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RACING: Channon backs Music to call tune
West Ilsley trainer Mick Channon believes Music Show has a great chance in the Irish 1000 Guineas at the Curragh on Sunday. The three-year-old filly was sixth behind the promoted Special Duty in the Newmarket equivalent, having won the Nell
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Father jailed for child porn images
A father of two who downloaded more than 45,000 images and almost 500 videos of child porn has been jailed. Andrew Bull, 41, was sentenced at Oxford Crown Court on Friday having earlier admitted 11 counts of making indecent images of children
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Three charged after immigration raid
THREE people who were charged following an immigration raid at Abingdon Register Office were today. Maria Deroff, 19, of The Grates, Oxford, was charged with perjury and assisting unlawful immigration. Idowu Ojomu, 26, of the same address, was
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Webber keeping feet on ground
Mark Webber maintains age and experience are helping him to keep his feet on the ground rather than getting carried away thinking about the Formula One world title. Webber's stunning light-to-flag victory in Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix elevated
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Burglars target student house
Burglars stole £7,500 worth of jewellery, watches, laptops, iPods, perfume and computer game consoles from a student house. Between 2pm and 4pm on Friday, thieves forced their way into the Headington Road house through a window. Police have appealed
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Small fire at city centre pub
FIRE crews dealt with a small electrical fire at the Eagle and Child in St Giles, this afternoon. Nobody was injured in the incident.
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Young artists create 'carnage' from scrap
A GIANT metal robot created from scrap has been watching over visitors to a youth centre. The 20ft tall Transformer towers over the teenagers who designed and built it at the Courtyard Youth Arts Centre in Launton Road, Bicester. The
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'Scrapping Hip house packs could cost jobs'
OXFORD property experts have given a mixed reaction to news that Britain’s new coalition Government will scrap controversial Home Information Packs. Estate agents have welcomed the move to abolish HIPs, which provide home buyers with information
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Ask the vet
My two year old rescued cat has just had her first course of vaccinations. She was ill for 48 hours after the injection on both occasions, she was miserable and refused to eat. Is it normal for cats to do this? Helen Lazarus, Oxford It is actually
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Palace hosts Guiding party
THOUSANDS of girl guides renewed their promise to “do their best” as they celebrated 100 years of the movement. On Saturday, 4,000 rainbows, brownies, guides and rangers descended on Blenheim Palace, in Woodstock, to mark the milestone anniversary.
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'Road rage fine wasn't enough'
A ROAD rage victim has spoken of her anger after police gave her attacker a fine of just £80. The cyclist, who asked the Oxford Mail not to print her name or address for fear of reprisals, said she was punched on the shoulder, spat on and sworn at by
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Pervert dad jailed for child porn images
A FATHER of two who downloaded more than 45,000 images and almost 500 videos of child porn has been jailed. Andrew Bull, 41, was sentenced at Oxford Crown Court on Friday having earlier admitted 11 counts of making indecent images of children between
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Bicycle ride in aid of Alfred
CYCLISTS peddled from Wantage to Winchester to celebrate the life of King Alfred the Great. More than 100 cyclists set off on the 52-mile trek from his birthplace in the then village of Wantage on Sunday. They passed the Blowing Stone
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'Road rage fine wasn't enough'
A road rage victim has spoken of her anger after police gave her attacker a fine of just £80. The cyclist, who asked not to be named for fear of reprisals, said she was punched on the shoulder, spat on and sworn at by a driver who snapped after being
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UK skies reopen
Britain's skies have reopened as an airline boss branded the latest ash cloud no-fly zones a "gross over-reaction". But before restrictions were lifted air passengers suffered more travel misery as the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud grounded planes.
