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RUGBY UNION: Tombleson inspires Oxford revival
Oxford University produced an impressive second half display to see off some stern resistance in a 33-14 win away to Exeter United at Sandy Lane last night. Exeter United, a mixture of the Chiefs' first team squad and the academy led 14-12 at half-time
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United suffer Rhodes setback
Oxford United have received a blow on the eve of their FA Cup clash with Northwich Victoria this Saturday. Ipswich Town have turned down United's request to extend striker Jordan Rhodes's loan for a second month.
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City councillor in court over rubbish
AN Oxford city councillor has appeared in court for failing to remove rubbish dumped outside a house he owns. Mohammed Abbasi, a landlord and a Labour councillor for Cowley Marsh, appeared at Oxford Magistrates' Court. The hearing came after neighbours
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Hard work conquers
THE four soldiers from 23 Pioneer Regiment Royal Logistics Corps had not seen their families since April. While fighting Taliban forces in the war-torn Helmand province, in Afghanistan, they had just 30 minutes' call time each week to speak to loved
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City councillor in court over rubbish
A prominent Oxford city councillor has appeared in court for failing to remove rubbish dumped outside a house he owns. Mohammed Abbasi, a landlord and a Labour councillor for Cowley Marsh, appeared at Oxford Magistrates' Court on Friday. The hearing
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Family rooms ease hospital stress
A MAN whose wife was seriously ill before and after the birth of their daughter has welcomed new £100,000 family rooms at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital. Brian Dodwell, 40, had nowhere to stay at the hospital when Tessa, 38, was admitted to the Silver
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Hard work conquers
The four soldiers from 23 Pioneer Regiment Royal Logistics Corps had not seen their families since April. While fighting Taliban forces in the war-torn Helmand province, in Afghanistan, they had just 30 minutes' call time each week to speak to loved
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Patients 'wasting costly drugs'
NHS managers have accused patients of wasting enough medicines to fund 240 heart bypass operations, 360 hip replacements or 2,600 cataract operations in Oxfordshire alone. According to the county's Primary Care Trust, it could save more than £2m a
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RUGBY: Chinnor battle back for victory
Leaders Chinnor had to come from behind to win 26-22 at Cleve. The visitors, who had to make five changes, trailed 16-0 at the break, but fought back for a deserved victory. Chinnor were unable to get their hands on the ball for the first 15 minutes
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Patients 'waste too many drugs'
NHS managers have accused patients of wasting enough medicines to fund 240 heart bypass operations, 360 hip replacements or 2,600 cataract operations in Oxfordshire alone. According to the county's Primary Care Trust, it could save more than £2m a year
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RUGBY: Bulls crash again
Banbury Bulls' 24-11 defeat at Ampthill plunged them further into the relegation mire. Fly half Peter Papenfus put the visitors ahead with a penalty and they looked to have scored a pushover try soon afterwards. After this let-off, Ampthill struck
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RUGBY: Hawks shock Manchester
Henley Hawks produced their best form of the season to defeat leaders Manchester 25-16 at Dry Leas. Manchester's reliable goal kicker Gareth Wynn gave them the lead with an 11th-minute penalty, but Henley took the fight to their opponents, with Barry
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RUGBY: Quins clobber Cornishmen
Oxford Harlequins romped to a 72-3 win against St Ives to record their biggest ever victory in South West 1 with a 12-try demolition. And although St Ives were limited, they didn't actually play that badly. Home centre Andy Henley bagged a hat-trick
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RUGBY: Giddings try is in vain
Harwell stayed top of BB&O Division 1 South despite losing 24-12 to Wallingford 2nd. Captain Andy Lee scored for Harwell after just 20 seconds, with Dave Beaven converting. Wallingford kept their composure to take control with three converted tries
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RUGBY: Chippy run riot at home
Chipping Norton marched on at the top with a 72-5 home thrashing of Broadmoor Staff. Sam Townsend started the scoring with a try after ten minutes. Adam Smith converted, before adding a penalty. Broadmoor fly half Ben Yates chipped over the top twice
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RUGBY: Tasty Lamb lifts Witney
Two late tries helped Witney to a 34-10 victory at home to Newbury Stags in Southern Counties North. Witney forced Newbury back early on and wing Ben Rollinson scampered over. A Phil Gouldie try made it 10-5 and Witney struck just before the break
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MOTOR CYCLING: Bradley signs off in style
Oxfordshire's Bradley Smith signed off his two-year grand prix experience with the Repsol Honda team with his second top-ten place in the last two 125cc grand prix. The 16-year-old rider made a great start from the third row of the grid in the Grand
