break your programming
Neuro-Linguistic programming (NLP) is one of the fastest growing developments in applied psychology. It deals with the structure of human subjective experience; how we organise what we see, hear and feel, and how we edit and filter the outside world
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Four down - one more left to identify
We have succeeded in identifying one of the mystery musicians in the picture taken in Oxford in the early 1950s (Memory Lane, August 21). We already knew the names of three of them - composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, in the middle, Dr Sydney Watson,
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Getting supplies in despite heavy snow
One of Joan Clifford's biggest challenges in the Women's Land Army came during the severe winter of 1947. She was working on her husband Arthur's farm near Banbury when snow fell incessantly. Mrs Clifford, ne Norman, who now lives in Sutton Courtenay
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Details needed to fill in final's missing blanks
This was obviously an occasion for great celebration. The MG football team from Abingdon had just lifted the Berks and Bucks Intermediate Cup. The picture was taken at Abingdon Town's ground after the final in the 1971-72 season. Micky Turner was
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Minty days still fresh in the memory
Margaret Bowles was a frequent visitor to the Minty furniture factory in Oxford. She would take a short bus ride from school to the factory in Cherwell Street, St Clement's, and get a lift home from her father, Bill Bowles, the firm's managing director
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Plenty of spce!
I love Indian food. Its delicious reliability - a biriani is a biriani wherever it is eaten - is one of its recommendations. But Indian food doesn't have to conform to the fairly standard norm and can, indeed, achieve gourmet status, as I discovered
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Factory made its century
Staff at Minty's in Oxford knew how to make furniture - and, it would seem, how to enjoy themselves. This picture was taken at a staff dance in the late 1940s or early 1950s. It was sent in by Margaret Warland, whose father, Bill Bowles, was managing
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A class act
In the past, VW Beetle and Golf convertibles or cabriolets have proved very popular with lady owners of all ages but the new and larger Eos will extend the appeal, not only to executive women' but to men as well. Having the metal folding roof, instead
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Could it be catching?
Continuing our investigation into catchphrases, it is evident that many derive from advertisements -especially television commercials - which use slogans like "Vorsprung durch Technik" and "Drinka pinta milka day" to reinforce a message. The first of
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Man suffers stab wounds in pub row
A man in his 20s suffered multiple stab wounds after he was attacked during a row in a pub near Thame. The 22-year-old victim was stabbed several times at the Three Pigeons pub in London Road, Milton Common, at 12.50am yesterday. He was taken to the
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Fire crews tackle major hay bale fire
Fire officers believe arsonists may have started a blaze that destroyed 250 tonnes of bailed straw and 300 old tyres on a farm near Watlington yesterday. Four crews were need to deal with the fire, which broke out at about 4pm at Windmill Farm off Britwell
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Split-up spoils 'adoption' link
An Oxford couple who adopted' a young Gambian mother and her baby twins have split up and she has returned to Africa. Peter Blackwell, 62, and Linda Buchwald, 58, met hotel dancer Evelyn Mendy while holidaying in the Gambia, two years ago, and invited
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Lab protesters move out of city centre
Animal rights campaigners took their protest out of the city centre in their latest demonstration against Oxford University's research lab. About 50 protesters gathered in Banbury Road, Summertown, on Saturday afternoon. The protesters congregated
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Briatore claims F1 title race is fixed
Renault F1 chief Flavio Briatore could face the wrath of Formula One's governing body the FIA after claiming this season's world championship battle has been fixed in favour of the departing Michael Schumacher. Briatore is angry his driver, defending
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Love The Leys
Blackbird Leys enjoyed its most successful fair yet as over 3,000 people enjoyed its delights in Saturday's sunshine. Laughter and smiles were the order of the day for the Leys Fair 2006 - and organisers said it showed the positive side of an area rather
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On holiday in Hampshire
There are not that many parts of the British coast that I haven't visited, especially one that is less than two hours from Oxford. Which is why my recent visit to the south east coast, at Fareham, sandwiched between the buzzing cities of Portsmouth and
