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FOOTBALL: Ex-U's ace Billy eyes cup glory
Former Oxford United star Billy Jeffrey is plotting the downfall of his old club when the Banbury United boss takes his side to the Kassam Stadium for Tuesday night’s Oxfordshire Senior Cup final. Jeffrey, whose side are just a point from
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Chapman comes of age
Chris Wilder believes his midfield maestro Adam Chapman has come of age. The on-loan Sheffield United star, who Wilder is hoping to sign at the end of the season, scored the dramatic winner at Burton on Friday, when United produced one of their finest
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Motorcyclist dies after collision near Witney
A MOTORCYCLIST has died after an accident near Hailey, north of Witney, this afternoon. An Audi A4 car and a motorcycle collided on the B4022, close to the turning for Crawley, at about 2pm. An ambulance and the Thames Valley and Chiltern Air Ambulance
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East Oxford cricketers bowl over police line-up
East Oxford Cricket Club came away victors when they took on a side comprised of the East Oxford police beat team in a friendly match. The civilians were all out for 163 while the police were bowled out for 104. Pc Javid Ul-Haq, who
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Rider dies after crash
A motorcyclist has died after an accident near Hailey, north of Witney. An Audi A4 car and a motorcycle collided on the B4022, close to the turning for Crawley, at about 2pm. An ambulance and the Thames Valley and Chiltern Air Ambulance were called
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May Morning bridge closures to continue
MAY Morning revellers will be faced with barricades and road closures at Oxford’s Magdalen Bridge for at least the next three years to stop people jumping off it into the River Cherwell. The bridge has been fenced off for the past three years after 40
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Councillors urged to oppose Oxford probation centre
CAMPAIGNERS who fear a planned probation centre could bring hundreds of criminals to an Oxford street called on councillors to block the plan tonight. Dozens of families protested outside the Town Hall, in St Aldate’s, before raising their
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CRICKET: Downs downed at first hurdle
Division 1 side Oxford Downs crashed to an embarrassing defeat at the hands of Division 6 outfit Brackley in the first round of the inaugural 45-over Oxford Times Cherwell Leafgue Senior Cup on Saturday. Downs could muster only 134 before being bowled
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CRICKET: Tom is Horspath's hat-trick hero
Tom Smith took a hat-trick in his 5-16 as Horspath 2nd overcame Leighton Buzzard Town 2nd by 71 runs in the first round of the Oxford Times Cherwell League Junior Cup Earlier, Horspath had reached 178-5 thanks to James Whittenbury's 32 and an unbeaten
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RUGBY UNION: Quins blow big lead
Oxford Harlequins blew a 27-10 lead as they lost 34-30 at home to Barnstaple in South West 1. Quins flattered to deceive as poor decision-making and slack defence cost them dear in the second half. No 8 Ben Nicholl score Quins’ first try on seven minutes
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RUGBY UNION: Smith brace is in vain
Wallingford ended their South West 2 East season with a 45-12 defeat at Reading, which secured their hosts a play-off spot. Powerful No 8 Scott Heirene scored twice for Reading in the opening 20 minutes, with fly half Rob Sweeney converting both. Wing
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RUGBY UNION: Chinnor hanging on
Chinnor 29, London Scottish 59 Chinnor are still clinging on to their National 3 South status after becoming the first team to score five tries against champions London Scottish. The resulting bonus point and Chinnor’s spirit in the second half sent
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RUGBY UNION: Bowers pleased with second half
Chinnor coach Jason Bowers was pleased with his team’s second-half performance against London Scottish. He said: “In the first half we played quite well, but they were very clinical. “At half-time the boys were massively encouraged by the try we had
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RUGBY UNION: Henley edged out
Henley Hawks could not bring their second-half pressure to bear in a 17-16 home defeat to Barking in National 3 South. Hawks led 16-14 at the break and dominated the territory after that, but were undone by a penalty from fly half Luke Greatrex. Henley
