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FA Cup joy for Witney United
WITNEY United edged past Shortwood 2-1 to set-up an FA Cup second qualifying round home tie with Blue Square South side Eastleigh. Lee Henderson headed home a Tommy Lewis corner on 37 minutes to give Witney the lead. Shortwood drew level when a Matt
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Marston Saints 1 v 4 Crowmarsh Youth FC : U 11B
Marston Saints 1 v 4 Crowmarsh Youth F.C. Crowmarsh came into this game knowing they would be up against tough opposition, with both games between the two teams the previous season ending in draws. Marston Saints started off the brighter
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Police search for missing girl
POLICE are searching for a teenager from Oxford who has not been seen for more than a week. Jessany Hayes left her home in Jordan Hill to go to school at 8.45 am on Monday, September 7 but has not been seen since. She was reported missing
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FOOTBALL: Hall notches a double
A brace from Peter Hall saw Oxford Irish defeat Holton Athletic 4-0 in the Premier Division of the RT Harris Oxford City FA. Aidan McManus and Thomas Conway also netted. Goals from James O’Brien (2), Aaron Andrew (2), Kyle McCoy and Carly Morris saw
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School fights academy plans
ANTI-ACADEMY campaigners fear county councillors are “steamrolling” through plans to turn Oxford School into an academy without considering other options. Last night, Oxfordshire County Council agreed to a feasibility study to see if transforming
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Abingdon schools demand action after pupil hurt in crash
A SERIOUS cycling accident involving an Abingdon schoolboy has prompted further calls from teachers and parents to improve safety on the town’s roads. The 14-year-old pupil from Fitzharrys School suffered a broken leg after a collision with a car in
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Bigger school could be buillt in Grove
PLANS are being discussed to build a £30m secondary school in Grove capable of accommodating up to 1,200 pupils. The school would be based at Grove Airfield to cope with thousands of homes proposed for the area. Cabinet members at Oxfordshire County
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Sassy & Single
Here’s a confession. I lied at the weekend. Not just a small lie, several large ones actually, and to an entire table of people. I’d like to say it was because we were at a wedding, it had been a long day and we were all a little drunk and the people
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Looking blue
I got the Oxon News September issue recently from Oxfordshire County Council. It is a shame that something so basic as a map can be sent out with a glaringly obvious error on it. Number 17 on the map is shown as blue Conservative – but 17 is Chalgrove
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A selfish act
IN an effort to keep fit and reduce my carbon footprint, for the last couple of years I have cycled to work when possible. My daily journey from Cholsey to Wallingford and back, has become easier with the addition of a set of panniers and some good
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Forgotten atrocity
ONE can understand the anger of relatives of those killed in the Pan Am 103 atrocity when the man found guilty of the incident is allowed to go free, although there does now seem some doubt about whether Megrahi was the actual culprit. Amid all the reports
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Probation centre plans hit by falsehoods
The campaign against locating the Oxford probation office in West Oxford, and specifically in Trajan House, Mill Street, has made four main claims, which have, unfortunately, been accepted at face value. Every one is false. CLAIM 1: that crime increases
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Rail link plan runs into problems
A NEW train service between Oxford, Bicester and London Marylebone was given the backing of Oxfordshire County Council Cabinet in principle tonight. But councillors were warned that “structural problems” could hit one important element of the scheme,
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Headington angels hang up their uniforms
TWO nurses have retired after clocking up more than 50 years at an Oxford hospital between them. Pat Redman, 60, from Bicester, and Sadie Meynell, 65, from Headington, have been staff nurses at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington
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Call to reopen Bath Street mosque
MEMBERS of Oxford’s Muslim community have issued a rallying call to reopen one of the city’s oldest mosques. The Bath Street mosque, in East Oxford, has been left to gather dust after it was closed in 2004 and relatives of the founders want
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Abingdon primary school is very classy
A SCHOOL has received a prestigious award for stretching its most gifted and talented pupils. Rush Common Primary School, in Abingdon, is only the third school in the county to be presented with the National Association for Able Children in Education
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Mini concept cars unveiled at motor show
MINI bosses yesterday celebrated the launch of two new models of the Oxford-built car, which is set to secure jobs at BMW’s Cowley plant. The newcomers – the Roadster, right, and the Coupe –were unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show and are still described
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FOOTBALL: Deadly duo are hot to trot
Luis McGillycuddy and Joel Lazarus bagged a brace apiece as Mansfield Road thrashed Watlington 5-0 in Division 1 of the Oxfordshire Senior League. McGillycuddy opened the scoring, flicking the ball over a defender's head before volleying home
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Classic Rolls delivers bride in style
AN OXFORD bride started married life in style — by turning up to her wedding in one of Britain’s rarest cars. Former Oxford High School pupil Camilla Scarlett, 26, of Blenheim Drive, Oxford, was driven to Magdalen College chapel in a 1909 Rolls-Royce
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FOOTBALL: Daley bags super brace
Tom Daley scored a double as ABK Sports saw off Bodicote Sports 2-1 in the Premier Division of the Banbury District & Lord Jersey FA. After a goalless first half, Daley struck twice to put ABK in control and although Nick Hill hit back, ABK held on.
