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FOOTBALL: Magnificent United still in with a chance of play-offs
Adam Chapman scored with a magnificent free-kick at the Pirelli Stadium on Friday night as Oxford United refused to let their season die and proved the party-poopers to beat all party-poopers. In a game Chris Wilder's team had to win to stay
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Turley boosts United
Goalkeeper Billy Turley kept Oxford United's Blue Square Premier play-off hopes alive in the first 45 minutes at Burton Albion, pulling off fine saves from Lee Morris and Keith Gilroy. Burton, needing just a point to take the title, dominated a stop-start
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Hospitals' £44m cut 'could cost 366 jobs'
NURSING leaders in Oxford fear 366 health posts could be axed as part of plans to save £44m. The Oxford Radcliffe Trust – which runs the John Radcliffe and Churchill hospitals, and the Horton in Banbury – has outlined its efficiency plan for 2009/10
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Driver hurt in crash
A motorist has been taken to hospital tonight after his car crashed off the road and flipped on to its roof. The southbound sliproad from the A40 to the A415 Ducklington Lane in Witney is closed. A police spokesman said the orange Fiat
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Funeral held for A34 crash victim
Hundreds of friends and family bid a final farewell to an Oxford schoolgirl killed in a car crash on the A34. The funeral for Grace Hadman, 17, who was a pupil at St Edward’s School, in North Oxford, was held at St Mary’s Church, in Lower Swell, Gloucestershire
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New picture release to help find Alan
Police have issued a new photo in a bid to trace a missing 59-year-old man. Detectives hope members of the public may recognise Alan Douglas, who was last seen at his home in Littleworth Road in Benson on Thursday, April 9. A sighting at The Oracle
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Our fair is just the job
TORY peer Baroness Warsi, officially Britain’s most powerful Muslim woman, was the guest of honour at the Oxford Mail Banbury Job Fair yesterday. Scores of people descended on the event at Banbury Town Hall, in Bridge Street, which marked the first
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City shoppers take a shine to artwork bus
SHOPPERS gathered in Oxford’s main shopping street today to see a group of unemployed men push a mirrored bus. The county council took buses out of Cornmarket Street 10 years ago, but artist Sislej Shafa brought one back, with contemporary
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Bodleian bomb hoax was 'a cry for help'
A “GIFTED” man who told police there were bombs in Oxford’s Bodleian Library has been jailed. Steven Thomas, left, called police from a telephone box in Cowley Road and told them to evacuate the world-famous library. The 34-year-old, who had alcohol
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Fabia: I'm not quitting show
BRITAIN’S Got Talent hopeful Fabia Cerra has denied claims she has quit the ITV show. Miss Cerra, 35, from Greater Leys, Oxford, hit the headlines after performing a burlesque strip tease in front of 11.7m TV viewers a week ago. Miss
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Pregnant Pc's death 'an Act of God'
A PREGNANT policewoman died of natural causes while giving birth to her twins, a coroner ruled today. Pc Sarah Underhill, 37, of Didcot, died at Oxford’s John Radcliffe hospital in October last year after suffering a rare and fatal pregnancy condition
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20 limit would be waste of time and money
Bringing in 20mph maximum speed limits in Oxford would be a waste of time, and – in these financially sensitive times – too expensive. It would be far cheaper and more sensible to instruct cyclists to ride in the middle of their lane rather than adjacent
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What are we doing to our bus service
As a near-75-year-old, I am alarmed at what we are doing to our bus service. We should return to 30p single fares at once, and 50p for a return fare. Also, large pushchairs should be paid for. They take up at least three or four seats on the buses.
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Read report with sadness
It was with sadness that I read your report on the demolition of the Duke of York pub (Oxford Mail, April 7). I lived two doors away in New Street and can just remember it being built. It has been a strange week as only last Friday I was looking at
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Pillars of the community
So postal workers could now be fined for dropping rubber bands (though not indoors, presumably). What’s sauce for the goose… I can remember when postmen were pillars of the community. Mind you, I can almost remember when policemen were. David Diment
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Hospital care was brilliant
We read and hear of many instances of uncleanliness and lack of care and attention in our hospitals, which is very depressing. Well, let me push aside the doom and gloom and tell of an experience I had recently which was just the opposite. I took my
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Headington residents in new fight over phone mast
NEIGHBOURS are facing a second battle against a mobile telephone mast being put on top of a Headington church. Vodafone is in discussion with St Michael and All Angels Church, in Jack Straw’s Lane, about using it as a site for a mobile phone mast. But
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Local share prices (PM)
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Pill text schools revealed
GIRLS at the North Oxfordshire Academy and Banbury School could be given access to the morning-after pill by text message it has emerged. Using the powers of the Freedom of Information Act the Banbury Cake can today reveal the town’s two secondary
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Miss England contestants have six appeal
Six women have now been picked to go forward to a shortlist of 20 to decide who will be this year’s Miss Oxford. So far, 40 women have entered the competition, although anyone who fancies their chances still has until Monday to enter.
