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Didcot 7 - 1 Kidlington Youth. Under 11s A League

Thomas scores a Really Useful hat trick. Thomas Aldred scored three times as Didcot pulled away in the latter stages to register an ultimately comfortable victory over Kidlington. Jack Thompson contributed a brace, while Gus Bowers and Thomas Legge

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Gleys u14 3 Didcot town u14's 5

Gleys u14 3 Didcot town u14's 5 A great match to watch that saw Gleys take the lead twice in the first half with goals from Corny Bobb and Sam Douglas helped Gleys to a 2-1 halftime lead. In 2nd half, Didcot responded with pace and competiiveness you

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St Clement's row rumbles on

THE battle to build student flats on St Clement’s car park could return to the Town Hall if councillors challenge this week’s planning refusal. Worried traders were jubilant on Wednesday night when city councillors voted five to four to turn

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Sex education: 'What to tell the children'

Oxfordshire health bosses have advised parents on the best way to answer inquisitive kids’ questions on sex. County health chiefs have dished out tips on talking to different age groups when put on the spot. Advice for inquisitive three- to four-year-olds

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Book charts 140-year history of NOC

MORE than 140 years of a Headington hospital’s history have been lovingly collected by a member of staff. Now Martin Harris hopes the book he has made about the heritage of the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centrewill boost the hospital’s charity coffers. Mr

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Barnet 0, Oxford United 2 (Heslop 33, Davis 38)

OXFORD United made it two wins in a row with an ultimately comfortable victory at Underhill, despite a late red card for captain Jake Wright. First-half strikes from Simon Heslop and Liam Davis proved the difference, with Alfie Potter involved

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THE LAKE DISTRICT: Lake Geneva, Switzerland

I’ve always wished I lived in a time when wealthy people still took ‘The Grand Tour’ of Europe, spending months at beautiful resorts and seeing all the sights. Of course, I’d also have to be wealthy, so if I win the Lottery – and you don’t

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Oxford United leading at half-time

Goals from Simon Heslop and Liam Davis put Oxford United 2-0 up at half-time in today's npower League Two clash at Barnet. Barnet managed plenty of pressure, but Oxford hit them twice on the break with fine finishes.

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RUGBY UNION: Quins need to raise their game

JOHN Brodley has told his Oxford Harlequins players to step up another gear when they visit Newton Abbot on National 3 South West tomorrow. Director of rugby Brodley was pleased with Quins’ improved showing in their 30-8 victory over Newbury Blues, but

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Big Yellow Tea party

More than £1,300 was raised at the Big Yellow Tea Party held on David Walter Close on July 2. Janice Stewart gave over her house to the event which was attended by around 130 people over the course of the whole day. A total of £1,374.38 was raised through

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Helicopter crew's high achievers

Puma helicopter crew enjoyed a happy landing last week when they oversaw a charity handover. John Ormston, chief executive of HR Wallingford, handed over a cheque for £4,000 to raised by the firm to Rachel Brockie, area volunteer manager for Cancer Research

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All in day's work for PPC firm

An Oxford company held a day of events to raise money for East Oxford hospice charity Helen & Douglas House. PPC Worldwide, based in Oxford Business Centre, trained up staff at the hospice in improving finance, IT, management and sales skills and organised

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Appeal to help Gulshat

FOR MOST 11-year-olds life can be pretty scary, settling into secondary school and finding new friends. But for Cumnor schoolgirl Gulshat Kadyrova, known to her friends as Lily, life proves even harder. Forced to wear a constrictive back brace for

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Businessman's taking heart

Witney businessman Leigh Kendall will be among 3,000 runners taking part in the British Heart Foundation’s (BHF) first Blenheim Palace Half Marathon next month. And cheering him on will be his four-year old-son, Harry, who fought his own battle with

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Oxford United unchanged for Barnet clash

Oxford United have named an unchanged side for today's npower League Two clash at Barnet. New loan signing Andy Haworth is on the bench, which features five out-field players. Oxford: Clarke, Batt, Duberry, Wright, Davis, Heslop, McLaren

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Would you Adam and Eve it?

