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Hundreds expected at United's open day
OXFORD United fans can meet their heroes and catch a glimpse of the play-off trophy as the club prepares for its assault on League Two. Hundreds of fans are expected at the Kassam Stadium for the club’s annual open day tomorrow. Young fans will have
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Cancer treatment ruled too costly
CANCER campaigners have suffered a setback after yet another life-extending treatment was deemed too expensive for NHS prescriptions. Kidney cancer patients were told Everolimus, which could give an extra three months’ life, was not good enough value
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Tributes paid to 'hero' Didcot dad
“OUR dad, our friend, our hero.” That is how a father-of-five killed in a motorbike crash will be remembered by his family, who last night said their hearts had been broken by his death. Kevin Field, 60, of Longford Way, Didcot, was pronounced dead
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Cancer test kit saved Kidlington man's life
GRANDFATHER Michael Sims believes his life was saved by a simple home test cancer kit. Mr Sims, an ex-paratrooper, is certain that if he had not decided to take the free bowel cancer test, his days “would be numbered”. Each year, approximately 350 people
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Local share prices (PM)
AEA Technology 16 BMW 3167 Electrocomponents 210.1 Nationwide Accident Repair 84 Oxford Biomedica 10.25 Oxford Catalysts 72.5 Oxford Instruments 272.5 Reed Elsevier 493.5 RM 170 RPS Group 175.5 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley
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Call to join fundraising trek for NSPCC
MORE than 3,000 lonely and vulnerable children from Oxfordshire call ChildLine every year. A further 9,000 young people get in touch via their mobile phones or the Internet, feeling that they have nowhere else to turn. But because of a lack of funding
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GREYHOUNDS: Look out for a bargain
Trainer Terry Atkins, back after his accident, can get punters off on the right note with Bargain Key in the second race on tonight’s Oxford Stadium card, an A3 over 450 metres. TONIGHT’S CARD. 7.35: Yankie Robin, GANGSTER MCHUGH, Terrydrum Terry,
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MY WHEELS: Aston Martin Tickford Capri
Paul Attewell, from Blewbury. What vehicle do you drive? I drive a 1984 Aston Martin Tickford Capri. How long have you had it? I have had the car for nine years and I am the second owner. How much did it cost? When I got the car
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THE CAR'S THE STAR: 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor
IT WAS 1984 when the Ecto-1 first came screeching through the streets of New York City. Do you remember, it was the van that got our ghost-bustin’ heroes from A-B via Hauntsville. It is also a commonly held misconception that the Ghostbusters
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THE WORST CAR EVAH!: Ford Streetka
DOWN at the hairdressing salon a few years ago Sharon had a problem. She needed a soft top car that would be the envy of all her mates but cheap enough to run on her wages from the Youth Training Scheme plus the bit on the side she made giving
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Wantage time capsule contains vision of the future
Children have put their visions of the future inside a time capsule on the site of a new retirement development – which will be dug up when they reach retirement age themselves. The Year Six children at Charlton Primary School, in Wantage, have added
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Worker conned £54,000 out of Culham firm
A former Culham contractor has escaped jail despite stealing £54,000 from his employer. Terrence Hutchinson, who worked at the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, near Abingdon, between 2006 and 2009, worked as a contractor through an agency called Rullion
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Cowley Road Carnival is ready to roll
ORGANISERS are hoping a double dose of fun will attract a bumper turnout on Sunday as the Cowley Road Carnival makes its much anticipated return, for the first time in two years. Last year the bash was cancelled and replaced by a carnival in South Park
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Charity effort in memory of East Hagbourne girls
THE brother and best friend of two sisters who died from Cystic Fibrosis are launching a fundraising drive for research into the condition. Lianne Mofford, who would have turned 30 last weekend, died from the genetic disease in 2000, after
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Volunteers sign up to help keep Witney revellers safe
VOLUNTEER street pastors have signed up to help keep Witney revellers safe late at night – by handing out flip-flops and a cuppa. The team of Christians from local churches will hand out sweets to drunks, footwear to women unable to walk in high heels
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CRICKET: Sharma at helm for Dark Blues
