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Students show promise
Oxford UCCE produced a promising batting display on the second and final day of their game against Warwickshire in the Parks. In reply to Warwicks’ 141-6 dec, they made 253 with useful contributions coming from Matt Watson (49) and Ed Young (46). When
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FOOTBALL: City win eight-goal thriller
Oxford City went goal crazy in the British Gas Business Southern League Premier Division on Tuesday night, beating Cleveden 5-3 as James Faulkner bagged a hat-trick at Court Place Farm. Andy Gunn hit the bar from a Mark Bell corner before Faulkner
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U's stand firm on Constable
OXFORD United have insisted again that James Constable will be their player next season, despite reports from Shrosphire that Shrewsbury manager Paul Simpson isn't happy with the situation. The U's say they do not want to make any further comment. But
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YORK 0, OXFORD UTD 0
A SUPERB penalty save by Billy Turley couldn't lift Oxford United enough to get the win they desperately needed at KitKat Crescent last night. The U's were held goalless by a York side desperate for points at the other end of the table, and it leaves
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County council rejects call to monitor road noise
CAMPAIGNERS were left fuming today after Oxfordshire county councillors threw out a motion calling for noise levels on the county’s roads to be measured. Liberal Democrat councillor Dermot Roaf tabled a motion to the full council, inviting
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HALF-TIME: York 0, Oxford 0
Oxford United keeper Billy Turley saved a penalty to keep his side's play-off hopes alive. Turley kept out Onome Sodje's spot-kick after 20 minutes as the teams went into half-time all square. As well as winning the game, United will be hoping Stevenage
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McLaren called before FIA council
McLaren face the threat of serious sanctions after being summoned to appear before an extraordinary meeting of the World Motor Sport Council in Paris on April 29. The team are deemed to be in breach of the FIA's International Sporting Code relating
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FOOTBALL: Grimsley's double sees off Minster
Charlbury Town increased their lead at the top of the Witney & District FA Premier Division with a 4-0 win against Minster Lovell, writes Anthony Barlow. Martin Grimsley (2), Craig McCallum and Matt Smith were the scorers. Hailey lost 1-0 against Spartan
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Bus incident: Boy still in intensive care
An eight-year-old boy was still in intensive care tonight after being hit by an Oxford Bus Company park-and-ride bus, at the junction of Marston and Headington roads, Oxford, on Sunday afternoon. His condition was described as “serious but
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Sentence adjourned on sex text messager
An RAF serviceman who sent sexually explicit text messages to an 11-year-old girl had his sentencing adjourned today. William Craig, 22, part of the ground staff at RAF Brize Norton, admitted seven charges of making indecent photographs of
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FOOTBALL: Faringdon end Harwell hopes
A brave fightback by Harwell Village could not prevent Faringdon reaching the North Berks League Charity Cup final with a 3-2 victory, writes Andy Wells. Two goals midway through the first half of their semi-final from Seb Kolodzaeczyk and Darryl Pugh
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FOOTBALL: Conway stars in double delight
Tom Conway starred as Abingdon United posted two away wins in the space of three days in the Youth Conference League with a 2-1 victory at St Albans followed by a 3-0 triumph at Wycombe. Conway fired Abingdon into a fifth-minute lead against
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FOOTBALL: Hughes blasts six of the best
Jacob Hughes smashed a six-timer as Tower Hill stormed to an 11-1 victory over Grendon Rangers in the Giles Sports Witney Youth League Under 13 A League. Daniel Bullock hammered a hat-trick, while Luke Turner bagged a brace. Nick Bates replied. In the
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Burglary trial hears of hat clue
A man told a jury a burglar lost his Panama hat as he fled from an open window of his flat. Ben Hedgedus woke to find a burglar wearing a white hat with a black band in his Walton Street flat before chasing him out. The man jumped out
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Carterton man jailed over car crash lie
A motorist who lied about his car being stolen after crashing it into a roundabout has been jailed. Oxford Crown Court heard Olivier Robinson, 25, was caught when his DNA was found on the car’s airbag after the crash in November last year. He had a previous
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Nik Kershaw signs up for Cropredy
Two more acts have been added to the line-up for this summer’s Fairport Convention festival in Cropredy. Eighties star Nik Kershaw and singer-songwriter Scott Matthews will be playing at the festival in August.
