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Knife incident in East Oxford
A MAN who is believed to have been attacked with a knife is in hospital tonight. The 37-year-old man was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital following an altercation in Divinity Road, East Oxford, at 3.40pm today. A police spokesman said the man suffered
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No plans to change bins
Oxford City Council has said it has no plans to return to weekly rubbish collections, despite the Government’s plans to change its guidance. Communities minister Eric Pickles has said authorities can return to a weekly collection and advice
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IN A WARZONE: A role in rescuing injured comrades
FOR most of our troops in Afghanistan, the Taliban is the enemy. But for Camp Bastion’s fire crews, it’s flames as well as bullets they are trained to tackle. Almost 30 firefighters are based at Camp Bastion, the UK military base which
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Banbury man jailed for rape
A 30-year-old man has been jailed for seven years for raping a teenage girl. Ricky Cordell, of George Street, Banbury, was convicted by an Oxford Crown Court jury of twice raping his victim. He was also convicted of six other charges, including sexual
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Four-car collision causes minor injuries
One person was treated at the scene for minor injuries after a four-car collision on the southbound A34 between the Islip turn and Pear Tree, Oxford, today at 8.29am.
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IN A WARZONE: Crews tackle massive base blaze
THE Taliban may threaten the lives of Oxfordshire’s finest beyond the walls of Camp Bastion, but sometimes the dangers can lie even closer. Specially trained firefighters from RAF Benson and RAF Brize Norton have been commended for their bravery after
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Man jailed for Oxford shop raid
A 19-year-old man was sentenced to 21 months in prison at Oxford Crown Court for robbing an Oxford shop. Jorden Davis, of Abingdon Road, Oxford, was given the sentence after he admitted to robbing JK News in Abingdon Road on January 27, 2010.
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Cyclists compete in Ridgeway challenge
THE first mountain biking challenge in South Oxfordshire was launched on Sunday, with 250 riders taking part. The Uptonogood charity race, organised by a group of local cyclists who meet at the George and Dragon in Upton, near Didcot, each
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CRICKET: Tredwell leaves Horley in a spin
OCA League Divisions 1-4 Veteran off-spinner Richard Tredwell rolled back the years with seven wickets as Westbury thrashed leaders Horley by 147 runs to close the gap at the top of Division 1 to one point. Batting first, Westbury recovered from 9-2
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CRICKET: Hendred edge it in runs bonanza
OCA League Divisions 5-11 East & West Hendred 2nd won a high-scoring Division 9 clash against Minster Lovell 3rd by 12 runs. Batting first, Hendred rattled up a huge total of 293-3, Nigel Bateman scoring 79 not out, Steve Barksfield 72 and Dom McKenna
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Bampton burglars steal cash
Police are appealing for witnesses after a burglary in Bampton. Burglars gained entry into the property in New Road and stole a wallet, a laptop, a camera, tools and several hundred pounds in cash. The break-in happened between 10.30pm on June 13
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Police on the hunt for more special volunteers
THAMES Valley Police want to increase the number of volunteer officers in Oxfordshire to help get a grip on crime. Chief Constable Sara Thornton wants to train more Special Constables to make sure the force keeps pace with national targets. Her aim
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Arsonists attack four cars in Bicester
Police are appealing for witnesses following five arson attacks in Bicester which officers believe are linked. Three were committed in Thames Avenue, Greenwood, between 11pm and 11.15pm on Friday. A spokesman for Thames Valley Police said: "A 40-
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Theft of minibus part leaves residents at Abingdon disabled home stranded
DISABLED people have been left stranded after a thief targeted their minibus. The vehicle’s engine management system has been stolen and wiring cut from underneath the bonnet of the Mercedes bus used by the John Masefield Cheshire Home on Burcot Brook
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CRICKET: Honours even
MP Sports Cherwell League - Divisions 6-10 Bicester & North Oxford 2nd and Aston Rowant 3rd fought out the season’s first tie in a nailbiting Division 7 clash. Captain David Clark led the way with 71 after Bicester were inserted at Rowant’s Lewknor
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Cornbury Festival teams up with cancer charity
IF YOU love hearing music in the great outdoors but want your festival experience to make a difference, this year’s Cornbury Festival could be the answer. The festival, held in Cornbury Park, Charlbury, over the weekend of July 3-4, has teamed up with
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CRICKET: Strong turns tide
MP Sports Cherwell League - Division 2 Leaders Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts were heading for defeat at home to Banbury 2nd before off spinner Mark Strong sparked a collapse that brought them a dramatic victory. Nondies had benefited from poor
