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Commuters in price fight
Rail campaigners in Oxford are in talks with managers at First Great Western over the possible end of a 10 per cent discount on season tickets, introduced earlier this year. Regular commuters on several routes across the network were granted
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Rail fares rise no surprise
Rail commuters are set to feel the pinch again. First Great Western says its service has improved and, as a result, it is mulling over whether to axe the season ticket holders’ 10 per cent discount. That is harsh. The discount was introduced because
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Star's signing delights dogs
There were a few fans of Martin Clunes not usually seen at a book signing today. The comedy actor was at Mostly Books, in Stert Street, Abingdon to publicise his new book A Dog’s Life, a wry look at his family’s life with their three dogs Mary, Tina
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Man's guide to shopping
Is anything more pitiful than watching men wait patiently outside department store dressing rooms for their girlfriends to emerge, chrysalis-like, from last season’s clothes into this season’s must-have wardrobe? In a word, no. It’s the crestfallen
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Clay eyes Cup upset
One Dorchester Town player used to springing an FA Cup shock is midfielder Danny Clay, writes JON MURRAY. Clay said: “Before this year, I had played only two seasons in the FA Cup. “When I was at Exeter City we got to the third round and
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Pub glass attacker spared jail
A man who attacked a drinker with a broken glass during a row in a pub was today handed a suspended jail sentence. Lee Horwood, 38, slashed the neck of Oliver Palmer during a dispute in the Chequers pub, in High Street, Oxford, last December. Oxford
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Mums in sling of things
A group of Oxfordshire mums and dads are set to march through the streets of Oxford to celebrate “wearing” their babies. The event, part of International Baby Wearing Week, has been organised by the Oxford Sling Meet, a group of like-minded parents who
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Remembrance: Their memory lives on
Thomas Henry Cripps asked his wife to kiss his children and said he would see them soon. Ten days later he was dead. Mr Cripps' grandson, Tony Taylor, 79, from Kennington, has read and re-read his grandfather's last letter hundreds of
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Don't touch city's buses
One of the charms of living in Oxford for me has been the excellent bus service, which has made it possible to live here without running a car. I was, therefore, much alarmed to receive the leaflet Transform Oxford, stating that there are too
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Decision on pub is barmy
l I wish to comment on the withdrawal of the late licence at The Plough in Garsington. There was a petition organised in support of the pub. The police have rarely had to come to any trouble there, and the pub is very strict on under age drinkers.
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Worries over waste
On October 22, during a Vale of White Horse District Council meeting, I asked the deputy leader of the Vale, Jerry Patterson, if he could assure the council that the whole of the Lib Dem group was supportive of a decision not to consult the residents
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Time to set some taste boundaries?
We don't consider ourselves prudish at the Oxford Mail, but the student night at the Kukui nightclub surely pushed the boundaries. The Halloween party at the Park End Street venue included a ‘fetish snake show’ and topless women indulging in KY jelly
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Anger at wild club night
Calls have been made for a code of conduct to be introduced for city pubs and clubs after an event featuring topless wrestling sparked a police investigation. The Green party on Oxford City Council said it intended to press the Town Hall to
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GREYHOUNDS:Wills is closing the gap
The trainers’ championship at Oxford Stadium race looks like going right to the wire, with only one winner separating leader Angie Kibble and reigning champion Ian Wills. Wills made ground on his main rival last month with five more winners
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Never too late to learn
Many adults believe that they leave their days of studying behind them when they step into the workplace. But for those who, years down the line, may regret not having gained qualifications or followed certain career paths, Oxford Brookes University
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Students have class rapped up
Young hip-hoppers have proved their worth in the classroom as well as with a microphone after becoming the first to pick up a new qualification. Three members of the G-Block Family, made up of 10 musicians from Blackbird Leys, worked with an internationally
