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RESULTS: April 4/5
FOOTBALL BLUE SQUARE PREMIER Oxford Utd 2, Histon 1. BRITISH GAS BUSINESS SOUTHERN LEAGUE Premier Div: Banbury Utd 3, Hemel Hempstead 0; Oxford C 1, Stourbridge 1. Div 1 South & West: Bracknell Tn 1, Abingdon Utd 0; Didcot Tn 1, Gosport 0; North
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Wilder’s joy, Fallon’s pain
Oxford United boss Chris Wilder hailed his side after their crucial win – but Histon counterpart Steve Fallon was fuming. Wilder said afterwards: “This has given us a massive boost and we really believe that, if we can win our last five games
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FOOTBALL:City’s play-off hopes dented
Oxford City 1 (Gunn 28) Stourbridge 1 (Broadhurst 26) Oxford City’s outside hopes of making the Premier Division play-offs suffered a further blow as they were held at home by Stourbridge. Mark Lambert fired in a decent early effort, but keeper Lewis
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FOOTBALL: Banbury enjoy a booster
Banbury Utd 3 (Bridges 6, Redknap 58, Stone 90) Hemel Hempstead Tn 0 Banbury United kept alive their hopes of beating the drop from the Premier Division with a magnificent victory against promotion-chasing Hemel Hempstead Town at Spen-cer Stadium on
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FOOTBALL: North Leigh fall to leaders Truro
North Leigh 0 Truro City 1 (Yetton 37) North Leigh's five-game winning run in Division 1 South & West was ended by leaders Truro City at Eynsham Park. The Cornish side edged nearer to promotion thanks to Stewart Yetton’s first-half
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FOOTBALL: Abingdon fall again
Bracknell Tn 1 (Thomas 61) Abingdon Utd 0 Abingdon United produced a lacklustre display as they slipped to their third successive defeat in Division 1 South & West against relegation candidates Bracknell. The home side kicked off down the slope with
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FOOTBALL: Thompson’s treble fires up Witney
Abingdon Tn 2 (Green 42, Fowler 76) Witney Utd 5 (Wickens 20, Thompson 37, 61, 90, McMahon 50) Ben Thompson hit a hat-trick to keep Witney United’s promotion hopes bubbling in the Premier Division with a victory which added to Abingdon Town’s relegation
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FOOTBALL: Letcombe let it slip at the death
Letcombe 3 (Claydon 30, Pendell 83, Gifford 85) Tytherington Rocks 3 (Taylor 59, 89, Ward 87) Letcombe’s promotion hopes in Division 1 West were dented as they conceded two goals in the last three minutes to have victory snatched from
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Oxford fundraiser starts Zimbabwe clown bike ride
AFTER a 12-hour drive, a father-of-three has begun his cycle ride across Zimbabwe dressed as a clown to meet Robert Mugabe. Richard Pantlin, from Hurst Street, Oxford, flew into South Africa and then crossed the border ready to start his journey across
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Bikers' gifts give Oxford Children's Hospital kids a boost
BIG-HEARTED bikers brought smiles to the faces of poorly youngsters by delivering dozens of Easter eggs to Oxford Children’s Hospital. Youngsters watched out of the windows as about 50 bikers roared up to the hospital in convoy yesterday carrying piles
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Tents better than shelter say Oxford's homeless
HOMELESS people have created their own camp after shunning Oxford’s Night Shelter, we can reveal. Four people have pitched tents in a field next to the Bulstake Stream in Osney to avoid the city centre facility. The rough sleepers said
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It's Postman Vyt and his electric van
POSTAL workers in East Oxford are going to work on an egg-shaped delivery vehicle — one of only two in the country. The French-made Matra vehicle runs on electricity and for the past few weeks it has been used by postmen to deliver mail to
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Oxford historian has a burning desire . . . to celebrate Danish invasion
A HISTORIAN is set to ask city councillors for money to pay for a celebration of Oxford being burned to the ground. Retired history teacher Roger Jenking is asking for £5,000 for a commemoration of the 1,000th ann-iversary of Oxford being set ablaze
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Why runners are doing the London Marathon
A MOTHER-of-two is hoping to raise £10,000 in memory of her late husband. Sarah Thompson is running the London Marathon on Sunday, April 26, in aid of Leukemia Research after husband Andrew, 53, died from the disease two years ago. Mrs
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Free opera tickets to thank nurses
A FORMER patient at the John Radcliffe Hospital is offering nurses free tickets to the opera to say thanks for their care and attention. Book editor Cherry Mosteshar, 52, has sung the praises of nurses who cared for her during 10 days of tests at the
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City jobs safe at components firm
An electrical parts supplier has said jobs at its city base are safe, despite plans to cut almost 500 workers after announcing a five per cent year-on-year drop in sales. Electrocomponents Plc, which has a head office in Oxford Business Park, Cowley,
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Search for missing teenager
Police have appealed for help to find a 14-year-old Banbury girl. Tessa Stephens was last seen on Wednesday, April 1, in Banbury. She is described as white, about 5ft 5ins tall, with brown hair, which she wears in a pony tail, and hazel-coloured
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Button wins rain-hit Malaysian Grand Prix
Jenson Button won a rain-shortened Malaysian Grand Prix for Brackley's Brawn GP team. It was the second successive win for Button who started from pole position. Nick Heidfeld was second for BMW and Timo Glock was third for Toyota.
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Cats killed in house fire
A family escaped from their burning house yesterday — but were unable to save their three cats. The couple and their two children fled the fire at the house in Ash Lane, Ambrosden, near Bicester, but the blaze killed their three cats. Two fire crews
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Arrest after report of assault on PCSO
A man in his 30s was arrested after a police community support officer was hit in East Oxford on Saturday. Officers were called to in Manzil Way at about 5.20pm after reports the PCSO had been attacked by a drunk man. Police spokesman
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Barton wrestlers pick up gold medals
JUNIOR wrestlers from Oxford are going from strength to strength after throwing and pinning their way to eight podium finishes at two major competitions. Members of Oxford City Wrestling Club, who train in a room at Barton Pool on Wednesday
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Wallingford rent freeze to help Charter Market traders
THE future of Wallingford’s Friday market is safe according to stallholders who have thanked town councillors for freezing rents on their pitches. Wallingford Town Council agreed the move to help traders affected by the recession and protect