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RUGBY UNION: Bicester safe despite thrashing
Witney thrashed Bicester 41-11 at Oxford Road, but the hosts did at least avoid relegation from Southern Counties North. Beaconsfield’s defeat at runners-up Marlow left them bottom, with no more than one side dropping down. Bicester enjoyed more of
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RUGBY UNION: Harwell left sweating
Gosford All Blacks won 42-19 at Harwell to leave the home team bottom of the BB&O Premier Division and facing possible relegation. That looks unlikely with Wheatley having already scratched, but Harwell’s fate will depend on restructuring in other leagues
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OX5 RUN: 'Most successful ever'
THIS year’s OX5 Run has been hailed as the most successful yet. The seventh annual five-mile race in aid of the Oxford Children’s Hospital around Blenheim Palace, in Woodstock, took place yesterday. Participants are still collecting
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Judge turns down new jail death inquiry
A MOTHER whose 23-year-old son was found dead in his cell at Bullingdon Prison has lost her bid for a fresh inquest into his death. Stephen Woods, a drug addict who used up to £500 worth of crack cocaine, heroin and methadone every day, hanged himself
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St Aldate's roadworks set for completion
Roadworks at St Aldate’s, Oxford, are expected to be completed by the end of the week. Oxfordshire County Council is close to completing the final phase of its project to give the street a facelift. Work began on the section next to the route’s junction
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Conman steals handbag while being made a cup of tea
A conman stole a 89-year-old woman’s handbag while she made him a cup of tea in her home after he told her his car had broken down and he needed to phone for help. Police are appealing for witnesses following the burglary in Staverton Road, North Oxford
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Cricketer rides across country
A CRICKETER is swapping his bat and pads for a bike as he sets off on a fundraising effort for his club. Oli Pascoe, 20, aims to cycle from John O’Groats to Land’s End, to raise £10,000 for Stanton Harcourt Cricket Club. The money will be used to build
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Mum falsely claimed tax credits
A woman who fraudulently claimed £36,000 in tax credits was given a suspended prison sentence. Alison Moore, of Catmore Close, Grove, near Wantage, claimed tax credits as a single parent, despite living with a partner. Moore, 35, was given a 48-week
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Boris's idea makes good sense
BORIS Johnson, London mayor, has written to the Department for Transport to ask them to allow cyclists in London, and ultimately all around Britain, to be allowed to turn left at red traffic lights. It sounds crazy but on closer inspection it makes
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Rose Hill teens to tackle Italian marathon
A LONG-DISTANCE running club for teens on an Oxford estate has proved a surprise hit, with two members now set to tackle a marathon in Italy. The twice-weekly sessions at Rose Hill Youth Club in The Oval only began under a month ago, but two lads –
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Jake joins bikers' special convoy
AN OXFORD teenager who has spent the past five years in and out of hospital helped hand out gifts to children being treated there. Fifteen-year-old Jake Spicer, from Shepherds Hill, Blackbird Leys – who has a rare form of bone cancer called Ewing’s Sarcoma
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Academics help test plug-in Mini
TOWN and Gown are to join forces in a bid to make the first electric Mini a production reality. Mini’s parent firm BMW has asked academics at the Sustainable Vehicle Engineering Centre, at Oxford Brookes University, to analyse data from an extensive
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Sikhs on parade in East Oxford
A COLOURFUL parade through East Oxford marked one of the most important festivals of the Sikh calendar. About 200 people joined yesterday’s Vaisakhi procession, which started from St Gregory the Great School, in Cricket Road, and made its way to Cowley
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Call for 20mph limits
