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2,000 veg out at allotments
Rain - usually the great friend of gardeners - proved a temporary adversary at the annual Elder Stubbs Allotments Festival in Oxford. But Saturday's weather failed to seriously dampen the enthusiasm of the organisers and those who put on a brave face
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MIXED WARDS GO UNDER THE KNIFE
PATIENTS are less likely to have to share their ward with people of the other sex at Oxfordshire's largest hospitals, according to a new review. The Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust has reduced the number of areas shared by male and female patients
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Former county councillor dies
Former county councillor Brian Hodgson has died, it was announced tonight. Mr Hodgson, a 69-year-old father of three, died yesterday in Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital a week after being admitted with suspected heart problems, Colin Carritt, the membership
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DEBTS SHUT SOCIAL CLUB
DIDCOT Power Station's social club has been closed because of thousands of pounds in outstanding debts. RWE npower, the company which owns the Towers Country Club, on Basil Hill Road, has repossessed the building after months of negotiations with the
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Dredge the rivers
I attended the Flood Surgery at the Kings Centre organised by the Environment Agency after the third flood in seven years. Every time you talk to these people all you get are excuses why they should not be doing anything. Take the rivers and streams
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They can't be trusted
In his cycling column "On Yer Bike" (Oxford Mail, August 14), James Styring rightly criticises the cyclist who knocked over a woman in Cornmarket and broke her hip. Styring says "As with all groups, a few idiots can wreck things for everyone". But
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Droning on and on
As a resident of Field Avenue, Blackbird Leys for the past 18 years, may I just say how heavenly it has been for the past four weeks since the road has been closed (access only) for resurfacing work. It is usually hellish with the amount of buses we
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Butt is no joke
A jobsworth has finally put down his copy of Mein Kampf and legally robbed a young girl of £50 for dropping a cigarette butt in Abingdon precinct. I wonder if the same jobsworth would dare challenge a drunken yob on a Saturday night for smashing a beer
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Police – no, a mirage
Like Eric Edwards (Oxford Mail, August 13, Where are they?), I too am bewildered over the disappearance of the police. I thought I saw one the other day, but as it was a hot day, it turned out to be a mirage. But, wow, hold fire - apparently five
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PCSOs will be a dismal failure
With reference to your editorial, 'A case of policing on the cheap' (Oxford Mail, August 15), I first raised my reservations about PCSOs in a letter last year which resulted in meeting with the then Oxford Area Police Commander, Supt Jim Trotman. Unlike
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PATIENT CHOICE - A WASTE OF CASH
OFFERING patients a choice of hospitals for treatment is a waste of money that could be better spent on vital NHS services, according to an Oxford GP. Dr Tia MacGregor, of St Clements Surgery, said not one of her patients had ever taken up the opportunity
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CCTV WILL DISPLACE CRIME
A COMBINATION of CCTV cameras, more bicycle police and road safety measures could be brought in to the Cowley Road area of Oxford. Oxford City Council's east area parliament was asked to back a £150,000 bid to bring eight cameras to the Cowley Road.
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Couple share 'home' with darts team
A COUPLE who were left homeless when fire swept through their house have been given temporary accommodation - in a community hall. Stephen Thompson and Sandra Beard are being forced to share their new accommodation with local darts teams, bingo players
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Thieves take boy's birthday bike
A TEENAGER has hit out at burglars who stole his motorcycle just three days after he received it as a birthday present. Jack Dixon, 13, was left in tears after the thieves stole the scrambler-style bike, as well as a mini-moto bike, from his home in
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'Parents turn blind eye on underage drink'
A SENIOR police officer in Oxford has backed calls for parents to take more responsibility to prevent their children turning into drunken louts. Chief Supt Shaun Morley has urged parents to stop turning a blind eye to their children drinking under
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Toddler 'started kitchen blaze'
TWO people were taken to hospital after a toddler managed to turn on a cooker and start a fire last night. Firefighters said it was believed the toddler turned on the hob of the appliance, setting fire to nearby objects. The parents put out the
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EXAM STANDARDS SAVAGED
A LEADING Oxford don has attacked the country's "gold standard" A-level exams, claiming they have been watered down over the past two decades. Sixth formers' A-Level results in the county showed an overall pass rate of 98 per cent, and results nationally
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WE'RE SHARING HOME WITH DARTS TEAM
A COUPLE who were left homeless when fire swept through their house have been given temporary accommodation - in a community hall. Stephen Thompson and Sandra Beard are being forced to share their new accommodation with local darts teams, bingo players
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STOP YOUR KIDS BOOZING
