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Lib Dems retain Holywell
The Lib Dems have remained in control of Oxford's Holywell ward after tonight's by-election. The election was held because 25-year-old Richard Huzzey announced he was taking up a research post at Yale University in Connecticut, America. Tonight Mark
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Holywell remains Lib Dem
The Lib Dems have remained in control of Oxford's Holywell ward after tonight's by-election. The election was held because 25-year-old Richard Huzzey announced he was taking up a research post at Yale University in Connecticut, America. Tonight Mark
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Cowley production halting after fuel strike
Car manufacturer BMW confirmed tonight it will be closing down production over the weekend because of the Spanish truckers' fuel strike. The Cowley-based company, which employs 4,700 people, will be closing its manufacturing from late Friday through
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Army chief honours troops
A soldier who discovered a roadside bomb was honoured for his heroics, along with 89 others in Abingdon today. Brigadier Chris Murray, the British Army's director of logistics, presented medals at Dalton Barracks to the troops from 6 Close Support Squadron
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CYCLING: Brown leaves rivals in wake
Phil Brown landed Didcot Phoenix's ten-mile club championship trophy with a superb ride on the Southmoor A 420 course. His winning time of 21mins 31secs was just a second faster than runner-up Mark Cox, while comeback man Nick Druce was third in 21.44
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FOOTBALL: Slater delight at Parker move
Abingdon United manager Andy Slater has hailed the arrival of former Aston Villa midfielder Garry Parker as first-team coach of the British Gas Business Southern League side. Oxford-born Parker, 42, who also had spells at Luton, Hull, Nottingham Forest
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No evidence in fraud trail
A 23-year-old man has been cleared of fraud after the Crown Prosecution Service offered no evidence against him. Karl Matthews, of Parsley Place, Banbury, who had denied the charge, had a not guilty verdict recorded against him at Oxford Crown Court
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CRICKET: Third time lucky?
npower Village Cup Horspath will be hoping to make it third time lucky when they host Cumnor in Sunday's Oxfordshire final (2). Having lost to Oxford Downs at this stage for the last two years, they will look for better against opponents, who are
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CRICKET: Hooky Norton expelled
OCA League Hook Norton 2nd have been expelled from this season's Osberton Radiators Cup after fielding an ineligible player in their second-round victory over Freeland 2nd on May 31. The team were removed from the competition under the league's new
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Asbo update: Residents speak of joy
Residents have spoken of their joy after a teenager was handed a five year antisocial behaviour order banning him from entering his stomping ground. Persistent trouble maker Jordan Anderson, 19, of Southfield Park, East Oxford, is now banned from entering
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Councils warned over floodplains
Councils in Oxfordshire have been warned against giving planning consent to "inappropriate" developments on floodplains. Planning Minister Caroline Flint has published new guidance for local authorities to make sure tough new rules are followed.
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FIXTURES June 13
SATURDAY. CRICKET. HOME COUNTIES PREMIER LEAGUE. Div 1:Banbury v Reading, Tring Park v Oxford. Div 2 West: Buckingham v Kidlington, Burnham v Thame. THE OXFORD TIMES CHERWELL LEAGUE. Div 1: Aston Rowant v Cumnor, Horspath v Banbury 2nd, Oxford
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CRICKET: Hawtin gets tips on cup rivals
Oxford may only have one player in the Oxfordshire team facing Staffordshire in the quarter-finals of the Minor Counties Trophy at Leek on Sunday. But the Home Counties Premier League Division 1 champions have been providing some more help behind the
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CRICKET: Marcon on standby for Oxford
The only remaining unbeaten teams in Home Counties Premier League Division 1 meet on Saturday when Oxford visit Tring Park. Oxford top the table on 113 points with four wins from five, while Tring have made a strong start after being promoted from Division
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Councils warned over flood plains
Councils in Oxfordshire have been warned against giving planning consent to "inappropriate" developments on flood plains. Planning Minister Caroline Flint has published new guidance for local authorities to make sure tough new rules are followed.
