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Victim lost nearly five pints of blood
Two brothers who nearly killed a man by stabbing him after a drunken argument have bene jailed indefinitely to protect the public. Ronnie Charlett and Anthony Bartlett repeatedly knifed sales executive Simon Pratley in the garden of his sister's home
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Residents welcome flood defences
Hi-tech flood defences were unveiled in a flood-prone part of Oxford today - to the delight of local residents. The Environment Agency (EA) has spent £180,000 on barriers stretching 410 metres to protect scores of properties on Osney Island. Residents
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Fire crews tackling blaze
Firefighters are currently tackling a rubbish fire that started at Redbridge Hollow, off Abingdon Road, late this afternoon. There are no reports of anyone being injured in the blaze. Two crews from Oxford were sent to the scene.
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Firefighters tackle trash blaze
Firefighters are currently tackling a rubbish fire that was started at Redbridge Hollow, off Abingdon Road, late this afternoon. There are no reports of anyone being injured in the blaze. Two crews from Oxford were sent to the scene.
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Serial lead thief put behind bars
A teenager who stripped lead from the same church three times was jailed for nine months today. Graham Crutch, 18, of Longore, Stonesfield, west Oxfordshire, admitted three charges of theft from St Mary's Church at Chipping Norton when he appeared at
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Detox diet 'led to brain damage'
A woman who suffered brain damage after she was allegedly put on a detox diet by a nutritional therapist yesterdayJuly3 won £810,000 in compensation. Dawn Page, 52, from Coxwell Street, Faringdon, told London's High Court she had suffered uncontrolled
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Flood barrier gets residents' vote
Hi-tech flood defences were unveiled in a flood-prone part of Oxford today - to the delight of local residents. The Environment Agency (EA) has spent £180,000 on barriers stretching 410 metres to protect scores of properties on Osney Island. Residents
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Husband denies wife attack plot
A jilted husband accused of masterminding a brutal attack on his wife has denied any involvement. Michael License, formerly of Witney, is alleged to have paid two men to beat up Wendy License outside her Sandbanks home in Dorset. But today he told
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Landlord fined £12,000 for unsafe house
An Oxford landlord has been fined £12,000 for renting out an unsafe house. Mohammed Ali Rana, who runs Chandlers Estate Agents, was charged with four breaches of housing regulations and failing to comply with a notice served under the Housing Act.
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Wildlife stars in TV show
The animals of an Oxfordshire zoo are set to become stars of the small screen on Sunday. Cotswold Wildlife Park, near Burford, was home to a film crew from ITV for six months - and tomorrow the first part of a new documentary series will be aired.
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Stab attackers jailed indefinitely
Two men who stabbed a man in Greater Leys have today been jailed indefinitely. Anthony Bartlett, of Norman Smith Road, was convicted of wounding with intent following an attack in January, which left sales executive Simon Pratley needing emergency surgery
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Sexual health clinic opens for youngsters
A new drop-in sexual health clinic for young people is opening in Oxford city centre tomorrow. The Young and Free clinic, at the Terrence Higgins Trust in Pembroke Street, is the first of its kind in the city. It will offer testing and treatments for
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Rooftop row continues
Conservationists are continuing to fight an Oxford University plan for a £29m book depository which could alter the view of the city's dreaming spires. Last year, city councillors turned down the project, prompting the university to appeal, and a planning
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Rocking show at gallery
Led Zeppelin, the Charlatans, Supergrass ... some of the biggest names in rock are making an appearance at an Oxford gallery. Sadly, the bands themselves won't be dropping in, but the next best thing - a dynamic display of pictures of some of our favourite
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Get ready for United fun day
Thousands of Oxford United fans will test their football skills against the team's sharpest shooters tomorrow. For the third year on the trot, the club is opening up its doors to supporters young and fans for its annual fun day. There will be a range
