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Snow: Thames Travel update
WEEKDAY services will operate on ALL routes, including School Bus services, throughout the day and evening on Thursday, January 14, until 23.45hrs EXCEPT as follows - 133 Goring - Pangbourne - Reading will be operating as normal, it will only
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Burglars break into Radcot home
Police have appealed for information after a house was burgled in Radcot. Between December 31 and January 11, burglars smashed a front, ground-floor window to gain access to the property. Det Con Chris Leech said: “At this stage, we don’t know what
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Snow: Oxford Bus Company update 6.40pm
City 2 City - Kidlington Full service City 4 Rose Hill - City -Botley/Cumnor/Abingdon Not serving Dean Court, Elms Rise, Sandleigh Road City 5 Rail Station - City - Blackbird Leys Full service City 6 City - Wolvercote Full service
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Snow: Stagecoach update 6.25pm
Oxford Tube - running normally Route 1 - running normally Route 3 - running normally Route 7A - running normally Route 7B - running normally Route 7C - running normally Route 10 - running normally Route
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Date is set for town green review
THE decision to designate Oxford’s Warneford Meadow as a Town Green will go to the High Court next month. A judicial review, challenging Oxfordshire County Council’s decision to register the meadow as a Town Green, will begin on February 25. In April
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Finding new life on Civvy Street
An EVENT aimed at getting retired servicemen and women back into work is being held in Oxford. ‘Civvylisation’ will give past and present members of the Armed Forces the chance to talk to a range of help groups and discover what job opportunities
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RUGBY UNION: Walllingford docked points
Wallingford have been deducted two points for fielding an unregistered player in South West 1 East. Although he has played for Wallingford for a number of years, lock Jermaine Webster had not been correctly registered before taking the field this season
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RUGBY UNION: Hawks to host tourists
Henley Hawks will host Argentine touring side Club Curupayti at Dry Leas in March. The Buenos Aires outfit, whose former players include Pumas hooker Mario Ledesma, will play a double-header against two mixed strength Henley sides on March 15. Henley
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RUGBY UNION: Fixture pile-up in county cups
Clubs must play twice in a weekend or midweek under floodlights to complete this season’s Oxfordshire Cup and Shield fixtures. That is the ruling from the county cup committee to counter the effect of the postponements caused by the freezing
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RUGBY UNION: Dark Blues to elect skipper
Oxford University are set to elect their new captain to succeed Dan Rosen on Saturday night. With Rosen having finished his studies to take up a teaching role at Wellington College, the new skipper will lead the side for the first time against the RAF
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RAIL: Oxford-Banbury services resume
TRAIN services have resumed between Oxford and Banbury three hours after the line was closed when a man was killed at a level crossing. The man, believed to be from Kidlington, died after being hit by a train at the crossing in Yarnton Lane
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Oxford student draws attention to Pacific islands' plight
Peter Rudiak-Gould has just spent a year living on a remote, picture-postcard Pacific island, 70 miles from the nearest telephone, car or shop. Paradise to some, but he found a culture under threat from global warming, on top of the challenges of daily
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SNOW: Oxford Bus Company returning to normal
Oxford Bus Company services are returning to normal with buses now serving all of Kidlington, Risinghurst, Northway, Kennington and Radley. The Brookesbus U1 is now running into Wheatley along London Road and back towards Oxford along Church Road, but
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SNOW: Ploughing through the fresh snow woes
JUST when it looked as if things were returning to normal, fresh snow caused more chaos yesterday. Oxford binmen, some of whom have been waiting a week to get out on their rounds, were again diverted on to the streets with grit and shovels
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RUGBY UNION: Forster's blessing
Henley Hawks president Noel Armstead says head coach Jason Forster has their blessing for his extra role in North Wales. Forster has joined the development side, known as RGC (Rygbi Gogledd Cymru) 1404, as part-time forwards coach. Armstead said: “His
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Cops have 'riotous' time sledging in the snow
THESE Oxford officers enjoyed the snow by using a riot shield as a sledge! Four Thames Valley Police officers were filmed by a member of public on Tuesday sledging down a slope off Berkeley Road, in Boars Hill, Oxford. Oxford
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SNOW: Bus latest
Oxford Bus Company services are returning to normal with buses now serving all of Kidlington, Risinghurst, Northway and Kennington and Radley. The services had earlier been suspended because of heavy snow however not all buses are operating across their
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Man attacked in North Oxford
A man was attacked by two men who tried to rob him in North Oxford. At about 10.30pm on Monday, the man was at the junction of Godstow Road and Wolvercote roundabout, when two men came up to him and demanded he hand over his belongings.
