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Toddler bitten by friend's dog
A MUM has called for dangerous dog laws to be changed after her baby daughter was attacked by a Yorkshire terrier. Fifteen month old Liana Lindsey was attacked by her mum’s friend’s dog in Headington last month. She suffered bites and cuts to her
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WI members go tea potty for charity fundraiser
WI MEMBERS weren’t late for a very important date as their annual garden party went ahead in true Alice in Wonderland style. Tea and cake was served to members in fancy dress in celebration of the famous tale, written in Oxford by Lewis Caroll.
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Annual Bunkfest on track to be another big success
A CELEBRATION of beer, music and historic steam engines starts in Wallingford today. The three-day BunkFest festival is now in its 11th year and hundreds of different acts will perform at 20 venues around the town including The Kinecroft. About
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Family determined to remember sacrifices
AUBREY Gurl was just 21 when he was killed in action during the First World War in March 1917. After volunteering to serve with the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, the young man from Headington Quarry gave his life in a French field
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Town in high spirits thanks to roaring pub trade
WITNEY has the same number of pubs it did 30 years ago, which makes it “unique” in bucking the pub closure trend, say campaigners. The Oxford branch of Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) said no other UK market town had achieved this feat. Only one
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Family butchers back home
THE latest generation of a historic Oxford family butchers has reopened his shop in its spiritual home at the heart of the Covered Market. Matthew Alden, with Claudia Cifrodelli and Paul Jackson, opened the new Meatmaster cash and carry this week
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Chinese behind rise in centre’s success
THE growth of designer shopping outlet Bicester Village is being fuelled by a surge in visitors from China. With plans for a major expansion of the site on track and visitor numbers expected to rise from 5.5 million in 2011 to 5.8 million this
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Tot's treatment tees off golf day fundraising
WHEN Adam Prewer heard his infant son was being treated for suspected meningitis, his world turned upside down. He said: “When you hear that word your heart sinks, you feel helpless and pray everything goes well.” Six-week-old Finnley was rushed
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£300,000 thanks for husband cancer care
A WIDOW has celebrated seeing £300,000 raised for an Oxford cancer clinic more than 20 years after her husband died from the disease. Pearl Livett, 77, founded the Kennington Cancer Fund in 1990, the year before husband Douglas died of cancer of
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TENNIS: Jana claims girls crown
Jana Cooper Marcos emerged a plucky winner of the girls’ under 9 event at the Wilson Oxfordshire Junior County Closed Championships. The White Horse Leisure & Tennis Centre player beat clubmate Chloe Elliott 7-2, 6-8, 7-5 to take the prize.
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ROWING: Wilson lands head coach role
Oxford University Women’s Boat Club have appointed a new coach in the build-up to 2015, when the women’s Boat Race will move from Henley to the Tideway course used by the men. Christine Wilson, a Canadian by origin, has an extensive international
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Councillor wants to cut festival's Sunday music license
JUST when they thought it safe to rock out, organisers of one of Oxfordshire’s biggest festivals are facing another battle over noise. A councillor is moving to tighten up noise limits at Cornbury Park’s Wilderness Festival following complaints
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Cherry picker makes sure the show goes on
THE latest production by an amateur dramatic society has been rescued by a rather unusual saviour. The Wantage based The AmEgos group is staging The Rise and Fall of Little Voice next month, based on the 1992 Michael Caine film. But problems
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SCALES OF JUSTICE: Some of the people convicted at magistrates' courts around the country recently
OXFORD: Gregory Biddle, 19, of The Green, Drayton, admitted drink driving in Walton Street, Oxford, on August 5. Had 71 micrograms of alcohol in 100ml of breath, above the legal limit of 35 micrograms. Fined £100, a £15 victims’ surcharge and
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FOOTBALL: Kidlington in Dixon lift
Kidlington should welcome back keeper Matt Dixon from injury at home to Wokingham & Emmbrook in the Uhlsport Hellenic League Premier Division tomorrow. James Brown (ankle) & Paul Hedger (shin splints) remain Headington Amateurs’ only injury
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Driver cut free