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Burglary jury told of Panama hat clue
A FATHER told a jury a burglar lost his Panama hat as he fled from an open window of his flat. Ben Hedgedus woke to find a burglar wearing a white hat with a black band in his Walton Street flat before chasing him out. The man jumped out of the window
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FOOTBALL: Deadly Conway leads rampage
Oxford Irish reached the RT Harris Oxford City FA County Junior League Cup final with a 5-0 thrashing of Union Street. Thomas Conway fired a double, with strikes from Declan Hartigan and Robbie Brown and an own-goal completing their tally. In the Premier
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FOOTBALL: Bulls boosts Stonesfield
Joe Bull scored the winner as Stonesfield boosted their fight against relegation with a shock 2-1 win against Oxfordshire Senior League Premier Division title-chasers Garsington. Alex Fosaranti gave Garsington the lead, only for Stonesfield to level
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FOOTBALL: Wyatt strike seals cup joy
Chadlington booked their place in the Oxfordshire Senior League President’s Cup final, with a hard-fought 1-0 win away to nine-man Fritwell. A strike from player-manager Robbie Wyatt was enough to set up a meeting with either Bletchingdon or Hinksey
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Guilty of £35,000 benefit fraud
Patricia Colcutt, 34, of Burgan Close, Cowley, Oxford, was given a 10-month suspended sentence, ordered to carry out 150 hours of community service and ordered to pay £250 costs after she admitted at Oxford Crown Court fraudulently claiming more than
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BUS ACCIDENT: Boy still in intensive care
An eight-year-old boy was still in intensive care tonight after being hit by an Oxford Bus Company park-and-ride bus, at the junction of Marston and Headington roads, Oxford, on Sunday afternoon. His condition was described as “serious but stable”.
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Burglar jailed for three years
A prolific burglar who stole alcohol worth £1,684 from Bicester Golf and Country Club has been jailed for three years. Michael Sestanovich, 26, of no fixed abode, admitted at Oxford Crown Court breaking into the club in Chesterton in January. In the
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FOOTBALL: Yellows in cup glory
OXFORD Yellows stormed out of the blocks in the League Cup final – and secured a 2-0 victory over Barton United to lift the trophy, writes GEOFF BOWER. It took them just five minutes to break the deadlock, Sean Flaherty latching onto a loose ball to
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FOOTBALL: Pirates sink Wanderers
PUNCHBOWL Pirates sank Leys Wanderers without trace to reach the final of the Autotype UTV League's Alan Alder Trophy, writes Tim Siret. Pirates thrashed their rivals 12-0, Luke McIntosh leading the way with a hat-trick. Liam Barson and Reece Blatherwick
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GIRLS FOOTBALL: Harris hits terrific trio
Jordan Harris hit a hat-trick in Didcot Casuals’ 7-0 win over Oxford City in the Under 10 Cup semi-final, second leg, which saw them go through 10-1 on aggregate. Mollie Dyer and Charlotte Guppy scored two apiece to complete Didcot’s tally. In the league
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WOMEN'S FOOTBALL: Headington battle into final
HEADINGTON Athletic triumphed 2-0 over Wycombe Wanderers in the Thames Valley Counties League Cup semi-final. On a very narrow pitch at St Georges Sports Field, Fulmer, near Slough, Headington spurned several chances before top scorer Lisa Freeman fired
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FOOTBALL: St Edmunds double up
ST Edmunds Primary School, Abingdon, are celebrating an impressive double. They won the Vale of White Horse Primary Schools' Small Schools seven-a-side competition, coming from behind to beat Thomas Reade 2-1 in the final. A week earlier, the same St
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FOOTBALL: St Andrew's cup joy
ST Andrew’s captured their fourth trophy this season with a 1-0 win over Headington rivals Windmill in the Debt Dr Oxford United Under 11 five-a-side final at the Kassam Stadium. Max Jones grabbed St Andrew’s winner in the second half, pouncing
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Sentence adjourned on Brize sex text messager
An RAF serviceman who sent sexually explicit text messages to an 11-year-old girl had his sentencing adjourned today. William Craig, 22, part of the ground staff at RAF Brize Norton, admitted seven charges of making indecent photographs of
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College redevelopment cash has all gone