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Barton gets ready to party
"Come along and enjoy" - that's the message from organisers of Saturday's Barton Bash, which is set to be the biggest yet. Gospel music, salsa dancing and a football tournament are just some of the entertainments on the agenda at the annual community
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The Happening (15)
As M Night Shyamalan's contemporary paranoia thriller enters its overwrought final act, Mark Wahlberg stares dumbfounded at the camera and gasps, "Can this really be happening?" The leading man whimpers for us all because this apocalyptic tale of survival
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The Incredible Hulk (12A)
If at first you don't succeed, try again. Oscar-winning director Ang Lee's flawed 2003 film adaptation of the not-so-jolly green giant struggled to marry a ponderous screenplay with overblown action set pieces, and a central character who looked more
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Long way from self-sufficent
It may be a really obvious thing to say, but growing your own veg gives a real perspective of people who have to do it to survive. I am happy to brandish a broccoli at the end of the summer and tug up a few leaves of spinach, but if everything withers
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Failing schools 'to hit targets'
Two Oxfordshire schools identified as failing' by the Government have said they will hit targets this year. This week, Schools Secretary Ed Balls said 638 schools failing to reach a minimum standard would have to show signs of progress by the end of
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Local share prices
AEA Technology 78.5 BMW £26.60 Electrocomponents 153.75 Nationwide Accident Repair 143.5 Oxford Biomedica 22.5 Oxford Catalyst 168.5 Oxford Instruments 236 REED 612.75 RM 204.5 RPS Group 314.25
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The Whine Column
Q. Dear Jessica, my boss continues to abscond on lavish vacations, leaving me to complete his work. He's taking off again next week to a lush French Resort. What wine should I drink to put me in the holiday mood while I do his drudgery? - Jenny P, Botley
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TENNIS: North Oxford in box seat
North Oxford took a giant step towards the Ladies Division 1 3-Pair title in the Wilson OLTA League with a 5.5-3.5 victory over Oxford City. It maintains their 100 per cent record at the top, but with only three sides in with a realistic chance of claiming
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Blubeckers @ Besselsleigh
I'd driven past The Greyhound hundreds of times on my way to work, but never been in. I'd always thought it was a family chain-type pub and might be noisy or run of the mill, but when we turned up, toddler in tow, I found this wasn't the case at all
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Body of missing woman found
Thames Valley Police has called off its search for 57-year-old Vyvien Randall after her body was found earlier today. Mrs Randall was reported missing at midnight on Tuesday but was found dead by search and rescue divers in a lake near her home in
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Cement mixer causes crash
Police are appealing for witnesses following a collision in Buckland. At about 6.50pm yesterday officers were called to the A420 junction with the Bampton/Tadpole Bridge Road. A blue Land Rover Discovery-type vehicle lost a large metal cement mixer
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ROWING: Headington four land top title
The girls from Headington School achieved a notable triumph in the Eton Schools Regatta at Dorney on Saturday. Their success came in the women's championship coxless fours, but they were beaten into second place by their perennial rivals, Lady Eleanor
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Fire crews to get flood rescue training
Every firefighter in Oxfordshire will be trained to save the lives of people trapped in floodwater. Chief firefighter John Parry, the highest ranking officer in the county, has ordered all 550 crew members to take the training because Oxfordshire has
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Blaze displays go up in smoke
Chip pan fire fighting demonstrations could become a thing of the past in Oxfordshire, after concerns they could encourage people to tackle blazes themselves. Oxfordshire County Council has scaled down the number of chip pan demonstrations - once a
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Jury out in arson trial
A jury has been sent out in the case of two teenagers accused of starting a house fire in Oxford by putting a firework through a letterbox. Jamie Matthews, 19, denies putting a lit rocket through the letterbox of the house in Ramsay Road, Headington
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Fast and furious
It's fast, it's furious and it's guaranteed to give you the biggest grin of your life. It's called wakeboarding and it is the most fun you can have on water. A twist on waterskiing, but using a board, wakeboarding is what snowboarding is to skiing
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Citroën looks to future at speed festival
