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Wantage Concords 7 Didcot Town Youth A 0
Wantage Concords 7 Didcot Town Youth A 0 A matter of weeks after suffering their first defeat of the season in the Berks & Bucks Cup, Wantage hosted their neighbours from Didcot, hoping to redress the balance after the 5-2 reverse at Edmonds Park
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Police name dead toddler
A toddler who died in hospital was tonight named as 22-month-old Tayler Mason. A man and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of causing grievious bodily harm following the unexplained death of. The infant, from the Banbury area, was admitted to
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Academy head hopes for 'great future'
THE principal of an Oxford school which was became an academy said improvements welcomed by Ofsted were only the beginning of a ‘great future’ for the institution. Oxford Academy, formerly Peers School, was praised by the education watchdog in its first
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Teenager detained after bridge drama on bypass
A teenager was detained by police after he climbed over a barrier on a footbridge crossing Oxford's Eastern Bypass. Police were called to the bridge over the A4142, near the BMW plant in Cowley, at 4.45pm on Friday. Spokesman Craig Evry
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Girl injured in A40 accident
Collisions on the A40 and M40 caused traffic problems today. Police were called to the eastbound carriageway of the A40 Witney bypass, near the Oxford Hill slip road, at 10.50am, after a Renault Laguna car, a DAF lorry and a Mercedes van collided
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Vet rallies support for flood victims
LIVE music, an art auction and cakes baked in Lancashire were all on show in East Oxford to raise funds for victims of the Pakistan floods. The all-day event at the Regal venue, featuring local bands, local artists and family activities, was organised
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City market ... continental style
Get into the true spirit of the season and choose traditional gifts at Oxford’s Christmas Market. For many of us, the thought of Christmas shopping fills the heart with dread. Battling your way through crowds of desperate festive shoppers in
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Deck the halls . . .
The nights have drawn in. Turkeys are drawing up their wills. It is time once again to insulate the loft and tinsel-ate the walls. Everything at this time of year is a little bit shinier, a little bit more glittery, a little bit more fun. We
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Shopping in a winter wonderland
Why not enjoy the magic of Christmas at European markets, suggests Amelie Skoda. According to the website Travelsupermarket.com, nearly one in ten Britons will be heading to a festive Christmas market in Europe this winter. As well as the chance
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Creatively festive
The Betty Worm greetings card company is the combined efforts of Helena Impett and her sister Claudia Figueiredo, both of whom found themselves in a career dilemma after a decade devoted to child-rearing. So, armed with a BA in Fine Art (Claudia),
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M40 crash causes hold-ups
A crash involving a number of vehicles caused delays on the M40 in north Oxfordshire today. Queueing traffic is reported on the southbound carriageway following a collision at junction nine, near Wendlebury. Congestion is reported back to junction ten
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Five of the best and more Kane please for Quarry.
‘Well they look like the same players’, mused Quarry’s ever-puzzled management, collective brows wrinkled as a pickled granny. Not known for their thinkage they are still staring slack-jawed at the squad photo trying to understand what happened. The
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County architects have winning vision
STATE-of-the-art technology combined with the latest green thinking have landed major awards for Oxfordshire architects. Kate Smith won the prestigious Royal Institute of British Architects’ Downland Prize for her work on a ‘striking family home’, Tinel
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Marston Saints 3 - 1 Ardington & Lockinge
After a two week break, Ardington were looking to get back into the season with a win. The game started evenly with both sides finding it difficult to find their feet. It was five minutes in when Joseph Flanangan jigged his way through Marston's
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Scales of Justice
OXFORD Theresa Bottley, 38, of Speedwell Street, Oxford, admitted shoplifting two legs of lamb valued at £41.40 from Sainsbury’s in Oxford on October 3. Given a 12-month conditional discharge. Chloe Brown, 27, of Speedwell Street, Oxford, admitted possession
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Brookes opens up allotments to students
UNIVERSITY students and staff are being encouraged to grow their own fruit and veg on newly created allotments. Twenty four plots have been created on a piece of land by Oxford Brookes University’s sports hall at its Wheatley campus with students able
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Crash closes A40
A three-vehicle crash today led to the closure of the A40 eastbound near Witney. The road was closed at the A415 Ducklington Lane junction. The collision happened just east of the B4022 eastbound slip road, which has also been closed. Traffic
