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Burgess thrills 8,000 crowd
OXFORD United were watched by the fourth biggest gate in Conference history - 8,185 - as the league leaders beat Aldershot 2-0 with two late goals. Andy Burgess fired them ahead from the penalty spot on 73 minutes after Yemi Odubade was brought down
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Mac's back to music
These are dark days indeed for Sir Paul McCartney. But after the anguish of seeing his wife's allegations filling newspapers day after day as the "divorce battle of the century" plunges new depths of viciousness, tonight will see him pour out his heart
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The Show Must Go On....
High drama at the OFS this afternoon - we have an unwell actress who in the true spirit of 'the show must go on' is bravely carrying on (albeit with a bucket at the side of the stage). So far after a week in charge of the OFS I haven't let the power
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Greenpeace protesters released on bail
FIVE protesters arrested after environmental campaigners broke into Didcot Power Station remain in custody today. A further 20 people have been released on bail until January, following the protest at the power station which began on Thursday morning
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TB rate rises in region
Cases of tuberculosis in Oxfordshire have declined in the last year - but the rate of the illness has risen in the South East as a whole. According to the Health Protection Agency, numbers for the region are up from 619 cases and a rate of 7.6 per 100,000
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Key workers fight for home cash
Teachers and nurses in Oxfordshire seeking Government help to get on the housing ladder have been told to apply for cash now - or lose out to their Berkshire neighbours. The Oxford Mail has learned that an £18m fund to help 623 public service workers
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Tell us why this firm hit the rocks
It is going to be a miserable Christmas for thousands of families - some in Oxfordshire - who pinned their faith in Farepak. The mail order company, which called in administrators last month, has let them all down by taking their money, then shutting
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Profit-mad firms
I read about the Channel 4 programme, Property Ladder, which is looking for anyone planning to develop a property for profit. The TV producers could not get a better town than Oxford for this programme. They could start with Cowley, looking at Horspath
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Estate used as park-and-ride
Mary Stiff says that the proposed development of the Territorial Army centre at Slade Park, Oxford, for housing should be halted and the area used as a park-and-ride (Oxford Mail, October 27). If she lived in this area, she would be aware that a new
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Traveller family moves on to council land
A family of travellers is squatting on district council land. The Price family - five adults and nine children - parked their four caravans on disused land between Dark Lane and Woodford Way, in Witney, last Satur- day. The family, who have a number
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Cafe owner bids to be TV Food Hero
A self-taught chef from Oxford has been cooking up a storm in a contest to find Gary Rhodes' Local Food Hero 2006 in the UK. William Pouget, who runs the Vaults and Garden Cafe in the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, in High Street, is one of
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Power station protesters held after court injunction
The Greenpeace environmental protest at Didcot Power Station ended yesterday, after campaigners were handed a court injunction ordering them to leave. But the demonstration, which lasted nearly 36 hours, has cost the station's owner npower more than
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Oxford United hit the heights
They have been top of the Conference table almost all season but now Oxford United have made it to the highest point in England. Mad-keen U's fan Andy Donaldson trekked for eight hours to put up a poster advertising the club's game against Aldershot
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Burglar jailed for sex attack
A student savagely beaten and sexually assaulted in her Oxford college room was in court to watch her attacker be sentenced to at least five years in jail. Sead Mirvic, 18, of Ingle Close, in Northway, Oxford, was given a sentence of 10 years for sexual
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PM tells schools science must thrive
Tony Blair yesterday tried to convince scores of Oxford teenagers of the importance of science - but it seems they weren't on his wavelength. The Prime Minister returned to the county to speak to about 300 scientists, industry figures and students at
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Firm's failure costs families
