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Wilder backs supporters to spur U's on
OXFORD United manager Chris Wilder believes the club's fantastic fans can make all the difference in today's crunch with Woking, writes JON MURRAY. Around 2,000 U's supporters are expected to make the short trip to Kingfield in Surrey after
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FOOTBALL: Keeper Murrell is Banbury hero
A penalty save by goalkeeper Joe Murrell gave Banbury a lifeline in their bid to avoid relegation from the Beitish Gas Business Southern League Premier Division on Saturday. Murrell’s third penalty stop of the campaign helped Banbury to hang on for a
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FOOTBALL: Careless Didcot throw it away
Didcot Town were kicking themselves after they conceded two goals in the last three minutes and had to settle for a 2-2 draw with relegation-threatened Winchester in the british Gas Business Southern League In a thrilling Division 1 South &
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FOOTBALL: City denied by late leveller
Oxford City recovered from a poor start to come within three minutes for victory, in Saturday’s British Gas Business Southern League Premier Division game against Merthyr Tydfil, but had to settle for a 2-2 draw. City trailed after 11 minutes due to
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FOOTBALL: Late spot-kick lifts Abingdon
A disputed late penalty by Billy Beechers gave Abingdon United a 3-2 win in an eventful British Gas Business Southern League Division 1 South & West game against Cirencester United, who finished with nine men. The visitors took the lead
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FOOTBALL: North Leigh pay for poor first half
With four regular first team players unavailable, North Leigh suffered a nightmare first half away to their high-flying opponents AFC Totton and lost 4-0 in British Gas Business Southern League Division 1 South & West on Saturday. All Totton’s goals
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Recipe for road rage
WHILE trying to obey lawful, though illogical and irrational, road speed limits, I am irritated by the potentially dangerous idiots who tailgate me, when I’m slowing down to enter 30mph zones like the Marston approach to the Green Road roundabout. What
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Rubbishing opposition
THE campaigners opposed to the building of an incinerator in Oxfordshire are to be praised for their organisational abilities. Despite holding a minority view, they have dominated the debate – not least through the letters page of this newspaper. While
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Let's recycle waste debate
Congratulations to K Jackson of Banbury (Oxford Mail letters, April 6) for expressing the view that we do not want to see the county become one big landfill site. Instead we should have an incinerator, which will result in highly toxic ash from the incineration
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FOOTBALL: Dean gets Headington off ro a flier
Headington made a flying start as they cruised to a comfortable away victory against Cheltenham Saracens in FTL Futbol Hellenic League Division 1 West. After five minutes, Craig Dean collected Olly Zaja's quickly-taken free kick and rifled home a left-foot
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FOOTBALL: Johnson's hat-trick caps Hooky revival
Ricky Johnson scored a hat-trick to help Hook Norton get out of jail in a dramatic 4-4 draw with Kidlington in the FTL Futbol Hellenic League Premier Division at Yarnton Road on Saturday. Midway through the second half, Kidlington led 4-
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Easter celebrations all round county
THOUSANDS of people across Oxfordshire celebrated Easter with traditional food and prayers. The Rt Rev John Pritchard, the Bishop of Oxford, met dozens of shoppers yesterday as he handed out Easter eggs in Cornmarket Street, Oxford. His Dorchester counterpart
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Accident shatters skaters' dream
TWO ice skaters had their dreams of appearing with Torvill and Dean dashed in a serious practice accident. Andrew Hastings and Robert Firkins were taken to hospital after the late-night incident just hours ahead of their appearances at Wembley
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FABIA UPDATE: I've no regrets about stripping
OXFORD mother Fabia Cerra tonight said she had no regrets about performing a burlesque strip tease in front of almost 12 million ITV viewers. The 35-year-old, from Greater Leys, said she was shaking with nerves as she strutted her stuff for
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Nepalese party like it's 2066
OXFORD’S Nepalese community marked the coming of their New Year with music, dancing and good food. More than 200 people met at the Rover Sports and Social Club, in Horspath Road, to celebrate the special occasion yesterday. The venue was decorated with
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Party at county’s quietest rail station
A LITTLE-USED railway station in an Oxfordshire village was filled with people at its 75th birthday celebrations. Morris dancers, music, cake and ale greeted passengers arriving at Finstock station from Oxford on Thursday. The party
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Poppy sellers commended for long service
FIVE volunteers who have sold poppies in an Oxfordshire village for a total of nearly 200 years have been recognised for their efforts. Kidlington pensioners Stan and Ilma White, June O’Leary, Margaret Williamson and Peggy Harwood have clocked
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Teachers vote to fight primary tests
OXFORDSHIRE teachers have pledged to lobby headteachers, governors and parents in the county in a bid to scrap national curriculum tests for primary school pupils. If the tests are not abolished, members of the National Union of Teachers say they will
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Schoolboy returns to Disney Channel show
A schoolboy who wowed millions of viewers on a hit television show is now back with a second series. Michael Selwood will star in the new series of the Oscar and Michael’s Phineas and Ferb Fan Club Show, which returned to the Disney Channel on Good Friday
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Children take Footsteps to freedom
CHILDREN who were given little hope of walking have been kicking footballs thanks to a unique physiotherapy initiative. Dozens of young people with a range of physical and neurological conditions have been helped by the Footsteps Centre.
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Incinerator firm promises minimal emissions
AN incinerator proposed for north Oxfordshire would not emit poisonous gases or damage air quality, according to the firm behind the scheme. Viridor wants to build and run the £100m plant just outside Bicester. It would burn 300,000 tons a year of the
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Spin bid amusing
IT WAS with some amusement that I read your article entitled £85,000 Uproar (Oxford Mail, March 31), in which Oxfordshire County Council’s appointment of a new “spin doctor” was given an airing. However, what is most astonishing to me was the Leader
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£20,000 boost for Wychwoods play area plan
A RUNDOWN play area at the heart of a west Oxfordshire village has won a £20,000 grant. The play area, in Station Road, Shipton-under-Wychwood, will get a £44,500 overhaul as soon as fundraising is complete. The parish council has already pledged £11,000
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Fabia's strip act wows judges
Oxford's Britain’s Got Talent star Fabia Cerra wowed the judges on last night’s show – and made it through to the next round. The 35-year-old, from Greater Leys, performed a burlesque strip tease in front of millions of TV viewers. Judge
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At the magistrates' courts
Laurence Brown, 28, of Crescent Hall, Hollow Way, Oxford, admitted possession of ecstasy on February 1 in Oxford. Fined £100, ordered to pay £60 costs and a £15 victim’s surcharge. Benjamin Kapala, 22, of Oxford Masonic Centre, Banbury Road