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CRICKET: TV Stars settle for draw
MP Sports Cherwell League - Division 5 Didcot were the stars of Cricket AM on Sky Sports in the morning, but could not win at home to Shipton-under-Wychwood. Shipton made 257-5 thanks to Jason Hunt (49) and a sixth-wicket stand between Christian Brain
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CRICKET: Cropredy clinch thriller
MP Sports Cherwell League - Division 4 A tenth-wicket partnership of 26 took leaders Cropredy to 237-9 and a dramatic one-wicket win at Leighton Buzzard Town 2nd. Town’s imposing total of 236-6 had been largely down to openers Chris
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CRICKET: Foster fires Rowant romp
MP Sports Cherwell League - Division 3 Hanborough’s decision to field first at home to Aston Rowant 2nd backfired in spectacular fashion as they were hammered by 157 runs. Rowant racked up 242-6 from their 53 overs, with Adam Muttit hitting 57 and
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You've got to be pushy to win contest
PUPIL power proved the winner in a contest to see how far youngsters could propel a miniature Mini. Children at 10 Oxfordshire schools worked with engineers from BMW’s Cowley Mini plant to look at ways to use sustainable energy to get things
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CRICKET: Spindler shines with 9-41.
MP Sports Cherwell League - Graham Scott's Match of The Day Veteran left-arm seamer Trevor Spindler took 9-41 to bowl Wallingford to victory at Bicester & North Oxford in Division 4 on Saturday. All the batsmen who face Spindler know
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Fans are banned from every ground in UK
TWO football fans have been banned from every ground in the country for three years following clashes between Oxford United and Luton supporters. U’s supporter Richard Denton and Luton Town fan David Cremin admitted public order offences
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CRICKET: Oxfordshire beaten by Cornwall inside two days
Oxfordshire crashed to a ten-wicket Minor Counties Western Division defeat inside two days at the hands of Cornwall at Falmouth. Resuming their second innings on 64-5, they lost their last five wickets for the addition of just 51 runs as play
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DARTS: Peachcroft are given the chop by Butchers
Premier side Butchers Arms hit top form to run out 7-2 winners at Section 1 side Peachcroft Social Club in the Greene King Oxford & District Darts Association. Ian Moss, Pete Eagle and Tony Buckingham gave Butchers a 3-0 lead, before Rob Cook
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CRICKET: Horspath riding high
MP Sports Cherwell League - Division 1 Horspath stretched their lead at the top by ten points when they overcame potential title rivals Cumnor by four wickets on Saturday. Cumnor were put into bat and struggled in bowler-friendly conditions, although
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GREYHOUNDS: Glenroe to trump Ace in Pall Mall
Ballymac Ace, the fastest dog so far in the Stan James.com Pall Mall Stakes, is an uneasy favourite for the Group 1 showdown at Oxford Stadium on Tuesday night, writes John Gaisford. With so many railers in the line-up ready to pounce for the
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Osborne to set out 'tough Budget'
Chancellor George Osborne is due to set out what is expected be the toughest package of tax increases and spending cuts in a generation as he delivers his first Budget.Six weeks after the coalition Government took office, he will present an "emergency
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City council shows off hi-tech Rose Hill housing scheme
UNDERFLOOR heating and roof mounted solar cells are among hi-tech features of the first council homes to be built in Oxford in 20 years. Builders at the Lambourn Road development in Rose Hill are making quick work of the construction of 38
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Thieves target car catalytic converters
POLICE believe the same gang is responsible for a spate of thefts of catalytic converters in Oxfordshire. Since the beginning of May, 23 of the pollution-reducing devices have been taken by crooks armed with cutting equipment from vehicles across the
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Federer win could net Oxfam £100k thanks to pensioner's bet
A pensioner’s bet on Roger Federer winning Wimbledon seven times could net Oxfam £100,000. Nicholas Newlife, of Rousham Road, Tackley, left his entire £314,000 estate to the charity when he died aged 69 in February last year. The estate included a series
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Don't lose a dear friend to neglect
It has been coming on for so long that I didn’t realise my bicycle was dying until it could no longer change gears. I’ve had my hybrid Trek since, one windy day 13 years ago, it was delivered to me in a van as a surprise. Appropriately enough, its first
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Footy hullabaloo
I QUITE enjoy the hullabaloo of the World Cup even though I am not normally a footy fan, but do we have to hear so much about the money-making aspect? Your report (June 11) said that Keith Slater, former president of Oxford Chamber of Commerce, claimed
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Family hunt
