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RESULTS: November 8/9
FA CUP 1st round: Oxford Utd 0, Dorchester Tn 0. BRITISH GAS BUSINESS SOUTHERN LEAGUE Premier Div: Chippenham Tn 1, Banbury Utd 0. Div 1 South & West: Didcot Tn 0, AFC Totton 1; North Leigh 2, Bridgwater 4. FTL FUTBOL HELLENIC LEAGUE Premier Div
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FOOTBALL: North Leigh hit by Dodds exit
Karl Dodds was controversially sent off as North Leigh slipped to a 4-2 defeat against Bridgwater Town in British Gas Business Southern League Division 1 South & West at Eynsham Park on Saturday. North Leigh were trailing 2-1 in the
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FOOTBALL: Didcot pay for missed chances
Didcot Town were made to pay for not taking their first-half chances as they lost 1-0 to promotion rivals AFC Totton in British Gas Business Southern League Division 1 South & West at the npower Loop Meadow Stadium. Totton were well-organised
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FOOTBALL: Banbury rocked by linesman's decisions
Controversy surrounded Banbury United’s British Gas Business Southern League Premier Division 1-0 defeat at Chippenham Town as two crucial linesman’s decisions went against the visitors. The Puritans felt that the ball hadn’t crossed the line for Chippen-ham
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FOOTBALL: Witney storm back for unlikely victory
WITNEY United produced another of their amazing come-backs as they rallied from 2-0 down with 13 minutes left to pull of an unlikely 3-2 with at Fairford Town victory in the FTL Futbol Hellenic League on Saturday. Even as the game entered injury time
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A sordid row
The further adventures of Peter Mandelson, since his triumphant return, ought to give pause to dwindling numbers of voters still wondering whether to vote Tweedle-Lab or Tweedle-Con. Mandelson and Tory Shadow Chancellor, George Osborne, were recently
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Council flushed with success
West Oxfordshire District Council is flushed with success after five of its public loos were crowned as top class toilets. The council has received top ratings for its public conveniences in the national Loo of the Year competition just two
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Firm is set to be eco-fuel leader
Managers at a thriving eco-fuels company believe they are set to be leaders in an “exploding” market following their takeover of an American firm. Roy Lipski, chief executive of Oxford Catalysts, based at Milton Park, near Didcot, predicted a bright
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Soldiers walk out for charity
Soldiers from the Royal Logistics Corps in Didcot completed a 100-mile charity walk to raise money for a colleague’s family — and did so in full 46kg bomb disposal kit in the heat of the desert in Basra, Iraq. Members of 821 Explosive Ordnance Disposal
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Dumped rubbish 'causes floods'
People who dump rubbish and shopping trollies in streams can be the cause of flooding which wrecks other people’s homes, the Environment Agency has warned. During 11 days of clearing work at Wensum Stream and Ladygrove Brook on Didcot’s Ladygrove estate
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Oratory launches appeal
A rallying call has gone out to raise £5m to restore the Oxford Oratory’s Victorian base to its former glory. Priests have launched the fundraising scheme for the Oratory at the Church of St Aloysius in Woodstock Road to restore the marble,
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Theatre’s restored panels back on show
'Breathtaking' was the verdict of Oxford University curator Jeffrey Hackney after the Sheldonian Theatre’s ceiling was fully restored after four years of work. The 32 panels in the ceiling were taken down in 2004 to allow essential repairs at the historic
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'Miracle worker' returns
The ‘Miracle Healer’ who claimed to have healed hundreds of Oxford’s afflicted is to return to the city to check their progress. The Rev Melvin Banks held a Miracle Healing Sessions in the Word Fountain Christian Ministries, in Cowley, last month. Pastor
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Opening minds to disabilities
Children from an Oxford school have experienced first hand the difficulties of having a disability. Headington Girls School, in London Road, invited a disability awareness group to the prep school on Friday to host a day of 60-minute workshops
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Feline great
I recently adopted a cat from the Oxford Animal Sanctuary. I have only praise and admiration for the dedicated and hard-working staff there. With the present ‘down-turn’ in the economy, many animals will be abandoned and become homeless
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Road safety is a priority
In the Oxford Mail’s story, ‘Survey backs 20mph limit across city’ (October 30), it stated: “People in Oxford overwhelmingly back the idea of 20mph speed limits”. It then continued to give facts and figures – such as £300,000 to erect signs. The figures
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Hospice gets £10,000 boost
A new hydrotherapy bath is to be installed in pioneering East Oxford hospice Helen and Douglas House, thanks to a £10,000 gift. The money has been donated by BMW Group Plant Oxford and organisers at the hospice, based in Magdalen Road, decided to spend
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Judge: insurance fraud is 'very sad'
