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SPEEDWAY: Cheetahs can't hold Nicholls
OXFORD Cheetahs were unable to improve on their poor away record at Brandon last night as reigning Elite League champions Coventry maintained their late bid to hang on to the title with a 54-38 win. The night hardly went according to plan for the visitors
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FOOTBALL: Cheney are Booted out!
Tom Boot grabbed a hat-trick as Bampton Town cruised to a 5-1 win in their opening Giles Sports Witney Youth League Under 15 A match of the season at Middleton Cheney. Simon LeGood and Sammy Hancock netted Bampton's other goals. In the B League,
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CRICKET: Lyon roars Bicester to title
Rory Lyon took match-winning figures of 4-10 in his four overs as Bicester & North Oxford lifted the Oxfordshire Under 17 Club Championship's Honey-B Trophy with a comprehensive nine-wicket victory over Minster Lovell at Cumnor. Bicester skipper Andrew
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WINDSURFING: Simpson strikes gold
Oxford Sailing Club water sports instructor Dan Simpson (pictured) struck gold at the Royal Yachting Association Youth and Masters British Windsurfing Championships. The weekend of high-octane racing was conducted in very strong winds of up to 55mph
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SCHOOLS: Lord Bills shine in Barbados
Students from Lord Williams's, Thame, enjoyed a successful combined football and netball tour to Barbados during the summer. Lord Bills kicked-off their football programme with a 2-0 win over Gall Hall Youth, with goals from James Bloomfield and Antony
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FOOTBALL: Oxford & Cherwell off to flying start
Oxford and Cherwell Valley opened their English Colleges League programme in stunning fashion with an 8-2 win over over new boys Thomas Paine at Thetford Town. Fielding seven first-year debutants in the starting line-up, Oxford opened the scoring when
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CYCLE SPEEDWAY: Horspath aim for perfect season
Horspath Hammers, the newly-crowned British Premier League champions, continue their quest for a perfect record this season when they take on Sandwell Lions at the village track tomorrow (2pm). With 12 wins out of 12 so far, they have this weekend's
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prizeRUGBY: Abingdon take Plate
Abingdon School's rugby players won the Plate competition at the Cronk Cunis Festival at Motspur Park, New Malden, Surrey. In the final of the 15-a-side competition for first-round losers at the national under 21 event, they beat Oratory (Reading) 11
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GYMNASTICS: Trio make it to Euro Championships
Joanne White, Amber Ballantyne Styles and Rosie Burr booked their places in the GB team for next month's European Team Championships in Poland. The trio, members of the Oxford School of Gymnastics, made the national team after beating the cream of
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SNOOKER: Fieldside beat leaders
Riley A stayed at the top of the Premier Division despite going down to a 4-2 defeat against Fieldside A, writes David White. Mark Bennett saw off Tony Hicks, before Karl Walker beat John Butcher to put Fieldside 4-0 up. Ron Reddy restored some pride
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ICE HOCKEY: Carr back to boost Stars
Oxford City Stars have been given a pre-season boost after they re-signed defenceman Dave Carr. Carr (pictured), who last season played for Haringey Greyhounds, could make his debut in tomorrow's English League South Division opener against Streatham
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ANGLING: Winner Terry causes a buzz at Beehive
Terry Lines turned in an amazing catch of 43.14.0 of mixed species to win Beehive AC's AS Scientific Shield on the Thames at Radley. When the 16 anglers arrived, they found a flat-calm river and with a lot of boats about, and it did not look that attractive