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DARTS: Super Anderson stuns them
Ronnie Anderson was in exceptional form as Three Tuns A crushed Oxon Super League leaders Chinnor 7-2 in a match that saw no fewer than ten players record averages of 25 or more. It cuts Chinnor's lead at the top of the table to three points. Barrie
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DARTS: On-song Oxon are up to fifth
Oxon came away from Gwent with a 22-17 victory which lifts them to fifth in Division 1 of the Inter-Counties League. After Saturday's matches, Oxon were 10-8 ahead, and they held on despite a fightback from the home side. The ladies B team got the
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HOCKEY: Hawks fly home
Oxford Hawks Ladies had a convincing 3-0 win against Reading 1A in Division 1 of the South Clubs' League. Fi Walton scored with a spectacular reverse-stick shot and Hannah Williamson and Kathryn Poulter added the others, Poulter deflecting in Zoe Salter's
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HOCKEY: Happy Rover double up
Rover Oxford Ladies enjoyed a hugely satisfying weekend in the National North Division of the Slazenger English League as they picked up six points through beating Belper 3-2 at home on Saturday, and Sheffield 1-0 on Sunday. Rover started the Belper
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HOCKEY: Abingdon win 13-goal thriller
Abingdon were in volved in the season's most remarkable match so far as they stormed into a 6-0 lead against bottom club Bicester in South League MBB&O Division 1 - yet ended up clinging on for a 7-6 victory after allowing their opponents to stage an
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Scores of Santas to swamp streets
Hundreds of Father Christmases are set to flood the streets of Oxford to raise money for Helen and Douglas House and Help an Oxfordshire Child. Oxford's first Santa Fun Run will take place on Sunday, December 2. Jo Mitchell, head of fundraising for
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Burglars foiled by dog
Two men were foiled as they tried to break into a home fleeing over a garden wall after being disturbed by the owners' dog. Police are appealing for witnesses to the attempted burglary at Abelwood Road, Long Hanborough, at about 2.10pm on Thursday.
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Teenager arrested over arson attacks
A teenager has been arrested in connection with a spate of arson attacks in Chipping Norton. The first arson attack happened at about 2am on Monday, October 22 when rubbish in the doorway to Chipping Norton Theatre was set alight. Flames spread to
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Today's local share prices (PM)
AEA Technology 116 BMW 3066 Electrocomponents 247.75 Nationwide Accident Repair 150.5 Oxford Biomedica 30.25 Oxford Catalyst 159.5 Oxford Instruments 222.5 Reed Elsevier 611.75 RM 201.25 RPS Group 377 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley, Abingdon
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City council a credit over tax arrears
Debt collectors at Oxford City Council have made such major strides in recouping tax arrears the local authority is now ranked among the best in the country. The city council used to be synonymous with poor council tax collection, with millions owed
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Police go door-to-door with advice
Hundreds of homes in Bicester are set to get advice on stopping burglars. Police, Community Support Officers and crime prevention advisers are going door-to-door around the town, warning residents not to leave windows or doors insecure. Last year
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Four face misconduct charges
OFFICERS from Thames Valley Police's Professional Standards Department have today charged four people in connection with misconduct in a public office. The four people were arrested in May as a result of a joint investigation by the department's operations
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Ringside dinner seats for boxers
Some of Oxfordshire's leading boxers took part in a dinner boxing tournament at the Randolph Hotel, Oxford. Guests enjoyed dinner and 13 bouts as members of the Oxfordshire Amateur Boxing Club took on opponents from the Army, Oxford University and Bracknell
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Youth arrested after arson attacks
A 17-year-old youth has been arrested in connection with two cases of arson in Chipping Norton. Just after 2am on Monday, October 22, rubbish left for collection in the doorway of the Chipping Norton Theatre was set on fire and it spread to the building
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Men foiled in burglary attempt
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after two men attempted to burgle a house in Long Hanborough. At 2.10pm on Thursday, the occupant of a house on Abelwood Road heard her doorbell ring but was unable to answer it at the time. A short while later she
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They found you without Sat-Nav
This was the RAC to the rescue, 1950s-style. RAC patrolmen on motorcycles were a regular sight at the time, but in 1959, the motoring organisation bought two BSA Sunbeam 250cc twin scooters - one of which was deployed in Oxford. The sidecar body was
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November 5 chaos in city
