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CRICKET: Dark Blues suffer defeat at Lord's
Oxford University slipped to a five-wicket defeat in their high-scoring One-Day Varsity Match at Lord’s. Put in to bat, Oxford reached 270-5 from their 50 overs, thanks to half-centuries from Avinash Sharma and Nick Meadows and a rapid 42 from Dan Pascoe
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Man denies robbery of thousands of pounds in cash
A 29-year-old man has denied robbery of thousands of pounds of cash in East Oxford. Edward Highton, from Newent, Gloucestershire, is charged with taking about £7,000 from Corina King in Bath Street on April 30. Highton is due to stand trial at Oxford
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Sponsored swim to provide clean drinking water for twin town villages
A sponsored swim is being held tomorrow at Hinksey Pool off Abingdon Road to help provide clean water for villagers living near Oxford’s Nicaraguan twin town, Leon. Organisers are hoping to raise £2,000.
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Police probe series of fires
Police are investigating a series of arson attacks across the county at the weekend. A motorbike was destroyed in Hanney Road, Steventon, at 5.45am yesterday with flames spreading to a nearby hedge. A motorbike was also set alight in Windrush, Banbury
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Traffic diverted after caravan crash
Traffic on the A34 was diverted through Abingdon yesterday morning after a caravan overturned on the northbound carriageway. The accident happened at 9.30am between the Marcham and Abingdon North junctions.interchange. No-one needed hospital treatment
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Firefighters free girl, eight, stuck in railings
Firefighters freed an eight-year-old girl after she got her leg stuck in bike railings in Kidlington A fire crew was called at 11pm yesterday after the girl got stuck outside Exeter Hall in Oxford Road. Firefighters used cutting gear and the girl was
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Hundreds of homes lose electricity
Homes in Chipping Norton have been left without power after an electricity sub-station fault. More than 480 homes suffered a power cut today at about 2.30pm. Engineers from Southern Electric have returned electricity to more than half the homes affected
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Thousands enjoy colourful parade
Festival spirit has hit the streets of East Oxford as thousands of people celebrate the Cowley Road Carnival. Dancing woman with extravagant head dresses kicked off the parade followed by a host of street musicians, performers and entertainers
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Power back on in Cowley
A cable fault caused a power cut for 900 householders in Cowley this morning. Engineers for Southern Electric restored power for about 600 residents almost immediately after the supply was cut off at 8.39am. Power was then restored for all customers
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City gets in the festival spirit
Crowds are starting to gather for the Cowley Road Carnival. This year, the festival is back on the road and the event is expected to attract more than 30,000 people to East Oxford to enjoy the fun in the sunshine. Last night music lovers
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From Norway to Prague - on a skateboard
A STUDENT is preparing to travel 1,850 miles from Norway to Prague on a skateboard. Ben Hall, 22, from Shillingford, is setting off on the seven-week-long challenge through five countries at the end of this month, aiming to raise £3,000 for meningitis
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Charity dedicated to giving children a voice
MOST parents can remember their child’s first word vividly. A milestone, it’s usually a variation of the word “Daddy” and is followed by other words, then phrases, then conversations. However some children cannot speak and face the frustration of knowing
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1,000 say stop plans for Bicester Market Square
TRADERS have launched a petition calling on councillors to stop plans to pedestrianise Bicester’s Market Square. In just five days, almost 1,000 people have signed up to stop parking being removed from the square. Cherwell District Council and Oxfordshire
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CRICKET: Shipton tie washed out
Shipton-under-Wychwood’s last-16 match away to Hopkinstown in the npower National Village Cup was postponed due to persistent rain in the Rhondda Valley yesterday. It will now be switched to Shipton this Sunday.
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Leys council tightens up on handouts
PARISH councillors on an Oxford estate have tightened up the way they give out grants to make sure taxpayers’ money is well spent. Every year, Blackbird Leys Parish Council dishes out thousands of pounds to local community groups in need of
