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FOOTBALL: Stewart brace sets City on their way
Oxford City 4 (Stewart 14, 16, Bell 56, McSporran 83) Winchester 0 Alex Stewart's brace set up a comfortable victory for Oxford City in Division 1 South & West on Saturday. But for the woodwork, City's winning margin could have been far greater as
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FOOTBALL: Wickens double keeps Witney in touch at the top
Witney Utd 2 (Wickens 7, 32) Shrivenham 0 A first-half double from Gary Wickens gave Witney victory in the Hellenic Premier Division on Saturday. Wickens fired the home team in front five minutes later when Luke Brandon's cross was forced home by
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FOOTBALL: Clanfield panned by Potts!
Winterbourne Utd 6 (Potts 47 pen, 65, 85, 89, Hemmings 16, 23) Clanfield 3 (McKeon 55, 57, Hunt 35) Clanfield were sent packing by a Jimmy Potts four-timer in Division 1 West. Ricky Hemmings put the home side in charge with two goals in seven minutes
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FOOTBALL: Letcombe crash out
Letcombe crashed out of the Berks & Bucks Intermediate Cup with a penalty shoot-out defeat against Blewbury. Richard Claydon's penalty put Letcombe in front in extra time, but Ross Tyler equalised from 30 yards. In the shoot-out, Claydon and Simon
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RESULTS: November 3/4
FOOTBALL FA TROPHY 2nd qual round: Abingdon Utd 2, Maidstone Utd 2. BRITISH GAS BUSINESS SOUTHERN LEAGUE Div 1 South & West: Oxford City 4, Winchester 0; Slough Tn 3, Didcot Tn 6. SPORT ITALIA HELLENIC LEAGUE SBJ Sports Insurance Cup prelim
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The end is not the end
I hear Ridley Scott has been tinkering with Blade Runner again. Obviously not content with the directors cut he released a while back, he's about to unleash The Final Cut. I gather he's erased a few wires from the flying cars, corrected a few continuity
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Too many cafes
Your article, Looking north for a new look (Oxford Mail, October 10) interested me immensely and I have a few comments to make on the so-called improvement plans put forward. I am sure most of the residents of the Cowley Road area in Oxford will agree
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Personal goal
At last. With the Rose Hill redevelopment in Oxford, it has taken a long time to get us here, but finally we're there. We can start on the ground and prove we're serious about rebuilding our estates. When I came into this portfolio, it had dragged on
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Changing world
Replying to Penny Bassett, Council's shame (Oxford Mail, October 26), there is much sympathy for her and others over the loss of the bridleway on the edge of the BMW factory at Cowley, Oxford. Riders and their horses are respected globally, but times
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Fears grow for empty pubs
I could not agree more with Tony Anchors (Oxford Mail, October 26) that the non-smoking laws are bringing about the demise of the traditional English pub. This law has done more damage to the pub's atmosphere than any of the temperance societies of
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Racing driver sees patients
Racing driver sees patients Patients at the Oxford Children's Hospital met a Formula One star of the future, Brazilian racing driver Lucas di Grassi. The track ace is part of the Renault Driver Development programme, based in Enstone. Di Grassi was
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Ethnic day for recruits
Attempts are being made to increase the number of black and Asian police officers. There are just 22 black and Asian officers in Oxfordshire's 916-strong force - 2.2 per cent. A recruitment day tomorrow is aimed at encouraging more from the city's
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Teenagers hurt in stolen bike crash
Two teenagers on a motorbike crashed into a car on Oxford's Rose Hill estate today. The 15-year-old boys both suffered serious leg injuries in the crash at 2pm and were taken to Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital. The driver of the car, a new Ford Mondeo
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New post for Peers head
Lorna Caldicott, the headteacher who improved the fortunes of Peers School, has been head-hunted to lead a new academy - after missing out on an identical post in Oxford. In July, Mike Reading, a grammar school head from Lincolnshire, was named as principal
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Festival raises thousands for Oxfam
Beating drums and poetry were just some of the sounds which filled the ancient walls of the historic Oxford Castle, as Oxjam drew to a close. The Small World Party marked the end of the month-long charity music festival which raised thousands of pounds
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Firework spectacular
Spectacular explosions of colour filled the sky over Oxford as the city's biggest fireworks display went off with a bang - for the 40th year. More than 15,000 people flocked to the city's South Park to watch more than £8,000 worth of fireworks shoot
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Council benefits hotline goes live
A new telephone hotline number designed to improve the Vale of White Horse District Council's benefits and council tax inquiry system starts tomorrow. Calls will now be handled by a larger, dedicated benefits and council tax team, at a centre run by
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Cautious welcome for rail upgrade
A series of enhancement projects to improve the capacity and reliability of Oxfordshire's railways feature in Network Rail's new strategic business plan. The company said the schemes, and others on routes out of London's Paddington station, would help
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'I'd never had a holiday'
THE 10th National Adoption Week begins tomorrow and aims to find families for up to 4,000 children. DEBBIE WAITE meets 10-year-old Jon, who has found a loving home in Oxfordshire with Caroline and Roger Sitting in the cosy front room, it's immediately
