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Tributes for jazz legend Dankworth

Tributes have beeen paid to British jazz legend Sir John Dankworth after he died aged 82. The saxophonist, whose career spanned more more than half a century, died in King Edward VII hospital, London. He had been ill for several months.

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Chalgrove 2 - 6 Kidlington Youth. Under 9s Red League

Merrill spells peril for Chalgrove Kidlington regained second position in the U9s red league with a hard-fought victory over Chalgrove, two late goals in the second game from hat-trick hero Ben Merrill giving the visitors a slightly flattering margin

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Cook wonders what might have been

Jamie Cook held his hand up to admit he should probably have done better with the chance he had straight from the kick-off against Kidderminster on Saturday, writes JON MURRAY. But he also said it was good for him to play again, after several weeks out

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Deering looking at the positives

Sam Deering says only time will tell whether Saturday’s 0-0 draw with Kidderminster proves to be a useful point, or a missed opportunity. “You can’t say it’s two points dropped yet, or a point gained,” said the youngster, who had an outstanding

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United off target

Manager Chris Wilder said that his side must take their shooting practice onto the pitch after seeing his team fail to score at home for the second successive game, writes JON MURRAY. “I’d have taken a scrappy win today,” he said.

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FOOTBALL: John's late strike eases Didcot woes

Evesham Utd 0 Didcot Tn 1 (John 82) A stunning late goal from Philip John gave Didcot a vital victory in their relegation battle on Saturday. It was the first time the Railwaymen had kept a clean-sheet away from home all season. And the three points

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FOOTBALL: Unlucky City thwarted by harsh penalty award

Oxford City 1 (Steele 54) Farnborough 1 (McDonald pen 61) A harsh penalty denied Oxford City what would have been a deserved win against the runaway Premier Division leaders at Court Place Farm on Saturday. Farnborough, who were unbeaten away from

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FOOTBALL: Late strikes help Banbury end the Welsh resistance

Banbury Utd 3 (Redknap 33, Stone pen 81, Stanbridge 89) Merthyr Tydfil 1 (Morgan 51) Banbury boss Billy Jeffrey showed faith in the starting line-up that came back from Truro with a point, and they did not let him down as they secured the Premier

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FOOTBALL: Substitutions do the trick for Wantage

Wantage Tn 1 (Guy 85) Kidlington 0 A double substitution by Wantage manager Richie Bourne proved the key as his side strengthened their hold on second place in the Premier Division on Saturday (FTL Futbol Hellenic league). Bourne

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FOOTBALL: Milton fritter two-goal lead

Milton Utd 3 (Williams 28, Thorne 34, Dunk 76) Holyport 4 (Hanscombe 35, 64, Lennon 39, Hankins 85) Milton lost a two-goal lead in an eventful Division 1 East game, that not only produced seven goals, but also sending-offs and two penalty disputes

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My little space explorer at Little Dudes Disco

Today me and Grandma took Noah to Little Dudes Disco at Christchurch Hall on Northcourt Road in Abingdon - the theme was space explorers! We missed the last one so we were really excited about today, although a shame that Daddy was working.

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Quick Results 7th February

6th & 7th February Under 9 Blue/Green/Yellow Cup Third Round Hinksey Park v Faringdon Town 2-2 (2-1 pens) Crowmarsh v Goring Robins 3-1 Oxford Irish v Marston Saints 0-2 Garsington Youth v Didcot Town Youth 0

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Champions in a hurry

Wantage Concords became C league champions today with two games to spare after a hard fought win against a strong Quarry side . Wantage took the lead with a well taken goal from David Robins who quickly followed it up with his second to give

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Flytip fight goes hi-tech

FLYTIPPERS beware – a new weapon has been unleashed in the fight to clean up Oxford. A CCTV camera designed to catch flytippers in the act will be used on the city’s streets for the first time. The futuristic-looking device will be stationed

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Lazy litterbugs blight landscape

ONE of the worst areas for flytipping in Oxford is next to a recycling centre. All kinds of domestic rubbish and household items are dumped next to recycling bins in Ambassador Avenue, on the approach to the Oxford Retail Park in Cowley.

