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FIA attacks 'unacceptable' FOTA
The FIA has lifted the lid on its feud with the Formula One Teams' Association, deriding as "unacceptable" the body's attempt to take control of the regulations and commercial rights. Motor sport's world governing body, infuriated by FOTA's stance
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Man exposed himself in Banbury
Police are appealing for information after a man exposed himself in Banbury. The incident happened in Salt Way at around 6.55pm o Tuesday last week. Police only issued an appeal today. The man was white, aged between 40 and 50 and about
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Book auction nets £20,000 for Oxfam
AN AUCTION of rare books in aid of Oxford-based charity Oxfam has raised £20,000. The auction, which took place at Bonhams in Shipton on Cherwell today, included several volumes dusted off by Oxford residents and handed in to city charity shops. A total
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Council says sorry for Magdalen Bridge jam
ROAD bosses today apologised for not warning motorists about major roadworks which caused severe delays on Magdalen Bridge in Oxford. The road surface repairs reduced the bridge to a single contraflow lane yesterday, causing tailbacks along The Plain
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Families pay tribute to air crash victims
MIKE Blee died doing what he loved. Tonight the family of the retired airman were taking some comfort that he was at least enjoying his passion when he and a 15-year-old boy lost their lives in a mid-air collision near Drayton on Sunday.
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Teenagers bailed over arson attacks
Two teenagers have been arrested by police investigating a spate of arson attacks in the area. The pair, aged 18 and 19, were arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire in a stable block in Blackthorn Road, Launton, at 11pm on Saturday, which caused
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Why would anyone pay these parking fees?
I READ with great interest the story Driven away by price rise, in Saturday’s Oxford Mail. I am amazed that anyone might be surprised at this, as the powers that be have made Oxford a place to be avoided over recent years. Apart from the increasing
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City parking fees are obscene
I WRITE regarding Oxford city councillor Ed Turner’s comment about parking and price increases in Saturday’s Oxford Mail. Referring to the obscene 32 per cent price hike, he says: “we did not have any choice’’. Let me please give some factual information
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Parking charges drive away trade
OXFORD city councillor Ed Turner may want to try, unconvincingly, to justify the city council’s actions in raising car parking charges (Saturday’s Oxford Mail), but I don’t believe for one minute that the fall in car parking figures in central
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Probation centre consultation 'a sham'
THE consultation by Thames Valley Probation Service, about the proposed location of a mega-probation centre in Mill Street, Oxford, which took place at the Town Hall on June 15, was a sham. Their representatives went to remarkable lengths to deliver
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Mum vows to sue over meningitis death
THE mother of a woman who died after waiting 15 hours before she was diagnosed with meningitis is planning to sue Oxfordshire’s health service. Lorraine Lewis said she would fight until her dying day to get compensation for her and her grandson following
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Worker tells kidnap jury of attack in street
A GROUP of young men kicked and punched two people as they lay on the ground in an East Oxford street, a jury heard yesterday. Margaret Leach told a jury at Oxford Crown Court in the trial of seven people that she was working in an office in Cowley Road
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CRICKET: Arnie hails attack
Keith Arnold says Oxfordshire cricket is in great shape and there is no reason why they cannot win the MCCA Trophy. The 49-year-old Banbury Twenty seamer admitted to being nervous on his return to the county side, but impressed in both matches. Having
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CRICKET: Ridgley's over the moon
Skipper Dave Ridgley was almost overcome with emotion after Aston Rowant’s nail-biting three-wicket win over Horspath in the Oxfordshire final of the npower Village Cup. Ridgley played a key role in supporting Paul Plumridge in a crucial 38-run seventh-wicket
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CRICKET: Myburgh set for Downs debut
Johann Myburgh has finally arrived at Oxford Downs and is set to make his debut at home to Banbury Twenty on Saturday. Downs had hoped to have the highly-rated batsman, who is bidding to play Test cricket for New Zealand, from the beginning
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CRICKET: Common sense needed
With the narrow victory margin in the Oxon final, many Horspath supporters were left to reflect on an incident in the Aston Rowant innings which saw the victors awarded five runs. Chris Eaton scampered through for a single in the 15th over bowled by
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CRICKET: Final is moved
The Bernard Tollett Oxfordshire Knockout Cup finals day has been moved to Sunday, July 12. Both the semi-finals and final will take place at Bicester & North Oxford. The day has been moved back from September for a number of reasons, including the request
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CRICKET: Quiz the commentators
Cricket fans will get the chance to quiz some of the sport’s leading commentators at Oxford Playhouse next week. Mike Gatting, Jonathan Agnew and a ‘special guest’, possibly Graham Gooch, are due to take the stage for ‘In The Box’ on Friday, June 26.
