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IN A WARZONE: RAF weather forecaster reaches milestone
HE has just completed his 60th military tour and still enjoys going to work, whatever the weather. This month, Ken Horn, 52, an RAF weather forecaster at Brize Norton, marked the military milestone in Afghanistan, as he kept watch for storms
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Sunday set to be 'hottest day'
Sunday is expected to be the hottest day of the year so far with temperatures topping 30C (86F), forecasters have said. With Murraymania set to sweep Wimbledon on Saturday and England taking on the arch enemy Germany in the World Cup on Sunday
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Man charged over Kidlington pub attack
A 20-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm after a man was attacked outside a pub. Logan Usher, of Croxford Gardens, Kidlington, was charged after a 30-year-old man suffered serious head injuries outside the Three
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Man charged with Kidlington attack
A man has been charged following an assault in Kidlington on Wednesday. Logan Usher, 20, from Kidlington, was today charged with wounding with intent following the assault outside the Red Lion pub in Oxford Road, Kidlington, which has been
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Crashes cause A34 jams
Crashes and broken-down vehicles on the A34 brought long delays on roads around Oxford this afternoon. Travel time on the northbound A34 between the Milton Interchange and junction nine of the M40 was reported as up to an hour. The queues on the A34
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Rosberg sets Valencia pace
Nico Rosberg and Brackley's Mercedes team will hope to have taken a step in the right direction following first practice ahead of Sunday's European Grand Prix. Formula One's innovation race is now in full swing and Mercedes, along with Ferrari and
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KWIK CRICKET: Dr Radcliffe pupils move step nearer national final
Pupils from the Dr Radcliffe School, Steeple Aston moved a step closer to the Kwik Cricket national finals at Derbyshire CC after qualifying for the year six girls county final at Rover sports ground in Roman Way. Pictured are the successful team
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GIRLS CRICKET: Big stand seals resounding win
AN unbroken opening stand of 177 between Juliet Gardner and Abi Currie saw Oxfordshire Under 15 girls to a crushing ten-wicket victory away to Hampshire in the ECB Under 15 Girls County Championship at Charlbury. The visitors won the toss and elected
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SCHOOLS CRICKET: Abingdon grab place at Lord's
Abingdon School compete in finals day of the ESCA National Twenty20 at Lord’s on Monday. Abingdon surged through after seeing off Lord Wand-sworth College, Bradfield College, Portsmouth Grammar and Oratory School, before playing in the regional finals
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YOUTH CRICKET: Barrett stars in lost cause
Oxfordshire lost by four wickets away to Shropshire in the ECB Under 14 Cup. Joe Barrett (43), Robert O’Kelly (42) and Miles Hammond (41) did well in Oxfordshire’s useful 187-6 total. But an opening partnership of 72 between Ross Aucott (39) and Joseph
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YOUTH CRICKET: Spin is key in crushing win
Spinners Alex Davies and Max Mannering played a starring role as Oxfordshire posted an emphatic six-wicket victory over Bedfordshire in their ECB Under 13 Cup clash at Cokethorpe School. The pair made the most of the pressure built up by fine opening
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YOUTH CRICKET: It's terrific Tew
Unbeaten knocks of 33 from Lewis Dady, 32 from Sam Pougatch and 30 from Jordan Garrett led Great & Little Tew to a score of 145-3 at Hook Norton in the Oxfordshire Under 13 League. Hooky then fell to 62 all out in reply as Tew posted an 83-run victory
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YOUTH CRICKET: Sabin slams ton
Llloyd Sabin smashed a brilliant century as Banbury got off to a winning start in the Honey-Bee Oxfordshire Under 17 Championship. Batting first against Shipton-under-Wychwood, Banbury posted 198-3 with Sabin scoring 114. Mark Pallett then took figures
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YOUTH CRICKET: Downs book place in semis
Oxford Downs cruised into the semi-finals of the Oxfordshire stage of the NatWest Under 15 Club Championship with a 57-run victory over Shrivenham. Three players reached half-centuries as Josh Crossley, Henry Sensecall and James Connolloy all scored
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YOUTH CRICKET: Sami's knock is all in vain
AN innings of 45 from Sami Khawaja was in vain as Oxfordshire lost by 22 runs at Berkshire. Batting first, Berkshire posted a useful total of 172-7, Henry Bennett (34) and Nathan Shaw (32) leading the way. Oxon started well in their reply with Khawaja
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YOUTH CRICKET: Skipper Price leads the way
