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Rider seriously injured in A40 crash
Police are appealing for witnesses after a motorcyclist was seriously injured in a collision near Burford. At about 1.50pm ysterday, a motorcyclist was travelling from the Bibury direction, with approximately 20 other motorcyclists.
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Plea issued after firework arson attack in Cowley
Police are appealing for witnesses after a fire in Cowley on Saturday. At about 11.15pm, an object, believed to be a firework, was pushed through the letterbox of an address in Crescent Road. PC Andrew Reid said: “Fortunately nobody was injured
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Ex-BMW worker sold stolen car parts worth £44,659
A FORMER BMW worker who sold £44,659 of car parts stolen from the Cowley plant was jailed for 14 months. Sacha Delastic, who had worked at the factory for seven years, sold the parts on Internet auction site eBay across a two-year period. The
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Smoke alarm vital after firework arson
Arsonists posted a firework through a letterbox to a house in Oxford. Police are appealing for witnesses after attack in Crescent Road, in Cowley, at 11.15pm on Saturday. Pc Andrew Reid said: “Fortunately nobody was injured as a result of the incident
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Every dog has its day at fun Farmoor show
ANIMAL lovers descended on a farm in Farmoor, near Oxford, for an inaugural dog show in aid of disabled sailors. Pets of all shapes and sizes took part in dozens of fun events. There was terrier racing, obstacle courses, and prizes for the dog with
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CRICKET: Downs get wake-up call
Oxford Downs suffered an early setback to their title aspirations with an opening-day defeat at home to Bletchley Town in Division 1. All-rounder Ghufran Mohammed was the star for last year’s Division 2 champions, who have reverted back to their former
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Sun shines on fundraising Parks runners
HUNDREDS of runners pounded through the University Parks in a fundraising fun run. The ninth annual Oxford Rotary Club fun run on Saturday has already raised more than £6,000 for Oxford-based charities, and organisers hope to double the figure when sponsorship
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CRICKET: Tiddington romp home
William Goodman and John Mackie hit 85 apiece as Tiddington romped to a nine-wicket victory at home to Abingdon Vale in Division 2. Goodman was unbeaten in his knock, taking Tiddington to 205-1. Earlier, Dan King had made 91 not out in Vale’s 202, with
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CRICKET: Bicester edge derby thriller
Bicester & North Oxford 2nd edged to a one-wicket victory at home to Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 2nd in Division 5. Nondies reached 194-7, with Mark Taylor making 42 and Toukeer Ahmed 30, while Ian Bryan took 4-51. Rob Humphreys top-scored with
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CRICKET: Shallow shines with century
Hyron Shallow wasted no time in acquainting himself with the Cherwell League, hitting an unbeaten century as Twyford defeated Dinton 2nd by three wickets in Division 3. The West Indian, who has joined from OCA club Tetsworth, smashed 125 not out to steer
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CRICKET: Cropredy Lynch Shipton
Former Oxfordshire player Richard Lynch claimed 4-8 and Jack Campbell 3-14 as Cropredy humbled Shipton-under-Wychwood 2nd in Division 4. They helped dismiss Shipton for just 77. Mike Amos-Simpson led Cropredy home with 34 not out. Cropredy
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CRICKET: Das cleans up for Oxford 4th
A fine spell of bowling from Dipayan Das gave Oxford 4th a 47-run victory at home to Didcot in Division 6. Oxford rattled up 231-9 with Tom Smith (84) and Chris Jones (69) to the fore. Daniel Alderson was the pick of the bowlers with 4-40. Didcot made
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Beware a bike made for two
WHAT do May Morning and Daisies have in common? The answer is tandems. Well, Daisies are obvious – if you know the song of old – and you’ll understand the May Morning link, if, like me, you walked there from East Oxford and spotted four of them
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Hero neighbour tells of rescuing fire attack victim
A HERO neighbour has described racing out into the street in his underwear to save a woman who had been set on fire by her former partner. Father-of-one Andrew Courtney, 34, has been given a police bravery award for smothering his neighbour with a blanket
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Dig out your old vinyl to fund Oxfam's work
CHUCK out your old teapots and vinyl records and help make money to improve the lives of poor people in the developing world. That’s the message from managers at Oxford-based charity Oxfam, who say fewer items are being donated to their charity
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Building firm weathers the recession