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Greyhounds: Rawle jumps to it for retired rogs
Oxford general manager Steve Rawle is ready to jump to it in aid of retired greyhounds. He is to undertake a sponsored parachute jump in aid of the Oxford retired Greyhound Trust, who stage their own charity meeting next month. Sponsors at £100 per
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WEIGHTLIFTING: Middleton bid hit by inujury
Witney teenager Dan Middleton had a disappointing time at the European Junior Championships in Palermo, Italy. The 17-year-old, who is tipped by many to compete at the 2012 Olympics in London, had been training hard for the event since June. But he
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HOCKEY: Rover holding trials
Youngsters are being invited to try out the game at Rover Oxford's open day at the Oxford Brookes University astroturf pitch tomorrow. The venue is near the bottom of Cheney Lane in Headington. Schedule - 9.30-10.30: under 8/10s; 10.30-12.00: under
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Today's local share prices (PM)
AEA Technology 98 BMW 2688 Electrocomponents 240 Isoft Group 46.5 Oxford Bio 29.5 Oxford Instruments 207.25 Oxonica 127.5 Reed Elsevier 584.75 RM 176 RPS 230 Torex Retail 49.75 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley, Abingdon
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Today's local share prices (PM)
AEA Technology 98 BMW 2688 Electrocomponents 240 Isoft Group 46.5 Oxford Bio 29.5 Oxford Instruments 207.25 Oxonica 127.5 Reed Elsevier 584.75 RM 176 RPS 230 Torex Retail 49.75 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley, Abingdon
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FOOTBALL: Brock backs loyal Fuller
Banbury United manager Kevin Brock has given his full backing to Ady Fuller should they be awarded a penalty in tomorrow's FA Cup first-round home tie against Beaconsfield SYCOB. Last weekend, Fuller, who was making his 400th appearance for the Puritans
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FOOTBALL: Witney boosted as key trio return
Witney United welcome back three players for tomorrow's home clash with Milton United. Christian Perkins returns from suspension, while Matt Brandish and Neil Maskell are also available again after missing last week's FA Vase win at Kidlington. Lee
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RUGBY: Injury test for Chinnor squad
CHINNOR head coach John Brodley has been forced to shuffle his pack for tomorrow's National 3 South trip to Cinderford as injuries take their toll. o Centre Darren Oxley (heavy bruising) and flanker Harry Jackman (ankle) join hooker JP Immelman (groin
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PIGEON RESULTS
Shotover & District (Kingsdown, 8 sent 162): 1, 5 D S & R Wiggins 1211, 1160; 2, 3, 4 R Jenkins, son and daughter 1210, 1186, 1162; 6, 7, 8 M/m V T Hall 1156, 1139, 1118; 9, 11, 13 P Wells and son 1073, 1048, 1038; 10 M/M S Capon & son 1065; 12 M/M C
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TENNIS: Glover and Barclay-Watt clinch title for Benson
Benson sealed the Ladies 2-Pair Division 1 title with victory over Kingston Bagpuize. Knowing that a draw would be enough to seal the crown, Benson were on the brink after the first round which saw them lead. It still left them needing to win one
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FIXTURES: The week's sporting calender
SATURDAY FOOTBALL NATIONWIDE CONFERENCE Oxford Utd v Grays Ath. FA CUP 1st qual round: Banbury Utd v Beaconsfield SYCOB, Didcot Tn v Whitehawk, Hungerford Tn v Ardley Utd, Maidenhead Utd v Carterton, Moneyfields v AFC Wallingford, Oxford City
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Child car seat sales rocket
Sales of child car and booster seats have soared ahead of new rules which make them compulsory for all children up to 12 years, retailers said today. Halfords has sold double the volume over the last two months compared to the same time last year.
