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Motorist driven mad by fights with insurers
AN EXPERIENCED driver has hit out at “motor-insurance bullies” after years of fighting legal battles over three crashes which were not her fault. Anita Segar, from Kennington, was involved in four crashes between September 2002 and February 2008. Each
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The force is with you in Headington, police insist
POLICE have had to hit the beat in Headington delivering newsletters – to convince sceptical residents that they are out and about on their streets. Officers decided to hand deliver 500 newsletters detailing everything they have done about parking problems
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Invasion of the new waste bins
PENSIONERS are ann-oyed after 27 bins were left outside their homes which they say will be useless. The Vale of White Horse is introducing a new waste disposal system, designed to recycle more and reduce the amount going to landfill. But residents of
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Oxford United draw 0-0 at Wycombe
Oxford United twice hit the bar as they drew 0-0 at Wycombe in their League Two derby at Adams Park. It was their second successive away league draw but a terrific performance against the division's promotion favourites. Full details in Match Reports
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Wycombe Wand 0, Oxford Utd 0 (21/08)
Only the woodwork, and some brilliant goalkeeping, denied Oxford United their first league win of the season in a frantic local derby at Adams Park. Matt Green and James Constable both hit the bar in a full-bloodied contest. Wycombe, the League
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Oxford United and Wycombe goalless at half-time
It was goalless at half-time in a full-bloodied local derby between Wycombe and Oxford United at Adams Park. But the U's lost Damian Batt to what looked a bad injury in the opening quarter of an hour. Both sides had opportunities in the first half,
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ANGLING: Folly tops again in practice
Twenty-eight anglers fished the Oxford Super League practice open on the Thames at Medley and Folly, and once again, it was the Folly stretch that produced the goods. The top four were all pegged there, while a north-west wind on Medley totally killed
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Bicester Rotarians pitch in for Pakistan appeal
BICESTER Rotary Club has been out on the streets of the town urging people to help victims of the Pakistan flood disaster. Club president Liz Yardley and member are pictured with an emergency Shelterbox tent in Sheep Street, collecting cash
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Cornbury Festival boosted cancer charity
TWENTY convalescent holidays, 143 food liquidisers for throat cancer sufferers, or 417 visits from cancer support workers. That is what Macmillan Cancer Support could pay for thanks to revellers at an Oxfordshire music festival. Organisers of the Cornbury
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GREYHOUNDS: Dunn in plea for opens
Oxford bookmaker Richard Dunn, of RD Racing, has called for more open races to be staged on Thursdays. He and his colleagues reported improved turnover and attendances as the men on the rails sponsored the opens recently. However, they didn't win, but
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YOUTH CRICKET: Oxford claim spot in finals
Oxford, Buscot Park, Abingdon Vale and Westbury will contest the finals day of the Under 13 league at Bicester & North Oxford on Sunday. The quartet all topped their groups – but all four had to wait until the final round before booking their places.
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ANGLING: Kevin's Boddington feat
Top local matchman Kevin Jeacock had never fished Boddington Reservoir before, so decided to pop in for some practice last week. And it paid off in the shape of this 18.10.0 mirror carp caught on a banded 8mm pellet and just 0.22 line.