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Pupils give safety lessons
Safety lessons were dished out by schoolchildren as they took over Oxford’s main Rewley Road Fire Station for a day. The event was part of Eleven Million Takeover Day, where schoolchildren across the country take over at a range of workplaces. Sixteen
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Capitalism's OK, says Stringfellow
Millionaire nightclub owner Peter Stringfellow joined some of the country’s finest economic minds at a debate at the Oxford Union. Mr Stringfellow, owner of the World famous Stringfellows lap dancing club in London, argued the merits of capitalism in
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Oxford Logistics
Type of Business: travel 166 Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RT www.oxfordlogistics.co.uk
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40 years of advice
THE Didcot Citizens’ Advice Bureau is celebrating its 40th birthday — and in the current economic crisis it is needed more than ever. From looking after 900 cases in its first year, it now deals with more than 7,000 cases annually. Manager Judith Abela
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Rowland Davies Gardening
Type of Business: gardening Tel: 01869 351556
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Bobex
Type of Business: business supplies 8 Hensington Road, Woodstock, Oxfordshire OX20 1JL Tel: 01993 813269 www.bobex.co.uk
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Primex
Type of Business: recruiter 72 Oxford Street, Woodstock, Oxon OX20 1TX Tel: 01993 811579 Email: ribbon@primex.co.uk
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Smiths of Ardington
Type of Business: restaurant High Street, Ardington, Oxon OX12 8PS Tel: 01865 533237 www.smithsardington.co.uk
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Cable Team UK
Unit 6, Daaker House, Range Road, Witney, Oxon OX29 0AA Tel: 01993 702300
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The Vines
Type of Business: pub and restaurant Burford Road, Black Bourton, Oxon OX18 2PT Tel: 01993 843559 www.vinesblackbourton.co.uk
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A2B Taxi's
Type of Business: taxi service 8 Hensington Road, Woodstock, Oxfordshire OX20 1JL Tel: 07767 685257 Email: sales@a2b-taxiservices.co.uk www.a2b-taxi.co.uk
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Wordsmith
72 Oxford Street, Woodstock, Oxon OX20 1TX Tel: 01993 811579 www.wordsmith.co.uk
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Amy Surman Jewellery
Type of Business: workshop 75 Wilkins Road, Cowley, Oxford OX4 2HZ Tel: 01865 774298 www.amysurman.com
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Gener8 Finance
Type of Business: finance 18 Manor Farm, Manor Road, Wantage, Oxfordshire OX12 8NE Tel: 08458 128808 Email: info@gener8finance.com www.gener8finance.co.uk
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Sparks Computer Solutions
Type of Business: information technology The Old Music Hall, 106-108 Cowley Road, Oxon OX4 1JE Tel: 07887 607044 www.sparks.co.uk
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Energise Oxford
The Old Music Hall, 106-108 Cowley Road, Oxon OX4 1JE Tel: 07887 607044 www.energizeoxford.co.uk
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Downend and Benning
Stable 5, Howbery Park, Crowmarsh Gifford, Oxon OX10 8BA Tel: 01491 833822 www.downendandbenning.co.uk www.bannerpac.co.uk
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Progressive Advantage Ltd.
11 Shirburn Street, Watlington, Oxfordshire OX49 5BU Tel: 01491 613496 Email: kgoodman@progressive-advantage.com
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Tax Assist Accountants
Type of Business: finance 7200 The quorum, Oxford Business Park North, Garsington Road, Oxfordshire OX4 2JZ Tel: 01865 487215 www.taxassist.co.uk
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ISIS Creative Framing
Type of Business: framing 2 Northhampton Road, Oxford OX1 4TG Tel: 01865 203420/247625
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Right Forwarding
Unit 2, West Oxfordshire Industrial Park, Wavers Ground, Carterton, Brize Norton, Oxfordshire OX18 3YJ Tel: 01993 844470 www.rightforwarding.co.uk
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Cotswold Kids
Type of Business: childrens clothing and fashion Heath Cottage, Witney Road, Finstock, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire OX7 3DF Tel: 01993 771715 www.cotswoldkids.co.uk
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Oxford Design and Photographic Ltd.
Type of Business: graphic design and printing 122A London Road, Oxford OX3 9ED Tel: 01865 769606 www.oxforddesign.co.uk
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Booklover Oxford
Type of Business: second hand books 1 Woodwin's Way, (behind Oxford Castle), Oxford OX1 1HD Tel: 01865 247356 www.bookloveroxford.com
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Emissions Strategy Solutions Ltd.
Type of Business: business services Banbury, Oxford Tel: 01295 278686 Email: sue.priest@ems2.com
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Monarch Fire (UK) Ltd.