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Woman robbed in Blackbird Leys
Police today appealed for witnesses after a woman was robbed in Pegasus Road, Blackbird Leys. At around 10.50pm on Saturday, a 44-year-old woman was waiting at a bus stop when three men, who were also at the bus stop, demanded she hand over her bag.
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Second man held over machete attack
Police have arrested a second man on suspicion of aggravated burglary following a machete attack in Bicester. At around 8.10pm on Tuesday, January 5, about five men entered an address in Lapwing Close, Langford Village, and threatened the occupants
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Boy, 10, robbed in Banbury
Police are appealing for witnesses after a young boy had his wallet snatched in Banbury. At about 1.30pm on New Years Day, the ten-year-old boy was walking from the shops in Burchester Place via Brinkburn Grove with two friends. As he walked along
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Jean McKerrow: Leading light in county Guiding
JEAN McKerrow, who was active in the Girl Guides for many dec-ades, becoming Oxfordshire County Commissioner, died on January 11, aged 88. Mrs McKerrow – neé Jean Brown – was a Brownie and a Guide in her native Glasgow and started the first Brownie pack
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Bert Robinson: School pro who nurtured future England cricketers
CRICKETING heroes past and present will turn out to honour a coach who spent 60 years nurturing talent in Oxfordshire, including the current England Test captain. A memorial service is being held at Radley College on Saturday for the school’s former
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Bob Porrill: Renowned bowler and bugler
TRIBUTES have been paid to Oxfordshire bowling and bugling stalwart Bob Porrill, who has died aged 83. Bachelor Mr Porrill, of Nine Acres Lane, Charlbury, was affectionately known as “Bob the Butcher” in the town, having worked at the now closed Chapman
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Let's concentrate on what really matters
THE public has now heard enough about X-Factor, Tiger Woods and David Beckham. What we want to know about is the war, bankers’ bonuses and MPs’ expenses. Let’s have less piffle about things that don’t matter. E WOOLLARD, Field Avenue, Oxford
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New ORH chief named
OXFORDSHIRE’S biggest hospital trust has named Sir Jonathan Michael as its new chief executive. Sir Jonathan is currently managing director of BT Health, which provides IT services to the NHS. He replaces Paul Farenden, who was appointed
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You'd think things would have changed
Your letters page contained an excellent letter by Peter O’Neil from the Youth Justice Panel. He wrote very movingly about the plight of children in the Victorian era, when children as young as nine could be sentenced to hang for taking a loaf of bread
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A weekly update from the corridors of power
Being Conservative Party leader and the town’s very own MP was not enough to bag David Cameron and his family a table at a popular Witney restaurant over the festive period, The Insider learns. Our mole carrying the ketchup tells us the Witney MP, right
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I really try to see the best ...
IT would be nice just now and then, to be more optimistic with my pen. But as hard as I try to see only the best, My typing finger soon sees unrest. Political problems in our midst, People not talking but using the fist. Communication from man to
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Brookes should improve relations with locals
For many years, Oxford Brookes University has been viewed with mixed feelings by many residents of Headington. The proposed redevelopment of the university should be used as an opportunity to not only improve its relations with the local community, but
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Don't be too hard on police
I WRITE regarding Thames Valley Police’s policy of sending Christmas cards to convicted people. How things have changed. I recall back in about 1995 a sergeant at Woodstock sending a card to a naughty person after making several attempts to arrest him
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Captain had returned to front after previous injury
A BOMB disposal expert killed in Afghanistan had previously been injured in a blast and insisted on returning to the war zone. Captain Daniel Read, of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, based at Vauxhall Barracks
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Horse manure is completely different
IN reply to Margaret Cook’s letter of last month, criticising horse riders for failing to pick up dung, maybe she is unaware of the difference between dog mess and horse manure? As a dog owner and horse owner, I gladly pick up my dog mess as it harbours
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Snow cycling hints were very reckless
I have refrained from criticising your cycling columnist James Styring until now, but his latest rambling (Oxford Mail, January 12) cannot be allowed to pass unchallenged. Several times have I held back while he has idiotically encouraged cyclists to
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Man killed by train at crossing
A man has been killed at a level crossing near Yarnton. The man died after being hit by a train at the crossing in Yarnton Lane, at about 2pm today. Police are currently at the scene and have cordoned off a section of the road.