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FOOTBALL: Champs Hailey ease home
Reigning champions Hailey kicked off the defence of their Witney FA Premier Division title with a 3-1 win against Spartan Rangers. Sean King, Dean Mays and Mark Wright netted Hailey’s goals, with Matt Townsend replying. A strike from
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'Football special' bus link to Kassam is back
A BUS service from Oxford city centre to the Kassam Stadium is once again ferrying football fans to games – a year after a similar service was axed. The former 601 football special service was dropped by Oxford United after it lost £2,500 in
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YOUTH FOOTBALL: Chay nicks it for Enstone
Chay Fisher bagged a hat-trick as Enstone Sports edged a thrilling Giles Sports witney youth League nder 12 A clash with Brackley Town 6-5. Ralph Watts (2) and Josh Allen were also on target, while Brackley replied through Dan Jarman (2), Will Aldred
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GIRLS' FOOTBALL: Carterton off to flier
Carterton kicked off their Oxford Mail Girls League Under 15 campaign with a 4-2 victory at Oxford Bluebirds. The home side went in front through Chrissy Clifton, but Marta Dyet fired a superb equaliser into the top corner. Two more
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FOOTBALL: Cuff has champs reeling
A goal in each half from Luke Cuff gave Kings Arms Wheatley a 2-0 home win over reigning champions Dorchester United and top spot in Division 1, writes TIM SIRET. Sean Jacobs supplied the first through ball for Cuff to fire home, and Neil Lockhart provided
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Local share prices (PM)
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Mobile clinic aims to help addicts
DRUG addicts and alcoholics are being urged to take advantage of a new mobile clinic travelling across the county to help them beat their addictions. Drugs and alcohol workers will travel in a van run by Oxford-based drugs service Smart (Substance
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Cameron under fire over local trade
WITNEY MP David Cameron has come under fire for urging people to support local businesses – in a report printed in Surrey. In the Conservative Party leader’s annual report to electors in his constituency, he encourages people to keep trade local. However
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Special backing for our blood donor campaign
A WOMAN who onlydiscovered she had a blood disorder when she tried to become a donor, has backed the Oxford Mail’s campaign to get more people to give blood. Eileen Naughton, of Wessex Road, Didcot, first tried to give blood three years ago
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Twenty-five employers at Mail’s popular Job Fair
JOBSEEKERS across Oxfordshire will have the chance to meet prospective employers at the Oxford Mail Job Fair on Thursday. Computer businesses, recruitment agencies and the armed forces will be among the 25 exhibitors at the Town Hall, in St Aldate’s,
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Plaque will solve mystery of where Agatha Christie lived
FANS of crime writer Agatha Christie will be given a massive clue as to the whereabouts of her former Wallingford home – a blue plaque. For decades, tourists have turned up at Winterbrook House in Cholsey to see the former home of the author who created
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£130,000 flood barrier for South Oxford to go on display
THE Environment Agency has spent £130,000 on barriers to protect a vulnerable part of Oxford from flooding. When the flood risk is high, the barricades will go up alongside Hinksey Lake, to prevent water flooding homes in Vicarage Lane and Lake Street
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Lottery money gives disabled children a voice
DISABLED children who can only move their eyes have been given a voice thanks to a £10,000 grant from the National Lottery. The Ace Advisory Trust, in Headington, has bought a high-tech machine which lets people control a computer with their
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AUNT SALLY: Six Bells chime to take title
After one of the closest finishes in the league’s history, Six Bells Quarry clinched the Section 2 title in the final game of the season. Any one of four teams were in with a chance, but Six Bells came out on top by beating New Club 3-0. They started
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BMW Sauber future secured
BMW Sauber have secured their future after agreeing a deal for the purchase of the team with Qadbak Investments Ltd. BMW confirmed several weeks ago they were withdrawing from Formula One at the end of the season for financial reasons. Since then the
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Ram-raiders attack Subway store
Police are appealing for witnesses after a burglary in Shrivenham today. At about 2am, a silver Volvo was used to force open the doors of the Subway sandwich shop in Majors Road. Four people, with their faces covered, entered and attempted to access
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Ramraiders flee empty handed
Ramraiders ploughed a car through the front doors of a sandwich shop today. A silver Volvo reversed into Subway, in Majors Road, in Shrivenham, at around 2am. Four white men, with their faces covered by scarves, ran inside and attempted to open the
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Chefs remember Keith Floyd
The cooking world has lined up to pay tribute to TV chef Keith Floyd after his death from a heart attack. Floyd, who lived in Faringdon and East Hagbourne for a time, revealed in July that he was battling against bowel cancer. He died at his
