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United set for City date
Oxford United will again play their first pre-season game of the summer at neighbouring Oxford City. Chris Wilder will give his new signings their first run-out in the friendly against City at Court Place Farm on Tuesday July 14 (7.45). The U's will
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Man charged with stabbing
A 30-year-old man has tonight been charged with stabbing a 50-year-old near Oxford Probation Centre. Kenroy Ferguson, of Bath Street in Oxford, will appear before magistrates in the city tomorrow charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent
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Cameron grilled over MPs' expenses
Tory leader David Cameron renewed calls for a General Election as he faced constituents in Witney over the expenses scandal. The Witney MP said going to the polls was the only way for the public to be able to judge MPs who had exploited the system.
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Decade taste forgot returns
An exhibition of all things 70s opens at the Museum of Oxford tomorrow, along with a ‘Super Seventies Family Day’ to remind – or inform – visitors what the decade was like. On show will be a range of 70s clothing and visitors can go into a teenager’s
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Six questioned over attempted shooting
Five men and a teenage boy were tonight being questioned by detectives over an attempt to shoot a man at his home in Oxford. Police carried out six raids at homes across the city today, and arrested all six on suspicion of conspiracy to murder
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Man had ‘compulsion’ to steal bus
A bus obessive with a “compulsion” to steal passenger vehicles walked free from court yesterday after a judge said his problem might never be cured. Nicholas Attwell took a £220,000 coach from a depot in Witney and drove it across the country. On one
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Guard of honour for fallen
More than 60 ex-servicemen lined the streets yesterday to give an emotional final salute to an Oxfordshire soldier killed in Afghanistan. Veterans from Royal British Legion branches across the county have now stood outside Oxford’s
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Martin kicks off cancer cash campaign
FORMER Arsenal and England footballer Martin Keown helped kickstart a campaign to get young players in Oxfordshire raising funds for a cancer charity. The Wheatley-born player joined children from St Joseph’s School, in Headington, to launch the Kick
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Village asks if burner is safe
VILLAGERS have submitted a dossier of questions about a plan to build a rubbish incinerator near their homes. Bucknell Parish Council has sent Oxfordshire County Council 23 questions regarding plans for the plant in Ardley, near Bicester. Waste management
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Beware of pubs' fare
So you want to eat out this Bank Holiday weekend but pub grub depresses you? Well, completely right too, I’d say. I don’t know what it is, but whenever I pass a pub that has the word ‘homemade’ blazoned across its blackboard outside, it always
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Batty but brilliant
YOU know you’ve arrived as a band when your fans include pop legend David Bowie. Fortunately, Fanfarlo haven’t let it go to their heads. Seventies glam-rock style icon Bowie described the London collective as among his favourites – citing their
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Students shine at fashion week
Four students at Oxford & Cherwell Valley College have their eyes on catwalk careers after making a big impression at the city’s first fashion week. Fashion students Alex Burchell, Stacey Hurst, Hayley Owen and Rosie Dennington, all 17, got their first
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Estate wants 20mph limits
A Bicester resident has called on the county council to install 20mph signs — nine years after his estate was built. John Broad said Bicester Fields Farm Estate, near Langford Village, was designed for motorists to drive at a maximum speed of 20mph,
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Wood Festival - the camper's view
The problem with festivals, a non-believer once told me, is that they are full of lager-swilling, noisy, antisocial louts who are only there for an excuse to sit in a field all day drinking beer. She had obviously never been to Wood, possibly
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No excuses for results
YEAR after year we read of ethnic minority pupils’ GCSE exam results. But it was hoped that Patrick Tolani (Oxford Mail, May 11), apart from being worried like the rest of us, would have practical advice about the study patterns that he used to enable
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Race is no reason for poor GCSEs
I found the story on the performance of ethnic minority pupils in GCSEs (Tackle Ethnic GCSE Problem, Oxford Mail, May 11) absolutely astonishing. The story did not state this, but I am assuming the ethnic students we are talking about were born in this
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Hope lies in Europe
If there was one particular instance in time which has resulted in the UK’s present economic demise it was March 2003 when, it has been claimed, Tony Blair agreed with a media magnate that in return for media support for the illegal invasion of Iraq the