I am keen to contact a relative who, I believe, lives in Oxford. My grandparents sadly were divorced, and I only saw my grandfather once for about 10 seconds. This was when he attended my grandmother’s funeral in the very early ’50s. I was told he remarried
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Monkey Business
Derrick Holt (Oxford Mail, June 9) says that “we are often known as the ‘fifth ape’”. He, and other readers, may like to consider one distinctive aspect of human beings compared to other primates – the upright stature of the human body for running, walking
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Chipping away
I write in response to Friday’s Oxford Mail lead story, about the local council using chippings to repair the city and the county’s roads. This is, and has, been the custom for many years, and it’s about time it was stopped. The motorist is used to
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Refurb our pool
AS a keen swimmer, I am all for the City of Oxford Swimming Club thriving and I understand that means having a decent venue. However, the swimming club is not the only interested party in the future of Temple Cowley Pools. And, with a bit of imagination
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Homes regulation is a waste of cash
I am writing about the proposed licencing of houses of multiple occupation, following changes to regulations on April 1. It is proposed to licence around 4,000 HMOs annually from November this year. This will require about 16 inspections each day, so
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New Rose Hill homes look to the future
OUR sneak preview through the keyhole of the new council homes in Rose Hill makes exciting viewing. Rather than just slapping up some low-cost homes, Oxford City Council has taken care to install the latest features — many of them environmentally
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Crash causes A34 delays
A crash involving two cars and a van today caused delays on the A34 near Oxford. The collision happened on the northbound carriageway between the Botley interchange and the Hinksey Hill interchange.
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Afghanistan medals salute bravery
RAF crews who braved rocket and machine gun fire to support British soldiers in Afghanistan were among military personnel honoured yesterday. A Merlin helicopter flew low over Wallingford’s Market Place as air and ground crews from RAF Benson – and Royal
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Mr Des Atherton: Motor trader
THE Oxford motor trader Des Atherton has died aged 88. Digger, as he was affectionately known, passed away peacefully after being admitted to the John Radcliffe Hospital. He was married at St Frideswide’s Church in Botley Road in 1941, where his funeral
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England should copy the Kiwis
ENGLAND face one of their most crucial games in decades as they fight for their World Cup lives against Slovenia tomorrow. Coming on the back of the inept and spineless display against Algeria by this England squad, you’d almost rather see Oxford United
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CUTS: College lecturers and students urge Osborne to protect funding
STUDENTS and lecturers yesterday called on Chancellor George Osborne to protect college and university funding. Fifty students and lecturers at Oxford and Cherwell Valley College in Oxpens Road, and 15 at the college’s Blackbird Leys campus, joined fellow
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CUTS: City's free swimming scheme faces the axe
THE future of free swimming for thousands of Oxford children and pensioners will be decided today after Government funding for the scheme dried up. More than 7,000 under-17s and over-60s regularly enjoy a free swim at a municipal pool, and
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Oxford United midfielder in transfer talks with Rushden
Oxford United’s out-of-favour midfielder, Jamie Cook, is set for talks with Conference club Rushden & Diamonds – but admits he doesn’t really want to leave the U’s. The 30-year-old, who returned to Oxford for a second spell, from Crawley, in a £5,000
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Oxford High School achievers celebrate big win
A GROUP of school students who wrote and illustrated their own children’s book have triumphed at a major competition. The 12 pupils from Oxford High School won the South East regional stage of the Young Enterprise competition, beating schools from seven
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Tracey to ride out for heroes
A dental nurse who works at Dalton Barracks, Abingdon, is to ride a retired racehorse to raise money for wounded soldiers. Tracey Mackie, 43, from Wantage, is to take part in the Horses for Heroes ride around Ascot Racecourse and Windsor Great Park to
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Get involved in Botley fun day
AN OXFORD community centre is appealing to local people to get involved in its annual fun day. West Oxford Community Centre hopes to bring the community together on Saturday, July 17. Manager Keith Birnie said fun day organisers were looking for more
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Cheney School picks up a glowing report
ONE of Oxford's biggest schools has been praised for raising attainment, improving attendance, accelerating progress and reducing exclusions. Following a recent Ofsted report, Cheney School, in Headington, was rated good with outstanding features