ABINGDON and Witney College’s redevelopment of its Witney campus has very little chance of going ahead, according to a Government troubleshooter. Sir Andrew Foster was charged with examining the funding fiasco that led to the £30m Witney scheme – and
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FATAL A34 CRASH UPDATE: Police question girl
A TEENAGE girl arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving was tonight being quizzed by police after a smash in which her 17-year-old friend died. A silver Toyota Yaris in which four teenagers were travelling left the southbound
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The changing face of Dorchester
A PAGEANT was held in the village in 1963. Some of the players are seen in the picture parading through the streets in costume on their way to Dorchester Abbey. Athlete Barbara Young had plenty of admirers when she took part in the annual sports at Abbey
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Setting off for a day at the seaside
HERE are the rest of the large party which set off from Oxford for a summer outing in the 1950s. The day trippers stood in such a long line that we couldn’t publish the complete picture. As we recalled when we published the right-hand part, it was a
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Girls got all the best parts in play
GIRLS at Oxford’s Central School didn’t need boys to make a success of their stage production. They filled all the roles, both male and female, when they performed The Rebel Maid in July 1950. Pamela Hughes, of Sterling Road, Kidlington
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Taking Easter message to the streets
YOUNG and old reminded villagers of Wheatley of the meaning of Easter week with a Procession of Witness through the streets. The event took place on Good Friday in April 1964. The Rev H Robinson and Mr C Brock, minister of Wheatley Congregational Church
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Railway branch line had human signals
TWO men who were responsible for safety on the Henley branch rail line must have received some odd looks at times. In the absence of conventional signals, the men – known as Constables – had to stand beside the line and act as contortionists
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Smart turnout at Bampton School
THE boys with their ties and short trousers, and the girls in smart dresses, cardigans and jumpers – there was nothing scruffy about this class. They were pupils at Bampton School in 1952. The picture comes from the archives of one of the pupils, Tony
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Tricks to beat wartime sweets shortage
CHILDREN found ingenious ways during wartime to overcome the shortage of sweets. Gerry Moore, a Second World War evacuee at Garsington, recalls: “We discovered that cough sweets and chocolate in the form of Ex-Lax were not on ration. “The cough sweets
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Homes could replace shops in Didcot's Broadway
A THIRD of Broadway in Didcot could be transformed into homes under the district council’s vision for the town centre. South Oxfordshire District Council says the area known as upper Broadway would probably become houses following the £150m expansion
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Couple to tackle Kilimanjaro for Aids orphans
A YOUNG couple are going to follow in the footsteps of Comic Relief celebrities and climb Mount Kilkimanjaro for charity. Oxford Brookes University students Ruben Cunniappen, from Wallingford, and Purdey Morgan, from Headington, are to scale
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Police warning over alcohol sales to Abingdon children
LICENSED premises in Abingdon have again been warned not to sell alcohol to underage youngsters. Last month two shops — one in Wootton Road and the other in Drayton — failed a test purchasing operation. The test, part of Operation Nightsafe
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Oxford benefits cheat given suspended jail term
A woman has been given a suspended jail sentence for illegally claiming more than £35,000 in benefit payments. Patricia Colcutt, 34, of Burgan Close, Cowley, admitted failing to notify a change of circumstance relating to income support between January
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DJ fined for noisy music
A DJ has been fined for playing music too loud in his council flat. Jamie Crook disturbed his neighbours in Thornley Close, Abingdon — just yards from the town’s police station — on a regular basis. He was taken to court and fined £75 and ordered to
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Meadow looks set to get Town Green status
CAMPAIGNERS were celebrating yesterday after Oxfordshire County Council endorsed a planning inspector’s recommendation that Warneford Meadow in Oxford should be granted Town Green status. In May last year, a public inquiry was held into whether the 18