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Thanks for support
WHEN Isla Brotherhood needed an operation just 24 hours after she was born, her parents feared she might not survive. Staff at the Horton Hospital in Banbury told Fiona Brotherhood and her husband Nicol that Isla needed an operation on her
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Famous? I suppose so
So you want to get into movies? Well, so does everyone nowadays, so why not think laterally and do what I do… You see, I’ve recently made a tidy profit from appearing in movies that currently play to packed houses across Japan and America. And while
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Adderbury cyclist is off to John O’Groats
A CYCLIST reckons he has talked enough about completing a ride from Land’s End to John O’Groats — so next month he will get on his bike. But Tom Dawson, of Adderbury, plans to make the challenge even tougher by camping the entire journey —
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GREYHOUNDS:Heavenly tip
Heavenly Club, who carries the kennel name Dennis, could prove a threat in the top-grade A1 event at Oxford Stadium tonight. Runner-up to the top class Hillcross Orion last time out, the Angie Kibble-trained dog should go one better and carries the nap
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GREYHOUNDS: Turnover holding up
The loss of Tuesday night racing is not hitting Oxford as badly as many predicted. It was scrapped in January, but management at Cowley are pleased with 2009 with turnover on a par with last year, which included the Tuesday night date. Their optimism
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GREYHOUNDS: BAGS set for boost
BAGS racing, which for so long has meant dull affairs with most races over the same distance and lacking any variety, is set for more improvements. And that could be a welcome boost for Oxford Stadium’s coffers. The meetings, which attract
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KARTING: Harrison off to a flier
Nathan Harrison secured victory in round one of the S1 British Championships at Whilton Mill, near Daventry. The 12-year-old from Botley, who has been testing all winter with his team Velocity Motorsport, qualified in seventh place with only two tenths
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TRIATHLON: Osborne lands worlds spot
Ian Osborne has qualified for October’s Ironman World Championships in Hawaii after smashing his personal best. The Oxford Tri member broke the coveted ten-hour barrier for the first time at Ironman Australia to qualify in the 40-44 years category.
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BILLIARDS: Mander doubles up
Oxford & District League Alan Mander, of New Club, completed a rare double as he added the Turner Cup to his Arthur Cook Cup triumph. He won the cup with a 250-199 victory against John Street of Ashton at Eynsham Social Club. Meanwhile, in the semi-final
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SWIMMING: Laws breaks three records
Olivia Law smashed three Abingdon Vale SC club records when competing in the Reading Level 2 Easter Open. The 14-year-old's record-breaking displays came in the 800m freestyle where her time of 9mins 22.67 secs not only won the gold medal, but also
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EQUESTRIAN: Measor on song
Steventon rider Ami Measor finished sixth aboard Belle Fleur at the British Open Amateur Championship at the NEC, Birmingham. Measor, one of seven competitors to go clear twice in the 19-rider jump off, clocked 34.82secs on the mare from Jane Dexter’
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POOL: Oxon duo's England win
Oxfordshire duo Shelley White and Jaz Venning helped England B1 to beat Scotland B1 11-6 and win the ladies’ B team title at the EBA Blackball World Masters pool tournament in Bridlington. England B1 lost only one match to top the group and reach the
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Suspect held after city drugs raid
A 23-year-old man is being held in custody on suspicion of dealing drugs after a raid on an Oxford estate today. Police raided a house in Three Corners Road, in Blackbird Leys, at 11.15am. The man was arrested on suspicion of possession of Class A
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Police to play in Twenty20 cricket match
Police officers in Oxford are facing a team of local residents in a community cricket match on Sunday. Spectators have been invited along to watch the game between the East Oxford Cricket Team and a team made up of officers who police the Cowley Road
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Lobster-tossing? You must be as Mad as a Hatter
THE unusual art of lobster-tossing - not real ones -will be among the activities bringing the crazy world of Alice in Wonderland to life at a Mad Hatter’s Tea Party in Oxford next month. The annual party, now in its fifth year, is in Dawson Street, off
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11-year-old to become a Brit on St George's Day
YOUNG Dana Artene will be celebrating her 11th birthday in style next week – by becoming the 5,000th person to become a British citizen in Oxfordshire. Dana, who is from Romania, will be joining 39 others from 18 countries at a St George’s Day citizenship
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Meeting the Rhyme-ing gang - all 105 of them
FOR many people, Easter meant organising a quiet meal with the in-laws and buying chocolate eggs for the kids. But for one family, celebrating the holiday together meant hiring a hall, preparing hundreds of sandwiches and wearing name badges. All
