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FOOTBALL: Fuller miss proves crucial
Banbury Utd 1, Bath City 1 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
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AEA Technology 102 BMW 2715 Electrocomponents 239 Isoft Group 48.5 Oxford Bio 30.25 Oxford Instruments 208 Oxonica 125 Reed Elsevier 574.5 RM 171.5 RPS 227 Torex Retail 49.5 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley, Abingdon
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BOWLS: Oxon end on high
OXFORDSHIRE ended their Home Counties League campaign on a high note with an emphatic 147-102 win over Bucks at South Oxford. Oxon were always in charge as they claimed victory on five of the six rinks to finish fourth in the table with Kent champions
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HOCKEY: Banbury are champs
BANBURY'S men became Oxfordshire champions with a 6-0 win over Oxford Hawks 2nd in the final of the County Cup. Adrian Simons hit a brace, with other goals coming from James Clements, Richard Foreman, Craig Irvine and Tim Loxton. The previous day,
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ROWING: Thomson takes helm
CHRIS Thomson is the new City of Oxford club captain. The long-standing member, who has coached both the development squads and the beginners, was elected at the club's AGM. Stefano Salter is the new men's captain, with Rachael Luxton in charge of
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HORSE RACING: Morlock springs shock
CHARLIE Morlock, who trains at Kingston Lisle, near Wantage, provided jockey Gerard Tumelty with a winner on his first ride since turning professional when Flamand sprang a 25-1 surprise at Stratford. Tumelty, who is based near Marlborough with trainer
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RUGBY: Agonising defeat for Chinnor
CHINNOR fell to an agonising 34-30 home defeat to Hertford in National 3 South on Saturday. Having recovered from 24-5 down at half-time to lead 30-24 with six minutes to go, they looked to have pulled off their second successive dramatic comeback.
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CRICKET: Duo surivive on day of drama
OXFORD and Banbury both pulled off the great escape on Saturday - avoiding relegation from Division 1. A brilliant all-round display from Graham Charlesworth got Oxford out of the mire, while Luke Ryan was Banbury's star. Oxford started the day in
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Ramblers want footpath cleared
Ramblers in Abingdon have called for action to clear a footpath in the town that has become overgrown and is almost impassable for walkers. Secretary of the Oxfordshire Ramblers Association Pat Lonergan says the path, linking Drayton Road to the meadows
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CRICKET: Defeat can't stop Bourton
BOURTON Vale 2nd clinched the Division 6 title despite losing to Oxford 3rd, who went some way to making up for their second team's relegation by securing promotion. Put in to bat, Vale were bowled out for 195, Matt Walton making 99 and Johannes Claassen
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CRICKET: Marston clinch crown
OXFORD Downs 2nd were rolled over for just 113 as opponents Long Marston clinched the Division 4 title. Marston chose to bat and made 217-7 thanks to Mike Lyons (58), Harry Bowles 41 and Martin Wright (53no). Lee Beesley then took 5-16 to kick-start
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CRICKET: Mould stars for Bledlow
ADAM Mould hit a magnificent 107 to take his Bledlow Village side to victory over Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 2nd and the Division 5 championship. Nondies piled up 238-5, with Scott Horman (85) and Pablo Mukherjee (47no) to the fore, but Mould
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Activists call for lab protest march
Hundreds of animal rights protesters are planning to march next month to demonstrate against Oxford University's new research lab. The last time protest group Speak organised a march through the city centre, in January, protesters clashed with police
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CRICKET: Horspath show dominance
CHAMPIONS Horspath reinforced their credentials as the best side in Division 3 by beating runners-up Morris Motors Exiles by 21 runs. They were made to work hard for the win by the Exiles' wily spinner Faisal Chaudry, who claimed 5-70, as the visitors
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CRICKET: Tew in top flight
GREAT & Little Tew will play in Division 1 for the first time next season after they beat Kingston Bagpuize by eight wickets to clinch promotion from Division 2. Rob Keates hit a splendid 105 to set Kingston on their way to a decent enough total of
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CRICKET: Rowant clinch championship
ASTON Rowant clinched the Division 1 title after a nervy win at home to Oxford Downs. Tom Needham was their hero, crashing 18 runs off 11 balls to lead his side to a three-wicket victory with seven balls to spare. Earlier, Downs had made 248-8 from
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Go for a Gannett grant
Christmas could come early for community groups in Oxfordshire - with thousands of pounds in grants up for grabs from the Oxford Mail's parent company. The Gannett Foundation's biannual scheme gives grants of between £1,000 and £5,000. Dozens of voluntary
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A technical knockout
Returning from our trip to Hanover, my son and I had packed so much into our three days away, we were ready for another holiday - or at the very least a nice cup of tea and a bit of a sit down. Using my rusty German, dredged up from my A-Level days
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The Insider: September 14
What do you mean, more meddling in city affairs by Oxfordshire County Council? The Insider has learned that those pesky people at County Hall are planning to scrap the city's health scrutiny and overview committee without any public consultation.