Skipper Tom Price led the way as Oxfordshire Under 10 continued their outstanding start to the season with a nine-wicket victory over Berkshire at Great & Little Tew. Choosing to bowl first seamers Sam Powell and Theo Taylor found a probing line and
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School celebrates its 150th birthday
WHEN Our Lady’s School in Abingdon was founded by the Religious Order of the Sisters of Mercy, Queen Victoria was on the throne and the Crimean War had just ended. On Saturday, former and present pupils and staff gathered at the co-educational
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Couple turn their pub into a mini-cinema
FILM fans will soon get the chance to sup a pint while they watch the latest blockbuster. When Brian and Simone Draper took over the Star pub in Bicester they wanted to offer customers a little more than traditional games and bar snacks. So they invested
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Cadbury heiress sells £27m mansion to fund new chocolate company
A CADBURY heiress is selling her £27m Oxfordshire stately home to start a new chocolate firm. Felicity Loudon has put Pusey House, near Faringdon, on the market amid anger at the company’s sale to US food giant Kraft. She called the deal the “worst
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LADY DRIVER: An apology
REGULAR readers of this column may well recall my colleague, Motor Mouth, having a rant about 4x4s a little while ago. At the time, although he is indeed a good friend and a respected fellow hack, I felt his comments were perhaps a little harsh. Well
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THE CAR'S THE STAR: ORANGE 1969 DODGE CHARGER
THE Dukes of Hazzard was an American television series that aired from 1979 to 1985 and was the birth place of The General Lee, an orange 1969 Dodge Charger. Each show offered one hour of highly-charged car chases, over-the-top plotlines, corrupt
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WHEELING IN: Volkswagen's new Golf more than par for course
FROM the outside – and indeed the inside – this five-door hatchback looks every inch a conventional Volkswagen Golf. It is not. Yes, the doors shut with that reassuringly weighty clunk, the fit and finish are Germanic in their precision and the interior
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'Transplant is my only hope'
A NURSERY nurse is urging people to sign up to the Anthony Nolan Trust – and give her the gift of life. Lauren Gladden, 23, has Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, a form of cancer, and desperately needs a bone marrow transplant. Chemotherapy has not
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MY WHEELS: Classic BSA B33
What bike do you ride? A 1954 BSA B33 How long have you had the bike? This bike I have made up from bits I have had in stock for years. How much did it cost? £1,500. Why did you get this particular bike? The
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MOTORSPORT: Plato in setback
Jason Plato slipped nine points behind leader Matt Neal in the battle for the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship title after Sunday’s fifth round at Croft. Plato, from Oxford, finished third in his Chevrolet in the first two races, before trailing
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Teen held up shop eight days after release from prison
A TEENAGER threatened shop staff with a knife before stealing three bottles of wine eight days after he was released from prison. Jorden Davis, of Abingdon Road, Oxford, was jailed for almost two years after he admitted robbing JK News in Abingdon Road
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Parking problems point to council staff
Neighbours who have fought a two-year battle to combat parking congestion in their narrow streets say the problem is being caused by the same council charged with sorting it out. Parked cars in the Coleridge Close and St Luke’s Road area of
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Neighbours' parking survey points finger at Oxford County Council staff
NEIGHBOURS who have fought a two-year battle to combat parking congestion in their narrow streets claim the problem is being caused by the same council charged with sorting it out. Parked cars in the Coleridge Close and St Luke’s Road area
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Asbestos blamed for Cowley carpenter's death, inquest told
A COWLEY carpenter died from being exposed to asbestos more than 20 years ago. At Oxford Coroner’s Court on Tuesday, coroner Nicholas Gardiner heard that widowed Derek Winney probably breathed in asbestos while working as a carpenter. He died at his
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Top-of-form teachers receive awards
THERE were smiles all round for some of Oxfordshire’s top teachers as they were honoured in the London and South East Teaching Awards. Two received distinctions for their work, and a primary school was commended in the outstanding school team of the
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Crash causes A34 hold-ups
A four-vehicle crash led to long delays on the A34 near Oxford today. The collision happened on the northbound carriageway between the Hinksey Hill Interchange and the Botley Interchange, near South Hinksey. One lane was blocked and
