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Troubed ISoft probed by finance experts
HEALTH software group iSoft is being probed by the Accountancy Investigation and Disciplinary Board (AIDB), which regulates accountants. The investigation will look at the role of iSoft's former auditors RSM Robson Rhodes, as well as former directors
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Parent's pay tribute to Emilie
Emilie Harris's parents, Martin and June, were not at court today but made the following tribute: "Emilie was, and is still, deeply loved by her family and she is greatly missed. There is not a day that passes when we do not think about her and wish
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ISoft probed by finance body
Health software group iSoft is being probed by the Accountancy Investigation and Disciplinary Board (AIDB), which regulates accountants. The investigation will look at the role of iSoft's former auditors RSM Robson Rhodes, as well as former directors
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Pay hike for county workforce
Wages in Oxfordshire have risen by 2.9 per cent in the last year, according to the latest Government figures. Average pay before tax for the county is now £24,856 compared to £25,142 for the south east and a national rate of £24,301. The figures for
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Wages hike for county workers
Wages in Oxfordshire have risen by 2.9 per cent in the last year, according to the latest Government figures. Average pay before tax for the county is now £24,856 compared to £25,142 for the south east and a national rate of £24,301. The figures for
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Bus driver found guilty
Bus driver Paul Willis was today found guilty of careless driving and talking to his off-duty colleague following the death of student Emilie Harris. Paul Willis, of Witney Road in Long Hanborough, has been fined £500 for careless driving and £50 for
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Bus driver found guilty
Bus driver Paul Willis was today found guilty of careless driving and talking to his off-duty colleague following the death of student Emilie Harris. Paul Willis, of Witney Road in Long Hanborough, has been fined £500 for careless driving and £50 for
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Not so fair - Farepak
A number of constituents have been in touch with me this week about Farepak - the Christmas hamper company which has gone bust. It’s left many families out of pocket and facing a bleak Christmas, so I am backing moves to ask the big supermarket chains
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Bicester man who devoted life to community
A WELL-KNOWN Bicester man who devoted his life to community work has died, at 68. Denis Cashman was a former Bicester Scout leader, first aid trainer and volunteer driver for the town's day centre. His wife, Kathleen, said he was determined to serve
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World-renowned gardener and photographer
A WORLD-RENOWNED gardener and photographer, whowas a teacher for many years at the Waterperry Horticultural School for Women, near Wheatley, has died, aged 81. Alpine plants expert Valerie Finnis was born in Crowborough, Sussex, on October 31, 1924.
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Bonn Square will be redeveloped next year
THE Government's first payment towards the regeneration of Oxford's West End will allow the £1.5m scheme to transform Bonn Square to be brought forward. The Government confirmed its backing for the multi-million-pound scheme to redevelop a quarter of
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Cautious welcome for plans for more local power
THE Government's pledge to give more powers to local councils across the country has been given a cautious welcome in Oxfordshire. But the White Paper published by Ruth Kelly, the Communities Secretary, will have failed to satisfy those wanting moves
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City MP under fire over Muslim greeting cards
ANDREW Smith, the Labour MP for Oxford East, has been criticised for sending out thousands of greetings cards marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Mr Smith got local councillors and helpers to dispatch some 2,000 cards to members of the Muslim
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The Insider October 26, 2006
OXFORD could be about to lay claim, albeit by way of a slightly tenuous link, to a slice of American political history. Oxfordshire County Council Green Party group leader Larry Sanders's brother, Bernie, is favourite to be elected to the US Senate
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Caravan was Wight idea
I suppose I have always been a bit of a caravan sceptic. Spending a number of nights in a cramped area designed for four people but big enough for two has never been that appealing. So the chance to spend some time with my family in the Isle of Wight
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Shame on bus queue jumpers
Why is queuing for a bus at Carfax in Oxford in the evening such an ordeal? Very few seem to have any idea of what a bus queue is, or what its purpose is. Complain? Voice one's opinion? The response is always the same - silence or a glowering contempt
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I am appalled by police response
You report the theft of high-value caravans from Stonesfield and Kidlington (Oxford Mail, October 14 and 18). I am absolutely appalled by the response of Thames Valley Police to these crimes. In the Stonesfield case, it would appear that the property
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Flood relief work must take priority
Full marks to the Army for turning out and helping the beleagured villagers of Nuneham Courtenay. But should we really be relying on our hard-pressed military to sort out flooding problems? The truth is that not enough is being done to reduce the
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Botanist broke all boundaries
A world-renowned gardener and photographer who worked for many years in Oxfordshire, has died, aged 81. Alpine plants expert Valerie Finnis was a teacher for 28 years at the Waterperry Horticultural School for Women, near Wheatley. She started her
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Brains: a time to be mindful
How, today, an Oxford institute is considering the medical science of tomorrow Imagine a world where we can all pop pills to make us super-intelligent, and through technology we can use our brains to directly control our computers, drive our cars
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Sickness didn't hold Denis back
A man so dedicated to working in the community that he continued for 14 years after surviving a kidney transplant has died, aged 68. Denis Cashmanwas a former Bicester scout leader, first aid trainer and volunteer driver for the town's day centre.
