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Driver dies after police pursuit
A MAN has died after his car left the road while being pursued by police officers in the early hours of this morning. The man, who has not yet been identified, was travelling in a green Rover along the A4095 at North Leigh, when officers attempted
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Mother makes plea to missing son
THE mother of a missing 17-year-old boy who appeared on the Channel 4 show Family Brat Camp last year, has sent out a heartfelt plea for her son to come home. Ben Tait, from Headington, Oxford, was last seen at his home in Stile Road on Sunday, October
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Cup of cheer for United
Fans came out in an upbeat mood from Oxford United's first winning game under new manager Darren Patterson on Saturday. Young supporters in particular gave the thumbs-up for the change from 67-year-old Jim Smith to younger blood following a 3-1 home
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Police car pursuit ends in death
A man has died after his car left the road while being pursued by police officers in the early hours of this morning. The man, who has not yet been identified, was travelling in a green Rover along the A4095 at North Leigh, near Witney, in west Oxfordshire
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HORSE RACING: Victory again for King Harald
King Harald, who gave Letcombe Bassett trainer Mark Bradstock his first Cheltenham Festival triumph, posted his first win since that memorable day with a game success at Kelso on Saturday. The nine-year-old gelding landed the Jewson Novices' Handicap
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Crowds honour the fallen
HUNDREDS of people lined the streets of Oxford today to pay tribute to those who fought and died for their country. People of all ages, races and faiths joined serving personnel, ex-servicemen and women, youth groups and civic dignitaries at the Remembrance
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Family pays a loving tribute
The family of a woman who was killed after running into the path of an oncoming vehicle on the A34 have paid tribute to her. Bibi Richardson, who died following the accident last week, has been described as a "larger than life character" by her loved
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A mother's plea for missing son
The mother of a missing 17-year-old boy who appeared on the Channel 4 show Family Brat Camp last year, has sent out a heartfelt plea through the Oxford Mail for her son to come home. Ben Tait, from Headington, Oxford, was last seen at his home in Stile
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We're backing Patto - Quinn
OXFORD United captain Barry Quinn says new boss Darren Patterson has the backing of the dressing room. But as someone who knew Jim Smith well - he was at Coventry City with the Bald Eagle - Quinn also feels some sadness at the way the former manager
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FOOTBALL: Hot-shot King keeps up his scoring streak
Bracknell Tn 2 (McClurg 48, Lewis 67 pen) Didcot Tn 3 (King 2 pen, 69, Vine 6) MIDFIELDER Jack King was on the scoresheet for the sixth successive game with a brace - including a stunning 35-yard winner - as Didcot Town triumphed at Bracknell in Division
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FOOTBALL: City are floored by late strike
A late goal from Michael Chennels sent Oxford City spinning to a 1-0 defeat at Windsor in Division 1 South & West. Chennels got behind City's defence in the 79th minute, before drilling in a shot off the inside of a post. It capped a disappointing
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FOOTBALL: Abingdon let it slip as Godalming roar back
p>Abingdon United let slip a two-goal lead as they were held to a 2-2 draw by Godalming Town in Division 1 South & West at Northcourt Road. Aneke Emeka turned away a fine drive from Josias Carbon in the 12th minute, but a minute later United were ahead
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Garth house options presented
Architects presented a schedule for preparing plans for the future of Garth House to a recent working party meeting in Bicester. These plans will cover three different options that will be presented to the public for consultation next spring. Oxford-based
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Tribute to the fallen
Hundreds of people lined the streets of Oxford today to pay tribute to those who fought and died for their country. People of all ages, races and faiths joined serving personnel, ex-servicemen and women, youth groups and civic dignitaries at the Remembrance
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Focus on Korean cinema
Just weeks after the city hosted a festival of Chinese films, an Oxford cinema is celebrating movies from another Asian country - Korea. Today, the Odeon, in George Street, begins a Korean Film Festival - the first of its kind held in the UK outside
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Dragon stars in Lord Mayor's Show
Pupils at two North Oxford schools made a startling appearance at Saturday's Lord Mayor's Show in London. Children from St Edward's School, in Woodstock Road, donned costumes for the three-mile long procession, while pupils at the Dragon School, in Bardwell
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FOOTBALL: Bold Banbury stay on track