A MAN was cut free from a car after it was damaged in a collision with a lorry on the B4011 near Blackthorn. Two Oxfordshire Fire & Rescue Service crews and a Defence Fire & Rescue Service fire engine from Biceser Garrison were called at
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Work starts on £3m military museum
WORK has begun on a £3m museum that will showcase Oxfordshire’s proud military heritage. After a successful fundraising appeal, contractors have begun to clear ground for the the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum , in Woodstock. The £3.5m museum
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FOOTBALL: Butt sits it out
Clanfield 85 will be without skipper Jamie Butt (facial injury) when they travel to Uhlsport Hellenic League Premier Division Thame United in tomorrow’s FA Vase first qualifying round. Butt had an operation on Wednesday on the injury suffered against
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RUGBY UNION: Gosling is new Witney coach
Season preview - South West 1 East FORMER prop Andy Gosling has taken over as Witney’s head coach ahead of their new campaign. Gosling replaces Phil Harper, who is taking a back seat, and will be assisted by John Campbell, Andy Merriman
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OAP died after fall at home
A 96-YEAR-OLD woman suffering from osteoporosis died two weeks after being released from hospital. Josephine Hill was found dead at her home, in Shepard Way, Chipping Norton on June 6. She had fallen on April 13 and was found to have a number
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COMMENT: Massive respect
Congratulations to all the Oxfordshire people who took part in the Paralympic torch relay. While it may not have received the same level of attention as the Olympic torch relay last month, it is no less of an honour. If anything, these men
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RUGBY UNION: Quins bank on pack power
Season preview - National 3 South West OXFORD Harlequins manager Steve Chadbone said their pack had never been so strong as they head into the new season. Quins only avoided relegation by the skin of their teeth last April, but they believe
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Carrying Paralympic torch was so ‘wicked’
PARALYMPIC torchbearers from Oxfordshire said the part they played in the flame procession will stay with them forever. Abingdon schoolboy Luke Biggs, 15, ran with the torch through central London and said the experience had been “beyond words”
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Oxford United want transfer window shut
ONLY a big transfer bid would convince Oxford United to do any business before the window shuts at 11pm this evening. U’s boss Chris Wilder is expecting a quiet day and after recruiting Daniel Boateng from Arsenal on Tuesday is not looking to clinch
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‘I took car’s impact to save my children’
DAD Mark Palmer has told how he was forced to throw himself in front of an out-of-control car to save the lives of his three children. The Rose Hill resident said he could not believe no-one had been arrested for the crash at Oxford’s Heyford Hill
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RUGBY UNION: Chinnor out to hold their own
Season preview - National 2 South CHINNOR will be hoping to make it third time lucky when they celebrate their 50th anniversary season in English rugby’s fourth tier. The Kingsey Road club have reached this level twice before, in 2006-07 and
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CRICKET: Banbury's dilemma
Banbury captain Ian Hawtin admitted he faced a juggling act in selecting his team to host Harpenden in Serious Cricket Home Counties Premier League Division 1 tomorrow. It is a case of five players in and five out for Banbury as they also try to
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Today we talk to Trev Williams, who teaches guitar in primary schools and to adult learners
WHAT I’M CALLED: Trev Williams MY AGE: 31 WHAT I DO: I run around, sing and play music, and teach guitar in Oxfordshire primary schools and for Adult Learning in Cowley. WHERE I LIVE: East Oxford. WHO I LOVE: People who are different
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ATHLETICS: England off pace in Zurich
Oxford City athlete Hannah England had to settle for sixth spot in the women’s 1,500m at the Diamond League meeting in Zurich last night. The 25-year-old was shuffled back through the pack during the race, before being hampered by a faller just
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Motorist ploughs into bollard in busy city road
THIS was the scene of a car crash in Oxford city centre yesterday after a driver ploughed into a bollard. The red Fiat Punto crashed into the small post on the roadside grass near the Oxford Ice Rink where Oxpens Road meets Thames Street. The
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Clarke hails Hodgkinson influence at Oxford United
RYAN Clarke paid a glowing tribute to the retiring Alan Hodgkinson, describing the veteran goalkeeping coach’s advice as “priceless”. The 76-year-old stepped down yesterday after six decades in professional football as player and then coach.
