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Bomb disposal expert awarded George Medal
AN ARMY explosives expert who has defused more bombs than any other British soldier in history has been awarded the George Medal. Sergeant Major Karl Ley, of the Royal Logistic Corps, who is based at Didcot’s Vauxhall Barracks, has so far defused
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Respects paid to fallen troops
VETERANS from the Royal British Legion pay tribute as the bodies of Sergeant Andrew Jones, and Trooper Andrew Howarth, who were both killed in Afghanistan, were driven through Headley Way on their way to Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital for post mortem
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Murderer convicted of 1980 rape and kidnap
A CONVICTED murderer was yesterday convicted of the 1980s kidnap and rape of a teenage girl – seven years before he killed a hitchhiker. Ronald Cheshire, originally from Henley, admitted the rape, kidnap and false imprisonment of the 15-year-old in May
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Dead body found in Upton
A man was found dead near to a disused railway line in Upton today. Police were called to the scene, near Didcot, at 6.48am and are treating the death as unexplained. Police spokesman Rebecca Webber said the man was local and officers did not have an
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Crash victim named
An elderly pedestrian killed in a crash with a lorry on the A420 near Faringdon was last night named as Rosa Proll. The 85-year-old, of Ferndale Road, Faringdon, died following the accident near to the Little Coxwell turn at 7.20am on September
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Date set for ex-PoW Arthur's funeral
The funeral of Arthur Titherington, PoW camp survivor and former Witney town mayor, will take place on Monday, October 4. The service will be held at St Mary the Virgin in Church Green, Witney, at 1pm. Mr Titherington died last Sunday
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Burglars break in to Ducklington school
Burglars broke into a barn at a private school in Ducklington and stole a school bus, generator and trailer worth more than £60,000. The theft happened overnight between Wednesday, September 15, and Thursday, September 16, in the grounds of Cokethorpe
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Stun gun found in home
A 35-year-old man found with a stun gun and 114g of cannabis at his home has been given a suspended sentence. Ashraf Ditta, of Woodbine Place, Oxford, previously admitted production of a Class B drug and possession of a weapon. At Oxford Crown Court
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Cyclist injured in Abingdon collision
A 29-year-old cyclist was taken to hospital following a collision with a car in Abingdon. Paramedics were called to the corner of Curtis Avenue and Audlett Drive at 6.45pm yesterday and the male cyclist was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford
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Wantage nightclub plans move forward
WANTAGE: Plans to turn the town’s former Regent Cinema into a nightclub moved a step forward yesterday when Vale of White Horse District Council’s licensing sub-committee granted a late-night alcohol sales licence for the venue, in Newbury Street. H&
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Witney man cautioned over gun
18-year-old man was cautioned after he was caught on CCTV brandishing a ball-bearing gun from a car. Armed police were called after a CCTV operator spotted the man brandishing the BB gun at another man in Corn Street, Witney, shortly before 1am on Thursday
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Rapist dies in prison cell
A CHILD sex attacker died two years into a life sentence for a series of rapes, an inquest heard. Undertaker Peter Scurr, 62, from Risinghurst, Oxford, raped and abused six children over a 20-year period. He was given 16 life sentences
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Unspoilt Beauty
Tim Hughes gives the hiking a miss but soaks up the other attractions scenic Perth has to offer. STILL flushed red from their climb, the two hikers kicked off their boots and tucked into their toasted teacakes with relish. The trail may
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A Town Called Malice
THE TOWN: Thriller/Action/Romance. Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jeremy Renner, Jon Hamm, Pete Postlethwaite, Blake Lively, Chris Cooper, Titus Welliver, Slaine, Owen Burke. Director: Ben Affleck Ben Affleck may be best known as
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Revel In It
With Strictly Come Dancing back on TV, Craig Revel Horwood is back on the BBC treadmill. But with musicals Chess to relaunch and Spend Spend Spend coming to Oxford, he’s busier than ever. Katherine MacAlister asks him how he copes with it all.