BOSSES at Oxford building firm Beard are cautiously optimistic after unveiling a healthy set of financial figures. The business, based at Cumnor Hill, saw its pre-tax profits treble to £1.05m, while turnover rose 30 per cent to £55.8m for the year to
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Former education chief advises Government on tests
FORMER Oxfordshire education chief Sir Tim Brighouse has been given a say in the blueprint for how children’s schoolwork should be assessed. Sir Tim, who was chief education officer for the county between 1978 and 1989 and still lives in Headington
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HOCKEY: Oxon stay in top flight
Oxfordshire comfortably retained their place in the elite A Division after finishing third in a tough preliminary group at Wakefield against Yorkshire, Cheshire, Lancashire and Nottinghamshire over the weekend. The effects of travelling
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DARTS: Oxon fall to champs
Oxfordshire suffered their biggest defeat in more than two seasons when they went down 12-5 to Inter- Counties Youth League champions Essex . The under 18, without some key players due to work commitments, were pipped 5-4, their wins coming from
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Strong turnover boosts RM
Educational software company RM is defying the recession after reporting a sharp rise in revenues The firm, which employs 1,000 people at its Abingdon headquarters and another 1,500 worldwide, has seen its turnover grow by 21 per cent to £141.9m for
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Drunks rob man in Oxford
Police are appealing for witnesses to a robbery in Iffley Turn last night. At about 8.45pm, a 26-year-old man was walking near to the Tree Hotel when three men came up to him and assaulted him with an Artweeks banner and stole his mobile phone, Seiko
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Local share prices (PM)
AEA Technology 18 BMW 2306 Electrocomponents 151 Nationwide Accident Repair 96 Oxford Biomedica 9.25 Oxford Catalysts 33.5 Oxford Instruments 146 Reed Elsevier 538.75 RM 151.25 RPS Group 188.5 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley, Abingdon
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Gun used in city robbery
Police are appealing for information after a fight in Bonn Square on Saturday and a robbery on Sunday in Jericho. At 5.30pm on Saturday there was a disturbance involving a group of about ten people, where it is believed a BB gun was fired. A 16
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Inconsiderate parking could put lives at risk
I AM writing to raise my concerns regarding the current parking issues, specifically in Hill Top Road, Oxford. This is a quiet residential road which leads to Southfield Golf Club and a residential home for young adults. These people like to access
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Well done Bradley Smith - and the Oxford Mail
CONGRATULATIONS to Bradley Smith on his great win, and to yourselves at the Oxford Mail for giving coverage to this win. Even with a magnifying glass I couldn’t find any mention of Bradley in the Daily Mail – a paper that carried three pages on Ricky
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Town plans drinks ban
New measures to tackle alcohol-related anti-social behaviour in Abingdon are being introduced next week. The Abingdon Designated Public Places Order (DPPO), which will come into effect on Wednesday, May 20, is being introduced by the Vale of
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Stop animal abusers before worse brutality happens
THE stories of thugs who find fun in riling their dogs into a frenzy to attack cats (Oxford Mail, May 1) are an indictment on our society. If one of these dogs gets free and attacks someone, the dog will be put down, even though the fault is
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Take action to stop falls from multi-storey car park
I HAVE lived in this area for almost 26 years during which there have been many fatal ‘fallings’ from Templars Square car park. A number of victims had mental health problems. It is time this building was made more secure. PAM TREADWELL, Cowley, Oxford
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Brawn dismisses 'team orders' reports
Ross Brawn has sought to placate a clearly sore Rubens Barrichello by insisting no team orders came into play during the Spanish Grand Prix. The Brazilian finished second to team-mate Jenson Button but felt he should have won after superbly passing
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Abingdon twin towns euro rock draws a crowd
HUNDREDS of people turned out to support Abingdon’s very own version of the Eurovision Song Contest. Six bands from three different European countries performed in the town’s Abbey Grounds on Saturday. The event, organised by Abingdon Town Council,
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Childish night of humour to boost Helen House
MORE than 1,300 tickets have been sold for the fifth annual Helen and Douglas House fundraiser Childish Things. The star-studded line-up for Thursday’s performance at the New Theatre, in George Street, includes Jo Brand, Sean Lock and Patrick Kielty.
