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No driving ban for ex-lecturer
A FORMER college lecturer has escaped a driving ban despite refusing to provide a breath test after a car crash. Maureen Thomas was in her Citroen Xsara with her ex-husband when it hit an oncoming car on the A415 near Millets Farm at Frilford. The 53
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Cancer survivor hurt by hit-and-run cyclist
A CANCER survivor was left with two hernias after being hit by a cyclist who then sped off. Barry Gough, who has a colostomy bag as a result of bowel cancer, was crossing the road in Walton Street when the incident happened. The 54-year-old former soldier
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Minister sees Green ideas in action
CLIMATE change minister Greg Barker came to Oxford on Thursday to visit a number of the city’s low-carbon projects. He visited a community solar panel project at the Cherwell School and then went to Hogacre Common Eco Park, off Abingdon Road. Oxford
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'Cracking' business idea inspires youth award
A SCHOOLGIRL who hit upon a ‘cracking’ business idea selling eggs has inspired a new award. Emily Duffy, 13, from Alkerton near Banbury, started out giving away eggs from her flock of hens to her neighbours But when the orders started coming in she
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Olympics inspire exhibition
AN OXFORD picture gallery is celebrating the arrival of the Olympics with an exhibition. Christ Church Picture Gallery is exhibiting more than 30 drawings that celebrate the beauty of the human form as well as pay tribute to the Olympic ideals. The
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'Large families cannot cope with small bins'
A FAMILY of nine has criticised council plans to replace its rubbish bin with one almost half its size. Paul and Amanda Craig, 45 and 42 respectively, live with their seven children, aged from four to 18, in Leach Road, Bicester. Cherwell District Council
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University don to spearhead insect study group
AN INSECT study group has appointed an Oxford professor as its new president. Prof Jeremy Thomas, left, a fellow at New College, was announced the president of the Royal Entomological Society last week. He takes over from Professor Stuart Reynolds and
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Stamping its mark on city for past 50 years
LOOK up at some of the striking buildings you can see as you walk through Oxford and there’s a good chance one of them has been designed by Oxford Architects. From the dark-glass fronted Blackwell’s building in Hythe Bridge Street, to the eye-catching
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SCHOOL SPORT: Top talent on display
The county’s leading athletes go for glory at the Oxfordshire Schools’ Track & Field Championships at Tilsley Park, Abingdon, tomorrow (9.45am). They will also be vying for places in Oxfordshire’s team for the Aviva ESAA English Schools’ Track & Field
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GIRLS CRICKET: Freeland off to a flier
Defending Under 15 Lady Taverners champions Freeland got their defence off to a flier with a nine-wicket win at Cheltenham. Coral Reeves (3-0) and Carla Wood (2-7) were in top form as Cheltenham slumped to 26 all out, before Freeland eased home.
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Wonderful races at Alice's big day
ON THE day before the Olympic torch passes through Oxford, the city will be hosting its own forerunner – straight out of the pages of Alice in Wonderland. The Caucus Race, in the third chapter of the classic novel, saw animals running in circles in
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North Oxfordshire to get more recycling banks
MORE recycling banks are to open in North Oxfordshire after 10 were added to Banbury, Bicester and nearby villages. Cherwell District Council now has 88 banks and hopes to increase this to 95. Areas being looked at include Begbroke, Kirtlington, Islip
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ANGLING: Trust to fight plans for Abingdon hydro scheme
The Angling Trust have come out firmly against plans for a £1m hydro-electric generator on the Thames in Abingdon, which has just been granted a licence by the Environment Agency. The power plant will be at Abbey Meadows, between the Mill Stream and
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Creative pupils launch short story compilation
YOUNGSTERS have proudly unveiled an anthology of their own stories. Some 15 pupils at Larkmead School in Abingdon worked on the collection throughout the year in after-school sessions as part of the First Story scheme. The students worked with Oxford
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ANGLING: Jeacock puts rivals in the shade
Kevin Jeacock took the honours when Beehive AC staged their Cup Winners Cup at Panshill. He landed 25lb of F1 carp to chopped worm to finish ahead of Chris Dingle with 21.15.0 of carp to pole and paste. Barry Radford was just behind with 21.7.0 of carp
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Oxford Instruments scoops top award
STAFF and bosses at hi-tech engineering firm Oxford Instruments were celebrating last night after being named Oxfordshire’s business of the year. The company, which employs more than 240 staff, picked up the award at the Oxfordshire Business Awards.