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Wood Festival - the tree-hugger's view
IF YOU’D gone down to the woods last weekend, you’d have been sure of a big surprise. For, joining the squirrels, kites and furry critters in the Chilterns, south of Wallingford, were 1,000 grinning festival-goers, musicians and craftspeople
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Mini plans limited edition anniversary models
The 50th anniversary of the Cowley-built Mini will be marked with two new models. The Mini 50 Mayfair and the Mini 50 Camden will go on sale in September for just 12 months, says BMW. Among many new features, the limited-edition models will feature
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Man charged over supermarket robbery
A man has been charged in connection with a robbery at a supermarket in Blackbird Leys, Oxford. Christopher Debanks, 22, of Blackbird Leys Road, Blackbird Leys, has been charged with robbery, assault with intent to rob and possession of an offensive
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New RAF transport fleet lines up for take off at Brize
AN AIRCRAFT which has been a familier sight in the skies above Oxfordshire is set to be phased out. For 40 years, the VC10 military aircraft has been ferrying troops through county airspace. The VC10 will be phased out by 2016 as 14
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Thieves target car number plates in city
CRIMINALS are using stolen licence plates to create “ghost cars” capable of escaping traffic fines, police warned last night. In the first four-and-a-half-months of the year, plates have been stolen from 72 parked cars in Oxford – a 15 per cent increase
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Sisters battle to beat cancer
CHRISTINE Dunkin dec- ided to stand up to cancer after her two sisters were diagnosed with the disease. The former publican has pledged to help raise the £3m needed to build and run a Maggie’s Centre next to the Churchill Hospital, in Headington, Oxford
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Gallery holds art lessons for children
MOTHER and son team Jo and Matt Roberts led more than 60 families in an art session on an Oxford estate. They led printing tutorials at Rose Hill Primary School, in The Oval, last Saturday. Children aged three and over were able to experiment with traditional
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Jobs boost for Didcot
Ten jobs have been created after a major drinks distributor moved into new premises in Didcot. Matthew Clark, which supplies drinks to pubs, restaurants and clubs across the UK, has taken over the former Britvic depot on the Southmead industrial estate
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YOUTH CRICKET: Ryan's knock is in vain for Oxon
Oxfordshire Under 16s were well-beaten by eight wickets in their latest match against Magdalen College School. Oxon could not capitalise on a strong start, and the superb batting performance of Magdalen’s David Bunn took the game away from the county
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YOUTH CRICKET: Rain ruins Oxfordshire opener
The heavens opened early to force Oxfordshire Under 15s’ first home game of the season against Northampshire to be abandoned after just 15 overs at Banbury. The visitors won the toss and opted to bowl first. And they made early inroads as both Lloyd
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YOUTH CRICKET: Landray leads the way for Bampton
Club cricket Ted Landray’s unbeaten 33 led Bampton to 88-5 in their Ron Maudsley Knockout Trophy clash against Shipton B. Landray’s knock took Bampton to 88-5, before Shipton were held to 51-9. Louis Rice-Wilson hit 30 not out to help Warborough to
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CRICKET: Charlie hammers ton as Magdalen cruise in
Charlie Parker hit a magnificent unbeaten 108 as Magdalen College School’s unbeaten Under 13s continued their progress in the national Bunbury Cup with a 104-run over Idsall School (Shropshire). Having won the Oxfordshire competition last year, Magdalen
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CYCLE SPEEDWAY: Rachel edges it in win
Horspath Hammers came third in the latest round of the British Junior & Youth League at East Newport. As usual, Exeter won the event on 2371/2 pts from the host club East Newport, with 216, and Horspath on 2141/2. A number of Horspath riders reached
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WINDSURFING: Oxford's open day
OXFORD Sailing Club are holding an Open Day on Farmoor Reservoir next Saturday (10am-4pm). It’s an opportunity for people to come along and try sailing and windsurfing. For more details, contact 01865 863201 or emiail office@oxfordsailingclub.com
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GREYHOUNDS: Foxy firing on all cylinders
Foxy's on fire! The Gilly Hepden-trained black bitch, Firelikeafox, racked up her eighth straight graded victory with a gutsy display to peg back Farloe Ellie in the top grade event over 595 metres last Saturday. Owned by the Hall family, it is believed
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Woman sexually assaulted in East Oxford
Police are appealing for information following a sexual assault in Oxford today. Between 2.35am and 2.45am, a 21-year-old woman was walking along Magdalen Road when she was approached by a man on a bicycle at the junction of Essex Street.
