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Mugger snatches bag from 83-year-old
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after an 83-year-old woman had her bag snatched. The woman was in Between Towns Road, Cowley, and about to enter the Cowley Conservative Club when she was approached by a man who asked her directions. As the victim
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Today's local share prices (PM)
AEA Technology 97 BMW 2774 Electrocomponents 249 Isoft Group 45.25 Oxford Bio 29.25 Oxford Instruments 203.5 Oxonica 148.5 Reed Elsevier 590.25 RM 175 RPS 235 Torex Retail 43.25 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley, Abingdon
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Today's local share prices (PM)
26/09/2006 pm AEA Technology 97 BMW 2774 Electrocomponents 249 Isoft Group 45.25 Oxford Bio 29.25 Oxford Instruments 203.5 Oxonica 148.5 Reed Elsevier 590.25 RM 175 RPS 235 Torex Retail 43.25 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley, Abingdon
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New GP chassis lets down Roberts
KENNY Roberts Jr., riding for the Banbury-based Team Roberts, started the Japanese Grand Prix with the momentum of the third fastest time in the Sunday morning warm-up. But as the battle began it soon became apparent that the rising track temperature
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Grudge match ends in draw
MERTHYR TYDFIL 0 BANBURY UNITED 0 IT was a physical affair at Penydarren Park on Saturday with Merthyr winning the yellow card count 4-1. Banbury's strike force of Howard Forinton and debutant Jermaine McSporran found it difficult to penetrate the
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Anti-terror probe leads to M40 delays
Drivers on the M40 are again facing delays after police resumed searching nearby areas in an anti-terrorism operation. The eastbound inside lane and the hard shoulder have been closed between junctions four and three, near High Wycombe, and will stay
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Men arrested on suspicion of attempted murder released on police bail
Two men arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with Saturday's shooting in Barton, Oxford, have been released on police bail. The men, aged 26 and 34, have been bailed to return to St Aldate's police station, Oxford, on November 7.
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Vandals damage 17 cars
POLICE are appealing for information after 17 cars were damaged in a spree of vandalism in the early hours of Sunday. At about 2.30am a group of four to five men, in their late teens or early twenties, damaged the vehicles in Wantage by breaking their
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Two bailed over party shooting
TWO men have been released on police bail following a shooting in Barton, Oxford, at the weekend. Police said the men, who were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, are aged 26 and 34 and have been bailed until November 7. Police were called
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Today's local share prices (AM)
AEA Technology 95.5 BMW 2755 Electrocomponents 248.25 Isoft Group 45.25 Oxford Bio 29.25 Oxford Instruments 204.5 Oxonica 148.5 Reed Elsevier 580.5 RM 175 RPS 234.25 Torex Retail 44 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley, Abingdon
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Today's local share prices
AEA Technology 95.5 BMW 2755 Electrocomponents 248.25 Isoft Group 45.25 Oxford Bio 29.25 Oxford Instruments 204.5 Oxonica 148.5 Reed Elsevier 580.5 RM 175 RPS 234.25 Torex Retail 44 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley, Abingdon
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Aviator lands musical move
The young aviator dubbed 'the Baby Branson' who tried to set up an air service between Oxford and Cambridge, has come down to earth with a very different type of business. Martin Halstead, now 20, is the marketing director of DMR Music, a newly formed
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Aviator lands musical move
The young aviator dubbed 'the Baby Branson' who tried to set up an air service between Oxford and Cambridge, has come down to earth with a very different type of business. Martin Halstead, now 20, is the marketing director of DMR Music, a newly formed
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FOOTBALL: U's reserves crash to defeat
Oxford United may be flying high at the top of the Conference - but the squad's lack of depth was horribly exposed as their young reserve side were thrashed 9-0 by Ipswich Town Reserves yesterday. The Pontin's Holidays Combination Eastern Division defeat
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Travel firm books move to new base
A fast-growing travel company, which puts together tailor-made tours to faraway places, is generating more jobs as it moves from Bicester to a new home near Witney. Audley Travel, founded in 1995, will move in November from its converted barn in Stratton
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Travel firm books move to new base
A fast-growing travel company, which puts together tailor-made tours to faraway places, is generating more jobs as it moves from Bicester to a new home near Witney. Audley Travel, founded in 1995, will move in November from its converted barn in Stratton
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School turns out the lights
Pupils and staff at a west Oxfordshire school turned out the lights and switched off their computers to see if they could survive a day without electricity. Clanfield Primary School, near Witney, which has Eco School status for its efforts to save energy
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'Buses leaving us all shook up'
Double-decker buses that follow a route through a narrow street in Oxford are making houses shake. People living in Littlehay Road, Cowley, say their lives have been ruined by the number 10 bus, which runs from the city centre to the John Radcliffe
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Council failed us, say family
A disabled mother says her family face homelessness because they have been let down by their district council. Sharon Gibson, 33, has multiple sclerosis - a condition that can leave her wheelchair-bound. She and her husband Grant, 46, along with their
