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Who was Oxford United's man-of-the-match at Shrewsbury

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Shrewsbury Town 2 (Wright 54, Richards 90+4) Oxford United 2 (Holmes 1 & 38)

A LAST-GASP strike denied Oxford United a crucial victory as Shrewsbury Town clung on to their long unbeaten home record. Matt Richards broke the U’s resistance in the fourth minute of stoppage time with a 30-yard strike which claimed a share

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Chapman and Wright start for Oxford United

Adam Chapman and Jake Wright come into the starting line-up as Oxford United attempt to end Shrewsbury Town’s 24-game unbeaten run at home. Chapman replaces the injured Mark Wilson for his first U’s start since the play-off final at Wembley

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Nephew honours soldier's sacrifice

PENSIONER Dennis Mayo fought back tears as he honoured his uncle killed in the First World War. The 84-year-old from Old Marston was one of a number of people attending the Turning of the Pages ceremony on Saturday. It sees the names

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Thug jailed for 'shocking' street attack

A “SUDDEN, shocking and excessively violent” attack outside an Oxfordshire nightclub left a man with long-standing injuries. Richard Wilkes was punched with such force he was “knocked off his feet” by 22-year-old Ryan Roberts. The attack

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Community garden celebrates start of Spring

SPRING was celebrated as Barracks Lane Community Garden, in East Oxford, opened for the season with a seed swapping event. Families enjoyed the sunshine on Saturday as experts introduced youngsters to planting and flowers, while keen gardeners traded

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OX5 RUN: It's a run for the Moneys

STAFF who treated Ashwin Money at Oxford Children’s Hospital after he got pneumonia have been praised as “fantastic” by his parents. Now Helen and Alex Money, from Summertown, have signed up for the OX5 Run around Blenheim Palace, on Sunday, March 25

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Local shares (PM)

AEA Technology 0.285 BMW 5611 Electrocomponents 234.9 Nationwide Accident Repair 63.75 Oxford Biomedica 2.85 Oxford Catalysts 57.5 Oxford Instruments 1130.5 Reed Elsevier 531.75 RM 86.5 RPS Group 218 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley

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Hospitality @O2 Academy Oxford

IT'S Friday and I have butterflies in my tummy; it's that ‘Friday feeling’. Tonight was going to be a good night. Although anxious - with it being two years (or more) since I’d been to a night of dark drum and bass! The occasion was

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Jobs shake-up at Biomedica

Sixteen research jobs have gone at gene therapy company Oxford BioMedica, but its workforce has been boosted by the opening of a new drug manufacturing plant in Cowley. BioMedica, which has its headquarters at Oxford Science Park in Littlemore

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Elton's E-Type sells for £81,000

ONE lucky driver has snapped up a red Jaguar Roadster, once owned by pop legend Elton John. The 1965 E-Type Series 1 4.2-Litre Roadster belonged to the singer between 1987 and 2001. He sold the car to an owner who put it up for auction with Bonhams

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Neighbours content with language school plans

RESIDENTS have had their say on a language school’s plans to build student accommodation in Headington. EF is hoping to expand its facilities at Cotuit Hall, in Pullens Lane, to make room for student accommodation and teaching facilities.

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Community aims to celebrate centre's centenary

IT HAS prisoners of war, and more recently for football club pantomimes. But despite its vibrant history, Woodstock Community Centre looks likely to serve the town for another 100 years as it prepares for a grand revamp. But Woodstock

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Hospitals hit casualty care target

OXFORDSHIRE'S major hospitals hit a key accident and emergency standard in January, new figures show. Some 95.6 per cent of patients at Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital and The Horton Hospital in Banbury waited under four hours after arrival to be admitted

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Tributes paid to teacher

Tributes have been paid to school teacher Emma Weston who died in hospital on Friday after a car crash. Miss Weston, 23, of Chesterton, was driving a silver MG ZR that was in a collision with a red Ford Mustang in Blackgrove Road, Quainton,

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HOCKEY: Promotion looms for Bicester

Bicester are virtually assured of promotion from Trysports women's Premier 2 after seeing off Phoenix & Ranelagh 2-0 to go 15 points clear of third-placed Reading. Kath Crook smashed home a shot to make it 1-0 at the break and Ella Weston’s

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Ethical fashion a fair exchange

ALL’S fair this week as Fairtrade Fortnight reaches Oxford. It was celebrated with a Fairtrade fair at Oxford Hub in Turl Street on Sunday, featuring ethical fashion, food and fun. Oxford Bike Co-op, Oxford Bread Group and local fruit and veg producers

