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RESULTS: June 21-22
CRICKET MINOR COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP Western Division: Oxfordshire 262 (C Sandbach 47, J Hewitt 39, R Kaufman 35, F Vainker 32, R Crick 3-32, J Hibberd 3-53), Wiltshire 128-2 (J Vince 74no). HOME COUNTIES PREMIER LEAGUE Division 1 Falkland 121
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U's tribute to Carter
OXFORD United have paid tribute to former goalkeeper Tim Carter, who has been found dead. Carter was reported missing from his home in Durham and his body was discovered in bushes by a passer-by in Manchester. A source confirmed he was found with
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MOTORSPORT: Smith left frustrated
OXFORDSHIRE'S Bradley Smith endured a frustrating afternoon at yesterday's British Grand Prix, finishing tenth in the 125cc class on his Polaris Aprilia. Smith, from Forest Hill, who was riding despite still suffering from the foot and hand injuries
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HORSE RACING: Morrison puzzled by Sakhee's flop
East Ilsley trainer Hughie Morrison was at a loss to explain Sakhee's Secret's flop behind shock 33-1 winner Kingsgate Native in the Golden Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot. Sent off the 5-1 third favourite for the Group 1 sprint, last year's July Cup
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HORSE RACING: Eve thrilled by Beaver's run
Eve Johnson Houghton was delighted with Beaver Patrol's terrific effort to finish second to 20-1 shot Big Timer in the Wokingham Stakes at Royal Ascot on Saturday. Johnson Houghton, who trains at Blewbury, near Didcot, cheered on the six-year-old, who
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Multicultural Mela ‘a big success’
Oxford's third annual Mela, an event celebrating the city's cultural diversity, was today hailed a great success. An estimated 5,000 people took advantage of the good weather to visit the event in Cowley Marsh Park. They enjoyed everything from performances
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It's a windy kinda love
Hundreds of renewable energy lovers embraced wind technology in an unusual world record attempt in Watchfield, near Faringdon. Nearly 400 people set a record for the biggest turbine hug at the Westmill Windfarm yesterday. The event was the culmination
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No spells ‘no’ for eco-town
Protesters opposed to plans to build an eco-town near Weston-on-the-Green spelled out the word 'No' in human form in a bid to make their opinions heard today. More than 500 people gathered at Weston-on-the-Green playing fields to hammer home their opposition
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Man charged with driving offences
A man has been released on bail by police after a disturbance at a Kidlington retirement home. Dozens of terrified pensioners were woken when police apprehended a man in their retirement block. About six police officers, including a dog handler, arrived
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GREYHOUNDS: Oxford results
SATURDAY'S RESULTS 7.25: 1 TIME FLYER 4-1, 2 Spike Preview 5-1. Trio: (2x3x1). Trainer: Wills. Mindies Dream (4) 6-4 fav. Time: 27.71. 7.41: 1 ZAMORA NEW 3-1, 2 Zax Wren 6-1. Trio: (4x6x2). Trainer: Magnasco. Springville Fast (3) 7-4 fav. Time: 27.17
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Road reopens after crash
Drayton Road in Abingdon reopened this morning following a three-vehicle collision last night. A Thames Valley Police spokesman said there was a collision involving a blue Renault Clio, a silver Ford Focus and a blue Volkswagen Golf on the road at about
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CRICKET: Oxon on back foot
It was largely disappointing fare for the hosts as Oxfordshire finally began their MCC Western Division campaign against Wiltshire at Challow & Childrey yesterday. Their opening clash with Devon saw no play due to rain, but this was not the start Oxon
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CRICKET: Five-star Brooks
Seamer Jack Brooks starred with 5-46 as Oxford bounced back to winning ways with an emphatic six-wicket win over lowly Falkland at Roman Way. oOxford won the toss and elected to bowl first in a game reduced to 86 overs after overnight rain with the
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CRICKET: Banbury hopes dashed
Banbury's hopes of breaking into the title race were shattered by a six-wicket defeat at leaders High Wycombe. In a match reduced to 86 overs due to rain, and the start being put back two hours late due to rain, Banbury were restricted to 199-7 off
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CRICKET: Shahbaz haul in vain
Skipper Shahbaz Ali's six-wicket haul couldn't save basement boys Kidlington from a 149-run hammering by Basingstoke & North Hants at Stratfield Brake. Shahbaz picked up 6-88, but Basingstoke still rattled up 255 with Lee Nurse hitting an unbeaten 95