CITROEN will be displaying two special vehicles at this year's Festival of Speed at Goodwood. A replica of the Citroën Xsara WRC, as driven by Colin McRae in the 2003 World Rally Championship will be showcased at the event's Forest Rally Stage paddock
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Kuga top in safety test
FORD'S Kuga compact crossover has achieved the best combination of star ratings, placing the car at the top of the table in the Euro NCAP Small Off-road 4x4 group. Awarded the maximum five stars for adult occupant protection, this rating is enhanced
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Beira bears its teeth
The Beira, a new, British-built two-seater V8-engined sports car, has just been unveiled by Norfolk-based Breckland Technology. The 6.0-litre, 400 horsepower roadster is based on General Motors' Kappa platform, which is sold in North America, and
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Friday Night @ ESCAPE
Recently I've been getting rather concerned about my cognitive function - or apparent lack of it. Not only did I fail to see that going to review Escape necessitates booking the night off work, but I also picked Friday as the day that I would climb
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Patriot aims
The Jeep Patriot now comes with a range of accessories to help the big off-roader stand out even more. Priced from £15,995 for the 2.4-litre petrol, and from £16,995 for the 2.0-litre diesel, the Patriot 4x4 can be specified with a Startech chrome
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Volvo starts summer tour
Volvo's new XC60 crossover, which goes on sale in Britain this November, will cost from £24,750 to £34,495. It will come in three trim levels, S, SE and SE Lux, and with a choice of three engines - a 2.8-litre turbo petrol, and two power levels of
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Open day helps drivers keep on move
THE Oxford branch of the Regional Driving Assessment Centre (RDAC) is holding an open day on Friday, June 20, giving healthcare professionals, adaptation company representatives, motor industry experts and the public an opportunity to find out more
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Inner beauty aims to impress
VAUXHALL has just released the first official pictures of the new Insignia's interior ahead of its world public debut at the British International Motor Show, London, at the end of July. The car replaces the Vectra, and it goes on sale in both hatchback
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Creation theatre plans for summer
You'd have thought that after being blown away by the winds and the rains last year and devastated by flooding, Creation might bow their heads in defeat. But oh no. Oxford's favourite Shakespeare company is braving the financial markets and the storms
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Roadtest: Eye on the future
Small cars have always been big business, but with fuel prices rocketing they are set to prove even more crucial to car makers. With many car owners looking to move down into smaller models without losing the quality and comfort they have been used
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Man grabbed girl outside school
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man approached a girl outside a school in Oxford today. Just before 9am, a man approached an 11-year-old girl outside Larkrise Primary School in Boundary Brook Road. He attempted to talk to her, but as she
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Teenager banned from Marston
A teenager has been given an antisocial behaviour order at Oxford Magistrates' Court today - banning him from entering an area of the city for five years. It is believed to be one of the longest Asbo sentences ever imposed in Oxfordshire. Jordan Anderson
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Nellie said hello to the circus
It's almost impossible to pin down the spell Giffords Circus weaves on its regulars. The combination of the uniquely old-fashioned, magical acts, bohemian performances, and tea and home-made cake during the interval help make Giffords so special.
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Music festival tomorrow for skatepark
Hundreds of music-lovers and clubbers will descend on a south Oxfordshire farm this weekend to support plans for a new skatepark. The Out to Graze Festival, features more than 40 of the county's favourite bands and DJs, and will raise funds to build
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Local share prices
AEA Technology 77 BMW £26.12 Electrocomponents 151.75 Nationwide Accident Repair 141.5 Oxford Biomedica 22.5 Oxford Catalyst 168.5 Oxford Instruments 236.5 REED 604.5 RM 203 RPS Group 314.75
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Doctors fight 'polyclinic' bid
Doctors and patients are fighting plans to create a "super surgery" in Oxfordshire. The Government has asked every Primary Care Trust in England to set up at least one so-called polyclinic - a surgery with up to 25 doctors, offering multiple services
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Villagers oppose landfill plans
Rubbish may be dumped at the Sutton Courtenay landfill site for another nine years longer than currently planned. But villagers have vowed to fight the plan to extend use of the tip until 2030 and increase the capacity of the 182-acre landfill site
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U's to face Man Utd XI and Portsmouth