Type of Business: fires The Office Suite, 32 Stoneleigh Drive, Carterton, Oxford OX18 1ED Tel: 01993 841660 Email: info@mf-uk.co.uk
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Bluedoor Lettings
Type of Business: letting agents 5-7 Stert Street, Abingdon, Oxford OX14 3JF Tel: 01235 524800 www.bdea.co.uk
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KICK-BOXING: Dolton is doing it for kicks
Oxford kick-boxer Paul Dolton is off to the world championships in Athens on Monday, and he’s got his sights set on gold. The 15-year-old, from Jordan Hill, is aiming to grab the glory for Great Britain in the under 16 section, having taken
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JS Accountancy
Type of Business: accountancy The Spinney, 59 Ladder Hill, Wheatley, Oxford OX33 1HY Tel: 01865 873637 www.jsaccountancyservices.co.uk
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SWIMMING: Star Sam's regional champion
City of Oxford’s Sam van de Schootbrugge took gold in five events at the South East Region Winter Champion-ships at Aldershot The club had eight swimmers competing this year, compared with just two who qualified in 2007. Fifteen-year-old old Van
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Fane Landscaping
Type of Business: gardening and landscaping 18 Bourough Walk, Abingdon, Oxford OX14 1HW Tel: 01235 525135
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Today's local share prices (PM)
AEA Technology 33.5 BMW 1705 Electrocomponents 151.5 Nationwide Accident Repair 117.5 Oxford Biomedica 6.4 Oxford Catalyst 162.5 Oxford Instruments 190 Reed Elsevier 523.75 RM 155.5 RPS Group 163.25 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley, Abingdon
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CRICKET: Charlbury beaten off last ball
Steve Welch struck 34 not out as Deddington beat Charlbury by four wickets off the final ball in Division 3 of the Banbury Indoor League. Batting first, Charlbury rattled up a formidable 131-5 in their ten overs, Rob Knight hitting 38 not out and Cameron
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SAILING: Duo programmed in
Two Abingdon School schoolboy sailors have been selected for the prestigious Volvo RYA Keelboat Programme. Nick Wilkinson and Rory Spriggs are among 46 of Britain’s most promising big boat sailors to have won a place. The boys were both part of
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BOXING: Devastated Townsend misses out
OXFORD Boxing Academy’s Ben Kaluza is through to the semi-finals of this year’s ABA junior novices at Southampton on November 16 after receiving a walk-over in the last stage of the competition. But the 15-year-old Bicester featherweight should have
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Adam Holmes Associates
Type of Business: consultancy Millhouse, Elmsfield, Worcester Road, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire OX7 5XS Tel: 01608 645116 www.adamsholmes.co.uk
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BASKETBALL: Bird shines for Eagles
Oxford Brookes Eagles under 18s showed great character to beat unbeaten league leaders Southend Swifts 77-70 in Essex in the South West Conference, with some great steals and interceptions from Mike Bird proving key. Eagles had lost their way in the
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SNOOKER: Chester is the star as Witney ease to victory
Oxford & District League Paul Chester, of Witney A, produced the week’s highest break of 46 during his side’s 5-1 win against Woodstock A in the Premier Division. Colin Adams and Stuart Reeves traded the opening frames, before Colin Cutler beat Justin
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ICE HOCKEY: Morvan eyeing return to form
Oxford City Stars coach Darryl Morvan is confident his players can ret-urn to form when they face Milton Keynes Thunder for the second time in a week tomorrow. After being held to a 3-3 draw against Thunder last weekend, Stars know that victory is essential
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BILLIARDS: Super Riley stay on title march
Oxford & District League Riley A increased their lead at the top of Division 1 to three points after a 2-1 victory against their B team, writes DICK HASHMAN. Matthew Challen (+40) gave them a winning start, beating Roger Tomlin (+70) 200-131
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TABLE TENNIS: Duo lead way for classy Saints
St James cruised to a 9-1 victory over Begbroke A to make it four wins out of four in Division 1 this season. Andy Misseldine and Jason Tustain both posted maximums to keep St James clear at the top of the table. Rutherford remained in second place,
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Bikers unhappy at 20mph plan
A motorcycle group has criticised the county council after it was not consulted over plans for 20 mph speed limits across Oxford. The Oxfordshire branch of the British Motorcyclists’ Federation believes consultation carried out for the ambitious
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Water flows after 80 years
An Oxford allotment site has got fresh running water for the first time in almost 80 years after a new pump was installed. The allotment site in North Hinksey, which was established in 1939 during the ‘Dig for Victory’ campaign, struggled to attract
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ANGLING: Robin tops on Rising Thames
The third round of this season’s Winter League series saw 51 anglers out on the Thames at Radley where the river proved both moody and difficult due to the cold snap leading up to the match. On the day, it rose a good eight inches and coloured