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Planning new dawn
Plant now for the fragant flowers of viburnums, writes VAL BOURNE Most early-flowering viburnums have fragrant flowers in soft pinks or whites and these pastel flowers make the perfect overhead canopy for plummy hellebores or the dark maroon tulip
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The world on your doorstep
HELEN PEACOCKE highlights a new season of the Big Village concert series The world is really just one big village, as musician and music promoter Matt Sage reminds us. His Big Village series has arranged for a fascinating mix of musicians from all
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The loneliest job in Oxford
Only one of Oxford's 'Litter Cops' is fully operational because the city council cannot attract a suitable candidate to fill the other £20,000 job. The two wardens, the first to patrol Oxford's streets, were supposed to start at the end of August with
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End of line for rail travel firm
An Oxfordshire rail travel company is to close after more than 30 years in business - because of competition from cheap flights and the Internet. Chiltern Trains Holidays, based in Chinnor, was set up in 1976 by Tony Parkins, offering holidays by rail
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New restaurants for Oxford
TWO new restaurants are set to open in Oxford city centre early next year, creating more than 40 jobs. Latin American chain Las Iguanas and upmarket Indian restaurant Shimla Pinks will be part of a new commercial and residential development in Park
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New restaurants for Oxford
TWO new restaurants are set to open in Oxford city centre early next year, creating more than 40 jobs. Latin American chain Las Iguanas and upmarket Indian restaurant Shimla Pinks will be part of a new commercial and residential development in Park
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Sealed with a sneeze
Serial entrepreneur Bruce Savage has done it again. His Oxford University spin-out company has just won another £670,000 for the further development of a nasal spray against allergies such as hay fever, made from shrimp shells. His company, CMP Therapeutics
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Painful life of an eighties singer
STAND AND DELIVER Adam Ant (Sidgwick & Jackson, £18.99) According to the catchy hook in Prince Charming, one of Adam Ant's many hit singles in the 1980s, "ridicule is nothing to be scared of". He must have taken the phrase to heart, for he doesn't
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Regional food to savour
THE TASTE OF BRITAIN Laura Mason & Catherine Brown (Harper Press, £25) The concept of regional British food is a lovely idea, but does it exist? It does, but you have to know where to look for it. The Taste of Britain has been redesigned from the original
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Woman who led Iraq to independence
DAUGHTER OF THE DESERT Georgina Howell (Macmillan, £20) This is an extraordinarily timely biography of Gertrude Bell, responsible perhaps more than any other for the establishment of Iraq as a nation state after the First World War. Born in 1868,
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FOOTBALL: United full of confidence for Cup test
OXFORD United go into tomorrow's FA Cup fourth qualifying round tie at Dagenham & Redbridge brimming with confidence. The U's produced their most complete away performance of the sesason in winning 3-0 at Cambridge last Friday, and then saw the Daggers
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Filling the gap left by royalty
When Cromwell dissolved the Rump Parliament, following the Civil War, England was a republic but by no stretch of the imagination a democracy. In a Free Republc: Life in Cromwell's England (Sutton, £20), by Oxfordshire author Alison Plowden, describes
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Historical fiction
Sharpe's Fury Bernard Cornwell (HarperCollins, £17.99) Wellington's victories in the Spanish Peninsula should never be underrated, and they are certainly not by the tough-minded Sharpe. From bridge-blowing to romantic intrigue, this novel, as much
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Scientist who found hidden world of art
Oxford professor Martin Kemp is one of the world's leading experts on Leonardo Da Vinci, and not surprisingly, was enraged by Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code, and the news coverage that followed. Less surprisingly, he was more sanguine about the film
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Book events
MONDAY oPoetry reading: Paul Muldoon reads from and discusses The End of the Poem: Oxford Lectures, plus his new collection Horse Latitudes. Oxford University Poetry Society. oBook signing: Ex-Big Brother housemate George Galloway MP launches his