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Showing off to the 'future PM'
As we all know, we haven't much manufacturing industry left in this country. But among what we do have, as Chancellor Gordon Brown acknowledged yesterday, the Mini plant in Oxford stands out as a shining example. There were many who doubted the future
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Crossed buns
I see that the Mayor of Abingdon will be lobbing buns from the roof of the town hall on Friday. I hope that a safety appraisal has been carried out and that the buns will be fresh, sterile gloves worn, scaffolding erected, safety stewards in place, and
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Chips on bins not shoulders
Consistency is, they say, a mark of mediocrity. If that's the case, then Labour councillor John Tanner can rest assured he doesn't reach the giddy heights of being mediocre. Mr Tanner, when he was last in power, approved and budgeted for inserting microchips
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Nation's schools face up to impending leadership crisis
A new survey has revealed a looming shortage of of headteachers Schools face a major shortage of headteachers in the next five years, a survey found. Only four per cent of teachers are considering applying for promotion to replace thousands of heads
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Transformed from a village to city life
Blackbird Leys emerged out of the area surrounding the village of Garsington, writes CHRIS KOENIG Lady Ottoline Morrell, the eccentric inhabitant of Garsington Manor during the First World War who provided sanctuary for talented conscientious objectors
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Follow the powerful to Somerset House
SYLVIA VETTA says the magnificent building that once held public records is one of the free delights of London Elizabeth I and Henrietta Maria lived there and Oliver Cromwell's body lay in state there. The diarist Samuel Pepys worked there and the
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Rail ride to happiness
CHRISTOPHER GRAY lets the train take the strain on a trip to the Miller of Mansfield in Goring I formed a favourable impression of the Miller of Mansfield at Goring some time before it reopened, following extensive renovations. The advertisements for
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Jewel of September
Asters are the starts of autumn, says Val Bourne I woke up this morning to a crisp September day with clear light and a heavy dew. The garden gleamed and after June and most of July's extreme heat, August's damp mugginess and that period of easterly
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Thatcher's growing business
David Barton thatches cottages with his own straw, writes ELIZABETH EDWARDS While many farmers were still keeping a watchful eye on their grain to begin harvesting, David Barton at Church Hanborough had already made a start with his machinery. David
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Family Readers and Writers Weekend
Writer and radio presenter Ian McMillan and novelist Deborah Moggach are the leading names at Compton Verney's weekend of family fun activities inspired by books, reading and writing. This evening, Ian McMillan, presenter of Radio 3's The Verb and Barnsley
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Smiles not tears
PAUL STAMMERS enjoys French Without Tears at the Mill at Sonning It was surely no accident that Terence Rattigan named his femme fatale Diana, the huntress of Greek mythology. Rattigan's frothy comedy is set in the summer of 1936 - a few months
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Festival features master pianist
GILES WOODFORDE talks to the world-renowned Melvyn Tan Some people like to sweep landmark birthdays under the carpet, others see them as a chance to celebrate. Pianist Melvyn Tan seems quite happy to announce that he reaches his 50th birthday next
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It's a dream
GILES WOODFORDE meets Mamma Mia! star It was a most unusual scene on the London Underground, where strangers usually studiously ignore each other. A girl aged, I guess, ten or 12, jumped up, and with a ravishing smile offered me her seat. She then
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Museum scraps entrance fees
The only museum in Oxford that still levies an admission charge to visitors will stop doing so from Saturday. The loss-making Museum of Oxford - the city council-run facility that tells the story of the city's history - has been struggling to keep its
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Muggers knock pensioner unconscious
An OAP mugged by robbers can only remember waking up in hospital after the attack with a bruised arm, hip and a head wound. Doris Deacon, 84, had enjoyed her daily trip to Tesco and the Excelsior cafe on Oxford's Cowley Road on Sunday and was on the
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Amorous antics could be filmed
People having sex on top of the Oxford Castle Mound - one of the city's scheduled ancient monuments - have been warned their amorous antics could be captured on CCTV. The Mound, which dates back to the 11th century, opened to the public for the first
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Rotary joins Save the Horton campaign
BANBURY Rotary Club has joined the list of campaigners fighting to save Banbury's Horton Hospital. A letter from the Rotarians - a group of active and retired business people - has been sent to Trevor Campbell-Davis, the chief executive of the Oxford
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Judge reduced to tears over crash case
A JUDGE was reduced to tears on Monday after reading the heart-rending words of a mother whose daughter was killed by a reckless teenage driver. Judge Julian Hall had to leave the court part of the way through the case after reading the victim impact
