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Robbery suspect caught
Robbery suspect Jon Shirley has tonight been arrested by 30 police at a house in Oxford. Detectives had appealed for help to Shirley, 23, after naming him as their number one suspect following a series of armed robberies over the past two months. At
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United keep an eye on Beavon
Oxford United say they are keeping a close eye on the position of Weymouth striker Stuart Beavon. The Terras squad issued a 14-day payment notice to Weymouth officials this week because they hadn’t received their wages from the crisis-hit club
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Pair sentenced for pub attack
A brother and sister who attacked a man in a car park at a pub in Benson were given community orders at Oxford Crown Court today. Alexander Dennis, 23, of Thetford, Norfolk, and his sister Sabrina, 27, of Weybridge, Surrey, were convicted of
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Maisie loving life at 100
A great grandmother who was celebrating her 100th birthday today said there was no secret to a long life – and that people should just enjoy it. Maisie Morris who lives at the Cherwood House care home, near Bicester, was inundated with cards and birthday
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Cancer patients win drug concession
Campaigners claimed another victory tonight after Oxfordshire health officials agreed to prescribe cancer patients a life-extending drug – before the NHS’s drug-approvals body gives it the official thumbs-up. Oxfordshire NHS Primary Care Trust made the
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Before the magistrates
A list of the people convicted of offences at magistrates' courts around the county recently: Oxford: Jamie Harvey, 20, of Great Western Drive, Didcot, admitted travelling on a railway without paying a fare at or near Didcot parkway
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Victory for anti-love verse
An Oxford restaurant claims to have found the city’s most bitter anti-love poet in time for Valentine’s Day tomorrow. Earlier this month, the Big Bang restaurant in Jericho launched a search for broken-hearted writers to enter their vitriolic
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Jogging ex-carpenter is chipper
Pensioner Alan Butler has been keeping his blood pressure under control by running the OX5 Run for the past seven years. The 68-year-old grandfather-of-six, from Sandford-on-Thames, near Oxford, developed blood pressure problems 12 years ago. His
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Dramatic turn for folk tales
A group of actors has embarked on a countywide tour of schools to produce quickfire tales inspired by National Storytelling Week. Creation Theatre Company has turned February into ‘storytelling marathon’ month as its performers get pupils from across
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Bridge closure not discriminatory
I'm sorry, but how can closing Magdalen Bridge on May Morning – to stop revellers from jumping into the River Cherwell – be viewed as any kind of attempt to cut off Oxford’s ethnic minorities, as Oxford’s Council of Faiths claimed in Tuesday’s Oxford
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Jobs on buses led to 65 years of marriage
An Oxford couple are celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary today with a special St Valentine’s party. Alan, 90, and Dorothy Medlicott, 84, will be enjoying the day, along with their 11 grown-up children, at their home in Edgecombe Road
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W.I. group hits middle age
The annual subscription might have gone up nearly 600 per cent, but at least the tea’s free. Members of Kennington Link Women’s Institute are celebrating the 40th anniversary of their inaugural meeting in February 1969. The group was born because Kennington
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Dancers 'ought to be in cinema'
A Morris dancer has launched a campaign to get a star-studded film about her hobby shown across the UK. Cat Moore, 28, from Graham Road, Bicester, has been described as a “force of nature” for her efforts to get Morris: A Life With Bells On into mainstream
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Have you seen robbery suspect?
This is the face of a man wanted in connection with a violent robbery on an Oxford estate. Police are appealing for information after two men approached by a man in an alleyway between flats in Shepherd’s Hill, in Greater Leys, at 9.15pm on
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CRICKET: Charlbury get off to a flier
Charlbury started off their Banbury Indoor League Division 1 campaign with a three-run victory over Great & Little Tew. Charlbury rattled up an impressive 136-4 from their ten overs, Ian Widdows top-scoring with 41 not out. Then former Charlbury players
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CRICKET: Super Banbury are crowned champions
Banbury were crowned Oxfordshire indoor champions after a 48-run victory over Cumnor in the final at Blackbird Leys Leisure Centre. Banbury had eased to a three-wicket victory over Sandford St Martin in their semi-final, while Cumnor surprisingly crushed
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Jewellery stolen from 77-year-old
Police are appealing for witnesses after a burglary in Burford on Monday. At about 10pm, the occupant of a house in Fulbrook, a 77-year-old woman, saw a figure walking away from the address. She then noticed that a window had been smashed and jewellery
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Bag snatched from woman driver in Witney
Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman had her bag stolen in Witney. At 8.15pm on Wednesday, a woman was sitting in her car in the car park by Pirate Fitness Studio, just off Bridge Street, waiting for her daughter to finish a dance
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Police contest entries on YouTube
