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Oxford City 1 - 1 Quarry Rovers
Quarry headed way out west to Court Farm Place and showed true grit in this (nearly) top-of-the-table gunfight. In the first half the Quarry goal at times resembled Fort Apache, with City's five man army often threatening in front of a solid defence
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Charlie Seals victory for Cumnor
Two close games at a windy Cutteslowe Park on Saturday afternoon. Jack Hunter put Cumnor ahead in the 1st game before former Cumnor player, Alexander Jacobs equalised with five minutes left. But a fine long throw-in by Oli Lewis sent Hunter with a
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City to press ahead with Temple Cowley Pools demolition
THE campaign to save Temple Cowley Pools suffered a fatal body blow tonight as councillors backed a decision to tear down the Cowley facility. Labour-controlled Oxford City Council is planning a new £16.8m complex next to Blackbird Leys Leisure Centre
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Shock at dead mouse in loaf
A FATHER making sandwiches for his children was disgusted to find a dead mouse baked into his loaf. Stephen Forse, from Kidlington, thought the bread was just discoloured but on closer inspection saw the object was covered in fur — and says
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Local shares (PM)
AEA Technology 16.25 BMW 4255 Electrocomponents 232 Nationwide Accident Repair 100.5 Oxford Biomedica 9.4 Oxford Catalysts 70 Oxford Instruments 478.5 Reed Elsevier 537 RM 140.5 RPS Group 183.4 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley, Abingdon
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School Choirs at Blenheim Palace
Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 December 2010 On the final weekend of the season a variety of special Christmas entertainment will take place at Blenheim Palace Saturday 11th December Combe Primary School 1st Performance - 11.00am -
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Results 25th & 26th September
25th & 26th September Under 9 Red League Didcot Casuals v Didcot Town Youth 1-4 Summertown Cobras v Cumnor Minors 2-5 Kennington v Grove Challengers 4-2 Crowmarsh v Hinksey Park 9-2 Horspath Youth v Goring
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Cars broken into in Wantage
Police are appealing for witnesses after one car was broken in to and another was stolen in Wantage. Overnight between Saturday and Sunday, thieves broke into a BMW in St Mary's Way and stole the facia of a Kenwood car stereo, a black iPhone and a
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North Oxford homes burgled
Police are appealing for witnesses following a series of burglaries in Oxford. Five properties in Jericho and Summertown have been burgled between September 16 and 23, with laptops, computers, iPods and cash among the property taken.
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Living Crafts for Christmas
Friday 19 - Sunday 21 November 2010 Festive craft show based at Blenheim Palace in Woodstock Please visit www.livingcrafts.co.uk for more information
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RAF parachute school celebrates 70th anniversary
RAF instructors took to the skies over Oxfordshire to mark the 70th anniversary of the creation of a specialist British military parachute training school. More than 190 past and present members of the Airborne Delivery Wing took part in a celebration
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Scales of Justice
A list of people convicted at magistrates' court recently: Gary Crew, 39, of Northfield Close, Oxford, admitted two counts of assault by beating on February 12 in Oxford. Given a 12-week curfew and told to pay £200 costs and £225 compensation.
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Man attacked in Thame
Police are appealing for witnesses after a 19-year-old man suffered injuries to his head and body during an unprovoked attack in Thame. The victim, who had been attending the Thame Fair, was walking along Skippon Way, near the junction with Roundhead
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Plot shortage in Kidlington is a grave concern
THE crisis of Oxfordshire’s rapidly filling cemeteries has forced one parish council to buy a new burial ground. Kidlington parish council, which has been looking for a cheap solution to the problem for a decade, has had to borrow £114,000 and use £60,000
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FOOTBALL: Didcot handed a home draw
Didcot Town will face the winners of tonight's replay between Blue Square South side Basingstoke Town and Bristol Manor Farm from the Western League in the FA Cup third-qualifying round on Saturday, October 9. It follows the Railwaymen's
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FOOTBALL: Quickfire Headington on top
Headington Ams 4 (McLay 1, Cuff 27, 44, 90) Clanfield 0 A goal after 12 seconds from Jamie McCuaig and a hat-trick from Luke Cuff saw Headington keep up their 100 per cent record in Division 1 West. A sensational start saw the fastest goal ever
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Blenheim 10k runners go the distance for cancer research
RUNNERS put their best foot forward yesterday racing an emotional 10km to remember loved ones taken by cancer. About 1,800 people jogged and sprinted around 2,100 acres of parkland at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock – 400 more than last year.