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'Don’t call 999 unnecessarily’
Shoppers were given tips on how to stay safe in an emergency and advice on when to dial 999. Staff from South Central Ambulance Service set up stalls at the Westgate Centre and at Debenhams in Magdalen Street to promote the service’s Choose
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Thieves target Mercedes' wing mirrors
Owners of Mercedes cars are being urged to keep them in a garage after thieves stole thousands of pounds worth of wing mirrors. In the past four weeks, ten car owners from Oxford and west of the city have returned to their cars to find the
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Town hall flies flag for gay rights
Police and Oxford City Council staff raised the ‘rainbow flag’ at Oxford Town Hall today to show their dedication to gay rights. The flag, an international symbol of gay, lesbian and transgender pride, was also flown at Oxford police station, Thames
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Thug tried to strangle old fiancee
A 21-YEAR-OLD man who twice throttled his ex-fiancee until she passed out has been locked up for four years by a judge who told the attacker he “frightened” him. Lloyd Browning attacked Charlotte Jones at her home in Blackbird Leys, Oxford, and brandished
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Town hall flies flag for gay rights
POLICE and Oxford City Council staff raised the ‘rainbow flag’ at Oxford Town Hall today to show their dedication to gay rights. The flag, an international symbol of gay, lesbian and transgender pride, was also flown at Oxford police station
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Bare-faced cheek helps Army charity
CHEEKY Mark Haslett stayed true to his word by bungee jumping naked from 200ft. The pub landlord pledged to make a daredevil leap in his birthday suit if it would help to raise more than £500 for the armed forces charity Help For Heroes. When friends
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Striding out with the dinosaurs
A MEGALOSAURUS celebrated his first birthday – despite being 170 million years old already. A bus-sized model of the giant meat-eating beast has taken centre stage in a Dinosaur Garden at the Oxfordshire Museum in Woodstock for the past year. Holly Shepherd
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Leader takes a look at future
HAVING an overall majority will give mean there is better control over Oxford City Council’s budget, according to Labour leader Bob Price. The council leader saw his group take overall control of the council in this month’s elections for the first time
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CRICKET: Hanborough misery continues
MP Cherwell League - Graham Scott's Match of the Day Hanborough’s long wait for a victory in the MP Sports Cherwell League goes on as they slipped to yet another defeat on Saturday, this time at the hands of Kingston Bagpuize in Division 3.
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Celebrating work of hospice heroes
CHILDREN tackled giant board games, painted pictures and made masks to celebrate the successes of their hospice – and the people who make it possible. Staff at Helen & Douglas House in Magdalen Road, East Oxford, invited families of ill youngsters
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Thieves target Mercedes' wing mirrors
OWNERS of Mercedes cars are being urged to keep them in a garage after thieves stole thousands of pounds worth of wing mirrors. In the past four weeks, 10 car owners from Oxford and west of the city have returned to their cars to find the wing mirrors
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‘Don’t call for an ambulance unnecessarily’
OXFORD shoppers were given tips on how to stay safe in an emergency and advice on when to dial 999. Staff from South Central Ambulance Service set up stalls at the Westgate Centre and at Debenhams in Magdalen Street to promote the service’s
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CRICKET: Tew snatch it at death
MP Cherwell League - Division 1 Great & Little Tew beat Oxford Downs by one wicket in a thrilling finish to their clash on Saturday. Put into bat, Downs compiled a competitive 190-7, in which Darryl Woods hit a patient 71 and Tim Hardy 46, while
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CRICKET: Bicester's agonising defeat
MP Cherwell League - Division 4 Bicester & North Oxford came within one wicket of beating Chearsley, but instead were licking their wounds in defeat. Bicester’s 206-9 was based on Rob Humphreys’ 40, while Ken Baker bagged 4-49. Neil Davies (95) and
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CRICKET: Vale's incredible win
MP Cherwell League - Division 2 Abingdon Vale beat Banbury Twenty by 38 runs – but this reveals little about an extraordinary game. Twenty won the toss, and soon had their visitors in all sorts of trouble. Ifraan Mahmood took 4-41 from 16 overs and
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CRICKET: Foster sees off Mills with 7-21
MP Cherwell League - Division 3 Tim Foster produced a match-winning spell of 7-21 as Aston Rowant 2nd hammered Witney Mills by eight wickets. Mills won easily the previous week, but were now on the receiving end as they were all out in no time for
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CRICKET: Tew crush Nondies
MP Sports Cherwell league - Division 5 Josh Garrett claimed 5-50 and Piers Myatt 3-24 as Great & Little Tew 2nd outclassed Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts 2nd. Put in to bat, Nondies could muster only 130 before they were bowled out, Andrew Brown
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CRICKET: Giles on song
MP Sports Cherwell League - Divisios 6-10 Veteran Dick Giles claimed 9-26 as Kingston Bagpuize 2nd defeated Stokenchurch 2nd by 46 runs in Division 9. Dougie Phillips (47) and Paul Temple (34) helped Bagpuize to 165-9, despite Gary Pound taking 5-
