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Murray could be back on the bench
Oxford United skipper Adam Murray may be back on the bench for their trip to Tamworth on Sunday. The midfielder has been on the sidelines with back problems for the past two months. His last first-team game was at home to Tamworth in
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CRICKET: Bicester pull first team out of Cherwell League
Bicester & North Oxford have withdrawn their first team from Division 1 of the Cherwell League. Their decision – which has been agreed in principle by the league’s executive – is expected to be officially confirmed either over the weekend or early next
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ATHLETICS: Yamauchi in New York tester
Former Headington Roadrunner Mara Yamauchi continues her build-up to next month’s Virgin London Marathon when she competes in the New York City Half Mara-thon tomorrow. Yamauchi, who was runner-up in London last year, is battling back from a foot injury
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Rape accused remanded in custody
A MAN accused of raping a student as she walked home in East Oxford was remanded in custody today. Yasin Mohamed appeared at Oxford Magistrates’ Court but did not enter a plea, speaking only to confirm his name. The 24-year-old, of Aston
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Posthumous awards made
A soldier killed in Afghanistan in July was awarded the Queen’s Commendation for Valuable Service. Lt Col Rupert Thorneloe MBE, from Kirtlington, former commanding officer of 1st Battalion the Welsh Guards, was the highest ranking officer in
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Cancer survivor fronts campaign
A teenage cancer survivor was joined by her former nurse, family and friends to launch a campaign to raise millions of pounds. Sophia Steinsberg, 13, from Radley, has been chosen to front Tesco’s year-long campaign to find funds to provide
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Posthumous Afghan awards made
A soldier killed in Afghanistan in July was awarded the Queen’s Commendation for Valuable Service. Lt Col Rupert Thorneloe MBE, from Kirtlington, former commanding officer of 1st Battalion the Welsh Guards, was the highest ranking officer in the British
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'Copter pilot pays tribute to crew
AN RAF pilot has insisted he was not scared during a daring mission behind enemy lines in Afghanistan which has earned him a Mention in Despatches. Flight Lieutenant Adrian Parkinson, 31, from Headington, led a formation of Chinook helicopters
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Attacker's sentence cut sparks anger
A thief who stole £300 from a 101-year-old war veteran will serve less time behind bars despite failing in an appeal to have his sentence cut. Appeal Court judges rejected arguments that the three-year sentence handed to Stephen Gillespie, 47,
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Chiltern Railways' parent makes bid for rival
German state railway firm Deutsche Bahn, the parent company of Chiltern Railways that serves Bicester and Banbury, has made a bid of about £1.2bn for rival bus and trains firm Arriva. Arriva, which operates CrossCountry trains serving Oxford
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Family raises cash for Lily's special chair
A family is launching an appeal to raise £1,700 to pay for a special chair for their disabled daughter. Three-year-old Lily is confined to a wheelchair and needs the Panda futura adjustable chair so she can sit at desks and be the same height as other
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Witney shops expansion forges ahead
The first phase of building work on the expansion of a Witney shopping centre has been finished. Work to add 23,500sq ft of new shopping space to the Woolgate Shopping Centre started in October. This week, the car park was completed and the project
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Thief steals church cash
A businesswoman is calling for CCTV to be installed in a Bicester shopping precinct after a thief stole almost £400 from under her nose. Michelle Niziol, who runs IMS (Independent Mortgage Solutions) in Deans Court, said the thief came into her office
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Police raid nets 76 weapons
Police seized a haul of 76 weapons during an early morning raid at a travellers’ site today. Thirty officers found an assortment of knives, swords and machetes at Woodhill caravan park, in Woodhill Lane, East Challow, near Wantage. An
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Teenager is stabbed in abdomen
A 19-year-old man was stabbed in the abdomen in an incident involving two other men in Agnes Court, off Oxford Road, Cowley, at about 7.30pm on Thursday. Police described one suspect as 20 years old, about 6ft tall, of medium build and of mixed
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Afghanistan hero pilot pays tribute to crew
AN RAF pilot has insisted he was not scared during a daring mission behind enemy lines in Afghanistan which has earned him a Mention in Despatches. Flight Lieutenant Adrian Parkinson, 31, from Headington, led a formation of Chinook helicopters
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Police raid on travellers' site nets 76 weapons
POLICE seized a haul of 76 weapons during an early morning raid at a travellers’ site today. Thirty officers found an assortment of knives, swords and machetes at Woodhill caravan park, in Woodhill Lane, East Challow, near Wantage. An
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Cancer survivor fronts fundraising campaign
