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FOOTBALL: Milton handed points
Milton United have been awarded the points from their FTL Futbol Hellenic League fixture against Henley Town which was abandoned in November after a half-time punch-up. An extensive investigation into the incident has been conducted by the Oxfordshire
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FOOTBALL: Steele slams double
Lee Steele scored both goals as Oxford City saw off Hednesford Town 2-0 in the Zamaretto Southern League Premier Division tonight. The striker netted in each half as City showed no signs of rustiness after the long lay-off. City keeper Will Puddy saved
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Oxford Utd 1, Woking 0 (19/01, FA Trophy)
While trying to win promotion from the Conference will always be their priority, Oxford United nevertheless made it through to the third round of the FA Trophy for the first time tonight with an improved performance. And the good news for
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Show of support
ONCE again Oxford people came out to show their respect for another fallen war hero. The body of bomb disposal expert Capt Daniel Reid, of 11 Explosive Ordinance Disposal Regiment, based at Didcot’s Vauxhall Barracks, arrived at the JR yesterday. And
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Oxford United lead Woking
Oxford United led 1-0 at half-time in their FA Carlsberg Trophy second-round tie against Woking at the Kassam Stadium.
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RACING: Channon's team warm up for Dubai
West Ilsley trainer Mick Channon, who got off the mark for 2010 when Texas Queen scored at Wolverhampton on Sunday, has his sights on some bigger prizes at the Dubai Carnival. Stable star Youmzain heads out to the United Arab Emirate next month with
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Gaming machine thefts accused appear in court
THREE men accused of stealing cash from gaming machines in Oxfordshire have been remanded in custody. Thomas Wheatcroft, 28, Paul Hircombe, 43, and James Sharpe, 25, all from Portsmouth, in Hampshire, were arrested at a hotel in Croydon, south London
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Friends turn out to salute their hero
FRIENDS, ex-servicemen and residents stood in silence today to honour a Didcot-based bomb disposal expert killed in Afghanistan. Capt Daniel Read, of 11 Explosive Ordnance Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, based at Vauxhall Barracks, was killed
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Shops fined for failing under-age drink checks
A PUB and two shops served alcohol to underage teenagers during a test-purchase operation around Abingdon. The Co-op, in Wootton, and Budgens, in Northcourt Road, Abingdon, were fined £80 each during Saturday’s spot-checks. Police and licensing officials
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Forces veterans get help to join Civvy Street
ARMED forces veterans can get advice on their future career at a new event tomorrow. Civvylisation, at County Hall, in New Road, Oxford, from 9.30am to 4.30pm, will give past and present service personnel the chance to discover what caeer opportunities
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Injured rugby player thanks saviours
WHEN Didcot Rugby Club flanker John Galpin ran out for a Saturday afternoon league clash on September 26 last year, he had it all. The 26-year-old’s daughter Macie had been born in March and he was due to marry girlfriend Taqwa Hyatt, 24, in December
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Rowing boat raiders steal Buscot statue
THIEVES used a rowing boat to steal a statue from the middle of a lake at a National Trust-owned country house. The 100-year-old statue was stolen from the Old Parsonage, in Buscot, near Faringdon, at the weekend. Police believe thieves broke into the
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History of city's Covered Market to be documented
AFTER more than two centuries of trading, the sights, smells and back stories of shops at Oxford’s Covered Market are finally set to be told. Whether you’re looking for a fillet of the largest thresher shark caught in English waters, a £3,000 wedding
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Dinosaur footprints set to be protected
DINOSAUR footprints and tracks in north Oxfordshire dating back more than 165 million years are set to get official protection. The fossilised prints, thought to have been made by plant-eating cetiosaurs and meat-eating megalosaurs, were discovered at
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Fundraising is as easy as ABC
A GROUP of Witney fundraisers is celebrating another successful year in which they brought in £20,000 for the Abingdon-based charity Against Breast Cancer. As they plan this year’s events, the ladies of the Witney Fundraising Team of ABC looked back
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Abingdon revamp plans go on show
A MIXED response has been given to plans for the biggest investment in Abingdon’s town centre for decades. Abbey Shopping Centre and the Charter area came under the spotlight during a three-day consultation. The multi-million-pound plans went on show
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Soldiers’ families can learn for free
FREE training is being offered to the families of serving soldiers in a bid to get them back to work. Thanks to an initiative between Oxfordshire County Council, the Royal Logistic Corps and Abingdon and Witney College, a number of soldiers’ wives and
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Event to highlight the benefits of apprenticeships
As part of National Apprenticeship Week the south east region of the National Apprenticeship Service is giving employers the chance to find out at first hand how apprenticeships can benefit their business. Hosted by the National Apprenticeship Service
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Man escapes jail despite discovery of cannabis factory
A MAN who “self-medicated” with £50 worth of cannabis a week has escaped jail after more than £9,000 of the Class B plants were found in his garage. At Oxford Crown Court, Edwin McPartland, 50, pleaded guilty to allowing his premises to be
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Oxford doing its bit for Haiti fund
A RALLYING call has gone out around Oxford to help the people of disaster-struck Haiti. Since a huge earthquake hit the Carribean island last week, people have been pledging their support to the hundreds of thousands of people affected. In Barton, a
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Bishop of Oxford picks ‘sad’ day to spread hope
THE Bishop of Oxford took to the streets on the gloomiest day of the year to offer hope through prayer. The Right Rev John Pritchard was distributing copies of a new collection of prayers for troubled times in a bid to give people hope.