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CYCLE SPEEDWAY: Boaler is star turn
England star Mark Boaler inspired Horspath Hammers to a 96-80 win over Leicester in their British Premier League clash. Boaler was unbeaten, taking the Premier League match race title away from Polish superstar and ex-Hammer Lukasz Nowacki in the process
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Deering disciplined by Oxford United
Sam Deering was disciplined by Oxford United and sent home from Wycombe ahead of the club's npower League Two match against Wycombe Wanderers. It's understood the midfielder was late reporting for the team meet-up to travel to Adams Park
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SAILING: Redding targets Perth success
DIDCOT sailor Nick Redding battled it out with the world’s best at the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta and believes the experience will be a springboard to better things. The 19-year-old – who sails with Max Richardson in the 49er class – was tenth in
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WEIGHTLIFTING: Watson top of the tree
Ben Watson, from the St Birinus Club, Didcot, won the junior 94kg class with a record lift when representing Britain at an international in Budapest. Watson produced lifts of 135kg snatch – a British re-cord by nine kilograms – plus clean & jerk of 155
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'Dodo diary' tells of creature’s life as pet in Oxford
It threatens to be the most explosive ‘lost diary’ find since the supposed discovery of Hitler’s journal sparked a worldwide frenzy 27 years ago. But this one, snapped up in a city centre Oxfam shop for just 95p, will put to flight everything we have
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ANGLING: Tench seal it for Jackman
Kidlington had a good turn-out of 18 for their club match held at Bullingdon Lake,where the fishing was a little patchy. Paul Jackman used maggot over groundbait and caught tench to 3lb, plus some crucians, for a winning 10.8.8. Points
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CHARITIES: Just 20 days to left to apply for a grant of up to £50k
THOUSANDS of pounds are up for grabs for local good causes but time is running out to get your applications in. Once again, the Oxford Mail’s parent company’s Gannett Foundation is looking to help charities that are helping their communities
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GREYHOUNDS: Black and Lofty steal show
Intermittent rain failed to put a damper on a good night's racing which saw Raving Black triumph in the Cesarewitch and Bowtime Lofty lift the Oxford Maiden Derby title at Oxford on Thursday. Although the Cesarewitch, the oldest race on the calendar
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YOUTH CRICKET: Finch shines in triumph
Luke Finch hit 38 not out as Oxford beat Shrivenham by six wickets to book their place in the final of the Under 17 Honey Bee Trophy. Despite Will Snell’s 29, Shrivenham managed 101-9 off their 20 overs. And Finch’s knock, combined with Henry Anderson-Elliott
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New canal bridge moo-ves in
A FARMER and his herd of cows will now be able to go where ‘udders’ cannot follow after a £200,00 bridge was installed just for them. Engineers lifted a new £200,000 British Waterways bridge into place giving a farmer and his animals access
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YOUTH CRICKET: Rowant meet England stars
Aston Rowant and the three other national finalists in the NatWest Under 15 Championship have been invited to a training session with England stars Graeme Swann and Tim Bresnan at Kibworth CC, Leicester, on Monday. Rowant then take on Notts
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ANGLING: It's a magical charity tonic
The ‘Magic’ Memorial Open, which is run by Sutton Courtenay, is in its 11th year and last Sunday a good field of 21 matchmen gave it their support on the Appleford Reach of the Thames. Money raised from this match goes to Cancer Relief and this year
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GREYHOUNDS: Orior Ben to recoup losses
Orior Ben, crowded out at the first bend last time out, is expected to recover losses for trainer Terry Kibble in the A1 at Oxford tonight. TONIGHT’S RUNNERS 7.35: Burwood Fantasy, Hard Luck Emma, HILLCROSS SECRET, Six Pointed Star, Ballysally Magic
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WINDSURFING: Squires sets sights on Brazil
Oxford windsurfer Tom Squires has set his sights on the 2016 Olympics in Rio after going toe-to-toe with world champion Nick Dempsey at the Skandia Sail for Gold regatta. The 17-year-old Abingdon and Witney College student finished a creditable 14th
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Taking a glimpse at town hall's bygone days
STARING out on St Aldate’s for the past 117 years, Oxford Town Hall has served as a bastion of democracy, giving voice to the righteous (and not so righteous), making mayors, hosting royalty and forging foreign relations. But like any old
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SHOOTING: All-gold haul for Dan
Wantage marksman Dan Rivers scooped an unprecedented haul of 11 gold medals from 11 events in four days of competition at Bisley. Britain’s junior rifle captain was in devastating form in the junior international meeting, and the British Championships
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Pervert free to take his holiday
A MAN who made sexual advances to two paperboys has been given a community order – but has been allowed to go on holiday before part of his punishment starts. Mark Royall, 25, exposed himself to a 14-year-old boy in the centre of Oxford before
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Anyone want to 'ear something funny?