The top five entries in a film competition highlighting the dangers of excessive alcohol consumption are now on YouTube. The ‘One too many’ competition has been jointly organised by Thames Valley Police, the Hampshire Constabulary and NHS South Central
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Today's local share prices (PM)
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Burglar targets pensioner
A burglar stole jewellery from a pensioner’s home after smashing a window. Police have today issued an appeal for witnesses after the break-in in Fulbrook, Burford, at 10pm on Monday. A 77-year-old woman saw a figure walking away from her home then
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Woman hit in the face
A 33-year-old woman was injured after she was hit in the face outside a shopping precinct on an Oxford estate. Police are appealing for witnesses after the woman was punched in the face in Blackbird Leys Road, Blackbird Leys, at 3pm on Monday, February
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Appeal after woman punched
A 33-year-old woman was injured after she was hit in the face outside a shopping precinct on an Oxford estate. Police are appealing for witnesses after the woman was punched in the face in Blackbird Leys Road, Blackbird Leys, at 3pm on Monday, February
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Men held after shed raids
Four men arrested following shed burglaries in an Oxfordshire village have been released on bail. Police scrambled the force helicopter, sniffer dogs and installed temporary road blocks after reports men were seen rifling through sheds in Northampton
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Woman punched in face
A 33-year-old woman was injured after she was smashed in the face outside a shopping precinct on an Oxford estate. Police are appealing for witnesses after the woman was punched in the face in Blackbird Leys Road, Blackbird Leys, at 3pm on Monday, February
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Burglary suspects bailed
Four men arrested following shed burglaries in an Oxfordshire village have been released on bail. Police scrambled the force helicopter, sniffer dogs, and installed temporary road blocks after reports of men seen rifling through sheds in Northampton
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Jailed for sex assault
A 43-year-old man has been jailed for a violent sex attack on a student. Mark Edwards, 43, of Nowell Road, Rose Hill, was jailed for six years at Oxford Crown Court today after admitting a serious sexual assault. The court heard Edwards
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CRICKET: Day one of Test abandoned in Antigua
The first day of the second Test match between West Indies and England in Antigua has been abandoned after ten balls due to the state of the outfield. After a rain interruption, West Indies' bowlers were struggling to keep their footing on the outfield
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Man jailed for violent sex attack on Oxford student
A 43-year-old man has been jailed for a violent sex attack on a student. Mark Edwards, 43, of Nowell Road, Rose Hill, was jailed for six years at Oxford Crown Court today after admitting assault by penetration. The court heard Edwards
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TABLE TENNIS: Town and gown share the spoils
Honours were even at the annual Town v Gown contest, staged by Oxford University at Iffley Road. Oxford City won the men’s event, while the honours in the ladies’ competition went to the university. In the men’s contest, a solid team performance from
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GREYHOUNDS: Droopy has to do it all again!
Oxford Stadium make a second attempt to stage the Pattinson Construction Trafalgar Puppy Cup heats tonight following last weekend's postponement due to the heavy snow. The connections of all the runners have been very co-operative over the disappointment
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TABLE TENNIS: Forum A suffer a setback
Division 1 leaders Forum A slipped up as they were held to a 5-5 draw by Gladiators A. Although Karl Bushell was undefeated again, Forum could only field a two-man team, and Gladiators took full advantage to gain some unexpected points. British Rail
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GREYHOUNDS: Peterson gets kennel boost
Oxford's youngest trainer Michael Peterson has taken in another 14 greyhounds from Ireland to swell his kennel to almost 100. He is keen on Doggie Gabana who posted a 29.00 secs run at Shelbourne Park. Peterson is considering promoting Irish Greyhound
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GREYHOUNDS: Board to hold enquiry
The Greyhound Board of Great Britain are to hold an enquiry after the 12.47 race at Friday's BAGS meeting was declared void when it was discovered that two dogs were wearing the trap six jacket. Stewards at Oxford will also investigate what went wrong
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BILLIARDS: Fieldside keep up pressure
Fieldside joined Riley A at the top of Division 1 after a 3-0 win at Oracle in the Oxford & District League. Mick Chapman (+90) put Fieldside in front with a 150-111 victory over Phil Wesland (+110), and then Bob Chivers (-30) overcame Shaun Lewis (
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MOTORSPORT: Sargeant's solid start
Didcot rally driver Jonathan Sargeant braved the snow and ice at the Wyedean Forest Rally in Chepstow, South Wales – the first round of the British Trials and Rally Drivers Association Championships. Starting early in the morning, the tracks in the Forest
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BOXING: Flynn into last four
Last week’s snow and freezing conditions put paid to most fishing at the weekend. Water temperatures plummeted and most stillwaters froze over, but the weather appears to be getting warmer, although it will take a bit of time to get all that snow water