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Parking talks 'mean nothing'
A city councillor has accused the county council of treating the residents of Oxford with "total contempt" before a meeting about charging for parking permits. Gill Sanders has described Oxfordshire County Council's public consultation about plans to
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Local slates finish appeal
Standing at the centre of the village of Stonesfield, it is only fitting that the church roof was replaced with its namesake tiles. Reclaimed Stonesfield slate is being used to repair the 13th-century St James the Great Church after villagers and donors
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Supporting role on film
A fly-on-the-wall documentary about the life of Oxford's police community support officers is being filmed for ITV. A crew is spending 10 weeks filming the nine PCSOs who work for the city's three teams in Barton, Blackbird Leys and East Oxford for
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Open days celebrate heritage
The smell of fresh paint greeted visitors to Abingdon Museum in the old County Hall, back open after a £10,000 refurbishment. Its relaunch on Saturday coincided with national Heritage Open Days, when historic buildings in Oxfordshire threw open their
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Tough time for smoking pupils
Headteachers at secondary schools across Oxfordshire are getting tough on pupils who smoke by excluding them from classes. They spoke out about their zero tolerance approach on lighting up after figures for exclusions at county schools during the past
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Fear for bingo hall drink plan
Residents fear an increase in noise and antisocial behaviour if a new arts and music venue is allowed to open until 4am. Oxford-based Solarview Ltd has taken on the management of the former Gala bingo hall on the junction of Cowley Road and Magdalen
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Shnaider sells Midland F1 team
Midland Formula One team owner Alex Shnaider has sold the Silverstone-based team to Dutch sportscar company Spyker. Shnaider, who bought Jordan before the 2005 season and renamed them Midland this winter, has been discussing a deal with the group for
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Post office to move to store
The existing post office in Cowley centre Customers of one of Oxford's main post offices are unhappy it is being moved inside a super- market. The Cowley Post Office, in Barns Road, is to close and relocate to the newly refurbished Co-op store in Templars
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Eleonora wins right to stay
A Ukrainian who faced deportation has spoken of her joy at taking her first step towards British citizenship. Eleonora Suhoviy, arrived from Ukraine at the age of 13 unable to speak a word of English, but went on to become a talented scholar, concert
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Please rethink
Further to Vim Rodrigo's letter (Oxford Mail, September 4), I would just like to say how well he put his points forward. I have written on behalf of people on the Donnington Estate to the Oxford Mail and David Robertson, concerning the No. 16 bus on
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We’ll punish bad cyclists
Your paper has carried many letters on cycling issues in and around the city since Keith Hazell asked the Acting Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police to respond to his assertion that we ignore cycling offences. As I have responsibility for policing
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Everyone must play their part
Temptation is never far away from today's teenagers. Be it drugs, tobacco or alcohol, there appears to be a ready supply for them to get their hands on. And, being teenagers, the urge to experiment is often a hard one to resist. Teachers, parents
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French are the fairest of all
The earliest were hand mirrors," says Bridget de Breanski, of the French Mirror Company in Henley. "Full length mirrors did not appear until the first century. "Between 1500 and 1700 Murano glassmakers in Venice took the manufacture of mirrors to a new
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American Graffiti: September 11, 2006
The first time I visited to London, I wasn't quite sure what to make of the place. It was July 2000, and I was spending the summer studying abroad in Paris. The most distinct memory of my stay in the British capital was my shock at having to wear a sweater
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A fine solution
Thousands of drivers who flout a car ban in Oxford's High Street will soon be caught on camera and automatically fined £30. Private cars are banned from using the High Street during the day but, as Oxfordshire County Council announced it was bringing
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Schumacher quits while he’s ahead
Michael Schumacher admitted age was finally catching up with Formula One's most successful driver after announcing his retirement. The 37-year-old won yesterday's Italian Grand Prix before revealing he will quit racing at the end of the season. Schumacher
