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'Repugnant' Blackbrid Leys attacker spared jail
A TEENAGER who kicked a man in the face as he lay defenceless on the ground has avoided a jail term. Mandeep Singh, of Field Avenue, Blackbird Leys, Oxford, admitted assault by beating. He appeared at Oxford Crown Court today to be sentenced
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Sponsors back out after Renault F1 scandal
SCANDAL-HIT Formula One team Renault, which employs more than 500 workers in Oxfordshire, has lost two of its key sponsors. The team, based at Enstone, was handed a suspended disqualification from F1 over a plot involving team principal Flavio Briatore
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County preparing for new swine flu outbreak
OXFORDSHIRE health bosses say they are preparing for the worst in the war against swine flu. Despite a slowdown in the number of cases over recent weeks, public health and vaccine experts warned the county had to be ready for an upswing in infections
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City centre 'charity' conmen warning
BOGUS charity collectors have been going door to door in Oxford city centre, police warned tonight. Officers are advising people to be vigilant after reports of three men claiming to be from the RSPCA knocking on doors in Friars Wharf. The men, who
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Abingdon Conservative Club steward falsified accounts
A 50-YEAR-OLD steward fiddled the accounts at his Conservative Club to cover his thefts, a court heard. Peter Baskerville admitted six counts of false accounting at Oxford Crown Court today. The court heard Baskerville, of Ash Gate, Abingdon, falsified
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Prince Andrew tells of Willam Stone's remarkable legacy
PRINCE Andrew has paid a moving tribute to William Stone in a book of the First and Second World War veteran’s memoirs. Mr Stone, who lived in Watlington and died aged 108 in January, wrote his life story and Hero of the Fleet: Two World Wars
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Bridge fault halts train service
ALL trains were cancelled between Oxford and Bicester for 20 hours because a bridge on the route was feared unsafe. Engineers found damaged timbers on the bridge near Islip on Thursday, and the line was closed until 10.30am yesterday. First Great Western
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A34 viaduct work is motoring ahead
CONTRACTORS replacing the Wolvercote Viaduct on the A34 near Oxford say the massive project is a month ahead of schedule. The £44m scheme, which started in March last year, reaches a new milestone tomorrow when traffic will use the newly-built northbound
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Trains firms plan to link up on London service
RAIL passengers from Banbury could soon be able to use train operator Wrexham & Shropshire’s express trains to travel to and from London. W&S and Chiltern Railways are seeking permission to integrate their services between London, north Oxfordshire and
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Youth projects share £100,000 across county
MORE than £100,000 has been dished out to youth projects in the county after children bid for the cash. The Youth Opportunity and Capital Fund, which is Government money dished out by Oxfordshire County Council, gave 28 schemes a boost this
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Didcot father, son and uncle honoured for 73 years' fire service
A FAMILY of firefighters who have helped protect Didcot for 73 years have been honoured. Retained fireman Nigel Didcock, 49, has been presented with an award for 30 years of continuous service at Didcot fire station after joining in September 1978.