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ATHLETICS: Yamauchi winning her fitness battle
MARA Yamauchi, the former Headington Roadrunner who finished as runner-up in the 2009 London Marathon, is well on the road to recovery as she bids to go one better at this year’s event in April. Yamauchi, who lives in Japan with her husband Shigetoshi
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ICE HOCKEY: Stars looking for new coach
Oxford City Stars coach Simon Anderson has left the club to take up a position with his home-town club, Swindon Wildcats. Anderson’s final game in charge was due to be their home clash with Invicta Dynamos on Sunday. But that match fell victim to the
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GOLF: Five Star to honour Garner's memory
Five Star Events will raise funds in memory of former Oxfordshire cricket captain Phil Garner, who died last September at the age of 63, at their 2010 tournaments. Garner was a big supporter of the charity series, and a trophy will be played for in his
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BAR BILLIARDS: Ellam stars with super score
SIMON Ellam rattled up a brilliant 18,720 as Comrades Club thrashed Dolphin 5-0 to open up a three-point lead at the top of Section 2 in the Johnsons Buildbase Oxford & District League, writes PETE EWINS. It was one of only two matches to survive the
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ATHLETICS: New date
THE 2010 Oxfordshire Cross Country Championships, postponed last Sunday due to snow, has been rearranged for Sunday, January 24 at Upton Lodge, Middleton Cheney (10am).
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Snow: Council's 'hands tied on gritting'
Oxfordshire County Council said it was hugely disappointed after the Government ordered more gritting cut backs across Britain due to a national salt shortage. Transport Minister Lord Adonis has told councils they must limit their gritting
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SNOW: Fresh guidance on refuse collections
District councils have issued fresh guidance on bin collections. In South Oxfordshire, waste collections have started again where possible, although some catch-up collections are running a week behind. That means until Monday, the opposite bin from
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SNOW: Government limits gritting in county
OXFORDSHIRE County Council said it was hugely disappointed after the Government ordered more gritting cut-backs across Britain due to a national salt shortage. Transport Minister Lord Adonis has told councils they must limit their gritting
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Delayed election count 'a disgrace' says MP
VOTERS in parts of Oxfordshire will have to wait to find out who their MP is at the next General Election — because of ever more complex rules for conducting counts. At this year’s election, the acting returning officer for the Oxford West and Abingdon
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Oxford International Women's Festival set for next month
GRASS roots and glass ceilings will be the theme for this year’s Oxford International Women’s Festival. The dates for this year’s festival, the 21st to be held in the city, have been set and different events celebrating women in all walks of life are
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It's a Mini adventure for dancers
A NEW film and dance work due to be premiered next month has taken an unlikely source of inspiration – BMW’s Cowley Mini plant. Film maker and dancer Roly Carline and choreographer and dance director Cecilia Macfarlane were struck by the movement of
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Inventor has rival scheme to incineration
A SCIENTIST is urging councillors to look at his greener waste disposal scheme as an alternative to building an Incinerator. Tony Day claims his gasifier scheme could take all kinds of waste, including hazardous substances, would have zero
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Charity cheer as Oxfam shop bucks the trend
GENEROUS people living in Oxford are bucking the trend by continuing to give to charity despite the recession. Oxfam, which started life in Oxford in 1942, said this week that donations to its charity shops were down 15 per cent nationally. But, Oxford
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Would you Adam and Eve it?
