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RESULTS: April 18/19
FOOTBALL BRITISH GAS BUSINESS SOUTHERN LEAGUE Premier Div: Banbury Utd 1, Merthyr Tydfil 1; Oxford City 1, Cambridge City 0. Div 1 South & West: Beaconsfield SYCOB 4, Abingdon Utd 0; Didcot Tn 2; Slough Tn 0; N Leigh 1, Taunton 1. FTL FUTBOL HELLENIC
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CRICKET: County campaign off to thrilling start
OXFORDSHIRE were involved in an exciting tie against Bucks in a friendly warm-up match at Aston Rowant yesterday, writes MICHAEL KNOX. Ian Hawtin's team seemed certain to lose with required 22 off the last two overs with three wickets left. But some
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Rallying cry for U's play-off hopes
Oxford United chairman Kelvin Thomas last night issued a rallying cry to fans ahead of one of the most important weeks in the club’s recent history. The U’s need results to go their way and win their final game of the season at the Kassam
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Paint job
Just a thought: couldn’t the thousands of pounds being spent by one city to cover empty shop premises to cheer people up during credit crunch, instead be given to the Footsteps centre in Wallingford? In exchange, I will take a pot of paint and paint
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Taxing questions
After viewing the proposed 2009-10 Council Tax rates for Old Marston, shown in the Oxford Mail, I can’t help wondering why we, apparently, are to be the highest Tax Payers in Oxfordshire in Band D? And why are we to appear grateful for only having to
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Land army had royal welcome
I was one of the 200-plus members of the Women’s Land Army who were invited by the Lord Lieutenant of Oxford to a celebration service and tea party at Dorchester Abbey (Oxford Mail, April 1). I have written to the Lord Lieutenant thanking him
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Woman hurt in crash
A woman suffered minor injuries tonight after two cars crashed in Oxford. A blue Volvo 440 and a white BMW 3 series collided on the eastbound carriageway of the Eastern bypass near McDionalds at about 5.15pm. A woman in her 30s was taken to the John
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Curvy victory
Well done to burlesque dancer Fabia Cerra, who seems to have become a welcome fixture in the pages of the Oxford Mail lately. She has struck a blow for curvacious girls, and shown you don’t have to be a size-zero fashion victim to be proud of your body
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Fossil fun at dino day
Children got to learn the difference between a Tyrannosaurus and a Meagalodon at a special dinosaur event held in Oxford. Science Oxford in St Clement’s Street held Dino Day on Saturday. Dozens of children and their parents turned up to take part in
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20mph scheme likely to be driven through
Oxford is set to become only the second city in Britain to introduce a 20mph speed limit on most of its residential roads. Oxfordshire County Council head of transport Ian Hudspeth will decide on Thursday whether to drive ahead with the £233,000
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Tesco plan set to be shelved
Plans for a third Tesco store in Oxford look set to be shelved after a wave of community opposition. The supermarket giant submitted plans to build an Express store on the site of the boarded-up Friar pub in Marston Road. However, more than 1,500 people
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Probation office fight heads for Town Hall
Campaigners opposing plans to build a probation centre in a quiet street will take their case to Oxford Town Hall tomorrow. About 60 West Oxford residents packed the Railway Club in Mill Street on Saturday to discuss how best to fight plans to turn Trajan
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Cowley Road crime falls under CCTV's gaze
Crime in Oxford’s Cowley Road fell in the first two months since controversial CCTV cameras were switched on. Three cameras which can rotate to give a full 360 degree view went live on January 19. Figures obtained by the Oxford Mail under the Freedom
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Histon avoid points loss
Histon have escaped a points deduction – despite being found guilty of fielding an ineligible player. Ben Croker appeared as a substitute in their 2-1 Blue Square Premier win at Rushden & Diamonds back on August 24, but had not received international
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FOOTBALL: King is spot-on for Railwaymen
Didcot Tn 2 (King pens 23, 73) Slough Tn 0 A penalty brace from Jack King lifted Didcot Town’s Division 1 South & West play-off bid with this victory. The win puts them three points ahead of Thatcham, whom they play tomorrow. Didcot went ahead when
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FOOTBALL: Allen is North Leigh’s saviour
North Leigh 1 (Allen 69) Taunton Tn 1 (Irish 2 ) Chris Allen scored the second-half equaliser as North Leigh ended their home campaign with a 1-1 draw. The visitors made a dream start after just two minutes when Shaun Anthony's corner fell to defender
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FOOTBALL: City get play-off bid back on track
Oxford City 1 (Faulkner 84) Cambridge City 0 Substitute James Faulkner scored the late winner as ten-man Oxford City kept their Premier Division play-off hopes alive with victory against Cambridge at Court Place Farm on Saturday.