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Gardening contest trophy surfaces after decades
A GARDENING trophy which vanished more than 60 years ago has been rediscovered in Garsington and could be reintroduced into village life. The Garsington Garden Bowl, presented annually to the winner of Garsington’s Best Kept Garden competition, went
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Local shares (PM)
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Rogue trader jailed for six months
A ROGUE trader who tried to con an old age pensioner out of £2,600 has been jailed for six months. Hugh Fury junior called at the woman’s home in Carterton and told her he had worked on the drains, before demanding she pay him £2,600 with two
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Rogue trader jailed for conning Carterton OAP
A ROGUE trader who tried to con an old age pensioner out of £2,600 has been jailed for six months. Hugh Fury Jr called at the woman’s home in Carterton and told her he had worked on the drains, before demanding she pay him £2,600 with two cheques
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County puts the kettle on for Macmillan Cancer cash
BUSINESSES and community groups around Oxfordshire put the kettle on and raised a cup to a cancer charity today. Macmillan Cancer Support worked with people around the county to arrange the World's Biggest Coffee Morning – with the aim of raising £120,000
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Oxford United fans queue up to take on team stars
A FOOTBALL tournament pitching stars from Oxford United’s past against fans to raise cash has proved so popular a second one has been arranged. The event is the brainchild of the 12th Man fund, which has already helped the club buy Jamie
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Police are failing in their 999 pledge
POLICE are failing to attend a quarter of emergency calls in the county within time limits set out by the Government. In a pledge launched in January, Thames Valley Police promised an officer would attend emergencies in towns within 15 minutes and villages
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Oxfordshire exhibition throws fresh light on Churchill
HE IS often regarded as Britain’s greatest ever leader and was Oxfordshire born and bred. Now a new exhibition promises to shed fresh light on Sir Winston Churchill and illustrate his strong links with the county. The free exhibition
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Driving ambition
With the sun shining and a stiff sea breeze blowing in his face, life was looking good for a Wheatley engineer when In Business rang him on his mobile the other day. Good luck to him too, for he was on his way by ferry from Poole to Jersey, where he
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A tango with Karavai
Music needs no translation,” said Oleg Zgogurin of Russian quartet Karavai during their concert at Wolvercote Village Hall on Thursday. The virtuoso musicians from Oxford’s twin-town of Perm in the Urals entranced the audience with an ecletic mixture
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MOTORSPORT: Karter Nathan is youngest champ
Nathan Harrison enhanced his reputation as a possible future Formula 1 star by becoming the youngest ever British champion in a junior class of karting. The 13-year-old from Botley, saw off much older rivals at Trent Valley Kart Circuit to become the
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MOTORSPORT: Alice nominated for national award
Chipping Norton’s highly promising motor racing driver Alice Powell has been shortlisted for the 2009 women of the future awards. The national awards recognise young women with outstanding talent, and the ceremony will be held on November 12 at the
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TABLE TENNIS: Hayward tops the charts
Gareth Hayward, from Oxford, dominated the Oxfordshire senior trials at South Moreton School, winning all five of his matches. However, the Vikings player was taken the distance both by clubmate Roel Dullens, who finished third, and by Anders Marvardsen
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SWIMMING: Duo strike golds for City
Lucy Gaen and Beth Melville gained three golds each to help City of Oxford to third place in the Milton Keynes Junior League Division 1 meet at Temple Cowley, attended by 120 swimmers aged nine to 12. Gaen, 11, took first place in the 50m backstroke
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SAILING: Olympic hero Bryony banishes those demons
Oxford windsurfer Bryony Shaw insists claiming silver at the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta eased the pain after she missed out on a place on the podium at last month’s world championships. The 26-year-old, who won an Olympic bronze medal in Beijing,
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CYCLE SPEEDWAY: Horspath tie in last-heat thriller
Horspath Hammers remain top of the British Premier League after drawing 85-85 in a pulsating match at home second-placed Sheffield Stars. In a match of contrasting halves, Hammers surged into an eight-point lead at halfway. Hammers went ten clear,
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ATHLETICS: Oxon combine to come fourth
OXFORDSHIRE’S athletes had plenty to celebrate despite finding the opposition too hot in the ESAA English Schools’ Combined Events Championships at Bedford, writes RUSSELL SMITH. The county’s two teams finished fourth in both the intermediate boys’ octathlon
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EVENTING: Ginny stunned by debut triumph
OXFORDSHIRE’S Ginny Howe enjoyed success aboard her new horse Man Trouble at the Purston Manor Horse Trials in Northamptonshire. Howe, from Duns Tew, near Banbury, and the seven-year-old Rubinston gelding took first place in the pre-novice
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Homeopathy test
Homeopathy is an alternative treatment discovered more than 200 years ago by Dr Samuel Hahnemann, a gifted and multilingual doctor and scientist born in Mannheim, Germany. He began practicing as a doctor in 1781, and was appalled that the medicines
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A vote for UK
As the stock market continues to power forward at a pace worthy of Usain Bolt, investors who, until now, have contented themselves with derisory levels of interest payable on cash deposits, are once again taking note of equities’ impressive recent performances
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Out of my depth
In the interests of health, a decision was made (not by me) that fish should be prominent on the menu of this month’s business lunch. I consider myself to be reasonably healthy when it comes to fruit and vegetables but as regular readers may recall, when
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GREYHOUNDS: Jolly Poacher nabs the spoils
What a result for Oxford trainer Richard Yeates and owners Shane Lee and Mel Shorter after Jolly Poacher landed the Complete Property Care Maintenance Oxfordshire Stakes in style. The brindle and white dog brought his earnings to more than £4,000 by
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Dash of 'pizas'
Bouncing back from a major setback can be taxing. But one young North Oxfordshire entrepreneur simply would not allow that to happen, and is now involved in not one, but two businesses. Twenty-year-old Tom Woolley was studying sport science at Hartpury
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ANGLING results and fixtures
Other Results. Oakfield: (Wednesday, Swallow-Brook, 28 fished) 1 L Ripper (GOT Baits) 48.9.8, 2 P Alland (GOT Oak-field) 38.4.0, 3 J Lewis (GOT Oak-field) 35.3.0. Oakfield: (Saturday, Swallow-Brook, 19 fished) 1 G Keetley (Maggots End
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ANGLING: Steve signs off in super style
The final match in the Carp League 2009 was fished by 21 at a below-par Drayton Leisure, and although the winner of the series was decided the previous week, Andy Benwell (Predator) landing the title, there were still other places up for grabs.
