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RUGBY UNION: The numbers' game
Wallingford reached South West 2 and the highest level in their history after a superb second half at the Hithercroft. Here is the numbers' game. See Tuesday's paper for full report. Competition: Southern Counties play-off Score: Wallingford 22, Wootton
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Atkinson up to fourth in Jordan
BANBURY'S Subaru World Rally Team driver Chris Atkinson and co-driver Stéphane Prévot hold fourth position overall for the Oxfordshire team after battling in-car temperatures of more than 40C on today's second day of the Rally of Jordan. Petter Solberg
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Ebbsfleet Utd 1, Oxford Utd 3 (26/04)
Oxford United turned on the style in magnificent fashion in their final game of the season on Saturday - but lost player-of-the-year Luke Foster to a bad knee injury. The fans' and players' player-of-the-year damaged the medial ligaments in his knee
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Police check estate pubs
POLICE carried out surprise checks on pubs across an Oxford estate last night. Officers visited the Bullnose Morris in Blackbird Leys at about 8.30pm. Landlady Bridget Harrison-Steele said the operation was one of the police's regular checks on
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Alonso stuns Spanish crowd
KIMI Raikkonen snatched pole position from Fernando Alonso in the dying moments of a remarkable qualifying session for Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix. Alonso stunned and thrilled his home crowd at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya when he sat on provisional
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Grimey head
Finished off a tough week's training last night by going to the pool at Dragon school for another session with the Tri club . It went really well and I seem to have sussed the cramp problem - basically after pushing of from the wall I was keep my legs
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Body found in field
POLICE have said they are treating the discovery of a body of a man in a field in Marcham as "unexplained". The 38-year-old man, who has not yet been identified, was found in a field off Mill Road near the village. The body was found on Tuesday,
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Chainsaw man 'off to party'
ARMED police were called last night after residents spotted a masked man walking the streets of Bicester with a running chainsaw. Officers from Thames Valley Police's armed response unit and the force helicopter were called to Churchill Road about
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Body of man discovered in a field
Police have said they are treating the discovery of a dead body in a field in Marcham as "unexplained". The 38-year-old man, who has not yet been identified, was found in a field off Mill Road near the village on Tuesday. A post-mortem is expected to
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UPDATE: Summertown flat fire
Residents were this morning evacuated after a fire in a flat in north Oxford led to concerns about the building's safety. People were evacuated from Oakthorpe Manor in Oakthorpe Road, Summertown, after the blaze in the living room of the first floor-flat
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Man wielding chainsaw 'off to a party'
Armed police were called last night after residents spotted a masked man walking the streets of Bicester with a running chainsaw. Officers from Thames Valley Police's armed response unit and the force helicopter were called to Churchill Road about 5.25pm
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Fire crews tackle flat blaze
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a fire in a flat in Oxford today. Emergency crews were alerted to the blaze in a first floor-flat in Oakthorpe Manor, Oakthorpe Road, Summertown, at 3.11am. Two crews from Oxford attended the scene and firefighters wearing
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UPDATE: Police appeal for A34 crash witnesses
Police are appealing for witnesses after a 20-year-old man died in the first of a series of collisions on the A34 this morning. A black Vauxhall Corsa overturned and rolled about 50m at about 2.33am on the southbound carriageway near Drayton. A 20-year-old
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Raids on estate pubs
Police carried out surprise checks on pubs across an Oxford estate last night. Officers visited the Bullnose Morris in Blackbird Leys about 8.30pm. Landlady Bridget Harrison-Steele said the operation was one of the police's regular checks on licences
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Fire crews deal with flat blaze
Firefighters were called to a fire in a flat in Oxford this morning. Emergency crews were alerted to the blaze in a first floor-flat in Oakthorpe Manor, Oakthorpe Road, Summertown, at 3.11am. Two crews from Oxford attended the scene and used two breathing
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UPDATE: A34 crash leaves one dead
A fatal accident on the A34 through Oxfordshire this morning led to two further serious collisions. One person died and a number of people were seriously injured in the accidents, which happened between 2.31am and 4.51am on the southbound carriageway