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ANGLING: Pole smashed by carp
Dave Williams was left cursing his luck in Witney AC’s All-in Shield on the Oxford Canal at Cropredy. Not only did he lose four carp, one of them smashed his pole to pieces. He ended up with just one chub of 2.10.0, enough for second place behind
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ANGLING: Weather has the final say
Snow, frost, ice and then heavy rain and high winds - what an end to October and a start to November! I was going to write this week that chub should be what we are targeting now, but then last Saturday the heavens opened. It also turned a little
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Police to launch Bobby Swap
Police are launching Bobby Swap, a new police trading card game for children. Primary schoolchildren across West Oxfordshire are being invited to take part in the game in 'a bid to encourage them to engage more with their neighbourhood officers'. A
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Boy, 17, goes missing
Police are trying to track down a teenager who has gone missing from his home in Chipping Norton. Shane Harrison, 17, of Over Norton, Chipping Norton, disappeared on Tuesday after he left home to go to school. Mr Harrison is white, about5ft
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Champions line up for Wales Rally GB
Two current World Champions are included in the line-up for Wales Rally GB next month. Amongst the 86 teams representing 29 nations are recently crowned FIA World Rally Champion Sébastien Loeb and Valentino Rossi, the current and six-times
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Warning of weekend closure on A40
The A40 will be closed from Saturday night until Sunday morning as part of the £4.4m scheme to replace the Wolvercote Viaduct. The road will be shut between the A44 junction and Cassington Village from 10pm until 7am Sunday morning. Instead drivers
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UK Mini sales slump in October
Bosses at the Cowley Mini plant have blamed plummeting numbers of private buyers for a 40 per cent slump in UK sales of the Cowley-built Mini. Figures supplied by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders show 1,886 cars were sold in the
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A Passion for the Great Outdoors
Whether you’re a surfer, a Signac or a Smithson fan, if you have an ounce of emotion, an appreciation of nature, or a desire to escape the city streets and delve deep into the landscapes and seascapes of a shared imagination, then you cannot fail to enjoy
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Rent a house in the country
THE lettings market continues to be buoyant but is growing increasingly price sensitive, according to a Henley-based lettings agent Tanya Blake, head of Savills home counties letting, which covers south Oxfordshire, said: “Stock across the region is
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Oarsome Grub
Restaurants open and close with more regularity than Primark's tills, but bustling away in the background are Oxford's stalwarts, which work hard to stay on top – they’re the Madonnas of the hospitality industry. And The Cherwell Boathouse
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No Ordinary Joe
Joe South is a name that many people in Oxford were familiar with in the 1950s and 1960s when he gained notoriety for all the wrong reasons. Joe, inset, was born in Oxford in 1944. During his teenage years he became addicted to drugs and promiscuous
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Beating around the Bush
W (15) Drama Starring Josh Brolin and James Cromwell OLIVER Stone has cultivated a reputation as the bruiser of modern cinema. He portrayed the turmoil of the war in Vietnam in Platoon, Born On The Fourth Of July, Heaven & Earth), savaged his
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Today's local share prices (PM)
AEA Technology 33.75 BMW 1594 Electrocomponents 145.75 Nationwide Accident Repair 112.5 Oxford Biomedica 5.9 Oxford Catalyst suspended Oxford Instruments 185 Reed Elsevier 533.25 RM 156.25
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Teenager goes missing
Police today appealed for help in tracing a missing teenager from the Chipping Nortonn area. Shane Harrison, 17, of Over Norton, near Chipping Norton, went missing from his home on Tuesday. He is white, about 5ft 6in tall, with brown
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Cleaning up the Big Apple
PRIDE AND GLORY (15) Thriller Starring Edward Norton and Colin Farrell. Are there any good cops in New York City? Time and again, when filmmakers hit the mean streets of the Big Apple, the uniformed men and women who are supposed to be upholding
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Today's local share prices (AM)
AEA Technology 33.5 BMW 1673 Electrocomponents 151.25 Nationwide Accident Repair 117.5 Oxford Biomedica 6.4 Oxford Catalyst 162.5 Oxford Instruments 190 Reed Elsevier 521.5 RM 158.75 RPS Group 154 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley, Abingdon
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A touch of class
EASY VIRTUE (PG) Comedy/Romance Starring Ben Barnes, Jessica Biel and Kristin Scott Thomas. Writer-director Stephan Elliott (The Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert) revives Noel Coward's comedy across the class divide with this handsome