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Milestone for Brookes course

IT has brought together people from all over the world passionate about helping their countries fight poverty, war, disease and natural disaster. Now the innovative Masters degree in development and emergency practice at Oxford Brookes University is

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HOCKEY: Oxford through to final

Oxford 2nd clinched their place in the final of the EHL 2nd XI Women's Trophy after a 3-1 win over Didsbury Northern in Manchester on Sunday. The home side went ahead early on, but Sara Morgan and Sally Whyte (2) hit back to make it 3-1 at the break

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HOCKEY: Seven-goal Oxford Hawks back in business

Oxford Hawks men bounced back from the previous week’s defeat to thrash Purley 7-1 in South League Premier 2. An early Purley goal from a penalty corner galvanised Hawks, who quickly levelled through Jack Biggs. Wave after wave of attacks

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Most pupils get preferred place

Just over nine out of every 10 children have been offered a place at their first choice secondary school in the county. In all, 5,505 of the 6,015 applications made were given their first choice school, 91.5 per cent of applications, a rise from 90.2

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Local share prices (AM)

AEA Technology 0.29 BMW 5738 Electrocomponents 237.4 Nationwide Accident Repair 66 Oxford Biomedica 2.85 Oxford Catalysts 57 Oxford Instruments 1132 Reed Elsevier 534.25 RM 84 RPS Group 221.9 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley, Abingdon

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County’s MPs claim £10k expenses

OXFORDSHIRE MPs claimed £9,629.64 in expenses in October and November. Henley’s John Howell claimed the most, at £3,344.90. This included £1,450 for each month’s rent for a flat in London. Oxford East’s Andrew Smith claimed £1,705.23, including £1 for

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RUGBY UNION: Grove keep up push

Southern Counties North GROVE kept their promotion hopes alive with a 34-7 victory over Tadley. No 8 Guy Nicholl charged over for their opening try on five minutes, with fly half Roger Sevier converting and adding a penalty. Tadley hit back with

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Maths prodigy enters Olympiad

TEENAGE maths whizz Katya Richards has been searching for years for a decent maths challenge – and she’s found one in the European Girls Maths Olympiad. The 15-year-old’s maths prowess is such that even her head of maths at Helen and St Katherine School

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RUGBY UNION: Bulls battle back

Midlands 2 West South BANBURY Bulls fought back from 12-0 down to defeat visitors Kidderminster Carolians 20-12. With scrum half and skipper Eddie Phillips, prop Rory Dymond and full back Pete Flemming all failing late fitness tests, the Bulls line-up

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RUGBY UNION: Bicester too strong for Littlemore

Berks, Bucks & Oxon round-up DAVE Hampton and Tom Horwood scored two tries apiece as Bicester won 36-5 at Littlemore in the Premier Division. Bicester took the lead on four minutes when centre Charlie Nohre bagged a try on his first-team debut. Centre

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Sainsbury's store rejected

A controversial planning application for a Sainsbury’s supermarket on the edge of the town in Chipping Norton has been turned down. The plan for the store, off London Road, was rejected by West Oxfordshire District Council’s uplands area planning sub-committee

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DARTS: Windrush are shocked in title charge

Windrush Social Club’s unbeaten record was blitzed 7-2 by nearest rivals Star Inn – but they are still in sight of their first Premier Section title in the Greene King Oxford & District Darts Association Winter League. Hosts Star got off

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Requiem gives voice to futility of war

HUNDREDS of people last night gathered to celebrate 50 years of a powerful anti-war message. War Requiem, a moving 85-minute piece, created by the late composer Benjamin Britten, was performed by 150 musicians at Oxford Town Hall. The requiem is considered

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DARTS: Oxon storm back to tie

Oxfordshirestaged an amazing comeback to draw 18-18 with Cambridgeshire in their BDO Inter-County Championship Premier Division clash at Rileys Oxford. The hosts trailed 18-13 to a Cambridgeshire side including three-times world champion Martin ‘Wolfie

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Man accused of shop robbery

A 28-year-old man has appeared in court charged with an armed robbery in the town. James Allan, of Hanson Road, appeared before Oxford magistrates yesterday. He is accused of robbing Angela Croke at Martins Newsagents in Northcourt Road, of

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Schoolboy spotted thief in classroom