Banbury Utd 1 (M Murphy 8 pen) Hitchin 1 (Pringle 63) BANBURY United extended their unbeaten run in the Premier Division to five games with a hard-earned draw at Spencer Stadium on Saturday. The home side made a dream start when Andy Baird was flattened
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Benefits cheat claimed £22,000
A benefit fraudster conned thousands of pounds over five years to pay for his disabled daughter. George Allen, 59, admitted falsely claiming £22,923 in benefits at Oxford Magistrates' Court yesterday. Allen, who lives in a caravan, but gave an address
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FOOTBALL: Deadly Daley keeps Easington in top spot
Winterbourne Utd 1 (Cameron 38) Easington Sports 2 (Johnson 36 pen, Daley 52) ADAM Daley's cracking second-half strike saw Easington Sports march on at the top of Division 1 West with victory at high-riding Winterbourne. Ricky Johnson gave Easington
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FOOTBALL: Super Simms on fire with a four-timer
Abingdon Tn 5 (Simms 2, 50, 68, 74, Ryan 60) Carterton 0 MARK Simms hit a four-timer as Abingdon Town completed a double over Carterton with a thumping victory in the Premier Division at Culham Road on Satur- day. Town, who included ex-Thame United
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Final plea to rescue pool
Campaigners fighting to keep Oxford's Peers Sports Centre open until September 2008 are making a final plea tomorrow. The centre, including its swimming pool, is due to close on January 1 after Oxford City Council agreed to pull out of an agreement
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How Helen began it all
Helen House started, appropriately enough, with a sick little girl called Helen and a nun who wanted to help. Sister Frances Dominica, then mother superior at the All Saints Sisters of the Poor convent in Magdalen Road, East Oxford, and a qualified
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Police investigate A40 arson attack
POLICE are investigating a suspected arson attack after fire crews were called to a car fire on the A40. Crews arrived at the fire, between Oxford and Sandhills on the A40, at 2.03am on Saturday. Firefighters put out the blaze before it spread,
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Woman seriously injured in crash
A WOMAN was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after her car collided with a tree in the early hours yesterday. Emergency crews were called to the crash in Churchill Road, Chipping Norton, at 12.50am. The woman was cut from her car
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Patterson delighted by Cup draw
OXFORD United boss Darren Patterson last night described his team's FA Cup pairing with Southend United as "an excellent draw". The U's will be at home to the League One side in the second round of the competition on the weekend of December 1-2 after
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Police hold surgery
PCSO Sue Harris from Wantage will be holding a surgery with the Vale of the White Horse environment wardens on November 14 between 10am and 11.30am and December 12 between 1pm and 2.30pm at the Local Services Point, Grove Street, Wantage. Anyone is
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College runs open days
OXFORD and Cherwell Valley College is holding open days for prospective students at its two main campuses later this month. The event at Oxford's Oxpens campus is on Wednesday, November 14, between 6pm and 8pm. The open day at the Banbury campus
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Craft sale
A TEARCRAFT Christmas shopping weekend has been organised in St Mary's, Thame, on Friday and Saturday, November 23 and 24. Jewellery, music, games, stationery, decorations and cards made by local and Fairtrade producers will be on sale.
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Youth theatre spreads its wings
THE Pegasus Theatre in East Oxford did not have the most auspicious of beginnings. Its very first building, described fondly by former members of the Magdalen Road-based theatre as "the shed" was originally built in the early 1960s as a canteen for
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School to get major cash injection
STAFF and parents at an Oxford school are looking forward to a Fresh Start - a multi-million-pound initiative bringing new buildings and new equipment. Rose Hill Primary School in The Oval was built in 1951 and is falling apart. Tests results have
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Fashion helps hall
NORTH LEIGH'S Memorial Hall appeal plans to raise funds with a fashion show and sale of high street clothing on Tuesday, November 20, from 7.30pm, at the Park Road hall.
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Faiths unite to discuss future
MEMBERS of all East Oxford's diverse communities are being called on to share their hopes for the future of the area. A two-hour meeting, which will be held at Oxford Community School, Glanville Road, today, from 3pm to 5pm has been organised by the
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Projects face TV vote for cash
GOOD causes in Oxfordshire are going head to head to win thousands of pounds of National Lottery cash. Schemes to redevelop the Blackbird Leys Adventure Playground (BLAP) and Carterton town centre will face a public vote to see which of the two projects
