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RUGBY UNION: Duo join Welsh
LONDON Welsh have snapped up French props Franck Montanella and Arthur Joly ahead of Sunday’s Aviva Premiership opener at home to Leicester. The Exiles, who will play their home games at Oxford’s Kassam Stadium , have high hopes for the ex-Bourgoin
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Leeds United 3 (Austin 26, Byram 34, Lees 74) Oxford United 0
BATTLING Oxford United tasted defeat for the first time this season as Leeds United came out on top in the Capital One Cup tie. The npower Championship side simply had too much quality in the final third at Elland Road and had chances to make
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SCALES OF JUSTICE: Some of the people convicted at magistrates' courts around the country recently
Michal Bojarski, 24, of Burchester Avenue, Oxford, convicted of wilfully obstructing two police constables in Oxford on December 10. Fined £100, a £15 victims’ surcharge and £200 costs. Piotr Wiecek, 32, of Burchester Avenue, Oxford
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This couple need a fistful of confetti
SCREAMS of “yee-hah!” rang out when a happy Wheatley couple tied the knot in true Wild West style. Stetsons and cowboy boots replaced top hat and tails for groom Dave France, 40, while bride Maria Robertson, 44, stood out in a ruby red wedding
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Leeds United v Oxford United - updates
Good evening all from the cavernous Elland Road, where Oxford United are taking on Leeds United in the Capital One Cup. Can Chris Wilder's men cause a cupset and get in the hat for round three? Maybe, just maybe. #oufc starting XI
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Oxford United sign Arsenal defender
Daniel Boateng has joined Oxford United on a six-month loan deal from Arsenal. The 19-year-old is eligible to make his debut in tonight's Capital One Cup tie at Leeds United. Boateng has made one appearance for the Gunners' first-team, against Bolton
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Prize-winning gardener knows his onions
AFTER a disability forced Stephen Jefferies, right, to retire from his work 12 years ago, he turned his attention to gardening. On Saturday, the 45-year-old continued his winning streak by winning the Ardley and Fewcott Flower and Produce Show
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Children's centre praised by Ofsted
WITNEY Children’s Centre has received a ‘good’ rating from education inspectorate Ofsted. The centre, based at High Street Methodist Church, received the rating for its overall effectiveness and its capacity for improvement. Inspector Joy Law
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COMMENT: Pupils deserve better
PUPILS in Oxfordshire deserve better than the mess that is unfolding in the aftermath of the GCSE results. English grades will have a direct impact on both their short term and long term prospects. Employers, colleges and universities all want
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Streets filled by music from festival
Music fans took over Woodstock town centre for a weekend of exciting entertainment. A total of 18 bands performed on an outdoor stage outside the town hall during the Woodstock Live festival on Saturday and Sunday. The free festival has once
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Local shares (PM)
AEA Technology 0.2 BMW 4788 Electrocomponents 223.5 Nationwide Accident Repair 61 Oxford Biomedica 2.07 Oxford Catalysts 61.5 Oxford Instruments 1304 Reed Elsevier 576 RM 81.5 RPS Group 235.8 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley, Abingdon
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Hall users hope to build new future
MORE applications have been flooding in for charitable grants from the Oxford Mail. The Gannett Foundation is giving away up to £10,000 to charities across Oxfordshire. Bids so far range from a new pavilion to the resurfacing of a village hall
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Crash victim dies in hospital
A 66-year-old woman who was seriously injured in a collision in Finstock on Friday night has died from her injuries. The woman died in the John Radcliffe Hospital yesterday afternoon. Her identity has not yet been released. The woman’s
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Fancy being a captive for Action for Children?
ACTION for Children is looking for well-connected businessmen they can kidnap and hold for ransom. The children’s charity will imprison community and business leaders at Oxford Castle and demand a £1,000 ransom fee. The event is designed to
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Area masterplan is 'long overdue'
FRESH calls have been made for a Headington “masterplan” as proposals for a major redevelopment were lodged. Oxford University has submitted its long-awaited plans for the seven-acre Park Hospital site. Two-weeks ago the university completed
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Digging in for garden restoration
VOLUNTEERS have pitched in to help spruce up a West Oxfordshire community garden. The Wychwood Volunteer Garden is a community owned and run garden and woodland in Shipton-under-Wychwood. Last week, volunteers, including Jacinta Thurlow and
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It's full steam ahead for 70000 Britannia fans at Didcot Railway Centre
CROWDS flocked to Didcot Railway Centre to catch a glimpse of a classic steam train. The British Railways standard Britannia class Pacific, 70000 Britannia, was in operation at the centre all weekend. Built in early 1951 at Crewe, Britannia
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Local share prices
AEA Technology 0.22 BMW 4787 Electrocomponents 224.9 Nationwide Accident Repair 61.5 Oxford Biomedica 2.05 Oxford Catalysts 62 Oxford Instruments 1314 Reed Elsevier 577.75 RM 79.4 RPS Group 236 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley, Abingdon
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Thousands flock to Towersey Festival
THOUSANDS of revellers descended on a tiny Oxfordshire village over the weekend for the annual Towersey Festival. The five-day event, which kicked off on Thursday and finished yesterday, featured live music, dance, poetry, theatre and art.
