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Man hurt in roof fall
A man fell from a building in Oxford and injured himself after being chased by police before climbing on to the roof of a house. The man, believed to be in his late 20s or early 30s, was stopped by a Police Community Support Officer in Magdalen Road,
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Vandals wreck couple's car
Pensioner Janet Berry was in tears when she saw what vandals had done to her "lifeline" runaround car. The 67-year-old, whose husband Don is housebound and suffers from cancer, woke up to find her Nissan Micra turned over on its side in a parking
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Woman denies consenting to sex
A woman today denied having consensual sex with a man she accuses of raping her. The 22-year-old woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told the jury at Oxford Crown Court she tried to push her alleged attacker off her as he pinned her arm to
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Charity feels credit crunch
An Oxford charity famous for fighting poverty is having to tighten its belt as times get tough in the financial slowdown. Oxfam announced today it was looking to cut up to 15 per cent of its costs in the UK because of the impact of inflation
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Dancer boogies down to crown
A bodybopping boy from Oxford has won a European title for his robotic dance moves. Levon De Silva, 13, from Coriander Way, Greater Leys, beat rivals from 22 countries to lift the Electric Boogie crown at the European Hip Hop Dance Championships. The
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A34 crash driver dies
A man injured in a collision on the A34 on Sunday October 5, has died in hospital. The crash happened at about 5.20pm on the northbound carriageway at East Ilsley and involved a silver Rover. Police continue to appeal for witnesses to the
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Pile-up closes A34
A pile-up closed the southbound carriageway of the A34 near Abingdon this evening. First reports say a multi-vehicle crash has happened between the A415 Marcham Road (Marcham Interchange) and A4130 (Milton Interchange). Congestion on
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Incinerator campaigners light sky
The night came alight with the message 'no to the incinerator' as environment campaigners took their fight to the skies. Sutton Courtenay Action Group launched hologram messages on to Didcot power station's cooling towers yesterday, in its latest
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Incinerator campaigners spell it out
The night came alight with the message 'no to the incinerator' as environment campaigners took their fight to the skies. Sutton Courtenay Action Group launched hologram messages on to Didcot power station's cooling towers on Monday, in its latest protest
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Car arson attacks cost £50,000
Arson attacks on cars in the county cost taxpayers more than £50,000 last year, new figures reveal. Of the 493 car fires the county's firefighters tackled in 2007, 289 — 60 per cent — were started deliberately. But Oxfordshire Fire and
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Scheme aims to scour streets free from trollies
More than two dozen abandoned shopping trolleys are picked up from the streets and parks of Oxford every day. The figure emerged after the city's biggest retailers clubbed together to combat the litter problem by recruiting a specialist trolley
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Car fires cost £50k last year
Arson attacks on cars in the county cost taxpayers more than £50,000 last year, figures obtained by the Oxford Mail reveal. Of the 493 car fires the county's firefighters tackled in 2007, 289 — 60 per cent — were started deliberately.
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Rival road schemes on display
The debate over two proposed solutions to Witney's traffic problems was thrown open to residents last week. An exhibition on the £15m Cogges Link Road, which the county council says will ease congestion in Bridge Street, was held at the Marlborough
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It's needle-ss
Youngsters in Bicester are being exposed to dozens of hypodermic needles discarded monthly by drug addicts in the town. Cherwell District Council street wardens say they find on average between 15 and 20 needles per week. Problem areas include near
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Food waste recycling plan
Households across north Oxfordshire are a step closer to being able to recycle food waste. District councillors have agreed to begin composting using food waste. The move comes as Cherwell District Council attempt to hit the 50 per cent
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Work to start on flood relief
Preparations will begin tomorrow for a £1.8m programme of measures to prevent a repeat of last July's floods in Oxford. The Environment Agency unveiled the package of measures in the summer, which includes removing silt and overgrown vegetation
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Child charity lifeline
A bereavement charity for children will be able to run a 24-hour helpline for another year, thanks to a big donation. Headington-based Seesaw was set up eight years ago to help children of all ages deal with losing a loved one. The charity, funded
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'Why won't cops stop the yobs?'
