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CRICKET: Oxon hopes go crashing
Any lingering hopes Oxfordshire had of winning the Minor Counties Championship Western Division title were swept away as they crashed to 76 all out just after lunch on the first day of their three-day match against Devon at Sidmouth on Sunday. On a low-scoring
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Mitch Winehouse
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Fire damages old Friar pub
A fire broke out in a disused Oxford pub. Firefighters from The Slade and Rewley Road stations were called to a small blaze at The Friar, in Marston Road, at about 5.35pm on Friday. A spokesman said an armchair had caught light in a groundfloor room
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Firm fans flock to annual convention
A BUMPER crowd of 20,000 people joined a massed sing-along to bring Oxfordshire’s longest-running festival to a traditional close. Despite a series of torrential downpours, the crowd brought a rousing finale to the 30th anniversary of Cropredy
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Cable thieves cost rail firm £700k
NETWORK Rail has been landed with a £700,000 bill after thieves tore out trackside signal cables and disrupted rail services between Oxfordshire and London last week. The company’s top manager in the Thames Valley and western England, Chris Rayner, told
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Division over county's economic future
A ROW has broken out over the economic future of Oxfordshire. County council chairman Keith Mitchell is backing a move for the county to have its own Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) under new Government plans to replace the South East Economic Development
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CRICKET: Shipton semi-final called off
Heavy rain forced Shipton-under-Wychwood’s npower Village Cup semi-final away to Rowledge yesterday to be postponed. Rowledge’s ground, near Farnham in Surrey, was flooded after Saturday’s thundery showers were followed by heavy overnight rain
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Crash closes A40
Police have closed the A40 eastbound in west Oxfordshire after a serious crash. Heavy traffic is reported following the serious accident between the Cassington traffic lights and the Wolvercote Roundabout. A separate crash has led to
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Off-licences pass test on underage alcohol sales
Every off-licence visited during an undercover police operation refused to serve alcohol to underage children. Police hailed the operation in Headington, Marston, and East Oxford a success, claiming the 100 per cent pass rate followed months of work