For about 80 hours, day and night, the word of God will fill an Abingdon church. From 10am on Wednesday until 5pm on Saturday, members of the congregation at Christ Church in Northcourt Road will read the New International version of the Bible from

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Charlie visits school

COMEDIAN Charlie Higson spoke to 600 pupils from across Oxfordshire about his new horror story for children. The actor, who has branched out into writing children’s books, visited Abingdon School in Park Road on Wednesday to launch his zombie horror

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Cheggers' cheque

It sounds like the oddest of dreams: Keith Chegwin, right, jumps into your office and hands you a life-changing £100,000 cheque. But that is exactly what happened to 39-year-old Suzanne Chenery, left, when she turned up to work at Grove Technology Park

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Stars kick off in match for funds

STARS of football, boxing and TV will face each other in a charity football match in Witney tomorrow. Ex-Arsenal footballers Chris Whyte and Paul Davis will team up with Royle Family star Ralf Little and world champion boxer Terry Marsh. The team –

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School revamp is taking shape

PUPILS at Wood Farm Primary School are about to move into their multli-million pound block, following the completion of the first phase of building. The Titup Hall Drive school is undergoing a £10.5m transformation over three years, after securing cash

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COMMENT: Sworn to secrecy

WHAT a difference 24 hours makes. On Thursday, Prime Minster (and Witney MP, of course) David Cameron was on a meet-and-greet on the streets of Tripoli. Hours later, Mr Cameron is opening Freeland Village Hall. Ironically, we were sworn to secrecy

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Home failing ‘essential standards’

A WANTAGE care home has been found to be failing residents on nine ‘essential standards’. St Katharine’s House in Ormond Road has been ordered to improve following a recent review by Care Quality Commission inspectors. The 76-bed home, run by Gold Care

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MARTIAL ARTS: Double Dans at Gasshku

TWO members of the Oxfordshire Bujinkai Karate Association made it a double success at the Gasshku weekend in the Brecon Beacons. Louise Tanner, 28, from Banbury, achieved her First Dan black belt. Tanner took on every challenge the Shodan grading presented

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PM goes from war zone to village hall

WHAT a difference 24 hours makes. Prime Minister David Cameron was on hand to open the new Freeland Village Hall after a two-year, £500,000 campaign yesterday afternoon. It came hours after Witney’s Tory MP was on the streets of Tripoli

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SWIMMING: Bicester promoted

BICESTER Bluefins clinched promotion to Division 1 of the Milton Keynes & District Junior League. Bluefins went into the Division 2 gala on top of the table, but a third-place finish on the day was enough to secure promotion. Head coach, Kirsten Pankhurst

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BOXING: Now new pro is Marvin Mullins!

Witney middleweight Steve Mullins is not only getting used to a different training regime, having traded in his vest to turn professional – but he’s also had to change his name. The 31-year-old former ABA finalist was also told by the British Boxing

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Out of prison to rob OAPs again

A MAN just out of prison broke a pensioner’s hip as he robbed him of his gambling winnings. Sofiene Mehnana attacked 83-year-old Frank Greenwood and took £350 he had won at a bookmakers in Oxford. The robber had only recently been released from prison

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ANGLING: Carp contest set for thrilling finale

Match fishing WITH just one more match remaining in the 2011 Carp League, it is still all to play for, with three anglers separated by only a handful of points. Andy Benwell leads on 34 points, ahead of Gary Knight (39.5) and Rob Guppy (55). Matt

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Crowds flock for Hollywood hunk Brad

WOMEN in North Oxfordshire were all of a flutter last night as they jostled to get a glimpse of Hollywood hunk Brad Pitt. The actor was filming scenes for his new movie World War Z at the former American airbase at Upper Heyford. The film, a zombie

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GREHOUNDS: Holycross tipped to shine

HOLYCROSS Ace gets the nap vote in the A1 over 450 metres tonight. Richard Baker’s dog, beaten by just a head by the consistent Caribbean Bill last time out, can put his strong finish to good effect here. Pawseys Pride comes back after lameness and

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GYMNASTICS: Smith's winning factor

ABINGDON’S Poppy Smith won the Level 3 competition at the Alpha Factor Open in Melksham, Wiltshire. Smith, 15, beat a field of 18 gymnasts in the national standard event at Wiltshire School of Gymnastics. The Abingdon GC member and Year 11 pupil at

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ICE HOCKEY: Forsee warns of Huska's quality

OXFORD City Stars will face the best player in English National League South Division 1 when they visit Romford Raiders tomorrow (5.15). That is the view of Stars’ player-coach Ken Forshee, who wants his side to build on last week’s first victory of

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Susy is a glass act

SUSY Atkins is a breath of fresh air in what can be the rather stuffy world of wine. You’ll recognise her from BBC1’s Saturday Kitchen, when whatever she recommends sells off the shelves in a matter or hours. She will also be in town to entertain and

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FOOTBALL: Woodstock unlocked by Keyes