Oxford CC will have two representatives in Sunday’s One-Day Varsity Clash clash at Lord’s (11). All-rounder Rajiv Sharma captains Oxford University, while Dan King keeps wicket as the Dark Blues bid to retain the trophy. Last year, Sharma took 2-11
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Second phase ready at town development
HE second phase of Banner Homes’ new development at Whitehorse Park in Banbury is on sale. Eleven three and four-bedroom stone-built houses, which follow on from the existing phase one, are arranged in a courtyard-style setting. The two and three-storey
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Couple leave life on beat to run cafe
FORMER police officers Kate Stalder and Phil May have tackled a few bunfights in their time. Now they have swapped their police careers to make some dough running a cafe in Abingdon, inspired by the town’s ancient bun-throwing tradition. Thousands of
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CRICKET: Shipton seek to silence Welsh
Captain Paul Hemming has told his Shipton-under-Wychwood players to prepare for a hostile atmosphere when they visit Hopkinstown in the npower Village Cup on Sunday. The first national round clash against the Glamorgan and Gwent winners, who
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A green dream in Jericho
Unlimited hot water and under-floor central heating are included in the price of the rent for an eco-friendly cottage just off Little Clarendon Street. The detached stone property, converted from a former workshop, has many green technology initiatives
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CRICKET: Ton-up Alec is hero for veterans
Alec Cunningham hit a superb unbeaten century as Oxfordshire Over 50s made it five wins out of five in ECB 50-Plus Championship Group 4 with a 44-run victory over Warwickshire at Studley. The Sandford St Martin batsman’s 111 not out, which
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A Wallingford villa
A five-bedroom Victorian villa with accommodation spread over three floors is within walking distance of Wallingford town centre. The semi-detached property has a number of period features including sash windows, open fireplaces and high ceilings. The
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COMMENT: Immigration policy must be balanced
IMMIGRATION inflames a lot of debate but the Government will need to balance its proposed cap on foreign workers. As we report today, Oxford has a higher reliance than most of the country on foreign nationals, from the service industries through to medical
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Foreign workers 'vital to Oxfordshire'
Oxford University and the NHS have stressed the importance of skilled foreign workers to the city as the Government pledged to cap immigration levels. The pledge comes as new official statistics revealed 23.8 per cent of people working in
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CRICKET: Barrett set to make Oxford debut
Batsman John Barrett makes his league debut in Oxford’s top-of-the-table clash at Serious Cricket Home Counties Premier League Division 1 leaders Welwyn Garden City tomorrow. Barrett, who is also an outstanding fielder, gets his chance after performing
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A Victorian 'deception' in Jericho
LOOKS can be deceptive, particularly when it comes to a terraced Victorian house in the heart of Jericho. Despite its traditional-looking exterior, number 30 Great Clarendon Street has been extended and renovated to give it an extremely contemporary
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'Castle' up for sale
Every Englishman’s home is his castle but a property in south-west Oxfordshire offers the opportunity to purchase part of a real one. Grade-II listed Ham Court was created out of the remains of Bampton Castle, which, although it no longer exists, dominated
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CRICKET: Oxfordshire ring the changes
Oxfordshire make six changes following their Cornwall calamity for the the Minor Counties Championship Western Division clash with Shropshire at Great & Little Tew, starting on Sunday. Oxford seamer Richard Gilbert replaces the retired Keith
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Local share prices (AM)
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We'll solve issues at Abingdon's swimming pool
Abingdon’s beloved old pool is showing its age this year, though still lovely for a dip. A solution to the algal problem (Wednesday’s Oxford Mail) exists, and the Friends of the Outdoor Pool are working with the Town and District Councils and Soll Leisure
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Roundabout lights are more committee meddling
Having just driven from Eynsham to Kennington for the first time since the lights were installed on the Botley Interchange, let me give you an idea of what went on. Coming down the A420 I had to stop because the light was red for an imaginary car coming
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World economy is controlled by gamblers