Oxford United will face both Manchester United and Portsmouth in pre-season friendlies this summer. The U's have finalised their pre-season programme, and they will take on a Man Utd XI at home on Saturday July 26 (3pm). They will face Portsmouth,
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Asbo bans teen for five years
A teenager has been given an antisocial behaviour order at Oxford Magistrates' Court today - banning him from entering an area of the city for five years. It is believed to be one of the longest Asbo sentences ever served in Oxfordshire. Jordan Anderson
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Man threatened schoolgirl
A man approached a schoolgirl and threatened her outside an Oxford primary school shortly before 9am this morning. The man, described as black and around 20 years old, went up to the 11-year-old outside Larkrise Primary School, Boundary Brook Road,
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Journey into sounds
Jessica Goyder is a natural-born traveller. The luscious-sounding singer-songwriter may live in Charlbury, west Oxfordshire, but spends much of her time on the road. And it shows in her music. Growing up in India and Ethiopia, she has spent large chunks
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Council to review bus pass start time
Pensioner pressure has forced Cherwell District Council to review its bus pass start time. When the new national free bus pass scheme for the over-60s came into force in April, Cherwell decided passes could only be used from 9.30am, in line with the
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Tune in, turn on and pass the Pimms
Cornbury is an aristocrat among festivals. Set up four years ago on the sweeping lawns of Lord and Lady Rotherwick's magnificent stately pile, in the heart of the Oxfordshire Cotswolds, this lovely gathering has acquired a reputation as the discerning
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Owners raise a stink over dog ban
Owners have collected hundreds of signatures against controversial plans to ban dogs from two popular exercise areas. And they are planning a mass dog walk to present their petition to Grove Parish Council on Tuesday. Dog control orders could be brought
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Hooked on risk
For years, Robert Twigger lived in Summertown, Oxford, with his wife and two young children. But he wanted to try something different, so about four years ago the family moved to Cairo, where they are still based. Living there gave the writer the opportunity
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Search for identity in Internet age
Virgina Woolf would seem to have little in common with present-day teenagers blogging online, but the literary novelist started Susie Day on a trail which led to young people's cyber-life on the Internet. Susie, author of the award-winning Whump!, has
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Dog bond
My Dog is a Genius David Taylor (Hamlyn, £12.99) People who know that their dog is a genius may not need this book. But those who feel they would like to put their dog's intellectual skills to the test will discover that David Taylor's My Dog is a
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Pepper tasting
Pepper: The Spice that Changed the World Christine McFadden (Absolute Press, £25) There are far more varieties of pepper - both black and white - than you would imagine and, like oils, they each have their own subtle characteristics. While admitting
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Indian cookery
Culinary Jottings for Madras Wyvern (Colonel Arthur Robert Kenny-Herbert) Prospect, £15) The 20th-century food writer Elizabeth David described Culinary Jottings For Madras as "meticulous and clear" and went on to say that anyone with a taste for Victorian
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Colonists of the New World
Stray into the New World in the Elizabethan age and you are certain to encounter Captain John Smith, soldier, adventurer and coloniser. Smith is best known for his deliverance from execution by Pocahontas, the Indian princess who was later to sail to
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Imperial legacy
Rhodes House in South Parks Road is one of Oxford's landmark buildings - the legacy of imperialist Cecil Rhodes, who believed an Oxford education would allow colonials to civilise the dark continent of Africa. He himself found it difficult to pay the
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Chips with everything
Junk food in schools is a hot topic, what with Jamie Oliver and the rise in teenage obesity. And school canteens are at the centre of the battle over children's eating. Parents and schools are both keen to encourage more pupils to use their canteen, rather
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Oxford Instruments buoyant
HIGH-tech firm Oxford Instruments says it is avoiding the effects of the credit crunch. Chief executive Jonathan Flint said the company's focus on key areas such as the environment had meant the business was growing because clients were forced to invest
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Oxfordshire unemployment static
OXFORDSHIRE bucked the national upward trend in unemployment, with the number of people claiming jobseekers' allowance virtually unchanged. The claimant count for may was 3,813, with seven fewer people registering as unemployed, compared with last month
