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FOOTBALL: City are denied by late strike
Bridgwater Tn 2 (Pepperell 21, Trowbridge 68) Oxford City 2 (Romeo 26, Telemaque 59) Brett Trowbridge bagged the late leveller to deny visitors Oxford City top spot in Division 1 South & West on Saturday. With Fleet being held to a draw City would
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FOOTBALL: Didcot go marching on
Didcot Tn 3 (Peirson 25, Williams 64, Witt 72) Bracknell 0 Didcot Town kept up the pressure on second-placed Oxford City with a hard-fought win against the Division 1 South & West strugglers. The victory closed the gap on their Oxfordshire rivals
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FOOTBALL: Curtin penalty proves in vain
Godalming Tn 3 (Webb 17, Metwali 39, Stanley 55) Abingdon Utd 1 (Curtin 16) Abingdon United are still without a win in 2008 after they went down to defeat in Surrey on Saturday. These are tough times for Andy Slater's men who haven't won in the
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FOOTBALL: Banbury are in bore draw
Bedford Tn 0 Banbury Utd 0 Banbury had to settle for a share of the spoils in a disappointing display at the Premier Division strugglers on Saturday. The Puritans' only real opportunity came when Scott Bridges burst through on goal, only to drag his
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FOOTBALL: Simms double turns up heat on Almondsbury
Abingdon Tn 1 (Larman pen 68) North Leigh 6 (Cooper 2, Simms 21, 47, Allen 33, Mortimer-Jones 78, McCabe 87) Mark Simms fired a double as North Leigh moved to within two points of Premier Division leaders Almondsbury with a comprehensive victory
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FOOTBALL: Hewlett strike rescues Nomads
Oxford City Nomads 1 (Hewlett 40) Winterbourne 1 (Cameron 13) Oxford City Nomads had to be satisfied with a share of the spoils as they battled back to preserve their unbeaten Division 1 West record against Winterbourne. City dominated the opening
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Bicester salutes homecoming troops
Bicester honoured its troops today as 300 soldiers returning from Iraq, Afghanistan and Bosnia were treated to a homecoming parade. Members of the 23 Pioneer Regiment of the Royal Logistic Corps, based at St David's Barracks, at Ambrosden, attended
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Novelist wins fumes payout
Oxford thriller writer Joan Brady has received a £115,000 out-of-court settlement following her claim she breathed in fumes from a shoe workshop. Dr Brady, 68, from Jericho, who was awarded the Whitbread Prize for her novel The Theory of War, won the
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Dusting of snow forecast
PARTS of Oxfordshire could receive a dusting of snow this evening as a cold front moves in from the west. Forecasters at the Met Office said snow could fall across the county, but it would quickly turn to rain before clearing up overnight.
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Met Office: Snow flurries will not last
Parts of Oxfordshire could receive a dusting of snow this evening as a cold front moves in from the west. Forecasters at the Met Office said snow could fall across the county, but it would quickly turn to rain before clearing up over night.
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Protest launched over wind farm
AN anti-wind farm protest took place today - in the teeth of gale-force winds. The gathering, organised by Joanna Lambert took place on White Horse Hill, near Uffington. Mrs Lambert, 47, said the Westmill Wind Farm, at Watchfield was five stab wounds
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£1,200 bill for pile of rubbish
AN OXFORD woman has been fined for leaving building waste and rubbish piled up outside her house for months. Robina Yasmin, of Bullingdon Road, failed to appear before Oxford Magistrates' Court. She was convicted in her absence of failing to comply
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Protest over wind farm
An anti-wind farm protest took place today - in the teeth of gale-force winds. The gathering, organised by Joanna Lambert took place on White Horse Hill, near Uffington. Mrs Lambert, 47, said the Westmill Wind Farm, at Watchfield was five stab wounds
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Rail revamp 'not needed'
A £38m plan to expand capacity on the Oxford-Didcot railway route could be derailed in a wrangle over funding. In its 'initial view' of Network Rail's spending plans for 2009-2014, compared with projected Government funding, the Office of Rail Regulation
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Bonn Square tree protester bailed
A PROTESTER arrested following a tree-top sit-in at Bonn Square, Oxford, last month has been bailed, police said today. Gabriel Chamberlain was arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespass following his protest on Monday, January 14. Campaigners
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Councillors pledge to tackle Leys problems
An Oxford parish council is back at full strength less than a year after it was in danger of folding. Blackbird Leys Parish Council has elected a new chairman, vice chairman and treasurer and now boasts a full complement of 14 councillors. The council's
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Woman's plea to know how cat died
