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RESULTS: Oct 31/Nov 1
FOOTBALL BLUE SQUARE PREMIER Oxford Utd 1, Altrincham 0. FA TROPHY 2nd qual round: Arlesey Tn 2, Oxford C 1; Godalming Tn 1, Banbury Utd 1. ZAMARETTO SOUTHERN LEAGUE Premier Div: Leamington 3, Didcot Tn 5. Div 1 South & West: AFC Hayes 1, Abingdon
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East Oxford traders keep up parking zone fight
TRADERS have urged their neighbours to speak out on controversial new parking measures in East Oxford after it emerged plans have not yet been finalised. Oxfordshire County Council will launch a fresh consultation with people in and around
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Striking postal strikers vow to keep up fight
PICKETING postal workers admitted disruption could rumble on for the “foreseeable future” as they continue their fight over modernisation at Royal Mail. Bill Trinder and other members of the Communication Workers’ Union joined colleagues on a picket
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'Good Samaritan' law will help cut food waste
A US-STYLE ‘Good Samaritan’ law could persuade supermarkets to hand out food past its sell-by date to vulnerable people, an Oxford charity claims. Re-plenish, which runs the Oxford Food Bank, said it would be campaigning for the law, which
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Vale crackdown uncovers taxi defects
SPOT-CHECKS on taxis in the Vale of White Horse discovered several cars with defects. Fire extinguishers and first aid kits were missing and in one vehicle a meter had been unsealed – meaning it could be tampered with. Thames Valley
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Police hunt Didcot bag-snatcher
Police are searching for a man who tried to steal a woman’s handbag in Didcot. A 21-year-old woman was putting her child into her car when she was approached by the man in Portway. He was described as white, about 5ft 7in, and was wearing a navy blue
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Vale stroke victim aims to make difference
A MOTHER who suffered a stroke aged just 44 has launched a campaign to raise money for the specialist unit which helped her recover. Deb Little, of Charney Bassett, had run cancer charity fundraising group Passionate Pink since 2002 until she
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FOOTBALL: Baird sees red for sorry City
Arlesey 2 (D Strupple 10, Z Abbey 84) Oxford City 1 (Baird 9) Andy Baird was sent off and Lee Steele missed a penalty as Oxford City crashed out of at the first-qualifying round stage on Saturday in the FA Carlsberg Trophy. Baird
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FOOTBALL: Taylor on target as Banbury are held
Godalming 1 (Ojukwu 10) Banbury Utd 1 (Taylor 38) Jason Taylor scored the equal-iser as Banbury fought back to force a replay against the Ryman League South side at Spencer Stadium tomorrow in the FA Carlsberg Trophy. It stretched the Puritans unbeaten
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FOOTBALL: Brilliant Bartley slams hat-trick
Leamington 3 (Bellingham 16, 51, 62) Didcot Tn 5 (Draycott 25, Bartley 27, 39, 72, Sampson 84) Michael Bartley hit a hat-trick as Didcot got back to winning ways against nine-man Leamington in a Premier Division thriller (Zamaretto southern league
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FOOTBALL: North Leigh woe
North Leigh 1 (Dodds 59) Bishops Cleeve 3 (Jackson 8, Slack 27, 85) North Leigh fell to their second home defeat of the season in Division 1 South & West. Steve Jackson gave the visitors the lead and they doubled their advantage when Kevin Slack
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FOOTBALL: Abingdon aces are on the up
AFC Hayes 1 (P Killick 19) Abingdon Utd 2 (Faulkner 25, Mills pen 86) Abingdon fought back to climb to fourth in Division 1 South & West with victory against their ten-man opponents. However, victory was not without cost, striker James Faulkner going
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FOOTBALL: Ardley’s late show counts for nothing
Almondsbury 5 (Mapstone 6, Stearn 31, 80, Andrews 35, Kabba 70) Ardley United 3 (Gordon 11, Bryan 82, Bryan 85) A late comeback proved in vain for Ardley United as their recent good run was halted by the Premier Division title-chasers on Saturday
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SCALES OF JUSTICE: Our weekly round-up from the magistrates' courts
OXFORD MAGISTRATES' COURT Patricia Harris, 57, of Cowley Road, Oxford, admitted driving without insurance on March 18 in Thames Street, Oxford. Fined £150, £85 costs and a victims’ surcharge of £15. Also given eight points on her licence
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Abingdon Poppy collectors set sights on new record
A POPPY appeal organiser whose grandfather survived the notorious Burma Railway is hoping to smash her fundraising record. Mary Cadogan, 31, took over co-ordinating Abingdon’s poppy appeal three years ago when the main organiser fell ill.
