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New date for Kettering
Oxford United’s Blue Square Premier game at Kettering has been rearranged for Thursday, March 19 (7.45pm). The match is not all-ticket and United have been allocated 319 seats plus 915 terrace places. Prices are £2 cheaper if bought in advance. The
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FOOTBALL: Sullivan issue warning
Kieran Sullivan has warned his players against complacency when Banbury United visit Hellenic League side Hook Norton in the quarter-finals of the Oxfordshire Senior Cup on Tuesday (7.15). On Saturday, Banbury made it two victories in a row in the Southern
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MOTORSPORT: Honda's hopes dealt a big blow
Honda Racing's hopes of competing in Formula 1 this season appear to have suffered a crucial blow as their Japanese bosses have stated they cannot find a "serious buyer" for the team. The news comes after F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone revealed an offer
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DARTS: Swan's unbeaten run is cut to shreds by Shears
Original Swan A’s unbeaten record in the Men’s Premier Section of the Greene King Oxford & District Darts Association was left in tatters as they crashed to an 8-1 defeat at home to Shears. The visitors stormed into a winning 5-0 lead with Dave Exell
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Grandad molested schoolgirls, jury told
A grandfather picked up two truanting schoolgirls before giving them vodka and sexually abusing them, a jury heard today. One of the girls told Oxford Crown Court she screamed as Carl Forrester, 55, attacked her on the sofa after driving her
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Appeal for crash witness on B4027 near Kidlington
Police have pleaded for an elderly man who may have witnessed a car crash that left a woman in hospital fighting for her life to come forward. The 26-year-old driver of a Toyota Yaris, who police have not named, was seriously injured during
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Churches burgled
Burglars have targeted two churches in one week. On Wednesday two pewter mugs were taken from St Peter’s Church, in Charney Bassett, near Wantage. And between Wednesday and Friday last week, a collection box was taken from St Denys Church, in Stanford
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Police letters sent to mums over Oxford estate tearaways
YOBS and rowdy youngsters on an Oxford estate face a new way to curb their antisocial behaviour – a letter sent home to mum and dad. Police and council officers have hand-delivered 30 letters to parents of children living in Blackbird Leys
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Burglars steal laptops in East Oxford
Burglars stole a hoard of electrical goods after forcing their way inside a house in East Oxford. Burglars got into the house in Hurst Street between 9pm on Friday and 1am on Saturday through a rear window and stole two laptops, two MP3 players
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Fresh plea on country road smash
Police tonight renewed an appeal for witnesses after a woman was seriously injured in a crash near Bletchingdon. The crash happened just after 9am on January 31, on the B4027 Islip Road near Bletchingdon, when a silver Toyota Yaris and a white
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SHOWBIZ: Penny Lancaster joins Ribbon Walk
Penny Lancaster, the model and wife of singer Rod Stewart, will take part in the Blenheim Palace and Cotswolds Ribbon Walk on Saturday, May 30. This is the fifth year the walk for Breast Cancer Care has taken place and is to support the 46,000
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Family pay tribute to road death victim
Tributes have been paid to a sport-loving grandfather-of-seven who was found dead in an Oxford city centre street. Frederick Carter, of Vicarage Road, in Oxford, was found at the junction of St Aldate’s and Speedwell Street in the early hours
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Burglar struck at school five times
A teenage burglar who broke into an Oxford school five times was today jailed for more than two years. Robert Richens stole a flat screen TV, a games console and games from St Edward’s School in Woodstock Road on November 21 last year. The 18-year-old
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RUGBY UNION: Chinnor outclassed
Chinnor 19, Canterbury 53 Chinnor were outclassed by a dynamic Canterbury side whose back three posed a massive threat throughout this National 3 South clash. Canterbury were stronger and faster than Chinnor, who were on the back foot
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RUGBY UNION: Bowers cites slow start
Chinnor coach Jason Bowers felt his side paid for a slow start against a very strong Canterbury side. He said: “It was disappointing. I thought we didn’t come out of the blocks as we would have liked. “They were a good quality side and showed, when
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RUGBY UNION: Quins are overrun
Oxford Harlequins were hammered 60-5 at Bracknell in South West 1, with sloppy tackling and poor decision-making not helping their cause. Two penalties from centre Ben Nowak put Bracknell 6-0 up, but Quins hit back with a classy try on 18 minutes. The
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RUGBY UNION: Risbridger gives Grove the boot
Steve Risbridger’s boot earned Bicester a 27-13 derby success over Grove that saw them pull well clear of the bottom of Southern Counties North. Scrum half Risbridger kicked five penalties and a conversion, plus a series of fine clearances in what was
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RUGBY UNION: Missed kicks cost Henley
Kicking proved the difference as Henley Hawks continued their poor form with a 32-24 home defeat to Dings Crusaders in National 3 South. Both sides bagged four tries, but Dings fly half Adam Westall slotted 12 points with the boot, compared to two conversions
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RUGBY UNION: Wallingford edged out
