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U's bow out of Setanta Shield
OXFORD United bowed out of the Setanta Shield after a 2-1 extra-time defeat against Forest Green Rovers at the New Lawn last night. It was tough luck on the U’s who had battled back from a goal down to take the game into extra time through an Eddie
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U's go to extra time
Eddie Hutchinson's header four minutes into the second half sent Oxford United's Setanta Shield clash at Forest Green into extra time. Match report online just after final whistle
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U's trail at interval
Oxford United have it all to do in the second half of their Setanta Shield clash at Forest Green. The U's trail 1-0 at the break and must produce a good fightback if they are to stay in the competition.
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Patient appeals for cancer drug
Cancer patient Andy Crabb is hoping his third appeal for the life-extending drug Sunitinib will be successful today. Mr Crabb, 50, is among kidney cancer sufferers in Oxfordshire who have been denied funding for the drug by Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust
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Police open new base
A new police base has finally opened on an Oxford estate, more than a year after it was first promised. It had been hoped the Rose Hill facility would be up and running in September last year, but at its official opening yesterday officers said they
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Get your skates on and vote
Jason Cloete is within an ace of becoming a national champion – but he needs people’s votes to clinch it. Jason, 15, from Peregrine Way, Grove, is in the finals of a national competition run by the skateboarding Sidewalk magazine. He was videoed by
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Road closed by bus crash
Police closed the A44 near Enstone this evening after a crash between a bus and a car. The Oxford Road is closed in both directions near the B4030 Bicester Road. The crash, which involved a bus and car happened at about 5.20pm. Policesay the accident
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Show strictly for dance fans
Queen of the scathing put-down, Arlene Phillips from TV’s Strictly Come Dancing, was in Oxford today to launch her new show. Ms Phillips was joined by the stars of the new musical adaptation of the 80s classic Flashdance for its launch at the
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University shows plans for campus
Oxford Brookes University is holding public consultation next month over the redevelopment of its Gipsy Lane campus. The consultation will look specifically at the university's plans for the site of the former Darcy building. Sessions
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POPPY APPEAL: Please play your part
The Oxford Mail has launched a campaign urging the people of Oxfordshire to get behind this year’s Poppy Appeal. If every man, woman and child in the county donated a pound to the appeal, it would generate £635,000, which would surpass last year’s county
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REMEMBERING ARMISTICE DAY: A fatal rescue bid
MARILYN Corrigan's grandfather George Brooker was trying to save the life of a stranger when he was hit by a sniper's bullet. A 32-year-old father-of-three, who was a stretcher-bearer in the Army, lost his arm after the incident in 1918 and died from
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REMEMBERING ARMISTICE DAY: A world at war
FROM delivering bread by horse in Kidlington to riding a horse into battle, 28-year-old baker Thomas Franklin was, by his own admission, an 'old timer' when he joined the Queen's Own Oxford-shire Hussars in November 1914. His son, Peter
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REMEMBERING ARMISTICE DAY: Lives lost
ON NOVEMBER 11, 1918, the Armistice was signed between the Allied and German armies, ending the so-called War for Civilisation that had lasted had four years and extinguished millions of lives. In Oxfordshire, men of all ages had left families and jobs
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Street could close to cut fumes
A POPULAR road shortcut could be closed in a bid to cut rising pollution levels in Abingdon town centre. The idea of shutting St Helen’s Wharf — which is a popular routefrom south Abingdon to the High Street — was put forward at an air quality
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Wrong way driver banned
A 58-year-old man has been disqualified from driving after he turned the wrong way on to a roundabout and crashed into another vehicle. Joseph Yates, of Broad Gap, Bodicote, near Banbury, crashed his Volvo into a Peugeot on October 2 after turning the
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Campsfield 'will stay open'
Troubled immigration detention centre Campsfield House will remain open for the foreseeable future, the Government has said. The detention centre, near Kidlington, has been beset with problems since it opened 15 years ago – and has been the
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Guns seized