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Flooding relief work nears end
ENGINEERS are near completing a £1.8m project to clear waterways south of Oxford and help alleviate the risk of flooding in the city. In November last year, the Environment Agency began a 15-week programme to remove silt and overgrown vegetation
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Local share prices
AEA Technology 12.5 BMW 2110 Electrocomponents 134 Nationwide Accident Repair 94.5 Oxford Biomedica 6.2 Oxford Catalyst 47.5 Oxford Instruments 136 REED 498.25 RM 163.5 RPS Group 160.25
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Call for lower speed limit on Courtenay Road
DOCTORS and residents have teamed up to call for the speed limit to be lowered on a stretch of road where one person was killed and another seriously injured. In January 2008, Betty Ashley, 85, of Courtenay Road, Wantage, was killed on Mably Way, Grove
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Donations in memory of Cameron's son near £7,000
EAST Oxford children’s hospice Helen & Douglas House is to issue a heartfelt thanks to the family of Ivan Cameron after donations to the hospice in his memory reached nearly £7,000. The hospice, in Magdalen Road, was one of five named by Witney MP and
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Last call to bring back Wesley
THE Oxford Mail has issued a final call for fans of former ITV news presenter Wesley Smith to sign up to our campaign and be counted. We started our Save Wesley campaign after the ITV Thames Valley Tonight programme was scrapped in February
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Man dies after leap from Oxford car park
A man has died after apparently jumping from the top of a multi-storey car park at Templars Square, Cowley, police have said. The incident happened at about 1.30pm today. The man, who has not been identified, was taken to the John Radcliffe
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Oxfordshire 'best in Britain for potholes'
Motorists in Oxfordshire are suffering less damage to their cars from potholes than in any other county in Britain according to a new survey. Figures show that in the county only 4.2 per cent of cars each year needed repairs because of poor road quality
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FATAL CRASH UPDATE: Girl, 17, arrested
A 17-year-old girl has been arrested following the death of another 17-year-old girl in a crash on the A34 near Oxford today. The 17-year-old girl died and a teenage boy is fighting for his life following the accident on the southbound carriageway,
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A34 death crash: Driver arrested
A 17-year-old girl has been arrested following the death of another 17-year-old girl in a crash on the A34 near Oxford early today. The 17-year-old girl died and a teenage boy is fighting for his life following the crash on the southbound carriageway
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Warneford Meadow should get Town Green status, says inspector
Campaigners were celebrating today after Oxfordshire County Council backed a planning inspector’s recommendation that Warneford Meadow in Headington, Oxford, should be granted Town Green status. In May, a public inquiry was held into whether
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Warneford Meadow 'should be given Town Green status'
Campaigners were celebrating today after Oxfordshire County Council backed a planning inspector’s recommendation that Warneford Meadow in Headington, Oxford, should be granted Town Green status. In May, a public inquiry was held into whether
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Update: Boy fights for life after A34 crash
A 17-year-old girl has died and a teenage boy is fighting for his life in hospital after the car they were travelling in crashed on the A34 near Oxford early today. Police are appealing for witnesses to the accident on the southbound carriageway
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U's on the up
Oxford United are on a healthier financial footing than they’ve been at any time in the past two years, major investor Ian Lenagan told supporters on Monday night. And that was down to the excellent fire-fighting job done by new chairman
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Police plea over A34 death crash
A 17-year-old girl has died and a teenage boy is fighting for life in hospital after the car they were travelling in left the road on the A34 near Oxford this morning. Police are appealing for witnesses following the accident on the southbound
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Mums' pride at Mail contest wins
MUMS entered in the Oxford Mail’s Draw Mummy competition have spoken of their delight at finding out their daughters had won. Ali Clarke, of South Avenue, Abingdon, said she only discovered her six-year-old daughter Annie had entered when she
