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MOTORSPORT: Briatore given a lifetime ban
Flavio Briatore, the former boss of Enstone-based Renault, has been handed a lifetime ban, while his old team have been given a suspended disqualification following a ruling on Nelson Piquet Jnr's crash during last year's Singapore Grand Prix. Piquet
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Crowmarsh 6 v Littlemore 2
Sunday 20th September 2009 Crowmarsh YFC U 11’s 6 v. 2 Littlemore U 11’s Having come 4th in their league last season, Crowmarsh have started this season having already beaten 2 of the 3 teams who had finished above them. Today’s opposition Littlemore
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Anger as council spends £8k on celebrity to open leisure centre
COUNCIL chiefs spent more than £8,000 hiring Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson to open a leisure centre, weeks after asking staff to consider voluntary redundancy. Eleven times gold medal winning paralympic athlete Dame Tanni opened the Queens Avenue
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Flash protesters call for more action to tackle climate change
CLIMATE protesters synchronised their watches as a “wake-up call” to world leaders about global warming. Campaigners gathered outside St Michael at the Northgate, in Cornmarket Street, Oxford, just after noon today for a “flash mob” and called for more
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High Street bus gate car ban suspended during roadworks
CAMERA enforcement in Oxford High Street has been suspended, because warning signs have been moved during an ongoing programme of roadworks. Two years ago, the county council installed enforcement cameras at a bus gate to keep most vehicles out of the
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Bench provides permanent tribute to former councillor
A BENCH has been unveiled as a lasting reminder of an Oxford councillor’s long service to the city. Stan Taylor was a councillor for 10 years over two stints and was also a leader of the authority. The 68-year-old died from cancer in May last year.
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'Oxford's new 20 mph limit is a safety hazard'
SERIOUS accidents between cars and cyclists are now “inevitable” after 20mph speed limits were imposed across Oxford, a driving instructor has claimed. Richard Clapham, of Access Driving in Botley, Oxford, last night said he had seen the number
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Cycling is the future of city transport
Next Tuesday, between 7-8pm, in Oxford Town Hall, I’m going to be talking about the future of cycling in Oxford as part of the Pedal Power exhibition. I think that future is really going to be the future of transport itself in Oxford; fuel prices and
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Streets are for people
WE WOULD like to thank everyone who celebrated ‘Streets for People’ (Mail, September 21) and ‘Car Free Day’ in Oxford. We can all reduce our carbon footprint by using our cars less and switching to walking, cycling and public transport. Cars are a wonderfully
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Less than fair
IT IS easy for Paul Wilson (Letters, September 14) to accuse me of dodging the question, but he is less than fair in doing so. I am a local parish councillor. I am not a government minister. Neither am I a member of the Tory shadow cabinet. Nor am I
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Gaza atrocity
IN REPLY to Ralph Leavis (Letters, September 16), I was always brought up to believe if people resort to insults instead of factual debate, then you have won the argument. I write letters to create such debate and hopefully point out certain issues,
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Hospital thanks
ON BEHALF of Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals Charitable Funds, I would like to thank the Oxford Mail and its readers for your continuing support. In the last financial year £7.4million was raised and – given the difficult global economy – we are especially
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Council is persecuting disabled
OXFORDSHIRE County Council has again persecuted the disabled fraternity by issuing a parking ticket to a lady who abided by the rules of disabled parking (Mail, September 18). Despite Miss Cherrill’s protestations, the council spokesperson still believes
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Gratuitous insult in ‘burner’ letter
I WAS named in Keith Mitchell’s letter (Mail, September 10) in which he gratuitously insulted those with a range of atypical sensory conditions, such as deafness, muteness and blindness, in an attempt to discredit campaigners against waste incineration
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Unemployment figures are shocking
MORE than 920,000 young people between 16 and 24 years old in the UK are now registered as unemployed (Mail, September 5). In July over a quarter, 27.4%, of Oxfordshire’s young people between 18 and 24 were claiming Jobseekers’ Allowance. At the end of
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Choir sings with Italian counterparts
A WITNEY choir has returned after a five-day trip performing in Italy. Members of Voice Box were the guests of the local community in Castello Tesino, where the choir performed in two concerts with a local group earlier this month. Voice Box musical
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We'll rebuild arson-hit hut, pledge youngsters
A SCHOOL has pledged to rebuild a playground hut after it was burned down in a suspected arson attack. Youngsters at Fir Tree Junior School, in Wallingford, discovered last week that their Anglo-Saxon style mud hut, worth about £4,000, had been destroye
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CRICKET: Fudge bag the double on debut