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SNOOKER: Abingdon out of plate
Premier Division side Abingdon RBL A bowed out of the Gentworks Oxford & District League’s Buildbase Plate after a 4-3 defeat to Division 1 outfit Green Road Club A, following a sudden-death frame. Andy Benwell got Green Road off to a great start, winning
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SWIMMING: Kidlington fourth
Kidlington & Gosford finished fourth in a Novice/C Grade gala at Stoke Mandeville. There were excellent swims from newcomers Zara Khan, Rececca Richens, Ruth Harrington, Owen Daley and Marshall Taylor. Personal bests: C Brown (50m freestyle), C Ridewood
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Community centre raided twice
Police are appealing for information after two burglaries at Cutteslowe Community Centre, Oxford. The centre was broken into between 10am on Monday, February 2, and 8.30am on Tuesday, February 3,and then again between 6pm on Friday, February 6, and
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Spate of thefts from vans
Thieves stole tools and other items from five parked cars and vans during a spree in west Oxfordshire. Police are appealing for witnesses after the spate of thefts on Thursday night and the early hours of today. Tools were stolen from vans in South
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Centre burgled twice
Burglars struck twice at an Oxford community centre. Police are appealing for information after Cutteslowe Community Centre, in Wren Road, Cutteslowe, was raided between 10am on Monday, February 2 and 8.30am the following morning. They struck again
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ANGLING: Feeling the big freeze
Last week’s snow and freezing conditions put paid to most fishing at the weekend. Water temperatures plummeted and most stillwaters froze over, but the weather appears to be getting warmer, although it will take a bit of time to get all that snow water
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ANGLING: Busmen cash in
Mostof last Sunday’s match programme fell by the wayside because of weather and safety issues, but a few intrepid matchmen ventured out. Only three anglers turned up for the Oxford Bus AC match on their ‘school waters’ which was fished on a backwater
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Computer firm bucks recession
SCHOOLS computer company RM is bucking the recession, having expanded its workforce by more than 100 over the past year. Spokesman Fiona McLean said: “We have seen no indication of reduced spending in our markets. In fact RM’s headcount has grown.”
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30 jobs to go at Oxford Instruments
THIRTY more jobs are likely to go at high-tech company Oxford Instruments, on top of 50 redundancies announced in November. Chief executive Jonathan Flint said jobs would go in the Molecular Biotools division, which had been hit by cutbacks in pharmaceutical
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Vehicles attacked in Witney area
Police are appealing for witnesses after a number of vehicles were broken into last night in West Oxfordshire. Tools were stolen from vans in South Lawn, Witney, Back Lane, Eynsham, and Beanhill Road, Ducklington. A satnav cable and
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BASKETBALL: Braves out to spring surprise
Oxhoops Braves' superb run in the National Founders Cup faces its biggest test tomorrow when they travel to take on mighty Kingston Wildcats in the play-offs. Braves, a team selected from the best players in Oxfordshire, are highly excited
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Getting Fresh (ideas, we mean!)
IF EATING red pepper mousse out of a heart-shaped dish just isn’t your thing, then you’ll be pleased to hear that Cupid has come up with an alternative way to woo your loved one this Valentine’s Day, writes Katherine MacAlister. Yes, food is still involved
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Making a meal of love
Paul Stammers explores his romantic side to come up with Oxford’s perfect eateries for wooing a loved one this Valentine’s Day. THE CHERWELL BOATHOUSE, Bardwell Road, Oxford 01865 552746 UNTIL recently perceived as resting on its laurels,
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Go For Looks Every Time
Despite what everyone tells you, looks really can be more important than personality. And that goes for wine too. How? Well, imagine this scenario – you’re flat broke, you’ve been invited out to dinner (it could be your boss, your boyfriend’s parents
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Sparkling Valentine's Ideas
This Valentine’s Day The Guide’s wine connoisseur JESSICA MANN says there’s no need to blow it on bubbles... TOMORROW is Valentine’s Day and you (yes, you) have forgotten to book dinner at a trendy Oxfordshire restaurant. Maybe, you
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Suspect at large
A man wanted by police for a string of armed robberies remains at large this morning. Detectives named Jon Shirley, 23, as the man they want to speak to about an armed robbery at BP garage in Cherwell Drive, in Marston, and 11 other linked
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Scaring up a little romance (no, really!)
Marcus Nispel, who directed the 2003 remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, helms this revamp of the seminal 1980 chiller about a masked psychopath running amok at Camp Crystal Lake. In this new incarnation, Clay Miller (Jared Padalecki) is searching
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Cute movie has pedigree
While The Pink Panther 2 leaves us caterwauling for mercy this week, Hotel For Dogs turns out to be a decidedly finer pedigree of comedy, adapted from the book by Lois Duncan. Thor Freudenthal ignores the advice about working with children
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The stalls are alive with the sound of music...