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RusBy Babe
Tim Hughes talks to folk sensation, ‘Barnsley Nightingale’ and Swingball genius Kate Rusby. IF folk music can be said to have superstars, then they would certainly include Kate Rusby. With her wistful vocals, disarming honesty and striking
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All Shook Up
Free cocktails and a change of management persuade KATHERINE MacALISTER to revisit the scene of one of her worst meals – and this time she was won over. A cocktail master-class wasn’t just dangling the proverbial carrot, it was more a case
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Salad Daze
We check out the latest book releases... What Caesar Did For My Salad, by Albert Jack, published by Particular Books, priced £12.99 If you’ve ever wondered where the expression ‘humble pie’ comes from, or what’s the story behind the
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Soul Food
EAT PRAY LOVE (PG) Drama/Romance. Julia Roberts, Billy Crudup, Viola Davis, James Franco, Richard Jenkins, Javier Bardem, Hadi Subiyanto, Tuva Novotny, Luca Argentero, Rushita Singh. Director: Ryan Murphy. Based on the memoir by Elizabeth
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Serial Offender
The Author, by Tim Crouch, left, creates controversy wherever it goes. On a good night at least 10 per cent of the audience walks out in disgust and, with an 18 certificate, the new play is about to hit Oxford. The question is, can we cope with it?
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Girl Power
Richard Bell explores the lesbian Girl Friday night at Oxford’s Castle Tavern. Sometimes it’s nice to mix up your routine by throwing a little spice into your life. Whether it’s by trying a new dish, buying a new shirt or visiting a new
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It's A Riot
Tim Hughes talks to Oxford singer Phil McMinn of Winchell Riots, on surviving the worst of the music industry – and coming up smiling. IF anyone deserves to be a star, it is Phil McMinn. A songwriter of note, with a towering stage presence
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Dentists plan scuppers art centre hopes
A FORMER school chapel looks set to be converted into an NHS dentists, scuppering hopes of it being used for a community arts centre. Rodericks Ltd is in the process of buying the Grade II listed St Mary’s Chapel in Wantage from developers Berkeley Homes
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RM optimistic on sales
Schools computer company RM, of Milton Park, near Abingdon, said it was expecting revenue growth in each of its three divisions during 2010, despite the education spending cuts. In a financial update to the London Stock Exchange, chief executive Terry
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Olympics opportunities
OLYMPIC hero Adrian Moorhouse has urged Oxford firms to do business on the back of the 2012 Games. Mr Moorhouse, who won a gold medal at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, was the key speaker at an event in the city attended by representatives from 100 companies
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Focus on Oxfordshire broadband
OXFORDSHIRE’S ‘digital future’ will come under the spotlight this weekend at a conference called OxOnline 2010: Connecting Oxfordshire. The Euro MEP for the South-East Region, James Elles, will join communication minister and Wantage MP Ed
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Fight over quango shake-up
COUNCIL leaders are battling it out over who should control the new Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) — which the Government would like to see replacing Regional Development Agencies. The deadline for bids to form LEPs was last week. Now business
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Charity skydive
MEMBERS of the Oxford Young Professionals Society will swap pinstripes for parachutes when they take part in a 13,000 feet skydive. Some 16 staff from professional firms across the city — including law firms Blake Lapthorn, Morgan Cole and Manches and
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Bioscience winners
OXON: Green Biologics, of Milton Park, was named Best Biotech Fundraiser at Oxfordshire Bioscience Network awards dinner, for raising £5m to commercialise its technology, one of the largest investment rounds for industrial biotechnology companies
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Guide to church sign language
Richard Taylor’s book How to Read a Church, first published in 2004, has been enjoying a boost in sales since the start of his BBC TV series, which concludes on Wednesday. While the TV programmes are organised historically, in chronological
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The Blitz by Juliet Gardiner
THE BLITZ Juliet Gardiner (HarperPress, £25)Oxford historian Juliet Gardiner, a former lecturer at Brookes University, has completed another mammoth study to add to her Wartime: Britain 1939-1945 and last year's The Thirties. Her latest book, simply
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Chiller-thriller writer tackles Oxford
Thriller writer Val McDermid has a soft spot for Oxford. It is the setting for her latest blood-thirsty novel Trick of the Dark, and she says her time as a student here in the 1970s left her with a love of detective fiction. She is best known for her