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Thank you, Martin, for listening
FURTHER TO THE article Pensioners; Demo Just the Ticket (Oxford Mail, January 11), both Christine Burden (Sweet Memories Club) and I would also like to thank Stagecoach Oxfordshire managing director Martin Sutton and others who have made it possible
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A mixed reaction to sledging policemen
It was with mixed feelings that I saw the reactions to the police officers using their riot shields as sleds for a brief foray onto the pistes at Boars Hill (Oxford Mail, January 13) and also noted again with mixed emotions the reaction of their supervisory
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A splendid effort by footballers and golfers
I BELIEVE the members of the Witney Spartan Rangers Football Club and Golf Society deserve better recognition and praise for the £5,000 donation to Guide Dogs than was mentioned in your coverage of December 30. This was the culmination of four years
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Warneford Town Green struggle is not over
Thank you for reminding your readers that, although many of them may think the future of Warneford Meadow as a Town Green is secure, this is not the case (Oxford Mail, January 14)). The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Mental Health NHS Trust continues
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Choke off Taliban weapons supplies
ALEXANDER the Great gave up, the British fought over it more than 100 years ago and the Russians retreated in 1992, after 12 years of fighting. Yet Afghanistan has never fully been conquered. So why are our troops still there, with 100 killed in the
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Snow made our world a nicer place
Closed schools, delayed trains, re-routed buses, dangerous roads, burst water pipes... It’s hard to find something nice to say about our recent bout of snow. But you know what? I completely and utterly loved it. Because despite the cold, the wet, the
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Abingdon premises fail drink test
Three premises in the Abingdon area failed an alcohol test purchasing operation. The Saturday operation saw underage teenage volunteers, accompanied by undercover licensing officers, entering licensed premises and off-licences and attempt to buy alcohol
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Thieves steal gardening equipment from van
Thieves stole a large quantity of gardening equipment from a vehicle in Towersey, near Thame. Between 5pm yesterday and 8am today, thieves broke into a vehicle and stole tools, including two hedge trimmers, 12 chain saws and two pulse saws.
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Wardens to take over Witney parking control
A NEW team of wardens will start work in Witney next week as the council takes control of on-street parking for the first time. Thames Valley Police is handing responsibility to West Oxfordshire District Council, which will put a six-strong squad of
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Blandford's driving ban is cut
THE Marquess of Blandford had his driving ban cut today from four years to three after the judge heard he was a ‘changed’ man. James Spencer-Churchill, 54, of Wootton Down Farm, near Woodstock, will be free to drive again from midnight on Wednesday
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Oxford Union lines up wide array of speakers
SINGER Katie Melua, racing driver David Coulthard and chef Rick Stein are among the celebrities lined up to appear at the Oxford Union this term. The prestigious debating society, in Frewin Court, Oxford, started its Hilary term programme of events this
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Young Sutton Courtenay headteacher's first term goes well
ONE of the county’s youngest headteachers has spoken of her happiness at completing her first term in charge of a village primary school. Alison Ashcroft began her first headship at Sutton Courtenay All Saints Church of England School in September.