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Knights time at castle
Families are being offered the chance to step back in time at Oxford Castle and wage medieval warfare. The castle, in New Road, is holding a Knight School, with a range of activities centred around knightly pursuits, on Saturday, July 26, and Sunday
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Air ambulance rising higher
Oxfordshire's air ambulance service will be given a boost this month when it unveils its new state of the art helicopter. The Thames Valley and Chiltern Air Ambulance Trust has secured the lease of a brand new Eurocopter 135 helicopter which will be
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Biker hurt in crash
A motorcyclist was injured in a multi-vehicle pile up on Oxford's eastern bypass that caused long delays for motorists today. A lorry, two cars and a motorbike collided on the A4142 between junctions with Horspath Road and Horspath Driftway at 3.05pm
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Carnival cavalcade on way
Thousands of masked and feathered revellers are set to descend on Oxford's Cowley Road on Sunday for the county's biggest annual event. This year's masquerade-themed Cowley Road Carnival is expected to attract up to 35,000 people to line the streets
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Fraudsters target pensioners
Fraudsters claiming to be council workmen targeted two pensioners in Oxford. An elderly man was approached in the street in Cutteslowe on Monday by a con man who demanded payment for work he carried out on the pensioner's home. The con man claimed
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Shops sold alcohol to boys
Two shops failed an undercover test purchasing operation in Oxford yesterday. Undercover licensing officers accompanied two teenagers, aged 15 and 16, to four licensed premises in Oxford where they attempted to buy alcohol. A member of staff working
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Landlord fined £12,000
An Oxford landlord has been fined £12,000 for renting out an unsafe property. Mohammed Ali Rana, who runs Chandlers Estate Agents, was charged with four breaches of housing regulations and failing to comply with a notice served under the Housing Act
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Machinery stolen from school
Thieves stole electric machinery from a school in Oxford. Police have appealed for information after a groundsman's warehouse was broken into at St Edward's School, Woodstock Road, some time between 8pm on Saturday and 1pm on Tuesday. They stole electrical
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Today's local share prices (PM)
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School groundsman's store burgled
Thieves have stolen electric equipment from an Oxford school. Police have appealed for information after a groundsman's building was broken into at St Edward's School, in Woodstock Road, between 8pm on Saturday and 1pm on Tuesday. Generators, a water
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Vow of silence
In reply to Stan Francis's letter, Majority ignored (Oxford Mail, June 27), surely it is not only Tories and their supporters who are withholding comment about the hunting ban, but hunters and their supine followers in general? They are ever willing
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Labour record
I agree with some of Bill Yates's comments about the Labour Government's record (Oxford Mail, June 26). He is right to lay most of the blame for the decline of our country at the door of Margaret Thatcher and her political savages. But Labour has
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Build near London
When one considers that hundreds of people travel to and from their work in London every day, by both road and rail, it seems obvious that house building should be concentrated in or near London, not in inappropriate places in the countryside. Shortening
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Name and shame attack youths
So two 17-year-olds have been found guilty of grievous bodily harm on an airman after they left him unconscious and with a badly broken ankle, requiring seven screws and a metal plate in his leg (Oxford Mail, July 1). They will be there for the rest
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CRICKET: Taylor's tornado
Dave Taylor smashed 100 off just 41 balls as Kidlington thumped Hanborough by 73 runs to reach the quarter-finals of the Bernard Tollett Oxfordshire Cup. Noel Pearson chipped in with 50 off 48 balls in Kidlington's 185-5, while Faisal Chaudhry's 5-17
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CRICKET: Cunningham sets up Oxon win
Oxfordshire cruised to a nine-wicket victory over Herefordshire at Great Tew, to stay top of their group in the ECB 50-Plus Championship - but their qualification for the last 16 is still not assured. The ten-man visitors made a brisk start until the
