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RUGBY UNION: The numbers game
A late rally could not save Oxford Harlequins from defeat. Here is the numbers' game. See Tuesday’s paper for full report. Competition: National 3 South West Score: Oxford Harlequins 14, Newton Abbot 22 Oxford Harlequins player ratings:
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Who was Oxford United's man-of-the-match against Aldershot
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Aldershot 0, Oxford United 3
Aldershot 0, Oxford Utd 3 (Pittman 8, Duberry 37, Leven 45+2) A sensational first-half display from Oxford United saw them record a valuable three points at Aldershot today which moved them into the League Two play-off positions. Strikes
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Park-ride fees 'turn streets into car parks'
PRICE hikes on Oxford’s park-and-ride services have turned Kidlington into a car park, residents claim. Oxford City Council introduced a £1.50 per day fee to park at the Seacourt, Redbridge and Peartree park-and-ride sites in October.
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Magilton named new Melbourne coach
Former Oxford United midfielder Jim Magilton has been appointed as the new coach of Australian football side Melbourne Victory. Magilton replaces Mehmet Durakovic, who was sacked earlier this week. He recently worked as assistant manager to former
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Two changes for Oxford United at Aldershot
Jon-Paul Pittman's goal against Crawley last week has earned him a start for Oxford United's League Two match at Aldershot today. The winger comes in for Tom Craddock, who drops to the bench. The only other change from the side that
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Polar exploration
It’s mid-afternoon, -20C and pitch black. There are polar bears out there, somewhere, and our guides are armed. The only sound is the breathing of six husky dogs pulling our sled along the snow-carpeted valley floor. Our intrepid group are on the
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Burglars leave trail of damage
BURGLARS have left a trail of destruction in Oxford, with eight businesses in Cowley Road ransacked, a church targeted and a club raided. Police are urging retailers in East Oxford and Cowley to be vigilant, and keep cash and valuables secure
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Schoolgirls campaign for safe road crossing
A GROUP of pupils at a school in Didcot have taken the fight for a pelican crossing into their own hands. Students at Didcot Girls’ School have campaigned for nearly two years to improve safety at the “dangerous crossing” near their school.
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Villager jailed for burgling elderly neighbours
A MAN who burgled the homes of elderly residents in his own small village has been jailed. Among the victims of Michael McLarnon in Wootton, near Woodstock, was a man with dementia. The spree began on December 9, when the 36-year-old, of Church Street
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Drivers fined in stop check crackdown
MOTORISTS were pulled over by police officers carrying out spot checks in an operation at Oxford's Seacourt park-and-ride. The crackdown on dangerous drivers focused on commuters using the busy site off Botley Road, and saw more than two dozen fined
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Benefit cuts to put squeeze on homes
MORE than 12,000 Oxford residents will be able to afford just 5,200 city properties because of controversial cuts to housing benefit, new figures suggest. The number of Oxford homes which the benefit can fully cover will fall from 8,500 to 5,200 because
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Phoenix rises again
THE first new edition of an Oxford comic will hit the shelves today, more than two years after editors were forced to close its predecessor. The Phoenix is the rebirth of The DFC which ceased publication in 2009. The comic, which is
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WEIGHTLIFTING: Injured Green takes title
DIDCOT’S Martin Green defied injury to win the Commonwealth Benchpress Championships in Bournemouth. The 37-year old claimed the gold medal in the 105kg bodyweight class – he weighed in at 102kg – with a lift of 220kg. This is way down on his personal
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MOTORSPORT: Bangers bonanza
MORE than 200 bangers will be in action at Standlake Arena tomorrow when the venue hosts its Heavy Metal Classic. Standlake’s biggest meeting of the year starts at 12noon, with gates opening at 8.30am. Promoter Keith Hook said: “HMC is the only all
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SNOOKER: Results round-up
Walt Bradbury Cup 1st round: A Ali 3, M Challen 0; B Chivers 3, K Hollis 0; K Walker 3, M Trafford 0; A Benwell 3, D Howard 1; L Richardson 3, J Leader Maynard 1. Walt Bradbury Trophy 1st round: J Williams bt D White; A Brown 2, R Berry 0; R Reddy 2,
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TABLE TENNIS: Sumner bags charity title
LEWIS Sumner took the honours in the under 18 boys’ singles at the Junior Christmas Charity Tournament at the Kidlington Table Tennis Centre. Sumner, Oxfordshire’s No 1, beat Michael Harrison in the final after being taken to a final set by Jack Shadlow
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TABLE TENNIS: Marlborough lead the way
MARLBOROUGH B have a 100 per cent record in Division 1 of the Didcot & District League at the season’s half way break. RAL A appear to be the only team able to catch them, although Drayton A have the league’s top player in Karl Bushell with one loss
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ICE HOCKEY: Smith in for Stars
OXFORD City Stars 2nd have been boosted by the signing of attacker Jacob Smith ahead of tonight’s English National League South Division 2 match at home to Invicta Mustangs(5). Smith appeared 21 times for Stars’ now defunct first team in the 2010-11
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BILLIARDS: Results round-up
Arthur Cook Cup 1st round: A Brown 103, L Richardson 200; L Moss 200, M Bough 188; C Vinall 200, J Shepherd 125. Turner Cup 1st round: J Williams 180, L Moss 250.