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Potter craze linked to owl thefts
THE Harry Potter craze could be why two barn owls have been stolen from their aviary in Wheatley. Seven-month-old barn owls Romeo and Juliet have been missing from their home in London Road, since Thursday, October 21. Devastated owners
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FOOTBALL: Wantage go through after late recovery
Wantage Tn 3 Shone og 83, Rowe 93, Claydon 113) Binfield 1 (Suarez 54) (after extra time) Wantage moved into the third round with a dramatic extra-time victory over Binfield on Saturday int the FA Carlsberg Vase. Trailing until seven minutes from
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FOOTBALL: Bicester have four sent off
Letcombe 1 (Brind 68) Bicester Tn 1 (Kimbangi 36) Bicester had their manager and three players sent off, but still managed to hold on for a draw in Division 1 West (UHL Sport Hellenic league). The game erupted on the hour when Bicester boss Chris
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Attacker jailed after unprovoked assault
A YOUNG chef suffered a seizure and a blood clot on his brain after an unprovoked attack with a rounders bat. Danny Hewett was hit once with the wooden bat as he walked past the Three Horseshoes pub, in Corn Street, Witney, at 2.30am. His attacker Thomas
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Community room remains closed
A COMMUNITY room on a North Oxford estate is still locked to residents four years after it was built. When Oxford City Council gave developer Berkeley Homes planning permission to build the Waterways Estate on the former Oxford Automotive site in 2005
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Barrichello stays with Williams F1 for 2011
The AT&T Williams team at Grove today announced that Rubens Barrichello would continue to drive for the team in 2011. The team’s second driver will be confirmed before the end of the year. Rubens Barrichello enjoyed a successful first
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Police issue plea over fatal Bicester crash
Police today appealed for witnesses after a fatal collision in Bicester. At about 7am on Saturday, a silver-coloured Vauxhall Astra collided with the railway bridge in Bucknell Road, Bicester. A 26-year-old man, the only occupant of
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Fun of fair took over street
THIS was the day that all the fun of the fair came to an Oxford street. Little Clarendon Street, at the north end of St Giles, was popular with shoppers and tourists, with its unique blend of small shops. And in June 1986, traders organised the Little
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Chemistry pupils learned to dodge flying chalk
CHEMISTRY lessons at the old Oxford ‘Tech’ were not the most popular among pupils. Gordon Clack recalls that chemistry teacher Mr Buist was an accurate chalk-thrower. “If you did not immediately tell him what happened if you mixed H2So4 with NaCl, he
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Remembering our fallen heroes
YESTERDAY, the county fell silent at 11am to remember the fallen of the two World Wars and other conflicts. The Lord Mayor of Oxford, Alderman Frank Pickstock, on the left, and the pro-vice-chancellor of Oxford University, Sir Kenneth Wheare, are pictured
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Councillors grappled over Town Hall wrestling
HUNDREDS of people flocked to Oxford Town Hall to enjoy wrestling. Women were particularly raucous, shouting, cheering, jeering, clapping and gesticulating as the wrestlers battled it out in the ring. On most nights, there was hardly a seat to spare
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FOOTBALL: Didcot fall to leaders
Didcot Town 0 Truro City 3 (Yetton 17, 30, Smith 49) Didcot Town suffered their seventh defeat in eight home matches as they proved no match for Premier Division leaders Truro on Saturday. The architect for the victory was Andy Watkins, who made all
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FOOTBALL: North Leigh’s jinx continues
North Leigh 1 (Flockton og 22) Frome Town 2 (White 41, 73) Michael Hopkins made a promising debut as North Leigh’s winless home run continued against Frome, who were fortunate to secure a seventh straight Division 1 South & West win. North Leigh
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FOOTBALL: Peirson given his marching orders
Abingdon United 1 (Haysham 86) Gosport Borough 3 (Jones 38, Bennett 44, Long 85) Abingdon United defender Richard Peirson was sent off as Saturday’s Division 1 South & West match sprung into life just before half-time. Ian Jones had just put Gosport
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Ideological gamble
County council Leader Keith Mitchell (Oxford Mail ViewPoints, November 5) reveals his ideological dogma. He claims that the private sector will grow “as the public sector necessarily declines to a level that is affordable”. If Mr Mitchell was so concerned
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Great weekend
ON THE weekend of October 22-25 a group of 56 Oxfordshire Scouts, Cubs and leaders set off for an adventure weekend held at PGL’s activity centre in Liddington, Wiltshire. We took part in a huge variety of activities, including climbing, abseiling,
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Money puzzle
SO the speed cameras are being brought back into use. It seemed odd to me when I read in the Oxford Mail that the police are putting up most of the money. Where are the police getting the money from? They have to get rid of some of their officers due