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Police hit by 'inside job' crime
Thousands of pounds worth of personal belongings have been stolen from police stations and police vehicles in Oxfordshire. The revelation has come to light after the Oxford Mail used the Freedom of Information Act to obtain a list of all the property
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Car addiction is so bad for your health
I frequently have my ear bent about the behaviour of other cyclists. It's as if by being a cycling advocate, I am somehow responsible for other cyclists' behaviour. Admittedly, not all cyclists always obey all the laws of the road, but the same is true
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An electric shock for taxpayers
Spiralling energy costs have given most of us a bit of a fright when recent utility bills have dropped through our doors. But imagine the shock of receiving an electricity demand for £4.9m. That's the total annual cost facing Oxford City and Oxfordshire
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There's good and bad on estate
In praise of Blackbird Leys - it's just a place where people live like any other town or city. There's good and bad, but the good is excellent. Take Longlands Nursing Home as an example, where small miracles are an everyday thing, where care and love
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MOTORSPORT: Bradley makes top-ten
Oxfordshire schoolboy Bradley Smith (pictured) secured his first Grand Prix top-ten finish at the Motegi circuit in Japan on Sunday. The 15-year-old, who attends Wheatley Park School, came a superb eighth in the 125cc class on his Repsol Honda. Smith
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DARTS: Oxon off to flying start
Newly-promoted Oxfordshire started their new campaign with a brilliant 26-13 win against Derbyshire in their Kaliber Inter Counties League Division 2 match at Cowley Community Centre. The ladies B team got the hosts off to a great start winning 5-
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MARTIAL ARTS: Skews awarded black belt
West Oxfordshire Tae Kwon-Do Club have achieved their first black belt student in Andy Skews. After passing his1st dan black belt grading, he was presented with his certificate by Michael Dew, vice -chairman of the Tae Kwon-Do Association of Great Britain
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HOCKEY: Hawks downed
Oxford Hawks were edged out 2-0 by Old Georgians in their first match at Weybridge on Sunday in Slazenger National League South Division. Georgians, relegated from Division 1 last season, were well organised, but Hawks were left feeling that they could
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HOCKEY: Witney cash in on jam!
West Witney opened their Women's South League Division 2 campaign with a 3-0 win at home to Sunbury. Witney took full advantage of the fact that Sunbury only had eight players at the start - the rest of the team were stuck in traffic. The home side's
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FOOTBALL: City pair look set for debuts
Gavin Lane and Matty Glyn are set to make their debuts as Oxford City look to bounce back from Saturday's 4-1 home drubbbing by Taunton when they travel to Abingdon United for tonight's Errea Cup first-round tie. It will be the third time the sides
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MOTORSPORT: Plato stays in hunt
Oxford's Jason Plato is involved in a three-way battle to become Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Champion . Matt Neal, Plato and Colin Turkington will ber vying for the title at the BTCC finals day at Silverstone on October 15 following three rounds
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MOTORSPORT: Plato stays in hunt
Oxford's Jason Plato is involved in a three-way battle to become Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Champion . Matt Neal, Plato and Colin Turkington will ber vying for the title at the BTCC finals day at Silverstone on October 15 following three rounds
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HOCKEY: Emma in four-goal show
Promoted Oxford Hawks made an excellent start with a 4-2 victory at Wimbledon 1A in their Women's South League Division 1 debut - with Emma Batten (pictured) smashing all four goals. They took the lead after just five minutes. Batten collected Kelly
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I agree with the Daily Mail about estate
As a resident of Blackbird Leys, Oxford, I think the Daily Mail article on the estate (Oxford Mail, September 18) was pretty spot on. I didn't want to live on Blackbird Leys because of its reputation, but at the time I had no choice. Since that time
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Bill is not bright
Oxford City and Oxfordshire County Councils spent nearly £5m between them on electricity in 2005/2006. The bill includes lighting buildings, operating traffic lights and illuminating road signs. Now staff at the councils have been told to play their
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Tales of town put in rhyme
Emmerdale actor Freddie Jones and the late playwright David Halliwell are among the contributors to a new anthology of poems about Charlbury. Does Nothing Rhyme With Charlbury? is the brainchild of local publisher Jon Carpenter and was edited by resident
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JR surgeon to work in Nepal
An Oxford surgeon is preparing to spend a year working in a mission hospital in Nepal. Mike Puttick, his doctor wife Sarah, and their son Alexander, four, and twin daughters Mari and Caragh, both two, are excited about the trip. Mr Puttick, of Marlborough
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Water wait for grieving widow
A furious widow has had to wait five weeks for Thames Water to come and inspect a suspected leak. And to compound the misery for Tracy Jarvis, of Fern Hill Road, Cowley, Oxford, the company told her that the only date they can visit is September 29,
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Eleanor in need of text support
Oxford's Miss World contestant Eleanor Glynn froze as she sang in the talent section - and is on the verge of crashing out of the contest. People in Oxfordshire are now being urged to text their support for Miss Glynn and help her secure a place in