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Local share prices (PM)
AEA Technology 20.5 BMW 3309 Electrocomponents 225.1 Gladstone 33.5 Nationwide Accident Repair 91.5 Oxford Biomedica 10.25 Oxford Catalyst 68 Oxford Instruments 264 Reed Elsevier 496.6 RM 179.75 RPS Group 212.6 Courtesy
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Oxford United are back in the big time
Thursday June 17 . . . that’s the next big date for Oxford United fans. It’s the day when the Football League fixtures for the 2010-2011 season are announced. They are set to be issued at 10am that morning. For U’s followers, it will be the moment reality
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Oxford are a club on the up, says proud Jim
Jim Smith believes Oxford United’s value as a football club has risen immeasurably by them regaining their Football League status. And the fan base of the club, and having such fanatical supporters, would make them an attractive proposition to anyone
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DARTS: Addison's final debut
Phil Addison from Marston RBL takes on Preben Krabben (Shears) in his first men’s singles competition in the Greene King Oxford & District Association finals night at Rover Social Club on Friday, June 4. Tickets, priced at £2, are available from Three
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HOCKEY: Banbury make cup semi-finals
Banbury beat Burton 5-2 in the quarter-finals of the England Hockey Mixed Cup, with goals from Richard Foreman, Tash Nunneley, Simon Boardman, Tyson Nunneley and Dave Clark. They now travel to Sheffield on Saturday, June 12 where they take on Staines
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RUGBY UNION: Mixed emotions for Oxon coach
Head coach Richard Williams had mixed feelings after Oxfordshire’s narrow victory over Essex. He said: “For the first 20 minutes, we played with a lot of intensity and control, but then we took our foot off the gas and let them back into it. “We needed
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RUGBY UNION: Sam Stoops to conquer Essex
Sam Stoop scored four tries in a superb individual display, but Oxfordshire limped into the County Championship semi-finals with a 34-27 win against Essex. Oxon qualify as best runners-up after finishing second in Pool 1 and will now play Dorset
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Fire crews called to historic city pub
Fire crews are tackling a small electrical fire at the Eagle and Child pub in St Giles, Oxford. Staff called the fire service shortly after 3.30pm. Two crews from Rewley Road are on the scene. Watch manager John Moulder said staff had taken
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Vandals damage 500 metres of wiring
Police are appealing for witnesses after criminal damage in Milton Hill. A manhole cover in front of the Old Farm shop on Milton Hill was lifted and wiring was cut with a disc cutter, possibly in preparation for the wiring to be stolen and sold
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Firefighters tackle fire at historic pub
Fire crews are tackling a small electrical fire at the Eagle and Child pub in St Giles, Oxford. Staff called the fire service shortly after 3.30pm. Two crews from Rewley Road are on the scene. Watch manager John Moulder said staff had taken the right
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Salvation is at hand for bike tourists
Oxford is absurdly well-served by bike shops. Old and new, made-to-break jalopies, and top-end to-die-fors – you can get any bike under the sun. Yet Cyclox has always been stumped by requests from Americans and Germans who want to hire bikes for work
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Electoral relief
Thank God the General Election, and its aftermath, is over. I don’t have to listen to any more MPs’ lies, promises that will be broken, or even have to see one for another four to five years. It’s not a bad job, having to talk to riff-raff and bigots
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Cancer drug policy has shocking flaws
I was shocked to read about Jim Wheeler who was denied the life extending kidney cancer drug Sunitinib, because he was not classed as an ‘exceptional’ case (Oxford Mail, May 13). Surely anyone diagnosed with cancer should be classed as an ‘exceptional
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Not so green
Has anyone else had problems with long life energy saving lightbulbs? I changed to these bulbs because the government at the time said it would help to save the world and would save me money. I believe I have been lied to. In the past four weeks, three
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Prepare for worse
SO AT last, we have a government – though not actually the one voters thought they would get. It will be very interesting to see how this political alliance will work and exactly what it throws at the innocent public – who had no direct influence on
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CRICKET: Sarfraz is hero in thriller
OCA League Divisions 1-4 MOHAMMED Sarfraz returned to action for East Oxford to help his side to a thrilling three-wicket victory at Great Horwood in Division 1. The reigning champions had restricted their hosts to 186-6., with Simon Ridgway contributing
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CRICKET: Young Costley belies his years with ton
OCA League Divisions 5-11 THIRTEEN-year-old Tom Costley belied his young age to score a maiden league century as Ducklington crushed Westbury 2nd by 269 runs in Division 7. Ducklington rattled up a massive 361-6, with captain Andy Walker hitting 115
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Burglars target student house
BURGLARS stole £7,500 worth of jewellery, watches, laptops, iPods, perfume and computer games consoles from a student house. Between 2pm and 4pm on Friday the burglars forced their way into the Headington Road, Oxford, house via the ground-floor rear