A businessman who admitted conning £51,780 from an insurance company has been handed a suspended sentence at Oxford Crown Court. Patrick Cannon made claims under a policy taken out with FirstAssist Insurance Services, which covered his mortgage repayments
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Cabbies could face new lingo test
New taxi drivers from other countries may face a tougher system to test their English. Oxford city councillors are concerned the current test — which has been in place for 18 months — is not rigorous enough. Prospective drivers currently have
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Bowling in memory of Andrew
Scores of keen ten-pin bowlers were out in force to take part in a tournament in memory of Banbury schoolboy Andrew Tapper. The football-mad 11-year-old died in October after contracting a rare form of meningitis. Andrew was a keen bowler and an active
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Patto's relief at late flag
DARREN Patterson said that the only positive he could take out of Satur-day’s 0-0 draw with Dor-chester was the fact his side are still in the FA Cup. And he admitted that United got a lucky break when the linesman ruled out Dorchester’s 93rd-minute
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Oxford Utd 0, Dorchester Tn 0
OXFORD United made it into the hat for the second round of the FA Cup, but only thanks to a linesman's flag. U's striker James Constable missed an open goal in the first half, and they were nearly made to pay when Ryan Moss headed home a Jamie Mudge
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Women admit robbery
Two women who have admitted robbery will be sentenced next month. Claire Gill, of Iffley Road, Oxford, and Davina Youngson, of Speedwell Street, Oxford, were ordered to return to Oxford Crown Court for sentencing on Friday, December 5. Gill, 31, was
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Stadium hosts farm produce sales
A weekly farmers’ market will be setting out its stalls on an Oxford estate from the end of the month. The new City and County Farmers’ Market will take place at the Kassam Stadium, in Greater Leys, every Sunday from November 23. Organiser Chris
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Bug closes ward at JR
The John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford is not admitting new patients to one of its wards because of an outbreak of a winter vomiting bug. The surgical emergency ward has been affected by the bug, which causes diarrhoea and vomiting. Staff decided on Friday
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Women march against violence
A march took place through the centre of Oxford on Saturday evening as dozens of women took a stand against domestic violence. The all-female Reclaim the Night march started at Gloucester Green, and scores of women turned heads as they chanted slogans
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Wicker sculpture blazes spectacular trail
A giant wicker man went up in flames as the spectacular finale to the annual South Park fireworks display in Oxford. The 28ft structure burned as 15,000 packed into the park for the Oxford Round Table event, with organisers hoping to boost
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Cleaner murder: case about to start
The trial of a 22-year-old man accused of murder is due to start at Oxford Crown Court tomorrow. Martin Joyce, of Larch Hill, in Bradford, has denied killing police station cleaner and Afghan refugee Enayit Khalili. Khalili, 26, died from a knife wound
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In honour of the fallen
Poppy appeal fundraisers yesterday praised the generosity of city folk as they turned out to mark the annual Remembrance Sunday. Hundreds lined St Giles, in Oxford, and at services across the county to pay tribute to servicemen and women who
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UPDATE: Missing teenager returns home
A teenager who went missing last week has returned home. Police said Shane Harrison, 17, from Over Norton, near Chipping Norton, came home on Sunday morning. Appeals were issued after the teenager failed to return home after school on
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Hospital ward hit by vomiting bug
The John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford has said it is not admitting new patients to one of its wards because of an outbreak of a winter vomiting bug. The surgical emergency ward has been affected by the bug, which leaves patients suffers diarrhoea and
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It is well for a girl with a future to avoid a man with a past.....
Our play, ‘Accrington Pals’ is coming together well. We rehearse the full play next week for the first time. In this time of remembrance for the fallen the play is particularly meaningful and thought provoking. I am taking the photographs tomorrow night
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U's or Dorchester away to Torquay
Oxford United or Dorchester Town were today drawn away to Torquay United in the FA Cup second round on Saturday, November 29.
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Youngster gets Disney role
Schoolboy Michael Selwood is only 11, but he is an old hand at television and drama productions and has just landed his biggest part yet. He is fronting a 12-week series on television’s Disney Channel called Oscar and Michael’s Phineas and
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Shopping boss turns minister
A woman who was at the helm of one of Oxford’s biggest shopping centres for 17 years has been ordained as a church minister. The Rev Wendy White, 56, saw numerous changes in her time as centre manager at Templars Square Shopping Centre, Cowley