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Hayes do the double over Oxford United
Oxford United's disastrous run continued at Hayes & Yeading as Good Friday turned to Bad Friday for Chris Wilder's men. They had striker Matt Green sent off after just 18 minutes and boss Wilder sent from the dug-out area at the start of the
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Late-night police call saves woman's life
A woman’s life was saved after she was woken by police in the middle of the night and taken to hospital for urgent treatment. Hazel Boater, 74, was unaware that tests carried out on her earlier in the day had revealed she could suffer a major
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Police wake elderly liver patient in middle of night to save her life
AN ELDERLY woman’s life was saved after she was woken by police in the middle of the night and taken to hospital for urgent treatment. Hazel Boater, 74, was unaware that tests carried out on her earlier in the day had revealed she could suffer a major
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ROWING: Oxford favourites to complete treble
Oxford University are strong favourites to extend their Dark Blue dynasty on the River Thames in Saturday’s 156th Xchanging Boat Race (4.30pm). The Oxford head coach Sean Bowden has overseen seven victories in the last ten years and he rates his current
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ANGLING: Rare Linch Hill tickets on sale
ONE of Oxfordshire’s top big-fish waters is offering membership for the first time in ten years, writes Andy Webber. Tickets for full membership to Linch Hill, near Stanton Harcourt, have been at a premium but are now being offered for sale after some
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Hayes & Yeading 2, Oxford Utd 1 (02/04)
Oxford United's April showed little sign of an improvement on their heartbreaking March when they had striker Matt Green sent off after only 18 minutes at Church Road on Friday. James Constable fired Oxford in front just before half-time with
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ANGLING: Winner Alder warming to task
Beehive AC held the second of their two warm-up matches before their summer league kicks off at Milton Pools, near Wheatley, writes Andy Webber Bob Alder caught 46.7.0 of carp on pole and maggot to top the 15-strong field. Second with 40.6.0, including
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CRICKET: Launder cleans up for Banbury
Banbury A wrapped up the Division 1 title with a nerve-jangling six-run victory over Banbury Twenty in the Banbury Indoor League. Batting first, Simon Launder’s 32 helped Banbury to 92 all out. Twenty came close in their reply, but were dismissed for
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GREYHOUNDS: Peterson eyes Danish sizzler
Champion trainer Michael Peterson is hoping to bring home the bacon as he sets off for Denmark on April 12 in a bid to land the Odense Sprint worth £1,000 to the winner. Ever ambitious, the Aylesbury handler will be tracking his own dog Fridays
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Hamilton on top in Malaysian practice
Lewis Hamilton completed his dominance of practice on Friday by topping the timesheet in the afternoon session ahead of this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix. The 2008 world champion was fastest in the morning session on the Sepang circuit ahead
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GREYHOUNDS: Yahoo on line for victory
The Ron Bicknell-trained Yahoo Pat has to see off the challenge of Stouke Ted to land the nap in the final event, an A2 over 450 metres at Oxford Stadium on Saturday. TONIGHT’S CARD. 7.35: RISKY ANNIE, Sarahs Gold 3, Riochs Choice, Lisnakill
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GREYHOUNDS: Poacher misses quest
Jolly Poacher was out of luck in the final of the 2010 Kudos Supersprint final at Cork. Poacher, trained by Nick Colton, finished fourth at 5-1 behind 5-4 favourite Yes Boss, but did pick up €400 in prize money. There will no trials on Easter Monday
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TABLE TENNIS: Champs sign off with a defeat
Oxford & District League Division 1 champions Kidlington Forum B signed off with a disappointing 7-3 defeat at the hands of British Rail. Able to field only two players, Forum were always up against it, with Nigel Taylor doing the damage for Rail. Rutherford
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Matt Green sent off for Oxford United
James Constable fired ten-man Oxford United in front before half-time at Hayes & Yeading. He chipped over goalkeeper Clark Masters from Franny Green's pass in the 45th minute. The U's were down to ten men from the 18th minute after Matt Green was sent
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Constable strikes for Oxford United
James Constable gave ten-man Oxford United a 1-0 half-time lead at Hayes & Yeading in the Blue Square Premier at Church Road today. Earlier, striker Matt Green was sent for two yellow cards.