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GREYHOUNDS: Lazerus's dream is over
The Oxford Derby dream is over after the Richard Yeates-trained Lazerus encountered trouble at the third bend and bowed out in last place. Meanwhile, it was a mixed week for trainer Paddy Cur-tin. He saw his top marathon prospect, Mica Lady, run
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GREYHOUNDS: Hare today - and gone tomorrow
Racing manager Gary Baiden was in a dilemma last Saturday night when, due to a misunderstanding between the two hare drivers, there was no one to run the meeting. However, a quick call to former track employee Jimmy Hulbert saved the day. The only
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Local share prices (PM)
22/05/2009pm AEA Technology 16 BMW 2197 Electrocomponents 152 Nationwide Accident Repair 90.5 Oxford Biomedica 10.25 Oxford Catalysts 46.5 Oxford Instruments 143 Reed Elsevier 504.25 RM 170.5 RPS Group 183 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley
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SHOWJUMPING: Measor in big time
Steventon showjumper Ami Measor booked her place at the Horse of the Year Show at the NEC, Birmingham, later this year with a brilliant display aboard Belle Fleur at Towerlands, near Braintree. The 21-year-old rider clai-med the third of the
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Rugby kids set world record
HUNDREDS of children pulled on their boots to help Oxfordshire become record-breakers by staging the world’s biggest tag rugby tournament. But it was a close run thing as 492 rugby-mad youngsters representing 48 primary schools from across the county
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ATHLETICS: Keet on song to rack up fab four
Susan Keet (pictured) stole the show with four golds at the Vale of White Horse Schools’ Athletics Trials at Radley College. The youngster from King Alfred’s Community & Sports College, Wantage, reeled off a sprint double, taking the intermediate
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CHESS: Magdalen roar to national finals
Magdalen College School, Oxford, triumphed at the English Primary Schools’ Chess Association’s national semi-finals at Brean Sands, Somerset. The A team won all six of their matches, scoring 26 out of 30 points to finish first out of the 22 teams, who
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ANGLING: Thames given gravel bonus
The Environment Agency have created new spawning sites for Thames barbel to replace those lost through historical dredging. A total of 15 tonnes of locally sourced gravel has been used to replenish the bed of the river at Cricklade in Wiltshire
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ANGLING: Mitchell leads the way at Boddington
There was a good turn-out of 22 anglers representing Dorchester, Benson and Jolly Anglers for the Berks/Oxon match on Boddington last Sunday, writes ANDY WEBBER. The water fished well with plenty of carp coming to the nets. And it was Dave Mitchell
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ANGLING: Oxford canal barbel shock
Moored on the Oxford Canal at Fenny Compton, in Warwicksghire, pensioner Alan Holmes was enjoying an evening’s fishing from the back of his narrow boat. Using a pole with bread as bait, he was catching a few skimmers when his float slipped away and he
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Gardeners invited to launch of Oxford in Bloom contest
OXFORD in Bloom contenders are being urged to turn out tomorrow for the competition’s official launch. Last year there were more than 600 entries in the Oxford Mail-backed contest, which is now in its 21st year. Organisers are hoping
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Man charged with Oxford shop raid
A man has been charged in connection with a robbery at a supermarket in Blackbird Leys in April. Christopher Debanks, 22, of Blackbird Leys Road, Blackbird Leys, has been charged with robbery, assault with intent to rob, and possession of an offensive
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Man held over Summertown break-in
A man has been arrested in connection with a burglary in Summertown yesterday. A 28-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of burglary and has been bailed until June 17 pending further enquiries. The incident took place in Middle Way, Summertown
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Freedom From The Shackles
Degree show time means the chance to experiment, says artist Andrew Hunter. I LOVE fine art degree shows! Three years of tears, torture, and a healthy dose of debauchery (or so you’d hope!), all channelled into one final show, the BIG stab at
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Testing The Waters
HARTWELL HOUSE HOTEL AND SPA, NR THAME 01296 747444. KATHERINE MACALISTER enjoys the high life, while keeping an eye on the budget. WHERE to start? The experience at Hartwell House near Thame is always so sumptuous that you emerge