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CRICKET: Abingdon are Twenty20 champs
Abingdon School have won the inaugural Independent Schools Twenty20 Plate competition. In the final at John Paul Getty's Wormsley ground on the Oxfordshire/Bucks border, they beat St Joseph's School, Ipswich, by 36 runs. Sam Fletcher gave Abingdon
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Bachuta seals Channel relay win
SWIMMING: Oxford University sealed an impressive victory in their Varsity Cross-Channel varsity relay race - in more ways than one. The bi-annual event, which started in 1998, was brought forward this week because of the perfect conditions in the English
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Peterson is a happy man
GREYHOUNDS: Up-and-coming Oxford trainer Michael Peterson has spoken of his delight after Oxford Stadium was allocated another BAGS meeting due to the imminent demise of premier track Walthamstow. Peterson , the youngest handler at the track reckoned
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Chippy are all tied up again
CRICKET: Carterton Community College and Chipping Norton School played out a thrilling tie in the Oxfordshire Under 14 League. Matt Taylor scored 92 and Dan Knight 47 in an unbroken stand of 155 in their 20 overs for Chippy on their new astroturf strip
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Stewart leads Saints to victory
CRICKET: St Birinus, Didcot, were celebrating after beating Henry Box, Witney, by 49 runs to win the Oxfordshire Schools Under 13 Cup. After being put into bat in the final, St Birinus posted a daunting total of 132-2. This was thanks to a brilliant
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Oxon land six national spots
ATHLETICS: Oxfordshire athletes shone at the Midland Schools Combined Event Championships with a host of medals and six reaching the national finals. Ed O'Hara (Larkmead) was the stand-out performer at Milton Keynes, claiming gold in the junior boys
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Man admits ABH charge
A 19-year-old man who admitted causing actual bodily harm will be sentenced next month. Umar Mehmood, of The Warren, Abingdon, admitted the charge at Oxford Crown Court today. He was given bail, on condition he keeps appointments with the probation
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Barracks sale nets city £8m
The sale of the Slade Park Barracks site in Headington netted Oxford City Council £8m, it has emerged. Figures revealed for the first time show the site, which is home to the Territorial Army's 7 Rifles, was sold to developers Berkeley Homes for £11m
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Tolson leads way in trophy triumph
CRICKET: Andrew Tolson top-scored with an undefeated 33 to help Aston Rowant to a 48-run win over Thame in the final at Bicester & North Oxford. Batting first, Rowant were in a belligerent mood as they posted an imposing 117-5 from their 20 overs.
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Landlord fined over unsafe home
An Oxford landlord has been fined £12,000 for renting out an unsafe property. Mohammed Ali Rana, who runs Chandlers Estate Agents, was charged with four breaches of housing regulations and failing to comply with a notice served under the Housing Act
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Banbury ease through
CRICKET: Sam Ryan and Lloyd Sabin carried their bats to steer Banbury into the final of the Nationwide Under 15 Club Championship with a ten-wicket victory over Oxford Downs. Batting first, Downs managed only 89-6, with Clark Berry (2-11) and Jamie
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Shops fail undercover tests
Two shops failed an undercover alcohol sting' in Oxford yesterday. Undercover licensing officers accompanied two teenagers, aged 15 and 16, to four licensed premises in Oxford where they attempted to buy alcohol. A member of staff working in Spar
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Harris steers Oxon to thrilling win
CRICKET: Joe Harris was the hero for Oxfordshire Under 16s as his fine all-round display helped them to an 11-run victory at London Schools. Oxfordshire were put in to bat on a track that flattered to deceive, and they were quickly in trouble as they
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Ryan shines in county draw
CRICKET: Sam Ryan produced a fine batting display as he carried his bat to help Oxfordshire Under 15s to a draw against Worcestershire in their ECB County Championship clash at Stones- field. Oxon won the toss and elected to field, but although the
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Charlie cashes in as bream bite
ANGLING: The second round of the Oxford Super League was held on the Thames at Godstow, Medley and Folly with bream figuring in the top weights. Charlie Somerton, of Garbolino Banbury Gunsmiths, topped the field of 79 with 38.9.0, all bream caught on