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RUGBY UNION: Lethal Lewis
THREE tries and two conversions from fly half Lee Lewis helped Harwell to a 24-7 victory at Berkshire Shire Hall in BB&O 1 South. Dave Baker got their other try. Wheatley won 44-19 win at home to Olney 2nd in BB&O 1 North. Brad Rayner (2), Ben
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RUGBY UNION: Oxford leave it too late
WALLINGFORD maintained their 100 per cent record with a 31-26 victory at Oxford. But they were almost sunk by their hosts' late comeback. And Wallingford's victory was not without its cost as full back Johnny Collett could be sidelined for six weeks
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RUGBY UNION: Witney hang on for a draw
A BELOW-PAR Witney salvaged a 10-10 draw in their Southern Counties North top-of-the-table clash at Milton Keynes. But the match did not live up to the billing, especially for the visitors who struggled to come to terms with the referee's interpretation
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RUGBY UNION: Archer's double boosts Henley
HENLEY Hawks made it three wins in a row for the first time since March 2003 with a 34-23 home victory over Cambridge in National 2. And Henley's director of rugby Jon Lambden felt everything went according to plan. He said: "The time to win games
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RUGBY UNION: Tuffley stars on debut
WILL Tuffley starred on his debut as Oxford Harlequins pulled off an impressive 31-18 victory at St Ives in South West 1. The 20-year-old Australian full back scored 21 points in a fine display, although hooker Dave Needham was the hosts' man-of-the-match
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Ballot delays postal strike threat
Post Office workers in Witney and Carterton have called off their strike scheduled for Thursday and Friday. But a spokesman for the Communication Workers Union (CWU) Bob Cullen warned that members could still go ahead with the threatened official strike
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Struck off for ex-patient sex
A mental health nurse who had sex with a vulnerable former patient two weeks after she was discharged from hospital was struck off yesterday. Patrick Turpin, 32, who worked at Orchard Lodge in Banbury, met with the depressed psychotic up to twice a
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RUGBY UNION: Williams saves Chinnor
Chinnor 30, Dings Crusaders 30 RICHARD Williams's late penalty secured Chinnor a battling draw in a National 3 South match where their inconsistencies were all too evident. The fly half's fifth successful kick from five punished a moment of indiscipline
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Robbery victim gets op shock
A woman who was injured in an armed robbery thought life might take a turn for the better when she had an operation to help her recover from the incident. But instead, Marilyn Parrott, who used to work at Oxford's Morris Motors Athletic and Social Club
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Nurse had sex with depressed psychotic
A MENTAL health nurse who had sex with a vulnerable former patient two weeks after she was discharged from hospital was struck off yesterday. Patrick Turpin, 32, who worked at Orchard Lodge in Banbury, met the depressed psychotic up to twice a week
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Pair in court over stabbing
TWO teenagers accused of stabbing a 21-year-old man in Oxford have been remanded in custody. The youths, aged 16 and 17, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared before Oxford Magistrates Court yesterday. The 16-year-old was charged with wounding
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County pub named one of best in Britain
IT DOES not matter whether he is cooking school dinners for his local primary school or feeding celebrity chefs like Antony Worrall Thompson and showbiz stars, Paul Clerehugh always makes sure they get the best he can offer. And it is that devotion
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Runner-up accolade for charity worker
WORKING in Darfur and selling crafts from developing countries have earned an Oxfordshire man the title of runner-up in a national Volunteer of the Year contest. Tetsworth man Richard Moore, 64, has carried out voluntary work for relief and development
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Rossiter helps Honda's F1 test finale
Oxford racing driver James Rossiter helped Brackley's Honda Racing F1 Team at the final test of the 2006 Formula One season at the Jerez circuit in Spain. An intensive fortnight, which has seen six days of testing in Jerez, has enabled the team to finalise
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Blow to Miss World hopes
OXFORD'S Miss World contestant Eleanor Glynn froze as she sang in the talent competition and is on the verge of going out of the contest. People in Oxfordshire are now being asked to secure her a place in the final line-up by texting a vote for her.
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Postal workers call off strike
POST Office workers in Witney and Carterton have called off their strike scheduled for Thursday and Friday. But a spokesman for the Communication Workers Union (CWU) Bob Cullen warned that members could still go ahead with the threatened official strike
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Police search seven homes in crackdown on burglary
POLICE in Banbury have arrested seven people, searched seven houses and executed one search warrant in connection with a series of burglaries this month. The main area targeted was Bretch Hill around to Highlands. There were 20 offences mainly involving
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Police stage crime prevention day
PEOPLE in Abingdon are being invited to meet local officers in the Market Place, Abingdon, on Thursday. The crime prevention exhibition trailer will be set up so visitors can speak to officers and crime prevention advisers and find out information on
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Job losses loom at Brookes
JOBS might have to be axed at Oxford Brookes University as it faces funding cuts and falling student numbers in some technical subjects. The university, which is based in Headington, announced it is working to make savings in the School of Technology