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CRICKET: Thame tonked
Thame Town crashed to a seven-wicket defeat against a well-organised and disciplined Farnham Royal at Church Meadow. After being put in on a pitch that was drying out after overnight rain, Thame made a good start with Manoj Parmar laying a sound foundation
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CRICKET: OCA Results
Division 1 Minster Lovell 144 (J Hunt 40, B Carter 30, K Duester 3-12, A Glass 3-15), Charlbury 147-8 (I Widdows 58, C Morgan 3-38, S Cross 3-45). Great Horwood v Tetsworth - abandoned Oxford Caribbean 230-8 (E Howard 119, C Palmer, A Chalmers 3-
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CRICKET: Launchbury is the hero again
Matt Launchbury produced another virtuso display by smashing 147 not out to steer Marcham to a four-wicket victory over Oxford Caribbean in Division 1 of the OCA League. Launchbury, who hit an unbeaten 172 last week, led the way as Marcham recovered
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Thousands take part in Race for Life
Two thousand Oxfordshire ladies looked pretty in pink at the county's final Race for Life event today. Mums, grans, aunts and daughters turned out in force for the 5km run at Heythrop Park, near Chipping Norton, in aid of Cancer Research UK. Many
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Rotting grass
It must be at least a month since I saw or read of council waste of our tax money. Here goes . . . We, the taxpayers, have now bought new mowing machines which parks' staff use to cut the grass in our lovely parks. The old machines cut the grass and
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Yobs are no good to the military
Your correspondents on the topic of young people's behaviour have some facts wrong. There is not a 'no smacking' law. Social services have no powers to make any law. There has to be something a lot more than smacking for a social worker to act. National
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Wall of silence
London Place, St Clement's, Oxford, with its terrace of Georgian houses, must have some architectural value, yet builders have raised a scaffold, taken the chimney pots off one home and capped them. I have phoned the city planning office, Green councillors
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Detainees in despair
Among the people I work with, there are those who live in daily terror of being imprisoned at such centres as Campsfield Detention Centre at Kidlington. They are asylum seekers, some of whom have been here well over 10 years without a resolution to
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Key questions
I would be very grateful if our city and county councillors of all parties would answer the following questions: 1. How much money is being charged to those responsible for the skips that are taking up valuable resident parking spaces? 2. Could they
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Broken holiday
I refer to your article on Aunt Sally (Oxford Mail, June 7). My late husband, Sid Green, was the co-founder of the Abingdon Aunt Sally League 50 years ago. He was chairman of the league for many years. Our first finals night was at the Corn Exchange
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Excellent facility
I am delighted that city councillors Bob Price and Bob Timbs are working with service managers at Hinksey Pool to put in place procedures that will help eliminate, or greatly reduce, the need to queue for admittance on warm days (Oxford Mail, May 23 and
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Salute to five brave heroes
I am grateful to the Oxford Mail for drawing attention to the arrival last Monday of the coffins of the five brave soldiers who died recently in Afghanistan. I was able to join the people lining the route in Marston, as a representative of the city
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Cowley Road Carnival gears up
This year's Cowley Road Carnival parade is set to feature everything from drumming troops, to giant puppets, to salsa dancing. The final details of the procession for Oxford's biggest public event, which is expected to attract up to 35,000 people and
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Asbeiling for cancer charity
Banbury drum teacher Ian Aguado-Bush plans to throw himself off the roof of Oxford United's Kassam Stadium. But it's all in a good cause, as the 28-year-old will be raising money for Marie Curie Cancer Care. Mr Aguado-Bush, of Bodicote Chase, Banbury
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Crowds enjoy free festival
Thousands of music lovers descended on a tiny field in Charlbury for this year's Riverside Festival. It was the 13th event held at the Mill Field - but the bad luck held off and people turned out in their droves to enjoy an eclectic array of music.