COMMUNITY leaders have called for traffic speeds to be lowered in Wallingford to make it safer and more pedestrian friendly. Wallingford Partnership — a group made up of business leaders, traders, volunteers, councillors and Wallingford School headteacher
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Betjeman garden boost is poetic justice
THE trustees of a park in Wantage which commemorates the former Poet Laureate and town resident Sir John Betjeman were delighted to receive a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to help expand their activities. The Betjeman Millennium Park was
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Eynsham war memorial gets makeover
MEMBERS of the Royal British Legion gathered in Eynsham to celebrate the restoration of its war memorial. Members of the village’s RBL branch gathered in Market Square for a rededication ceremony yesterday. The event marked the culmination
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Cycling clown delivers message to Mugabe
A MAN who cycled across Zimbabwe dressed as a clown described the troubled African nation as having “turned a corner”. Father-of-three Richard Pant- lin, who lives in Hurst Street, East Oxford, spent two weeks cycling the 373 miles from Bulawayo to the
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Growth spells move for engineering firm
A high-tech firm could double in size after oustripping its current base and moving to new premises. Oxford Technologies, which manufactures remote handling systems to deal with hazardous materials such as nuclear waste, has moved to a unit in Nuffield
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Cumnor cyclists get their bikes 'pimped'
THEY may not have had rapper Xzibit or hip-hop DJ Tim Westwood, but youngsters from Dean Court, in Cumnor, got into the spirit of MTV show Pimp My Ride for a two-day event to transform their bicycles. The hit television show, presented in America by
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Big plans unveiled for gay pride festival
PLANS for a 10-day celebration to mark the seventh annual Oxford Pride festival have been unveiled. The Oxford Pride Festival and Parade, which will be themed on the 1969 New York Stonewall Rebellion – birth of the modern gay rights movement – and flower
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Master conductor carries out Abingdon masterclasses
UP-and-coming musicians with ambitions to lead orchestras have had a masterclass in conducting from top conductor Peter Stark. The event, which took place at Radley College on Sunday, was part of this year’s Abingdon Music Festival. Eight young musicians
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Charity walk for Kidlington cancer victim
YOUNGSTERS dressed up as superheroes walked through the streets of Kidlington in memory of their teenage friend who died from cancer. Sam Williams, of Croft Avenue, died in July, aged 17, after suffering Burkitt’s lymphoma, a cancer affecting the lymphatic
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Mini fans flock to Rockingham
MINI lovers celebrated the 50th anniversary of their favourite car at Rockingham last weekend as they joined thousands of fans for the opening round of the Dunlop Great & British Motorsport Festival. Three thousand fans flocked to the
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HOCKEY: Rover have it all to do
Rover Oxford Ladies suffered a big setback to their hopes of staying in the National League when they lost their first play-off match 2-0 to Sevenoaks at Iffley Road on Saturday. They play their second play-off game next week away to Whitley
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Coach crash passengers escape serious injury
Passengers on a bus which crashed into a field today have all escaped serious injury. The Tappins coach came off the A417 Faringdon Road, in Stanford in the Vale, at about 9.15am. An ambulance service spokesman confirmed crews treated people for
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Natural alternative for all faiths
Fairspear Natural Burial Ground is a place where people of all faiths and beliefs are welcome. A one-acre natural burial site set within a field on the edge of the Cotswolds in a stunning location overlooking rolling countryside. The location is ideal
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How to cope with bereavement
Bereavement is our experience of grief when someone we care about has died. It isn't just one feeling but a range of different emotions. We feel them most in the months – often lasting up to two years, sometimes longer – after the death.
