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Off-duty PC calls time on scuffle
OFF-DUTY police officer Steven Higa was refereeing a Sunday League game in Oxford today when a brawl broke out. PC Higa, of Oxford Police, was in charge of the Marston's Oxford Sunday League game between Cowley Rovers and Cricketers Arms FC at Cutteslowe
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Concern voiced over shark house
NEIGHBOURS of Oxford's famous shark house feel the building has become run down and is starting to detract from the area. People living near the city's famous landmark in New High Street, Headington, feel the house has become an "eyesore" and are calling
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Woman assaulted in village
A woman has been assaulted by a man in a village near Faringdon. On Friday, the woman in her 20s was assaulted by the man while she was tending a horse near Stratton Borough Farm, between Watchfield and Highworth. Det Sgt Mark Johns, of Thames Valley
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FOOTBALL: Brilliant Brain gives Clanfield big cup upset in shoot-out
Clanfield 1 (Hunt 53) Witney Utd 1 (Lewis 3) (aet, Clanfield won 5-4 on pens) Clanfield caused the upset of the season with a penalty shoot-out victory over Premier Division high-fliers Witney United in the second round of the Soccer Kits Plus Supplementary
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Cop blows whistle on football 'scuffle'
Off-duty police officer Steven Higa was refereeing a Sunday League game in Oxford today when a brawl broke out. Pc Higa, of Oxford Police, was in charge of the Marston's Oxford Sunday League game between Cowley Rovers and Cricketers Arms FC at Cutteslowe
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FOOTBALL: Simms treble lifts North Leigh
Shrivenham 1 (Bohane 85) North Leigh 5 (Simms pen 28, 30, 84, Reardon 72, Dodds 77) Prolific scorer Mark Simms grabbed a hat-trick North Leigh's emphatic victory at Shrivenham put them back on top of the Premier Division. The deadlock was broken
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FOOTBALL: Welcome win is Taylor-made
Abingdon Utd 1 (Taylor 51) Uxbridge 0 MattyTaylor's second-half goal ended Abingdon's depressing sequence of results as they dented Uxbridge's Division 1 South & West play-off ambitions at Northcourt Road on Saturday. o This was Abingdon's first
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FOOTBALL: Leaders ease home after first-half romp
Gosport Boro 2 (Bennett pen 49, 81) Didcot Tn 4 (Mulvany 16, Williams 30, Odhiambo 40, King pen 45) Didcot retained top sport in Division 1 South & West with a dominant first-half display on the south coast. The game was settled by half-time, when
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FOOTBALL: Romeo strike does the trick
Winchester City 0 Oxford City 1 (Romeo 9)Oxford City moved up to third in Division 1 South & West when an early goal from Ashwa Romeo gave them the points at Winchester. Errol Telemaque had already gone close for City before Romeo struck in the ninth
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Fans furious over treatment
Many Oxford United supporters could not hide their anger over their treatment at Forest Green on Saturday. And their view was echoed by Rovers chairman Colin Gardner, who admitted that they had been caught off guard by the volume of Oxford fans. More
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FOOTBALL: Gordon secures unlikely victory
Halesowen Tn 1 (Pillen 77) Banbury Utd 2 (Gordon 21, 90) Nicky Gordon put nearly 48 years of history behind him when scoring a dramatic late winner as Banbury upset Premier Division high-fliers Halesowen on Saturday. The last time Banbury won at
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Forset Green 0 Oxford United 0
Oxford United were left wondering just how they failed to pick-up another three points at Forest Green on Saturday. A number of good chances went begging, but the main talking point on the lips of the huge travelling support as they left Gloucestershire
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Town launches arts festival
Abingdon has begun celebrating one of the biggest events in its calendar - the annual arts festival. From now until March 15, a steady stream of events will be held in the town for the Abingdon Arts Festival. The event began on Saturday with the Mayor
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Community station back on air
OXFORD'S only community radio station is back on the airwaves for a month-long stint. OX4 FM will broadcast for 24 hours a day until March 28 after it was granted a Restricted Service Licence (RSL) by radio regulator Ofcom. The RSL, which costs
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Volunteers rally to support museum
Volunteers are getting ready for a big clean-up of Witney's Cogges Museum, which only months ago faced closure. The show of community support for the historic site came at a public meeting called by the Cogges Trust. The call for more volunteers,
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Community station back on air
Oxford's only community radio station is back on the airwaves for a month-long stint. OX4 FM will broadcast for 24 hours a day until March 28 after it was granted a Restricted Service Licence (RSL) by radio regulator Ofcom. The RSL, which costs £8,000
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Dwindling choir begs people to join
Membership of a community choir has dwindled following its successful appearance on TV. The Blackbird Leys Choir has lost more than half of its members since it appeared in channel Five documentary The Singing Estate in 2006. The choir, which was