A TEENAGE cancer survivor was joined by her former nurse, family and friends to launch a campaign to raise millions of pounds. Sophia Steinsberg, 13, from Radley, has been chosen to front Tesco’s year-long campaign to find funds to provide Clic Sargent
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Shopping centre expansion forges ahead
THE first phase of building work on the expansion of a Witney shopping centre has been finished. Work to add 23,500sq ft of new shopping space to the Woolgate Shopping Centre started in October. This week, the car park was completed
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Thief steals church cash
A BUSINESSWOMAN is calling for CCTV to be installed in a Bicester shopping precinct after a thief stole almost £400 from under her nose. Michelle Niziol, who runs IMS (Independent Mortgage Solutions) in Deans Court, said the thief came into her office
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Mums' lifeline in the balance
MUMS face losing two support workers from an Oxford charity providing accommodation to vulnerable mothers. For the past 30 years, national pregnancy care charity LIFE has run a house in Stratford Street, East Oxford, offering accommodation to single
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Campaign for English parliament rolls in
CAMPAIGNERS for a separate parliament for England rolled into Oxford city centre today as part of a whistle stop tour of the country. The Campaign for an English Parliament battle bus parked up in Broad Street for an official ‘blessing’ by
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Early release of pensioner attacker sparks anger
A THIEF who stole £300 from a 101-year-old war veteran will serve less time behind bars despite failing in an appeal to have his sentence cut. Appeal Court judges rejected arguments that the three-year sentence handed to Stephen Gillespie, 47, at Oxford
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It's all plain sailing
A force five wind sharply heeled our yacht almost 30 degrees as we raced across the huge, choppy expanse of the Skopea Limani cruising grounds off the coast of Turkey. As I strained every muscle to maintain balance and turn the starboard helm wheel to
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BILLIARDS: New Club close in on glory bid
New Club moved three points clear at the top of Division 1 of the Oxford & District League, with a 2-1 success against Eynsham – their sixth successive victory. With only two league matches to go, they are favourites to win the title, with Riley A second
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SNOOKER: Super Fieldside stroll into final
Fieldside A booked their place in the final of the Buildbase Cup with a 4-0 triumph against Abingdon RBL A in the Oxford & District League sponsored by Gentworks. Karl Walker beat Jamie Saczak 2-0, before Paul Robinson completed the rout with victory
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Architecture students help devise shelter for Haiti quake victims
ARCHITECTURE students at Oxford Brookes University have helped to develop a prototype shelter for victims of the Haiti earthquake. The ‘hurricane-resistant home’ was developed by lecturer Bill Flinn, who then led five architecture students in building
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Family raises cash for special chair for Lily
A FAMILY is launching an appeal to raise £1,700 to pay for a special chair for their disabled daughter. Three-year-old Lily is confined to a wheelchair and needs the Panda futura adjustable chair so she can sit at desks and be the same height
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MOTOR SPORT: Bratt is a step nearer Formula 1 dream
Oxfordshire driver Will Bratt is to compete in the Formula 2 Championship as he bids to continue his journey towards Formula 1. Fresh from winning his maiden GP2 Asia Series campaign in Bahrain as support to the first Grand Prix of the season, the 21
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SCHOOLS' SPORT: Wallingford in Oxon title joy
Wallingford were crowned under 12s champions after beating Chipping Norton 5-0 in the Oxfordshire final at Stratfield Brake. Sam Miller was Wallingford’s hero with the decisive try as they completed the tournament, which was hosted by Gosford All Blacks
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Man goes missing in Didcot
Police today appealed for help to trace a missing man from Didcot. Richard Burton, 54, of Collingwood Avenue, Didcot, was last seen at 6.30am on Tuesday. Mr Burton is 5ft 3in tall, heavy build, and wears glasses at all times. He was wearing navy
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FENCING: Mallett fights back to retain crown
Oxford's Neal Mallett (pictured) was the only reigning veterans champion to retain his title when he won the British men’s epee championship for the fourth time in Gloucester. The championships, which are open to all fencers over the age of 40, is two
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ICE HOCKEY: Oxford are seeing double
Oxford City Stars are aiming to wrap up their English National League Division 1 South campaign in style when they host Invicta Dynamos in the first of a double-header at Oxpens Road. They entertain the Kent side on Saturday – a likely rehearsal for
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INDOOR CRICKET: Freeman stars for Banbury
Banbury A kept up their title bid with a 24-run win against Byfield in Division 1 of the Banbury Indoor League. Jonti Cooke hit 27 not out, with Ros Freeman and Paul Cutler both making 25 not out as Banbury rattled up 118-3. In reply, Freeman took 3
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SWIMMING: Vale trio are top of the class