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Oxfordshire Business Confidence Survey
With prices rising across the board and 'Credit Crunch' on everyone's lips, what does the future hold for the county's business community? The Oxfordshire Business Confidence Index is being compiled by In Business, in association with Challenger Brand
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War of words over eco-town plan
Housing minister Caroline Flint says the proposed housing development near Weston-on- the-Green could create up to 5,000 affordable homes "at a stroke". Defending her decision to put Weston Otmoor near Bicester on the eco-town shortlist, the minister
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Bell wins pub quiz gong
The final results of the Oxfordshire Winter Quiz League Roll of Honour, which involved 50 pubs, have been announced. The Bell (Grove) won the Oxfordshire Trophy, the Eight Bells (Long Crendon) won the Oxfordshire Supplementary Cup and Bicester Civil
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Record sum for animal sanctuary
The Oxford Animal Sanctuary at Stadhampton raised a record amount when collecting on the streets of Oxford on Tuesday. The sanctuary smashed its previous record of £700, collecting £1,200 from passers by outside Marks & Spencer in Queen Street, in just
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Teenager robbed of phone
A TEENAGER had his phone stolen in a robbery in Banbury. At 9pm on Sunday, the 15-year-old boy was walking through the grounds of Oxford and Cherwell Valley College, Broughton Road, when he was stopped by a youth on a bike and asked for money. When
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Update: Davis forces by-election
Shadow Home Secretary David Davis has announced he is to stand down as an MP to force a by-election in his constituency and that he will contest the seat. He said his resignation is intended to highlight his opposition to the detention of terror suspects
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Davis resigns as MP
The relationship between Tory leader David Cameron and shadow home secretary David Davis is under the spotlight as it was announced the latter is to resign as an MP. Mr Davis spearheaded the Conservatives' failed bid to defeat Government plans for 42
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The future's Twenty20
I have just finished a heated debate with a colleague about the future of cricket. He refuses to accept that Twenty20 is an exciting, innovative game that has captured the imagination of the future of cricket - the youngsters. Instead, he is adamant that
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Man injured in 'mystery attack'
A man broke his leg and suffered a bruised face in a mysterious attack in Banbury. Two men were thrown out of Chicago Rock Café in Broad Street by doorstaff following an altercation inside just before midnight on Friday, police said today. One of
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Man's leg broken in attack
A MAN broke his leg and suffered a bruised face in an attack in Banbury. Two men were ejected from the Chicago Rock Café, in Broad Street, by doorstaff following an altercation inside just before midnight on Friday, police said today. One of the men
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GOLF: Results round-up
FRILFORD HEATH Founders Bowl - gross: 1 J Richardson, 2 R Hughes, 3 P Collier. Nett: 1 J Richardson, 2 B Sutton, 3 P Williams. OXFORD LADIES Lady Captain's Day - 18-hole stableford: 1 C Whittle 39pts (cb), 2 R Caunt 39 (cb), 3 C Fox 39. Best par 3
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Brookes chooses new chancellor
The woman who spearheaded opposition to the Government's controversial plans to hold terror suspects for up to 42 days is to become the new Chancellor of Oxford Brookes University. Shami Chakrabarti, director of human rights pressure group Liberty,
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A real family drama
Teenagers have drawn on their own experiences of family breakdowns to come up with a play that toured primary schools in Oxfordshire. Oxfordshire Family Mediation Service and Pegasus Theatre have joined forces with pupils at the Warriner School in Bloxham
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Man hunted after couple conned
Police today issued an e-fit of a man wanted in connection with a distraction burglary in Blackbird Leys. Two men claiming to be undercover police officers tricked their way into a couple's home in Balfour Road on Friday, May 30, between 5.45pm and
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Image of burglar released
This is the e-fit of a man wanted in connection with a distraction burglary in Blackbird Leys last month, police said today. Two men claiming to be undercover police officers tricked their way into a couple's home in Balfour Road on Friday, May 30,
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Van crashes on A34
MOTORISTS faced delays on the northbound A34 today after a van crashed into the central reservation near East Ilsley. Drivers reported delays due to debris on the road following the crash. Reports said a van had struck the central reservation resulting
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Woman quizzed after camera crash