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Councillors back new Triton statue at old infirmary
HIS predecessor stood guard at the old Radcliffe Infirmary for more than 150 years. But now a new Triton statue will take his place outside Oxford University ’s new Radcliffe Observatory Quarter and will be unveiled in October. Oxford City
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Have say on hospital trust plans
HEALTH officials are calling on communities to have their say on the future of NHS services in Oxfordshire. The next consultation meeting will be on Thursday at 6pm at the Thame Barns Centre, in Church Road. Oxford University
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Fans help to foot the bill for new blood at United
Oxford United fans have boosted manager Chris Wilder ’s pot for new players by taking part in a sponsored walk. The 12-mile walk, from the White Heart in Eynsham to the Kassam Stadium , ahead of the Us clash with Plymouth Argyle on Saturday,
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DARTS: Kidlington Green get a taste of victory at last
Kidlington Green Social Club got their first taste of success in Greene King Oxford & District Darts Association Summer League Section 2 after a 5-4 victory at home to George Bar A. Andy Burns, Mark Stocker (180) and Mark Dobbin gave Kidlington
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CRICKET: Chadlington on song for glory
Chadlington clinched their first success in the Airey Cup with a two-wicket victory over Garsington in a tense final at East and West Hendred. The west Oxfordshire side, who have already clinched promotion to Division 1, are likely to be crowned
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Red Arrows star at White Horse Show
SUN and rain came in equal measure as thousands of people flocked to the Uffington White Horse Show. On Sunday, sunny weather saw the turnout increase by 40 per cent on last year, while yesterday rain failed to keep the visitors away from one of
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CRICKET: Two up, three down?
CHERWELL LEAGUE THERE is every chance that three teams will be relegated from each of the Cherwell League’s top nine divisions this year. League rules dictate that two teams are sure to go up, but the number of relegated teams will be determined
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CRICKET: Horley are promoted
CHERWELL LEAGUE Division 5 HORLEY are promoted and need one more win to clinch the title after overcoming a scare at Tiddington 2nd to maintain their 100 per cent winning record. The hosts posted 175-8 from 50 overs, Peter King hitting
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RACING: Lunar stars for Eve
Eve Johnson Houghton, who trains at Blewbury, near Didcot, believes there’s plenty more to come from Lunar Deity after the gelding scored at Epsom yesterday. The three-year-old landed a six-furlong handicap by a length and a half from Pettochside
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CRICKET: It's sweet success for Fudge
Cairns Fudge lifted the OCA's Telegraph Cup with a 51-run triumph over Winslow in the final at Charlbury. The spin and guile of Winslow’s bowlers made it tough going, but Ralph Smith’s 42 helped Cairns Fudge to a total of 147, Steve Shaw returning
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CRICKET: Rain to the rescue for East Oxford
East Oxford’s title hopes were given a boost when rain saved the day in their OCA Division 1 match at home to rivals Garsington on Saturday, writes KIEREN BUSHNELL. Garsington rattled up 206-6 between the showers as Qaiser Naveed hit 62 and Mohammed
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CRICKET: Bagpuize bid ended by rain
CHERWELL LEAGUE Division 6-10 KINGSTON Bagpuize 2nd saw their Division 8 title hopes end after their match against Horspath 4th was abandoned. Bagpuize could only pick up six points, while Cublington 2nd sealed top spot with an eight-wicket
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CRICKET: Cumnor 2nd go down
CHERWELL LEAGUE Division 4 CUMNOR 2nd were relegated after losing a closely fought tussle with fellow strugglers Leighton Buzzard Town 2nd. Graham Flower (55) and Joe Shillaker (46) (pictured) helped Cumnor reach 174 before being bowled
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CRICKET: Cropredy charge back to summit
CHERWELL LEAGUE Division 3 CROPREDY wasted little time despatching Dinton 2nd to secure a win that took them back to the top of the division. Ed Somerton’s outstanding 15-over spell, which produced figures of 8-30, reduced Dinton to 68
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FOOTBALL: Didcot stunned
Didcot Tn 1 (M Williams 15) Hungerford Tn 2 (Draycott 78, Pugh 88) Didcot Town conceded two late goals to lose a pulsating Bank Holiday Evo-Stik Southern League Division 1 South & West clash against Hungerford Town at the Loop Meadow
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The quiz league
I must offer my apologies to the Black’s Head (Bletchingdon). Each time I praise a side for a recent performance or comment favourably on a run of success, the mockers appear to be automatically put on them for their next outing. In honour of the