TEENAGERS have been bringing out their inner comedian and honing their comic timing thanks to an Oxford holiday workshop. Performers Mark Curtis and John Carter, from London, have been running classes in comedy at the Burton Taylor Studio, in Gloucester
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COMMENT: Odd concession to sex offender
IT IS staggering part-time judge Recorder James Guthrie has put off the start of a curfew for a sex offender so he can go on holiday. Mark Royall has twice propositioned paper boys and the three-month curfew imposed by Recorder Guthrie between
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YOUTH CRICKET: Oxon defeated after collapse
A disastrous collapse saw Oxfordshire crash to a 14-run defeat in their second-place play-off against Wiltshire at Great & Little Tew in the ECB Under 17 Championship. Oxon had been in a winning position after an excellent bowling display dismissed the
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FOOTBALL: Brooks leaves Oxford City as three arrive
Jamie Brooks and Olly Burgess have left Oxford City, who have at the same time signed Jack Mills and Michael Hector, from Reading. Also joining City, who visit Weymouth today in the Zamaretto Southern League Premier Division, is Harry Harding, who impressed
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Technology proves very loo-crative
IT’s renewable, environmentally friendly and never in short supply. So it’s perhaps fitting that Oxford Sewage Works will soon be largely running on “poo power” as part of a five-year, £27.7m project. Thames Water estimates the new technology
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Pub knifeman disarmed by 50,000 volts
ARMED police fired a Taser stun gun at a man wielding two knives in a west Oxford pub. Officers fired the gun at the Holly Bush Inn, in Bridge Street, Osney, shortly after 10pm on Thursday after reports a man had gone into the kitchen and picked
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Gang targets Jericho shops
BURGLARS have stolen hundreds of pounds in a series of raids on shops and pubs in Jericho and North Oxford. Traders last night said several businesses had been targeted by a gang of thieves in the last few weeks and warned other businesses to not leave
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Woman goes to safe house after fire
A WOMAN was moved to a safe house last night following a suspected arson attack on a flat in Rose Hill. Three fire crews were called to the blaze in a ground floor flat, which was empty at the time, at Butler House, in Ashhurst Way, at about 9.10pm on
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A34 re-opens following crash
THE A34 has now re-opened northbound at Weston on the Green following a serious crash earlier this morning. Congestuion is still reported to be bad in the area. The northbound carriageway was shut this morning from the B430 up to junction 9 of the M40
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Fans give United derby boost
Oxford United fans will be at Wycombe today and West Ham on Tuesday in massive numbers. The U’s sold out of their 2,320 ticket allocation for this afternoon’s npower League Two fixture at Adams Park. And even more fans will be following Chris Wilder
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COMMENT: Silver lining to a global crisis
THERE has been a lot of doom and gloom surrounding the holiday industry, with Icelandic volcanoes, strikes and holiday firms falling over. But it would appear all those factors have at least resulted in a good turn-up economically for the city
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Staycations boost Oxford's tourism revenues
RECORD-breaking numbers of daytrippers and ‘staycationers’ descended on Oxford last month to give the city’s economy a shot in the arm. The number of people passing through the city’s tourist information office hit an all-time high in July,
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Mum plans 10 stone loss for heroes
A SELF-proclaimed “food junkie” has set herself the challenge of losing almost half her body weight – while gaining pounds – for a military charity. Tanya Coad, of York Road, Carterton, has swapped chocolate bars and crisps for healthy snacks and lots
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'Our factory is being washed away'
A LONGSTANDING Oxford print works is facing a £10,000 bill to protect its damaged building. But, despite months of wrangling, no one will accept responsibility for problems which threaten tio wash away the foundations ofits factory. Parchments of Oxford