Police have seized a stash of guns from a house in East Challow, near Wantage. The home in Letcombe Hill was searched by police at 2pm yesterday and about 10 guns and a quantity of ammunition were seized. A 58-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion
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Dancing to success
A dance school has swept the boards at a national competition of footwork. The Flair Dance Studio, based at St Gregory the Great School in Cricket Road, Cowley, Oxford, took home more than 50 trophies in the Camber Sands Freestyle and Street Dance Festival
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TV spotlights local crime
Former Crimewatch presenter Nick Ross has asked Oxfordshire residents about their experiences of crime for a new primetime TV show on the BBC. Mr Ross left the Crimewatch programme after 23 years in July last year and is now filming a new series, which
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Young actors join culture celebrations
A group of young actors are set to be the face of Oxford as it helps celebrate the end of Liverpool’s year as European Capital of Culture. The city was one of 17 which bid to become the 2008 cultural capital but, despite making a shortlist of six, Oxford
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FOOTBALL: Sophie's super treble
Sophie Grimson hit a hat-trick as the Oxford Mail Girls League Under 12 represenative side beat Gloucester 5-1. Vicky Standen fired home the opener and the game was effectively over by half time. The second goal came from a run on the right wing by
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Today's local share prices (PM)
AEA Technology 34 BMW 1843 Electrocomponents 150 Nationwide Accident Repair 116.5 Oxford Biomedica 6.5 Oxford Catalyst 162.5 Oxford Instruments 190 Reed Elsevier 560.75 RM 156.25 RPS Group 171.75 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley, Abingdon
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Guns seized from home
Ten guns have been seized from a house near Wantage. Police searched a home in Letcombe Hill, East Challow. They arrested a 58-year-old man on suspicion of breaching firearm licence conditions and released him on bail until December 3. Police spokesman
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FOOTBALL: Beckham downs Enstone
OFA SAM WATERS CUP Tony Beckham scored a hat-trick, including a 30-yard screamer, as AC Hardwick thrashed Enstone Sports 7-1 in the second round. Danny Bedding, Craig Rob-inson, Danny Carter and Joel Hart were also on target for Hardwick, with Dave
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FOOTBALL: Rowe's magnificent seven
AUTOTYPE UTV League Tom Rowe smashed seven of The Bell Grove’s goals in an 11-1 home demolition of Long Wittenham in Division 2, writes TIM SIRET. Paul Jezzard grabbed a hat-trick, Chris Hogan completed the rout and Dan Cox-Rogers hit the consolation
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Drug dealer jailed
A 21-year-old drug dealer has been jailed for three years. Joseph Aristide, of Kingsclere Road, Bicester, was sentenced at Oxford Crown Court after admitting possession of heroin and crack cocaine with intent to supply. The court heard Aristide was
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FOOTBALL: Jordon sinks Oakley
Oxfordshire Senior League Stonesfield cruised into the second round of the President’s Cup with a 5-1 crushing of Oakley United. Michael Phipps and Matty Tarry saw them stroll into a 2-0 lead inside 20 minutes. Although a deflected cross from
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FOOTBALL: Disability league set for kick-off
Theinaugural BOBi League (Berks, Bucks and Oxon inclusive League) begins this month, and will offer competitive football for disabled players over the age of 12. Fourteen teams have entered the first season of the BOBi League, representing five different
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FOOTBALL: Woodley strike seals it
Matthew Woodley’s first-half goal gave Vale of White Horse Under 13s a 1-0 win over Reading in the English Schools’ FA Under 13 Trophy second round at Milton United. Despite playing against a strong wind in the first half, Vale took the lead after 20
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FOOTBALL: Smith double lifts Bishops
BANBURY DISTRICT & LORD JERSEY FA Bishops Itchingdon crushed Barford United 6-3 in the Premier Division Bishops opened the scoring through Leigh Goode, only for Ian Elder to level. After the break, Goode’s second and a Tom Cooper double made it
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FOOTBALL: County suffer cup defeat
Oxfordshire Under 18s crashed 2-0 against Dorset in the first round of their Mick Parry Cup clash at Sherborne Town. In torrential rain, Oxford-shire had the better of the exchanges in a goalless first half. After the break, two headed goals in the
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FOOTBALL: Steers fires double
RT HARRIS OXFORD CITY FA Michael Steers scored a double as North Oxford Res won 3-1 away to Wheatley United. Ray Chola got the other, with Robert Harper netting for Wheatley.