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Student house burgled
Police are appealing for witnesses after a burglary in Headington Road, Oxford. Burglars broke into a student house via the ground rear window and stole a number of high-value items worth approximately £7,500. Items included jewellery, watches,
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Pucker up to raise disease awareness
A WOMAN wants to help break a world record to raise awareness of a disease which has prevented her having children. Lynsey Pegram, 32, from Witney, suffers from the incurable lung condition pulmonary hypertension (PH) and may soon need a heart
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Children's barefoot marathon pays for school playbench
TWO children walked barefoot for three hours to raise money for a playbench for their school. Witney Primary School pupils Hayley Morgan and Sophie Anderson, both 11, came up with the idea of the sponsored barefoot walk around Witney and Hailey. They
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Medal salutes long service
A mother whose career with the American military spanned almost four decades has been awarded the Imperial Service Medal. For most of her 37 years’ service Audrey Flowers worked at the US Air Force base at Upper Heyford. After Upper Heyford closed
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Medal salutes long service to air force
A BICESTER mother whose career with the American military spanned almost four decades has been awarded the Imperial Service Medal. For most of her 37 years’ service Audrey Flowers worked at the US Air Force base at Upper Heyford. After Upper Heyford
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Young artists make debut at city museum
Artwork by talented Oxfordshire schoolchildren has gone on display at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. Young Art Oxford raises money for Cancer Research UK and is now in its third year. Since it started, the event has
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Young artists get debut at city museum
ARTWORK by talented Oxfordshire schoolchildren has gone on display at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. Young Art Oxford raises money for Cancer Research UK and is now in its third year. Since it started, the event has raised more than
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Profits surge for RM
Educational software company RM has seen its profits rise by up 20 per cent in the last six months. The firm, based at Milton Park, near Didcot, unveiled a pre-tax profit of £1.2m for the half year to March 31, compared to £1m fior the same
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Local share prices (AM)
AEA Technology 20.5 BMW 3299 Electrocomponents 226.1 Gladstone 33.5 Nationwide Accident Repair 91.5 Oxford Biomedica 10.25 Oxford Catalyst 68 Oxford Instruments 264 Reed Elsevier 496.5 RM 179.75 RPS Group 210.1 Courtesy
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United parade confirmed
Oxford United's footballers will be saluted by fans tomorrow night. Supporters have been invited to gather in Broad Street where they will be able to show their appreciation at 7.15pm. The players and management will start their parade
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Banbury firefighter's mum's driving earns her an honour
A LONG-SUFFERING mum who used to drive her firefighter son to his station in the middle of the night has become an honorary member of his crew. Whenever Trudy Boyle’s son Jed was called out to an emergency at night she would don her fluffy
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UNITED: Parade is confirmed
Oxford United's footballing heroes will be saluted by fans tonight. Supporters have been invited to gather in Broad Street where they will be able to show their appreciation at 7.15pm. The players and management will start their parade
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Firefighter's mother given award
A mother who used to drive her firefighter son to his station in the middle of the night has become an honorary member of his crew. Whenever Trudy Boyle’s son Jed was called out to an emergency at night she would don her fluffy pink dressing
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Move to change Leys road name wins praise
A WOMAN who had problems directing an ambulance to an Oxford road with no name has welcomed a decision to formally identify the street. Liz Mitchell was walking along the then nameless cul-de-sac in Blackbird Leys in November last year when her 81-year-old
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Council grant fixes it for nursery revamp
YEARS of fundraising for a major refurbishment have paid off at last for supporters of an Oxfordshire nursery. Little Owls Nursery has been based for the last 15 years at a Great Milton building which was originally built as a sports pavilion
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Flexibility and style in Jericho
A four-storey house in Jericho has been renovated and extended over the years to create a light and airy home with a glass extension as its centrepiece. The alterations at 11 Richmond Road, which is on the market for £1.425m, included digging out the
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On the market now that nest has been flown
Company executive Brian Kenworthy is swapping his trendy town house for a rural property now that his children are about to leave the nest. Mr Kenworthy bought the house near the centre of Abingdon as a show home from developers Cranbourne five years
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Jenny is the business
Banbury building firm Morgan Ashursthas appointed Jenny Taylor as business development director. Ms Taylor, 55, who lives in Wallingford, will be responsible for the strategic development of Morgan the company's operations throughout the Thames Valley