Three Abingdon Vale swimmers won the overall age group titles in Aylesbury. Harry Basterfield was the top 12-year boy, while Joseph Law took the ten-year award, while Nienke Lijzenga was top girl in the 11-year age group. In all, Basterfield won six
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Chiltern Railways' parent makes bid for rival
German state railway firm Deutsche Bahn, the parent company of Chiltern Railways that serves Bicester and Banbury, has made a bid of about £1.2bn for rival bus and trains firm Arriva. Arriva, which operates CrossCountry trains serving Oxford and Banbury
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SWIMMING: Olivia smashes county record
City of Oxford youngster Olivia Webster knocked over half a second off the age groupcounty record as she sped to victory in the 50-metre freestyle on the final weekend of the championships in Ayl-esbury. The nine-year-old clocked a winning time of 35.87secs
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WEIGHTLIFTING: Birinus produce national champs
St Birinus School, Didcot, produced an astonishing six winners at the British Schools Championships in Birmingham. Three of them were 14-year-olds George Ripley (50kg body weight class), Peter Blowfield (56kg) and Alex Johnson (62kg). In the 13-year
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New fundraising drive for Woodstock Youth Club
WOODSTOCK Youth Club has launched a £300,000 fundraising drive to build a new hall. The club’s current home in Recreation Road was put up 50 years ago as a temporary building. Club leaders want to replace the wooden structure with a new brick building
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Splashing out at Barton pool helps fund cash in
A MONTH-long fund-raising challenge has been issued to swimmers at Oxford’s Barton Pool. For the next four weeks, every time swimmers take a dip at the pool in Waynflete Road, £1 will be donated to a community fund for projects on the estate
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Action starts on weekend for Sports Relief
THE starting gun has been fired for a weekend of charity fun as air crew and ground staff at RAF Benson joined schoolchildren today to run a Sports Relief Mile along the runway. More than 300 people took part in today’s fancy dress event
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ANGLING: Plenty to keep us busy
IT will be another 11 weeks before we can get back onto our rivers, but at least the last weekend of the season offered some respite from a dismal winter. For the first time in weeks we had a couple of days when the winds abated and even the sun shone
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Older folk now in with the IT crowd
STUDENTS at Oxford Brookes University have been sharing their expertise by running computer classes for the over-50s. The free classes, at Northway Community Centre, Headington, are organised by Age Concern Oxfordshire and the university. The idea is
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TABLE TENNIS: Bushell eclipses Sun to lift title
Karl Bushell took the Division 1 title at the Oxford & District Table Tennis Association’s divisional championships with a 3-1 victory against Jingyu Sun at Kidlington Forum’s new facilities in Crown Road. Bushell established a good lead in the opener
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GREYHOUNDS: Campbell eyes treble
Milton Campbell, owned by Paul and Pauline Clay and trained by Tony Magnasco, goes for a hat-trick in the A1 at Oxford Stadium over 450 metres on Saturday night. Campbell hits the top grade for the first time following a 26.99 easy win last time out.
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ANGLING: Ranger Royston's record rainbow
Ranger Royston Maxwell caught a new Farmoor record rainbow of 13.12.0 on a cat’s whisker booby – just one of several excellent recent catches from the Oxford fishery. Scott Macfarlane had another fish of 10.6.0. Local season-ticket holder
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ANGLING: Robinson rules with Fritwell hat-trick
The final match in the Oxford Bus AC calendar was fished by six anglers at Fritwell, and although the wind made life pretty uncomfortable, it fished well. Dougie Robinson completed a hat-trick by winning the last three matches held at Fritwell and his
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GREYHOUNDS: Friday's BAGS results
11.03: 1 GREENCROFT HONCHO 5-2 jt fav, 2 Leasoflife 6-1. (5x2x3). Trainer: Rayner. Time: 27.50. Ballybeg Dancer (3) 5-2 jt fav. 11.19: 1 FRAGRANT ROSE 7-2, 2 Leetial 3-1. (4x2x6). Trainer: A Kibble. Time: 27.87. Indigo Josie (5) 5-2 fav. 11.34: 1 GREENCROFT
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GREYHOUNDS: Poacher in semis
Jolly Poacher, who pulled off a brilliant treble of all three big races at Oxford last year, is on the hunt for silverware again after reaching the semi-finals of a major sprint event at Cork in Ireland. Poacher, who finished second and third in the
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GREYHOUNDS: Worrying wait over for Mayo
Oxford trainer Johnny Mayo is a happy man after news that his kennel range in Worminghall is to be rebuilt. It follows some three-and-a-half years of anguish for the former Jim Morgan kennel hand, from whose kennels he now operates. Since Morgan’s death
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City groups share cash bonanza
EIGHT Oxford groups are to share a council cash pot which will help with activities including car sharing. Oxford City Council’s east area parliament had allocated nearly £23,000 to two schemes – one for work at Meadow Lane and one for an East
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TV disruption 'will continue until May'