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SCHOOLS CRICKET: Edwards shines in narrow Chippy win
A superb display from Aiden Edwards helped Chipping Norton to victory over Cheney (Oxford) in the Under 15 ESCA T20 Vase. Edwards took 5-14 to see Chippy to a three-wicket win. Meanwhile, Naqqash Saleem claimed 4-5 as St Gregory (Oxford) skittled John
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SWIMMING: Red-hot Robert is City's golden boy
City of Oxford’s Robert Youngs do Patrocinio won seven gold medals at the British Gas ASA South East Regional Championships in Crawley. The 11-year-old touched home first in the 100m freestyle, the 200m freestyle, the 400m freestyle, the 1500m freestyle
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More cuts feared for mobile library service
BOOKWORMS across the county have raised concerns after council bosses revealed plans to cut £84,000 from Oxfordshire’s mobile library service. But Oxfordshire County Council has said the cuts will not affect frontline services. The savings will be discussed
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MOTORSPORT: meadows on track for title
Banbury's Michael Meadows extended his lead in the Porsche Carrera Cup GB Championship with two top-two finishes at Oulton Park. After taking second place in round seven, he held off Jonas Gelzinis, whom he heads by 34 points in the title chase, he won
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MOTORSPORT: Plato aims for Croft success
OXFORD’S Jason Plato is determined to wrestle back the leadership of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship when the next round of races takes place at Croft circuit in North Yorkshire on June 23-24. Honda’s Gordon Shedden took
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GREYHOUNDS: Friday's Oxford BAGS results
11.03: 1 EMLY TARGET 6-1, 2 Blakes Dynasty 2-1 fav. Trio (5x6x4). Trainer: Massey. Time: 28.87. 11.19: 1 HEADFORD MAGIC 6-1, 2 Nikitas Jim 7-2. Trio (3x2x6). Trainer: Massey. Barryjohns Girl (6) 2-1 fav. Time: 28.00. 11.34: 1 CRINKHILL FLASH 3-1, 2
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GREYHOUNDS: Award looks ready to collect
Corporate Award is expected to come into his own when he steps up in trip for the first time in the Paul Strelitz Dash For Freedom Stakes over 595m at Oxford tonight. TONIGHT’S RUNNERS 7.35: Black Ruby 2, Centurys Diamond 3, Kilcarrig
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GREYHOUNDS: It's a Shaw thing in Pall Mall
Local hero Aherlow Shaw produced a brilliant performance to secure his place in the Ladbrokes Pall Mall final at Oxford Stadium next Tuesday. The black dog, owned by Keith Wakefield and trained by Richard Yeates, moved into top gear from the third bend
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GREYHOUNDS: Trainer search stalled by stadium doubts
Oxford's attempts to bring in a new trainer have stalled over the uncertain future of the track. The two applications received were both verbal, but both trainers asked for more information on what the future may hold for Oxford. This came following
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GREYHOUNDS: Death of El Ronan
El Ronan, a great champion at Oxford, has died aged 13 in his retirement in Sussex. Ronan, winner of the 2001 Gold Cup and the 2003 Oxfordshire Stakes, was a big favourite with the Sandy Lane crowd.
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COMMENT: Worthy recipients
Congratulations to the Oxfordshire residents who have rightly been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. Many of the gongs have gone to those unsung heroes within our communities who do so much yet recieve little recognition.