Wallingford were pipped 22-18 in a tough, physical game at Swanage & Wareham in South West 2 East. The visitors commanded the early exchages and took the lead with a penalty from fly half Jackson Sayce. Wallingford kept up the pressure, with lock Mike
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RUGBY UNION: Thiele stars as Gosford struggle
Gosford All Blacks fell to a 54-10 home defeat against Broadmoor Staff in the BB&O Premier Division. New Zealander Dan Thiele had a fine game at centre, but Broadmoor were mobile, strong and effective. Broadmoor opened up with a try from full back
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St Aldate's road death: Family pays tribute to grandad of 7
Tributes have been paid to a sport-loving grandfather-of-seven who was found dead in an Oxford city centre street. Frederick Carter, of Vicarage Road, in Oxford, was found at the junction of St Aldate’s and Speedwell Street in the early hours
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HOCKEY: Terrific Trigg slams four
Abingdon's Will Trigg hit four goals as his side beat bottom-of-the-table Leighton Buzzard 6-0 at Tilsley Park in Division 1. After a nervous start, Abingdon took the lead after ten minutes when they won two quick penalty corners, from which Trigg's
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HOCKEY: Hawks ladies have bad day at the office
Oxford Hawks Ladies’ Division 1 title hopes in the South Clubs' League received a major blow as they lost 2-1 to Havant at Banbury Road North. The result sent them down from second to fourth place in the table, seven points off leaders Buckingham
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HOCKEY: Rover taught a lesson
Rover Oxford were crushed 8-2 at home in Women’s Conference West by top-of-the-table University of Birmingham. With a small squad of 13, Rover worked hard against a fit squad of 16, three of whom were just back from Australia with Great Britain Under
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Amateurs help compile 'Hitchhiker's Guide to Galaxies'
Astronomers at Oxford University are calling on the world’s armchair star-gazers to help them in a new quest to identify mysterious galactic objects. The scientists will make 250,000 pictures available to about 150,000 online volunteers, to
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Oxbridge rivals salsa into the records
Rival universities Oxford and Cambridge united on the dance floor to raise money for charity – and set a new record. Sports clubs from around the country met at Wolfson College, Oxford, for the 12-hour non-stop salsa marathon on Saturday. Hannah
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Misery of mystery noise
A mystery noise has forced a woman living in a block of ten flats to spend nights in a £50-a-night bed and breakfast. Deborah Atsoparthis, 54, of Manor Court, High Street, Kidlington, said the noise kept her awake for months until she finally lost
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Friends get in shape
Three friends working at a recruitment agency in Oxford are gearing up for this year’s OX5 Run. The women work at Allen Associates, which is sponsoring the annual charity event along with the Oxford Mail and Motorworld. Recruitment consultant Eleanor
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'Misery' of Kidlington mystery noise
A mystery noise has forced a woman living in a block of 10 flats to spend nights in a £50-a-night bed and breakfast. Deborah Atsoparthis, 54, of Manor Court, High Street, Kidlington, said the noise kept her awake for months until she finally
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Workers get a reprieve
Forty workers who faced losing their jobs if planning permission was not given to develop former farmland have been given a reprieve. Councillors were due to decide last week whether to let them use land at Akeman Street, Chesterton, for commercial use
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Renting is the way to go
I am constantly outraged at public transport prices. When I’m in charge of this half-baked country – and one day I surely shall be – public transport will be totally free. Until then, I’ll be more than happy to rely on the bike rental system that the
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Town does its bit for the troops
Carterton will turn yellow again next month as part of an annual celebration to mark the efforts of service men and women in the armed forces. The Yellow Ribbon Foundation, set up by Carterton residents Emma Cheedy and Victoria Evans in 2005, will mark
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Oxfordshire volunteer celebrates 10 years of helping people with learning difficulties
A VOLUNTEER from west Oxfordshire has celebrated a decade of raising awareness of people living with learning disabilities. Neal Kinsella, 36, from Finstock, near Witney, joined disabled charity My Life My Choice, in Park End Street, Oxford
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Pitt Rivers Museum set to reopen
A date has been set for the reopening of one of Oxford’s most famous museums. The Pitt Rivers in Parks Road reopens on May 1 after being closed since last July for a £1.6m revamp. A new entrance platform, which allows visitors to enter
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Youngsters get cooking lessons at Oxford pub
The owners of The Black Boy pub in Oxford are hoping to inspire a future Jamie Oliver or Nigella Lawson – with weekly cookery classes for four- to 12-year-olds. Abi Rose and Chris Bentham took over the gastropub in Old High Street, Headington
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Street death pensioner named
A pensioner found dead in a road in Oxford city centre has been named. Frederick Carter, 73, of Vicarage Road, Oxford, was found at the junction of St Aldates and Speedwell Street in the early hours of Thursday morning. He suffered multiple head injuries
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Cards show incinerator impact
Postcards depicting what the view from a village will be like if an £100m incinerator gets the go-ahead have been distributed around Bucknell, near Bicester. Residents are being urged to have their say before public consultation over the proposal
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Dancin' Oxford gets underway