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Crash death four answer bail
Four people arrested in connection with the death of a South Oxfordshire woman in a crash on the Oxford to Reading road answered bail yesterday. Carol Tegg, 26, of Gallowstree Common, died in the crash on July 31 on the A4074, near Woodcote, just four
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Quaint tradition alive and well in All Souls
A rude song about a duck, a Latin-named celebration - it must be an Oxford college, writes CHRIS KOENIG All Souls Day, the 1,000-year-old festival to commemorate the dead, falls on Thursday. By coincidence the fellows of All Souls College will sing
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HORSE RACING: Demon set for Carlisle raid
WITH the National Hunt season moving up a gear, Henrietta Knight is set to take the wraps off Racing Demon and Impek, the stars of her West Lockinge stables, near Wantage. Racing Demon is due to return to the fray in the Colin Parker Memorial Intermediate
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Pick of the week
Creation Theatre Company is providing the opportunity to children of all ages to come to a free taster workshop tomorrow. The workshop will be an introduction to some of the many activities to take part in in Creation's wide range of winter workshops
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Who will save the hedgehog?
Guy Fawkes Night is not the only threat to the survival of the lovable hedgehog as surveys show their number has halved in some areas, writes ELIZABETH EDWARDS Where have all the hedgehogs gone? Fewer sightings over several summers, including in Oxfordshire
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In the court of Hans Holbein, king's painter
THERESA THOMPSON joins the many admirers of the Renaissance artistry in Holbein in England at Tate Britain A sense of history - of a time, place, dynasty, artist or school of art - is one of the gains of a visit to a museum or gallery. And history,
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Love shared
GILES WOODFORDE talks to Helen Edmundson, who has adapted the Greek tragedy Orestes for Shared Experience theatre company "In his lifetime, Euripides aroused great interest, and great opposition," the Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre tells
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Let's hear it for a very feisty woman
Christmas 2000 brought me a surprising greeting in the form of a card from the editor of the Independent on Sunday, Janet Street-f=bPorter. It surprised for two reasons - first, because I didn't know her and, second, because I had recently been rather
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The Fox and Hounds, Christmas Common
People interested in things gastronomic in Oxfordshire are likely to have heard of Kieron Daniels. Once a chef at Oxford's Le Petit Blanc, he went on to run a succession of foodie pubs, all in the south of the county. From the Lord Nelson at Brightwell
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TENNIS: Murray wary of Henman recall
British No 1 Andy Murray says that Great Britain should reconsider their plans to hand Tim Henman (pictured) a Davis Cup recall. Henman retired from Davis Cup in 2004, but is considering a comeback. "If Tim wants to play I would love him to be in
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FOOTBALL: JP's march on
JP'S, from Milton, thrashed Medway Youth 10-0 in the second round. Matty Whitehead (2), Keith Bevan (2), Craig O'Connor (2), Dean Greenaway, Gary Baird and Paul Druce were among the scorers. Wallingford Exiles won 2-1 away to Whitley Athletic. Goals
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FOOTBALL: Wheatsheaf wonders too hot
Holders Wheatsheaf Didcot saw off new boys UYS United 8-2 in the Ridgeway Cup second round, writes TIM SIRET. Gareth Fenton, Jake Chaffey, JR Willis all scored twice for Wheatsheaf, who also benefited from two own goals. Luke Bowen and Sunil Nair replied
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BAR BILLIARDS: Dolphin flying high
Dolphin A took over at the top of the Premier Section of the Oxford & District League after whitewashing Section 1 side Gladiators B 5-0. Jimmy Robson (13,550), Mick Shephard (8,400), Paul Caistor (18,830), Dave Barnes (9,630) and Jan Dybiec (8,930)
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TABLE TENNIS: Bushell is inspired
Forum A took a narrow lead in Division 1 of the Oxford & District League after beating St James A 8-2. Karl Bushell led the way for Forum by taking all three of his sets, while Andy Misseldine saved St James's blushes with two wins. He then teamed
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TABLE TENNIS: Herrity is hero