Families from Oxfordshire face a grim Christmas this year after losing thousands of pounds of savings in the collapse of festive hamper firm Farepak. Twenty families from Blackbird Leys, Oxford, and two from Bicester and Kennington, who jointly paid
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Happy at 100
REACHING the grand age of 100 is a milestone most of us would be glad to see. But Margaret Paxton hopes it will be the first of many three-figure birthdays. Mrs Paxton, who lives at the Lady Nuffied care home in Banbury Road, comes from a family where
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SNOOKER: Witney turn up heat
WITNEY A took advantage of leaders Riley A not being in action as they whitewashed Thame A 6-0 to close the gap at the top of the Premier Division table. Grant Conquest made a clearance of 49 in the second of his frames against Paul Evans, while earlier
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FOOTBALL: Merritt and Ford take over at City
OXFORD City have announced that Justin Merritt will take over as manager, starting with today's match at home to Hillingdon Borough at Court Place Farm. Merritt had already stepped into the hot-seat in a caretaker capacity following the shock resignation
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FOOTBALL: Willmot back for U's
NEW dad Chris Willmott goes straight back into the Oxford United line-up as Jim Smith's side get back on the promotion trail against Aldershot today. Willmott will slot into the back three in place of the suspended Matt Day as the U's try to forget
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Thieves snatch printers worth £30,000
THIEVES stole 600 printers worth £30,000 from a lorry while it was parked up for the night on the Wildmere industrial estate in Banbury. Between 11pm on Wednesday and 7.15am on Thursday, thieves cut through the curtain of the lorry and stole the Epson
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Hero inspires win
A BICESTER teenager inspired by the life of black athlete Jesse Owens won a £100 prize after making a presentation about his hero. Trey Horne, 13, came first in the competition run by the Matrix Youth Office and the African Caribbean Community Action
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Alert issued on bogus callers
MEN posing as security consultants tricked their way into the homes of elderly people in Oxford. The first happened in Barton Road, Headington, Oxford, at about 5.20pm on Thursday, when two men told the house's elderly resident that they were from the
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Fireworks fun in city
OXFORD'S major fireworks display is being staged this evening in South Park. The display is being organised by Oxford Round Table and sponsored by The Big Bang restaurant in Jericho. Doors open at 5pm and the display starts at 6.30pm. There will be
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ICE HOCKEY: Stars can bounce back
OXFORD City Stars head coach Darryl Morvan is confident of bouncing back from last week's heavy defeat at Streatham Redskins when they travel to Romford Spitfires today. Stars were humbled 12-2 by Streatham, but things should be easier this week, with
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CRICKET: Taylor's fresh challenge
MUCH-TRAVELLED all-rounder David Taylor is looking forward to a fresh challenge after being appointed director of cricket and captain at Kidlington. The 31-year-old big-hitter, who played for Undercliffe in the Bradford League last season, has joined
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GREYHOUNDS: Peterson's jackpot joy
TRAINER Michael Peterson was all smiles after scooping the jackpot at Oxford on Tuesday - picking up more than £11,000. Peterson correctly forecast the six winners in the jackpot - Finders Keepers (7-4), Fantasy Tiger (6-4), Langford Gift (6-4), Coup
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Paintball attacks spark alert
POLICE are appealing for information following a series of paintball attacks in the Upper Basildon area The most recent occurred in Wakemans Copse on Monday, when paintballs were fired at houses. This is believed to be linked to seven attacks in the
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Call for more speed cameras
MPs have demanded more speed cameras to prevent deaths on Oxfordshire's roads. The county already uses cameras at 107 sites - 74 where fixed boxes are provided and 33 covered mobile cameras fitted in vans. This week, the House of Commons transport
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Police website proves big hit
THOUSANDS of people have visited a website which keeps them in contact with their local police officers. More than 50,000 hits have been recorded on the website www.whosmybobby.co.uk since it was launched in September by Thames Valley Police. Two
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Tool scheme to aid Africa
THAME Rotary Club will be collecting secondhand tools in the Upper High Street car park today between 10am and 2pm. The tools - not garden tools or electric power tools - will be refurbished and sent to central Africa to help communities become more