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M40 restrictions as explosives search continues
DRIVERS on the M40 are still facing speed restrictions as forensic officers continue to search a wood where passers-by found "suspicious items". The hard shoulder also remains closed on the eastbound carriageway between junctions 4 and 3 near High Wycombe
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Cashing in on city's history
They seem fond of their sausages at the Ashmolean Museum restaurant. Not only were bangers on the menu when I strolled in last weekend, but the venue was offering 'Ludlow sausage and wholegrain mustard flavoured' kettle crisps, which struck me as just
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Ready to act ruthless
Hello campers! Former Hi-De-Hi! star Ruth Madoc is back in Oxford, starring in a 30th anniversary run of Annie. The Swansea-born actress, who shot to fame as Gladys Pugh in the 1980s comedy, is reprising the role of the dastardly Miss Hannigan when
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Out of the dark
Being one of the music world's great creative geniuses, Mark Linkous should be among the happiest men alive. Instead, he is one of the most melancholic. The man behind Sparklehorse is a singular songwriter, master of experimental Americana, respected
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The Black Dahlia
With a fine pedigree in brutal, uncompromising crime dramas - Scarface, The Untouchables and Carlito's Way - director Brian De Palma would seem a perfect ringmaster for this handsome adaptation of James Ellroy's best-selling novel. Unfortunately, Josh
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Cabbages and Kings
It was the scenario from a thousand Hollywood westerns where two gunslingers, their fingers twitching above low-slung holsters, menacingly head for a showdown on the dusty street of a no-count prairie town. Yet the stars' were not gunfighters, but a
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Disgust and anger
I, with the vast majority of British people, totally agree with the opinions expressed by Edward Woollard (Oxford Mail, September 5). Why build more and more houses for immigrants, when we can't even supply the basic facilities for our own (water, for
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Spell it out in plain English
Janet Knowles, head of midwifery at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, has taught me a new definition of 'close' when she talks about the leaked plans to shut the breast-feeding clinic (Oxford Mail, September 6). The plan is not to 'close' the clinic
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Generous Tracy leads the way
In business, making a profit comes top of the agenda, but every now and then a firm decides to give something back to the community it serves. Champion Recruitment has made a magnificent contribution by donating £250,000 to charity, as it celebrates
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Plans launch is a wash-out
Thames Water bosses got a real damp squib in response to their first public attempt to win support for a new £1bn reservoir on farmland near Abingdon. Hours of heavy rain, which brought town centre traffic to a standstill, meant only a trickle of visitors
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Send in your mobile pics and make them news
Fancy seeing a photo you took in the Oxford Mail? One was snapped on a mobile phone by an eagle-eyed reader the moment a Harrier jump jet crashed in a field near Kidlington on July 14 - and appeared on our front page. That same month, two other photographs
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Prince Charles to address prayer book conference
The Prince of Wales is due to speak at the Prayer Book Society's annual conference in Oxford. Prince Charles is to deliver the event's inaugural address at an evening reception at Lady Margaret Hall, a spokesman for Clarence House said. Charles is
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Today's local share prices (AM)
AEA Technology 99.5 BMW 2716 Electrocomponents 240.5 Isoft Group 46.5 Oxford Bio 30.25 Oxford Instruments 208 Oxonica 125 Reed Elsevier 581.25 RM 172.75 RPS 228.25 Torex Retail 49.5 Coiurtesy of Redmayne Bentley, Abingdon
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Today's local share prices (AM)
AEA Technology 99.5 BMW 2716 Electrocomponents 240.5 Isoft Group 46.5 Oxford Bio 30.25 Oxford Instruments 208 Oxonica 125 Reed Elsevier 581.25 RM 172.75 RPS 228.25 Torex Retail 49.5 Coiurtesy of Redmayne Bentley, Abingdon
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Council to OK Westgate plan
The £300m Westgate redevelopment in Oxford looks set to win county council approval next week. A report to the council's cabinet meeting on Tuesday recommends backing for the scheme which will increase the city's retail space by a quarter. Developers
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£250K for charity marks anniversary
Self-made top businesswoman Tracy Hoodless is giving a small fortune to charities as her recruitment firm celebrates its 25th birthday. Champion Recruitment in Oxford is donating £250,000 to charities, including the Oxford Children's Hospital Campaign
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Mum praises EastEnders storyline
Oxfordshire mother Linda Mace whose daughter Jodie had Down's Syndrome has praised the BBC for raising awareness of the condition in the soap opera EastEnders. Mrs Mace said the storyline involving characters Billy Mitchell and his wife Honey, who struggle
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Fire service honours bypass heroine
One of the first people to come to the aid of those injured in the Oxford Eastern Bypass crash was among three members of the public to be honoured by the fire service last night. Doreen White, 55, from Hardwick, near Bicester, received the Royal Humane
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Blooming good show for city
The hard work of green-fingered people was rewarded last night at the presentation of the Oxford in Bloom awards. The hosepipe and sprinkler ban has not stopped Oxford blooming as hundreds of people, schools and businesses entered the annual contest
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Row on square takes new turn