Didcot A maintained their 100 per cent record in Division 1 of the Didcot & District League with a 6-4 win over previously unbeaten Abingdon B. Eddie Herrity posted a maximum in the singles, and then teamed up with Phil Haycock to take the deciding
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ICE HOCKEY: Stars upset by Lions
Oxford City Stars suffered a shock 7-5 defeat against bottom club Lee Valley Lions in the English National League South Division at Oxford Ice Rink. Stars went into the game with a squad of 20 players, while the visitors, who were still looking for
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GOLF: Chippy plan expansion
Chipping Norton are considering building a new nine-hole par-three course after buying land next their existing site. The club have purchased Southcombe Farm, a 40-acre site that sits adjacent to the first and second holes and runs parallel to the A44
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FOOTBALL: United aim for top ten
Oxford United want to make it into the top ten Conference attendances of all time. And they are calling on fans to spread the word with a poster campaign across the city. The U's have targeted the next home game against Aldershot Town on November
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GOLF: Gambling pays off for Tilly!
Tilly Holder says playing online poker helped her smash the ladies' course record at Southfield. The 20-year-old Oxford Ladies member shot a three-under-par 69 during the club's October Medal to beat the previous best by two. Holder, who lives in
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FOOTBALL: Disputed goal is Sunday boost
A controversial opening goal paved the way for the Morrells of Oxford Sunday League's representative side to record a 2-1 victory over the West Middlesex Sunday League at Morris Motors. Matthew Hambridge, one of eight Nelson FC players in the side,
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FOOTBALL: Childrey cruise in
Childrey are the first Autotype UTV side through to the third round of the Berks & Bucks Sunday Intermediate Cup after a 2-0 victory over Mortimer. Goals from Ian Wiseman and John Williams did the business for Childrey. However, there was no joy for
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FOOTBALL: Holy Moses! Ben hits four-timer
Ben Moses hit a four-timer as Riverside destroyed Highfield 9-1 in the Morrells of Oxford Sunday League Premier Division, writes GEOFF BOWER. Marlon James and Stephen Walsh weighed in with doubles for rampant Riverside and Lance Shaw completed their
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BOXING: Woods triumphs in 13 seconds
Wolvercote middleweight Chris Wood overcame the first hurdle on this year's ABA title trail with a spectacular knockout in his opening bout at Lydney Town Hall. The 29-year-old Marston carpenter needed only 13 seconds to see off the challenge of Downend's
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GOLF: Clarke is champion
Oxford Ladies captain Anne Clarke holed out from ten feet to secure the Oxfordshire Ladies County Golf Association's Bamberger Trophy at Studley Wood. Clarke, a 17 handicapper, defeated The Wychwood's Pat Court (22) by one hole in the final of the season-long
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GOLF: Top title could go to wire
Chipping Norton need just one and a half more points to be sure of the Shaw & Co Oxfordshire Foursomes League Section 1 title. And they should get them from their final match at relegated Studley Wood on Saturday after slipping to a 2-1 defeat at Oxford
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Four films that don't play by the rules
All four of this week's minor releases set out to challenge the complacent viewer. However, only two are more than even partially successful. Be With Me is Singaporean Eric Khoo's fourth feature. It's an ambitious ensemble piece that attempts to interweave
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A Good Year and Step Up
Based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Peter Mayle, A Good Year is a sun-dappled yarn set in leafy Provence about a middle-aged man's self-awakening. Ridley Scott's film has all the ingredients for a fine vintage, including a starry international
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Kazakh ambassador hits out at Borat
Erlan Idrissov, the Kazakhstan ambassador to Britain, addressed students at the Oxford Union last night. He admitted finding Sacha Baron Cohen's film, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan funny. But he
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Oven roasted winter vegetables — serves six
Proprietor of Eynsham's specialist deli Cornucopia, Sandy Helig put R-Oil through its paces before placing it on her shelves along with all the other oils she sells, and came up with several winter recipes which worked extremely well. Her favourite