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TOWER HILL 14 EASINGTON SPORTS 0 IN THE U14'S KNOCK OUT CUP

Tower Hill get back to winning ways with a strong performance against a spirited 10 man Easington Sports side. Adam Moore led the way with 6 goals, closely followed by Jacob Hughes with 4 and a brace each for Harry Cornforth and Jamie Harris

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Smoker's slip destroys home

FIREFIGHTERS have blamed a careless smoker for a blaze that gutted a family home yesterday. Fire crews from Slade Park and Rewley Road stations were called to a terraced house in Brambling Way, Blackbird Leys, at 12.30am. The first floor of the house

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Pupils show global vision with Haiti fundraising

PUPILS at a primary school baked cakes and created artwork to help raise money for relief efforts in Haiti. The Help for Haiti Day at Church Cowley St James School, Bartholomew Road, took place on Friday after a group of Year 4 children asked headteacher

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Head pledges to tackle failures after Ofsted report

THE headteacher of the only Oxfordshire secondary school in special measures has pledged to bring the school up to scratch by the end of the year. Wheatley Park School, in Holton, was placed in special measures following an ‘inadequate’ inspection result

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Young officer picks up fourth award

A police officer who spent 40 minutes trying to save the life of a man knifed in the neck has picked up his fourth award in just 15 months. Pc Matt Sulley, 27, based at Cowley Police Station, in Oxford, joined the force in 2006, but has already

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Three face sex assault charges

Three men have appeared in court accused of abusing a woman and recording it on a mobile phone. Mohammed Shahjahan, 26, of Slaymaker Close, Headington, was remanded in custody at Oxford Crown Court on Friday. He is charged with rape and a serious sexual

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Suicide rescue earns commendation

TWO police officers who saved the life of a suicidal Oxfordshire man after a tip off from the other side of the world were commended for their actions. Sgt Georgia Taitt and Pc Louise Russell were among a number of police officers in the county receiving

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Pirate problem

MY only question for Susan Thomas (Oxford Mail, February 4) is if the Chandlers are released after the payment of a ransom, how would she handle the next kidnaps of British citizens by pirates emboldened by the lure of easy money? Paul Wilson Kennedy

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Sweet tragedy

ANOTHER great British insitution, Cadbury, has been taken over. What a tragedy. The fact that the Kraft buy-out has ben financed by a British Bank, the Royal Bank of Scotland – a bank bailed out by the British Government – makes it all the more painful

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Inconvenient truth

I WAS in Gloucester Green in Oxford recently and had to use the toilets there. They were disgusting. The pan had no seat as such, just two strips of plastic in a filthy condition. Surely, with all the talk of cut backs on toilets in the city, the ones

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The wrong man

FOLLOWING the letter ‘The right man’ (Oxford Mail, January), asking us to leave Gordon Brown at the helm, I would like to point out the truth. When Labour took over from the Tories in 1997, Ken Clark as Chancellor had left Britain in one of the best

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Don't nag horses

HAVING read the recent letters about horse fouling on roads, I felt I had to write my opinion. It seems to me a bit extreme to worry about horses fouling the roads. One correspondent thought that riders should stop and pick up dung, which made me laugh

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Henley A 3-4 Summertown Utd

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Stubble: It's a man thing

Stubble... Not great if you want to grace Page 3, I grant you, but otherwise, an aesthetic statement of masculinity that almost all men aspire to (I know I do). And you’d think it’d be easy – just putting your razor away for two or three days

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Mixed message

I WOULD like to ask Gordon Brown to remind the Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, that his salary is paid by the British taxpayer and doesn’t come from Tel Aviv. My concern is over Paul and Rachel Chandler, who have been held as hostages by Somalian

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What expertise?