The row over a restaurateur's plans to create a new public square in Oxford has taken a new turn. With the public consultation on a proposed square in Dawson Street, St Clement's, about to close, Clinton Pugh has submitted a new plan to create "an oasis
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BB's Eugene behind radio stunt
Big Brother's Eugene Sully yesterday locked himself in the studio and played the Muppets theme tune at Oxford's Passion 107.9FM radio station. The former reality television star locked himself in the closet, where he played the tune constantly until
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Inquest hears of 'breakdown'
A 44-year-old Wheatley man who died suddenly in the night may have been suffering a nervous breakdown. An open verdict was recorded at an inquest yesterday into the death of Mark Wilkinson, of High Street, who died in the early hours of June 1. His
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Mini voted top used car in UK
The Cowley-built Mini has been voted the best all-round used car in Britain. It topped the list of 40 models in a survey of motoring journalists, winning both the Supermini category and the overall honour. It polled 65 per cent of the votes in its
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Prostitutes to face crackdown
Prostitues may finally face antisocial behaviour orders - a year and a half after police first announced they would use the orders against women who are repeatedly caught soliciting. Oxford city councillor Sajjad Malik praised police for dealing with
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Changes at breastfeeding clinic cause concern
A woman campaigning against changes to a world-renowned breastfeeding clinic fears milk supplies for mums with premature babies will be hit. That was the warning yesterday from Julia Horsnell, chairman of the John Radcliffe Hospital's maternity services
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Slick on canal left to fester’
Oxford Canal bosses have promised to clean up a foul-smelling pollution slick which has been left to fester for more than two weeks. The 200-metre long milky-coloured slick has been seen by cyclists and walkers floating on the surface of the canal between
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More to do, audit says
The rubbish management service provided by Oxfordshire Waste Partnership has received a mixed response from an Audit Commission survey. It said Oxfordshire compared very well to other counties, but that costs of waste collection were 'generally high
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School with highest exclusions hits back
The head of a school with the highest number of exclusions for drug and alcohol use in Oxfordshire said it did not mean his school had the most problems. Ben Baxter, headteacher of the Cooper School, Bicester, said it was simply a reflection of the
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Mental health centre revamp
Work to modernise Headington's 19th century Warneford Hospital is starting soon. The Warneford, which provides mental healthcare services, is to receive a £100,000 facelift to deliver major improvements for patients and staff. The award-winning Oxford
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Volunteer spreads health message in Africa
More than 7,000 Kenyan children have been made aware of Aids prevention, thanks to the dedication of an Oxford man who has spent the last six months on the road in Africa. Ben Ramsbottom, 24, from Stile Road, Headington, has just returned to England
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Cowboy drivers join wacky race
Four more people from Oxford are racing across Europe in a charity banger rally. Jo Grant, Mark Willis, Mark Cope and Andy Cousin, who all live in East Oxford, are setting off today on the Scally Rally, a four-day race which will see them cover 1,600
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Hundreds of job seekers attend Oxford Mail job fair
Hundreds of jobseekers shook off the rain to check out the career opportunities at the Oxford Job Fair. Despite the weather, the stands at the event organised by the Oxford Mail and Champion Recruitment were very busy from the moment the doors opened
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Night crime fears grow
Bicester residents who say they have been plagued by car arson and burglaries have launched a petition calling for street lighting in their neighbourhood. People living in Keble Road and Ruskin Walk are worried after three cars parked behind their houses
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TV presenter receives degree
BLACKADDER would not have been amused but on Saturday actor Tony Robinson - ala Baldrick - received an honorary degree from Oxford Brookes University. Mr Robinson, also known as the presenter of the archaeology TV series Time Team, received the honour
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Ice scuppers solo voyage
ADVENTURER Adrian Flanagan has been forced to halt his attempt to single-handedly sail around the world partly because of Russian red tape. The 45-year-old from Ludgershall will now wait until next summer to attempt the final phase of the Alpha Global
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£300m Westgate plan set to win backing
THE £300m Westgate redevelopment looks set to win county council approval next week, as city centre businesses faced the possibility of compulsory purchase orders. A report to Oxfordshire County Council recommends backing for the scheme, provided developers
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Parking passions
There was never any doubt that the public meeting arranged this week over plans to introduce charges for residents' parking in Oxford would be a fraught affair. So it proved. The strength of public feeling against the proposed £40 permits was evident
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Dark day for democracy
Sir, I am very happy that the city council is making moves towards tackling the problem of litter that lets Oxford down so badly. However, in their enthusiasm, they appear to be including leafletting in this drive. The freedom to distribute political
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Time to apologise?