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COMMENT: Time to start on Plan B to tackle Witney's traffic
THE Government’s decision not to back Oxfordshire County Council’s plan for the £20m Cogges Link Road will split opinion. Opponents will rejoice, but those who sit in the traffic may have a different view. And it should prompt a full
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County's Queen's Birthday Honours recipients named
MORE than a dozen people from across the county have been honoured in celebration of the Queen’s birthday. In her Diamond Jubilee year, 17 have been recognised for the service they have given to everything from widows to brass bands.
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A blooming good mini break
The sweet scent of myriad spring bulbs fills the air, with an aroma that takes your breath away. Stepping into the Villa Flora is like entering another world – one filled with thousands of plants, from the familiar to the exotic, strange to
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YOUTH CRICKET: Brothers star in defeat
The combined efforts of the Mase brothers were not enough as Oxford A went down to a six-wicket defeat at Aston Rowant in the Under 13 Competition. Oliver Mase made 29 and his younger sibling Louis 30 not out, but Alexander Ferreira (30no) and William
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Lewis praise from Morse author
MORSE author Colin Dexter has praised the people behind TV series Lewis as production is set to get under way for a seventh series of the drama. Chiefs at ITV decided to make another series within weeks of the previous one finishing. It means there
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Amusements man wants to help save fair
THE future of one of Oxford’s biggest community events could be saved, just days after it was announced as cancelled. The Leys Fair used to attract up to 4,000 people to Blackbird Leys every year for more than a decade. It was cancelled
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From radio sidekick to a school sir for Jonny
SPORTS journalist Jonny Saunders spent five years working alongside one of Britain’s most popular radio presenters in Chris Evans. But when the chance to teach came along Mr Saunders resigned from his high profile role as on-air sparring partner for
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Funerals for crash victims
The funeral of Jack Varney, who died in a car crash on the A4130 at Didcot, was held yesterday. Mr Varney, 19, of Station Road in Didcot, and Rhys Roberts, 21, of St Anne’s Court, Didcot, died after an incident on Hadden Hill on May 28. The teenager
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Long wait over for dialysis unit
A LONG-awaited kidney dialysis unit has been officially opened to serve patients in the north of the county. A ribbon was cut at the Horton General Hospital’s new dialysis unit yesterday by hospital chief executive Sir Jonathan Michael and
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Spirited offerings deliver tastes of summer
Impressed by Christopher Gray’s description of the Gavi di Gavi Cru Maddalena he drank while at the Garsington Opera, I decided to revisit this often-overlooked white wine. The Gavi is a small region in Italy Southwest of Milan and offers a zesty
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MOTOR CYCLING: Brad buoyant ahead of British MotoGP
Bradley Smith is hoping this weekend’s British MotoGP can kick-start his season. The Oxfordshire Moto2 rider has finished in the points in each of the opening five races this season, but poor qualifying and straight-line speed has seen him
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Campaigners' joy as Cogges Link Road scheme is rejected
CAMPAIGNERS have claimed victory in a 27-year battle after the Government rejected controversial plans for a £20.5m relief road in Witney. The Department for Transport has refused a compulsory purchase order for the land Oxfordshire County
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Former Lord Lieutenant bids for donations
A FORMER Lord Lieutentant of Oxfordshire is pulling on his walking boots in aid of charity. Sir Hugo Brunner will be walking the 65 miles of the Oxfordshire Way to raise money for an Oxford-based family mediation charity. The 76-year-old
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Help Sir Hugo make lots of charity cash
A FORMER Lord Lieutentant of Oxfordshire is pulling on his walking boots in aid of charity. Sir Hugo Brunner will be walking the 65 miles of the Oxfordshire Way to raise money for an Oxford-based family mediation charity. The 76-year-old, who lives
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Hi-tech firm triumphs at Oxfordshire Business Awards
Staff and bosses at hi-tech engineering firm Oxford Instruments were celebrating last night after being named Oxfordshire’s Business of the Year. The company, which employs more than 240 staff, walked away with the overall title at the Oxfordshire Business