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Murdoch bids to boost security at home
PLANS to boost security at the home of Rupert Murdoch’s daughter and build a car park at a congested train station will be discussed next week. West Oxfordshire District Council ’s uplands area planning subcommittee will debate the applications
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ONE YER BIKE: That smug grin was soon wiped off my face
Is it me or is it always raining in Wales? I suppose those rolling hillsides and lush green landscapes wouldn’t be so prevalent if it weren’t. But frankly, torrential downpours during the vast majority of my holidays there just isn’t cricket.
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Waste of money
MILLIONS of pounds are spent to celebrate 20 years of the EU wasting money – taxpayers’ money. When will Prime Minister David Cameron let us have a vote? ROGER TUCKER Kingsway Drive Kidlington
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I know my stuff
MR Ken Roper asserts that I have no conception of how the motor car industry works (View Points, August 20). I certainly know how it does not work! I worked briefly at the Cowley plant in 1977, on rear door handles and then promoted to assembling
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Unbearable noise
I Do wish mothers would look after their children better during the school holidays. On a recent trip to TK Maxx at Templars retail park, in Cowley, I found the toy department awash with these little creatures. The noise was unbearable as the
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U's not fazed by cup challenge
Oxford United’s players are relishing the chance to perform on a big stage when they visit Leeds United tonight. The U’s earned their place in the Capital One Cup second round by knocking out npower League One side Bournemouth on penalties earlier
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FOOTBALL: Mills's treble sinks Abingdon
North Leigh 5 (Mills 25, 40, 48, Caton 50, Alexis 82) Abingdon Utd 3 (Carnell 54, Young 58, Angell 75) John Mills hit his second hat-trick in a week as North Leigh came out on top against Oxfordshire rivals Abingdon United in a goal-crazy
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FOOTBALL: Banbury battle to a point
Banbury Utd 0 Redditch Utd 0 Banbury United are still seeking their first win of season in the Evo-Stik Southern League Premier Division after a goalless stalemate against Redditch United at the Spencer Stadium. Redditch started the better
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FOOTBALL: Benjamin's late goal saves City
Oxford City 2 (Skendi 89, Benjamin 90+4) Worcester City 2 (Symonds 54, Thorley 90+1) Substitute Declan Benjamin was Oxford City’s hero with a last-gasp equaliser as their Blue Square Bet North clash with Worcester City at Court Place Farm
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We are the pests
WITH regard to Derrick Holt’s response to my letter of August 15 (View Points, August 17), I stand by my comments regarding the “virtues” of flies, wasps, rats, slugs, and mosquitoes, as, I suspect, would a great many others. However, his idea
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Sanctity of life
NICHOLAS Wilson’s letter (Not so wonderful life, View Points, August 15) attempts to expose me as a hypocrite by referring to my ‘professed deep-seated reverence to all living things’, assuming that I could not possibly extend that reverence to ‘
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Eggs-traordinary
WHILE reading the TV Times in the blurb for a zoo programme, it said that the bird keeper was ‘under pressure’ to produce chicks. Was egg-laying part of his job description? It would still be a good trick, wouldn’t it? He would never want for
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Help is available
As the Coalition Government introduces changes to the benefits system, Contact a Family – the only UK charity that supports families with a disabled child whatever their condition or disability – is worried that local families could be missing out
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Capital punishment
Yes, Adrian Taylor (View Points, August 16), let us bring back capital punishment, regardless of the enormous international legal implications and the fact that our own judicial system is just a shade fallible. Specifically, if anyone is eventually
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Temple pool has been suffering from neglect
We are lucky in the Oxford city area to have so many pools. But the Temple Cowley Pool has been starved of normal maintenance funding for a number of years on the premise that it is ‘beyond its sell by date’ and further neglect won’t help anyone
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CRICKET: Tew take over top spot
CHERWELL LEAGUE Division 1 GREAT & Little Tew stormed to the top of the table with a fortnight of the season to go after they won while morning leaders Horspath had their match cut short by rain. With thundery showers spreading across
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CRICKET: Still all to play for after wet weekend