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Improvements to play areas
Children in two towns will benefit from £220,000-worth of improvements to play areas. Council and Lottery grants go to Carterton's Kilkenny Lane Country Park, which will include a garden for children with sensory impairments, and natural landscape features
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Inspectors praise pre-school
A village pre-school has been described by inspectors as a "warm, welcoming environment". The report, by the education watchdog Ofsted, praised Benson Community Pre-school, singling out its "positive" and "enthusiastic" staff. It gave the the 40-pupil
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Graffiti buster wins prize
A COMPUTER expert, who led an Internet crackdown on graffiti in Oxford, is off to India after winning a prestigious prize. Shey Cobley, who joined Oxford City Council a year ago, has redesigned the authority's website, and launched a pilot scheme allowing
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The trials of parking in St Clements
As I drove through St Clements the other day I crawled past one of my favourite haunts, the ramshackle Age Concern shop. Some charity shops have rather a sanitised feel these days but I'm pretty sure that no-one has bothered with the Dettox wipes down
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Graffiti buster makes her mark
A computer expert, who led a hi-tech crackdown on graffiti in Oxford, is off to India after winning a prestigious prize. Shey Cobley, who joined Oxford City Council a year ago, has redesigned the authority's website, and launched a pilot scheme allowing
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FOOTBALL: Abingdon have to try again
Abingdon Utd 2 (Franklin 25, Holden 49) Maidstone Utd 2 (Stroutts 69, Rowland 75) ABINGDON United gave their Ryman League Premier Division opponents a scare, before being pegged back to a draw in this FA Trophy second qualifying round tie at Northcourt
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Directors cut
I hear Ridley Scott has been tinkering with Blade Runner again. Obviously not content with the directors cut he released a while back, he's about to unleash The Final Cut. I gather he's erased a few wires from the flying cars, corrected a few
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Health coaches new drive
"Advice from next door" is the motto of five women aiming to promote healthy lifestyles in Oxford's most deprived areas. The Oxford Health Trainers cover Rose Hill, Littlemore, Blackbird Leys, Barton and Wood Farm, and dish out tailor-made advice free
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Councillors face 'difficult decisions'
THE chairman of a Oxford City Council local area committee has warned it cannot afford to complete all its planned schemes. The Cowley area committee has less than half the money in its capital and revenue budgets it wants to spend. Projects include
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Pupils work on formula for success
YOUNG people at a Cowley school are setting their sights on Formula 1 racing - on a miniature scale. For the third year running, the design and technology club at St Gregory the Great School, in Cricket Road, will be taking part in the annual F1 in
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Aladdin lights up panto stage
This year's Oxford Playhouse panto will be the family favourite Aladdin. Director Peter Duncan will be back at the helm and Simon Green, who played the Dame in Dick Whittington last year, will be playing Widow Twankey. And this time, the Playhouse
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Man was drunk on aircraft
A MAN has avoided jail after he admitted being drunk on an aeroplane. Owen Goddard, 29, of Littleworth Road, Benson, swore at passengers and crew after he mixed Valium and alcohol before he boarded a flight from Bangkok to Heathrow in May. At Isleworth
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Dark nights lead to burglary alert
POLICE are cracking down on burglars as the nights draw in. Crime reduction advisor Lesley Nesbitt said: "November is often the month when people start preparing for Christmas and getting those extra presents, storing them at home. "Most burglaries
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Lots of fun
TEA for two in the House of Commons and a week in France are just two lots which can be bid for at Blewbury tennis club's auction of promises to raise money for the resurfacing and extension of the courts. The auction will be held on Saturday, November
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Appeal for test pilot
AN appeal for information on a Wallingford test pilot has been made by the producers of a Channel 4 documentary. John Sidney Andrews, an RAF test pilot, was killed in a flying accident in March 1945. Programme producer Adam Jessel said: "We know
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Young musicians need help
YOUTH workers in Rose Hill are looking for a part-time teacher to help music fans living on the estate. More than 50 members of Rose Hill Youth Club are missing out on thrice-weekly recording sessions because of they have no one to show them how to
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How to catch a rat
CLIVE WILLIAMS and Tony Brind do not have far to go for their first job when they arrive for work at Oxford City Council's environmental health department. Their destination is the roof of the Town Hall in St Aldate's to get rid of some pigeons which
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10,000 to attend road safety event
A TWO-WEEK long road safety event begins next week to educate more than 10,000 young people about the dangers of driving recklessly. A number of schools and colleges will attend one of five venues to see the hour-long film and theatre event for 17-
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Team backs up Arctic role
A SUPPORT team in Oxfordshire is playing a crucial role in a major international project to predict when the North Pole ice cap will disappear. Polar explorer Pen Hadow is in Arctic Canada testing specially designed technology which will be used in
