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Delight greets Lottery awards
SCOUTS, disabled sailors and athletes in Oxfordshire will benefit from more than £100,000 in National Lottery cash. Bicester Athletics Club, Oxford's 22nd Sea Scouts and an accessibility scheme at Farmoor reservoir all won public votes to secure pay-outs
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Delights greets Lottery wins
Scouts, disabled sailors and athletes in Oxfordshire will benefit from more than £100,000 in National Lottery cash. Bicester Athletics Club, Oxford's 22nd Sea Scouts and an accessibility scheme at Farmoor reservoir all won public votes to secure payouts
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RUGBY UNION: The numbers' game
Wallingford went two points clear in second with a comprehensive victory in horrible conditions at the Hithercoft. Here is the numbers' game. See Tuesday's paper for full report. Competition: Southern Counties North Score: Wallingford 29, Amersham
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Co-op promises healthy pay-out
MEMBERS of the Midcounties Co-operative are set for a bumper pay-out, managers have promised. A total of 57,000 members in Oxford will receive a penny for every point they have accrued over the last six months through shopping at Co-op stores and by
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Co-op pays out to its members
Members of the Midcounties Co-operative are set for a bumper pay-out, bosses have promised. A total of 57,000 members in Oxford will receive a penny for every point they have accrued over the last six months through shopping at Co-op stores and by using
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Revamped nightclub opens doors
CLUB-GOERS are getting their first look inside Oxford city centre's biggest club this weekend - which reopened with a VIP Champagne reception. Park End Club, in Park End Street, has relaunched as a new Lava Ignite club, following a £500,000 refurbishment
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Still sore
Went away on a course last week to a top hotel in Yorkshire. Most people on courses are excited by the food or the potential to add drinks to the food bill and stick it on expenses. But not me - I was well up for it because it had a gym and a swimming
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Oxford Utd 0, Southend Utd 0
Oxford United are in the third round draw for the FA Cup after deservedly holding Southend United to a goalless draw. Although Southend produced some tidy football and had chances, had Oxford been more clinical in front of goal, the result could have
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Taxi drivers strike again
STRIKING hackney cab drivers in Bicester and Banbury have stepped up their strike action today. Drivers have withdrawn their vehicles all day today and will not be back on the road until tomorrow morning. It is the second weekend running that all
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Cabbies in further strike action
Striking Hackney cab drivers in Bicester and Banbury have stepped up their strike action today. Drivers have withdrawn their vehicles all day today and will not be back on the road until tomorrow morning. It is the second weekend running that all 83
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Brothel inquiry: Woman bailed
A WOMAN arrested in an inquiry into an Oxford brothel has been bailed. The 39-year-old woman, from Milton-under-Wychwood, was arrested on suspicion of assisting in running a brothel last Wednesday after police raided a house in Middle Way, Summertown
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Hospitals deal with 13-year-old drunks
DRUNKEN children are ending up in hospitals at just 13 years old and younger, official figures have disclosed. A child aged under 14 is admitted to hospital in the Thames Valley area - which includes the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, and the Horton
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Woman bailed after brothel raid
A woman arrested following a raid at an Oxford brothel has been bailed. The 39-year-old woman, from Milton-under-Wychwood, was arrested on suspicion of assisting in running a brothel last Wednesday after police raided a house in Middle Way, Summertown
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Fire crew tackles blazing van
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a blaze in Didcot town centre. A van was spotted on fire behind South Oxfordshire Housing Association (SOHA) building in Lydalls Road at about 7.50pm last night. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus extinguished the fire
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Hospitals dealing with boozed up children
Drunk children are ending up in hospitals at just 13 years old and younger, official figures have revealed. Department of Health data show a child under-14 is admitted to hospital in the Thames Valley area - which includes Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital
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Van fire extinguished
Fire fighters tackled a blaze in Didcot town centre on Friday evening. A van was spotted on fire behind South Oxfordshire Housing Association (SOHA) building in Lydalls Road at about 7.50pm. Firefighters with breathing apparatus managed to extinguish
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Save our sports centre protest
Protesters armed with sports kit and placards plan to send a noisy message to councillors deciding the future of a threatened leisure centre. Oxford City Council's executive committee will meet at 9am on Monday to decide the future of Peers Sports Centre
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Parents pay tribute to fun-loving son
THE parents of teenager Andrew Edwards said they would do their best to make Christmas special in memory of their football-mad son. Speaking out for the first time since the 13-year-old Henry Box School pupil was hit by a car and killed in Witney,