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Last Night at Chateau Marmont
LAST NIGHT AT CHATEAU MARMONT Lauren Weisberger (Harper, £7.99)At first glance, the latest offering from the bestselling author of The Devil Wears Prada offers a frothy yet fun read. The plot — an ordinary American wife struggles to adapt to her musician
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Local shares (PM)
AEA Technology 15.75 BMW 4062 Electrocomps 230.6 Nationwide Accident Repair 99.5 Oxford Biomedica 9.45 Oxford Catalyst 69 Oxford Instruments 462.5 Reed Elsevier 535.75 RM 139 RPS Group 180.4 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley, Abingdon
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Wantage nightclub bid's licensing boost
A FOMRER Wantage cinema is one step closer to becoming a nightclub. Vale of White Horse Council granted the developers a late-night drinking license for the old Regent Cinema on Newbury Street. H & H Entertainment, if granted planning permission later
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FIXTURES September 24
SATURDAY. FOOTBALL. NPOWER LEAGUE TWO. Crewe Alexandra v Oxford Utd FOOTBALL LEAGUE YOUTH ALLIANCE. South West Conference: Cheltenham Tn v Oxford Utd. FA CUP. 2nd qual round: Hamble v Old Woodstock Tn, Paulton Rov v Didcot Tn, Poole v Thame Utd
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RAF team grounded for charity
ABOUT 30 forces personnel are to brave the winter chill in a sleep-out to raise money for a homeless shelter. A team from Air Movements Squadron at RAF Brize Norton will be taking part in the charity sleep-out at St Clement’s Church in Oxford on November
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Composer is on song - at 68
Composer Trix Forbes believes age is no barrier to talent and has released her first album this week, at the age of 68. The album, called Oxford & Beyond was inspired by the sights and sounds of Dutch-born Mrs Forbes’s adopted home.
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Stirring up support for world's biggest coffee morning
COFFEE-lovers around the county are gearing up for the 20th Macmillan World’s Biggest Coffee Morning tomorrow. Hundreds of Oxfordshire businesses, residents and organisations will be holding coffee mornings to raise money for Macmillan Cancer
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Man jailed for nine years over East Oxford rape
A man who dragged a stranger off the street and subjected her to a “humiliating” rape ordeal has this morning been jailed. Yassin Mohamed attacked the 19-year-old student in East Oxford as she walked home from a night out at Lava Ignite in
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Kidlington pedestrianisation plans go on display
PLANS to pedestrianise Kidlington High Street will take a step forward when consultation on the proposal gets under way tomorrow. Cherwell District Council will unveil its ideas after securing £25,000 to develop the scheme. Proposals to pedestrianise
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Praise for Kidlington landlord who turned troubled pub around
POLICE have praised a Kidlington landlord for turning round a notorious pub. They said former RAF serviceman Gerry McGrath had cleaned up The Black Bull – while its owner praised his ‘no nonsense’ approach. The pub was closed in February 2009 after
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RUGBY UNION: Oxford win through
Oxford Rugby reached round two of the National Colts Cup after an 18-5 victory at Painswick. George Primett led the way for the Leadbitter-sponsored side with two tries, while Alex Jenks also crossed over and Joey Todd kicked a penalty. Oxford will
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RUGBY UNION: Referees needed
Oxfordshire urgently needs more referees if last Saturday’s problems are not to be repeated. The county referees society were so short of officials that a number of matches could not be catered for – including Gosford All Blacks’ home game with Drifters
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COMMONWEALTH GAMES: 'We're going,' say archers
TWO Oxford archers say that they will sleep in tents to compete at the Common-wealth Games. Stuart Wilson, representing Northern Ireland, and England’s Nichola Simpson have devoted a huge chunk of their lives to making the team for Delhi. And they are
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RACING: Knight moving with the times
Time marches inexorably on – and no more so than at Henrietta Knight’s West Lockinge Farm stables, near Wantage. Six years after staging her last public open day, the former schoolteacher again welcomed racing fans to her picturesque yard on
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ICE HOCKEY: Stars are still ones to catch
Oxford City Stars remain top of English National League South Division 1 after a victory and a draw in their double-header. Stars beat Bristol 5-1, before a day later sharing the spoils in a thrilling 5-5 draw against Cardiff Devils.
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BAR BILLIARDS: Sheard and Clark shine
Steven Sheard and Phil Clark cruised into the next round of the Oxford & District League's Men’s Individual Championship with 2-0 wins, writes PETE EWINS. Sheard beat Richard Garrett with scores of 8,980 and 6,460, while Clark (8,980 and 4,620) saw off
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SPORTS AWARDS: Only a week to go...