THE letter from Michael Waine (Oxford Mail, February 3) attempting to justify the imposition of an Interim Executive Board (IEB) on Oxford School omitted one important fact. He insists that the board’s members were selected for their ability to provide

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Let all mums pay for scan pictures

REGARDING your story (Oxford Mail, February 1), I agree with the charges for scans as long as all of the money goes to fund extra equipment in the hospital – and does not go to the Chancellor. But I strongly disagree that potential mums on income support

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Marston Saints V Oxford City

At last the weather enabled the local derby between Marston Saints and Oxford City to be played. Marston got off to the better start keeping City’s defenders busy.Early pressure eventually paid off with a strike from Joshua Josephs.Marston continued to

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Wrestler puts on show to help injured troops

POLICE Community Support Officer and part-time wrestler Adi Wright is promoting a show in aid of soldiers fighting in Afghanistan. The 26-year-old has been competing as a wrestler for the past six years and has won a string of belts. He combines the

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Abingdon Youth back to winning ways !!

Abingdon were away to Didcot and the first 10 minutes the game was congested in the middle of the park. Abingdon wasted a few chances with the Didcot keeper saving well and some woeful finishing by Abingdon. Mat Pearson scored Abingdon's

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U10 Red, Summertown Stars 13 - Grove Challengers 4

Summertown Stars took the lead in both matches against Grove Challengers with good movement and passing to win the first match 8-3 and the second match 5-1. Grove had a strong midfield and goalkeeper but Summertown was able to penetrate the defense to

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Brave Abingdon beaten by league leaders.

Hanney kicked off against Abingdon who were brave enough to go out with only ten men, and to their credit performed admirably and showed a great team spirit. That said Hanney missed chance after chance and should have been well out of sight by

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Under 12s c league:- Goring Robins 4 Oxford city colts 4

Good close game that could of gone either way but in the end it stayed as a draw and both side played well. I would like to thank oxford city colts for there good behaviour and true sports man ship of players and parents.I wish them well for the

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Banbury band pitches in for World Cup song

AN Oxfordshire band is hoping its latest tune will become the unofficial anthem for England’s World Cup campaign. Outraze have recorded This Is England and now want football supporters to start chanting it on the terraces. The group

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£1m square work likely to be postponed

WORK to give Bicester’s Market Square a £1m facelift is unlikely to start as planned next summer. Originally it was hoped work on the square’s makeover would start in July 2011, but now it is expected to take place once the town centre development is

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Wind turbines 'are too close'

VILLAGERS have staged a series of stunts to highlight the impact of building a windfarm near their homes. Campaigners from Ardley, Fewcott and Fritwell, near Bicester, used a blimp airship and a helicopter hovering over the site to show how

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Severe fire at family home

FIREFIGHTERS have blamed a careless smoker for a blaze in Brambling Way, Blackbird Leys. Fire crews from the Slade and Rewley Road were called to the terraced house at 12.30am today. The first floor of the house was engulfed in a severe fire, but by

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Green councillor makes bid to be city MP

SUSHILA Dhall last night called on Oxford’s voters to make history – by electing Britain’s first ever Green MP. It was revealed the Oxford city councillor has been selected to fight the Oxford East constituency for the Green Party at the General Election

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Sutton Courtenay's 'Mr Legion' jumps at new role

WHEN Oxfordshire Royal British Legion manager Craig Treeby retires this month after 11 years, he could be forgiven for taking it easy. But the 65-year-old will instead spearhead a military charity, The Afghan Trust, aimed at helping members of the Parachute

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Estate hotspot for dumped syringes

STREET wardens find more needles dumped in Blackbird Leys by drug users than any other Oxford estate, a warden says. Senior street warden Malcolm Taylor said the numbers of ‘sharps’ – mostly hyperdermic needles and drug paraphernalia – varied

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Gina splashes out for charity

A NEW swimmer who has battled a series of life threatening illnesses is taking the plunge for a six-hour fundraising effort. Gina Ravens, 56, from Wood Farm Road, Headington, Oxford, suffers from various lung and kidney conditions and has been in a wheelchair