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Entries fly in for Mail schools competition
SCHOOLS across the county have entered their bids for a facelift in an Oxford Mail competition. But there is still time to put your school in the running for £7,500 of building work. We have teamed up with Abingdon-based Leadbitter Group to offer the
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Former Didcot student lands top West End part
RISING star Antony Hansen has landed a major part in a West End production of the world-famous musical Les Misérables. Antony, 19, from Steventon, near Didcot, shot to fame on the BBC1 show Any Dream Will Do in 2007. Fellow pupils from St Birinus School
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Leaflet details bike rides from Wallingford
CYCLISTS have launched a new leaflet of bikes rides, with routes from Wallingford wending their way through the Chilterns. The guide, produced by green campaigners Sustainable Wallingford, with support from the Chilterns Conservation Board, Wallingford
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Windmill Primary pupils give parking parents a ticking off
PUPILS and staff at an Oxford school have appealed for parents not to park in front of the entrance in a bid to improve safety. Children at Windmill Primary School, in Margaret Road, Headington, posed with banners to stress the importance of
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Awards shortlist unveiled
The champagne is on ice and the preparations have begun for the biggest night in the Oxfordshire business calendar. More than 160 companies and individuals entered this year’s Oxfordshire Business Awards, one of the highest levels seen in recent
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CRICKET: Magical Martin is star of show
OCA League Divisions 5-10 Martin Shepherd took 5-8 as Chadlington cruised to a ten-wicket victory over Cassington in Division 5. Cassington were shot out for 77, before Danny Harding (41no) and Richard Ingram (33no) saw Chadlington home. Chesterton
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CRICKET: Alam leads the way as East Oxford cruise in
OCA Cup round-up Aftab Alam scored 81 not out to help East Oxford into the second round of the Airey Cup with a seven-wicket win at Northleach. Batting first, Northleach posted 174-9, before Aftab and Safraz Hussain (36no) saw East Oxford
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CRICKET: Fisher reels off magnificent ton
OCA League Divisions 1-4 Sixteen-year-old Charlie Fisher was the star of the show as Witney Swifts won their Division 3 clash against Kings Sutton by 162 runs on Sunday. Fisher smashed 116, with Alan Williams scoring 77 as Swifts rattled up
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Fennymore competes in SPEED series
Having failed by the slenderest of margins to beat her chief male rival in endurance racing last season, the UK's leading female sports car driver, Sarah Reader, has opted to join forces with him for 2009. Reader's TFL Racing team will welcome
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Man charged after Oxford drug raid
A MAN has been charged after police found a cannabis factory on an Oxford estate. Police raided a house in Field Avenue, Blackbird Leys, on Friday. They found about 50 mature cannabis plants in the loft. Daniel Kupka, 23, of Stockleys Road, Northway
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Euro-crackdown nets Oxfordshire speeders
MORE than 100 speeding drivers were caught on the county’s roads as part of a Europe-wide safety crackdown. The police operation across Thames Valley was part of the Tispol road safety week last month. Tispol is an organisation bringing
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Police stop more than 380 drivers
Thames Valley Police and the Safer Roads Partnership teamed up to support a Europe-wide road safety week, stopping more than 380 drivers across the region. Thames Valley Police’s five Road Safety Constables joined forces, and worked alongside
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Local share prices (AM)
AEA Technology 18 BMW 2352 Electrocomponents 149 Nationwide Accident Repair 96 Oxford Biomedica 9.7 Oxford Catalyst 33.5 Oxford Instruments 146 Reed Elsevier 541.75 RM 147.25 RPS Group 185 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley, Abingdon
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New plea on motorcycle death