KATHERINE MACALISTER delves behind the scenes for a peek at the winning formula that is Sing-a-long-a Sound of Music. WACKY’S our middle name,” Sing-A-Long-A Sound of Music’s Simon Thomas tells me, and he’s not kidding. We all know about
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Panther should be pink with shame
The razor-sharp intellects of Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple would struggle to unravel The Curious Case Of The Completely Pointless Sequel. Let’s review the evidence: the death of Shawn Levy's 2006 remake of The Pink Panther at the box office
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A taste of tropical climes
Househunters seeking to forget the winter blues are being urged to view a property in North Oxford which evokes memories of warmer climes. The house in Woodstock Road has front and rear gardens which have been landscaped with palm trees and semi-tropical
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Converted mill offers eco-friendly lifestyle
Over the last decade developers have made determined efforts to make their properties more suitable for a green lifestyle. But even with the greatest will in the world, few of us will ever achieve that of a mill conversion near Wantage. The apartment
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Half-Term lifelines!
AS IF being snowed in wasn’t enough, now there’s half-term to contend with. And if your inspirational bank is empty then you can rest assured – Oxfordshire has done you proud with some great ideas here to keep your little darlings busy all
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Longing For Truck!
RICHARD BELL has a bittersweet night taking in the sounds of Equitruck 4 at Oxford’s Jericho Tavern... FIRST things first – tomorrow is Valentine’s Day night, and as everyone under 80 knows, the best place to find ‘lurve’ is on the dance floor
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Today's local share prices (AM)
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Love Is...Green!
Stop! In the name of love… TIM HUGHES solves all your Valentine’s quandaries by setting the lights to green for a colour-coordinated Valentine’s night. MUSIC” in the words of the great 19th century American musician and poet Sidney Lanier, “is
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Heart of Glas
TIM HUGHES gets a taste of modern romance - Scottish style - courtesy of the big-hearted Glasvegas. WITH melodramatic songs about family break-up, infidelity, depression and stabbing, its hard to imagine a less romantic band than Scotland’s Glasvegas
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Children hurt in M40 crash
A woman and her three children suffered minor injuries in a crash on the M40 near Oxford this morning. The accident, involving a lorry and a 4x4, happened shortly after 7am on the northbound carriageway, between junctions 8 and 8A. A
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Flood Watch: Latest situation in Oxon
Low-lying land and roads across Oxfordshire are still at risk of being flooded, according to the Environment Agency this morning. There are Flood Watches on the River Windrush from Bourton to Newbridge, the River Thames from Days Lock, Little
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MGLive! roars into Silverstone
The MG Car Club, has announced MGLive!, the new name for its traditional Silverstone International meeting. For the 59th anniversary of the event the club has created a new event with a range of new features, including an enhanced live arena
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Taking it easy
Every car needs that little something to make it stand out. Renault’s Koleos ‘crossover’ has it, and it comes in the most unlikely form. It is not that it has particularly stunning looks, superb specification, nor incredible off-road ability
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Woman and children suffer minor injuries in M40 smash
A woman and her three children suffered minor injuries in a crash on the M40 near Oxford this morning. The accident, involving a lorry and a 4x4, happened shortly after 7am on the northbound carriageway, between junctions 8 and 8A. A spokesman
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Flood Watch latest
Low-lying land and roads across Oxfordshire are still at risk of being flooded, according to the Environment Agency today. There are Flood Watches on the River Windrush from Bourton to Newbridge, the River Thames from Days Lock, Little Wittenham
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OAPs rebel on bus plans
Plans to pedestrianise Oxford’s main city streets and keep buses out of Queen Street have outraged pensioners. About 100 OAPs filled the Town Hall yesterday to question Oxfordshire County Council over its ‘Transform Oxford’ scheme, set to begin this
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OAPs speak up on buses
We are not a nation renowned for its moaning. By and large we manage to tolerate things. But democracy is all about making your voice heard – and yesterday scores of pensioners gathered at Oxford Town Hall to do just that. Their beef? A potential
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Fly your flag
We hope a sea of colour will greet Oxford United, at the appropiate times, when they play Barrow at the Kassam Stadium tomorrow. But it could all have been very different had the club acted hastily by banning flags after receiving complaints about
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Rubbish backlog 'will be fixed'
Residents of an Oxford estate have been promised the rubbish mounting up outside their homes will be cleared by this weekend — weather permitting. People living in Blackbird Leys should have had their blue recycling bins taken away last Friday, but
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Wilder: No slip-ups
CHRIS Wilder is urging his Oxford United team to forget the recent interruptions and get back on their winning run when Barrow arrive in town tomorrow, writes JON MURRAY. It's been almost two weeks without a game for both clubs because of
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Grant cuts threaten centres
The future of Oxford’s community centres hangs in the balance amid a string of Town Hall cost cuts, it was revealed last night. Worries were sparked after it emerged the city council was axing grants which cover business rates for 22 of its