There is just a week remaining to get your entries in for the 5th Oxfordshire Sports Awards. We all know of an individual club or team which has achieved something exceptional this year and deserves to have their achievements and efforts recognised
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Conference looks at county's digital future
A special conference to discuss Oxfordshire’s “digital future” will take place at Culham this weekend. Euro MEP for the South-East Region James Elles will join Culture and Communication Secretary and Wantage MP Ed Vaizey at a conference on Saturday for
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GREYHOUNDS: Thursday's Oxford runners
7.35: Spice Please 2, Crown Simba, Glengormley Miss 3, Sparta Doughnuts, Greenfield Major, JODYS MACHEDA. 7.50: Magical Rio 3, Killishin Kidos, PRIMO CALOONA, Unlikely Bond, Meenala Shamrock 2, Lady Larnach. 8.05: GENEVA ROBBIE, Smooth Henry, Chapelane
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Ex-private sues over Army ban on microwave
A FORMER Army private at Dalton Barracks is suing the Ministry of Defence for religious and racial discrimination after he was banned from keeping a microwave in his room. Oluwadare Adaramola, a Nigerian Seventh Day Adventist, claimed he
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Join some ghostly goings-on at the castle
GHOST expert Steve Parsons and TV’s Most Haunted parapsychologist Dr Ciaran O’Keeffe, are offering ghost hunting lessons at Oxford Castle Unlocked. The lessons will be part of Ghost Fest which aims to uncover the dark secrets that lie within
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RUGBY UNION: Brodley remains hopeful
John Brodley is not getting down-hearted by Oxford Harlequins’ indifferent start to the season. Quins’ director of rugby has seen his side lose both their home games in National 3 South West. But Brodley pointed out that Quins also lost two of their
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Protests can't block East Oxford sex shop
A LONG-establish- ed Oxford sex shop had its licence renewed, despite objections from neighbours and parents. The Private Shop, in Cowley Road, has been selling adult books, magazines and films, along with other marital aids, since 1981.
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Punch thrown after 'Chav' remark in Bicester bar
A PUB-GOER who called a man “a chav” was knocked out by a punch thrown in return. Darren Moore had drunk seven pints of cider at the Hobgoblin, in Bicester, when he made the remark to Andrew Hillier. Hillier punched him in the face, causing him to crack
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Tax tips for landlords
One of the questions most frequently asked by landlords is, “do I have to pay tax on rent I receive?”, according to one leading letting agent. Bob Urwin, of Oxford-based Martin & Co, said: “Letting residential property is treated as a single business
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Norman roots of manor
An historic six-bedroom manor house near Wantage has monastic and royal connections stretching back to the time of William the Conqueror. The land surrounding King’s Manor in East Hendred was recorded in the Domesday Book and changed hands only five
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BOWLS: Headington trio capture crown
Oxon's Nathan Lewis, Nick Rae-Welsh and Howard Watts lifted the triples title at the Home Counties Association Championships at Worthing Pavilion. The Headington trio triumphed with a 17-15 win over Kent’s Sean Coyle, Paul Barnicott and Mark Johnson
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Aristocratic seal of approval for new housing
An aristocratic seal of approval backs a housing development that targets the ordinary man and woman in the street. Ben’s Close in Woodstock, which includes 16 affordable new homes, was officially opened by the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough recently
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On the market for first time in four decades
On the market for the first time in four decades is a 1950s house in the heart of the Headington Hill conservation area. The property, in Jack Straws Lane, also has potential as it comes with planning consent for a substantial extension. Set in grounds
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Catholics are tired of attacks on faith
I am sorry that poor old John Monaghan (Tuesday’s letters) is so upset about Bill Donohue’s letter to the Oxford Mail, the previous day. It must be so boring for him to set out the same abuse that we Catholics have had to endure for the past few years
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Thanks for all the street parties
Through your letters page, I would like to thank the hundreds of people who helped organise street parties in Oxford this summer. I am aware of 54 parties this year – 26 of them last weekend, as reported in Monday’s Oxford Mail. We believe about 4,000
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Ed Miliband gets my vote
Having met Ed Miliband at a climate conference I hope that he wins his leadership bid. He coped calmly and politely with many demanding, and sometimes exasperating, questions from the Town hall audience last year. Unlike his brother he is not a clown
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Panther patrol at stately home
Many years ago my husband and I were invited to Thame Park. We had a sumptuous meal and a chat in the drawing room. I’ve forgotten the name of our host, but I believe he may have owned Raleigh Cycles and possibly invented Sturmey-Archer gears. The
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Rave licensing laws are not clear cut
David Hearn’s letter (Wednesday’s Oxford Mail) about last weekend’s rave at Cassington drew my sympathy. I had a similar experience in another part of the country. However, the licensing laws around these events are not as clear cut as he seems to think