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Villagers win reprieve for Thames weir
VILLAGERS battling a £2.4m project to replace a historic Oxfordshire weir have won a last-ditch reprieve. Work was due to start this month to replace Appleton’s 104-year-old weir at Northmoor lock with an automated version, but it has been
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Drivers hit roads for Easter
Good Friday got off to a busy start as motorists took to the roads for the Easter getaway. Routes to holiday resorts on the south and south west coasts were particularly busy, with strike action by a French ferry company causing additional
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Co-op reveals record profits
Bosses at Midcounties Co-operative are celebrating record profits. Trading profit at the group, which has its head office in Botley Road, Oxford, rose 19 per cent to £19.3m for the year to January 23. Chief executive Ben Reid said: “We
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Morris owners to mark anniversary
A club which celebrates one of Oxford’s most famous exports has announced celebrations for its 50th anniversary. The Morris Register will hold a ‘Morris Motors Experience’ at the Oxford Bus Museum on June 13 to pay tribute to the car company
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'Waste ground' site for cemetery
City councillors have pencilled in a patch of land south of Greater Leys in their hunt for more burial space in Oxford. Bob Timbs, Oxford City Council’s executive member for leisure, who is in charge of the council’s cemeteries, said Sandford
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Oxford sports revamp clears final hurdle
PEOPLE in East Oxford have reacted positively to a planned multi-million-pound redevelopment of Oxford University’s Iffley Road sports centre. That is the claim of the university’s sports director Jon Roycroft, who will oversee a planning application
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Wallingford says farewell to 'world's best headteacher'
A POPULAR headteacher was praised as “the best in the world” by her pupils as she retired after 16 years at a Wallingford school. Frances Taylor, 58, is taking early retirement from the helm of St Nicholas C of E Infants’ School to move to the South
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Supermarket apologises for fuel mix-up
A supermarket chain has apologised after a filling station mix-up led to customers putting the wrong fuel in their cars. Sainsbury's has blamed a third party supplier for the error which affected 20 drivers at its store in Wantage, when unleaded and
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Would you want to be buried here?
CITY councillors have pencilled in a patch of land south of Greater Leys in their hunt for more burial space in Oxford. Bob Timbs, Oxford City Council’s executive member for leisure, who is in charge of the council’s cemeteries, said Sandford
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D-Day looms for incinerator inquiry
THE decision over whether an £100m waste incinerator will be built on the outskirts of Bicester will be decided at a public inquiry. The 10-day hearing will start on July 6, but a location has yet to be confirmed. Last year Viridor was chosen as Oxfordshire
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Witney bowls club to celebrate centenary in style
A BOWLS club will celebrate its centenary year with the launch of a £300,000 fundraising campaign for a new pavilion. Witney Town Bowls Club, which has 100 members, has been meeting in a former builders’ hut at The Leys since its beginnings
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Co-op reveals record profits
OXON: Bosses at Midcounties Co-operative are celebrating record profits. Trading profit at the group, which has its head office in Botley Road, Oxford, rose 19 per cent to £19.3m for the year to January 23. Chief executive Ben Reid said: “We believe
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Morris owners to mark anniversary
A CLUB which celebrates one of Oxford’s most famous exports has announced celebrations for its 50th anniversary. The Morris Register will hold a ‘Morris Motors Experience’ at the Oxford Bus Museum on June 13 to pay tribute to the car company. Roger
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Campaigners' delight as weir gets reprieve
VILLAGERS battling a £2.4m project to replace a historic Oxfordshire weir have won a last-ditch reprieve. Work was due to start this month to replace Appleton’s 104-year-old weir at Northmoor lock with an automated version, but it has been
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Pair are spared jail for arson spree
TWO teenagers who wrecked a cricket pavilion as part an arson spree around Bicester have been spared jail. Thomas Hood and Joe Newman, both 19, were sentenced at Oxford Crown Court on Monday having earlier admitted setting fire to two field shelters
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Man charged with Jericho vandalism spree
A teenager has been charged with seven counts of criminal damage following a one-night vandalism spree in Jericho. Charles Humble, 18, of Blandford Avenue, is accused of causing damage to Worcester College, Cluttons Styles and Whitlock estate agents,
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ICE HOCKEY: It's win or bust time for Stars
Oxford City Stars face their most important game of the 2009/10 campaign against Invicta Dynamos on Sunday – possibly their last match at Oxpens Road this season. Stars had mixed fortunes in last week’s play-off matches, beating Bracknell Hornets
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SWIMMING: Murphy claims England bronze
Didcot Barramundi's first international, Alex Murphy (above), gained a bronze when competing for England Sc-hools against Wales, Ireland and Scotland at Glasgow. The 14-year-old recorded 1min 8.44 secs to come third in the intermediate 100 metres breaststroke
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BOXING: Coach Naomi joins elite band