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FOOTBALL: Tom puts the boot in!
Witney & District FA Tom Boot hit a hat-trick as Bampton Town Res thumped Brize Norton Res 7-0 in Division 1. Tom Madden and Rick Ghaghan bagged doubles to complete the rout. Dan Smith struck a treble to help Hanborough Res
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FOOTBALL: Warner fires Drayton up to second
North Berks League Billy Warner fired a double as Drayton moved up to second place in Division 1 with a 3-1 win at Harwell lnternational, writes ANDY WELLS. Steve Collins got their other, with Lee Chapman replying. Simon Barlow scored a late leveller
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FOOTBALL: Morton sinks former side
North Berks League Wayne Morton came back to haunt his old side as Saxton Rovers Res beat Wootton Res 7-1 in the AG Kingham Cup second round. Morton, a former Wootton player, smashed a hat-trick to add to strikes from James Dutton (2), Danny Hosier
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FOOTBALL: Terrifc Thomas leads fightback
Giles Sports Witney Youth League Ducklington roared back from two goals down to beat Chipping Norton Town Swifts 14-2 in the Under 12 A League. Despite Dan Case and Ben Simms putting Chippy in front, Ducklington overpowered Chippy, with a four-timer
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FOOTBALL: Forteath rolls back the years
John Fathers Oxfordshire Junior Shield Veteran Andrew Fort-eath showed the youngsters a thing or two as Minster Lovell beat Banbury Galaxy 6-0 in the second round, writes Anthony Barlow. The 48-year-old hit a hat-trick to add to strikes from Glen Wheeler
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Police issue alert on power tool thefts
Police today warned the theft of tools was on the increase in South Oxfordshire. Police are warning van owners and builders to take extra security measures. Recently vans have been targeted by thieves during the day on weekdays and large quantities
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Recipes for cooks who care
A recipe book created for a care charity has gone on sale to keen cooks around Oxfordshire. The Book for Cooks who Care was created by The Orders of St John Care Trust, which provides care for older people and has 17 homes in Oxfordshire.
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Raiders target North Oxford pub again
A North Oxford pub landlord has described feeling “sick” after suffering a second break-in in a month. Burglars pulled out a window and climbed inside the Canal Bridge pub in Ulfgar Road, Wolvercote, in the early hours yesterday. They
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Second break-in at pub
A north Oxford pub landlord has described feeling “sick” after suffering a second break-in in a month. Burglars pulled out a window and climbed inside the Canal Bridge pub in Ulfgar Road, Wolvercote, in the early hours of Monday morning. They forced
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Burnt croissant causes evacuation
Staff and councillors were evacuated from County Hall in New Road Oxford this morning after a burnt croissant triggered a smoke alarm. A full meeting of councillors was interrupted at 11.45am and the building was emptied as a precaution. The smouldering
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Dog missing after fireworks shock
A dog is missing from an animal adoption centre after an exploding firework is thought to have panicked her into jumping over a 6ft 6in fence. Sally, an 18-month-old German Shepherd, cleared the perimeter of the Blue Cross centre in London Road, Lewknor
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Surprise move in eco-town battle
Weston Otmoor, the controversial proposed 15,000-home eco town, could only work if "substantial and exceptional innovation" was carried out to current plans. The stark assessment comes as the Government today launched its second round of formal
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Glock denies letting Hamilton overtake
Timo Glock insists he did not allow Lewis Hamilton to overtake him on the final lap of the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday to win the Formula One world championship. With two laps of the season-ending grand prix remaining when Hamilton slipped to sixth
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Woman airlifted after M40 crash
A woman was airlifted to hospital today after her car overturned on the M40 in Oxfordshire. The accident happened on the northbound carriageway at 7.20am, between the Stokenchurch and Lewknor junctions. A spokesman for South Central Ambulance said the
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RUGBY UNION: Witney leave it late
Witney 26, Grove 20 Two late penalties from George Bibby clinched an entertaining Southern Counties North derby for Witney. The hosts never trailed in windy conditions at Hailey Road, but looked in trouble when Grove pulled it back to
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RUGBY UNION: Campbell happier now