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Smart idea to tackle thieves
CREMATORIUM managers are coating metal memorial plaques with a liquid to thwart scrap thieves. Oxford Crematorium has been plagued by thieves taking plaques to sell to scrap dealers - just days ago one was taken from the grave of former union shop
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Grumpy old folk go online
SILVER surfers in Oxfordshire are taking advantage of modern technology to have a good old moan - thanks to a new website founded in Kennington. Grandfather Steve Chandler, 63, is the brainchild behind old moaners.co.uk - a forum that gives pensioners
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FOOTBALL: Turley out to keep it clean
Billy Turley will be aiming for his 23rd clean sheet of the season when Oxford United end the 2007-8 season at Ebbsfleet this evening. The Oxford United goalkeeper, who was only beaten to the player-of-the-year awards because Luke Foster had a brilliant
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Talent takes to the stage
HUNDREDS of budding stage stars packed out an Oxford theatre as auditions got under way for a production of Bugsy Malone. Despite families having to pay £120 for each child's stage experience - should they be selected - the OFS, in George Street, was
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Inspired idea showcases bands
YOUNG entrepreneurs have galvanised the Oxfordshire music scene by producing a special recording. The CD, Inspired, features songs from 11 local bands and artists and has been produced by Kaleido, a group of girls from Oxford High School, as part of
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Step back in time in St Ebbe's
PEOPLE living in an ever-changing part of Oxford's city centre are being offered the chance to take a glimpse at what it looked like half a century ago. The parish of St Ebbe's, which included the area around the soon-to-be-demolished Westgate Centre
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Hip hop to it
LONDON'S calling for 27 young Oxford dancers who are set to perform in front of thousands of people at one of the country's most prestigious entertainment venues. A team of street dancers from KC's School of Dance have been training at the Blackbird
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Help rake in charity cash
PLANTS, gardening tools, equipment and books are needed by by Wantage Gardeners' Association for two fundraising sales in May. The first, to raise cash for association fund, will be at Grove village hall, Main Street, during Grove Horticultural Society
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Parade marks TA centenary
HUNDREDS of people are expected to line the route as soldiers take part in a parade today to celebrate 100 years of the Territorial Army. About 150 men and women from the Territorial Army, Oxford University's Officer Training Corps and Oxfordshire
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Save mothers
OXFAM is calling on knitters to support a campaign to cut down on the number of women who die in pregnancy and childbirth. The Oxford-based charity is aiming to get 250,000 9in squares knitted by September, which will be joined together to make a
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Pro-life demo
PRO-LIFE campaigners are to hold a silent protest to mark the 40th anniversary of the Abortion Act. Supporters of the Protection of Unborn Children will hold the protest today, at the Marston end of Headley Way, between 3.30pm and 4.30pm.
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Police step back in time
POLICE will today take shoppers in Oxford back in time when they celebrate reducing crime to its lowest level since 1989. Four officers will be representing the characters from the BBC 1 series, Ashes to Ashes, in an event at the Westgate shopping
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Grandmother knits up charity cash
A GRANDMOTHER from Oxford has notched up a quarter of a century of knitting for charity, stitching together thousands of pounds for good causes along the way. Jean Beaver's purl stitches and cross stitches have seen her colourful creations of stuffed
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Council wants more say on masts
CHERWELL District Council has called for local authorities to have more control over the siting of mobile phone masts. It is calling on the Government to change its approach to planning, and wants the power to reject applications for what it considers
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Teams compete in 999 Challenge
EMERGENCY services workers are competing to raise money for charity in a 999 Challenge today. Teams from Thames Valley Police, Oxfordshire Fire & Rescue and Deddington Health Centre will compete to be the fastest to row the distance of the English
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Grumpfather goes online
Silver surfers in Oxfordshire are taking advantage of modern technology to have a good old moan - thanks to a new website founded in Kennington. Grandfather Steve Chandler, 63, is the brainchild behind oldmoaners.co.uk - a forum that gives pensioners