OXFORDSHIRE'S police chief has backed calls for parents to take more responsibility to prevent their children turning into drunken louts. Chief Supt Shaun Morley has urged parents to stop turning a blind eye to their children drinking under 18. Earlier
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Burton Albion 1, Oxford Utd 2
Oxford United came from behind to chalk up their first away win of the season in a cracking game at the Pirelli Stadioum yesterday. Jim Smith's men recovered from the shock of going behind on just 11 minutes to hit back impressively, and they could
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THIEVES STEAL BIRTHDAY BIKE
A TEENAGER has hit out at burglars who stole his motorbike just three days after he got it as a birthday present. Jack Dixon, 13, was left in tears after the thieves stole the scrambler-style bike, as well as a mini-moto bike, from his home in Greater
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NHS NOT 'FEET FOR PURPOSE'
ELDERLY people in Oxfordshire are being left housebound and disabled by a lack of footcare services, according to a national charity. Age Concern has today published a report called Feet for Purpose, revealing that although one in three people over
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War declared during dance
Villagers at Cowley, Oxford, heard the First World War had begun while they were at a dance. The dance was the climax to a day's activities, including the village's annual flower show. The details are included in a 15-page typewritten script, signed
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FOOTBALL: United back on track
Oxford United got back on track in the Blue Square Premier with a 2-1 win at Burton Albion today. Darryl Clare gave the Brewers an 11th-minute lead, but Gary Twigg equalised a minute later and Yemi Odubade grabbed United's winner in the 57th minute.
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Burton Albion 1, Oxford United 2
Oxford United came from behind to chalk up their first away win of the season in a cracking game at the Pirelli Stadioum yesterday. Jim Smith's men recovered from the shock of going behind on just 11 minutes to hit back impressively, and they could
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Toddler thought to start fire
Two people were taken to hospital after their toddler managed to turn on a cooker and start a fire last night. Firefighters said it was believed the toddler turned on the hob of the appliance, setting fire to nearby objects. The parents put out the
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Man dies in car crash
A man from Oxfordshire was killed yesterday in a three-car crash. The man, who has not been named yet but is in his 20s, died from head injuries after the collision at an accident spot on the A6003 near the village of Stoke Dry, Northamptonshire, at
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Don attacks A-Level standards
AN Oxford don has attacked the country's "gold standard" A-Level exam claiming it had been watered down over the past two decades. Sixth formers' A-Level results in the county showed an overall pass rate of 98 per cent, and results nationally improved
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Don savages A-level standards
A leading Oxford don has attacked the country's "gold standard" A-level exams, claiming it had been watered down over the past two decades. Sixth formers' A-Level results in the county showed an overall pass rate of 98 per cent, and results nationally
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2,000 visit police open day
MORE than 2,000 people visited a Thames Valley Police open day held in the grounds of Thames Valley Police Training Centre at Sulhamstead, near Reading. It is the second year the event has been run and the number of people who attended has almost doubled
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Flood cash for some schools
SCHOOLS affected by last month's flooding will receive some money from the Government to help clean up in time for the start of term. More than 20 of Oxfordshire's schools were forced to close at the peak of the floods and 13 of those will get a share
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Church seats now restored
DECORATIVE seats in an East Oxford churchyard which were smashed up have been restored. The three stone seats in the churchyard of SS Mary and John Church, in Cowley Road, formed part of a major regeneration project at the churchyard, and were vandalised
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Cowley Road CCTV 'not the whole answer'
A COMBINATION of CCTV cameras, more police on bicycles and road safety measures could be brought in to the Cowley Road area of Oxford. Oxford City Council's east area committee was asked to back a £150,000 bid to bring eight cameras to the Cowley Road
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Fire base move 'deeply flawed'
THE transfer of Oxfordshire's fire control room to a regional base in Hampshire will undermine efforts to tackle future flooding, the Government has been warned. The county's control room in Kidlington is due to be merged with eight others across the
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Homes plan for old cement works
PLANS for 160 new homes along with industrial workshops in the former Chinnor Cement Works have been lodged with South Oxfordshire District Council. No date has yet been fixed for the plan to be debated by the council. Owners Taylor Woodrow Development
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In company with owls
A CHANCE to see, hold and learn about owls - and raise money for Nuneham Courtenay village hall as well - is being given today. Between 2pm and 6pm today, people going to the village hall will find themselves In The Company of Owls. Tickets, priced
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Skater joy
THE new £122,000 skateboard park next to the leisure and tennis centre in Audlett Drive, Abingdon, will be officially opened today at 2pm. The ceremony will be followed by a "jam session" organised by the young skateboarders who were the driving force