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Young DJs learn to spin gospel tunes
Young music-lovers are trying their hands at DJing, by getting behind the record decks. Gospel DJ Gary Smith from Bicester, is sharing his techniques with youngsters at a weekly after-school workshop. The six-week course at Glory Farm School is aimed
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Scheme solves parking fears
Cowley residents plagued with dangerous parking by parents picking up children from school are celebrating after a new scheme was completed. It has taken two years since residents of Cholsey Close, led by father-of-two Dermot Nolan, petitioned Oxford
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Schools could follow turbine trend
Schools across Oxfordshire could soon follow the example of an Oxford primary school generating its own electricity with a wind turbine. The 14m turbine, which started turning at Sandhills Community School in Headington in January, was officially unveiled
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Brize airman killed in Iraq
A BRITISH airman who died in a rocket attack on his base in southern Iraq was based at RAF Brize Norton. Sergeant Duane "Baz" Barwood, 41, who was attached to 903 Expeditionary Air Wing, Royal Air Force, was killed when Basra air base came under fire
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Update: Atkinson chases leader in Mexico
BANBURY'S Subaru World Rally Team driver Chris Atkinson is set for his best World Rally Championship finish after taking second position overall aboard his Subaru Impreza WRC2007 in the second day of the Rally Mexico. His team-mate Petter Solberg and
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Cycle thefts linked to metal crimewave
CRIMINAL gangs behind a lead and copper scrap metal crimewave could be responsible for a rise in cycle thefts. There have already been 55 more cycles stolen in the first two months of this year across Oxfordshire compared to the same period last year
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Crash woman airlifted to hospital
A WOMAN was airlifted to hospital following a collision between two cars in Frilford, near Abingdon, yesterday. The collision happened at the junction of the A338 and A415 near the Shell petrol station. Passengers had to be cut from one of the cars
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Fire rips through disused hotel
A FIRE at a disused Oxfordshire hotel that was due for demolition is being treated as a suspected arson attack. More than 40 firefighters were called to the Essex House Hotel in Chinnor Road, Thame, at 6.30am today. When they arrived they found
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Bike theft link with metal crimewave
Criminal gangs behind a lead and copper scrap metal crimewave could be responsible for a rise in bike thefts. There has already been 55 more bikes stolen in the first two months of this year across Oxfordshire compared to the same period last year.
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How many homes?
When county councillor Val Smith asked where I lived, far from trying to change the subject as she accuses me, I replied that I lived in Blackbird Leys - just as Barbara Gatehouse told us she lived in Headington (which is why I referred to her in my original
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Rubbish galore
The superdump at the Redbridge travellers' site in Oxford (Oxford Mail, February 25) is one in many places in this part of Oxford which the council needs to spend money cleaning up. I drive from Abingdon to Cowley business park every day for work and
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Action, not words
According to your article on the excellent pilot scheme in East Oxford to give police helmet mounted cameras (Oxford Mail, February 26), city councillor Mohammed Altaf-Khan, the Liberal Democrats' portfolio holder for a safer city, has refused to back
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Positive direction
I can't imagine your readers are going to be terribly interested in several pages of debate with Vim Rodrigo about a leaflet he has received (Oxford Mail, February 25). However, three points are worth making. On local schools, as Mr Rodrigo knows, these
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Every patient is exceptional
In your story about the Danes coming to my rescue when Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust denied any treatment here for kidney cancer (Oxford Mail, February 14), I should point out that not merely is my wife Danish but she lives and works in Denmark. She
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Woman injured in car crash
A woman was airlifted to hospital following a collision between two cars in Frilford, near Abingdon, yesterday. The collision happened at the junction of the A338 and A415 near the Shell petrol station. Passengers had to be cut from one of the cars
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Something of Myself
I noticed that Puffin have produced new editions of 12 classic children's in time for World Book Day on Thursday. They include Black Beauty, The Call of the Wild, The Wind in the Willows and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Another title on the list,
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Fire rips through disused hotel
A fire at a disused Oxfordshire hotel that was due for demolition is being treated as a suspected arson attack. More than 40 firefighters were called to the Essex House Hotel in Chinnor Road, Thame, at 6.30am today. When they arrived they found the
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Ladies' Day shapes up.....
