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Wilder not surprised by super Cup win
CHRIS Wilder hailed his Oxford United players after they sprang one of the day's big shocks in the first round of the FA Cup. But it didn't come as a shock to him, he said. The Blue Square Premier leaders reached the second round by beating a team 35
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RUGBY UNION: The numbers game
Wallingford almost threw away a big lead. Here is the numbers' game. See Tuesday’s paper for full report. Competition: South West 1 East Score: Wallingford 30, Trowbridge 29 Wallingford player ratings: 15. Henry Venners
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Oxford Utd 1, Yeovil Tn 0 (07/11)
Jack Midson brought Oxford United a famous FA Cup victory over League One Yeovil Town at the Kassam Stadium. The former Histon striker pounced ten minutes into the second half after great work by skipper Adam Murray and Matt Green. Murray
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Princess to visit Headington centre for disabled
A WOMAN who lost her speech and the effective use of all four limbs when she suffered two childhood strokes is to meet the Princess Royal. Sarah Chandler, 21, from Abingdon, will welcome Princess Anne to the Ace Centre, an Oxford children’s charity which
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Summertown Rockets 0 - Didcot Town Youth B 6, U9 Green
The match started out fairly evenly but by the half Didcot Town Youth pulled away with two goals. After the half Summertown Rockets started to move the ball better and had a few chances in front of the goal but Didcot continued to win the ball in
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Oxford United level at half-time in Cup
Blue Square Premier leaders Oxford United were holding their own well against League One Yeovil Town in their first-round tie at the Kassam Stadium. It was goalless at half-time and the U's had gone closest to scoring, with centre back Luke Foster seeing
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Witney sausage-maker goes for glory
A WITNEY sausage-maker hopes a local ingredient will be the key to winning a national competition. Densham Butchers, in High Street, is aiming to win the Britain’s Most Magical Banger contest. The shop, which has been in the town for more than 60 years
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Littlemore dog owner reunited with missing pet
A STOLEN dog has been reunited with her owners after being found 80 miles away from their Oxford home. Jessie, an 18-month-old lurcher, was taken from outside the Sainsbury’s supermarket, at Heyford Hill, in September. Owner Aurelian
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U9's Yellow League Wantage Concords 1- 2 AFC Brightwell
Wantage Concords 1 – 2 AFC Brightwell Wantage Goal – Arthur Tilly AFC Brightwell Goals- Sam Gould & James Stewart A glorious Autumnal morning was experienced by players and spectators in sunny Wantage. The game got off to a terrific start with both
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New museum opens to public
Hundreds of people queued to catch the first glimpse of the new Ashmolean Museum, which reopened this morning following a £61m refurbishment. People of all ages flocked through the doors of the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, in Beaumont
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Golf club donates £46k to Woodstock school
A CHARITY for youngsters with mental and physical learning difficulties has been handed the largest donation in its 81-year history. Ormerod Resource Base received a cheque for £46,500 from golfers at the Oxfordshire Golf Club, near Thame.
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100-year-old Terry celebrates a double milestone
EAST Oxford resident Terry Webb reached a double milestone yesterday – she turned 100 and became the first person in a new hospital to do so. Mrs Webb celebrated with family and staff at the community hospital in the John Radcliffe Hospital, with Champagne
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Woman rescued from house fire
A woman was rescued from a house in Didcot last night. Two fire crews from the town were called to the property in Richmere Road shortly before 7pm. They discovered the woman, an adult, unconscious on the floor of the living room. She had suffered
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Thousands due at city's firework display
The biggest fireworks display in the county is likely to be Oxford Round Table’s charity event tonight, in the city’s South Park. It will feature a 26ft-tall burning wooden ice princess, £11,000 of fireworks, entertainers, fairground rides
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Thieves target spare wheels
Thieves are netting hundreds of pounds by climbing underneath vans and stealing the spare wheels. Police have now asked van owners to ensure their spare wheels were securely locked or removed. There have been 12 thefts and an attempted theft
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Oxford United out to make it horrible for Yeovil
Oxford United are out to make it as horrible as possible for League One Yeovil in today’s FA Cup clash at the Kassam Stadium. Yeovil boss Terry Skiverton says Oxford’s excellent pitch makes it less daunting than had it been at some other non-League venues
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A healthy young interest in politics
YOUNG people can’t complain they are not represented in Abingdon, Wantage and the surrounding villages. Two years ago James McGee was voted in as a 20-year-old on the Vale of White Horse District Council. And now he has been joined by 21-year-old Julia
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A420 lorry lane plan is deeply flawed
WANTAGE MP Ed Vaizey is entirely correct when he brands the scheme to reduce the eastbound A420 dual carriageway at Longworth to a single lane as “ridiculous”. In the sterile atmosphere of an office it might appear to be a reasonable plan to make the
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Tyre thefts wheely mystifying
THIEVES are netting hundreds of pounds by climbing underneath vans and stealing the spare wheels. Police have now asked van owners to ensure their spare wheels were securely locked or removed. There have been 12 thefts and an attempted theft in Oxford