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Police work to cut Kidlington complaints
Police officers will be talking to teenagers in Kidlington following reports of noise and intimidation. Members of the Kidlington Neighbourhood Team will talk to groups of teenagers in hotspot areas in the village following complaints from
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Police promise to get youths off Kidlington streets
POLICE officers will be talking to teenagers in Kidlington following reports of noise and intimidation. Members of the Kidlington Neighbourhood Team will talk to groups of teenagers in hotspot areas in the town following complaints from residents. The
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In town's most prestigious area
A Victorian house overlooking a school sports field in a sought-after area is on the market for a guide price of £1m. Trinity House, in Abingdon, is ranged over four floors and includes three reception rooms, six bedrooms, a cellar and a double
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Rector swaps Peckham parish for rural Oxfordshire
A RECTOR who has tackled knife, gun and gang crime on the streets of South London is dealing with the aftermath of the recession in West Oxfordshire. The Rev Toby Wright, 35, has joined the community in Witney after a spell working in the borough of
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Crash causes A34 delays
A two-vehicle crash caused long delays on the northbound A34 today. One lane is closed and long delays have built up as rescue crews deal with a fuel spillage following the collision which happened near East Ilsley. Queues are back to
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Life devoted to Oxford Scout troop
LEN Launchbury devoted his life to the Scout movement. He had 58 years’ unbroken service with the 4th Oxford troop, based in St Ebbe’s. He joined the group in 1910 – two years after its formation and three years after Robert Baden Powell founded the
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The changing face of Wolvercote
JUNIOR members of St Peter’s Church were invited to bring their friends to a tea party in 1987, to persuade them that belonging to a church could be fun. Sarah Wooldridge, nine, Marie Hughes, six, and Timothy Hughes, seven, prepare to tuck in. More than
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Marston choristers were not always little angels
THESE were the choristers who led the singing at one of Oxford’s smallest churches. St Michael and All Angels Church now occupies a central site in New Marston, at the corner of Marston Road and Jack Straw’s Lane. But when this photograph was taken
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East Oxford School marked May Day in style
EAST Oxford School was top of the class when it came to celebrating the May festival. No other school marked the occasion so well. It had May Queens almost every year from 1920 until it closed down in 1973. These photographs from
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Minister invited to job clubs
Banbury MP Tony Baldry has invited Iain Duncan Smith, the new Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, to visit the Banbury and Bicester job clubs and see them in action. Mr Baldry believes the clubs, which he helped to launch in conjunction with
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United parade planned
A parade which will see Oxford United's promotion winning team saluted by fans is expected to take place tomorrow. Oxford City Council leader Bob Price said talks between the council and County Hall were ongoing but that he expected the parade to
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Oxford accordion band had busy schedule
THEY must have been a very impressive group of musicians. This accordion band delighted audiences in Oxford and elsewhere in the run-up to the Second World War. The picture, taken in March 1938, was sent in by Fred Mogridge, of Rahere Road, Littlemore
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Twin cities in swim at gala gathering
IT WAS all smiles when swimmers from Oxford and its German twin city of Bonn lined up for the camera. They were members of the Harcourt Hill Swimming Club in Oxford and SSF Bonn. They are pictured during a gala at Temple Cowley Pool
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MP invites minister to visit Banbury and Bicester job clubs
BANBURY MP Tony Baldry has invited Iain Duncan Smith, the new Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, to visit the Banbury and Bicester job clubs and see them in action. Mr Baldry believes the clubs, which he helped to launch in conjunction
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UNITED: Parade expected to be tomorrow night
A HEROES parade which will see Oxford United's promotion winning team saluted by cityfolk is expected to take place tomorrow. Oxford City Council leader Bob Price said talks between his council and County Hall remained ongoing but that he expected
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Ash causes more air travel chaos
Airports around Britain have suffered major flight disruption after the return of the Icelandic ash cloud caused chaos for thousands of passengers. A no-fly order saw the UK's two busiest airports, Heathrow and Gatwick shut until 7am on Monday, with
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We deserve our day in the sun
SO, dreams really do come true. To a pampered Chelsea or Manchester United fan, yesterday’s play-off final at Wembley was nothing but a minor sideshow. But if you’re from Oxford, it was the biggest game of the season. Anywhere on earth. After four
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VOTE: Oxford United's man of the match
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