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RUGBY UNION: The numbers' game part 2
Oxford Harlequins won their third successive county cup by upsetting the odds and outplaying Chinnor at Iffley Road. Here is the numbers' game. See Tuesday's paper for full report. Competition: Oxfordshire Cup final Score: Chinnor 21, Oxford Harlequins
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RUGBY UNION: The numbers' game part 1
Blue Boar landed their first county trophy with an emphatic win at Iffley Road. Here is the numbers' game. See Tuesday's paper for full report. Competition: Oxfordshire Shield final Score: Oxford 8, Blue Boar 27 Oxford player ratings: 15. Graham
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Police confirm motorcyclist's death
A young motorcyclist was killed in a crash south of Oxford today, police have confirmed. The man in his early 20s died following an accident on the A4074 northbound near to the Dorchester-on-Thames turn at around 2:20pm. The air ambulance was scrambled
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Weymouth 0, Oxford Utd 1 (05/04)
BILLY Turley was back to his very best as Oxford United returned to winning ways at relegation-threatened Weymouth. Phil Trainer got the only goal of the game with 14 minutes to go, but it was Turley who had set up a victory chance with some top-class
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Update: Rider airlifted after crash
A MOTORCYCLIST is believed to have died in a crash south of Oxford today. The rider was airlifted to hospital after the collision at about 3pm on the A4074 northbound near to the Dorchester-on-Thames turn. It is understood the motorcyclist has died
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Booze related crime now a top priority
Tackling alcohol-related crime has now formally been made the top priority in west Oxfordshire. The district's Community Safety Partnership, linking police with councils, youth services and other agencies, has built the issue into its new three-year
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Fireman set to fight the flab
Oxfordshire firefighter Gavin Hyatt is doing his colleagues and himself a favour by fighting the flab. He's the heaviest of the Witney crew, weighing in at more than 19 stone, and is now running into the station every day and then exercising in its
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Motorcyclist killed in crash
A MOTORCYCLIST is believed to be have been killed in a crash south of Oxford today. The collision happened at about 3pm on the A4074 northbound near to the Dorchester-on-Thames turn. It is now understood the motorcyclist has died, although it is too
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Cars set alight in village
TWO cars were set on fire in Berinsfield today. The first incident involving a silver Ford Fiesta, happened in Glyme Drive, at 2.58am. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service sent one crew from Abingdon fire station. Two firefighters wearing breathing
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Agency warning over snow
The Highways Agency today issued a warning to drivers to take extra care in snow showers expected to hit Oxfordshire over the weekend. The Met Office has predicted a cold northerly wind will bring snow to the county tonight with showers of sleet and
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Les is gearing up
A biker from Bicester is gearing up to ride 2,500 miles across Africa for charity. Married father-of-four Les Cleeve will brave extreme temperatures and mountainous terrain to ride a 200cc Honda motorcycle across the continent. Lifelong motorbike
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Win tickets for Tull!
Folk-rock legends Jethro Tull celebrate their 40th Anniversary as a band with a show at Oxford's New Theatre. Tuesday's gig, called appropriately An Evening With Jethro Tull will feature an unannounced special guest - who, the band assure us, fans will
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Star to join Ox5 runners
Singer Jason Donovan visited Oxford Children's Hospital to meet young patients and staff - and pick up his race number for tomorrow's OX5 Run. Jason, 39, star of ITV drama series Echo Beach, is one of the hospital's biggest supporters and last year
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Cars torched in village
Two cars were set on fire in Berinsfield this morning. The first incident involving a silver Ford Fiesta, happened in Glyme Drive, at 2.58am. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service sent one crew from Abingdon fire station. Two firefighters wearing breathing
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Cars torched in village
Two cars were set on fire in Berinsfield this morning. The first incident involving a silver Ford Fiesta, happened in Glyme Drive, at 2.58am. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service sent one crew from Abingdon fire station. Two firefighters wearing breathing
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Lorry driver unhurt in fire
A lorry driver escaped his blazing vehicle unhurt on the motorway last night. Firefighters were called to the articulated lorry on the northbound hard shoulder of the M40 between junctions 8a and 9 just before 10pm. The driver had escaped his vehicle
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Lorry driver escapes fire unhurt