Teddy boys were blamed for much of the violence which marred Guy Fawkes Night celebrations in Oxford 50 years ago. November 5, 1957 was described as the worst for trouble for several years. The Oxford Mail reported: "The crowd which milled around
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Guys set for a roasting
There was plenty of fun and laughter from the children on this occasion. But had they been alive, their guys probably wouldn't have been as happy. They were destined for the bonfire in a few hours. The picture was taken on the recreation ground
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Hopefuls audition for Gang Show 2008
Scouts and Guides from across Oxfordshire put on their dancing shoes to audition for a coveted place in the 2008 Oxford Gang Show. The show, which is staged at the New Theatre, in George Street, will run from March 10-15, but preparations start well
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Child sex abuse arrests
Two Oxfordshire men have been arrested in a Europe-wide investigation into child sex offenders. Detectives in Thames Valley arrested five people in total, including a 57-year-old man from the Wantage area and a 53-year-old man from the Banbury area,
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Trouble shifts
Well done to John Green for saying that "New Labour's gimmicky dispersal zones do not work" (Oxford Mail, October 31). I, for one, can vouch that antisocial behaviour has merely moved from The Oval at Rose Hill, Oxford, into my road. I am annoyed
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Childhood memory
I agree it would be too dangerous for people to try to cross the road to The Plain in Oxford to get a drink if the fountain was restored. But I don't agree with Chris Boswell about 'plonking' this piece of history elsewhere (Oxford Mail, October 31)
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Show respect for war dead
With Remembrance Day not far off, can we have an assurance that what happened at the St Giles war memorial in Oxford last year will not happen again? Someone gave orders to remove all the wreaths and crosses barely seven days after Remembrance Sunday
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Switch on to night safety campaign
Nothing divides the cycling community quite like special attention from Her Majesty's constabulary. Throughout November the police are targeting cyclists who don't use lights when it's dark. This blitz has some cyclists moaning and others rejoicing.
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Speed camera will be back
A speed camera has been removed from one of the main commuter roads in and out of Witney. But motorists had better beware - it will be back after maintenance work to the site on the B4022 at Oxford Hill. The camera is one of 67 at fixed sites on Oxfordshire's
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Plan raises a thorny issue
Plans are being put forward to make Florence Park one of Oxford's flagship parks. The news comes just weeks after the city's parks department proposed digging up all its flowerbeds. Oxford City Council wants to make Florence Park the city's third
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City launches attack on rats
Scores of traps are to be laid in Jericho as Oxford's great rat hunt starts in earnest. Thames Water and Oxford City Council are poised to carry out a large-scale baiting exercise in a bid to get rid of as many rodents as possible. The development
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New shop helps support Helen House
The founder of Helen House, the world's first children's hospice, visited Witney to see one of nine new shops helping to raise funds. Sister Frances Dominica joined Witney MP David Cameron to open the new shop at 26 Market Square. On the first day
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Family rooms ease stress at hospital
A man whose wife was seriously ill before and after the birth of their daughter has welcomed new £100,000 family rooms at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital. Brian Dodwell, 40, had nowhere to stay at the hospital when Tessa, 38, was admitted to the Silver
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Men held in sex abuse inquiry
TWO Oxfordshire men have been arrested in a Europe-wide investigation into child sex offenders. Detectives in the Thames Valley have arrested five people in total, including a 57-year-old man from the Wantage area and a 53-year-old man from the Banbury
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Update: Boys hurt in stolen bike smash
TWO teenagers who crashed a suspected stolen motorcycle remain in hospital today. The 15-year-olds were treated for serious leg injuries after a collision with a Ford Mondeo in The Oval, Rose Hill, at about 2pm on Saturday. Both remain in John Radcliffe
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Prolific burglar's picture released
Police are appealing for the whereabouts of this man believed to have committed a series of burglaries in Oxfordshire. Peter Sonny Martin O'Halloran, 33, - also known as Peter Noon or other aliases - is wanted by police for recall from prison. Officers
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Green award for Red
A building design firm which has scaled the heights of success in less than three years has scooped a top honour. Red Engineering Design of Bucknell, near Bicester, was the winner of the Green Award and £5,000 at the HSBC Start-Up Stars contest which
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Would you do me the honour of...