A grandfather arrested and then cleared over 'assaulting' a member of a gang says he is still plagued with problems by youths. Robert Marchant, of Bowerman Close, Kidlington, has now had the investigation against him dropped, but is angry about what
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New gallery seeks fresh talent
An artist from East Oxford has opened a contemporary new gallery and is appealing for Oxford's up-and-coming talent to join his collective. Puder opened in Iffley Road last weekend and is a collaboration by James Puder, from Cowley, and designer
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Thieves target tiny ponies
A pony breeder has had half of her string of Shetlands stolen from the field next to her home. Shirley Webb, of Sandy Lane, in Horspath, near Oxford, has been breeding miniature Shetland ponies for the past 13 years. She discovered four of her animals
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FOOTBALL: Crowmarsh in shock defeat
Crowmarsh Gifford were knocked off the top of North Berks League Division 1 following a surprise 3-0 home defeat by Wootton & Dry Sandford, writes ANDY WELLS. Antony Wise put the visitors ahead with a well-struck free-kick and Ben Taylor increased the
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FOOTBALL: Sharkey and Constant double up
Lee Sharkey and Jelroy Constant bagged braces as Garsington marched on at the top of the Oxfordshire Senior League Premier Division with a 5-1 win at Marston Saints. Tyrone Brackett also netted for Garsington, while Jason Hallett was Marston's marksman
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RUGBY UNION: Dawson wanted more
Chipping Norton's director of rugby Andy Dawson was far from delighted at their victory over Grove. He said: "We are a lot better than that. We should have put them to the sword. "We have got a team that is full of quality. "If we had got our kicks
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FOOTBALL: Arbour warm to task
Cold Arbour turned up the heat after the break to win 2-1 at Mansfield Road in the Marston's Oxford Sunday League Premier Division, writes GEOFF BOWER. Arbour led 2-1 at half-time thanks to a Delroy Thomas strike and Terry Stockford's header, with Stuart
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Today's local share prices (PM)
AEA Technology 38.5 BMW 1766 Electrocomponents 148.75 Nationwide Accident Repair 116 Oxford Biomedica 6.1 Oxford Catalyst 169 Oxford Instruments 221 Reed Elsevier 493.5 RM 169.25 RPS Group 218.25 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley, Abingdon
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FOOTBALL: Smiths sinks Saxton
Darren Smith fired a hat-trick as Kings Arms Wheatley consigned Saxton Rovers to their first defeat of the Autotype UTV League Division 1 season, writes TIM SIRET. Adam Simmonds added a double as Wheatley humbled the reigning champions 5-2. A super
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Co-op banks on Bob
KIDLINGTON: The Co-operative Bank's Corporate Banking Centre has expanded its team with the appointment of senior corporate manager Bob Wood. Mr Wood who lives at Marsh Gibbon, near Bicester, joins after six years working as director of corporate at
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FOOTBALL: Bicesterlona go second
Bicesterlona edged into second spot in Division 3A of the Autotype UTV League after pipping Shelley Arms 4-3. Chris Phillpott, Adam Philip, Matt Gardner and Sean Masterson were the scorers for Bicesterlona. But strikes from David Phillips, Dean Boyles
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FOOTBALL: Nuffield on the march
Nuffield Arms made it four wins from four after a 3-0 win at Rose Hill in the RT Harris Oxford City FA. Wesley Bone scored the only goal in a close first half, before Mark Mossop's 40-yard lob caught out the home keeper and Chris Jennings made it safe
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FOOTBALL: Injury halts match
A back injury to Spartan Rangers goalkeeper Ben Calcutt forced their Witney & District Premier Division match at Hailey to be abandoned. Hailey led 2-1, courtesy of strikes from brothers Joel and Dan King, before Calcutt's injury – for which he was
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Keeping clean
My wife is in hospital at the moment and seems to be recovering well. But every time you open a newspaper, all you see are horror stories of people in hospital getting an infection just when they seem to be better! I wanted to make sure this didn
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FOOTBALL: Arncott close to shock win
Nine-man Arncott came agonisingly close to recording their first Banbury District & Lord Jersey Premier Division win of the season – but had to settle for a 1-1 draw at home to Steeple Aston. With the score goalless, Chris Macmillan was sent off with
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FOOTBALL: Sam's brace ends Eynsham record
Giles Sports Witney Youth League A double from Sam Stewart helped Steeple Aston & Barton Juniors end the 100 per cent record of Eynsham Youth in the Under 13 B League. Steeple Aston's other goals came from Jarvis Morley and Joseph Holland, with Eynsham
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Bills shock
Please may I warn people to look extra carefully at their fuel bills? I was paying my gas bill at £51 a month by direct debit. In July, my statement said they were increasing the amount to £71. I was expecting the increase and hoped this would build
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FOOTBALL: Vikings cruise
WITNEY Vikings cruised to a 6-0 win at Chesterton in the OFA Invitation Under 16 A League. Sam Doherty (2), Jordan Anderson (2), Paul Banks and Jordan Cormack were on target. In the OFA Joe Roughton Under 18 Cup, Carterton cruised to a 7-1 victory
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FOOTBALL: Emma to the rescue
Brize Norton made it five wins out of five in Division 2 of the Thames Valley League as they edged out Milton Keynes 2-1. Amanda Townsend put them in front and although Milton Keynes levelled before half-time, a superb strike from Emma Meredith sealed
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Better than work
Could I ask you where I can pick up a form so that I can claim council tax benefit and income support? You report that a woman found guilty of an £8,697.41 benefit fraud is ordered by magistrates to do 60 hours' unpaid work (Oxford Mail, October 9).