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Delicious Oil that Fries Chips and runs the car
A Cotswold farming family believe they have found the answer to sustainability by producing a crop that can serve as a food and be converted into a fuel once it has reached the end of its useful life in the kitchen. Hamish Campbell, from Cotswold Farm
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New London Consort: Wesley Memorial Church, Oxford
Music from the theatres and taverns of Restoration London was brought vividly to life by the New London Consort, in the wonderfully intimate setting of the Wesley Memorial Hall in New Inn Hall Street. Billed as The Delightful Companion, this was an apt
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Time to Kill: The Mill at Sonning
A devotee of such murder mystery shows as The Midsomer Murders and The Mousetrap, I am always cheered to see The Mill at Sonning's offerings in this genre. The reason is because they always do such a good job. Suspenseful and intriguing, Time to Kill
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Welsh National Opera, New Theatre, Oxford
Seasoned opera audiences may have been clamouring to see the WNO's opera-for-beginners show Chorus! - as a publicity leaflet told us - at other venues on the company's autumn tour, but they sure as hell weren't clamouring here. There were rows of empty
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Billy Cobham with Asere: Zodiac, Oxford
A glance at Billy Cobham's recording history from the Mahavishnu Orchestra and Miles Davis to today reveals a drummer who has been at the top of the pile for longer than many other jazz musicians have managed to stay alive. A glance at his web site shows
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English Music Festival: Dorchester Abbey
'An Oxford Elegy? I think I last heard it performed live in 1960," one music lover said to another before the concert began. It's been one of the achievements of the first English Music Festival that Em Marshall, its artistic director, has succeeded in
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The Three Musketeers: Northern Ballet Theatre, Milton Keynesn
On the surface, this is a light-hearted affair with an operetta-style plot concerning stolen necklaces returned in the nick of time, treacherous female spies, and a French writer's unflattering portrait of an English Duke - fittingly, for a performance
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Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance: New Theatre
There is a story to this toe-tapping bonanza of Irish dance, though the many people who resisted paying an outrageous £7 for the programme won't have known much about it. Luckily, that doesn't really matter, as it's the dancing that counts, and from that
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Jewellery and Silver Society of Oxford: Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock, until November 18
Moving from one brilliant glass cabinet to the next, the range of fine silver and enamel objects is prodigious, ranging from the innovative to the traditional. An exercise in anticlastic raising leads Jenny Edge to form sculptural configurations, like
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English Music Festival: Dorchester Abbey
A music festival devoted entirely to English composers is a welcome addition to the cultural calendar, and Em Marshall's four-year dream finally came to fruition last Friday with a thrilling and inspirational concert by the BBC Concert Orchestra. Appropriately
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Stephen Sondheim's Follies: Royal Theatre, Northampton
Buddy is a retired actor, and he's standing on the derelict stage of a doomed New York theatre. He used to perform there many years ago, and the place holds many memories. "Another theatre comes down," he remarks mournfully, "It's just what this city
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Spezzati: Merton College Chapel
Sometimes the nomenclature of Oxford's ever-proliferating musical groups seems as weird as pop and boy bands. Though of course much posher. Here we have The Oxford Spezzati Soloists and Orchestra offering a concert of baroque work in Merton Chapel. Their
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Union Dance: Chipping Norton Theatre
Union Dance will soon be celebrating 21 years of performances, but this was the first time I have seen this excellent small company of four men and three women, and I was immediately impressed. Here is a group who really work well together as a unit,
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Soldiers join flood battle
They have served in war zones around the world, but yesterday it was all about Operation Tidy Up in an Oxfordshire village. Soldiers from Abingdon's Dalton Barracks took time out from preparing for a tour of duty in Afghanistan to help residents in