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Pregnant Pc died of rare condition
A coroner has returned a verdict of death by natural causes on an Oxfordshire policewoman who died while expecting twins. Pc Sarah Underhill, 37, of Didcot, died at the John Radcliffe Hospital, in Oxford, last October from a rare pregnancy
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Hunt on for volunteers for Shakespeare marathon
MACBETH, Hamlet and Othello will join a cast of hundreds at Oxford Castle for a public performance of every single Shakespeare play in just one day. Creation Theatre Company is looking for volunteers to help read parts of the 37 plays as it hopes to
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Woman foils bag-snatch gang
A 61-year-old woman fought back against a gang who tried to snatch her purse. The woman was approached by three men holding a map in Magdalen Street, Oxford, at about 11.15am yesterday, who asked her for directions. As she looked at
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Policewoman died from natural causes, coroner rules
A coroner has recorded a verdict of death by natural causes after Thames Valley policewoman Sarah Underhill died while giving birth to twins. More to follow.
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Men attack woman, 61, in Oxford city centre
Police are appealing for witnesses after an attempted robbery in Magdalen Street, Oxford. A 61-year-old woman was approached by a man at 11.15am yesterday holding a map and asking for directions. He encouraged the woman to come closer to look at the
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A very special venue
Nestled in the heart of the Oxfordshire countryside lies WilliamsF1 - the headquarters of one of the most successful Formula One teams in the history of the sport. Set in the grounds of the team's 40-acre site is the RBS WilliamsF1 Conference Centre
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Button tops timesheets
Jenson Button completed a pleasing day of practice as he topped the timesheet in Friday's second session ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai. The 29-year-old, who is seeking his third successive victory of the season, had finished second quickest
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City's new conference venue is a centre for excellence
With business becoming incressingly global, the issue of meetings is becoming critical. Even for a big multi-national company, it is expensive and time consuming to arrange for staff from different continents to be at the same place at the same
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Diamond couple danced into life together
TOMORROW, Ken and Sylvia Rowland will enjoy a family celebration to mark 60 years of married life. The couple, who met at a charity dance in Childrey Village Hall, have three children, Christine, 58, Lawrence, 56, and Carol, 54, nine grandchildren and
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Local share prices (AM)
17/04/2009 AEA Technology 16.5 BMW 2312 Electrocomponents 141 Nationwide Accident Repair 97.5 Oxford Biomedica 11.75 Oxford Catalyst 47.5 Oxford Instruments 159.75 Reed Elsevier 494.25 RM 157.5 RPS Group 173
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Heart of Glass
COOKED to perfection, a fulfilling panini-perfect, bhaji-bite-sized lunch break exhibition. Curved Glass, by Nick Turvey, is an exhibition consisting of nine glass sculptures made during an artistic residency in Venice, and influenced by meetings with
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Reward offered after raiders snatch chickens
An Oxford community farm group is offering a reward for information about the theft of free range hens from a field near the Trout Inn at Wolvercote. The thieves struck after dark on Thursday, breaking in to a padlocked chicken coop and taking
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Reward offered after hens stolen
An Oxford community farm group is offering a reward for information about the theft of free range hens from a field near the Trout Inn at Godstow. The thieves struck after dark on Thursday night, breaking in to a padlocked chicken coop and
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Cameron goes back to nature
Witney MP David Cameron was due to visit a nature reserve in west Oxfordshire today as the Conservative Party calls for a “green revolution”. The Tory Party leader will take a tour of Chimney Meadows Nature Reserve in Bampton at 2pm, before delivering
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Blessed Retreat
The Oxford Retreat 1-2 Hythe Bridge Street, Oxford. 01865 250309 theoxfordretreat.com KATHERINE MACALISTER is struck dumb by the fine food at this revamped city eaterie. THE problem with organising a meeting over lunch is that if the food
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Art bus takes to streets
A mirror-covered bus is being pushed along Oxford’s main shopping street today as part of a new art exhibition. The piece of performance art by Sislej Xhafa is called Elegant Sick Bus and takes place in Cornmarket Street at 3pm. The bus stunt comes
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Spinning's Top And Filthy Fun
IN THE LOOP (15). Comedy. Peter Capaldi, Tom Hollander, Chris Addison, Gina McKee, James Gandolfini, Anna Chlumsky, Mimi Kennedy. Director: Armando Iannucci. Politics is full of so much spin and hyperbole, you could be forgiven for thinking
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SO WHAT'S A BIG AUTHOR LIKE YOU DOING IN A PLACE LIKE ABINGDON?