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Two held after Bicester drugs raid
A 23-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman were arrested after officers carried out a drugs warrant at a property in Bicester. At about 4pm on Friday, officers executed the warrant at the house in Blackburn Walk, where they found a quantity of what
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'Weather shows need for Banbury dialysis centre'
A WIFE who is campaigning for a kidney dialysis centre in Banbury believes the cold weather has strengthened her case. Miranda Berry said the heavy snow meant her husband Steven’s round trip to Oxford’s Churchill Hospital for treatment took nine hours
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Man held over nine East Oxford home break-ins
A 32-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a series of burglaries in the East Oxford area. The arrest follows a series of nine burglaries in Stanley Road, Regent Street, Aston Street, Percy Street, Fairacres Road and four in Iffley
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Yarnton rail death man named
A man killed on a level crossing at Yarnton has been named. Stephen Blow, 54, of Cassington, died when he was struck by a freight train at the crossing in Yarnton Lane, near the Turnpike pub, at about 2pm on Wednesday. Police are not
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Yarnton rail death man named
A MAN killed on a level crossing at Yarnton has been named. Stephen Blow, 54, of Cassington, died when he was struck by a freight train at the crossing on Yarnton Lane, near the Turnpike pub, at around 2pm on Wednesday. Police are not treating the death
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Bin collections back on track
Collections of green and blue bins got back to normal across Cherwell today thanks to the efforts of refuse crews. Due to the wintry conditions, Cherwell District Council had interruptions to rounds throughout the past two weeks leaving 60,000 waste
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Teen's jaw broken in fight
A TEENAGER had his jaw broken during a fight outside a pub. The 18-year-old and a friend were involved in a fight outside the Wallingford Arms, in The Broadway, Didcot, at around 11.30pm on Saturday. Det Con Rachel Carter said: “We are trying to establish
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Men held on gaming machine charges
Three men have been charged with conspiracy to steal from gaming machines in Oxfordshire and other locations around the country and remanded in custody. Thomas Charles Wheatcroft, 28, of Merrivale Road, Portsmouth, Paul Hircombe, 43, of St Stephens Road
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Aircraft laser attack law strengthened
New laws have made it easier for people to be prosecuted for shining a light or laser at an aircraft. The growing problem follows an increase in the number of incidents of pilots being distracted by lasers. Ten incidents have been reported
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Teenager's jaw broken in Didcot fight
Police today appealed for witnesses after a teenager had his jaw broken in a fight in Didcot. At about 11.30pm on Saturday, an 18-year-old man was with a friend when there was a fight outside the Wallingford Arms pub in The Broadway. The man
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Sauber sign de la Rosa
Pedro de la Rosa is the BMW Sauber F1 Team's second driver for the 2010 season. The 38-year-old Spaniard has 71 Grands Prix under his belt and worked with McLaren as a test and reserve driver for seven years. In December the Swiss team had already
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SNOW: Met Office warns of fresh flurries
Snow is likely fall over Oxfordshire in the early hours of tomorrow morning, the Met Office has predicted. The county can expect between two and five centimetres of the white stuff and as much as 10 centimetres on higher ground over the Cotswolds.
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Volunteers 'make huge contribution'
Charities are urgently seeking extra volunteers to help people and local communities cope with prolonged freezing weather conditions. The National Council for Voluntary Organisations is calling on people to put themselves forward to help deliver meals
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UPDATE: Flood watches across county
Flooding of low-lying land and roads is expected across parts of Oxfordshire today. The Environment Agency has issued Flood Watches for several rivers in the county, the lowest level of alert in the organisation’s warning system. Rivers on Flood Watch
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'I tried to smuggle £1m of cocaine out of Peru'
A former Tesco worker from Abingdon has admitted trying to smuggle a suitcase full of cocaine worth more than £1m out of South America. Speaking to us from behind bars in Peru, Nathan Brandon, 21, said it was him — not his travelling companion — who
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Rivers taken off flood watch
A number of Oxfordshire waterways have been taken off flood alert. Flood watches have been removed from the River Evenlode, River Glyme, River Ock and Letcombe Brook. Flood watches remain in place on the Thames from Buscot to Kings Lock, through Oxford
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'More snow on the way'
A fresh burst of snow is forecast to hit parts of the UK tomorrow, following the widespread falls earlier this month. Up to 10cm could settle in higher parts of Wales on Wednesday, forecaster MeteoGroup said, with flurries across central England
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Stay upbeat says Oxford United chairman
Oxford United chairman Kelvin Thomas has urged supporters to stay upbeat. Chris Wilder’s men are approa-ching a key part of the season and it’s important, Thomas believes, that fans remain as positive as they were in the first half of the campaign.
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'I tried to smuggle £1m of cocaine out of Peru
A FORMER Tesco worker from Abingdon last night admitted trying to smuggle a suitcase full of cocaine worth more than £1m out of South America. Speaking to the Oxford Mail from behind bars in Peru, Nathan Brandon, 21, said it was him — not his
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A role model, aged 90
AT 90, most people are unable to get around quite like they used to. Not so Phyllis Ayres. The sprightly pensioner is still going strong, putting in daily shifts in the laundry room at the nursing home where she is a resident. For Phyllis the prospect
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Sobering warning to smugglers
NATHAN Brandon is nothing if not naive. In an exclusive interview with the Oxford Mail from a Peruvian jail the 21-year-old has admitted trying to smuggle 12.3kg of drugs into London. Sadly for him he appears to have seen the light too late. Mr Brandon
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Phyllis is still going strong at 90
AT 90, most people could be forgiven for putting their feet up, but for Phyllis Ayres, working has never been a chore. Twenty-five years after most people have retired, the pensioner celebrated her 90th birthday with a party at the residential