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Toddler group looking for more children
A BABY and toddler group in Aynho has vacancies for its Thursday morning sessions because of a shortage of village children of the right age. The group, Wiggles and Giggles, cares for 0 to 5-year-olds, and helper Tiggy Atkinson said: "We would love
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Firms' fire safety given shake-up
BUSINESSES, the self-employed, voluntary groups and anyone responsible for buildings with public access will soon have to carry out their own fire safety risk assessments. Under new legislation coming into force on October 1, employers and property
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Car club revs up for charity rally
AN OXFORDSHIRE car club is going on a 30-mile rally trip in aid of an animal charity this weekend. Members of the Imp Club are driving their Hillman Imps from Banbury to Kenilworth in Warwickshire on Sunday to deliver donated dog food to the Dogs Trust
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Church plans to stage charity concert
A CONCERT at All Saints Church, Middleton Cheney, on Saturday September 23, will raise money for Cancer Research UK and the church maintenance fund. Birmingham-based Creation Fund will perform Gluck's Orpheus, and will include solos by pianist Joanthan
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Kitchen waste could be collected
A FOOD recycling centre is being proposed to help Oxfordshire deal with its mounting waste crisis. District councils say weekly household collections of food and kitchen waste could help usher in a new era of recycling in the county. And they are
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Police expand team scheme
A NEW crime prevention scheme launched on Bretch Hill, Banbury, in May is being extended to other areas of the town. Neighbourhood Management, which sees the police working with residents and other groups to tackle local issues, is to operate in the
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Team KR chase factory GP bikes
KENNY Roberts Jr finished seventh in Sunday's Malaysian MotoGP at the Sepang circuit, recovering positions in the closing stages after getting a bad start from the second row of the grid. Riding his Banbury-built machine, which marries a Honda V5 engine
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F1 team sold
MIDLAND Formula One team owner Alex Shnaider has sold his Silverstone-based team to Dutch sportscar company Spyker. Shnaider, who bought Jordan before the 2005 season and renamed it Midland, has been discussing a deal with the group for much of the
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Asians in outrage at terror
BANBURY'S 5,000 Kashmiris have condemned the use of violence against innocent civilians. The Kashmiris, who make up around 95 per cent of Banbury's Asian community, have called on all faiths to express outrage at the escalation of terrorist attacks
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£4m repair bill for roads
THIS summer's heatwave has left Oxfordshire County Council's highways managers with a £4m repair bill to damaged road surfaces. High temperatures at the end of July started to melt the roads and left a number permanently damaged. Transport managers
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Charity duo plan next trek
AN 83-year-old man, who is deaf and uses a specially-trained dog as his "ears", is planning a 70-mile walk to raise £20,000 to help other hard-of-hearing sufferers. Antony Sabin, of Great Rollright, will trek 70 miles across the Yorkshire Dales with
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Bloom blow for town
BANBURY'S Britain in Bloom hopes faded with the flowers this year when the town came second out of two in the Thames and Chiltern heat of the national competition. Bracknell won the heat by five points (156-151). It was the fourth year running that
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Schools get tough on smoking
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 the figures for exclusions at county schools during the
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Bratt excels from lowly grid spot
ADDERBURY teenager Will Bratt remains in reach of a potential top six finish in the 2006 Formula Renault UK Championship after two seventh place finishes at Donington Park on Sunday. The 18-year-old produced two action-packed drives in the 15th and
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Points shared as matched teams draw
BANBURY UNITED 1 BATH CITY 1 HONOURS were shared between the table's fourth and fifth clubs, and although Bath were the better team, Banbury should have won. The first half was end to end, with Bath just edging things. In the tenth minute, Banbury's
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Concert killed off
AN anonymous killjoy has forced the cancellation of a charity music festival that would have raised thousands of pounds, needed to deal with death watch beetle, wet rot, dry rot, and drainage problems at an historic church. Boogie in Byfield, planned
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GOLF: Results round-up
FRILFORD HEATH Club Championship: 1 M Woodbridge 75+67+73=215, 2 E Pepperell 76+71+ 70=217(cb), 3 J Hiscock 74+71+72=217. John Fisher Cup - nett championship: 1 N Davies 68+66=134, 2 J Richardson 74+63=137, 3 D Newbould 76+63=139 Ladies' Scratch Salver
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Cocaine dealer sentenced
A cocaine dealer who was caught with up to £1,550 worth of the Class A drug has been ordered to carry out community service. Gary Bracey, 23, of Cherwell Avenue, Kidlington, had previously admitted one count of possession of cocaine with intent to supply
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GOLF: Studley upset City
