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Former U's trio on the up
FORMER Oxford United trio Dean Windass, Sam Ricketts and Brian Horton, will pit their wits against the top names in the world after Hull's promotion the Premier League on Saturday. And Windass proved the hero, scoring the only goal as the Tigers beat
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RESULTS: May 24/25
CRICKET MINOR COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP Western Division: Oxfordshire v Devon - no play first day, rain. HOME COUNTIES PREMIER LEAGUE Division 1 Falkland 204 (60.5 ovs, K Zafar 60), Welwyn Garden City 208-3 (41.3 ovs, J Hewitt 66, D Tate 62). Falkland
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CRICKET: Derby clash ends in draw
OXFORD escaped with a draw at home to Banbury in Saturday's fiercely-contested Home Counties Premier League Division 1 derby clash that had almost everything. Both sides had opportunities to win, although that looked remote for Oxford when they were
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CRICKET: Duo lead Thame to victory
A SUPERB display of seam bowling by Luke Merry and Sam Lachlan set up Thame's convincing six-wicket victory at home to derby rivals Kidlington in Division 2 West of the Home Counties Premier League on Saturday. With Thame skipper Rob Brooks asking Kidlington
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CRICKET: OCA results
Division 1 Marcham 325-5 (A Lamb 123, M Launchbury 61, D Reeve 35, D Pitcher 33, A Horseman 32no, C Morgan 3-76), Minster Lovell 253 (M Hanson 74, N Harris 42, J Hunt 33, W Bowman 31, D Reeve 5-42). Westbury 49 (C Palmer 6-23, B Barrett 4-24), Oxford
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CRICKET: Lamb to the for in slaughter!
ALEX Lamb led the way as Marcham amassed a huge 325-5 in their 72-run victory over Minster Lovell in Division 1 of the OCA League on Saturday. Lamb hammered 123, and was backed up by 61 from Matt Launchbury, with Marcham scoring an incredible 90 runs
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MAY 24 results
THE OXFORD TIMES CHERWELL LEAGUE. Division 1. Cumnor 224-8 (A Robertson 81, G Scott 42, S Slade 31no), Bicester & NO 228-5 (D Bradshaw 78, D Woods 37, K Talsania 34no, A House 33, U Ghazali 4-76). Banbury XX 197-9 (R Hastings 61, M Haupt 34, D Clark
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From Harry Potter to Harry, plant potter
Injecting some magic into the launch of Oxford in Bloom yesterday was Dumbledore from the Harry Potter films - actor and award-winning gardener Harry Robinson, right. With colleagues from the Oxford in Bloom committee and the Oxford Mail, he was in
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Catering costs cut use of town hall
Parties of visitors from cities twinned with Oxford are no longer being wined and dined at the Town Hall, because organisers cannot afford the catering charges. In May 2006, Fosters Event Catering was awarded the contract to provide catering for events
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Village invaded by scarecrows
A west Oxfordshire village has become a scary place to live - with residents coming up with ingenious ideas to keep the crows at bay. For the third year running, it is that time of year when gardens - and even the walls and roofs of houses - suddenly
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Nicki named top cop
Police officer Nicki Entwistle has been named Thames Valley Police's community officer of the year for Oxfordshire - and could now be crowned one of the best in the UK. The 36-year-old specialist neighbourhood officer, who has been with Bicester police
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Mind gets £300k boost
A mental health charity in Oxford is celebrating after securing a £300,000 cash injection to help people in the county navigate the benefits system. Oxfordshire Mind, based in Walton Street, has launched a five-year project which aims to help 3,000
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Car park charges to rise
Charges in a Cowley car park are set to rise. The changes will bring Barns Road car park in line with the car parks in Hockmore Street and Crowell Road. Drivers currently pay 30p for up to 90 minutes' parking, 50p for up to three hours and £1 for
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New bus links hospital to park-and-ride
Patients, relatives and NHS staff are getting a new bus service linking an Oxford park-and-ride with the city's John Radcliffe Hospital. Hospital users can now park at Redbridge in South Oxford and catch a bus to the Headington hospital. New traffic
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Firefighters tackle blaze on estate
Firefighters were called to a chemical fire at a garden equipment suppliers in Great Haseley, near junction 7 of the M40 in the early hours of this morning. Timber and five 50-gallon drums containing hydraulic oil and hydraulic coolant caught alight
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Top award for community cop
Top cop Nicki Entwistle has been named Thames Valley Police's community officer of the year for Oxfordshire - and could now be crowned one of the best in the UK. The 36-year-old specialist neighbourhood officer, who has been with Bicester police for