A lorry driver escaped his blazing vehicle unhurt on the motorway last night. Firefighters were called to the articulated lorry on the northbound hard shoulder of the M40 between junctions 8a and 9 just before 10pm. The driver had escaped his vehicle
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Safety expert raises Mound concerns
A health and safety expert has complained a digger restoring Oxford's Castle Mound was working precariously on its slopes. Nigel Spawton, of GBS Architects in Becket Street, which provides health and safety advice to construction firms, snapped a picture
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Macca itching for pay-back
Oxford United striker Craig McAllister says it's not just the team that owes Weymouth one - he does as well. The Scottish forward (pictured in action against Weymouth earlier this season) doesn't exactly have fond recollections of facing the Terras
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Concern raised over Mound work
A HEALTH and safety expert has complained a digger restoring Oxford's Castle Mound was working precariously on its slopes. Nigel Spawton, of GBS Architects in Becket Street, which provides health and safety advice to construction firms, snapped a picture
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Anger at minister's remark on estate
A GOVERNMENT minister came under fire from residents of Blackbird Leys for a "disgusting remark" about the estate. Hazel Blears's views on the estate have also been criticised by fellow Labour politician Andrew Smith, the MP for Oxford East, whicch
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Church packed for Danny's funeral
A WITNEY church was packed for the funeral yesterday of 23-year-old Daniel Mills. Hundreds of friends and acquaintances joined his family and girlfriend Kerri Leeming at the town's High Street Methodist Church, and at a wake held at the Chequers pub
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Little school receives big money
ONE of Oxfordshire's smallest village primary schools is celebrating a £150,000 grant - worth more than £3,000 per pupil. The funding comes in the same week that Wootton- by-Woodstock CofE Primary School received good reports from Ofsted and Diocesan
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Group offers carers help
A CARERS' support group for those looking after people with mental health illness has been set up. It is run by the independent charity Rethink and meets on the last Thursday of each month at the High Street Methodist Church, Witney, from 6.30pm.
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Farm museum fights back
A NEW project board set up to look into the future of Witney's troubled Cogges Museum is sifting through ideas to make it a more viable proposition. After a bumper Easter weekend, things are starting to look up for the museum, which operates at an
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Truck festival tickets selling out
MUSIC fans hoping to get into one of the country's best-loved festivals, are being advised to snap up the few remaining tickets. The organisers of Truck Festival have reported unprecedented demand - with £60 tickets selling as fast as one a minute.
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Anger at minister's slur about Leys
A Government minister came under fire from residents of Blackbird Leys last nightfor a "disgusting remark" about the estate. Hazel Blears's views on the estate have also been criticised by fellow Labour politician Andrew Smith, the MP for Oxford East
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Learn more
FRITWELL Parish Council has launched a new website for villagers to learn about what's going on in the local community at fritwell.org.uk
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Anger over glass-littered play area
A MAN who had to clear up broken glass before his granddaughter could use a playground is urging the authorities to take action. Paul Barlow said he was disgusted to discover the play area in Bicester littered with broken glass when he took his two-year-old
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Untidy garden upsets neighbours
A MAN has called for action over piles of smelly rubbish piled in his neighbour's "cluttered" garden. Robert Morris, 73, of Cricket Road, East Oxford, has repeatedly contacted Oxford City Council's environmental health department asking for the rubbish
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Woman in court on brothel charge
A WOMAN has appeared before city magistrates accused of running a brothel in Summertown, Oxford. Annabel Wise, 36, of Church Road, Milton-under-Wychwood, was given unconditional bail and ordered to appear at the city's crown court on Monday, April
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Still time to join the OX5 Run
IT'S not too late to enter tomorrow's OX5 Run to raise money for the Oxford Children's Hospital. That's the message from fundraisers at the purpose-built hospital at the John Radcliffe site in Headington. Last year, about 200 runners turned up on
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Church packed for funeral
A Witney church was packed for the funeral yesterday of 23-year-old Daniel Mills. Hundreds of friends and acquaintances joined his family and girlfriend Kerri Leeming at the town's High Street Methodist Church, and at a wake held at the Chequers pub