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Lessons In Cruelty
TORMENTED (15). Horror/Comedy/Romance. Tuppence Middleton, Alex Pettyfer, Tom Hopper, Dimitri Leonidas, Larissa Wilson, Georgia King, April Pearson, Calvin Dean. Director: Jon Wright. JON Wright directs a tongue-in-cheek horror set in a British
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Night Duty
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM 2 (PG). Family/Action/Comedy/Romance. Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Hank Azaria, Owen Wilson, Steve Coogan, Robin Williams, Christopher Guest, John Benthal, Alain Chabat. Director: Shawn Levy. HISTORY is brought vividly to
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Positively Beastly
“Of all the Disney characters Belle is the best one to play,” Ashley tells me during a break from rehearsals. “She’s a tomboy, she’s feisty, funny and snappy. She’s not a wet princess and this isn’t a panto. Belle is surrounded by dominant
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Grave Issues
Everyone wants a piece of Camille O’Sullivan at the moment – her star is rising as fast as her stage tears fall. Katherine MacAlister meets the dark queen of cabaret to find out why everyone is falling under her spell. “I WAS on stage in London
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Byte Of The Action
BIRTHDAYS are a strange event, literally designed to allow us to celebrate another year of staying alive. For club nights, however, that survival truly is an enormous achievement. A club night carves itself a niche in the local scene and frantically
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Crash closes road in Brize Norton
A crash between a lorry and a car today blocked the Witney Road, Brize Norton. Delays are reported in the area of the closure between Burford Road and Minster Road. The crash happened at about 8.40am.
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Scott Free
With Led Zep frontman Robert Plant among his fans, Black Country singer-songwriter Scott Matthews thinks he must be on the right track. HE is feted as one of the country’s brightest singer-songwriters. His debut album Passing Stranger sold more
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MP Smith reveals expense claims
OXFORD East MP Andrew Smith claimed £73,869 in expenses for his second home in London over four years. Mr Smith, whose main home is in Blackbird Leys, claimed the money for his three-bedroom property in Lambeth between April 2004 and March
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Young designer encourages walk to school
A DESIGN by an North Oxfordshire schoolboy is to be transformed into a badge to promote “Walk to School on Wednesdays”. Eleven-year-old Kieran Quigley, a pupil at Bletchingdon Primary School, was one of 1,296 children across the country who came up with
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Police raid homes over shooting
Police today raided homes in Oxford in connection with a shooting in Barton in April. At about 6.30am officers entered six addresses and arrested people for conspiracy to murder: A 29-year-old man was arrested at an address in Crotch
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Arrests in Barton doorstep shooting incident
Five men and one teenager have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder, in connection with a shooting in Barton in April. At 6.30am this morning police officers raided six homes across the city. A 29-year-old man was arrested
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Probation youth plan is dropped
CAMPAIGNERS against plans for a “super” probation centre in Oxford are claiming a partial victory after county council plans to move its youth offending service to the same site were scrapped. Oxfordshire County Council was considering moving
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Pupils get tips from guitar hero
MUSIC students at a Banbury school have been getting some top tips in a special guitar workshop. Country rock star Albert Lee, who was described by Eric Clapton as the best guitar player in the world, showed Sibford School pupils how he achieves his
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Are claims fair on the taxpayer?
MP ANDREW Smith bares all today. Every penny of taxpayers’ money he has spent on his home in London over a four-year period has been published for all to see. For that, we applaud him. The MPs’ expenses row has shocked the nation and brought the
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MP Smith reveals all expense claims
OXFORD East MP Andrew Smith claimed £73,869 in expenses for his second home in London over four years, the Oxford Mail can reveal. Mr Smith, whose main home is in Blackbird Leys, claimed the money for his three-bedroom property in Lambeth between