It's happened... the other night my boyfriend got down on one knee and yes.. he uttered those terrifying words: "do you want to open a joint account with me?" Ok, so the getting down on one knee was more of a bending down to pick up the lighter he had
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Teenager hurt in collision with van
A teenage motorcyclist suffered serious injuries following a collision with a van. Police are now appealing for witnesses to the collision on the B4035 in Lower Tadmarton at the junction with Tadmarton Heath Road, near Banbury at about 5pm on Friday
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Police hunt burglary suspect
POLICE this afternoon appealed for information on the whereabouts of a man suspected of committing house burglaries across Oxfordshire. Peter Sonny Martin O'Halloran, 33, is believed to have committed a large number of burglaries in the Cotswolds,
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Men bailed following newsagent robbery
Two men arrested on suspicion of an armed raid on a newsagents in Oxford have been bailed. The men were arrested after a robbery at Balfour News, Cherwell Drive, in Marston, in September when two men burst into the shop brandishing a gun and a knife
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Businesses urged to get involved
Businesses are being urged by regional experts to take their place at the heart of the community. Bosses across Oxfordshire were interviewed as part of a new regional survey for the South East of England Development Agency, Seeda. Eighty per cent
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Car park charges to rise in new year
Charges at five Oxford City Council-owned car parks will rise on January 1. As reported in the Oxford Mail last week, Sunday to Friday charges at Westgate, Worcester Street, Abbey Place and Oxpens car parks will rise by 50p for one to two hours. At
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Rider injured in crash
A TEENAGE motorcyclist suffered serious injuries following a collision with a van. Police are now appealing for witnesses to the collision on the B4035 in Lower Tadmarton at the junction with Tadmarton Heath Road, near Banbury, at about 5pm on Friday
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Parking charges to rise
CITY councillors have agreed that charges at five city council-owned car parks will rise on January 1. Sunday to Friday charges at Westgate, Worcester Street, Abbey Place and Oxpens car parks will rise by 50p for one to two hours. At Gloucester Green
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Defence secretary to address Union
DEFENCE secretary Des Browne is due to speak at the Oxford Union, in Frewin Court, tonight. Mr Browne will be speaking about Afghanistan. The talk follows a visit from Afghan president Hamid Karzai last week. The talk, which is only open to members
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FOOTBALL: Didcot hit six of the best
Didcot Town's impressive away form continued with 6-3 victory away to Slough Town in Division 1 South & West of the British Gas Business Southern League on Saturday. But after conceding six goals in two matches against Oxford City last week, boss Stuart
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Pay dispute resolved
WORKERS at chocolate factory Barry Callebaut, in Banbury, have called off their planned overtime ban after their pay dispute was resolved. About 80 members of the Unite union had voted in favour of industrial action, but the dispute was settled after
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Ethnic day
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 being held today is aimed at encouraging more from
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Talks focus on job losses
TOP-LEVEL discussions will continue this week in a bid to find work for more than 300 workers who will lose their jobs when Banbury's aluminium factory closes. Cherwell District Council is in talks with the factory's owners SAPA over the redundancies
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Shelter bid
CITY council leaders will today discuss plans to introduce 180 new bus shelters over the next three to five years. Clear Channel UK is expected to install and maintain the shelters, which will have timetable information on display. Members of the
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Crews tackle arson attacks
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a series of arson attacks on Saturday night. At 11.40pm, they were called to Burford Road, in Minster Lovell, after a car was set alight. They also went to a field next to Oxford Crematorium, in Barton, after a car was
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Going with a bang for 40th year
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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Chief calls for review