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FOOTBALL: Banbury move out of drop zone
Banbury Utd 1 (Stone ) Merthyr Tydfil 1 (Harris 87)Banbury United boosted their chances of escaping the drop with a draw against Merthyr which lifted them out of the relegation zone. A strike from David Stone looked like being enough to seal Banbury
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FOOTBALL: Abingdon get harsh lesson
Beaconsfield 4 (O'Connor 27, 63, 68, Godwin (61) Abingdon Utd 0 Abingdon United were given a harsh lesson finishing by the play-off chasers at Northcourt Road. Early on, Stuart Swift hit the bar from 30 yards, before Craig O’Connor blazed over. For
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FOOTBALL: McMahon deadly double heaps more misery on relegated Milton
Witney Utd 3 (McMahon 57, 66, Wickens 64) Milton Utd 0 John McMahon netted a double as Witney boosted their chances of a top-three Premier Division finish with victory against their already-relegated Oxfordshire rivals. A devastating three-goal
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FOOTBALL: Gifford’s cracker can’t save Letcombe
Malmesbury Vic 2 (Avenell 55, 87) Letcombe 1 (Gifford 45) A wonder goal from Lyle Gifford was still not enough to earn Letcombe the point they deserved as Malmesbury became the only team to do the double over them this season in Division
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Wesley leads Green Belt protection walk
Campaigners walked part of Oxford’s Green Belt in a call to protect it from development. About 100 people, led by former ITV newsreader Wesley Smith pictured centre, walked from Shotover Hill to Horspath Village today before a rally in the village’s
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£2.7m care project replaces Oxford children’s home
A CRUMBLING former council-run children’s care home is to be demolished and replaced with two new buildings. The Windmill House in Windmill Road, Headington, Oxford, will make way for new facilities for vulnerable young adults and people with learning
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Helping the homeless to help themselves
Eight former homeless people are making successful first steps rebuilding their lives at a new charity. The Emmaus charity, which has communities across the country, has recently opened a new centre in in Oxford Road, Cowley, which gives homeless people
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Thames trek brings in charity cash
A MAN has climbed 12 stiles, gone through nearly 300 gates and walked more than 180 miles to raise money for cancer charities. IT manager Eric Byers, who lives in Bampton, west Oxfordshire, spent 11 days walking the length of the River Thames from its
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Women's group set up for Oxford's Nigerians
A WOMEN'S group aiming to help Nigerian women living in Oxford has been launched. The Udoka Igbo Women’s Association was set up by five women from Blackbird Leys, Cowley and Littlemore to teach the children of Igbo men and women, an ethnic
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OX5 Run a great success
The OX5 Run this morning was a great success as more than 700 people turned out to help raise money for sick and injured children. Witney MP and Conservative leader David Cameron began the race and led the field of racers off from the start
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Gas cylinder fire sparks concern
Firefighters were called to a fire involving a gas cylinder at Mulberry Drive, Bicester, shortly before 8pm yesterday. It involved a 7.5kg carbon composite Calor Gas cylinder, which fire crews allowed to burn out. They used a thermal imaging camera
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Oxford police officer mystery solved
ONE of Oxford’s oldest surviving police officers believes he has solved the mystery of a photograph appearing to show a black officer on the city beat almost 100 years ago. The photo, which was found in the Oxford Mail archives, was taken in
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Tell police about crime through email
REPORTS of crime can soon be made to police by email from your home computer. Police are just weeks away from letting people use the computer instead of picking up a telephone to report minor crimes and antisocial behaviour. In the past year, police
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Film-goers evacuated from cinema after smoke bomb let off
Cinema-goers were evacuated from the Vue cinema in Greater Leys last night after a smoke bomb was let off in the foyer. The cinema was evacuated about at 10.15pm. One cinema-goer, who was at the pictures with his wife, said: "Halfway
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Police appeal after motorbike stolen
Police are appealing for witnesses after a motorcycle was stolen from the front garden of a house in Oxford on Friday. Police were called to the house in Nuffield Road, Wood Farm, just after 7pm after a man discovered his Yamaha bike was missing. It
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Red Bull one-two in soggy Shanghai
Sebastian Vettel won a rain-affected Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai from team-mate Mark Webber as Red Bull Racing claimed a one-two finish to mark their first victory. Heavy rain throughout the afternoon forced organisers to start the race behind the
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New search to find ancient tower at castle site
ARCHAEOLOGISTS are using hi-tech radar equipment to find the historic position of a wooden tower built for William the Conqueror. In August last year, the historic mound at Oxford Castle reopened to the public following costly repair work. A substantial
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Vettel wins in China
Sebastian Vettel won the rain-hit Chinese Grand Prix to give the Red Bull team their first Grand Prix victory. Mark Webber finished second to give Milton-Keynes based Red Bull a one-two finish. The Brackley-built Brawn GP cars of Jenson Button and Rubens