A QUIRKY exhibition which depicts the Adam and Eve story in a pub paradise is the centre of a new adult exhibition at the Oxfordshire Museum in Woodstock. The mechanical cabaret theatre scene which depicts the well-known biblical story was part of an
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Wallingford may expand north with 750 homes
A PLANNING firm reviewing where 750 houses should be built in Wallingford has recommended extending the town north. Consultancy Studio REAL said the best place for new homes, which the Government says must be built by 2026, is a 170-acre site between
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Horton’s golden oldies
A council and hospital radio station have teamed up to promote services for over 50s across the airwaves. Cherwell District Council’s older people’s champion Paul O’Sullivan and older people’s officer Laura Thomas will be invited to Radio Horton to give
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Snow: Stagecoach services at 1pm
Oxford Tube - running a 40 min service, with long journey times Route 1 - running normally Route 3 - running normally Route 7A/B - only able to serve Banbury Road in Kidlington (not Grovelands or High Street). Buses are turning round at Langford Lane
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SNOW: Oxford Bus Company update 1pm
Oxford Bus Company is now operating buses on all its routes however some services are not running the full route. This is a full breakdown of its services route by route: The Espress service to London and the airline services to Heathrow and Gatwick
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Man jailed for knife attack
A 45-year-old man who lunged at a another man with a knife, only for the blade to fall off, has been jailed. Maurice Potter attacked Jason Wolstencroft with a serrated steak knife as his back was turned outside a pub. Potter, of South Street, Banbury
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On a high with new business
A COUPLE who climbed on Mount Everest are scaling new heights after opening a local business. Lynda Newland fulfilled a family dream opening Newland’s Tea and Gift shop with husband Steve. The pair met three years ago after joining an Internet dating
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Upper Heyford redevelopment approved
THE former USAF base at Upper Heyford had its future secured this week, after redevelopment plans were given the green light. North Oxfordshire Consortium, the former owners of the base, and Cherwell District Council have been at loggerheads over the
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SNOW: Stagecoach services at 12.15pm
STAGECOACH has resumed limited bus services to Witney, Bicester and Kidlington. The company is still unable to serve Blackbird Leys on its Route 1 service with buses running a route around Cowley Centre. The Oxford Tube service to London is still running
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Snow: Oxford bus services resume
Oxford Bus Company has resumed a “main roads only” bus service across the city from noon as road conditions improve slightly in Oxford. The company has also resumed its Espress service to London and the airline services to Heathrow and Gatwick
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Bus services resume in city
Oxford Bus Company has resumed a “main roads only” bus service across the city from noon as road conditions improve slightly in Oxford. The company has also resumed its Espress service to London and the airline services to Heathrow and Gatwick
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Local share prices (AM)
AEA Technology 26.75 BMW 2796 Electrocomponents 174.9 Gladstone 29 Nationwide Accident Repair 87.5 Oxford Biomedica 11.25 Oxford Catalyst 51.5 Oxford Instruments 214 Reed Elsevier 505.25 RM 160.5 RPS Group 219.75 Courtesy of Redmayne
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Didcot soldier killed in Afghanistan named
A Didcot soldier killed fighting in Afghanistan has been named today. Capt Daniel Read, 31, of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, part of the Counter-IED Task Force, was killed by a bomb in northern Helmand province on Monday
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SNOW: Business as usual at county's hospitals
Patients will be seen and treated in the county’s hospitals today. A spokesman for the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals Trust said: “Our hospital services are open as usual today. “If we do need to cancel any appointments, we will contact those patient individually
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Bicester man faces drug charge
An 18-year-old man has been charged with possession of a class-B drug with intent to supply. Christopher Fletcher, of Kingsclere Road, Bicester, was arrested following an incident on October 28, 2009, where he was stopped in George Street, Bicester
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SNOW: Stagecoach runs skeleton service
Stagecoach has said it is now running a “skeleton” service across the city while suspending buses to major towns in Oxfordshire. All services to Witney, Bicester, Chipping Norton and Kidlington have been suspended until further notice because
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SNOW: Oxford Bus Company suspends services
Due to the deteriorating weather conditions Oxford Bus Company has now suspended all its services today until further notice. The suspensions affect all the firm’s city services, park and ride buses and the coach services to London and the
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A trip to the Natural History Museum
On Monday we took Noah to The Natural History Museum in Oxford. A great snow day activity – and far more cosy in there than I expected of a vast stone museum full of old bones. Maybe the dinosaurs like to be snug. It’s a great place for
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Star students top rankings
Pupils at Oxford School made more progress in last year’s GCSEs than those at any other county school. The school in Glanville Road topped today’s table for contextual value added (CVA) scores. The figure shows how far children have
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Snow: Fresh falls bring chaos
Britain has been hit by more snow chaos as the big thaw was replaced by a renewed cold snap. A lack of grit, potholes and freezing temperatures created yet more hazardous driving conditions for motorists as up to 6in (15cm) of snow blanketed
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SNOW: Changed school hours
These schools have said they are open but at different hours to normal or with some changes. To quickly find your school, use your computer's search facility (ie Ctrl + F). To see school closures, click on the related link. • Abingdon and
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Oxford United stay out in the cold despite big pitch effort
Not even the superhuman efforts of an army of fans, groundstaff and club officials could get Oxford United's match against Woking on. The FA Trophy second-round tie at the Kassam Stadium was postponed following a 3pm pitch inspection on Tuesday
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SNOW: School closures
The latest school closure information we have and this list will be updated as we get more information. To find your school quickly use your computer's search facility (ie Ctrl + F). If there are any doubts check directly with your school
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Council seeks views on Wood Farm school expansion plan
FORMAL consultation on plans to increase the number of pupils at an Oxford primary school begins today. Oxfordshire County Council has published a statutory notice for an increase in Wood Farm Primary School’s annual admissions of new pupils from 45