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Edgington eases home in Shield
CYCLING: Oxonian's Chris Edginton lifted the Giles Cycles Shield after winning the 'Oxford to Henley and back' time trial. The 40-year-old from Witney covered the 39-mile course in 1hr 39mins 43secs to beat teammate Peter Oliver (1.40.45). They were
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Today's local share prices (AM)
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Legendary Davies dies aged 81
TABLE TENNIS: Alf Davies, widely regarded as the Didcot & District League's best ever player, has died at the age of 81. During a playing career spanning nearly 60 years, he won numerous titles in Berkshire and Oxfordshire. But the crowning achievement
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Morris spins a web
CRICKET: Spinner Fi Morris took 3-12, her best county figures, to help Oxfordshire to a 23-run victory over Wiltshire in the ECB Under 14 Championship. Oxon recovered from 53-6 to post 133 all out, before Jamie Coles (3-22) and Morris combined to shoot
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Polito's haul helps Cumnor home
CRICKET: William Polito took fine figures of 4-2 to help Cumnor to a ten-wicket victory over Combe. Polito's haul saw Combe fall to just 38 all out, which Cumnor knocked off without losing a wicket. Oxford continued their good form with a huge 143
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Gardner blooms for Oxon girls
Top wicket-taker of the day was Freeland's Rhian Todd, who took six wickets, while Abigail Flory (Freeland) and Smith (Aston Rowant) scored 52 runs in total. f=Helvetica bi s=6q=cRESULTS CRICKET: Captain Juliet Gardner top-scored with 22 to help
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Spitfire calls in at airfield
A Second World War Supermarine Spitfire fighter plane will be calling in at Bicester Airfield this evening. Alister Kay, 58, an instructor at the Windrushers Gliding Club, in Skimmingdish Lane, will land at about 5.30pm, after a display at Goodwood Festival
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Rowant secure county crown
CRICKET: Aston Rowant ran out undefeated winners in the Oxfordshire round of the Under 15 Lady Taverners competition. They now progress to the South West Regional finals in Chippenham. The eight-a-side competition was decided on a league basis at
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Freeland girls ease into finals
CRICKET: Freeland Under 13 girls booked their place in the ECB Lady Taverners national final after easing through the South & West regional finals. They got off to a bad start in their opening game against Bath, losing captain Ellie Norton to the first
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Fitzjohn half-century not enough
CRICKET: James Fitzjohn scored a maiden county half century and took three wickets, but it was not quite enough to give Oxfordshire Under 11s victory against Northants at Great Tew. Oxon finished just ten runs short to draw the match, and are continuing
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Teen charged after car crash
A teenager is due to appear in court today charged with stealing a car and crashing it into a ditch. Aarron Hook, 19, of Clark's Row, Oxford, was arrested after a red Peugeot 206 was found alight in a ditch on the A44 at Cleveley, near Enstone, at 4.20am
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Cyclist killed in van crash
A cyclist was killed and a second is fighting for his life after a collision with a van in south Oxfordshire last night. Ambulance crews were called to the A4130 at Bix, near Henley, at 8pm. A 25-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene while
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Hayley's pace
Hayley Westenra is getting over her jetlag when we catch up, having just returned from an intensive month-long tour of Japan before jetting off to the States to sing to 300,000 people in Washington, and returning to Henley in time for her performance
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Two injured in chip pan blaze
Two people were injured in a fire at a house in Carterton last night. Firefighters were called to Sorrel Way, Carterton, west Oxfordshire, shortly after 7pm and found a chip pan ablaze. The fire was extinguished, but two people inside the house were
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Maxwell's medals sell for £7k
Former Oxford United Football Club chairman Robert Maxwell's war medals were sold for £6,900 at auction in London yesterday. Before the sale auctioneers Morton & Eden accurately predicted the medals - including Maxwell's Military Cross - would sell
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Prickly
So thieves are now rifling allotments. Crops are disappearing from some plots in Oxford as the cost of food soars. It's time for allotment holders to fight back with barbed wire and lots of prickly bushes. That should teach them.