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RAF honours its volunteer heroes
BY DAY they have regular nine-to-five jobs but in their spare time they risk their lives thousands of miles from home for the RAF. Twenty-eight RAF reservists, members of 4624 Squadron based at RAF Brize Norton, were honoured at the weekend for their
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FOOTBALL: Kidlington hit back to sink rivals with quick one-two
Kidlington 2 (Willoughby 60, Parker 64) Slimbridge 1 (Chandler 12) Two quick goals early in the second half enabled Kidlington to turn the tables in their Premier Division top-of-the- table clash with Slimbridge (UHL Sport Hellenic league. However
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Sanctuary donkeys get a posh new home
DONKEYS at a sanctuary near Wallingford have a comfortable new home, thanks to £75,000 fundraising drive. Four years ago the Island Farm Donkey Sanctuary in Brightwell-cum-Sotwell received a £50,000 donation. Now, following further donations, the sanctuary
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Local share prices (AM)
AEA Technology 16.25 BMW 4230 Electrocomps 233 Nationwide Accident Repair 100 Oxford Biomedica 9.3 Oxford Catalyst 70 Oxford Instruments 476 Reed Elsevier 539.25 RM 140.5 RPS Group 180.8 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley, Abingdon
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Three teenagers trashed house, court told
THREE teenagers have been sentenced for trashing a house in Greater Leys. The group stole items, damaged property and then set fire to the house in Cherry Close on June 6 last year. Kalem Edwards, 18, of Falcon Close, Blackbird Leys, was given a two-year
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'Love thy neighbour' urges PCSO as local disputes soar
NEIGHBOURS in Cowley are being told to calm down and sort out local disputes because too many of them are rowing. Police have noticed a “large rise” in disputes in the Oxford suburb with seven current disputes they are looking in to – including
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Funeral of Arthur Titherington
OXFORD: An article in Friday’s Oxford Mail incorrectly stated that POW campaigner Arthur Titherington’s funeral would take place on Monday September 27. The service will, in fact, take place on Monday October 4 at 1pm at St Mary the Virgin in Church
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Gang faces jail over takeaway driver attack
A GANG of four men with 72 previous convictions between them have been convicted of an attack on a takeaway driver. Turkish deliveryman Hakkani Nergiz was set upon in Preston Road, Abingdon, on April 2 as he carried food from Sami’s in the town. Craig
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Off-road fans drive into a mudbath
THOUSANDS of off-road enthusiasts gathered at Dalton Barracks at the weekend for a mud-drenched celebration of 4x4 power. The 10th annual Abingdon 4x4 festival, organised by the Phoenix Land Rover Club and Abingdon Rotary Club, has been raising money
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FOOTBALL: Elliot grabs dramatic win
Paulton Rov 0 Didcot Tn 1 (Osborne-Ricketts 90+2) An injury-time goal from Elliott Osborne-Ricketts earned Didcot a place in the third qualifying round draw for the first time in the club’s history on Saturday (FA Cup 2nd qualifying round). The Railwaymen
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CRICKET: Ethan is youngest qualified umpire
A teenager from Wallingford earned his place in the history books after becoming the youngest qualified umpire in Britain. Ethan Peel, 15, has been studying for a BTEC intermediate certificate in cricket umpiring at Oxford Brookes University as part
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Loyalty
A LOYALTY card to encourage shoppers to spend at Oxford’s independent stores could be launched next year. Oxford City Council is investigating the proposal and business group Rescue Oxford wants the scheme up and running in 2011. The announcement comes
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School swimmers aimed for gala glory
THE swimming galas at the now-doomed Temple Cowley Pool in Oxford were one of the highlights of the schools’ sporting calendar. Pupils would be selected by their schools to take part in a series of events, in the hope of winning a trophy.