Witney coach John Campbell was in a far better mood than seven days previously after their victory over Grove. He said: “I’m delighted. We played a lot better than last week. “I thought the forwards were superb and won a lot of good ball. “We’ve got
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RUGBY UNION: Quins outmuscled
Oxford Harlequins put in a decent display despite losing 22-8 at Bournemouth in South West 1. The bigger, more powerful Bournemouth side eventually held sway, although Quins started well. Debutant prop Johan Ferreira and stand-in lock Paul DeLange were
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Young actors to be face of Oxford
A GROUP of young actors are set to be the face of Oxford as it helps celebrate the end of Liverpool’s year as European Capital of Culture. The city was among 17 which bid to become the 2008 cultural capital but, despite making a shortlist of six, ultimately
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RUGBY UNION: Bicester's battling victory
Bicester secured an important 18-7 victory over Slough to stay clear of the drop zone in Southern Counties North. Slough scored their only try on seven minutes through centre James O’Reilly, who added the conversion. Bicester hit back immediately when
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RUGBY UNION: Chinnor in gutsy draw
Chinnor drew 10-10 at Canterbury after a gusty display in National 3 South. Their spirit was typified by fly half Ben Hewitt, who returned from the blood bin with five stitches in an eyelid and completed the match. But Hewitt couldn’t land any of his
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RUGBY UNION: Wallingford lose lead twice
Wallingford suffered a narrow 15-6 defeat at second-placed Maidenhead in South West 2 East after twice leading. Wing Jackson Sayce slotted penalties on six and 18 minutes, either side of one from home centre Edward Keohane. Keohane converted
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RUGBY UNION: Hartley finishes off Gosford
Oxford had to work hard for a 21-5 victory over local rivals Gosford All Blacks at the Southern Bypass in the BB&O Premier Division. The hosts took the lead on three minutes when wing Jonny Tyler won the chase ahead to his own kick and touched down in
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RUGBY UNION: Rendall on song
Littlemore bounced back from last week’s defeat with a 12-0 win at Aldermaston in BB&O Division 1 South. The terrible wet conditions produced a scoreless first half. Littlemore started the second half with a try from Darren Massey, converted by Darryl
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Rescuing Papillon
It wasn't long before I made the steep climb up the attic stairs to see what treasures I could find, and I quickly spotted a handful of 1970s paperback editions of Blyton's Famous Five and Secret Seven series. My eight-year-old is devouring
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Woman airlifted to hospital after M40 smash
A woman was airlifted to hospital this morning after her car overturned on the M40 in Oxfordshire. The accident happened on the northbound carriageway at 7.20am, between the Stokenchurch and Lewknor junctions. A spokesman for South Central Ambulance
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U's in double injury scare
Oxford United have had a major double injury scare in training. Defender Luke Foster, last season’s player-of-the-year, was in considerable pain after going over on his ankle yesterday, while right winger Sam Deering also pulled out with a knee problem
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'Eyesore' silo set to go
A “blot on the landscape” Oxfordshire landmark will be demolished despite huge opposition from environmental campaigners. The 1940s grain silo, next to the Water Eaton Park and Ride between Oxford and Kidlington, is set to be bulldozed to make way for
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Police open estate office
The Rose Hill neighbourhood team will officially open their new police office in The Oval today. Neighbourhood Inspector Andy Storey said: “The neighbourhood team now have their own office in the heart of Rose Hill, making them more accessible to
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FOOTBALL: City aces seek to finish off Dartford
Oxford City will be looking to complete the job when they face Dartford in their FA Trophy second qualifying round replay at Court Place Farm on Tuesday night. City drew 3-3 at Dartford on Saturday in atrocious conditions, and manager Justin
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RUGBY UNION: Wing wonders set up Oxford victory
A display full of pace and passion earned Oxford University an impressive 32-24 victory over Saracens at Iffley Road on Monday night. This was a similar line-up to the Saracens side that destroyed Varsity rivals Cambridge 59-15 last week, so offered
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Soldier died from rare complication
An inquest jury returned a verdict of accidental death yesterday on a soldier who died after being run over by a forklift truck at an ammunition depot in Iraq. The jury ruled Sgt Mark Stansfield, from Bicester, a member of the Royal Logistic Corps, collided