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Headington Sharks 4 Appleton Stars 0

In brilliant sunshine and with excellent support for all, Sharks ran out 4-0 winners against Appleton Stars. The first half ended goalless due to fine defending for the home side from Alex Northover & Tate Mclean and a superb display of shot

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Under 15's 'A' AFC Newbury 3 Kidlington 7

Kidlington travelled south to Newbury and returned with all 3 points in a very entertaining game. Kiddy went three nil up before Newbury responded with a goal. Further goals from the visitors ensured they had a comfortable cushion. AFC Newbury

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Lady with flask helps Oxford's homeless

A “LOVE of the homeless” has driven an Oxford pensioner to get on her bike and deliver free cups of hot chocolate to the city’s homeless three times a week for more than two years. Lulu Wong-Taylor, of Great Clarendon Street, Jericho, said

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HSFC 8 Charney Rangers 0 U12 D League

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St Edmunds 1 AFC Brightwell 1

St Eds started brightly with some good football and Matthew Woodley going close with a good effort striking the bar. Brightwell started to come into the game more and more as the half progressed bringing out a smart save from the St Eds keeper Hayden

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We knew a victory was vital - Midson

The dressing room euphoria was back after Oxford United returned to winning ways at Gateshead on Saturday, said striker Jack Midson. The former Histon hit man came on for the last half hour and played his part – though to many it went unnoticed – in

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Bogie positive about Gateshead display

Gateshead manager Ian Bogie was proud of his team in what was the Tyneside club’s biggest league match since they dropped out of the Football League 50 years ago. “I thought we were excellent. I couldn’t have asked any more of my players,” said Bogie

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Aaron’s pals line up for football tribute

FRIENDS and team-mates of teenage car crash victim Aaron Waller choked back the tears as they paid a special tribute to their pal. The 18-year-old, from Thorney Leys, in Witney, died earlier this month when his car crashed off the M40 and into a tree

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FOOTBALL: Keeper Okole's day to forget

Witney Utd 1 (Thompson 40) Eastleigh 6 (Taylor 9, Gillespie 21, Poate 26, pen 36), Riviere 80) Witney's FA Cup dreams were destroyed on a day that keeper John Okole will want to forget writes Kieren Bushnell. Okole was taken off

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F1 team tight-lipped on Branson sponsorship

OXFORDSHIRE racing-car design firm Wirth Research was staying tight-lipped tonight following reports of an agreement on a sponsorship deal with Virgin Group boss Sir Richard Branson. The Bicester company has doubled in size since the announcement

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FOOTBALL: Ten-man Abingdon must try again

Abingdon Utd 0 Cirencester Tn 0 Abingdon United must replay tomorrow night after being held to a goalless draw at Northcourt Road in the FA Cup 2nd qualifying round. They had to play much of the second half with ten men following

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FOOTBALL: North Leigh’s record is over

North Leigh 1 (McCabe 38) Bedfont Green 4 (Samuel 10, 24, Gell 30, Henry 45) North Leigh lost their 100 per cent home record as high-flying Bedfont Green secured a convincing victory at Eynsham Park in Division 1 South & West on Saturday in the Zamaretto

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FOOTBALL: Janes on the mark as City squeeze home

VT FC 0 Oxford City 1 (Janes 58) Mark Janes was Oxford City’s hero as they booked their place in today’s third qualifying round draw with a narrow victory on the south coast in the FA Cup 2nd qualifying round. City set out their

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FOOTBALL: Didcot de-railed in cup shocker

Didcot Tn 0 Paulton Rovers 2 (Jefferies 20, Plummer 56) Didcot Town crashed out to Zamaretto League Division 1 South & West side Paulton as their poor home form continued in the FA Cup 2nd qualifying round. The Railwaymen can have no complaints as

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FOOTBALL: Berry quits as sorry Bicester beaten again

Bicester Tn 0 Trowbridge Tn 2 (Bonser 20, Gittens 46) Manager Paul Berry re-signed after Bicester slumped to yet another defeat – this time against struggling Division 1 West side Trowbridge in the preliminary round of the Blue Fin Insurance

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Drug dealers caught in Barton spot check

TWO drug dealers caught on an Oxford estate with thousands of pounds worth of cocaine have been jailed for a total of 14 years. Naseer Mohammed, 27, and Ramaaz Farooq, 21, were stopped by police in Lydia Close, Barton, in the early hours of

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Neighbours help family escape Berinsfield fire

A FAMILY escaped uninjured from a fire which wrecked their first-floor flat in Berinsfield. Oxford Mail reader Nick Baldwin, who took the photograph, went into the house in Glyme Drive with neighbour John Cornelius on Friday to make sure the

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Kidlington bus lane comes under fire

A DECISION to put a new bus lane on the approach to a busy roundabout has come under fire after causing long rush-hour queues. A 200m stretch of the two-lane Bicester Road, which leads off the A34 towards the roundabout south of Kidlington,

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New species discoveries thrill TV scientist