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GREYHOUNDS: Hepden in Tait tribute
TRAINERS and staff at Oxford Stadium are mourning the sudden death of kennel hand Brian Tait, who passed away during the Christmas holidays. Tait, 56, from Rose Hill, Oxford, who was kennel hand with Gilly Hepden for more than 15 years, hadn’t been feeling
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GREYHOUNDS: Jewel's set to shine
JEWEL Magic should be up to the mark in the A1 over 450 metres at Oxford Stadium tonight and looks a worthy nap selection. The black dog is expected to turn the tables on recent conqueror Carribbean Bill in what looks a hotly-contested event
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COMMENT: A helluva return
Blood is something almost all of us who are healthy can afford to give away. It’s just we need to be reminded occasionally. Half-an-hour is all it takes. Just 30 minutes to save a life? That’s a helluva return...
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ANGLING: Carp go crazy for Cliff
Bedfordshire carper Steve Cliff spent a sensational four-night session on Linear Fisheries’ Brasenose One Lake at Stanton Harcourt. He landed a total of 33 fish, losing five, and his catch included a number of 20’s, topped by a mirror of 30.8.0. During
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RACING: Double for Hiatt
Hook Norton trainer Peter Hiatt landed an 8-1 double at Lingfield yesterday courtesy of Maslak (9-4) and Whodunit (6-4 fav). Chris Catlin saw Maslak home by a length and a quarter from Broughtons Paradis in a handicap over a mile and five furlongs.
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DARTS: Hedman's sights set on revenge
Oxfordshire ace Deta Hedman will have a point to prove when she toes the oche in the women’s quarter-finals against Wales’s Rhian Edwards at Frimley Green tonight (6.30). For the 52-year-old reached her lowest ebb since taking up the tungsten
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Witness appeal after taxi driver robbed
A TAXI driver was robbed of his takings by a customer after he dropped six men off in Oxford. The 43-year-old was threatened by one of his passengers whilst another man sat in the back of his eight-seater cab. The driver picked up the fare from the
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Burner campaign group call it a day
A CAMPAIGN group set up to fight plans for a £100m incinerator in Oxfordshire is to be disbanded. Ardley Against the Incinerator (AAI) spent three years opposing an Oxfordshire County Council plan to build an incinerator burning up to 300,000 tonnes
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Radon alert for some parts of West Oxfordshire
A TENTH of householders in in some of West Oxfordshire could be at risk from cancer-causing gas seeping through the earth, early test results have shown. The first wave of results from a Health Protection Agency (HPA) survey of West Oxfordshire has shown
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GREYHOUNDS: Kibble crowned champion
LEADING handler Angie Kibble just failed to top the 300 winners mark in landing her seventh Champion Trainers’ title last year. The Standlake-based handler ruled the roost from 1998 through to 2003 after taking out a licence only the year before
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ANGLING: Marston plan tribute to Jim
Match fishing MARSTON AC will honour one of their members, Jim Foster, with a memorial match following his shock death just before Christmas. Jim, aged 64, had been a member since he was a boy and had been the club’s chairman for the
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Drink drive arrests up
DRINK drive arrests increased over the festive period, Thames Valley Police figures show. County police arrested 15 more motorists, 77, between December 1, 2011 and January 1, 2012 than the same time the previous year. Across Thames Valley 299 drivers
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Crews attend Oxford hotel fire
Firefighters were called to an Oxford hotel this morning. A small blaze took hold in a first-floor computer server room at the Oxford Spires Four Pillars Hotel in Abingdon Road at about 4.20am. A fire services spokesman said two crews from Rewley Road
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Driving ban for catering boss
OXFORD: A catering manager at Oxford Brookes University will lose his job after admitting drink-driving, a court was told. Louis Cavaco, 34, of Cricket Road, admitted drink-driving on Friday and was banned for 12 months by Oxford magistrates. Cavaco