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Man grabbed round neck in Oxford robbery bid
Police are appealing for witnesses after a robbery in Marsh Lane, Oxford, yesterday. At about 2.30pm, a 24-year-old man was approached by three teenagers. One of them asked him what he was looking at and pushed him over a small wall. He then grabbed
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Secondary school for Grove
A £30M secondary school capable of accommodating up to 1,200 pupils is set to be built in Grove. The school would be based at the former Grove airfield to cope with proposals for thousands of homes in the area. Cabinet members at Oxfordshire
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Local share prices (AM)
AEA Technology 31.5 BMW 3039 Electrocomponents 165.4 Gladstone 24 Nationwide Accident Repair 95 Oxford Biomedica 11.4 Oxford Catalyst 66 Oxford Instruments 193 Reed Elsevier 472.8 RM 161.5 RPS Group 234.1 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley, Abingdon
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New Mini model unveiled
The Oxford-built Mini today took centre stage at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Two new models were launched, the Roadster and the Coupe which, although still labelled concepts, will be built at the Cowley plant, top boss Norbert Reithofer revealed
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Robbers attack woman in Didcot
Police are appealing for witnesses after a robbery in Didcot on Saturday. At about 2.45am, a 19-year-old woman was approached by two men in Queensway, who asked her if she had a lighter. As she handed one over to them, one of the offenders
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Lotus in F1 return
The historic marque of Lotus is to return to Formula One for the first time since 1994. Motor sport's world governing body, the FIA, have granted Lotus the 13th slot on the grid from next season. Although the team is based in Norfolk, some ten miles
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BREAKING NEWS: Chef Floyd dies
TV chef Keith Floyd, from Faringdon, has died his ghost writer James Steen said today.
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Cash stolen from 90-year-old woman
A man snatched cash from an elderly woman as she left a bank in Oxford. Police are appealing for witnesses after the 90-year-old retired teacher was robbed outside HSBC bank, Banbury Road, in Summertown, at around noon on Friday September 4. The man
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CRICKET: Duo charged by Cherwell
Kingston Bagpuize skipper Dave Pearce has hit out at the behaviour of a Wolverton player following an alleged flare-up in their final Oxford Times Cherwell League match of the season last week. Both clubs, plus the players concerned in the fracas –
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Teenager robbed in Didcot attack
A teenager has become the latest victim of street robbery in Didcot. The 19-year-old girl was approached by two men in Queensway at around 2.45am on Saturday who asked if she had a cigarette lighter. As she handed it over they demanded her handbag
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Canadian GP back in 2010
Canadian Grand Prix organisers have confirmed the race will be on next year's Formula One calendar after reaching an agreement with supremo Bernie Ecclestone. A financial dispute between the two parties resulted in one of the most popular events being
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Drink-drive teen admits death charge
Schoolgirl Gabriella Edmondson killed one of her friends when she crashed her car on the A34 after a night out, a court heard. Oxford Crown Court was told yesterday that the 18-year-old insisted on driving, despite being told by her friends
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Oxford United chairman Kelvin Thomas says club is better prepared for promotion bid
Chairman Kelvin Thomas believes Oxford United are better equipped to last the distance this season in the quest for promotion than they were three years ago. He says that is no disrespect to those involved in 2006-7, and indeed he was one of them, but
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Dog left starved, tied up and abandoned
A STARVED dog found tied to a park bench was probably used for country sports and discarded for being too old, the RSPCA said last night. The tan-coloured whippet called Pete — believed to be between eight and ten-years-old — was found next to the war
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Some owner
YOU have to wonder what goes through the minds of some pet owners following the dumping of Pete the whippet in Ducklington. Pete has been used for country sports over his life and now, too old, has been discarded like rubbish. We’ve no doubt Pete will
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A lifetime to regret her stupidity
HOW Gabriella Edmondson must wish she could turn the clock back to before the act of drink-fuelled bravado that led to her friend Grace Hadman’s death. According to the prosecution, the 18-year-old was clearly drunk and refused to heed the
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New postal strike will add to backlog
ANOTHER 24-hour mail strike is due to hit Oxfordshire homes and businesses this week. Lorry drivers working out of the Swindon depot, which now serves the county, will stop work from 4am on Wednesday, adding to the backlog of hundreds of thousands
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'MY CAR, MY RULES': What killer drunk driver said before crashing off A34
DRUNKEN schoolgirl Gabriella Edmondson killed one of her friends when she crashed her car on the A34 after a night out, a court heard. Oxford Crown Court was told yesterday that the 18-year-old insisted on driving, despite being told by her