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Dump Trident
LIBERAL Democrat leader Nick Clegg has been right to voice reservations about renewing Trident. Trident was conceived during the Cold War, and times have changed. Submarines equipped with nuclear weapons are rapidly becoming obsolete. Each submarine
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Cancer risks
PENNY Little (Oxford Mail, September 9) can be assured that the sale of non-dairy produce, and vegetarian substitutes for animal protein in supermarkets, is at an all-time high. Consumers know that dubious farming practices are all too common and public
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Speed camera rant
ONCE again Jean Fooks, Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrat Opposition on Oxfordshire County Council rants about the switching off of the speed cameras (Oxford Mail, September 22). How can she blame the council, for switching off the cameras when it
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MAN ABOUT TOWN: Firm left me feeling flaccid
DOES this ring true? I’m 48 and for the first time ever have to own up to impotence. In fact, I felt the first twinges about a month ago, fretted over it for a day or so, then let it pass. But that was a mistake. It came back with a vengeance last week
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Rivalries ran deep among Barton boys
THERE was plenty of rivalry between youngsters at Barton, Oxford. The estate was divided into East and West Barton, with Bayswater Road between them, and there was mutual distrust. Roger Thomas, in a book recalling his childhood there
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Wheatley footballers enjoyed Shield success
WHEATLEY Primary School enjoyed great success in the Lady Ottaline Morrell Shield competition. The school team won the shield in the 1965-6 and 1967-8 seasons. The 1965-6 team included Ian Cambrey, Peter Reid, Peter Garry, Ian Durgey
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The changing face of Woodstock
COLIN Profett and Rosalind Knowland, both 14, pupils at Marlborough School, were successful in a stamp designing competition run by the Post Office in Oxfordshire and Berkshire in 1973. Colin won the 13-14 age group class with his design on a European
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College endured difficult birth
OXFORD College of Further Education – now part of Oxford & Cherwell Valley College – is marking its 50th anniversary. In that half-century, thousands of students have benefited from extra tuition after leaving school and gone on to enjoy successful careers
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Casual beat
OH dear! The publishing of my letter with my suggested uniform changes for Thames valley Police (Oxford Mail, September 13) appears to have worried the currently serving members of my old employer. I have received a number of calls from those who will
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Railway scheme is on the wrong track
THE proposed high speed railway line would benefit no-one but its builders and their suppliers. Building it would leave a huge carbon footprint. And 250mph trains are not green; they use about four times as much energy as 125mph ones. Nick Newman (
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FOOTBALL: Thame run carries on
Poole Tn 1 (Cook 57) Thame Utd 1 (Stewart 10) Thame kept their superb cup run going when they drew away to Poole Town, the Sydenhams Wessex League leaders, on Saturday. Indeed Thame, from the Uhlsport Hellenic League Premier Division, actually took
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FOOTBALL:Woodstock knocked out
Hamble ASSC 2 (Musselwhite 35, 71) Old Woodstock Tn 1 (Brooks 80) Old Woodstock’s run came to a gallant end when they lost narrowly away to Hamble, of the Sydenhams Wessex League. The home side took a 2-0 lead through two goals from Jamie Musselwhite
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FOOTBALL: Coleman injury hurts Banbury
Banbury Utd 0 Hemel Hempstead 4 (Fennemore 10, 76, 82, Stone 85) An injury to Joe Coleman made it a bad day for Banbury, who slumped to a heavy Premier Division defeat against their second-placed opponents on Saturday. Coleman, Banbury’s best player
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FOOTBALL: North Leigh storm back to grab point
North Leigh 2 (Hole pen 71, Taylor 83) Yate Tn 2 (Lewis 14, 40) North Leigh recovered from a two-goal deficit to secure their first home point of the season in Division 1 South & West on Saturday. Goals from Stuart Hole and Matty Taylor in a pulsating
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FOOTBALL: Abingdon’s unbeaten run ended