Sir, Has Rt Hon Andrew Smith MP apologised? I presume not. It is now common knowledge that the war on Iraq was unjustified and ill conceved. At the time, Andrew Smith was Cabinet minister for Work and Pensions and came out of the Cabinet meeting that
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Environmental award
Sir, Many thanks for publishing the story of Woodstock's success in the Thames and Chilterns in Bloom Association (September 8). In fact we did even better than you reported, gaining a Silver Gilt award as joint small town winners with Olney in Bucks
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Heated proposal
Sir, Thank you for highlighting the importance of in-vessel composting (Report, September 8). A large scale in-vessel composting plant could be up and running in Oxfordshire in a couple of years. These composting plants are clean, produce useful compost
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Real opposition
Sir, I find it extraordinary that the leader of the Conservatives on the Vale of White Horse District Council chooses to share a cosy alliance with the leader of the Labour group on Oxfordshire County Council to jointly attack the Liberal Democrats (Letters
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A novel obsession
As literary obsessions go, there is something magnificent about Michael Cox's. It is not just the fact that the former Oxford University Press editor has spent 30 years working on his first novel, which is said to have landed him a record publishing
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Newspaper features in new TV mystery
THE Oxford Times will be featured in the new TV series, Inspector Lewis, which is due to be screened early next year. Filming of the new detective show, a spin-off from the highly successful Inspector Morse programmes, began in Oxford last weekend
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Hospital work starts soon
WORK to modernise the 19th-century Warneford Hospital, in Headington, is shortly to begin. The Warneford, which provides mental healthcare services, is to receive a £100,000 facelift to deliver major improvements for patients and staff. The award-winning
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Amorous antics could be caught on film
PEOPLE having sex on top of The Mound - one of Oxford'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 time in June,
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Public square dispute rumbles on
THE row over a restaurateur's plans to create a new public square in East Oxford has taken a new turn. With the public consultation on a proposed square on Dawson Street about to close, Clinton Pugh has submitted a new plan to create "an oasis for residents
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Council in new move over waste process
COUNTY HALL says it is ready to begin the process of acquiring new technology to dispose safely of the county's residual household waste. But Friends of the Earth issued an early warning that a big majority of Oxfordshire people oppose the incineration
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Against, we presume
It is also no surprise to us that Thames Water is beginning its big push for a massive new reservoir in Oxfordshire with a public relations drive on the need for one. This is, after all, its weakest point. Make no mistake, this proposed construction
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Divided city
Sir, Perhaps it is time for the provision of an eight to ten-seat 'buggy' to run between Debenhams and Queen Street to help the aged, infirm and lazy to reach parts of our divided city centre more easily, and to provide a link between the northerly and
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Unamusing theme
Sir, Do you think the creators of the Jack the Ripper musical would find the theme so amusing if it were gay men/black people/children being terrorised, rather than women? I suppose their next venture will be a comedy about 9/11. P Douglas, Faringdon
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Out to lunch
Sir, I do wonder, after reading The battle of the biographers (Gray Matter, September 8), why anyone would want to read Betjeman, let alone write about him or fight over the kitsch bric-a-brac in the dead man's closets. Perhaps the bucolic brand of
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Shabby affair
Sir, Given the appalling decision to allow RWE npower to pump thousands of tonnes of ash into such a beautiful and environmentally sensitive site that is Radley lakes, instead of obliging them to recycle their waste like we have to do, I believe that
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Food for the soul
Sir, Don't rip the beating heart out of our new county wildlife site. Near Abingdon lies a secretive lake where nature thrives. On foot from the leisure centre, eastward on the Sustrans path, you will reach the gates to heaven or hell in ten minutes.