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after her car hit a speed camera in Oxford. Police and paramedics were called to Headington earlier this morning. The incident happened at about 3am in The Slade, close to the junction with Wood
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A flavour of Italy
VAL BOURNE adores the adaptable aromatic vegetable, fennel I first grew Florence fennel when I was a very young gardener due to a happy accident. I rushed into a shop and grabbed a packet of fennel seed and planted them only to discover that the
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Help mental health patients get home they need
Over the past five years a skilled and committed steering committee has been working to create a 'Crisis House' for people living in Oxfordshire. A crisis house provides a therapeutic environment where people experiencing a mental health crisis have
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Chefs show off skills at open farm day
Ask Colin and Di Dawes from Foxbury Farm, Brize Norton, how many awards they have won since opening their Farm Shop and Butchery and they will be hard pushed to come up with an answer. The couple find it easier to admit it's an award-winning shop, and
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Simple solution
Regarding the issue of Rose Hill (the road), maybe the solution is to rename it Henley Avenue, thus extending the length of the existing Henley Avenue. The only problem to this suggestion is house numbering. MIKE WIGGINS (1940s Rose Hill boy) Cowley
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Another boozer
So Wayne Rooney had a great time at his stag party, by what I read in the papers. It's a shame the money wasted on booze could not have gone to help the many who are starving in this world. It's obvious - footballers get so much money for kicking
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Road to death
The A420 Oxford-Swindon road runs past our village. Over the last two months, there have been bike trials along the A420, known as the Road to Hell. I consider this to be very dangerous. This road has claimed many lives and this has to be a sure
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Dipping a ToE into county life
For the past ten years the Trust for Oxfordshire's Environment has pumped millions of pounds into improving the countryside, writes ELIZABETH EDWARDS This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Trust for Oxfordshire's Environment and since 1998
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Second thoughts
I am a member of the Oxford Air Crew Association, the Thames Valley Bomber Command Association, the RAF Association and the Royal British Legion. Fellow members of these associations will have noted the letter from Lionel Horner DFC, Insult to airmen
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Where were they?
You report an attack by vandals on The Slade Fire Station at Headington, Oxford (Oxford Mail, June 10). Where were the firefighters? Were they asleep? Why didn't they chase them and give them some stick. We had a kitchen fire many years ago and I
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Rating ten out of ten
NICHOLAS UTECHIN has great fun watching Danny The Champion of the World How delightful! How exuberant! How close is this stage version to Roald Dahl's original book? I don't really care. The show's the thing on this occasion and six-year-old Sam
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Traffic farce — sack the boss
Wahey! Miracles can happen. The county council's cabinet member for transport, no less, admits "we got it wrong" over the Abingdon traffic scheme (Oxford Mail, June 10). I bet the people of Abingdon, and those trying to earn a living there or thereabouts
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Nature and stone
HELEN PEACOCKE is beguiled by the sculpture exhibition at Asthall Manor You can't miss Asthall Manor as two colossal forms by sculptor Anthony Turner sit firmly on the gateposts, announcing to those passing that modern sculptures can sit comfortably
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Cabbages and Kings
The harassed woman shopper, between telling her lively four-year-old daughter to stop running off, and vainly persuading her even younger son to cease shouting, was packing shopping at a checkout in Tesco's Cowley store. She had filled seven plastic
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Delight in plot twists
SIMON COLLINGS reviews Vivaldi's L'incoronazione di Dario at Garsington Opera Garsington Opera has a reputation for staging works outside of the mainstream. This year's highlight is an early opera by Vivaldi, L'incoronazione di Dario, which had
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From Abingdon to Le Mans and Monte Carlo
SYLVIA VETTA enjoys Abingdon Museum's celebration of the MG's one-time success in motor racing design, MG at Speed The MG factory in Abingdon closed in 1980 but the cars it produced have lost none of their glamour. Its racing and sports cars still
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Wee have lift Off
Thursday June 12, 2008, this day will go down in history as the first time littl'un had a wee on her potty. Yesterday Nana bought her a chair with a built-in pot and this morning, she (Littl'un, not Nana) sat down on it, minus her nappy and had a wee.