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The Insider: A weekly update from the corridors of power
Oxford West and Abingdon MP Nicola Blackwood revealed she’s no petrol head this week, despite representing a city with a rich car manufacturing heritage. But she does have exacting demands when it comes to choosing a motor. The MP said her car has to
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RUGBY UNION: Bannister's out until new year
Banbury captain Sean Bannister is unlikely to play again in 2010 after breaking a leg at Whitchurch. The Oxfordshire flanker broke the tibia in his right leg during Saturday’s Midlands 1 West clash and will now be in plaster for eight weeks. Bannister
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Why I won't be standing for election
Instead of answering the criticisms in my letter about the county council raising charges for parking permits, the county council supremo Keith Mitchell (Oxford Mail, September 21) merely suggests that I should stand for election to the city or county
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Stop playing games
Reading the Oxford Mail letters page on Tuesday, it would appear that Tony Augarde has upset Oxfordshire County Council Leader Keith Mitchell somewhat. The named councillor suggests Tony should put-up or shut up. I personally think if Tony was to get
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Politicians should bury the hatchet
IT IS disappointing to see Keith Mitchell and Jean Fooks bickering in your letters pages, especially when their leaders Dave and Nick get on so well together – even to the extent of building an Ikea cabinet together. To show what friends they really
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Wonderful views and a goat shed
A 400-year-old cottage with an unusual structure believed to be a former goat shed in the grounds, is on the market. The detached property is Grade-II listed and has views across the countryside around Garsington. Built from local stone with a timber
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Migration and schools
Sir – Your readers may be interested in what lies behind last week’s headline that class space is running out at city schools. The explanation lies largely in the number of births in Oxford to foreign-born women which almost doubled from 470 in 2000
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Dinosaur drivers
Sir – Not for the first time I am astonished by the whingeing of the Oxford traders who rail against traffic and parking controls (Drivers desert the city, September 2). Apparently they want to live in a 1920s Brideshead Revisited city, in which you
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Write to the Minister
Sir – Mrs Lewis (letter, September 16) is right to express outrage at the new Oxford Airport hangar on Campsfield Road. It is 120m long, 37m wide and 13.5m high. Cherwell District Council rejected this site in the Green Belt for a hangar four years ago
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Breach of the peace
Sir – Thousands of Oxfordshire residents have been kept awake and deprived of any sleep. A Cassington “Farewell to the Field” rave, licensed, according to Thames Valley Police (who knew, yet didn’t mitigate the din) and environmental health in Oxford
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Rethink pool decision
Sir – At a time when financial constraints have forced Oxford City Council to cut free swimming for over 60s, and reduced it for under 17s, it seems to make no sense whatsoever that, at the same time, they are intending to build a new swimming pool at
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Pot is not bottomless
Sir – John Kinory (Letters, September 9) and others have extolled the virtues of speed cameras, and suggested they be funded directly by the speeding fines they generate. My feeling is that it may be morally suspect, not to say self-defeating, to use
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County's top earners leave Prime Minister far behind
THE pay packets of Oxfordshire’s top-earning public sector workers have been put under the spotlight by an Oxford Mail investigation. More than 224 people working at Oxford University are paid more than £100,000-a-year, with 75 top earners getting more
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Entrepreneur proves TV's Dragons wrong
AN ENTREPRENEUR who was thrown out of TV’s Dragons’ Den has proven the millionaire investors wrong by opening her first shop. Five years ago, Marneta Viegas was told she might be “cuckoo” when she pitched her range of relaxation CDs for children to five
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COMMENT: Top jobs require the best people
Today we put the pay packets of Oxfordshire’s top public servants under the spotlight. And it makes for an interesting read. The top earners include Oxfordshire County Council chief executive Joanna Simons, who takes home £189,158, and Thames Valley
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Get on our bikes
Sir – The proposed local transport plan is (probably) to do nothing for a while. No money, you see. Lots of grand ideas for the future, but not yet. We’ll just have to let congestion and pollution get worse for a bit. But as we have seen over the last
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Non-stop drumbeat
Sir – Last Saturday night I was kept awake until way past dawn by non-stop bass drumbeats. They would occasionally fade, only to start up again with the same monotonous rhythm. About 5.30am I got up, dressed and went out with my imaginary shotgun to
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Sleepless in Wolvercote