Berinsfield ABC’s Naomi Hill has just joined an elite group of less than 30 women across the country. The 25 year-old mother of one has just gained her ABA Full Coach badge a year after passing her assistant training examination. Hill had previously
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BOXING: Windrush award proves emotional
Almost three years ago, Windrush Valley Amateur Boxing Club lost everything to floods. But their turn-around was completed last week when they won West Oxfordshire Sports Club of the Year. Head Coach Steve Setch, 56, said: “I was absolutely gob-smacked
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MOTORSPORT: Plato is one to catch
Jason Plato is the favourite to lift the title when the British Touring Car Championship gets under way. The Oxford driver will be in a new Chevrolet Cruze for the first time at Thruxton tomorrow. And if practise times and anything to go by, Plato’s
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SCHOOL SPORT: Gold glee for super Swords
Oxfordshire's Beth Swords helped England’s intermediate girls win team gold in the AVIVA SIAB Schools’ Cross Country International at Truro School in Cornwall. The 15-year-old, from Headington School, finished seventh in 14mins 33secs as England racked
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SCHOOL SPORT: King Alfred's pupils jump to it
Tim Godden and Ben Goodall won silver medals for King Alfred’s Community and Sports College, Wantage, at the National Schools’ Trampoline Finals in Bristol. Godden was second in the under 19 novice competition, while Goodall finished runner-up
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BILLIARDS: New Club crowned champions
New Club wrapped up the Division 1 crown, beating rivals Ashton 2-1 in the final match of the season. Pete Fenn (+50) put Ashton in front when he made a 24 break in his 200-143 victory over Alan King. However, Alan Mander (+60) was in superb form, making
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CYCLE SPEEDWAY: Horspath hit back after bad start
Defending Premier League champions Horspath Hammers overcame a nightmare start to open their new campaign with a 94-80 victory over Wednesfield Aces. Leading the first heat, Horspath’s Mike Morgans suddenly crashed out, hindering teammate Lewis Osborne
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Iffley Road sports centre revamp plans clear last hurdle
PEOPLE in East Oxford have reacted positively to a planned multi-million-pound redevelopment of Oxford University’s Iffley Road sports centre. That is the claim of the university’s sports director Jon Roycroft, who will oversee a planning application
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Rainy Easter looms
The Easter getaway was in full flood with typically grim weather ushering in the bank holiday weekend. Good Friday is expected to be the busiest travelling day of the holiday period as an estimated 20 million people take to the roads and trains over
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Woman plans to walk London Marathon
A woman battling a rare muscle weakening disease is gearing up for a mammoth two-day trek around the London Marathon course. Sara Lloyd-Williams has suffered double vision, extreme weakness all over her body, and swallowing and breathing difficulties
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New focus for Oxford United
RECALLED centre half Mark Creighton says Oxford United must use the agony of missing out on automatic promotion to make sure they go up through the play-offs. Although it’s not mathematically certain that the U’s have lost out on the title
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Pay in perspective
MARK Fysh, Unison branch secretary at the county council, makes a balanced and honest case on the subject of chief executive pay. Today we detailed a report by the Taxpayers’ Alliance which highlights the salaries of people at the helm of our Town Halls
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Let’s see end to carnival ups and downs
THE Oxford Mail takes no pleasure in reporting a fresh blow to the Cowley Road Carnival. The Arts Council has turned down £50,000 for the annual event, which usually attracts about 30,000 people. That could amount to almost a third of the money needed
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Carnival loses out on £50,000
A last-ditch plea is being made for cash for this year’s Cowley Road Carnival after organisers lost out on their biggest application for funding. Last night, the Arts Council said the carnival missed out on a £50,000 grant as organisers were
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Cowley Road Carnival loses out on £50k
A LAST-ditch plea is being made for cash for this year’s Cowley Road Carnival after organisers lost out on their biggest application for funding. Last night, the Arts Council said the carnival missed out on a £50,000 grant as organisers were
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Council chiefs' salaries disclosed
The salary details for chief executives at the helm of the county’s local authorities has been laid bare in a new report. The Town Hall Rich List, compiled by the TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA), shows the county council’s Joanna Simons netted £185,000
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Who's on the Town Hall rich list?
THE salary details for chief executives at the helm of the county’s local authorities has been laid bare in a new report. The Town Hall Rich List, compiled by the TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA), shows the county council’s Joanna Simons netted £185,000 in
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Why one ill mum is walking the London Marathon to fund a cure
A WOMAN battling a rare muscle weakening disease is gearing up for a mammoth two-day trek around the London Marathon course. Sara Lloyd-Williams has suffered double vision, extreme weakness all over her body, and swallowing and breathing difficulties