STUDLEY Wood boosted their survival hopes in Shaw & Co Oxfordshire Foursomes League Section 1 with a 2.5-0.5 victory over holders Oxford City. The third match saw Simon Bulman and Adam Corless come from three down with four to play to gain a half with
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GOLF: King crowned again
ANDY King became the first player to defend Witney Lakes' club championship after overcoming near gale force winds. King shot rounds of 76 and 81 to pip Paul Dixon by one shot, with Richard Langton a further three back. Barry James won the nett title
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GOLF: Woodbridge claims title
MARTIN Woodbridge held off the challenge of rising star Eddie Pepperell to land Frilford Heath's club championship. Woodbridge, who plays off one, pipped Pepperell, who had just returned from representing England under 18s in Germany, by two strokes
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GOLF: O'Connor feels right at home
KATHERINE O'Connor said her selection for the ladies' Home Internationals, which began at Frilford Heath yesterday, was a big surprise. The 16-year-old Frilford member made the Welsh team after a series of impressive performances and was in confident
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Talks start on plans for £1bn reservoir
AFTER 16 years of controversy Thames Water's plans for the future including a huge reservoir three times the size of Farmoor and with half the capacity of Lake Windermere comes under public scrutiny this week. At the Guildhall in Abingdon, the company
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ICE HOCKEY: Netminders in battle royal
New Oxford City Stars netminders Kevin McGurk and James Skaife are ready to battle it out for the No 1 spot. McGurk has joined Stars from Swindon, while Skaife has been recruited from Bracknell - and both arrive with great track records. The pair
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Vandals wreck cars on estate
A woman has criticised police after yobs vandalised six cars in Rose Hill. Clare West, of Sorrel Road, Blackbird Leys, is furious with the way police reacted after her car was one of six damaged outside the Rose Hill Family Centre, in Ashurst Way, on
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FOOTBALL: Nifty Nick bags a quick hat-trick
Autotype UTV League: Nick Guiry smashed a treble as Jackass Inn stayed at the top of Division 1 with a 5-2 victory against Sandman, writes TIM SIRET. o But they did it the hard way, coming back from 2-0 down after Warwick Baldwin and James Studds put
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FOOTBALL: Holden's six-timer sinks Highfield
Morrells of Oxford Sunday LeagueLuke Holden fired a six-timer as Six Bells Kidlington got their Premier Division campaign off to the best possible start with a 9-2 thumping of Highfield. Trailing 4-0 at the break, Highfield pulled two goals back, only
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Hanged priest had life-long battle with depression
A reverend hanged himself with a hosepipe after battling with depression for much of his life, an inquest heard. Marcus Saville-Deane, 45, who had worked at Oxford's St Peter's Church, in Wolvercote, and St Margaret's Church, in Walton Manor, was found
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BOWLS: Rampant Oxon finish in style
Oxfordshire ended their Home Counties League campaign on a high note with an emphatic 147-102 win over Bucks at South Oxford. Oxon were always in charge as they claimed victory on five of the six rinks to finish fourth in the table, with Kent champions
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BOWLS: Country sweep aside City rivals
The Country Clubs retained the Oxfordshire Bowling Association's Bradshaw Cup with a 133-122 win over the City Clubs at Shiplake Village. The 35-4 win by Mark Sykes's rink of Andrew Docherty, Bob Gilkes and Barrie Evans over Mike Petersen's team of
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Priest 'fought black moods'
A CHURCHMAN hanged himself with a hosepipe after battling with depression for much of his life, an inquest heard. Marcus Saville-Deane, 45, who had worked at Oxford's St Peter's Church, in Wolvercote, and St Margaret's Church, in Walton Manor, was found
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Arsonists attack bed shop
FIRE crews were called after arsonists set fire to the roof of a bed shop in Oxford. The incident happened at the Beds 2 You store in Barns Road, Cowley, at 4.15am yesterday damaging the flat roof of the store. No one was hurt in the incident.
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Hero canoeist saves drowning man
A CANOEIST fished a drowning man from the River Thames in Oxford after he fell into the water following a police chase. Canoeing instructor John Bolton was preparing to take a class at Falcon Rowing and Canoe Club on the River Thames at Donnington Bridge
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Boy talked down from multi-storey car park
A 17-YEAR-OLD boy had to be talked down from the edge of an Oxford multi-storey car park yesterday. Police were called to Templars Square retail park, Cowley, shortly after 4pm after the boy was spotted on top of The Castle car park in Crowell Road,
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Brown launches new generation Mini
Chancellor Gordon Brown marked the launch of the new generation of the Mini with a glowing tribute to the workforce at the Cowley plant in Oxford. Mr Brown held the workers up as a shining example of what can be achieved in modern manufacturing and
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Councillors back Brown to be Prime Minister
Gordon Brown's push to be Prime Minister won a majority backing from Labour councillors across the county as he visited Oxford yesterday. On the day the Chancellor visited the Cowley car plant to launch the new generation Mini, the Oxford Mail asked