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Crash accused 'not chatting'
A bus driver on trial for careless driving following the death of an Oxford University student has denied talking to a colleague at the time of the crash. Defendant Paul Willis, 48, of Witney Road, Long Hanborough, gave evidence at Wantage Magistrate's
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Family protest over jail death
The family of a man who was found hanged in his cell at Bullingdon Prison is to stage a protest over his death. Danny Rooney was found dead at the Bicester jail less than 48 hours before he was to be sentenced for burglary on September 26 - the day
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You must wait to find the weight
Mega muscles are needed to lift this pumpkin that peers out at people passing the front window of Fabulous Flowers in Bridge Street, Abingdon. But just how heavy is the whopper? A prize is on offer for the person who guesses its weight or comes closest
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‘We’re doing police’s job’
Councillors took to the streets of an Oxford estate while campaigning against local police being "taken away" to other areas of the city. Members of the Independent Working Class Association (IWCA) - including city councillors Stuart Craft, Lee Cole
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Restaurateur sponsors fireworks
The annual fireworks display in Oxford's South Park should go with an extra bang this year after the owner of a bangers and mash restaurant paid for the bulk of the fireworks. Max Mason, of the Big Bang in Walton Street, Oxford, has sponsored the 39th
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Drugs case jury set to retire
A jury is set to retire today to consider verdicts in the case of three Reading men accused of cultivating £100,000 worth of cannabis at an Oxfordshire farm. Christopher Bridges, 29, Dino Sofroniou, 21, and Jason Warrick, 30, have all denied growing
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Umpire knifed OAP in porn cinema
A cricket umpire who tried to kill a pensioner at a pornographic cinema in despair at being evicted from his flat was jailed for 10 years yesterday. Simon Brade, 44, picked out 74 year-old David Meads at random after walking into the Sunset Cinema in
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£500,000 for hospital bus route
Patients, staff and visitors to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford will soon be able to access it faster and more directly. A £500,000 investment from the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust and Oxfordshire County Council will see two new "bus only
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OAPs in Parliament protest
Oxford pensioners' champion Bill Jupp was part of a 1,000-strong rally that descended on Parliament yesterday calling for an increase in the basic state pension. Campaigners are fighting for the link between earnings and the state pension, abolished
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Council to shed 10 top posts
Up to 10 high-ranking officers at Cherwell District Council could lose their jobs under a management restructuring scheme put forward by new chief executive Mary Harpley. The positions of about 30 members of staff are being reviewed. The Oxford Mail
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Event charts Blackbird Leys’s past
Blackbird Leys may be close to marking its 50th anniversary but, as a local history day will reveal, the site boasts a vibrant past dating back 2,000 years. Residents are invited to bring their own memories, memorabilia and photographs to a History
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Lightning bolt hits security
Pensioners and people with disabilities living in sheltered housing have seen their security out of action for three weeks after a lightning strike. The lightning bolt that hit the sheltered housing at Frys Hill in Nightingale Avenue, Greater Leys,
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'Let us back in the boatyard'
BOATERS thrown out of the Castle Mill yard in Jericho have asked British Waterways if they can be allowed back on the site. The campaigners have set up a limited company, Jericho Community Boatyard, and want to restart boat repairs until the public
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Trust pledge on Horton protest
Objections to plans to downgrade services at Banbury's Horton Hospital are to be independently analysed, says the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals Trust. The trust wants to close the Horton's special care baby unit, end 24-hour children services, reduce maternity
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Measures drive out nuisance