I think it high time that the British People woke up to the fact that the world’s economies are controlled by gamblers who have succeeded in placing a bet too far – leaving us in the parlous state in which we find ourselves. Now any reasonable person
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Cabbages & Kings: Flagging up a mood change
THREE weeks ago he wouldn’t accept a penny less than £14.95 for a shirt that appeared to have been made from two Union flags. He would be losing money if he offered any reduction. I resisted the temptation. I’ve a wardrobe bulging with shirts, many
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Council pay rises show lack of regard
After weeks of being exhorted to think about the city council’s financial position with regard to the possible closure of Temple Cowley Pools and Gym, I was appalled to discover that some city council officers – such as Peter Slocombe and Tim Sadler –
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No legal right to park
As a frequent visitor to Oxford, I learn from the Oxford Mail that residents of the city’s side-streets are confronting a problem common to many other towns – that of nose-to-tail parking outside their homes. Your report made it plain that spelling out
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Teenager denies breach of Asbo
A TEENAGER has been remanded in custody charged with breaching his antisocial behaviour order. Byron Haines denied the charge at Oxford Magistrates’ Court yesterday following an alleged incident outside the mother-and-baby unit in Bullingdon Road, East
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Hunt for gunman who shot at trains
TWO commuter trains were shot at as they passed through Steventon, near Abingdon. British Transport Police were called to the village on Wednesday night after a passenger alerted a guard on one of the trains that someone in a field was using a gun to
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COMMENT: Ali Booker's splendid epitaph
THE death of radio presenter Ali Booker yesterday is desperately sad news. She had entertained the county for two decades on BBC Radio Oxford and Jack FM, and had previously overcome cancer. She coped with the disease’s return with great courage and
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MS patients denied pain-killing spray on NHS
A CANNABIS-based pain relieving drug made will not be made available on the NHS to Oxfordshire’s 1,000 Multiple Sclerosis (MS) sufferers, it emerged yesterday. Patients of MS – an illness which attacks the nervous system – were given fresh
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Fans travel across Europe to see Ozzy
METAL fans from far and wide queued outside Oxford’s O2 Academy yesterday to see their hero Ozzy Osbourne. Fans queued from 5am for last night’s intimate gig, and one couple even travelled from Spain to see the former Black Sabbath star.
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Drug dealer ordered to hand over £113,000
A DRUG dealer found with £3m worth of cocaine in the boot of his car has been ordered to pay back £113,000 under the Proceeds of Crime Act. Martin Lonsdale was caught by police with 6.5kg of the controlled drug in his car on the A4260 at Bunkers Hill
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My friend Ali, by Jack FM's Sue Carter
MOST of us secretly dream that when we pass away we will have left a special mark on the world. The sad reality is that aside from within our own close circle of family and friends, it IS only a dream. Through a strange twist of fate my friend Ali Booker
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Radio star Ali Booker signs off after batttle with cancer
COMEDIENNE, entertainer, mother, wife and loyal friend – that was how Oxfordshire broadcaster Ali Booker was remembered last night. The radio presenter from Wantage passed away early yesterday at Sobell House hospice after a long and public battle against
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Delays expected on A34
Drivers from Oxfordshire can expect delays this morning near Newbury after a pedestrian died on the A34. Thames Valley Police officers said a woman suffered fatal injuries in the accident involving a lorry. The incident happened at about 6.30am on
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New-boy Baker out to impress United
CHRIS Wilder returned to his old club to bring in 22-year-old midfielder Richie Baker yesterday. The Burnley-born player, who was released by Bury at the end of last season, joins the U’s on an initial six-month contract, but with an opportunity to earn
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Council tells mum to move back into fire-damaged flat
A YOUNG mum has been told to return to her council flat just days after a fire forced her and her baby into temporary accommodation. Sabina McCabe, 20, said the fire at her two-bedroom flat had left it unfit to live in and that she wanted her landlord
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SCHOOLS CONTEST: Edith Moorhouse wants more adventure
YOUNGSTERS are keeping their fingers crossed for a £7,500 revamp of their activity centre and adventure playground area. Edith Moorhouse School, in Carterton, is the last of our five finalists in the School Olympic Save Our School competition. We have