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Cleaning regime is a tale of two cities
I WROTE recently (ViewPoints, October 22) regarding the blue bin waste scheme that was coming into operation in Oxford and asked if all the bins and boxes were going to be recalled and recycled to get some money back, after all the thousands of pounds
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Rotherham Utd 2, Oxford Utd 1 (13/11)
United fell to a fourth successive defeat but could find some positives from their League Two defeat by Rotherham. New striker Steve Maclean, signed on loan from Plymouth, had a fine game, and was involved in the visitors' goal on the stroke
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FOOTBALL: City ease to initial home win
Oxford City 3 (McIlwain 13, Steele 53, Kington 90+2) Hemel Hempstead 0 At last! Oxford City secured their first home Premier Division win of the season on Saturday – and it came in convincing fashion. A first-half goal by Craig McIlwain, back from
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FOOTBALL: Fuming Banbury make their point
Windsor & Eton 1 (Pearce 50) Banbury Utd 1 (Coleman 74) SPARKED by an article in the match programme predicting that Banbury would finish in the Premier Division relegation zone, the Puritans sec-ured a valuable point at Windsor. Banbury earned a
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Speed watch
THE reintroduction of speed cameras (Oxford Mail, November 3) got me thinking, why? Then I realised there were councillors who were not attending meetings and therefore not able to claim expenses, and along with their friends in the road safety partnership
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MAN ABOUT TOWN: Hands-free combat with deadly germs
I am, without question, one of the most dirty, disgusting, lice-riddled individuals anyone could ever have the misfortune to meet, and if I were you, a person you’d do well to avoid... Am I trying to be funny? God no, because I take the question of
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The changing face of Woodstock
THIRTY children from Marlborough School and Woodstock Primary School volunteered to act as guides to school parties visiting Blenheim Palace in 1970. Carol Greenwood, Gary Charlett, Steven Branwell and Andrew Merritt are seen making notes about trees
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REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY: Chelsea Pensioner's poignant return
Ray Godfrey returned to Witney to lay a wreath more than six decades after first joining up as a teenage soldier. Yesterday the 83-year-old Chelsea Pensioner stood solemnly with hundreds of others in tribute to the men of the town who sacrificed
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Firefighter is Britain’s strongest man
AS A fireman you’d expect Ben Kelsey to be a bit of a hunk. But the strongest man in Britain? Mr Kelsey, a firefighter at Oxford’s Slade Park fire station, can claim to be the strongest man in the country after beating every other UK competitor in the
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REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY: Family unites for memorial
FOR 95 years after Alexander Wallace was killed on the Western front, his family have known nothing about his life or death. When he was killed at Neuve Chapelle, France, in 1915, his body was never found, his daughter Alec had yet to be born
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The case of Harry Potter and the stolen first edition
THIEVES brazenly walked off with a rare first edition of the first Harry Potter book worth nearly £6,000 from an exhibition. The couple, described as well-dressed, distracted gallery staff before taking the hardback copy of The Philosopher’
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COMMENT: We deserve more from our force
A BABY is dead after being taken to the Horton Hospital with injuries and two people have been arrested. This is a matter of significant public interest but in yet another demonstration of its contempt for the public it “serves”, Thames Valley Police
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Loanees give Wilder encouragement
Oxford United boss Chris Wilder is convinced his three new signings have improved the side – and now the hard work begins this week in trying to develop some understanding. The U’s 2-1 defeat to Rotherham at Don Valley Stadium on Saturday
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Athlete will lift festive spirits
AN athlete who competed in this summer’s Disabled Commonwealth Games in India – while suffering a bout of ‘Delhi Belly’ – is being honoured by his hometown by switching on its Christmas lights. Weightlifter Daniel Steward, 24, from Arncott, near Bicester
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Three killed in crashes on county's roads
THREE people lost their lives in road accidents in Faringdon, Bicester and Banbury over the weekend. Police are appealing for information following the first collision, which took place near Faringdon on Friday evening. The crash happened at about 8.20pm
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Good causes get night of honours
CHARITIES that help support refugees, cut Oxford’s carbon footprint and distribute food to the homeless were among the organisations honoured at a special awards ceremony. The awards run by Oxfordshire Community and Voluntary Action attracted more than