Unbeaten Abingdon were brought down to earth with a four- goal mauling in their Diviison 1 South & West game at Thatcham. Thatcham took the lead with a 20-yard shot from Aaron Parfitt into the far corner. John Mills headed over from Jon Gardner corner
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Blur man's blue cheese is a hit
BLUR bass guitarist turned organic farmer Alex James, who lives in Kingham, has won an award for one of his cheeses. Blue Monday, a creamy Shropshire Blue-style cheese, was honoured with a medal at the British Cheese Awards on Friday. The supreme champion
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Crowds enjoy reservoir races
“OXFORD is associated with rowing but Bangladeshi rowing is something else and frankly a lot more exciting and a lot more colourful.” This was how the Lord Mayor of Oxford, John Goddard, summed up the spectacle of traditional Bangladeshi boat racing
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Banned driver caught behind wheel for sixth time
A 30-year-old man has clocked up his sixth conviction for driving while disqualified. Arron Thomas, of Lyford Way, was sentenced at Oxford Crown Court after admitting the charge as well as theft and fraud. He stole a junction box and heater from Speedy
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Council to debate rail station expansion plan
OXFORD City councillors will meet on Wednesday to decide on whether to give planning permission for a new platform at the city’s railway station. The £12.5m plans includes a new bay platform alongside the Becket Street long-stay car park, including toilets
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Elderly man lucky to be alive after Leys fire
AN ELDERLY man rescued from a house fire in Blackbird Leys was lucky to be alive, Oxford firefighters said. Fire crews were called to Druce Way at 4.20pm on Friday to deal with a blaze on the ground floor of a three-bedroom house. A woman had got out
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Party racket gets out of hand across Oxford
OXFORD’S noise abatement team is being swamped with complaints from residents fed up with the city’s late-night party culture. Calls to the environmental health department’s out-of-hours service have increased by 70 per cent over the past six
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COMMENT: Problem can't be ignored
OXFORD City Council has our sympathy over the explosion of noise complaints in recent years but it cannot sit there with its hands over its ears like a ‘hear no evil’ monkey. As we report today, the number of calls to the council’s noise abatement team
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Greater Leys Youth 1 v Benson 8 Under 9's Green League
Great game of football and some great goals. Greater Leys goal from Liam Harper and Benson goals from Ben Rodriguez, Archie Simpson, Oscar Taylor (4) and Lewis Bennett (2) Well done to all players.
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Tonkin - We deserved it
Defender Anthony Tonkin was pleased after helping the U’s fight back from a goal down to draw 1-1 at his old club Crewe on Saturday. Dave Artell headed Crewe in front, before James Constable, on his 100th start for the U’s levelled with his seventh goal
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Wilder hails battling U's
Chris Wilder praised the character of his Oxford United players after seeing them battle back for a 1-1 draw at Crewe on Saturday. But the U’s manager was unhappy with the sending off of captain – and goalscorer – James Constable late on for two bookings
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Heart ops inquiry faces delay
UNUSUALLY high death rates at three children’s heart centres could affect the outcome of an inquiry that will settle the fate of children’s cardiac surgery in Oxford. Parents and staff in Oxford will now have to wait until at least the spring to learn
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Brakes put on road schemes
TWO major road schemes which could help traffic flow in and around Abingdon have been sidelined by transport planners. Calls for a new A34 junction at Lodge Hill and a second Thames crossing in the town are not likely to go ahead, Oxfordshire County
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Churchill makes front page news again
A stunning portrait of Sir Winston Churchill has caught the attention of one of the world’s leading experts on the Second World War leader. Abingdon artist Danny Rogers is hoping his portrait will be used as the image for the cover of historian Richard
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Green-fingered 'godsend' wins award
A GREEN-fingered Barnardo’s volunteer from Oxford has been rewarded for his help at a disabled children’s centre in Headington. Eric Stenton, 55, from Grandpont, has been transforming the garden of Viking House Centre in Saxon Way since the spring.