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CRICKET: Megson impresses
Josh Megson impressed with bat and ball on his debut for the south and west under 14 regional team as they beat Wales by 124 runs at Tiverton. Coming in on a hat-trick, the Banbury and Oxfordshire all-rounder scored 34, including five boundaries to help
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CRICKET: Maiden ton
Wantage MP Ed Vaizey presents young Didcot batsman Henry Brisland, 16, with a Lord’s Taverners’ Certificate for his maiden century. Brisland, who is a regular member of Didcot’s first team, scored 111 not out at Henley in a Sunday game. The Lord’s Taverners
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CRICKET: Banbury bow out
A Banbury side, missing five regulars, crashed out of the ECB National Club Championship at the third-round stage with a 77-run defeat at Walmley. Walmley made 220-8 in their 45 overs, with Chris Booth (64) top-scoring and Jimmy Phillips, Ollie Murrey
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CRICKET: Edrich dies aged 86
Former Oxfordshire batsman and St Edward’s School coach Brian Edrich has died, aged 86. One of a famous cricketing family, he and his three brothers all played at least to first-class level, Edrich previously appeared for Kent and Glamorgan. He took
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Inventor unveils car of the future
IT IS lightweight, powered by hydrogen, does the equivalent of 300 miles to the gallon, can do 50mph and will travel 240 miles before it needs filling up. The two-seater Riversimple Urban car, which was developed with the help of engineers
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MUGGINGS UPDATE: 'Don't walk alone at night' warning
PEOPLE have been warned not to walk alone at night in North Oxford after a fourth street robbery believed to be carried out by the same teenage gang. Police are hunting four youths armed with screwdrivers and hammers driving about in a small
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Tributes paid to air crash victims
The parents of a teenager who died in a mid-air crash over Oxfordshire today paid tribute to their son. Julia and John, the parents of 15-year-old Nicholas Langley-Rice, of The Chase, Calcot, said Nicholas, known to his friends and family as
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OBITUARY: Death of sports fanatic Thomas
Well-known Abingdon sportsman Aubrey Thomas, who once had trials for Reading Football Club, has died at the age of 78. Mr Thomas (pictured) first came to prominence when he captained Abingdon Council School's footballers to victory in the North Berks
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AUNT SALLY: Singles big guns go marching on
Neil Lyon, last year’s winner, and runner-u, Kevin Baker, made it safely through to the last four of the Greene King Oxford & District League singles competition. Played at four different venues down to the winner, who qualifies for the semi-finals
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Kidney cancer patients felt abandoned
A FEW months after my cancer diagnosis, I became involved in campaigning for access to drugs. I had seen various reports in the Oxford Mail of kidney cancer patients being turned down for vital life-extending drugs by Oxfordshire Primary Care
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Rethink on marshalling after Abingdon rally car crash
MARSHALLING at the annual Abingdon Motorsports CAR-nival is being reviewed after a rally car left the track, seriously injuring two people at the weekend. Barry Guess, organiser of the 13th event at Dalton Barracks, apologised for the disruption caused
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Dragons help make wishes come true
STARS of the TV show Dragon’s Den were among 300 people at a James Bond-themed evening to raise money for the Make-a-Wish Foundation. Celebrity appearances at Saturday’s annual summer ball included Duncan Bannatyne, James Cann, Peter Jones
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Two held over £6,000 arson blaze
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of arson after two fires in the Bicester area over the weekend. The men, aged 18 and 19, were arrested following a fire at a stable block in Blackthorn Road, Launton, which caused more than £6,000 damage
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AIR CRASH: Tributes to teenage victim
A teenage boy killed in a mid-air collision has been described as “engaging and gentle” by his family. Nicholas Langley-Rice, 15, of Calcot, Reading, and Flight Lieutenant Michael Blee, 62, of St Mary’s Green, Abingdon, died when their Grob
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Probation centre protesters set up fighting fund
RESIDENTS opposed to a new probation centre in West Oxford are raising a fighting fund to pay for a legal challenge. Thames Valley Probation service is planning to open a new probation centre in Mill Street, Osney, but the scheme is being opposed by
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Conmen steal pensioner's jewellery
ANTIQUE jewellery and cash was stolen from a pensioner’s home in a distraction burglary. Police are appealing for witnesses after two men went to the home of a 81-year-old woman in Kelburne Road, Cowley, at 2.15pm on Sunday. They claimed they were doing
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Drama as hot air balloon lands at school
IT WAS meant to be a quiet ballooning trip to admire the beauty of Oxford’s dreaming spires. What the pilot and his passenger did not expect was a close-up view of the front of an Oxford primary school. But that was exactly what the occupants were faced
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Dozens sign up to be friends of Bury Knowle Park
MORE than 60 people have joined a new group to protect and promote an Oxford park. At the Headington Festival, held in Bury Knowle Park earlier this month, 66 people expressed an interest in becoming a ‘friend’ of the park. The Friends will be able
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Sainsbury's eyes up Carterton site for new store
THREE hundred jobs could be created under a plan by supermarket chain Sainsbury’s to open a store in Carterton. All the units at the town’s West Oxfordshire Retail and Business Park, in Upavon Way, have stood empty since the end of 2007 and
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Cameron raises £4,550 for children's hospital on OX5 Run
WITNEY MP David Cameron has raised £4,550 for the Oxford Children’s Hospital after competing in this year’s OX5 Run — a 10th of the total amount raised so far. The money raised by Mr Cameron is a significant contribution towards the hospital’s £50,000
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DVD gives advice on how to avoid an Asbo
A GROUP of vulnerable young people made a DVD about what it is like to be given an antisocial behaviour order, as a warning to others in their situation. The Elmore Community Services, a charity in Cowley Road, helps people with mental health problems
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Cyclist exposes himself to dog walker
A FLASHER on a bike exposed himself to a dog walker near Oxford's Port Meadow. A 20-year-old woman was walking along Walton Well Road at noon yesterday when she saw a cyclist riding towards her. When she passed him, the man cleared his throat to get
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Burglars target 81-year-old
Police are appealing for witnesses after a distraction burglary in Cowley. At 2.15pm on Saturday, two men went to a property in Kelburne Road. They spoke to the occupant, an 81-year-old woman, claiming to be doing some work in the garden but went
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Man exposed himself near Port Meadow
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man exposed himself to a woman in the Port Meadow area of Oxford. The 20-year-old woman was walking along Walton Well Road yesterday when she saw a man cycling towards her and disappeared into a dip
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Woman bailed over £3m drugs find
A woman accused of being involved in a multi-million-pound drug deal has been released by police on bail a second time, pending further inquiries. The 26-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply Class-A drugs after police
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I can see clearly now the specs have come.....