Cairns Fudge completed a memorable first season in the OCA League as they completed a league and cup double with a 57-run victory over Chipping Norton in Division 6. Having already won the Steve Dixon Cup, Cairns Fudge eased past Chippy to secure the
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HOCKEY: City women retain county crown
City of Oxford retained the Oxfordshire Women's Cup with a strong defensive display at the tournament, hosted by Oxford Hawks, on Sunday. City were the epitome of consistency, not conceding a single goal in the competition and winning three of their
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MOTOR SPORT: Plato sets up title decider
Oxford-based Jason Plato kept up the pressure on leader Colin Turkington with victory at Rockingham in Northamptonshire on Sunday. Plato won race two and finished second in race one in his Racing Silverline Chevrolet to close the gap on Team
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CRICKET: Horspath reach junior cup final
Horspath 2nd will play Cumnor 2nd in The Oxford Times Cherwell League Junior Cup final on Saturday after easing past Bledlow Village. Matt O'Connor (48), Ollie Delamore (38), Stu Berry (38) and Dom O'Connor (32) all got going in Horspath’s 234-6 from
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DARTS: Horse canter to the top
Paul Hudson recorded a 180 as Black Horse A took over at the top spot of Greene King ODDA Section 3 for the first time this season with a 7-2 home mauling of Masons Arms A. Mark Dobbin and Ian Walton saw Horse stroll into a 2-0 lead, before
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HOCKEY: Wallingford women off to a flier
Wallingford, the highest-placed Oxfordshire side in the Trysports League last season – they finished fourth in Premier 1 – got this campaign off to a good start with a 4-3 victory over Reading 2A. But promoted Rover Oxford 2nd were given a tough baptism
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Firm to advise London Olympics on cutting carbon
A COMPANY from Oxford has been commissioned to advise how to reduce the carbon footprint of the London 2012 Olympics. Best Foot Forward, which employs 15 people at its offices off Magdalen Road, East Oxford, was recently employed to footprint TV chef
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HOCKEY: Banbury pay price for penalty misses
Banbury were knocked out in the first round of the Men's EH Cup, losing 4-3 on penalty flicks to Tulse Hill & Dulwich after a 1-1 draw. Tyson Nunneley scored for Banbury, but missed flicks from Brooker and Richard Foreman cost them dearly
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Local shares (PM)
AEA Technology 30.25 BMW 3069 Electrocomponents 157.6 Gladstone 24.75 Nationwide Accident Repair 92.5 Oxford Biomedica 12 Oxford Catalysts 63 Oxford Instruments 202.5 Reed Elsevier 481.8 RM 160 RPS Group 232.4 Courtesy of Redmayne
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RUGBY UNION: Hawks break their duck
Henley Hawks broke their duck in National 2 South with a 26-14 victory over Barnes at Dry Leas which saw 15 minutes of stoppage time. Five players had to leave the field with blood injuries, including Henley skipper Matt Payne following an
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RUGBY UNION: Quins in seven-try romp
Xavier Andre bagged a try brace on his debut as Oxford Harlequins collected their first win of the National 3 South West season with a 49-17 victory at Weston-Super-Mare. Tim Knapp also notched a double – one as flanker and one as winger – as Quins collected
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RUGBY UNION: Wallingford's first defeat
Wallingford's unbeaten start to the South West 1 East season ended with a 30-14 defeat at Buckingham. Flanker Will Woodward, for the second game running, and No 8 Ian Jeffrey bagged the visitors’ tries, full back Ralph Smith converting both. But Buckingham
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RUGBY UNION: McKenzie's boot proves decisive
Wheatley's social XV pipped Faringdon 19-17 in their first friendly match. Steve Welsh, Jonny Shelper and Stewart Hall scored Wheatley’s tries, with Ewan McKenzie adding two decisive conversions. Darren Kenyon (2) and Nick Carter were
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Yummy mums peel off for cancer charity calendar
A HOST of yummy mummies from west Oxfordshire have bared all in a fundraising calendar. Eleven women from Cassington, Eynsham and Freeland, near Witney, stripped off and were snapped in a variety of nude poses in the hope of raising around
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Spate of motorbike thefts prompts police warning
NINE motorbikes have been stolen in a week across Oxford, prompting fresh appeals to owners to keep their bikes secure. The moped and motorcycle theft spree has seen thousands of pounds worth of bikes stolen from front driveways and outside a pub. Police
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Barton therapy day is a hands-down winner
A THERAPY day on an Oxford estate which offered beauty treatments for £1 has been hailed the best ever after attracting more than 300 people — including plenty of men. The event on Saturday at the Barton Neighbourhood Centre, now in its sixth year, was
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Colourful work by a couple of Sheilas
TAKING part in Oxford in Bloom is a great way to stay active when you retire, according to one of this year’s top prize winners. In May, the search was launched for the Oxford’s best gardens and best-kept schools and businesses. More than 200 people
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Sleepy cow wins Martyn a holiday
AN AMATEUR photographer from Witney beat competition from 9,000 entries to win a top prize. Martyn Ferry, of Burford Road, is one of three overall winners of this year’s Currys’ Great British Summer national photography competition.