So my first rehearsal for ‘Ladies’ Day’ has been and gone. This is a great play. I have been in amateur dramatics since what seems like forever and I can tell you this is a great play. Get the old diaries out now and scribble in the dates, April 24th,
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Fraud MEP's visit vetoed
A controversial Euro MP, recently out of prison after fraud convictions, is to be told he will not be allowed to bring his campaign bus to a Witney shopping centre. Ashley Mote, jailed for nine months after being found guilty of false benefit claims
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Pupils enjoy right royal lesson
A RIGHT royal good time was had at Hagbourne Primary School near Didcot, as pupils helped commemorate an historic moment in history. The day-long festivities began with the 30 youngsters performing a 20-minute Tudor play in French, dressed in full
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Westgate protesters 'more determined'
PROTESTERS opposing plans to redevelop the Westgate Shopping Centre, Oxford, say they are more determined than ever to fight the proposals, after a passionate public meeting at the Town Hall. More than 70 people attended the meeting on Thursday night
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'Fight to stop new Westgate is not over'
Protesters opposing plans to redevelop Oxford's Westgate Shopping Centre say they are more determined than ever to fight the proposals, after a passionate public meeting at the Town Hall. More than 70 people attended the meeting on Thursday night, when
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Uncertainty surrounds future of land
UNCERTAINTY surrounds future levels of housing in Oxfordshire, with the Government putting off its response to a planning inspector's recommendations on development in the region. The inspector's report on the draft South East Plan, the region's housing
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Human beings 'are holograms'
CONSPIRACY theorist David Icke told an Oxford audience that human beings are "holograms" and that the world was heading towards central control at the hands of a "fascist dictatorship". The former goalkeeper and news presenter-turned outspoken commentator
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New build
DEVELOPERS Hannick Homes, of Swindon, have been granted planning permission by West Oxfordshire District Council to build six new homes on land at the back of 45, 47 and 53 Burford Road, Carterton.
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Club closes its doors
A CLUB for the over-60s in East Oxford met for the last time this week after dwindling numbers forced it to close. East Oxford Senior Citizens' Club was launched more than 20 years ago, and at its height had up to 50 members meeting weekly to enjoy
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Family ride raises cash
A FATHER and son have just marked the success of a marathon bike ride which saw them pedal the length of the country. Roy Pearce and teenager Matthew, of Windmill Road, North Leigh, got on their bikes to cycle 1,000 miles from Land's End to John O'Groats
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Woman taken to hospital after assault
POLICE today appealed for witnesses after a woman was assaulted while tending a horse near Shrivenham. The woman in her twenties was assaulted by a man whilst tending to a horse near Stratton Borough Farm which is between Watchfield and Highworth at
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Homes ahead
PLANS for a house and seven flats on the corner of Barton Road and London Road in Headington have been approved by the city council. The development will see one detached two-storey four bedroom house and two blocks of flats built across 249 and 250
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School ready to rock
PUPILS at Banbury School are organising a rock concert to take place in Wykham Theatre at the school on Thursday, April 3. Tickets for the concert, in aid of Cancer Research, will be available on the door or in advance at Banbury School's finance
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Gate debate opens
South Oxfordshire District Council is asking people to come up with creative ideas for how the gateways to Didcot should look. A spokesman said: "We want to know whether people think the gateways should be landscaped, architectural, sculptural or something
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Donations plea for family event
TWO mothers have appealed for donations to help them provide a monthly family event in Oxford. Lyndsy Johnson and Sharon Haynes have run the Rose Hill Family Social at the estate's community centre, in The Oval, on the last Friday of every month since