Sir – “What hath night to do with sleep?” asks Milton's debauched Comus, sentiments apparently shared by West Oxfordshire District Council. Their “authorised rave” near Cassington must have kept half of Wolvercote and Cutteslowe awake for long hours
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Street party capital
Sir – I would like to thank those hundreds of people who helped organise street parties in Oxford last weekend and earlier in the summer. I am aware of 54 parties this year, 26 of them last weekend, with a combined attendance of about 4,000 people. I
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A big draw
Sir – It is disappointing to see Keith Mitchell and Jean Fooks bickering in your letters pages, especially when their leaders Dave and Nick get on so well together, even to the extent of building an IKEA cabinet together. To show what friends they really
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Cuts too severe
Sir – The scale of the cuts at County Hall are quite unnecessary (County’s job-loss estimate doubled, September 16). Instead of rushing to slash and burn, Cllr Keith Mitchell should be pressing the Coalition Government to raise income taxes on Oxfordshire's
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Obvious waste
Sir – Like thousands and thousands of people across Oxfordshire I have recently received Oxfordshire County Council’s Oxon News. In the August issue (Number 25, no less) we find council leader Keith Mitchell appearing — with a nice photo — on page three
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Driver cleared over fatal crash
A DRIVER who skidded on black ice and crashed into an oncoming car has been cleared of causing death by careless driving. Logistics co-ordinator James Wilkinson, of Market Street, Charlbury, denied the charge and was unanimously cleared by a jury at
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Fan guilty of violent disorder after brawl
A FOOTBALL fan has been found guilty of wading into a ‘Western-style bar room brawl’ against rival supporters. Oxford United supporter Jeremy Smith, 37, punched a Cheltenham town fan and hurled two chairs when a fight broke out at the Moon Under Water
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Saving libraries is key to our cultural life
Sir – We are reminded (Oxford bid to become capital of book world, September 16) that we are ‘awash with literary associations’ and ‘home to world-class writers and publishers’. Tony Stratton, chairman of Oxford Inspires, is co-ordinating the bid on
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Time to debate congestion charges and workplace car levies
Sir – You are absolutely right to highlight the fact that the county council’s draft transport plan does not address the key question of how Oxfordshire is going to deal with growing congestion over the coming decades (Leader, September 16). Technical
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Leading the way
We do not begrudge our top public servants a decent salary. In most instances they are heading organisations of many thousands of people. In many we are trusting our very lives and limbs. The question is: When does a decent salary become excessive?
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ATHLETICS: Headington go the distance
HEADINGTON Roadrunners finished 21st out of a field of 54 in the Round Norfolk Relay. The 195-mile race took place over a full weekend with 17 Headington athletes taking part in legs of varying distances. There were third places within category for
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GOLF: Survival hopes boosted
THE Oxfordshire boosted their chances of avoiding relegation from Section 1 of the Shaw Gibbs Oxfordshire Foursomes League by defeating Ellesborough 2-1. Victory saw them go above Magnolia Park on head-to-head results, while Ellesborough look doomed
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ATHLETICS: McBain is crowned champion
ALCHESTER’S Jenny McBain was in dominant form as she cruised to victory in the women’s race at the Woodstock 12. More than 200 runners took part in the annual event, held in the grounds of Blenheim Park, and McBain was a class apart. In near perfect
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Never again
The all-night dance event at Cassington last weekend has caused quite a stir. For people as far away as Osney Island to be kept awake throughout the night, the noise must have been excessive. Environmental health officers at West Oxfordshire District
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It's clone town Oxford, says think tank
OXFORD has become a “clone town” with less individuality than Watford and Woking, a new think tank report has suggested. The New Economics Foundation said the community must fight back to save Oxford’s independent shops and identity, in a new report
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The Blitz by Juliet Gardiner
Oxford historian Juliet Gardiner, a former lecturer at Brookes University, has completed another mammoth study to add to her Wartime: Britain 1939-1945 and last year's The Thirties. Her latest book, simply called The Blitz (Harper Press, £25),
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Public servants paid more than PM
WELL OVER 100 public servants in Oxfordshire are earning more than the Prime Minister’s £142,000 salary — with many earning substantially more. Latest figures reveal that more than 224 people at Oxford University are paid more than £100,000
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United second string lose unbeaten record
Oxford Utd Res 0 Watford Res 1 (Aldred 59) OXFORD United reserves went down to a disappointing 1-0 defeat against Watford at Loop Meadow Stadium last night. The Totesport.Com Football Combination East Division leaders were looking to extend their
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COMMONWEALTH GAMES: Oxford duo will sleep in tents if they have to!