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FOOTBALL: Ducklington on the rampage
Craig Mays smashed a five-timer as Witney & District side Ducklington slammed Minster Lovell 12-0 in the third round of the Fred Ford Cup. Minster were outplayed by a rampant Ducklington, with Matt Gorman also netting a hat-trick. Dan Walker, Ian
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Objections to housing plans
How does democracy work? We ask this because a planning application for a total of 72 one, two and three-bedroom flats on the sites of the former Mabel Prichard School and St Nicholas House, in Littlemore, by Persimmon Homes has been refused twice by
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Garage robbed at knifepoint
Two men armed with knives robbed a garage today. The balaclava-clad men raided the BP petrol station, in Brize Norton Road, Carterton, at about 3.30am, threatening two women cashiers with knives. They stole cash from the till and cigarettes. The
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Death-crash rider named
A motorcyclist who died following an accident near Oxford on Saturday has been named. Steven Foster, of Stokenchurch, Buckinghamshire, was pronounced dead at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. The 35-year-old's blue Suzuki motorcycle and a maroon
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Update: Arsonists attack family home
Police this afternoon appealed for witnesses after a house was set alight in Wood Farm, Oxford, last night. At 9.50pm, police were called to the property in Leiden Road by firefighters who were dealing with a fire they believed was suspicious. The
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Knife raiders hold up garage
Knife-wielding robbers held up staff at a filling station in Carterton early today. At about 3.10am, two men entered the garage in Brize Norton Road, threatened the two female members of staff with a knife and stole cash from the till and cigarettes
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Killed motorcyclist named
A motorcyclist who died following an accident near Oxford on Saturday has been named. Steven Foster, from Stokenchurch, Buckinghamshire, was pronounced dead at the John Radcliffe Hospital. The 35-year-old's blue Suzuki motorcycle and
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Police issue false claims warning
Police today warned of the consequences of making false allegations over crimes, after two people were prosecuted. Melanie Tritz, 26, of Headley Way, in Headington, Oxford, pleaded guilty at Oxford Crown Court to wasting police time after claiming
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Ponies stolen from paddock
Four miniature Shetland ponies have been stolen from a paddock in Oxford. They were taken from the paddock in Three Acres, in Sandy Lane, Horspath, some time between 7pm on Saturday and 8am on Sunday, police said today. The first pony, a 14-year-old
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Exhibition has lift-off
A one-day exhibition for the lifting industry is to take place in Oxford. LiftEx 2008, will be held at the Kassam Stadium and will offer visitors the opportunity to meet 40 of the UK's leading suppliers of overhead lifting equipment and services.