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FOOTBALL: Little is more for Clanfield
Winterbourne 1 (Vile 7) Clanfield 2 (Frendo pen 28, Little 80) Clanfield battled from a goal down before sealing victory in Division 1 West. Sam Vile fired the hosts ahead early on, but Clanfield levelled when Anthony Frendo scored a penalty after
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FOOTBALL: MacDonagh hits double
Letcombe 3 (MacDonagh 30, 107, Kent 48) Tytherington Rocks 2 (aet) (Hicks 50, 61) Jamie MacDonagh scored an extra-time winner as Letcombe set up a first-round trip to Witney United after victory in the Bluefin Insurance Brokers Challenge Cup. MacDonagh
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Abingdon breast cancer charity opens new office
SIMON Cowell’s mother gave the X-Factor to an event marking the opening of a breast cancer charity’s new headquarters. Julie Cowell, Honorary President of Against Breast Cancer, opened the building at Abingdon Science Park to help the charity raise money
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Bicester shopping precinct gets £100,000 facelift
A £100,000 project to smarten up Bicester’s Crown Walk shopping precinct has begun. The centre is getting a makeover before work on a £70m town centre redevelopment gets under way. Supermarket chain Sainsbury’s, which owns the precinct
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Bicester square in line for new look
RESIDENTS are to get a say on changes proposed as part of a £1m makeover for Bicester’s Market Square. Designs for three different schemes to improve the “tired” square will be unveiled at a public consultation exhibition on Friday, November 27, and
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Firey night: 1500 turn out for fireworks
THE night skies around Oxfordshire were sparked into life over the weekend with a series of firework displays. The Curbridge Social Club staged its annual bonfire celebrations on Saturday night at Witney United Football Club, in Downs Road. A 10-minute
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Cowley knitters are sew generous
A GROUP of women have stitched hundreds of hats, scarves and gloves to keep foreign children warm this Christmas. Pupils in schools across Oxfordshire have been filling shoeboxes so poor children around the world get a present as part of Operation
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Feline lucky? A black cat is a top pet
WORKERS at a pet rescue centre have been left wondering whether superstition is stopping people from having black cats in their homes. Blue Cross animal adoption centres across the UK have 249 homeless black cats but only 39 ginger cats. The charity
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Officer warned of helicopter crisis
THE most senior British soldier to have been killed in Afghanistan had complained that a shortage of helicopters was endangering his troops, it has emerged. Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe, left, from Kirtlington, near Bicester, died in July when
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Killer nurse starts appeal
A former nurse serving a life sentence for murdering two patients is set to launch an appeal against his conviction at the Appeal Court in London tomorrow. Benjamin Geen, was jailed for life in May 2006 after he gave 17 patients injections
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Police tackle alley dealers on Blackbird Leys
DRUG dealers are being pushed into back alleyways because of the number of raids on homes on an Oxford estate, police said last night. Since February, there have been 46 raids in Blackbird Leys and drugs worth more than £50,000 seized – including a £13,000
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United walkers net £5k for 12th man fund
OXFORD United fans trekked 10 miles from Kidlington to the Kassam Stadium – raising an estimated £5,000 for transfer fees and players’ wages. Chairman Kelvin Thomas and Milk Cup-winning midfielder Les Phillips, pictured front, centre, joined 20 fans
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Oxford poker player gets driving ban
A man who stayed in a pub poker tournament longer than he expected has admitted drink-driving. Terrance Woodward, 60, of Rahere Road, Cowley, was banned from driving for 16 months by Oxford magistrates on Thursday. He was stopped in a Citroen in Westbury
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Vettel scores historic win
Sebastian Vettel made Formula One history by becoming the winner of the sport's first day-night race. Around the magnificent £800m Yas Marina circuit, the 22-year-old German captured his fourth victory of the season, and fifth of his career to finish
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There's nothing on the telly........
So what’s been happening this week in the exciting world of amateur drama in Kingston Bagpuize? Right, next question. I wasn’t needed out rehearsals this week so there is little to report on that front. However now November is here the
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Weather warning issued to drivers
A crash brought delays to the M40 in north Oxfordshire today as strong winds and heavy rain swept the county. One lane of the northbound carriageway was closed between junction 10 at Ardley and junction 11 at Banbury after a crash involving a car and
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85 shops sign up to fight crime
Eighty-five shops have signed up to a crime-fighting Shop Watch scheme which was introduced to Thame just over a month ago. Shop Watch aims to reduce disorder and crime by improving communication between shops and the police. Members of the scheme are
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Arsonist goes missing from Oxford home
AN ARSONIST described as the forgotten man of the British legal system has been urged to hand himself in to police. David Blagdon, 58, is wanted on recall to prison after he went missing from his home in Greater Leys, Oxford, almost two weeks ago. Blagdon
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Police use drama to tackle knife crime
A hard-hitting play will be performed to hundreds of young people throughout the Thames Valley, warning of the dangers of becoming involved in violence. ‘Boy X’ will be performed by London-based Arc Theatre, and explores carrying weapons, gang culture
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Police demonstrate use of Taser guns
A BAT-WIELDING thug and a man waving a knife were seemingly brought under control by an armed officer carrying a 50,000 volt Taser gun yesterday. The two incidents were staged by police as examples of how Oxfordshire’s armed police deploy the