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Crash victim identified
The pedestrian who died after a collision with a truck in Bicester was formally identified last night. Civil engineer Leigh Horne, 30, died after the accident involving a DAF lorry near Middleton Stoney Road and Shakespeare Drive. Police are looking
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Mini sales driven to record high
The Cowley-built Mini hit a new sales record in 2011 with more than 50,000 cars finding owners in the UK. The figure was a rise of more than 14 per cent on the previous year and made the car the 10th best seller in the country, with a 2.58 per cent share
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Drug charge for doorman
OXFORD: A former nightclub doorman admitted possessing cannabis with a street value of £205. Police found 17.5g of skunk cannabis at the home of Anthony Smith, 33, in Ladenham Road, Blackbird Leys, on July 7. Amy Holden, defending, said unemployed Mr
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Pressure mounts on blood supplies
HEALTH bosses fear a “perfect storm” of events could see blood donations dramatically drop. Staff from NHS Blood and Transplant have warned events such as the Olympics and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee could see a serious fall in the number of
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A tapestry to dwarf the Bayeux
IT WILL be more than seven times the size of the Bayeux Tapestry and woven by about 50,000 children. Yesterday youngsters got a first glimpse of how their handiwork is helping create a unique tapestry charting the life of the River Thames. When finished
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Youth coach butted player
A former England youth footballer was headbutted in a match described as “anything but a pre-season friendly”. Lee Stevens’ cheek was split open, revealing the flesh below, after opponent Adam Bradley “acted like a red rag to a bull”. The 30-year-old
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COMMENT: Time he grew up
Today is Saturday, January 7, 2012, and you would have thought by now society would have accepted those men and women who are gay in the same way it accepts people who are tall, short, blue-eyed or blond... We don’t after all discriminate against those
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United defender Capaldi suffers another setback
Oxford United defender Tony Capaldi faces a second spell on the sidelines after suffering a ruptured cartilage. The 30-year-old left-back, who has yet to play a game for Oxford since signing from Morecambe in the summer, suffered the knee injury in a
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Steele's Twitter shame
A row about homophobia in football has been sparked after a controversial comment left on a semi-professional player’s social networking site. Bosses at Oxford City FC are meeting urgently to discuss the issue, after the comment appeared on
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U's winger Potter hoping to sink Shots
Alfie Potter is determined to get on the goal trail in the second half of Oxford United’s season. The winger has made 18 starts and four substitute appearances this term, but has managed just one goal. And Potter says that he wants to set the record
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Blacks hopes
Workers at Millets camping stores have been offered a glimmer of hope after their parent company went into administration. The firm runs Millets stores in Oxford, Witney, Bicester and Banbury, and a Blacks outlet in Oxford employing more than 30. But
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Charge over suitcase theft
A 71-year-old man appeared before magistrates charged with stealing a red suitcase at Charlbury railway station. Pavel Acasndrei, of no fixed address, was arrested and charged on Thursday. Yesterday he was remanded in custody by magistrates until his
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Teacher retires after 37 years
A FUN-LOVING sports teacher who inspired generations of Witney schoolchildren has retired after 37 years. Graham Davies, 59, taught physical education (PE) and maths at Henry Box School in Church Green. And the Fordwells resident said his proudest
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Honours Even: Ardington & Lockinge 2 v Cholsey Bluebirds 2
A fantastic game to start the year and a fair result with action all the way. Cholsey applied the early pressure with Ardington struggling to cope but managing somehow. A Frank Lampard moment happened when a strike by Cholsey’s RS hit the bar then