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Bubbly Bar sentences upheld
A gang of four drunks who broke a man's nose in a street fight outside an Oxford nightclub have failed in a bid to shorten their jail terms. The four men, two from Oxford, one from south London and a Southampton student, were jailed for six months each
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Massa the master at Magny-Cours
Felipe Massa won his third race of the season, and with it took over the lead of the Formula One world championship for the first time in his six-season career. In taking the chequered flag in the French Grand Prix at Magny-Cours, and on a momentous
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Railways' service boosts commuters
Chiltern Railways' reliable services are proving a big draw for passengers, according to new rail industry figures. Journeys using Bicester North station leapt by 19 per cent in 2006-7, up to 801,822, from 673,644 in 2005-6, while at Haddenham & Thame
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Children have eye health in sight
Children were given the chance to learn about blindness and the effects of the sun on the eyes in a day of events at an Oxford primary school. Pupils from St Aloysius' School, in Woodstock Road, wore sunglasses and sun hats as part of Shades Day on
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Holiday became mercy mission
When a devastating earthquake hit the Sichuan province of China just a couple of weeks before an Oxfordshire man planned to visit the country, everyone assumed he would cancel his trip. However, 66-year-old photographer John Henshall, who lives in Stanford
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Campsfield three still at large
Three failed asylum seekers who fled Campsfield House detention centre are still at large. Mohammed Aref Hosseini, Abdesalam Tark Ben and Abdelhak Morid, escaped from the detention centre on Thursday morning. Four other detainees who escaped from
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Murder inquiry launched after teenager goes missing
Police have launched a murder inquiry after the disappearance of a Banbury-born teenager. Simon Everitt, 17, was last seen on Saturday, June 7, in Gorleston, near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Two men aged 24 and 19 and a 39-year-old woman have been arrested
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Fire destroys bins in Didcot
Firefighters were called to a fire in Kibble Close, Didcot, at 1.30pm today. The blaze destroyed a shed which is used to store bins, but was extinguished within minutes.
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Flood hit families to get council tax assistance
The Government's floods recovery minister John Healey has promised families who are still out of their homes after last summer's flooding they will not be hit with council tax bills. Councils have been able to offer council tax exemptions to households
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Firefighters tackle car fire in Thame
Firefighters were called to a car fire in Van Dieman's Road, Thame, shortly before midnight last night. Two firefighters using breathing apparatus tackled the blaze. No one was injured in the blaze.
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Former U's 'keeper Tim Carter found dead
A former Oxford United goalkeeper has been found dead in Manchester. Tim Carter played 17 times for the U's in 1995, keeping six clean sheets. He represented Sunderland 50 times and also played for Hartlepool, Millwall, Halifax and Bristol Rovers.
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Former U's keeper found dead
Former Oxford United goalkeeper Tim Carter has been found dead in Manchester. The body of the 40-year-old, from County Durham, was discovered in bushes by a passer-by in the Highfield Close area of Stretford, Greater Manchester. Emergency services
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Stitched up
A tapestry created by children from Banbury has taken pride of place at London's Marylebone Station. Thirty-nine primary schools and youth groups each made a section of the 39-metre square tapestry. Chiltern Railways, which runs trains between Banbury
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Widow puts on charity auction
A WIDOW is organising an auction to mark her late husband's birthday and raise money for the charity that helped her following his death. Karen Green's husband, Daren, died suddenly eight years ago during an epileptic fit and she wants to organise the
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Town hosts TV's Praise
St Mary's Church, Banbury, is hosting the TV programme Songs of Praise on Saturday, June 28. The Royal School of Church Music will be holding a mass choir rehearsal at 4pm, with the programme itself starting at 6pm. The event marks the end of the
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Car offer gets police on move
A team of neighbourhood police officers in Oxford may be seen walking the beat less often - as they now have a new patrol car to get around in. Motorworld Volkswagen, in Iffley Road, has handed the keys of a new Volkswagen Fox to the officers covering
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Archbishop to give eulogy
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, will read a eulogy at the funeral of Joan Cocke tomorrow. Mrs Cocke was the wife of James Cocke, who is the vicar of All Saints Church in Lime Walk, Headington, and one of the country's longest-serving
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Figure replaced at city church
A new statue of Jesus made by a local artist has replaced one stolen by thieves last year. In April, 2007, a 4ft-high wooden statue of Jesus - which had stood in the churchyard of St Thomas the Martyr in Becket Street for more than 100 years - vanished
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Pet project
Fourteen jobs will be created when a Pets at Home store opens its doors at Banbury Cross retail park. An opening celebration is planned on Friday, July 4, and continue throughout the weekend with a ten per cent discount to all customers.