A SERIAL burglar caught in a classroom by a pupil had targeted several Oxfordshire schools and colleges. Nicholas James burgled Oxford’s Cherwell School on January 5 last year and then broke into North Kidlington Primary School and nearby Gosford Hill

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Man arrested over pitch vandalism

A Swindon man has been accused of burning the letters STFC into the Kassam Stadium pitch last August. Wiltshire Police arrested 20-year-old Liam Jones on Saturday and charged him with criminal damage. Jones, of Webbs Wood, Peatmoor, in Swindon, will

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RUGBY UNION: Henley slump

National 2 South HENLEY Hawks slipped to 16 points off the play-offs following their 12-3 defeat at Bristol’s Dings Crusaders. Fly half James Comben kicked Henley ahead with a 16th-minute penalty. But former Hawks man Mitch Burton did the damage

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RUGBY UNION: Monks treble is Witney tonic

South West 1 East JAMES Monks ran in a hat-trick of tries as Witney battled back to win 23-19 at Reading. Reading broke through some sloppy defence to score a converted try on three minutes and soon added a penalty to go 10-0 ahead. Witney woke up

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Vicar's art designed to make you think

THE artistic creations of a vicar who retired to Oxford have gone on show in an art shop in the city centre. Toddy Hoare’s work, which is based on biblical and theological themes, is being displayed at the Broad Canvas shop in Broad Street.

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FOOTBALL: Fuller eyes final spot

Ady Fuller is hoping a chance of revenge will spur his Banbury United side on when they host Premier Division rivals Chesham United in the Evo-Stik Southern League's Red Insure Cup semi-final tonight. Her said: “We have played them once in the league

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BOXING: Dark Blues bidding to raise roof

Oxford Town Hall will, once again, become a cauldron of noise and fanatical passion as the setting for the 105th Varsity Match tonight (7.30). And Oxford University are looking to repeat their success of 12 months ago when they gained an emphatic 6-3

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What a waste of water

WE are in the middle of a drought crisis. Yet millions of gallons of water from springs are pumped out of the Severn railway tunnel and back into the river every day. Surely in this modern age we could save this water. ROGER TUCKER, Kingsway Drive

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Reunion for regiment

THE hunt is on to find all former members of the Royal Berkshire Regiment to attend a Grand Annual Reunion Weekend on July 21-22 at Brock Barracks in Reading. I am in touch with 300 ex-Royal Berkshire Regiment men living around the UK, so come

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Turn old store into pool

It’s about time something was done for the people in West Oxford. What leisure pursuits do we have? Susanna Pressel would like to see houses on the old MFI site. Yes, the city needs more housing. You also need places for people to spend their leisure

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ROWING: Bosson out to upset Oxford

An oarsman, who learned his rowing in Oxfordshire, will be all out to halt Oxford University in the 158th Xchanging Boat Race on Saturday, April 7. Ed Bosson, from Radley College, was yesterday named as the Cambridge cox for the duel from Putney to

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Ambulance medic bruised in attack

A PARAMEDIC last night spoke out about the aggression she and her colleagues are facing after an attack left her bruised and the windscreen of her ambulance smashed. Joni Bousie and her colleague Matthew Luker were called to a help a 52-year-old man

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RUGBY UNION: Chinnor's title boost

National 3 South West CHINNOR’S title hopes received a double boost following their 60-15 victory at Amersham & Chiltern and Bournemouth’s defeat to Redingensians. They now trail Bournemouth by one point with a game in hand. Chinnor never fired on

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A34 can’t cope any more

THERE seem to be problems on the A34 every day. In recent days there have been several accidents with lorries which have delayed drivers for hours. The A34 was not built for the traffic we have nowadays. I do not know what to do to solve the problem

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Pricey exercise in futility

Rodney Rose, Oxfordshire County Council’s cabinet member for transport, is “unable” to say how much it cost to paint unnecessary yellow lines on roads in Headington – and 17 other places in the county – and then cover them up (Thursday’s Oxford Mail).