CHERWELL LEAGUE Graham Scott's Division 2 round-up YET another wet weekend means nine of the ten clubs Division 2 do not know where they will be playing next season. Only Sandford St Martin, who have already been relegated, can be sure
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Rain doesn’t spoil a traditional derby day
DONKEYS did their bit for the community of Bampton as the village recognised a madcap tradition dating back to 1970. Each year, a Donkey Derby is held at Sandfords Field. The event, which this year included eight races with six donkeys in each,
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City homes still some of most costly
OXFORD remains one of the least affordable places to live, according to a new study. Nationally, average mortgage payments for those taking out a new loan made up 26 per cent of disposable take-home pay in the second quarter of this year, Halifax
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United bid to bridge gap
Chris Wilder is hoping tonight’s trip to Elland Road will inspire Oxford United to a new level and produce a memorable cup shock. There are more than 40 places on the league ladder between the sides, with Leeds United odds-on to progress in the
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Williams HQ hit by lightning
THE Williams F1 headquarters in Grove was hit by lightning over the weekend, causing a power surge to trigger its fire alarms. The main building was struck on Saturday afternoon and sent a surge of electricity through the site’s sub-stations.
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COMMENT: Rougher justice
The sentences dished out to 19th century criminals should make those who have appeared in our Scales of Justice columns count themselves lucky. Stealing bread could get you 21 days in prison. Hard labour was also commonplace. But whether the
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A420 car overturns
FARINGDON: A driver escaped serious injury after his car overturned and caught fire on the A420, near Littleworth. Emergency services were called just before 7.45pm on Sunday to the accident, which happened near the Stanford Road roundabout.
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Scales of justice: A look at how 19th century punishment compares to today's convictions
MUGSHOTS of prisoners held at Oxford’s jail in the 19th century have revealed a fascinating insight into crime and punishment. Former prison turned visitor attraction Oxford Castle has released the pictures and details of convicted criminals who
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Council considers changes to community centres' lease agreements
COMMUNITY associations could be left homeless under a shake-up of lease agreements, it was warned last night. Oxford City Council , which owns 19 community centres across the city, wants to bring in standardised three-year leases on all its properties
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No arrests after incident
OXFORD: Police have made no arrests after a car mounted the pavement at Heyford Hill roundabout and hit a group of pedestrians. Two girls, aged five and nine, a three-year-old boy and their father were taken to the John Radcliffe in Oxford to be
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PARALYMPICS: Honour for torchbearers
DAD-of-two Dave Bracher was struck down by a rare combination of two illnesses in 2008, that left him locked inside his own body. The Didcot father was in a coma for 12 days and moving his eyes was his only means of communicating with the outside
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PARALYMPICS: Getting ready for the Games to begin
WHEN 10-year-old Natasha Baker sat and watched the Sydney Paralympic Games in 2000, she dreamed of taking part herself. What she saw on TV that day inspired the youngster, who was disabled from a young age, to strive for her dream and tomorrow
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COMMENT: On marks for more glory at Paralympics
THE Paralympic Games will be a fantastic sporting spectacle and we wish the athletes from Oxfordshire well. Those competing are at the top of their game and will relish performing on the biggest stage of all. Just like the Olympics earlier this
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Tesco alcohol licence at risk after wine sold to girl
A TESCO store in Witney, which could lose its licence to serve alcohol, sold wine to a 14-year-old last year. New details about allegations against the Cogges Hill Road Tesco Express have emerged. The store failed three test purchase checks
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CRIME IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD: Keeping watch on petty crime
PEOPLE strolling along outside the shops in Summertown say they feel perfectly safe in their neighbourhood. And the latest statistics confirm they are unlikely to be mugged or attacked. Serious violent crime in this police area is down 33.3
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Rita keeps knitting to help charity
KNTTER Rita Scrace, left, has dedicated decades of her life to charity work. The Botley resident, who recently celebrated her 80th birthday, has spent more than 40 years and used hundreds of yards of wool knitting for various charities, including