Lee Keyes struck twice as depleted Clanfield smashed Uhlsport Hellenic League Division 1 West leaders Old Woodstock Town’s unbeaten record with a 3-1 victory. Keyes twice went close to opening the scoring for the visitors, before Old Woodstock went

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Darling: ‘Brown failed to grasp UK crisis’

FORMER chancellor Alistair Darling has criticised the way Gordon Brown viewed the crisis as the global economy went into meltdown. Speaking at Woodstock Literary Festival yesterday, Mr Darling said the Government should have acted quicker to shore up

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GREYHOUNDS: Freddie back with a bang

BURWOOD Freddie, back from his rest, showed his mettle at his favourite track Hove to grab his fifth win in eight open races when landing the Coral British Bred Trophy for trainer Johnny Mayo. Freddie came from behind to collar the highly rated Green-acre

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ANGLING: Steve's big pike is just awesome

IT took Oxford specimen hunter Steve Kilbee and his brother Richard eight hours to drive up to Scotland’s Loch Awe for a spot of pike fishing, but it was certainly well worth the trip, writes Andy Webber. Although it is a long way to go, the fishing

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MOTORSPORT: Harrison second in Europe

OXFORD kart racer Nathan Harrison has finished runner-up to Japan’s Ukyo Sasahara in the Euro Junior Rotax Challenge. The 15-year-old, from Cumnor Hill, Botley, was second in both rounds at Genk in Belgium, and at Thy Karting in Denmark. Harrison

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MOTORSPORT: Powell's cash bid

CHIPPING Norton’s Alice Powell is facing a race against time to find funding to finish the Formula Renault UK Championship. She lines up at Rockingham, near Corby, tomorrow for the Manor Competition team, but that could be her last outing if she is unable

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Film students court success

Media students at an Oxfordshire college had their day in court as they staged a remake of a well-known music video. Members of Abingdon and Witney College’s BTEC creative media production extended diploma are working out of the old magistrates’ court

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Hot property

A survey of the top 100 towns with the highest number of properties for sale costing more than £1m lists three Oxfordshire locations. Henley is highest placed in 25th position followed by Woodstock in 79th and Watlington, at 86th. Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire

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Man, 82, dies after crashing

An 82-year-old man died yesterday after crashing his car into a barrier while parking in Wantage. At 10.30am, the pensioner was parking a silver Ford Focus in the Waitrose car park, when he “suffered a medical episode” and crashed. He was taken to Oxford

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TRIATHLON: Time penalty costs Lidbury dear

Oxford's Emma-Kate Lidbury had to be content with an eigth-placed finish at the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Las Vegas. Lidbury came home strongly, but saw her hopes of a podium finished scuppered by a four-minute penalty on the bike section.

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SHOWJUMPING: Duo set to feature on biggest stage

Two local riders have qualified for the prestigious Horse of the Year Show, to be held between October 4 and 9 at the NEC in Birmingham. Jack Bowlby, 15, from Wantage, will compete in the South Essex Insurance Brokers (SEIB) Racehorse to Riding Horse

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CRICKET: Banbury cruise in for title

BANBURY Under 17 ret-ained the Honey-B Trophy with a well-earned 23-run victory over Great & Little Tew at Horspath. For the second year in a row, Lloyd Sabin was the star performer, winning the man-of-the-match award after scoring a half-century and

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Yobs shone laser at plane and cars

LASER-wielding yobs who targeted a passenger plane are being sought by police in Oxfordshire. Officers are investigating whether a green laser shone at a commercial flight as it flew over the city on Thursday night could be linked to reports of a green

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COMMENT: Looking a gift horse in the mouth

ONE of the biggest issues in Oxford has just got a whole lot more contentious. Until now, the row about turning Blackbird Leys Park into a Town Green has been mainly confined to people for and against the proposed swimming pool at the park’s leisure

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New boy Haworth has dual mission for Oxford United

RIGHT winger Andy Haworth has set himself twin targets after joining Oxford United on a month’s loan from Bury. The 22-year-old, who netted three times in 52 appearances for the Shakers, is aiming to both set up goals and get on the scoresheet during

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Town Green bid threatens football teams

YOUNG footballers on Oxford’s biggest estate claim to have been “caught in the crossfire” in an ongoing battle over a planned £9.2m swimming pool. More than 230 children play for the Oxford Blackbirds on the park in Pegasus Road every week. But the

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Mobile phone app aims to spread anti-drugs message

TECH-SAVY teenagers have helped create a mobile phone app spreading an anti-drink and drugs message through a fun arcade game. Students at Carterton Community College, teamed up with Oxfordshire’s Drug and Alcohol Action Team (DAAT) to create Spike’s