Residents on Didcot's Ladygrove estate have won a major victory in their battle to lock out boy racers. The lives of people living close to Ladygrove Park have been made a misery by young car drivers performing stunts and playing loud music into the
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New strategy aims to save lake
A campaigner trying to stop an old gravel pit at Radley being filled with ash from Didcot Power Station has come up with a new plan - turn it into a town green. Jo Cartmell, of Peachcroft, Abingdon, is seeking to register Thrupp and Bullfield Lakes
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Schools could merge or shut
Two schools in Abingdon - Dunmore Infants and Junior - could merge or become part of a bigger Fitzharrys School. The future of the two schools, in Northcourt Road, is in the melting pot and already the idea mooted by Oxfordshire County Council has met
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Needy can draw from food bank
An emergency food bank is being launched in Bicester to help families when they hit hard times. It aims to provide free emergency food for at least three days, until official organisations can step in with more long-term help. Food for the bank will
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Driver raises cancer fund cash
A taxi driver from Grove has raised thousands of pounds for cancer research after losing his father and son to the disease in the past six months. Taxi boss Phil Reeder lost his father John to the disease in March, just two days before his 73rd birthday
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Free-flow of ideas on reservoir
Young people are being urged to take an active role in the design and recreational use of the proposed £1bn reservoir between Abingdon and Wantage. They are being invited to a weekend of workshops when round two of the public consultation exercise gets
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OAPs in Parliament protest
OXFORD pensioners' champion Bill Jupp was part of a 1,000-strong rally that descended on Parliament yesterday calling for an increase in the basic state pension. Campaigners are fighting for the link between earnings and the state pension, abolished
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Driver denies carelessness charge
A BUS driver on trial for careless driving following the death of an Oxford University student has denied talking to a colleague at the time of the crash. Defendant Paul Willis, 48, of Witney Road, Long Hanborough, gave evidence at Wantage Magistrate's
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Uncertainty over 67 jobs
WORKERS at a nuclear advisory body in Oxfordshire face an uncertain future after the Government announced plans to abolish it. Harwell-based Nirex, which has helped the civil nuclear industry dispose of radioactive waste since the 1980s, was yesterday
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Soldiers join flood mop-up
THEY have served in war zones around the world, but yesterday it was all about Operation Tidy Up in an Oxfordshire village. Soldiers from Abingdon's Dalton Barracks took time out from preparing for a tour of duty in Afghanistan to help residents in
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Town green plan to save lake
CAMPAIGNERS trying to stop an old gravel pit at Radley being filled with ask from Didcot power station have come up with a new plan - turn it into a town green. Jo Cartmell, from Peachcroft in north Abingdon, is seeking to register Thrupp and Bullfield
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Horton objections to be scrutinised
OBJECTIONS to plans to downgrade services at Banbury's Horton Hospital are to be independently analysed, says the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust. The trust wants to close the Horton's special care baby unit, end 24-hour children services, reduce
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Drink sales shame
NEARLY a quarter of shops tested by a tradings standards "drink squad" were caught selling alcohol to under-18s, an Oxfordshire County Council survey has revealed. Test purchases were carried out at 66 shops in the county, with 15 of them failing to
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Hoists raise pupils' spirits
SEVERELY disabled pupils at Banbury's Frank Wise Special School can get into the swimming pool quicker thanks to a donation from Banbury Cross Round Table. A cheque for £3,814 has bought two hoists to lift pupils from wheelchairs on to benches to speed
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School wins international accolade
TEN schools in Oxfordshire are celebrating after winning the Department for Education and Skills's prestigious International School Award. Among them was The Warriner School, Bloxham.