OXFORDSHIRE fire chief John Parry has called for a review of the laws governing the sale of fireworks after a family almost died in an arson attack. Mr Parry spoke out after the house in Ramsay Road, Headington, Oxford, was set on fire on Wednesday
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Appeal blooms as aid arrives
ROYAL British Legion volunteers Mary Cadogan and Philip Munns stepped in to make sure Abingdon residents will be able to buy poppies in the run-up to Remembrance Sunday. There was a delay in the supply of the traditional red flower, worn in memory of
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Police plan five new bases
PUTTING police bases into the centre of estates will satisfy the public's insatiable appetite to see more bobbies on the beat, Oxford's police chief has said. Supt Brendan O'Dowda has backed plans to create five new neighbourhood police offices across
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U's look for FA Cup lift
Jim Smith is hoping that victory over Northwich Victoria in the FA Cup on Saturday can kick-start Oxford United's season. But should the U's win, it still looks unlikely that Smith will have masterminded it. A board meeting on Wednesday could spell
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FOOTBALL: Didcot slam six of the best
Slough Tn 3 (Grimm 50, Nsubuga 56, Harper 90 pen) Didcot Tn 6 (Bartley 11, 22, Vine 44, 90, King 54, 86 pen) Didcot's impressive away league form continued with this convincing victory in Division 1 South & West. But after conceding six goals in
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Riders plan bridleway protest
MEMBERS of the British Horse Society will head to County Hall tomorrow to protest about BMW's closure of a bridleway. At Witney Magstrates' Court last month, the car company won permission to close the Roman Way bridleway, which runs through its Mini
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Happy end
ALL proceeds from a gala charity performance of Tales from the Brothers Grimm in the Mirror Tent at the BMW plant in Cowley on Friday, November 23, are being donated to Oxford Children's Hospital. For ticket information call 01865 766266.
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Trust meet
THE Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust has its annual meeting at Oxford Brookes University's Wheatley campus on Saturday, November 10, between 10am and 4.30pm.
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Cycle project needs TV votes
DIDCOT could get a new cycle path, if a scheme wins the backing of viewers of a TV show. Plans to provide a new path and tunnel under the railway line embankment, connecting it to the extensive network of routes on either side, could win funding from
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Women promote healthy lifestyle
"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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Floods on agenda
WITNEY'S Chamber of Commerce will be discussing the impact of flooding on local businesses at their next business breakfast meeting on Wednesday, November 14, from 7.30am at the Masonic Hall, on Church Green. Representatives from the Environment Agency
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Safety first
Thankfully, we have had no reports of firework accidents in Oxfordshire. But the real test could come tonight when many families hold their own private parties. At the public displays held at the weekend, health and safety regulations were in force
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Police to set up base on estate
Police are planning to create a mini-police station in the centre of one of Oxford's estates. Officers want to set up an outpost office in the heart of Blackbird Leys to make themselves more visible and available to the local community. The base would
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Police go back to basics
Some will see the creation of a police base at Blackbird Leys, Oxford, as a sign of a progressive police force. Others will interpret it simply as going back to basics - a return to good old-fashioned policing. Years ago, police lived and worked on
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Fire chief calls for fireworks review
Oxfordshire fire chief John Parry has called for a review of the laws governing the sale of fireworks after a family almost died in an arson attack. Mr Parry spoke out after the house in Ramsay Road, Headington, Oxford, was set on fire on Wednesday night
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Poppy appeal blooms as aid arrives
Royal British Legion volunteers Mary Cadogan and Philip Munns stepped in to make sure Abingdon residents will be able to buy poppies in the run-up to Remembrance Sunday. There was a delay in the supply of the traditional red flower, worn in memory of