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A world of sloths and dragons
THERESA THOMPSON visits Amazing Rare Things at Buckingham Palace, with its echoes of the Ashmolean Museum The world of insects, flowers, vegetables, shells, birds and animals, plus a dragon or two - as seen through the eyes of early naturalists
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Camera crash: Driver arrested
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after her car hit a speed camera in Oxford. Police and paramedics were called to Headington earlier this morning. The incident happened about 3am in The Slade, close to the junction with Wood
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What a fool
Puncture on my mountain bike yesterday meant I had to get on my roadbike to get into work. I always feel a bit of a fool cycling around normal people on a flashy bike with aero bars and clip-in shoes but it did mean I slashed 10 minutes off my commute
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Trust meeting tonight
The 42nd joint annual meeting of the Friends of North Hinksey and Botley Area, Oxford Preservation Trust is being held tonight at the WI Hall, North Hinksey Lane, Botley, starting at 7.30pm. After the meeting Debbie Dance, chairman of the preservation
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Governors back headteacher
A CHAIRMAN of governors has hit out at parents demanding an Oxford headteacher is replaced. Bayards Hill Primary School governors' chairman Mike Parkinson said he was "disappointed" after concern was reported among parents. He said the criticism
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Campaign launched for cancer drug
Widow Jenny Wheeler has launched a campaign to win the right for dying cancer patients to be prescribed a life-extending drug. Jim Wheeler, 57, from Kidlington, suffered kidney cancer that spread to other parts of his body. He died last month. The
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Car crashes into speed camera
Police and paramedics were called to Headington in Oxford early today after a car crashed into a speed camera. The incident happened at about 3am, in The Slade, close to the junction with Wood Farm Road. It is understood that the driver left before
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Car hits speed camera in Headington
Police and paramedics were called to Headington in Oxford early today after a car crashed into a speed camera. The incident happened about 3am, in The Slade, close to the junction with Wood Farm Road. It is understood that the driver left before police
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Windfall
TV and film makers are often regarded as a nuisance, particularly when roads and buildings have to be closed, and people are diverted from the scene, while the cameras roll. But there is clearly money in this business - and Oxfordshire has not been
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Stop this aggro on our roads
It is well known that many human beings change their spots once they get on the road. Normally mild-mannered individuals suddenly become foul-mouthed, fist-waving monsters when someone does them an alleged injustice. None of us, of course, sees anything
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Widow's campaign for cancer drug
Grieving widow Jenny Wheeler last night launched a campaign to win the right for dying cancer patients to be prescribed a life-extending drug. Jim Wheeler, 57, from Kidlington, suffered kidney cancer that spread to other parts of his body. He died last
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Bangladeshi boat contest launches
DOZENS of teams of Bangladeshi canoeists from around the country will be heading to Oxford's rivers this summer for a new national competition. Restaurateur Aziz-Ur Rahman has organised the first Annual National Nouka-Baich Day, which will be held on
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Protest in the post
'STOP the Weston Otmoor eco-town' is the plea from local conservationists urging people to write to their MPs to protest at the plan. Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust has issued postcards saying "Stop" and is asking people to
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Governors back headteacher
A chairman of governors has hit out at parents demanding an Oxford headteacher is replaced. Bayards Hill Primary School governors' chairman Mike Parkinson said he was "disappointed" after the Oxford Mail revealed growing concern among parents. He
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Dallaglio helps cancer fight
World Cup-winning rugby star Lawrence Dallaglio scrummed down to help raise tens of thousands of pounds for the new Oxford Cancer Centre. The former Wasps and England player, whose mother was recently diagnosed with cancer, was at Wadham College to
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Club pitches in for quake appeal
A Chinese bartender is helping to organise a fundraising event in aid of fellow countrymen affected by last month's earthquake. Niko Lee, 25, of Gypsy Lane, asked managers at The Bridge nightclub in Hythe Bridge Street, Oxford, if they could support
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Still trucking
AN OLD vehicle, originally bought as a milk van, has survived the breakers' yard and is still going strong as a brewery truck. And one man who is delighted it is still on the road after 51 years, is former estate worker Roy Townsend. He was reunited
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Four contest city council seat
FOUR candidates will battle it out today for a seat on Oxford City Council. Voters in Holywell go to the polls after Liberal Democrat Richard Huzzey left the Town Hall to take up a research post at Yale University in Connecticut, US. The full list
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College wins top arts honour
A SCHOOL has been awarded a prestigious accolade in recognition of its commitment to the arts. Bicester Community College, in Queen's Avenue, was told on Friday it had received the Artsmark Gold award from Arts Council England. Headteacher Cynthia
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Manager to oversee pool revamp
AFTER months of treading water, Banbury's only open air pool has taken a step closer to re-opening. Cherwell District Council's executive has agreed to appoint a project manager to take the £1.3m scheme forward, which could see townspeople taking
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Asylum consultants were paid £1.1m
Two consultants earned more than £1.1m for work on Bicester's aborted asylum centre, new figures have revealed. The fees form part of £28m spent by the Home Office on the abandoned proposals for a 750-bed centre between Arncott and Piddington. The