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Update: Death crash causes severe delays
Drivers are experiencing serious delays in and around Oxford following a fatal accident on the A34 early this morning. A woman died after her car left the road on the southbound carriageway, between the Pear Tree and Botley interchanges, shortly
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'Make our roads quieter' plea to county councillors
Campaigners in Wheatley will today seek to reduce noise levels on the A40. Wheatley Parish Council vice-chairman Gwendolen Birks is due to speak at County Hall in support of a motion put forward by Oxfordshire county councillor Dermot Roaf,
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Easter flowers
Delicate blooms The flowers that bloom in time for Easter have always made me smile. There is something about their delicate petals and soft colours; they are perfectly suited for this season of growth and renewal. Pasqueflowers, primroses
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Delays expected as roadworks carried out
Urgent work is being carried out to repair a street in Cowley, Oxford, tonight, which is expected to cause delays for drivers. The repairs to the road surface will take place in Oxford Road, at the junction with Temple Road, between 7.30pm
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Prodrive aim for more WRC events
Prodrive is aiming to do further WRC rounds in 2009 following a strong run by Marcus Gronholm and the Prodrive Impreza in the first day of Rally Portugal. Despite only having little time behind the wheel of the Prodrive Impreza WRC2008 and
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Didcot children put on colourful Easter show
CHILDREN celebrated the end of term and the arrival of Spring with a colourful Easter show. Hagbourne Pre-School put on the production in the village hall at East Hagbourne, near Didcot. More than 40 children, aged between two and four-years-old, performed
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Call for BMW union inqury
Unite, the BMW workers’ union, was last night under pressure to launch an investigation into officials’ handling of the mass redundancies at Cowley. Former worker Stacey Rizzo, who was one of 850 temporary agency staff laid off in February,
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Update: A34 death crash
A woman has died following an accident on the A34 near Oxford during the early hours of this morning after the car in which she was traveling left the road and crashed into a ditch. The accident happened opposite the Wytham turn on the southbound
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Eagle drops off board
Jim Smith has stepped down as a paid director of Oxford United. The story, first revealed by the Oxford Mail, was confirmed at Monday night’s Fans’ Forum. But the ex-U’s boss is still heavily involved in the club and has been tremendously supportive
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Southbound A34 shut after death crash
The southbound carriageway of the A34 has been shut between Pear Tree and Botley after a fatal crash this morning. Police closed the carriageway following an accident about 4.30am. It is unlikely to re-open before midday. One
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Work starts to clear Westgate site
PREPARATION work for the new Westgate Shopping Centre development in the heart of Oxford got under way yesterday as a demolition team tore down a disused pub. The Duke of York, in Oxpens Road, was razed to the ground to clear land earmarked
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Dawn of a new era
YESTERDAY’S demolition work on the site of the new Westgate Centre caught many by surprise. The razing of the Duke of York pub is the first step in the long road to the eventual £330m revamp of the crumbling mall. We are told empty buildings at Oxpens
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Are they worth their salaries?
THE eye-watering amount of money paid to senior civil servants in Oxfordshire is sure to raise a few eyebrows, especially during these difficult times. A Town Hall rich list has been compiled by the Taxpayers’ Alliance showing that 11 civil servants
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On Yer Bike
I cycled to the train station the other morning past a wall of buses roaring along Queen Street. Thankfully the drivers didn’t attempt to run me off the road by driving straight at me – as has happened on too many occasions in the past. Removing the
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Call for inquiry into Cowley union's role in BMW job losses
UNITE, the BMW workers’ union, was last night under pressure to launch an investigation into officials’ handling of the mass redundancies at Cowley. Former worker Stacey Rizzo, who was one of 850 temporary agency staff laid off in February, is also calling