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CRICKET: Legendary all-rounder Banton dies at 80
Dennis Banton, one of the legendary figures of Oxfordshire cricket and a long-serving headmaster, died on Wednesday, aged 80. Universally known in the sporting world as ‘Joe’, he played 208 games for Oxfordshire between 1950 and 1973, including
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Korean War veterans remember fallen on anniversary
A LETTER from the President of South Korea has arrived at the homes of thousands of Korean War veterans in Britain to thank them for their bravery in the conflict, which started 60 years ago today. It became known as the Forgotten War, but many old
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CRICKET: 'We're ahead of schedule," says Oxford skipper
Oxford captain Jason Harrison said they are ahead of schedule as they prepare for tomorrow’s visit of Tring Park in Division 1 of the Serious Cricket Home Counties Premier League. Harrison’s side lie second in the table, 33 points behind runaway
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Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and arson following an incident in Kennington last night. Police arrested the man at 8.50pm after receiving reports of a fire and a disturbance at a house in Kennington Road. Fourteen
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Cowley Road Carnival target for South Park concert funds
A LIVE music show in Oxford’s South Park could help guarantee that the Cowley Road Carnival goes ahead next year. Carnival organisers hope to raise £30,000 from the concert, which will take place the night before this year’s carnival on Sunday, July
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Jobs fear as bakery put up for sale
More than 40 jobs in Oxford are in the balance as administrators seek a buyer for an insolvent bakery group. D&G Food Group called in administrators, who put its four bakery companies — including the Queen of Hearts in Littlemore — up for sale. Administrators
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FIXTURES June 25
SATURDAY. CRICKET. SERIOUS CRICKET HOME COUNTIES PREMIER LEAGUE. Div 1: Henley v Harpenden, High Wycombe v Aston Rowant, Oxford v Tring Park, Potters Bar v Banbury. Div 2 West: Gerrards Cross v Thame Tn. MP SPORTS CHERWELL LEAGUE. Div 1: Bletchley
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ROWING: City girls land Henley gold
City of Oxford’s girls held off the might of the United States to make history at the Henley Women’s Regatta. The club’s junior coxed four crew of Cloudy Carnegie, Chloe Seal, Sian Morgan, Hol-ly Holden and cox Floss Smith, added to their recent National
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Homes to go up at mental hospital site
PLANS for 354 new homes at a former mental hospital have been backed by councillors. South Oxfordshire District Council has given planning permission to developer Linden Homes to convert the derelict Fairmile Hospital in Cholsey, near Wallingford.
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Author Philip Pullman unveils school's solar panels
THE largest solar panel installation at a UK school has been unveiled at Matthew Arnold School in Cumnor. Award-winning Oxford author Philip Pullman officially unwrapped 100kw of solar panels yesterday. West Oxford Community Renewables
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Prince charms pupils on Royal visit
CHILDREN sang and waved flags as Prince Edward paid a visit to their village school. The Prince, the Earl of Wessex, met pupils at Cumnor CofE Primary School yesterday morning. He spent an hour talking to staff and pupils about the work the school does
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ANGLING: Five-year wait over for Smith
Chalgrove carper Jason Smith has been targeting a large mirror in a private Oxfordshire pit for the last five years after a friend of his landed it and Jason took the photos. The monster mirror carp in question is known as “The Hamster” and Jason’s long
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A420 crossings will improve road safety
PETER Sissons (Oxford Mail ViewPoints, June 23) says he doubts anyone has ever seen pedestrians or cyclists cross the A420 at the Botley interchange. As a local resident and a regular user of that junction in my car, I have seen a number of people try
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Obama's making BP a scapegoat
IT WOULD seem that despite its best efforts, BP is still struggling with the oil well leak in the Gulf of Mexico. US President Obama seems to be set on turning this unfortunate episode into a anti-BP circus with stringent demands for the clean-up operation
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Time we armed the police
DIANA Mitchell reckons that the police were to blame for the killings in Cumbria (Oxford Mail ViewPoints, June 18). What nonsense. If, however, all police were armed, what a different outcome could have been achieved. Perhaps Diana agrees with me that
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Whatever happened to loyalty?