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Tempers flare at taxi rank
Police were called to Banbury Railway Station twice on Saturday after a high demand for cabs to the Gatecrasher Festival in Westbury caused tempers to flare. At 2.30pm officers resolved a minor disturbance between what was believed to be an unlicensed
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Scary stuff in village
A west Oxfordshire village has become a scary place to live - with residents coming up with ingenious ideas to keep the crows at bay. For the third year running, it is that time of year when gardens - and even the walls and roofs of houses - suddenly
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New bus link to JR
Patients, relatives and NHS staff are getting a new bus service linking an Oxford park-and-ride with the city's John Radcliffe Hospital. Hospital users can now park at Redbridge in South Oxford and catch a bus to the Headington hospital. New traffic
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Parking fee up
Charges in a Cowley car park are set to rise. The changes will bring Barns Road car park in line with the car parks in Hockmore Street and Crowell Road. Drivers currently pay 30p for up to 90 minutes' parking, 50p for up to three hours and £1 for
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Faith groups in step for walk
Followers of several religious faiths are to join together for a friendship walk through Oxford. Organisers of the fifth inter-faith friendship walk are hoping more than 1,000 people will join them to celebrate the city's spiritual and cultural diversity
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Young farmers survive rain
Fears the Oxfordshire Young Farmers' annual rally would be a washout because of torrential rain this morning were lifted when the sun finally came out. Rally chairman Guy Champion said: "The rain was dreadful and there was no-one about. "But it stopped
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Brown gets backing of Oxon activists
Senior Labour Party members in Oxfordshire have backed Gordon Brown to continue as Prime Minister - despite fevered speculation over his future. Mr Brown has had a torrid few weeks after suffering a crucial by-election defeat in Crewe and Nantwich,
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Police called as tempers flare at cab rank
Police were called to Banbury Railway Station twice on Saturday after a high demand for cabs to the Gatecrasher Festival in Westbury caused tempers to flare. At 2.30pm officers resolved a minor disturbance between what was believed to be an unlicensed
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Firefighters tackle garden centre blaze
Firefighters were called to a chemical fire at a garden equipment suppliers in Great Haseley, near junction 7 of the M40 in the early hours of this morning. Timber and five 50 gallon drums containing hydraulic oil and hydraulic coolant caught alight
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Motorists face week of disruption
Motorists have been told to brace themselves for disruption when "vital repair work" starts on stretches of the county's worn out carriageways next week. Work will take place in Marston Road, Cowley Road, London Road, Lynn Close, Jeune Street and Manzil
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Classy art
LANDSCAPE artist David Meeks is running a six-week introductory art class at Upper Heyford Village Hall, starting on Thursday June 12. The class will run from 10am to noon - call 01869 232291 for more information.
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Book relief
A CONSIGNMENT of discounted English language books has been sent to help students in Africa, thanks to Oxford University Press. The publisher provided the books for Midlands-based charity Cord to send to Sudanese refugee camps in Eastern Chad.
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Cutting edge
AN ORTHOPAEDIC surgeon based at the Horton Hospital has been asked to advise on the safety and efficacy of a special kind of surgery. Nick Gillham will be advising the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, Nice, how well total wrist
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Home loans to help OAPs
PENSIONERS in Cherwell district may be eligible for low-interest home improvement loans following the approval of a new scheme. Cherwell District Council is among 16 councils able to get cash from a £16m pot of Government funding, targeting private
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Battle over medicines
BANBURY MP Tony Baldry has demanded assurances from Government that patients will continue to be able to receive prescribed drugs from their local GP. In the House of Commons, the Conservative MP said patients could lose "the freedom to decide where
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Patients get teeth into films
PATIENTS visiting an Oxford dentist are getting their teeth into the latest blockbusters on DVD to take their minds off the dreaded drill. Amit Mohindra, 29, began offering his patients a chance to wear DVD goggles when he joined the Summertown practice