Now the spring play and ODN festival have finished there are stirrings again on a Tuesday night towards future events. Last week for example there was much talk and steam generated about the forthcoming ‘Forties to Noughties’ Quiz Night. (This
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DRUGS ARREST: Woman bailed again
A woman accused of being involved in a multi-million-pound drug deal has been released by police on bail a second time, pending further inquiries. The 26-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs after police stopped
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ST ALDATE'S INJURY: Man still in hospital
A 44-year-old man found mysteriously injured in Oxford city centre remains in hospital with serious head injuries. A passer-by discovered the man in St Aldates at around 10.25am on Sunday. A bike was nearby but police do not know if he was attacked
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Future still uncertain for F1 teams
The latest breakdown in talks between the FIA and FOTA has again placed a question mark over the future of a number of the current teams. Motor sport's world governing body has today issued another damning statement against the Formula One
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Man found in Oxford street still seriously ill
A 44-year-old man found mysteriously injured in Oxford city centre remains in hospital with serious head injuries. A passer-by discovered the man in St Aldates at around 10.25am on Sunday. A bike was nearby but police do not know if he was attacked
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Nightclub ordered to close after glassing
A CITY nightclub has been ordered to close after a woman was glassed in the face — a year after it agreed to replace all glass with plastic. Oxford City Council’s licensing committee today revoked the licence at Mood Music Cocktail Bar, George
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Delays on A34
A lorry crash has blocked a lane on the A34 southbound carriageway this morning. Emergency services are at the scene between the Milton interchange near Didcot and Marcham interchange at Abingdon. The crash was between a lorry and car at around 7.20am
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FIA hits out at 'disruptive' FOTA members
The FIA have pointed an accusing finger at what they perceive as a disruptive element within the Formula One Teams' Association. Motor sport's world governing body claim significant progress was made during a meeting last Thursday involving
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Crashes cause A34 delays
A lorry crash has blocked a lane on the A34 southbound carriageway this morning. Emergency services are at the scene between the Milton interchange, near Didcot, and the Marcham interchange, at Abingdon. The crash was between a lorry and car
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Dexter eyes Oxford United reunion
Dexter Blackstock says he desperately wants to still be at QPR at the end of July so that he can play in the pre-season friendly at his old club Oxford United. The 23-year-old striker, a product of Oxford United's youth system who moved to
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Court action won't solve homes crisis
It is no secret that the county of Oxfordshire faces a housing crisis. But for too long there has been a reluctance to accept the fact that new homes have to be built in and around the city of Oxford. City council planning officers have long known this
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City faces a legal battle over Green Belt housing
PLANS to build 4,000 new homes in Oxford’s Green Belt are to be challenged in the High Court by South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) and the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE). The district council served papers on John Denham,
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Charity bags make fine binliners
I know it’s good to sort out your clothes every now and again and donate unwanted items to charity. However, we have received about eight charity bags for clothes through our letterbox in the past 12 days. If I filled all these bags with my clothes
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Ceremony honours drowned hero, 120 years after tragedy
KEVIN Green and Barbara Cox finally got a chance yesterday to say thank you to a hero who saved their relative from drowning in the Thames 120 years ago. Edgar Wilson lost his own life when he jumped into the river between Oxford’s Osney Lock and the
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Residents urge probation service to scrap office plans
CAMPAIGNERS from West Oxford yesterday urged officials from Thames Valley Probation Service to scrap plans for a new office near to their homes. Many residents are worried about criminals, including some sex offenders, using Mill Street to reach the