A woman is demanding answers after her cat died following a routine operation by an Oxford vet. Nadia Pavlovic, 47, claims that Bartholomew veterinary surgery, in Iffley Road, is failing to provide answers as to why her cat, Darcy, a Christmas present
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Allotment-holders refuse to pay rent
An allotment association is refusing to pay rent to Oxford City Council after plot holders lost almost all their crops in the floods. The Osney, St Thomas and New Botley Allotment Association is asking for its first rent rebate in its 155 year history
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Homeowner fined for rubbish pile-up
An Oxford woman has been fined for leaving building waste and rubbish piled up outside her house for months. Robina Yasmin, of Bullingdon Road, failed to appear before Oxford Magistrates' Court. She was convicted in her absence of failing to comply
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Bonn Square tree protester bailed
A protester arrested following a treetop sit-in at Oxford's Bonn Square last month has been bailed, police said today. Gabriel Chamberlain was arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespass following his protest on Monday, January 14. Campaigners had
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Fred shifts last load
AN OXFORD removals man has retired after almost 50 years of heavy lifting. Fred Parrott shifted heavy goods into the back of his lorry for 49 years - 37 of which he spent at the same company. Mr Parrott, 70, of Jourdain Road, Blackbird Leys, said
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Fred shifts his last loads
An Oxford removals man has retired after nearly 50 years of heavy lifting. Fred Parrott shifted heavy goods into the back of his lorry for 49 years - 37 of which he spent at the same company. Mr Parrott, 70, from Jourdain Road, Blackbird Leys, said
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Rail changes 'not needed'
A £38M PLAN to expand capacity on the Oxford-Didcot railway route could be derailed in a wrangle over funding. In its 'initial view' of Network Rail's spending plans for 2009-2014, compared with projected Government funding, the Office of Rail Regulation
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Concert aid
A CHARITY concert featuring different styles of live music will be held to raise funds for the Wantage Counselling Service. The event in the civic hall on Saturday, February 16, will include four-part a capella singing, the 30-strong White Horse Harmony
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Vote for carnival theme
PREPARATIONS for Oxford's 2008 Cowley Road Carnival are under way - and this year people are being asked to help choose a theme for the event. About 25,000 people descend on the Cowley Road for the now-annual carnival, with a procession, music and
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Regal plans unveiled
OXFORD'S newest entertainment venue is set to open its doors to the public for the first time later this month. A large-scale revamp of the former bingo hall, in Cowley Road, is under way, and a launch party is scheduled for Thursday, February 21.
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Artistic ideas invited for showpiece
A MOSAIC could be the centrepiece of the new town square in Carterton. The idea has been put forward in preliminary designs for the project, which last November won more than £38,000 from the People's Millions Lottery Fund in a TV voting contest.
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Milton time
THE life and times of the poet John Milton - once a pupil at Lord Williams's Grammar School in Thame, and best known for the epic Paradise Lost - will be the subject of a talk to Thame Historical Society to commemorate the 400th anniversary of his
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Join Mardi Gras party
THE second annual Mardi Gras celebration is to be held at Dawson Street, off Cowley Road, Oxford, on Saturday, February 23. It will run between 8pm and midnight and people who come along to the free event are asked to "be masked, be feathered, bejewelled
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Boys chalk up Oxbridge offer record
MAGDALEN College School looks set for another year of academic success with the number of boys receiving Oxbridge offers reaching a 20-year high. Almost four out of every ten boys at the private school in Cowley Place, Oxford, have been offered places
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New head does his homework
TAKING over one of the country's leading independent schools is not a job for the faint-hearted. So Dr Tim Hands, who has recently taken up the post of Master at Oxford's Magdalen College School, is making sure he does his homework. Dr Hands has spent
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Runners gear up for OX5 Run
STAFF from Oxford Children's Hospital are signing up to take part in this year's OX5 Run and are urging other teams to do the same. Last year, the five-mile run around the grounds of Blenheim Palace in Woodstock, which is backed by The Oxford Times
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New date for Thames Run
THIS year's Thames Run in Wallingford will be held six weeks earlier than usual. The 14km run will take place on Sunday, June 8, starting at 10.30am. HR Wallingford, the owners of Howbery Park industrial park, will back the run for the next three