PEOPLE boogied on down in the street for the launch of the third Dancin’ Oxford festival. On Saturday, shoppers in Templars Square, Cowley, were treated to a range of performances to kick off the annual event. Dance groups from across Oxfordshire entertained
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Today's local share prices (PM)
AEA Technology 16.5 BMW 1836 Electrocomponents 117.25 Nationwide Accident Repair 116.5 Oxford Biomedica 7.25 Oxford Catalysts 57.5 Oxford Instruments 142.25 Reed Elsevier 518.75 RM 169.25 RPS Group 144.75 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley, Abingdon
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GPs move into state-of-art surgery
SNOW and ice could not stop doctors moving into their new state of the art surgery as two of Banbury’s longest running GP practices, Horsefair and West Bar, moved to South Bar House, on the corner of South Bar and Bloxham Road. The practices
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Banbury man plans to walk, row and cycle 1,200 miles
A BANBURY company boss plans to walk, row and cycle almost 1,200 miles from the Scilly Isles to the Shetland Islands in just 25 days. Intrepid Andrew Fairbairn, 51, hopes to raise thousands of pounds to send disabled African children to school
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Pub tells customers: We'll take euros
YOU could be forgiven for thinking you had walked into a bar in Paris or Madrid . . . but The Kings Head pub, in Fritwell, is pulling in the punters with an unusual cash incentive – the chance to spend euros. Landlord Gregor Stevenson hopes
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Taking the high road with Updike and Shute
Last week I was holidaying north of the border and we went by train, so I travelled light. Instead of taking a car boot full of books I selected only one from my collection - Bech A Book by John Updike. First published by Penguin in 1972, this was
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Down the Pitt's
INTERIOR: PLUSH HOLLYWOOD MANSION. BRAD PITT AND ANGELINA JOLIE SIT FACING EACH OTHER AT A HUGE TABLE PICKING OVER THE REMAINS OF THEIR BULGER WHEAT SALAD. Brad: I can't believe it, Sean Penn. Don't the academy know how easy it is to play gay
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They'll be a blue rinse over the White Cliffs of Dover.....
Chatting to old Chuffer last night he told me with a tear glistening in the corner of his eye that he had still not heard from Marylin. The tear though could have been due to the fact he had pranged his car on Saturday night and his no-claims bonus
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'No serious buyer' for Honda F1 team
Honda Racing's hopes of competing in Formula One this season appear to have suffered a crucial blow as their Japanese bosses said today they could not find a "serious buyer" for the Brackley-based team. The news comes after F1 supremo Bernie
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Today's local share prices (AM)
AEA Technology 16.25 BMW 1891 Electrocomponents 122.25 Nationwide Accident Repair 116.5 Oxford Biomedica 7.2 Oxford Catalyst 57.5 Oxford Instruments 142.75 Reed Elsevier 530.75 RM 172.75 RPS Group 144.75 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley, Abingdon
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Kettering match rearranged
Oxford United's Blue Square Premier game at Kettering has been rearranged for Thursday March 19 (7.45). The match is not all-ticket and United have been allocated 319 seats plus 915 terrace places. Prices are £2 cheaper if bought in advance. The game
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M40: Rescue crews recover overturned lorry
A lorry overturned on the M40 in Oxfordshire this morning. Traffic is now flowing again on the motorway, following the accident before 7am on the northbound carriageway, between junction six at Lewknor and junction seven for Thame. Recovery
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Wilder ready for big push
Chris Wilder hopes to make one last signing as Oxford United prepare for the final push towards the play-offs. The U’s boss wants to bring in a left-sided defender, because there are still doubts over whether Shane Killock will be fit to return
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BMW CULL: Workers arrive to discover fate
Hundreds of workers at the BMW plant in Cowley arrived at the factory this morning to find out if they still had a job. Trade union representatives and protesters were also at the gates. 500 would find out if they still had a job, while
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BMW CULL: Union to discuss job cuts
UNIONS will hold a meeting tomorrow in the Town Hall to discuss the cull of BMW workers at Cowley. Hundreds more agency staff arrived at the Cowley Plant this morning to learn if they were among the 850 set to lose their jobs. Staff were due to start
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Mini: Unions meet on job cuts
Unions will hold a meeting tomorrow in the Town Hall to discuss the cull of BMW workers at Cowley. Hundreds more agency staff arrived at the Cowley Plant this morning to learn if they were among the 850 set to lose their jobs. Staff
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Oxford to get rent-a-cycle scheme
CYCLISTS will be able to hire bikes for the first time next year — and may even be able to use them free for half-an-hour. Oxfordshire County Council is spending at least £70,000 to set up the 24-hour scheme in the city with 90 bicycles available
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Put an end to cycle of woe
IT SEEMS we never get bored of pointing out the stark difference between us Brits and our European brothers and sisters. We have all been involved in conversations about how European cities work... while in the UK they don’t. In Blighty, a train can
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Yellow pride restored
OXFORD United’s phenomenal run of form continued on Saturday. The 1-0 win over Mansfield followed a string of wins, which means the U’s have leapt from flirting with relegation to dabbling at the top end of the table. Many teams around them have games
