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JERSEY: A small wonder

SITTING on a sun-kissed beach eating ice creams and watching children at play, the horrors of the Second World War should have been a million miles away. But they weren’t. They were all around us. There is no escaping the war on the

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'At last I know I'm brave'

ELLEN Bassani has led a life which would terrify most people. What makes the mother-of-two even more remarkable is that she has done it all without her sight. Cycling across Costa Rica, white water rafting, even climbing up the 139-feet

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RUGBY UNION: The numbers game

Chinnor ground out a home win despite having less possession. Here is the numbers' game. See Tuesday’s paper for full report. Competition: National 3 South West Score: Chinnor 22, Redingensians 10 Chinnor player ratings:

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Bulman to go out on loan

Oxford United midfielder Dannie Bulman is set to go out on loan for three months to former Club Crawley Town.

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Who was United's man of the match against Crewe?

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Constable grabs a point for United

Crewe 1 (Artell 37) Oxford United 1 (Constable 72) TEN-man Oxford United had to settle for a share of the spoils after battling back superbly to rescue a point at Gresty Road this afternoon. It was no more than they deserved after dominating

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Biker fears safety cuts

BIKER Steve Harding fears motorcyclists could be in greater danger in Oxfordshire after a council road safety expert was made redundant. For the past two years, the H Riders group, which meets at the H Café on the A4074 near Dorchester, has

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United trail at the break

Oxford United trailed 1-0 to Crewe at half-time of their League Two clash at Gresty Road. The opening goal came on 37 minutes when Dave Artell headed in Ashley Westwood's corner

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'New development could flood village'

FEARS of flooding in Kidlington have surfaced over plans for development further up the Cherwell valley. Retired civil engineer Carl Smith says his warnings over new housing schemes were being ignored and nothing was being done to improve defences

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Battle to keep Vulcan bomber in the skies

One of the Royal Air Force’s most iconic bombers could take to the air over Oxfordshire for the final time tomorrow. The last airworthy Avro Vulcan will be grounded for good unless £400,000 to cover maintenance and operating costs can be raised by the

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Potter in for Green

Alfie Potter replaces Matt Green in Oxford United's starting line-up for today's trip to Crewe. Otherwise they are unchanged from the side that lost at home to Stockport last weekend. Crewe (4-3-3): Taylor, Tootle, Blanchett, Artell, Ada

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Kidlington firefighters do Great North Run in full kit

TWO firefighters have raised £2,000 for cancer charities by running a half-marathon dressed in full kit. Carrying compressed air cylinders and breathing apparatus, and wearing helmets and 22lb flameproof uniforms, Firefighter Mick Dunn and Watch Manager

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Children face swingeing cuts as county scraps series of plans

MORE than half of planned children’s centres and pre-school improvement projects in Oxfordshire have been scrapped, it emerged last night. Fourteen schemes, out of a total list of 26, will not go ahead after the Government slashed the £14m

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Ardington & Lockinge FC v Abingdon Youth FC

After a heavy defeat last weekend, Ardington were looking for a much improved performance against Abingdon Youth on Saturday. They opened the match brightly with several good chances early on. Their pressure was rewarded in the tenth minute

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Time to get clinical says Oxford United boss Wilder

CHRIS Wilder is likely to resist the temptation to make any major changes to his line-up when they travel to Crewe looking to extend their unbeaten away run to four matches. Although United went down to a 1-0 defeat against Stockport, Wilder said there

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GREYHOUNDS: Pennys Yankee in turnaround

THE tale of the turning greyhound Pennys Yankee – or should that be tail – caused excitement and controversy at Saturday’s meeting. The Tony Magnasco-trained black dog turned in the traps to show only his tail sticking out at the front. Four times the

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GREYHOUNDS: Mixed fortunes at trials

THE racing office reported a mixed response to Monday’s trial session after another five trainers failed to trial any new hounds. However, the pleasing factor was that a further seven greyhounds passed off for the stayers’ 595m trip, and a healthy 25

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MOTORSPORT: Bratt hopes hit by early clash

WILL Bratt was delighted to finish the FIA Formula 2 Championship season on a high – ending the campaign just 13 points off a coveted top-three place. The Banbury-based driver finished second in the opening race of round 18 at Valencia, and had an outside

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MOTORSPORT: Plato holds on to championship lead

JASON Plato goes into the final round of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship as the title leader. But the Oxford-based driver was forced to pull out all the stops after a first-race crash in the penultimate round at Donington Park

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CYCLE SPEEDWAY: Horspath on revenge mission