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Faster rail link needed
Sir, Lorries may result in congestion on the A34 but no amount of rail investment will divert that traffic on to the railways. There is already a container train every hour from the docks at Southampton (and probably room for more). Most of the lorries
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Change of use
Sir, Mr Clinton Pugh, owner of Caf CoCo and Kazbar, (Letters, September 8) accused me of "misleading the public" and of being a "counter-productive influence" in my objections to his planning application for Dawson Street, Cowley Road (my letter, September
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Cycling tips
Sir, Your article (September 8) shows cyclists are divided about whether the money spent on the Cowley Road has improved things. I am one of the cyclists who feels it has. But cyclists need to understand how the narrower moving traffic lanes can help
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Missing word?
Sir, Now to be seen on buses in Oxford; ''All the best European cities have good public transport . . . like Oxford''. Fair enough , but was omission of the important word ''cheap'' deliberate? Mike Haffey, Waterstock
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Dangerous distraction
Sir, You report (September 8) that South Oxfordshire District Council has quite rightly taken firm action against the former chairman of its own planning committee, for erecting an unpermitted dwelling in direct contravention of council policy, which
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Public ignored
Sir - I watched a fine tree being cut down in Davenant Road the other day. Perhaps it was diseased and not merely inconvenient, but of course it won't be replaced and Oxford's tree population will continue to decline. Later, I read the piece by councillor
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Vigorous police crackdown needed
Sir - 'Two deaths so far this year linked to mobile phones' you reported last week. I'm surprised it isn't more. Every time I leave home - by car or on foot - I see drivers with mobiles held to their ears. Frequently it's mums with a carloads of children
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Nissan gets active
THE new Micra Activ will raise an eyebrow not just for the £965 worth of extra kit it has over the Micra Initia yet undercuts by £500 - but also for its funky red-lined glovebox. The glovebox is just part of a no-cost interior trim option available
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S-MAX scores top marks
Ford's new sporty S-MAX has achieved a class-leading five star rating under the Euro NCAP crash test. Together with the Focus, Ford offers two vehicles that achieved a maximum rating in Euro NCAP. With two stars and 13 points, Ford S-MAX also achieved
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Mazda makes triple bid for autumn sales
FAMILIES in the UK will benefit from even greater affordable motoring this autumn on three new special edition models from Mazda. The manufacturer is offering customers special editions of the Mazda3 (Katano), Mazda5 (Furano) and Mazda6 (Katano) with
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Iroc unveiled as sporty successor
Volkswagen has unveiled a concept car which gives a clue to the looks of a successor to the successful Scirocco sports coup. Even in colour, with its Viper Green metallic paint, the Iroc harks back to the Scirocco, where this exact shade was available
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Roadtest: Renault's grander carrier
It is hard to believe that it is a decade since Renault launched the Scenic and started an explosion in sales of compact people carriers. Ten years on, the model is going strong and set for a further shake-up next month octoberwith the introduction
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Businesswoman hands £250,000 to charity
SELF-MADE top businesswoman Tracy Hoodless is giving a small fortune to charities as her recruitment firm celebrates its 25th birthday. Champion Recruitment in Oxford is donating £250,000 to charities, including the Oxford Children's Hospital Campaign
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Flash flooding hits county
FLASH flooding hit Oxfordshire yesterday as downpours hit the region. Firefighters were called to three reports of flooding. They were called to Stockham Way, Wantage, at 10.47am and Rectory Lane, Woodstock, at 11.22am, to reports of blocked drains
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Burglar fled empty-handed
POLICE believe a burglar who broke into a house but did not steal anything may have been disturbed. The house in Park End, Bodicote, was broken into between 1.10pm and 10.30pm on Wednesday. Nothing was stolen but the house was searched for the offender
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Glowing tributes as Mini drives into the future
Arranging for Chancellor Gordon Brown to launch the second generation of the Mini at the Cowley plant was undoubtedly beneficial all round. Not only did parent firm BMW gain from the additional barrage of publicity surrounding the front runner to be
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Glowing tributes as Mini lines roll
ARRANGING for Chancellor Gordon Brown to launch the second generation of the Mini at the Cowley plant was undoubtedly beneficial all round. Not only did parent firm BMW gain from the additional barrage of publicity surrounding the front runner to be