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ANGLING: Kevin rewarded with three crackers
I normally travel down to Cornwall for a week’s holiday, but carper Kevin Hampton did the reverse when he motored up from the West Country to fish Gaunt’s Lake, which is on the Guy’s Syndicate at Linear’s Stanton Harcourt complex, writes Andy Webber.
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ANGLING: Grandstand finish for Beehive
Beehive AC finished their Summer League at Panshill in perfect conditions, the 14 anglers catching their fair share of fish. Dave Mott triumphed with 103.12.0 of carp on pole and pellet or maggot. Kevin Jeacock only just missed out on top spot with
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Renault Kangoo
The average company car can usually happily double up as family transport without too much trouble. Most have sufficient space to be able to swallow a couple of kids and their associated paraphernalia, as long as there is nothing too complicated to carry
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Blackbird Leys house burgled
A mobile phone, iPods and a digital camera were among objects taken in a burglary in Oxford yesterday. Thieves broke into the house in Partridge Walk, Blackbird Leys, through a rear patio door some time between 8am and 6.30pm. A wallet containing credit
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Sponsors pull out of Renault F1 team
SCANDAL-hit Formula One team Renault, which employs more than 500 workers in Oxfordshire, lost two of its key sponsors today. The team, based at Enstone, was handed a suspended disqualification from F1 over the plot involving team principal
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Local share prices (AM)
AEA Technology 30.5 BMW 3100 Electrocomponents 152.9 Gladstone 26 Nationwide Accident Repair 83 Oxford Biomedica 11.5 Oxford Catalyst 63 Oxford Instruments 189 Reed Elsevier 473.2 RM 153 RPS Group 232.9 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley
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Local share prices
AEA Technology 30.5 BMW 3100 Electrocomponents 152.9 Gladstone 26 Nationwide Accident Repair 83 Oxford Biomedica 11.5 Oxford Catalyst 63 Oxford Instruments 189 REED 473.2 RM 153 RPS Group 232.9
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Police condemned over shooting blunder
THAMES Valley Police’s firearms procedures which led to the shooting of a call centre worker were yesterday labelled “a disaster waiting to happen”. Pc David Micklethwaite, 52, left 999 call handler Keith Tilbury fighting for his life after shooting
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Did police really need to be told about gun safety?
THE shooting of police call centre handler Keith Tilbury would be laughable if the police incompetence was not so shocking. Our police force, the men and women charged with protecting us, had such a slack system of dealing with ammunition that
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Missing teen found
A teenage girl who was missing for four days has been found safe and well. Fears were raised for the welfare of Reanna Killick, 15, who had not been seen since she was put on a train to Scarborough at Oxford Railway station on Monday. She was found
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Traffic slow in Bicester
Traffic is being forced to go slow in Bicester this morning following a crash involving a lorry and a car. The accident happened after 7am near the Skimmingdish Lane and Buckingham Road junction. South Central Ambulance staff are thought to be at the
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Rail delays between Oxford and Bicester Town
A replacement bus service is being run by First Great Western between Oxford and Bicester Town this morning due to emergency engineering works. Engineers are now working to fix the problem at Islip so that services can be restored to normal.