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We’re on bright lines

Nobody in Kidlington would be baffled by yellow lines, as for several years our High Street has been decorated with beautiful bright yellow lines to make it brighter. At sunrise it’s a sight to behold – the High Street flowing off into the eastern sunrise

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Double yellow lines protect pedestrians

Citizens, rejoice! Double yellow lines, generally a friendless and unwelcome lot, are now being recruited to save lives. The new “baffling” double yellow lines in Headington are in fact a monument to creative forward thinking on behalf of Oxfordshire

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Better toilet facilities need to be provided

RECENT correspondence regarding city councillor John Tanner’s statement that he would like to see a big investment in the provision of public lavatories in Oxford reminded me that, in the same day’s The Issue column in the Oxford Mail (February 20), the

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ON YER BIKE: Miles of smiles riding along on traffic-free routes

It’s very sweet: every morning my wife asks, “Nice ride?” And I have to smile, because every time, “Yes,” I think, “Hell, yes. That was a sweet ride”. Every day it’s the same: I enjoy a mind, body and soul-healing outing on my bike – it’s not only a

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LIFE LESSONS: A smile can get you through almost anything

WHAT I'M CALLED: Claire Kingsbury. MY AGE IN YEARS: I am 35 (but don’t tell anyone). Everyone says I look younger which is both a good thing, especially for a woman to hear, but also in the past has made it harder to be taken seriously in

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Sign writers need a spelling lesson

THE literacy of Oxfordshire’s children has been questioned recently, but one adult should be feeling a little red-faced today. A road marking warning drivers not to park outside Wolvercote Primary School has been painted to read “Schoul”. Six-year-old

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Rape trial delayed as prosecutor loses voice

A rape trial has been delayed after the prosecutor lost her voice. Waad Namek was due to stand trial at Oxford Crown Court yesterday accused of two charges of rape. A jury was sworn in but Judge Mary Jane Mowat adjourned the case until today after prosecutor

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Mini sales rise

UK sales of the Cowley-built Mini rose by more than seven per cent last month, latest figures have revealed. Statistics produced by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) revealed 1,260 cars found new owners in February, compared to 1,173

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Teenager found safe and well

A 17-year-old girl missing since Friday has been found by police. Courtney Baudry was last seen outside Abingdon College in Wootton Road at about 3.30pm and was reported missing at 8.20pm on Friday. But she was found safe and well by officers in the

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Town Green bid is rejected

A bid to turn Blackbird Leys Park into a protected Town Green was yesterday rejected by Oxfordshire County Council. Fourteen residents applied for the status in June last year, to prevent plans to build a £9.2m swimming pool complex on the site. But

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Oxford United go back to work

Oxford United’s players did not have long to bask in the glory of Saturday’s derby victory as they prepared themselves for another tough task at Shrewsbury tonight. While some fans may have woken up with hangovers after celebrating the 2

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Villagers swept up by Downton fever

DOWNTON fever filled an Oxfordshire village as the cast and crew of the hit television show set up shop in Bampton. Villagers helped swell the ranks of the cast of Downton Abbey, which stars Dame Maggie Smith and Hugh Bonneville, taking up

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Police may move into fire stations to save cash

POLICE want to close one of their stations and bunk up with Oxfordshire’s fire service in a cash-saving move that could be replicated in other parts of the county. But the scheme was condemned last night as further evidence of limiting public

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COMMENT: Fever pitch

So Downton Abbey fever is now catching on in Oxfordshire. In fact, residents of Bampton are fortunate enough to have swelled the numbers as extras in one crucial scene that finished filming yesterday. Apparently everybody in the village

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Homeless war veteran jailed for drunken attack on friend

A HOMELESS Iraq War veteran who bludgeoned his friend with a tree branch in a drunken attack at their makeshift Oxford campsite has been sent to prison. Andrzej Antosiak left Robert Pochec bleeding and bruised after the incident in a field behind Osney

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TA recruitment drive

UP TO 50 jobs are being offered at Banbury’s Territorial Army base as part of a major recruitment drive for the reserves. Part-time chefs, medics, mechanics and IT specialists are being sought for the Signal Squadron, based in Oxford Road. The squadron

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COMMENT: A great man

Arthur Titherington was a great man. But for those of you who have never heard of him, here is a quick history lesson... Mr Titherington spent more than three years working in the copper mines in what is now Taiwan after being captured by the Japanese

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House sale prompts call to honour PoW campaigner

THE home of PoW campaigner Arthur Titherington has gone on sale in Witney, prompting calls for him to be recognised with a plaque. The former mayor of Witney, who died in September 2010 at the age of 88, became famous for his battle with the

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Prof gives texting a great big 'mwah'

DO YOU know your ROFL from your LOLs? Maybe not. But if you despair at the thought of today’s youth writing in bizarre acronyms you should have no fear, one academic says. During a visit to Cokethorpe School, near Witney, Prof David Crystal argued “