SIGHTINGS of Dr George McGavin used to be quite rare. The scientist was the resident bugs expert at Oxford University’s’ Museum of Natural History and was cocooned in the Parks Road building for a quarter of a century. But he has now burst into the

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FOOTBALL: Hooky draw a blank

Hook Norton 0 Highworth Tn 2 (Cooper pen 70, Bohane 77) Hook Norton are still looking for their first Premier Division win after this defeat in the FTL Futbol Hellenic League. Highworth went ahead from the penalty spot, Paul Cooper slotting home after

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Athletes pound Blenheim Palace grounds for charity

RUNNERS pounded the paths around Blenheim Palace in Woodstock to raise thousands of pounds for cancer sufferers. About 1,500 people took part in the Run 10k eventin the autumn sunshine yesterday hoping to raise £160,000 for Cancer Research

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BLOOM AWARDS: Tidy garden cleans up

STANLEY Garrod worked hard to keep Oxford clean and tidy for 14 years as the city council’s chief environmental health officer. Now he has been praised for the way he tends his own back garden in this year’s Oxford in Bloom competition. Mr Garrod, 84

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Witney school leads way into reducing shopping bags

A WITNEY infant school is leading the way in a campaign to reduce the number of plastic bags used by shoppers. St Mary’s Infant School, in Church Green, is one of the first schools to sign up to campaign Bags of Life in Witney. From

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Oxford restaurateur looks to bounce back

A restaurateur is expanding his Oxford business as he looks to bounce back after losing everything in a failed venture. Max Mason has opened the second floor with an extra 130 covers at the Big Bang sausage restaurant in Walton Street, Jericho

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Drop a cigarette butt and face £75 fine

SMOKERS in north Oxforshire are being ordered to “bin their butts” as Cherwell District Council gets tough on litter louts. For the next fortnight, council enforcement officers will hand out warning cards to anyone they spot throwing away dog-ends in

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Energy bus stops at schools with climate advice

SECONDARY school pupils in west Oxfordshire are the first in the county to get hands-on lessons about saving energy thanks to a visit from an Energy Bus. West Oxfordshire District Council joined forces with the south Oxfordshire-based Northmoor Trust

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New Brookes students get crime warning

NEW students arriving for their first term in Oxford were given a dose of reality as police launched a campaign to prevent them falling victim to crime. Reformed criminal Simon Hayday, 41, is going out with police to speak to freshers at Oxford

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Tower Hill make it four wins out of 4 with an impressive 10-0 win over AFC Henley in the U14's A League

Tower are enjoying life in the OMBL and with six different goal scorers the team are in fine form.Jacob Hughes was definitely in goal scoring mood and scored his first of four after five minutes with a good run and finish to make it 1-0. He then finished

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Kidlington Rangers Vs Faringdon 0 - 0

A lovely sunny sunday morning saw both Kidlington and Faringdon under 10's try their hardest to win the match. Both teams having numerous chances, but the opposing defences proved un breakable. Kidlington had a number of attacks. Some where 'Route

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Three out of three for Wantage

On a hot sunny morning Wantage continued there good start to the season with a 7-2 win against a plucky Summertown side. Wantage started the faster and used there pace down the wings with 1st half goals coming from Lewis Collins,David Robins

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Kidlington Colts 5 - 1 Oxford Blackbirds - U14 B League

Kidlington Colts saw off a stern challenge from Oxford Blackbirds to triumph 5-1 in their B league clash. Colts got the opening goal via a fine finish from Oliver Hazell. Further strikes from the lively Miles Ottwell (2) and Oliver Kinch sent them in

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St Edmunds edge thriller

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Summertown Stars 4 - Crowmarsh 8 U10s Red

Crowmarsh took a decisive lead in the first match and never looked back as Summertown struggled to organise themselves for a goal. Goals for Crowmarsh from Josh Burtenshaw and 4 from Oliver Bird. In the second match, Summertown played a man down

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Marston Saints V Hinksey Park Under 10's Blue

Hinksey Park took the game to the Saints today, with a slick move down the wing allowing Jacob Hitchcock to score for Hinksey early in the first half. Marston looked to reply quickly but where frustrated by Hinskey's excellent defence.After

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Goring 4 KYFC 7

Due to KYFC's pitches being unfit to play, the league and Goring kindly let us switch to an away fixure. KYFC started well and took the lead with a 25 yard shot from Josh Luland, only for Goring to score twice shortly afterwards with goals

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Man punched shopper in the throat

A 30-year-old man violently punched a shopper in the throat sending her flying through the air and crashing to the ground. Mark Weinberg, of Long Ford Close, in Oxford, admitted assault causing actual bodily harm at Oxford Crown Court on Friday

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Abingdon Youth 9- 0 Henley

Abingdon Youth winning run continues!! Abingdon started the better and were one up after a couple of minutes after a cross from James Pearce-Shaw had flashed across the box for Luke Meehan to score at the back post. Abingdon then went 2