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Locker thieves ruin family swim
A FAMILY was left shivering and stranded outside a Cowley swimming pool after thieves stole their clothes and car while they took a dip. Tommy Molloy took his three children, Thomas, nine, James, three, and Rosie, one, to Temple Cowley Pools at 5.30pm
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Girls' candy floss rollercoaster comes to life
TWO friends’ dream of a rollercoaster crossed with a candy floss machine came to life at the Cotswold Wildlife Park on Sunday, thanks to a BBC TV show. Eleven-year-olds Briony Farmer and Amelia Hunt, from Faringdon, were filmed for Ed and Oucho
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BREAKING NEWS: Renault handed suspended sentence
Enstone-based Renault has been given a disqualification suspended until the end of the 2011 season for their role in Nelson Piquet Jr's crash at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix.
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Revamped rail link takes to tracks
TRAIN operator Wrexham & Shropshire is giving its services a major overhaul, with a revamped timetable from the start of next month and its first refurbished train about to enter service. The firm, which links Banbury with Shropshire
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Local share prices (AM)
AEA Technology 30.75 BMW 3074 Electrocomponents 156.9 Gladstone 24.75 Nationwide Accident Repair 92.5 Oxford Biomedica 12.25 Oxford Catalyst 64.5 Oxford Instruments 198 Reed Elsevier 485.8 RM 160.75 RPS Group 229.4
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Kidlington Youth 0 - 3 Grove Challengers - Under 9 Red League
Postal Strikes Frustrate Kidlington The woodwork, some resilient defending and some excellent goalkeeping combined to keep Kidlington out as a strong Grove squad took the points on Saturday The first half of the opening game was goalless
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Kidlington Comets get first win with fine performance at Kennington
Kidlington recorded their first win of the season with a fine footballing display at Kennington.Kidlington dominated from the start and poor finishing prevented them taking the lead on a number of occasions. The Kennington goalie was busy as Kidlington
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Sandhills pupils rose to science challenge
MOST of these children look glum, but they had no reason to be. They had just beaten other schools in a science competition. The pupils were all 11 years old and in Class J4 at Sandhills Primary School at Headington, Oxford. Schools were challenged
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Pilot died after planes collided over Chipping Norton
AFTER nearly 70 years, the full details of a wartime air crash that claimed the life of Sergeant Pilot Stanley Edmund Downs, have finally been revealed. His family knew little more than that he had died near Chipping Norton. They approached the Oxford
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Nuns gather for Christ Church conference
WE ARE not sure of the collective name for a group of nuns, but they were certainly in abundance on this occasion. The gathering of members of more than 60 Church of England religious orders was held at Christ Church, Oxford, in 1965.
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The changing face of Brightwell-cum-Sotwell
JOHN Lynch retired in 1986 after running the village general stores for 30 years – and villagers gave him a pair of slippers and a dressing gown to make sure he relaxed after his regular 12-hour days. As newsagent, grocer and butcher, he ran a typical
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Cotswold Line tracks go back to past
NETWORK Rail engineers began work in July on a £70m scheme to reinstate double track on much of the Cotswold Line railway route between Oxford and Worcester. Among the sections that will see the second set of rails reinstated is the four miles
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Boss fumes at U’s despite 4-0 win
Oxford United boss Chris Wilder let his players know in no uncertain terms that he will not allow them to take their foot off the pedal. Even though they won 4-0 against Eastbourne Borough at the Kassam Stadium on Saturday, setting a new club record
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Radley V Marston Saints
The game may have finished 0-0, it was anything but bore draw! Both teams were fully committed through out the whole game,until the whistle finally blew! Radley's strong midfield had more of the attacking play ,but solid defending from Rowan
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Ex-cop tells of grandson’s match photo veto
THE man who led the investigation into the Soham murders was asked to stop taking photos of his nine-year-old grandson at a football game in Oxfordshire. Retired detective Chief Supt Chris Stevenson, who worked for Cambridgeshire Police at
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Like it or not, CCTV is here to stay
There is no doubt CCTV has been an important tool in nailing criminals in our city. Since the network was turned on 10 years ago, police have made almost 5,000 arrests thanks to the cameras. Today we feature some of the high-profile crooks who have
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Police mark 10 years of city CCTV
POLICE have marked the 10th anniversary of CCTV cameras arriving on Oxford’s streets by warning crooks: “This is just the beginning.” Officers last night paid tribute to the “invaluable” crime-fighting tool, which has helped them make 4,723