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Council takes over cemetery maintenance
MAINTENANCE of the grounds at Banbury's Hardwick Hill cemetery has been taken over by the town council - but funerals will still be under the control of the London Cremation Company. The changes came into force at the beginning of October. Nicholas
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Global award for schools
TEN schools in Oxfordshire are celebrating after winning the Department for Education and Skills's prestigious International School Award. They were Blewbury Endowed Church of England Primary School, Didcot Girls' School, Hagbourne Church of England
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Hundreds offer to help clean up
MORE than 250 volunteers have offered to clean up their streets following a series of 'neighbourhood blitzes' in Banbury, Kidlington and Bicester. Residents will take part in organised litter picks as part of the 'cleaner, greener' initiative, organised
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Woman fights off sex attacker
A YOUNG woman was sexually assaulted in Norham Gardens, Oxford, after a well-spoken man knocked her to the ground. The 20-year-old was walking towards Banbury Road at about 10.30pm on Tuesday night and saw a man cycling toward her. He then began to
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Stolen car smashed into parked vehicles
THE driver of a stolen car ran off after smashing into two parked cars in Kidlington. The crash happened near the Squire Basset public house, in Oxford Road, Kidlington, on Friday. Police said at about 6pm a silver-coloured Volkswagen Golf hit a grey
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Sneak thief snatches decorator's car
A BURGLAR who drove off in a decorator's car stole the keys from inside a house while it was being renovated. The victim left his car keys in the hallway of a home he was refurbishing in Park Lane, Woodstock, on Friday. Minutes later a man was seen
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Deddington voted top village
DEDDINGTON was named large village of the year in the Cherwell category of the Oxfordshire village of the year competition. The event is organised by Oxfordshire Rural Community Council (ORCC) and sponsored by Calor. Participating villages were judged
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Woman had cannabis plants
A WOMAN was caught growing cannabis after asking police to her home because her son went missing. Jane Swainson, 54, of Chetwode, in Banbury, pleaded guilty at Banbury Magistrates' Court to cultivation but said the drug was for her personal use. Rebecca
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'Top-tier' council jobs to go
UP TO ten high-ranking officers at Cherwell District Council could lose their jobs under a management restructuring put forward by new chief executive Mary Harpley. The positions of about 30 members of staff are being reviewed, and the Banbury Cake
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Great-granny 'treated like robber'
A DISABLED great-grandmother was arrested, had her DNA and fingerprints taken, and held in cell at Banbury police station - for sending text messages. Kathleen Houghton, 63, of Kenilworth Way, Banbury, a retired council worker, called her treatment
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Grounds for concern?
THE future of Banbury United FC is subject to discussions - but club chairman David Bennett has denied supporters are being kept in the dark. United's lease on home ground Spencer Stadium runs out in May next year and a worried fan has written to the
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More than 250 clean up
MORE than 250 volunteers have offered to clean up their streets by taking part in organised litter picks. The move follows a series of 'neighbourhood blitzes' in Banbury, Kidlington and Bicester. The 'cleaner, greener' initiative, organised by Cherwell
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Fine finish for Jenson
THE Honda Racing F1 Team ended its 2006 season in style as Jenson Button secured another podium finish for the team in a breathtaking title decider at the Interlagos circuit in Brazil. He took the chequered flag in third position after a brilliant drive
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Hi-tech firm looks for buyer
HEALTH software firm iSoft has put itself up for sale after managers admitted delays in its National Health Service contract will have a major impact on its business. The company, which last month switched its HQ from Manchester to Banbury where it
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Register of shame
THERE are 306 registered sex offenders living in Oxfordshire, it was revealed for the first time this week. Police and the Probation Service made their annual report about the number of criminals being monitored under Multi-Agency Public Protection
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Most fearless man in town
A TV explorer dubbed 'Britain's most fearless man' by The Radio Times, will hold an audience with' at Banbury's Mill Theatre on Wednesday (November 1). Benedict Allen pioneered the solo filming of daring adventures in strange lands. He believes in
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Banbury supercar on show
BANBURY supercar manufacturer Ascari is making an impact at the MPH'06 motorshow with two £235,000 KZ1s on display. The action kicks off for three days starting today at Birmingham's NEC and then heads south to Earls Court, London, from November to
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Art class opens minds
Art and company A local art class opens minds and brings people together Ann Corbett at work. She has been a member of the Farthinghoe art class for 18 months A WEEKLY art class at Farthinghoe is much more than lessons in creativity - it is a social
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Centre unveils £120,000 annexe
THE North Oxford Community Centre in Summertown officially opened its new £120,000 annexe in the presence of the city's Lord Mayor, Jim Campbell. Sixty members of the North Oxford Association and people who donated money to the project attended the