Horspath Hammers bid for revenge when they resume their British Premier League title chase at home to Birmingham tomorrow (2pm). The Midlands outfit are the only club to have beaten Hammers in the league this season in somewhat controversial circumstances

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CRICKET: Tom's academy call-up

THIRTEEN-year-old Tom Costley, who hit his maiden OCA League century for Ducklington this season, has been rewarded with a place in Gloucestershire’s junior academy this winter. The youngster (pictured), who played for Oxfordshire Under 13s, was awarded

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SCHOOL SPORT: O'Hara steers Oxon to silver

ED O’Hara produced a terrific display to lead Oxfordshire to team silver in the ESAA English Schools’ Combined Events Championships at Stoke-on-Trent, writes RUSSELL SMITH The youngster from Larkmead School, Abingdon, finished fourth in the intermediate

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GYMNASTICS: Abingdon's golden girls lead way

CHLOE Palmer, Casey Duignan and Rachel Willett led the way as Abingdon Gymnastics Club’s 13-strong team picked up 22 golds in the Bucks Open Artistic Championships at Milton Keynes. Palmer came away with five gold medals in the senior section of level

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Vettel: Tight calls to be vital

Sebastian Vettel believes this season's Formula One title chasers face a "very tight call" deciding whether to go for broke or settle for second best during a race. Vettel's crash in the Belgian Grand Prix four weeks ago followed by Lewis Hamilton's

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ICE HOCKEY: Green's back for big test

OXFORD City Stars face the toughest test yet of the English National League South Division 1 season – a trip to last year’s winners Invicta Dynamos. Last season, Stars lost both league fixtures in Kent heavily. And while the season has started well

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TABLE TENNIS: Harrison triumphs in junior trials

Michael Harrison (Banbury) came out on top at the Oxfordshire Junior County trials. Held at South Moreton School, Harrison came out on top, with Charlie Lane (Didcot) and Anthony Howgego (Oxford) occupying the second and third places. David Smart (Didcot

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ANGLING: What a catch

Linear Fisheries, near Stanton Harcourt, produced a trio of monster carp for Rhys Will-iams from Lancashire last week. The Oxfordshire big-fish water is really producing the goods at the moment as the carp continue to feed before the colder months set

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ANGLING: No let-up from champ Benwell

ANDY Benwell (Predator) has already won this season’s Carp League 2010, but the other places are still up for grabs with one fixture remaining. Fourteen anglers fished the penultimate round at Rissington last Sunday, and Benwell (Predator) was the clear

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Health Quango 'must justify existence'

A UNION boss last night branded reported Government cuts as “reckless”, after it emerged the Health Protection Agency (HPA) could be one of 177 taxpayer-funded bodies facing closure. The quango, which has a major centre at Chilton, near Didcot, provides

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MoD contract fears put 100 jobs at Eurocopter at risk

BOSSES at a helicopter manufacturer fear they could be forced to cut up to 100 jobs if defence chiefs decide to ditch a £300m contract they are working on. Directors at Eurocopter, based at Oxford Airport, in Kidlington, admitted there is now a 50/50

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COMMENT: Jail them both

It’s a cliché to be sure, but sometimes the law is a complete ass. Clichés exist of course because they are oft-repeated truths. And surely no-one who reads the story of the brutal attack on 62-year-old Roger Rowlands in the Red Lion

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SWIMMING: Relay success is highlight for Wantage

WANTAGE White Horses showed their improvment by coming second in the Milton Keynes Mini League. White Horses went into the third and final round at Dunstable in third place behind Linslade Crusaders and Milton Keynes. But they finished second – 19 points

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Judge lets pub thug walk free

A MAN who teamed up with a friend to beat up a 62-year-old in a pub has walked free from court despite a criminal record of 48 offences. Adam O’Connor avoided being sent to prison at Oxford Crown Court yesterday, while Julian Pitts was jailed for four

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NHS could axe 1,900 county jobs

A UNION last night attacked plans to cut thousands of NHS jobs, claiming it would put “incredible pressure” on health service staff in Oxfordshire. It came as the county’s primary care trust NHS Oxfordshire said it needed to find £100m worth of “workforce

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COMMENT: Count your blessings

MORE job losses. However much it may hurt us, the truth is, this is probably just the beginning. We are entering a dark new era where savings will made at the expense of many thousands of jobs. And doubtless the sheer number of redundancies will create

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Police act to end hare coursing in Oxfordshire

GANGS of illegal coursers who continue to invade farmers’ fields to kill hares with dogs are being warned they will be brought to justice. Police have relaunched an operation in the Vale of White Horse to put a stop to the bloodsport which sees bets