Police today issued an appeal for information on a crash in south Oxfordshire in which a motorcyclist died. At about 1pm yesterday, two Suzuki motorcycles were being ridden along the A4130 from Benson towards Henley. Police said as they
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The 'threepenny baby' still going strong
MEET the ‘threepenny baby’ - Pauline Redknap! Muriel Povey, of Golafre Road, Abingdon, set us on her trail when she recalled a conversation as her mother and newly-born brother were passing Redknap’s shop at Steventon in the 1940s (Memory
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All-action day out at racing circuit
WHAT could be better – bright sunshine, a day watching motor racing and a few bottles of beer. These men, all Cowley car factory workers, were enjoying a day out at Silverstone racing circuit in Northamptonshire in August 1949. The picture
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Cropredy was on guard to halt Germans
THE Home Guard unit in Cropredy, near Banbury, provided protection for villagers during the Second World War – and, it seems, plenty of laughs. One of the platoon’s tasks was to set up road blocks on the three entrances to the village. But the favoured
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Farryman was familiar face on the Thames
WHO members Frank ‘Butcher’ Long? If so, and you have a picture of him, his family would like to hear from you. He was the ferryman who took thousands of men, women and children across the Thames to Tumbling Bay bathing place, off Botley Road, Oxford
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The changing face of Kidlington
AN 18th century fireplace was discovered while repairs were being carried out at Kidlington Youth Centre in 1959. The centre was in a farmhouse which was once part of Oxford Zoo. Brian Pirie, 19, an apprentice bricklayer, of Waverley Avenue, Kidlington
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Farmer famed for writing rhyming letters
FARMER Henry Osborn King always wrote letters to customers and friends in rhyme. One reproduced below was written when he lost a contract the supply hay to the Great Western Railway. The company had bought hay from him for its horses which delivered
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RESULTS May 9
THE OXFORD TIMES CHERWELL LEAGUE Division 1 Banbury XX 234-8 (J Wright 71, A Pearson 46, T Pearce 32, D Clark 30no, A Cook 4-59), Cumnor 152-9 (A Morteza 30, A Kidd 30, F Khalid 5-38). Horspath 240-5 (A Krol 75, J Todd 67no), Bicester &
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M40 incident causes delays
One driver was taken to hospital this morning after his car overturned on the M40 near Bicester. The accident happened shortly after 6.30am on the northbound carriageway, between junction 8A at Oxford and junction nine at Bicester. A spokesman for
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MIckey's joy at Wilder deal
Oxford United assistant manager Mickey Lewis says it is brilliant news that boss Chris Wilder has signed a new contract with the club. Wilder put pen-to-paper on Friday, signing a deal that keeps him at United for the next three years. And Lewis says
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Cameron's expenses revealed
Witney MP David Cameron has some of the most straighforward expenses claims of any member of the Shadow Cabinet, it emerged today. For most of the past five years, the Conservative Party leader has claimed only for mortgage interest and utility bills
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Westgate flats plan upsets former tenants
Oxford City Council is looking to move tenants in to a housing area it battled to move people out of for the new Westgate development, it has emerged. Abbey Place is meant to be demolished to make way for the £330m expansion of the Westgate
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Words no good for minorities' education
Today, the Oxford Mail highlights a staggering disparity between GCSE results among ethnic minorities in the county. On average, Black African, Black Caribbean, Bangladeshi, Indian and Pakistani students in Oxfordshire all achieved below-par grades.
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Cook's £300,000 sauce deal is hot stuff
A mother-of-five from Oxford is celebrating landing a £300,000 deal to sell her home-made curry sauces in Asda supermarkets. Kiran Bhandari began mass-producing her Indian table sauces after pupils at her cooking classes hailed them as the best they