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Making arrangements for a Humanist funeral
For the non-religious, a growing proportion of the UK’s population, a Humanist ceremony seems an appropriate and suitable way of marking life’s significant occasions – and death too. Humanist Ceremonies is part of the British Humanist Association
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Cruse offers support at those critical times
Cruse is the UK’s leading organisation providing free support to anyone who is bereaved. It promotes the well-being of bereaved people and helps anyone suffering bereavement to understand their grief and cope with their loss. Founded
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COACH CRASH: No serious injuries
Passengers on a coach which crashed into a field this morning have all escaped serious injury. The Tappins coach came off the A417 Faringdon Road in Stanford in the Vale, near Wantage, at about 9.15am. An ambulance service spokesman confirmed crews
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Helping you cope with the legalities
The last thing on anyone’s mind, after the death of a close family member or friend, is the thought of what to do concerning their finances and where to turn in respect of administering the estate. However, Lee Chadwick knows how very stressful
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A little charity with a big heart
SeeSaw is a charity which supports children who are having difficulty coping with the death of a mother, father, sister or brother. The charity was established in 2000 and is highly respected by Oxfordshire’s health, social care and educational
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OX5 runners leg it for charity
HUNDREDS of runners rose early yesterday to help raise money for sick and injured children cared for by the Oxford Children’s Hospital. More than 700 people took part in the annual OX5 Run, held in the grounds of Blenheim Palace in Woodstock
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OX5 run 'may bring in more than £50,000'
EARLY estimates suggest yesterday’s OX5 Run was the most successful yet. The annual five-mile race around the grounds of Blenheim Palace in Woodstock, west Oxfordshire, is held to raise funds for Oxford Children’s Hospital. Participants are still
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OX5 Run 'most successful yet'
Early estimates suggest yesterday’s OX5 Run was the most successful yet. The annual five-mile race around the grounds of Blenheim Palace in Woodstock, is held to raise funds for Oxford Children’s Hospital. Participants are still collecting
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Build a Better Business event
Networking group The Late Breakfast is running a new event aimed at sole traders and businesses with up to ten staff. A morning of events is planned including two workshops, three opportunities to network and an exhibition and refreshments. It takes
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School's young ladies stuck to rules
RULES at the Central Girls’ School in Oxford affected almost every aspect of pupils’ lives. Girls were not allowed to be seen in shops in their school uniform, and there was also a clampdown on screaming. Former pupil Val Faulkner writes: “I once lost
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Welsh choir on song
THE Oxford Welsh Glee Singers filled any room with song. This is another picture of the choir in full voice at New Marston, Oxford, in 1975. Our earlier picture of the choir, taken at the same concert, brought a response from William Marks, of Wheatley
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On the road to Dutch twin city
A CHEERY wave and they’re off! A party of 68 prepare to leave Oxford for a nine-day visit to the Dutch twin city of Leiden in 1967. They are pictured outside the St Giles Hotel, in St Giles. The hotel was a favourite arrival and
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Stonesfield villagers enjoyed busy social scene
VILLAGERS at Clanfield enjoyed a lively social life in the 1950s. The old village hall, in Mill Lane, was so packed for one dance that there was hardly any room to move. Among those in the picture are Tony Harrison, who sent in the photographs, Yvonne
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The changing face of Woodstock
MEMBERS of Woodstock Youth Club turned out in force in 1961 to help clear rubble from a site in New Road. The area was to be used as a park for small children, with seats for mothers near the swings and roundabouts. The next picture shows some of the
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Cutteslowe Walls were no barrier to daily life
THE existence of the Cutteslowe Walls in Oxford may have provoked anger outside, but families in the area learned to live with them. Who says? One of the residents, Daphne Robbins. According to her, most people just got on with life. She writes: “There
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Tappins coach leaves road on A417
A Tappins coach has left the A417 and ended up in a field this morning, according to eyewitness reports. The coach was taking people to a nearby supermarket when the incident happened. South Central Ambulance Service said it was on the
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Diana Berry's kidney operation a success
A mother from Oxford has had a successful operation so she can donate a kidney to save her son. Diana Berry, 52, a barmaid at Summertown's Grove House Club, could not donate an organ directly to son Matt Trinder, 24, because their blood types
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One lane of southbound M40 shut after crash
Paramedics have been called to an accident on the M40 this morning following a collision between a lorry and a car. The accident happened at about 7.25am on the southbound carriageway of the motorway, between junction nine at Bicester and junction
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U's fans cross their fingers!
Come on Barrow! That's what Oxford United fans will be screaming tomorrow night as they try to will Chris Wilder's men on to at least have a chance of reaching the play-offs in this Sunday's dramatic final day of the season. It was a great
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Contraceptive service earmarked for Catholic school
Girls at a Catholic school in Oxford could be given access to the morning-after pill by sending a text message. Oxfordshire County Council had initially refused to name the six schools it was considering for a pilot scheme where pupils could
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Tributes after skier's death
The parents of an Oxfordshire man killed in a skiing accident on Mont Blanc last night paid tribute to the son they believed was “immortal”. Ed Cakebread, 24, from West Hanney, near Wantage, died after apparently misjudging a ski jump on a