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The Queen of Mean
You might expect Arlene Phillips to sweep in on a broom stick, wearing a black cape and a pointy hat, judging by the infamous barbed comments she makes on BBC1’s Strictly Come Dancing. But Arlene Phillips is no fool. She hasn’t been in the business
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Sexy heavy metal
Noel Sullivan is a man who wants to be taken seriously. Having risen to prominence with Hear’say back in 2001 he has been working desperately hard ever since to prove there’s more to him than fabricated pop. And, after landing the lead role in Flashdance
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A peach of a sexy joint
I'm going to let you in on a little secret. You're probably getting sick of going out in Oxford to find that £40 isn't enough for a night out. (That's not the secret – be patient. ) You're also probably getting sick of spotting someone gorgeous in a
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Frustrations of a modern-day Renaissance man
Composer, songwriter, producer, club DJ, and multi-instrumentalist Nitin Sawhney is a latter-day Renaissance man. Always challenging and pushing back the boundaries of music, his eight studio albums and live shows have attracted global acclaim and have
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Radiohead man releases Obama victory song
Thom Yorke has released a song celebrating the election of Barack Obama as the next US president. The Radiohead frontman has remixed his solo track Harrowdown Hill, which originally appeared on his 2006 album The Eraser, to mark the occasion
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Whipping up a dance revival
Indie-electro, dance-rock, nu-rave. call it what you like; as far as The Whip are concerned, it all boils down to the same thing. “It's all about getting a big party going,” says bass player Nathan Sudders. “That's the only thing in The Whip ideology
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Di Grassi joins Honda F1 test
Brackley's Honda Racing F1 Team has invited Formula One test driver Lucas Di Grassi to join the test in Barcelona later this month. The Brazilian driver will join the Honda team at the Circuit de Catalunya for the first test of the winter from Monday
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Forever families start with a volunteer’s aid
During National Adoption Week, the week beginning November 10, the spotlight falls on some 3,000 children who leave local authority care annually for a new ‘forever family’, as well as the 2,000 children a year for whom adoptive parents are never found
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The creepy crawly way
VAL BOURNE recommends hawthorn to attract important insects I have been studying the wildlife in my garden for decades. But I don’t watch the birds and the hedgehogs. I try to get up close and personal to the smaller inhabitants of my garden
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Tree wardens taking root
With National Tree Week coming up, ELIZABETH EDWARDS turns the spotlight on to South Oxfordshire’s very own warden scheme Last year South Oxfordshire District Council became the first local authority in the county to have its own tree wardens
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Wind farm plan for Fewcott
TURBINES generating enough electricity to power more than 5,000 homes could start turning on a wind farm near Bicester. Villagers are being asked for their thoughts on the plan which could see four turbines built on farm land in Fewcott. Some neighbours
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Making friends
Oxfordshire Touring Theatre Company’s new production Scarlet Ribbons has been enchanting audiences. ANGIE JOHNSON talks to its artistic director, Karen Simpson I didn’t know what to expect when I went took up the invitation to see Oxfordshire
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GBS has key contract renewed
OXFORD: GBS Architects, based in the city's Becket Street, has beaten more than 50 other practices from across the UK to retain the framework agreement with the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust for a further four years. The firm has been operating
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Joe Johnson: Former headteacher
Tributes have been paid to Joe Johnson, former headteacher of Sandhills Community Primary School, who died just two weeks after retiring. Mr Johnson retired as headteacher from the school in August after 18 years in charge. In his time
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Cat found strangled with shoelace
A cat was strangled by a shoelace and left hanging from a post on an Oxford estate. The RSPCA is appealing for information after the body of the young tabby and white cat was found in Birchfield Close, in Blackbird Leys, on Friday October 24. It is
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Harvey handed keys to Porsche
The keys to a brand new Porsche 911 sports coupe were presented to Oxfordshire’s Tim Harvey for winning the 2008 Porsche Carrera Cup GB championship. Cheques for more than £60,000 in end-of-season prize money were also handed out at the annual
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U's boss fires Cup warning
OXFORD United manager Darren Patterson has warned his side against complacency when they take on Dorchester Town in the first round of the FA Cup tomorrow. Although Dorchester are languishing in the lower reaches of the Blue Square South, Patterson believes