Two Oxford archers say that they will sleep in tents to compete at the Commonwealth Games. Stuart Wilson, representing Northern Ireland, and England’s Nichola Simpson have devoted a huge chunk of their lives to making the team for Delhi.
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Parky at the Pictures (In Cinemas 23/9/2010)
Indian cinema can rarely be accused of subtlety and debuting writer-director Anusha Rizvi's Peepli [Live] lays on the satire with a trowel. But there's something appealing about the sub-continent's first-ever submission to the Sundance Film Festival.
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Parky at the Pictures (DVD 23/9/2010)
There have been many programmes on television over the last few weeks commemorating the Battle of Britain and the Blitz. However, none has told the story of this terrifying year in our history with such clarity and immediacy as Harry Booth's Blitz on
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Turning back the clock at former grammar school
IT’S BEEN 60 years since these old classmates met on their first day at an East Oxford secondary school. And the class of 1950 have many memories of their time at Southfield Grammar School, in Glanville Road. But none as clear as the
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Get out and go wild
Foraging for food: The summer has come to an end and you may be forgiven for thinking that the best of what nature has to offer has been and gone . . . but there is good news! Autumn not only provides us with beautiful views as the leaves change to a
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Boxwood Winery, £240
In advance of the upcoming Boxwood Winery Dinner Tasting at The Cherwell Boathouse on Tuesday 19th October, we are offering a sneak preview of some of the superb wines to be featured on this very special night in a mixed case offer. The
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Asters: A time to sparkle
Oxfordshire residents are well placed to see a wide range of these September sparklers because there is world-famous autumn border at Waterperry Gardens, near Wheatley, full of late-summer asters or Michaelmas daisies. More importantly Waterperry grow
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Birdwatchers look for damp and overcast autumn
As summer gives way to sutumn, many will be hoping for an Indian summer of fine, bright, settled weather. Birders will be looking for duller overcast skies, bringing some precipitation, making avian navigation more challenging, and causing birds
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Stylish wines of US feature at club wine dinner
It’s with great pleasure that I’m able to announce the Oxford Times Wine Club dinner, featuring Virginia’s Boxwood Winery on Tuesday, October 19, at The Cherwell Boathouse. A not-to-be-missed evening, it is a chance to drink internationally acclaimed
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Raising a glass to a true Anglophile
I’d like to celebrate this year’s British Food Fortnight (September 18 – October 3), by waxing lyrical about a French chef who has probably done more to promote local British ingredients than anyone. I’m talking about Oxfordshire’s self-taught, Michelin-starred
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Recipe: Duck breast with apple and blackberries — serves two
Blackberries are so prolific this year that I have picked enough to make several buckets of wine and still have some over to cook with. They go particularly well with duck and when mixed with apple make a splendid sauce that adds a distinctive autumn
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Oxford Chamber Music Festival
Romance, passion, exhilaration and despair — these are just some of the contrasting emotions that Priya Mitchell hopes will be evoked by this year’s Oxford Chamber Music Festival, which opens next Wednesday. As always, Priya, pictured, has put together
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OX4 festival
Each year in the sun-scorched city of Austin, Texas, there is an event called South By South West (SXSW). This event sees the whole city taken over by bands, record label executives, journalists and A&R men, all looking for the same thing — to discover
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Jasmin Vardimon Dance Company: Oxford Playhouse
Jasmin Vardimon is an Israeli born choreographer who has worked in this country for a dozen years now, and achieved international acclaim for her company with works like Park and Justitia, both of which have been seen in Oxford in recent years.