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Paintings cheer up the patients
Young patients were cheered up by six large colourful paintings on the walls of their wards. The paintings, all depicting children's story-book scenes, were painted by George Davis, of Lancut Road, Witney, who worked in the toolroom at Smith's Industries
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Ox-bridging the footballing scene
Several readers asked why we didn't publish the names of those who attended Pegasus Football Club's final reunion. They were pictured among the shrubbery at Pembroke College, Oxford (Memory Lane, July 7). The participants, supplied by reunion organiser
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Oxford theatre group glad to fill in the gaps
It didn't take long to name most of the members of the theatre group at the Gladiator Club in Iffley Road, Oxford. They were pictured on stage during a production in the early 1950s (Memory Lane, September 22). John Blake, of Southby Close, Appleton
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Postman came to the rescue - twice
Postman Mohammed Akram Ali didn't think twice when he spotted a woman running along an Oxford street with her clothes blazing. With the help of two other men, he smothered the flames, saving her life, then ran into the woman's smoke-filled house in
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Land Girls go off to London
Land Girls have been much in the news recently, after receiving long-overdue badges for their war service. But when this picture was taken, recognition for their hard work was still years away. The 44 women above were waiting to board a coach at Witney
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Drinks were a penny at the Guvnor's
Guv’nor Willis’s shop in St Ebbe’s, Oxford, was one of the scruffiest around, but it was still popular with children. They flocked to the shop in Commercial Road to buy a fizzy drink for a penny and treacle toffee he mixed and made himself. Rosemary
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Today's local share prices (AM)
AEA Technology 38.25 BMW 1776 Electrocomponents 165 Nationwide Accident Repair 112.5 Oxford Biomedica 6.3 Oxford Catalyst 169 Oxford Instruments 215.5 Reed Elsevier 501.75 RM 170.75 RPS Group 209.5 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley, Abingdon
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A1 Groupfinds new home
KIDLINGTON: A business that supports the success of other businesses has moved to new premises. Management at The A1 Group, which specialises in bookeeping and marketing, say the move to Bankside Court, Stationfields, Kidlington, has been prompted
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Thieves steal Shetland ponies
Police today appealed for information after four miniature Shetland ponies were stolen from Three Acres, Sandy Lane, Horspath. They were stolen between 7pm on Saturday and 8am on Sunday. The first pony is called QT (stud book: M98-416 AD0636,
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Dennis seeks positives
McLaren boss Ron Dennis believes the outcome of the Japanese Grand Prix could have been worse despite Lewis Hamilton seeing his world championship lead cut with just two races remaining. The Briton failed to finish in the points on Sunday after starting
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Funeral date for WPC
The funeral of a policewoman who died from complications during pregnancy will be held on Thursday. The funeral of PC Sarah Underhill will take place at St Michael and All Angels Church, in Clifton Hampden, at 2.15pm. This will be followed by a service
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Arson inquiry into house blaze
A fire in an end-of-terrace house in Oxford last night is believed to be arson. Firefighters were called to the blaze in the end of terrace house in Leiden Road, Headington, just after 9.30pm. The fire was in the ground floor of the house and firefighters
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Police officer's funeral announced
The funeral of a policewoman who died from complications during pregnancy will be held on Thursday. The funeral for Pc Sarah Underhill will take place at St Michael and All Angels Church in Clifton Hampden, near Abingdon, at 2.15pm. This will be followed
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Arson investigation after fire
A FIRE in an end-of-terrace house in Oxford last night is believed to be arson. Firefighters were called to the blaze in the end of terrace house in Leiden Road, Headington, at just after 9.30pm. The fire was in the ground floor of the house and firefighters
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Victorious
Families in East Oxford have shown that it pays to kick up a fuss. Their two-year battle for safety measures at the Iffley Road/Donnington Bridge Road junction has finally paid off. It just shows — if you think you have a good case, keep fighting.
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Home bonus for United and City
Oxford United and Oxford City got the draws they were hoping for in the FA Cup fourth qualifying round. The U's will take on Hayes & Yeading United at the Kassam Stadium, while City face United's Blue Square Premier rivals Eastbourne Borough at Court
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No panic as crunch hits Mini
It is understandable that Mini workers at Cowley are expressing concern about the future. For seven years, they have enjoyed job security and unprecedented prosperity as drivers have flocked at home and overseas to buy the award-winning car. The word
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Mini plant plans shutdown
Car production at Oxford's Mini plant will come to a halt for a weekend next month after a fall in sales. Staff at BMW's Cowley plant have expressed concern at the shutdown, which will be followed by an extended Christmas closure. The
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Mini plant faces weekend shutdown
Car production at Oxford's Mini plant will come to a halt for a weekend next month after a fall in sales. Staff at BMW's Cowley plant have expressed concern at the shutdown, which will be followed by an extended Christmas closure. The
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Conmen target elderly
A grandfather has spoken out about the "evil" thieves who conned their way into his house. The intruders tricked their way into Mick Trinder's home in Field Avenue, Blackbird Leys, Oxford, on Friday. Police believe the same thieves were
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'Evil' conmen target OAPs
A devastated grandfather has spoken out about the "evil" thieves who conned their way into his house. The intruders swindled their way into Mick Trinder's home in Field Avenue, Blackbird Leys, Oxford, on Friday. Police believe the same
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Councils consider sharing top job
West Oxfordshire District Council and Cotswold District Council are considering a plan to share a chief executive. Under the arrangement, West Oxfordshire's chief executive David Neudegg would divide his time between the two authorities.