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Residents 'must wait five years for shelter'
Residents in Marston, Oxford, have been told they will have to wait five years for a new bus shelter. Croft Road resident Michael Haines claimed Marston is at the bottom of the city council's list of priorities. He said: "Barton and Risinghurst
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Cowley prepares for carnival
Final preparations for Oxford's colourful Cowley Road Carnival are being made in readiness for Sunday's event. Organisers are busy painting signs and creating decorations for Oxfordshire's biggest free public event. The Cowley Road Carnival is expected
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Fishing to keep out of trouble
For some, there is nothing more boring than sitting by a river for hours on end with a rod, waiting for that elusive fish to take a bite. For others, fishing is bliss - a time of relaxation, away from the rat race, with the occasional joy of getting
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The Outcast by Sadie Jones
There are times when a book doesn't quite live up to the hype and the industry buzz about this debut novel made me slightly suspicious. Comparisons are being made between The Outcast and the Booker-nominated Atonement by Ian McEwan, which for a first
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Fixtures 'done by hand'
THE Blue Square Premier fixtures broke new ground in more than one way. Not only did the league become the first to stage a match the day before the official season began, but it also compiled the fixtures manually. General manager Dennis Strudwick
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Cleared man tells of rape trial ordeal
A man accused of raping a 15-year-old girl has spoken of how he is looking forward to "getting on with his life" after being cleared of all charges. Jurors took less than an hour to find Jamie Hall, 25, of Fettiplace Road, Barton, Oxford, not guilty
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Campaign vows to halt desecration of High
A CAMPAIGN to counter the "systematic vandalism" of Oxford High Street has been launched. Colleges and traders say life is being made intolerable by the noise and pollution from 2,500 buses thundering down the High every day. The campaign will call
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Allotments plundered for veg
Scores of allotment owners across Oxford have been put on red alert after a spate of vegetable thefts was blamed on the rising cost of food. The warning was issued after broad beans, onions and sweetcorn were stolen from Elder Stubbs allotments in Cowley
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Mondeo estate pulls off towcar triumph
THE Ford Mondeo Estate 2.0 TDCi Titanium auto has beaten tough competition to be awarded overall winner in the second annual Towcar Awards, as judged by experts from What Car?, Practical Caravan and The Camping and Caravanning Club. The 53 cars tested
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Sport Tourer offers more space
RENAULT'S new Clio Sport Tourer has arrived in showrooms priced from £12,095 to £14,495. The car is available in Dynamique trim with a choice of three petrol and two diesel engines, with four eco' versions available. An Expression Summer special
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Camera keeps eye on speed
Vauxhall is introducing a dual-function camera on the new Insignia that not only reads speed limit and no-overtaking signs and displays them on the instrument panel, but also alerts drivers when they unintentionally veer out of their lane. Known as
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Tax beater
A new 1.2-litre petrol engine that attracts road tax of just £25 a year will be added to the Korean-built Hyundai i10 city car range in September. It will cost from £7,545, depending on trim level. The i10 costs from £6,745 for the Classic version
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Superb prices
One of the best-value big cars ever, the new Skoda Superb, will cost from £15,490 when it goes on sale in Britain from September. Trim levels will comprise of S, SE and Elegance, all with a high specification and safety equipment list, and engine choices
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New version takes Note
Nissan's practical and spacious family hatchback, the Note, now gets an Acenta S version. This takes over from the Acenta R grade and slots into the Note line-up between Acenta and top-of-the-range Tekna variants. There are five Acenta S petrol or
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Big buzz around eco-friendly cars
THE electric car revolution is growing, with more and more firms out to prove that they do not have to be confined to the size of small city runabouts. These fully-charged, eco-friendly motors will be out in force at this month's British International
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Angling project aims to keep teens busy
A new project in Oxford aims to tackle the scourge of teenage antisocial behaviour - by getting them hooked on fishing. Experts think the therapeutic nature of one of Britain's most popular and calming hobbies can reach out to youths who might get into
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Roadtest: Safe and sound
There is an indefinable sense of well-being generated when you sit behind the wheel of any Mercedes-Benz. The understated exterior design and the solidity of the interior exudes a sense of sensible, solid engineering. Above all the car carries an
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Vanishing points
If the exhibitions at Ovada so far, Hypersurface: Painting in a Virtual World is probably my favourite. The only challenge I have is that writing about paintings, or flat art' as my friend affectionately calls it, is... well... challenging. When it