Disruption to television channels in Oxfordshire will continue until May due to technical problems, Digital UK revealed today. In February, we revealed hundreds of TV viewers were experiencing problems receiving ITV Channel Four and Five because
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Delay on TV transmitter work
Disruption to television channels in Oxfordshire will continue until May due to technical problems, Digital UK revealed this morning. In February, we revealed hundreds of TV viewers were experiencing problems receiving ITV Channel Four and
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'You will have say on academy'
Concerns that consultation on plans to turn Oxford School into an academy could take place over the summer holidays have been allayed by Oxfordshire County Council. Former school governor Larry Sanders, a member of the county council, told
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'You will have say on Oxford Academy'
CONCERNS that consultation on plans to turn Oxford School into an academy could take place over the summer holidays have been allayed by Oxfordshire County Council. Former school governor Larry Sanders, a member of the county council, told
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Didcot girls on subway mission
TEENAGERS have launched a campaign to improve safety at a notorious Didcot underpass. Pupils at Didcot Girls School said they are scared to walk through the Cow Lane underpass alone following a series of violent attacks. The Year 10 pupils are calling
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Man remanded on Oxford rape charge
A 24-year-old man has been remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with rape. Yasin Mohamed, of Aston Street, Oxford appeared at Oxford Magistrates Court today charged with rape, kidnap, and robbery in connection with an incident in Oxford
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Soldier given posthumous award
Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe, 39, of Kirtlington, has been awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service posthumously. Lt Col Thorneloe MBE, former commanding officer of 1st Battalion the Welsh Guards, was killed in Afghanistan last
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UPDATE: Rape accused remanded in custody
A 24-year-old East Oxford man has been remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with rape. Yasin Mohamed, of Aston Street, appeared at Oxford Magistrates Court this morning charged with rape, kidnap, and robbery in connection with an incident
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Oxfordshire soldier honoured
LIEUTENANT Colonel Rupert Thorneloe, 39, from Kirtlington, north Oxfordshire, has been awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service posthumously. Lt Col Thorneloe MBE, former commanding officer of 1st Battalion the Welsh Guards,
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Teenager stabbed in Cowley
A 19-year-old man was stabbed in Oxford last night. A spokesman for South Central Ambulance Service, said staff received a call at 7.39pm alerting them to the incident at a flat off Oxford Road, Cowley. He said the ambulance service
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Radio scheme leads to shoplifting arrests
Police said Witney's CCTV radio scheme helped officers arrest four suspected shoplifters in the town. Employees at Boots, which has signed up to the radio system, spotted what they believed to be three suspected shoplifting incidents on Monday.
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Teenager stabbed in Cowley
A 19-YEAR-OLD man was stabbed in Oxford last night. James Keating-Wilkes, a spokesman for South Central Ambulance Service, said staff received a call at 7.39pm alerting them to the incident at a flat off Oxford Road in Cowley. Mr Keating-Wilkes
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Two share tips for a long life
TWO Oxfordshire centenarians have shared their tips for a long life. Brigadier Rupert Crowdy, who was made an OBE in recognition of his work during the Berlin Airlift in 1949, celebrated his centenary at the Cotswold Home, in Bradwell Grove
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Man charged with rape
A 24-year-old East Oxford man has been charged with rape, kidnap, and robbery in connection with an incident in Oxford in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Yasin Mohamed, of Aston Street, was arrested on the same day a 19-year-old foreign
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Constable is raring to go
JAMES Constable says he is desperate to return to action to help the Oxford United cause – and he’s getting closer. Oxford United’s 18-goal top scorer tested out his injured left ankle with physio Jon Brown at the club’s training ground at Chesterton
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Brookes revamp given go-ahead
A £132m revamp of Oxford Brookes University’s Headington Campus was given the go-ahead last night. Councillors voted 24 to ten in favour of the Gipsy Lane site redevelopment at a full council meeting in the Town Hall. Campaigners have
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Uni wins fight to revamp site
A CONTROVERSIAL £132m revamp of Oxford Brookes University’s Headington Campus was given the go-ahead last night. Councillors voted 24 to 10 in favour of the Gipsy Lane site redevelopment at a full council meeting in the Town Hall. Campaigners have been
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Lack of housing is not the fault of city council
IT is very easy to highlight problems like housing for people in Oxford. It’s even easier to sit on the sidelines demanding silver bullet solutions — particularly when someone else has to pay. Shelter, the homelessness charity, is quite right to say