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School celebrates glowing report
STAFF and pupils at the 1,712-pupil King Alfred's Community and Sports College, in Wantage, are celebrating after being rated outstanding or good in every aspect of its education by inspectors. They described the school as "good with outstanding features
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Warning as HIV cases double
THE number of people living with HIV in Oxfordshire has almost doubled in four years. According to NHS managers, there were 364 known cases of the disease across the county last year, including nine patients under the age of 16 - a 96 per cent increase
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Cancer patient named a 'little star'
EIGHT-year-old Bethany Povey, who cartwheeled her way through cancer treatment, has been named a "Little Star" by Cancer Research UK. Bethany, of Springfield Road, Wantage, was diagnosed with myeloid leukaemia in July and has undergone painful chemotherapy
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'Keep politics out of parish affairs'
BLACKBIRD Leys Parish Council should be run without the involvement of political parties, according to the second chairman to resign from the group in six months. Lee Cole resigned on Tuesday, saying enough residents had stepped in to run the council
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Police warn over rise in laptop thefts
POLICE have urged laptop owners to protect their property - saying a thief can steal a computer within seconds. Det Sgt John Linsdell of Thames Valley Police demonstrated that it takes just 30 seconds to reach through a small gap in an open window
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Plucky patient
If many of us were struck down with cancer, it would feel like the end of the world. But not eight-year-old Bethany Povey. Despite undergoing months of painful chemotherapy, losing her hair and being separated from her family, she has kept smiling
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A boy who won't be forgotten
The hearts of all Oxford Mail readers will go out to Nicky and Thomas Edwards, who will be facing Christmas without their beloved son, Andrew. The 13-year-old schoolboy died after being struck by a car in Witney two weeks ago after he went to a garage
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Plea for new signs
THE Midcounties Co-op is asking for planning permission for signs for its new supermarket development in West St Helen Street, Abingdon. Work on the new store and nine flats began in October and should be finished in time for Christmas next year.
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Oxford will resound with rhythms
RESIDENTS are dusting off their dancing shoes in preparation for the second Oxford dance festival. Venues across Oxford will come alive to the rhythms of salsa, flamenco, ballroom and hip hop during the two-month long event. The festival - Dancin
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FOOTBALL: Quinn delivers rallying cry
Oxford United captain Barry Quinn has issued a rallying cry to his teammates ahead of today's FA Cup clash with Southend at the Kassam Stadium. And he has told Oxford's players not to think, just because they are not expected to win, that they can accept
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Smoke thwarts blaze rescue bid
PEOPLE have described their attempts to rescue a disabled woman from a house fire only to be driven back by acrid smoke. Sheila Langsbury, 68, died in a blaze in her semi-detached bungalow in Brookside, Chalgrove. Friends and neighbours tried in vain
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Fair helps lake funds
THE Save Radley Lakes campaign is holding a Christmas sale today in the village hall, from 10.30am to 2pm. Stalls include toys, books, Christmas decorations, jewellery, DVDs and original cards and prints, a raffle, lunches and refreshments. Proceeds
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School memories plea
THE headteacher of Wheatley Primary School is appealing for anyone with information or pictures of the school to get in touch. She is organising a display for the school's 150th birthday celebrations. Joan Morters is asking anyone with memories
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Green conversion for print works
AN ARCHITECT has won an award for converting an old printing works into offices for Oxford University Press. The coveted RIBA award was presented to Roger Stretton, of Berman Guedes Stretton Architects, at a ceremony in Newbury. The building, attached
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'This Christmas is for Andrew'
The parents of teenager Andrew Edwards said they would do their best to make Christmas special in memory of their football-mad son. Speaking out for the first time since the 13-year-old Henry Box School pupil was hit by a car and killed in Witney, Nicky
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Bazaar helps protect cats
GIFTS, animal charity stalls and beauty products will be among the attractions at West Oxfordshire Cats Protection Christmas Bazaar today. The fair will also see the reopening of the CornYard Veterinary Centre under new management, and visitors to the
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Schoolgirl cancer patient wins award
Eight-year-old Bethany Povey, who cartwheeled her way through cancer treatment, has been named a "Little Star" by Cancer Research UK. Bethany, of Springfield Road, in Wantage, was diagnosed with myeloid leukaemia in July and has undergone painful chemotherapy
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Warning as HIV cases double
The number of people living with HIV in Oxfordshire has almost doubled in four years. According to NHS managers, there were 364 known cases of the disease across the county last year, including nine patients under the age of 16 - a 96 per cent increase