ANDREW FFRENCH attempts to find why big name authors such as Jodi Picoult, above, are flocking to an independent book shop in Abingdon. ON May 1, best-selling American author Jodi Picoult will leave the genteel splendour of the Theatre Royal in
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Man Hunter...With A Twist
I LOVE YOU, MAN (15). Comedy/Romance. Paul Rudd, Jason Segel, Rachida Jones, Andy Samberg, Sarah Burns, Jaime Pressly, Jon Favreau, Jane Curtin, JK Simmons. Director: John Hamburg. Coined in the mid 90s and popularised almost a decade later
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Nice Work (psst, if you can get it...)
Maybe one day Tom Hollander will wake up and realise he’s made it, but in the meantime, this Oxford lad will keep plugging away at what he’s best at – acting – only this time on a worldwide stage. Katherine MacAlister reports. Tom Hollander has
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Pullman Power
As a production of his best-seller His Dark Materials comes to the Oxford Playhouse, Katherine MacAlister talks to Philip Pullman. Philip Pullman is in a chatty mood, happy to discuss his work, views and, more importantly, his books. Except that
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Cameron to call for a 'green revolution'
Witney MP David Cameron was due to visit a nature reserve in west Oxfordshire today as the Conservative Party calls for a “green revolution”. The Tory Party leader will take a tour of Chimney Meadows Nature Reserve in Bampton at 2pm, before delivering
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Beware of the mirror bus
A mirror-covered bus is being pushed along Oxford’s main shopping street today as part of a new art exhibition. The piece of performance art by Sislej Xhafa is called Elegant Sick Bus and takes place in Cornmarket Street at 3pm. The bus stunt comes
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Hamilton sets pace in Shanghai
Lewis Hamilton put behind him the disappointment and controversy that has dogged the start of his title defence by going fastest in first practice for this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai. After winning the world championship last season,
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Vauxhall to pull out of BTCC
Vauxhall announced today that VX Racing will not return to the British Touring Car Championship in 2010. The Luton-based manufacturer, the most successful in modern touring cars history, will continue to campaign three cars this year, driven by Fabrizio
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Polly Phonic
Tim Hughes talks to the deep, engaging and refreshingly honest Polly Scattergood. FRAGILE, vulnerable and innocent, Polly Scattergood comes across as a damaged and slightly unhinged soul. Her transparent lyrics betray a searing honesty
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The Legend Lives On...
Tim Hughes talks to Elan Atias, singer with Bob Marley’s legendary band The Wailers. IF you know absolutely nothing about reggae – heck, even if you’re one of those rare souls who don’t even like Jamaican music – you still know The Wailers. Since
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Inquest told of Didcot babies' 'amazing survival' after pregnant mum died
THE survival of a pregnant policewoman’s twins born after she collapsed and died was yesterday hailed as amazing. As the inquest into Pc Sarah Underhill’s death from a rare pregnancy condition began yesterday, her husband Richard, 39, released
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Rock On
RICHARD BELL lets his hair down for Room 101 @ the 02 Academy. There used to be a problem with rock music. It once was a genre played at only the most niche nights, nights where you’re guaranteed to be surrounded by huge gangs of long-haired metal
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Cabbages and Kings
IT would be inaccurate to describe us as buddies; we are five acquaintances of ripening years who meet infrequently – often several months apart – when we crack corny jokes and put the world to right. One of us will ring another proposing a date and