It saddens me, as someone who grew up in Charlbury in the 1960s and relied heavily on Worth’s buses to get to work and have a social life, as did most people who lived around that area, to hear they have lost the contract to RH Buses (Oxford Mail, June
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Money wasted on Bloody Sunday inquiry
When one hears that the Bloody Sunday Inquiry cost something like £129m, it makes one think how could this money have been better spent. Derek Sherwood, Emden House, Barton Lane, Headington, Oxford
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Chippings no problem - just drive slowly
What a lot of fuss people are making about the chippings the county council has been putting down on the roads. I’m no expert, but it seems clear that this process adds a tough new surface to the roads, and also seals any cracks underneath, to protect
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Speeding enforcement is a shambles
YOU might say that I’m prejudiced. The DVLA have my driving licence at the moment, in order for it to be defaced by the addition of three penalty points. My heinous offence was to have been caught, on an automatic camera, doing 5mph above the statutory
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Cabbages & Kings: Seeing off Cambridge
ROBIN’S questioning had something of the ‘third degree’ about it – a new point following another with machine-gun speed. “You mean we can park here – for nowt?” I replied in the affirmative. “All day?” Yes. “And we won’t get a ticket if we’re back
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Cogges link road Town Green inquiry opens
A PUBLIC inquiry has begun into the future of a piece of land which is crucial to Witney’s proposed Cogges Link Road. Owen Edwards wants Witney Meadows Country Park, in Farm Hill Lane, to be awarded Town Green status. This would protect it from any
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Quarter of Oxfordshire County Council managers to lose jobs
Oxfordshire County Council last night sounded a warning of further job cuts as it axed a quarter of its managers. The job losses are in addition to the 500 posts County Hall cut last year, as part of a bid to save £100m. But, far from ruling out further
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RSPCA officers discover 42 tarantulas after eviction of dog-lover
A SNAKE and dozens of tarantulas have been found in the former home of a Witney man evicted for keeping noisy dogs. The animals belonged to Roger Sutton, who was kicked out of his home in Colwell Drive earlier this month after neighbours complained
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'Hundreds' face council axe
Oxfordshire County Council sounded a warning of further job cuts as it axed a quarter of its managers. The job losses are in addition to the 500 posts County Hall cut last year, as part of a bid to save £100m. But, far from ruling out
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Clist could miss start of season
OXFORD United midfielder Simon Clist looks set to miss the start of next season after undergoing a hernia operation, writes JON MURRAY. The 29-year-old was the only player missing when United’s squad returned to the Kassam Stadium yesterday for bleep
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Dad’s plea on murder anniversary
THE father of a murdered man appealed yesterday – the sixth anniversary of his death – for his killers to turn themselves in. Father-of-two Kevin Lavelle, 29, was attacked in The Cricketers pub, in Grimsbury, near Banbury, on June 24, 2004. The crane
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CRICKET: Arnold announces Oxfordshire retirement
KEITH Arnold has retired from Oxfordshire cricket – just days after being recalled to the side. The county’s all-time leading wicket-taker and former captain made the “emotional” decision following an injury he picked up in Oxfordshire’s defeat to Cornwall
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Ducks drop into city garden
A duck and her ten ducklings have chosen an unusual place to nest – a back garden in the centre of the city. Heather Mclean, 57, was surprised to discover them at her Pembroke Street home two days ago. To make their stay as pleasant
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Eco action warrants our praise
WELL done yet again to the city’s green campaigners. Once more, members of Low Carbon West Oxford and their pals in the West Oxford Community Renewables company have proved they are leading the country in eco-friendly initiatives. The groups’ latest
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Web of intrigue
ONE part of the world which could do with a sprucing up of its environment is a certain semi-detached in Colwell Drive, Witney. Neighbours were celebrating after Roger Sutton, a persistent noise nuisance because of his obsession with dogs, was evicted
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Education Secretary defends Budget measures
Education Secretary Michael Gove has defended budget measures to freeze thousands of public sector workers’ salaries across Oxfordshire. The measures, announced in Tuesday’s Budget, sparked an angry reaction from unions and a protest rally
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Education Secretary defends Budget measures
EDUCATION Secretary Michael Gove has defended budget measures to freeze thousands of public sector workers’ salaries across Oxfordshire. The measures, announced in Tuesday’s Budget, sparked an angry reaction from unions and a protest rally in Cornmarket
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OX5 run total hits £50,000
RUNNERS have raised £50,000 for equipment to help newborn babies at Oxford Children’s Hospital. But organisers of the OX5 Run, which takes place each year at Blenheim Palace in Woodstock, want fundraisers to keep their sponsorship cash pouring in. This
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Ducks find Oxford garden perfect for a city break
A MOTHER duck and her 10 babies have chosen an unusual place to nest – a back garden in the centre of the city. Heather Mclean, 57, was surprised to discover the cute creatures at her Pembroke Street home two days ago. To make their
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OX5 total reaches £50,000
Runners have raised £50,000 for equipment to help newborn babies at Oxford Children’s Hospital. But organisers of the OX5 Run, which takes place each year at Blenheim Palace in Woodstock, want fundraisers to keep their sponsorship cash pouring
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OX5 RUN: Running total reaches £50,000
RUNNERS have raised £50,000 for equipment to help newborn babies at Oxford Children’s Hospital. But organisers of the OX5 Run, which takes place each year at Blenheim Palace in Woodstock, want fundraisers to keep their sponsorship cash pouring in. This