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FOOTBALL: Ford lays down Kynan challenge
OXFORD City boss Mike Ford has thrown down the gauntlet to teenager Kynan Isaac – go and take fellow midfielder Declan Benjamin’s shirt. Benjamin scored a late equaliser in Monday’s 2-2 draw at home to Worcester, but is unavailable for the
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CRICKET: Division 2 West trio still have all to play for
All three Oxfordshire sides in Serious Cricket Home Counties Premier League Division 2 West are in the promotion and relegation mix with two games left. It is make or break for Thame Town and Shipton-under-Wychwood tomorrow as the wrong results
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CRICKET: Crosby backing Oxford to stay up
Ian Crosby still believes Oxford can stay up in Serious Cricket Home Counties Premier League Division 1, but may not play a part in helping them do so. Oxford’s captain remains confident they can win their final two matches, starting with the visit
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Living in a fantasy world
BEFORE I throw off this mortal coil I would very much like to visit the planet inhabited by Mr Limmer, it sounds idyllic. I note that he claims to have worked on door assembly in 1977 for a short period of time and the lack of door handles was,
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Bells no longer ring out
ANSWERING Mrs Dorothy Holloway’ question (Oxford Mail, August 15) – I have lived in Argyle Street, just under a mile from Carfax, for the past 34 years. I well remember church and college bells ringing, clearly heard from my garden on Sunday mornings
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Assange has much to fear
SO Julian Assange, Wikileaks founder, has been granted political asylum by Ecuador. The UK Government has threatened to storm the Embassy in order to arrest Assange. Twenty years ago, I would have said Assange would have nothing to fear from UK
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Cycling is impractical
WHAT a great letter from Lewis Frances (Oxford Mail, August 14). Are you tired from all that walking and cycling, Mr Frances? The two yawns in your letter were a bit of a giveaway. Come on, give yourself a break by using that car and motorbike you
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A difficult winter for all
SO it was announced that one of the major energy companies is going to increase its prices by nine per cent and it is expected other suppliers will follow suit. With the proposed increases in rail, travel, petrol and everything else, more and more
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Uncollected bin was a revolting health hazard
It is no wonder West Oxfordshire District Council did not match the Vale and South Oxfordshire District Council ’s recycling performances. The contractors they employ to empty the bins and recycling do not collect many of the bins on the assigned
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Trees in question
IN answer to Sydney Thorpe’s question about what set of trees will the plaque be placed on in remembrance of our fallen heroes, I can confirm that it will be the trees on the opposite side of the road to the Friar, on the green outside Allegro and
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CABBAGES & KINGS: Conversation on bus carried out in silence
THE half-dozen 14-year-old girls on the bus to Banbury, all dressed to look at least six years older, were each engrossed with a mobile phone. Nothing unusual in that, I hear you say, and normally I would agree. But silence ruled among the
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SPORT CALENDAR: September 1
FOOTBALL NPOWER LEAGUE TWO York City v Oxford Utd. BLUE SQUARE BET NORTH FC Halifax Town v Oxford City. EVO-STIK SOUTHERN LEAGUE Premier Div : St Neots Tn v Banbury Utd. Div 1 South & West : Abingdon Utd v Evesham, Cirencester
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New Nook book
BLACKWELLS is to be one of two bookstores in the UK to distribute a new e-reader hoping to take on the Kindle. The Nook goes on sale in October and will also be available locally at Argos, online at John Lewis and for sale at Foyles in London.
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Which county pile has the X-Factor?
TAKE That star Gary Barlow is rumoured to hunting for a stately home in Oxfordshire to film the next X-Factor series. The songwriter and frontman, right, has been on the hunt for a place to hold auditions in the ‘judges’ houses’ section of the
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Open verdict on train driver death
A TRAIN driver killed by a locomotive on his day off was unlikely to have been contemplating suicide, his family have said. Robert Courts died near Heyford train station in Lower Heyford and an almost-empty bottle of vodka was found nearby.
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Ex-cricketer home after bridge attack
A FORMER county cricket star who suffered a serious head injury in an attack on Magdalen Bridge 10 days ago has been allowed home from hospital. Patrick Jobson was assaulted at about 1.10am on Sunday, August 19. The 45-year-old only left Oxford
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35,000 patients who waste doctors’ time
MISSED appointments at Oxfordshire’s hospitals are costing health bosses more than half a million pounds a year. There have been a total of 35,175 missed appointments at the Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) NHS Trust in the last financial year
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COMMENT: Hospital cash we can’t allow to be wasted
THE figures in our story about missed appointments at Oxfordshire hospitals are eye-opening. In the last year alone more than 35,175 appointments were missed at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust. That’s the equivalent of nearly 100 every
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Oxford United pitch fears eased
Concerns over the impact the ground-share will have on the pitch at the Kassam Stadium have reduced after the appointment of an experienced maintenance firm. Both Oxford United and London Welsh, who begin their debut Premiership season at home
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Man mugged for his wallet
A 41-YEAR-OLD man was hit on the head from behind and robbed of £70 in an attack in St Martin’s Road, Rose Hill. The victim fell to the ground after the blow and was hit again after the robber searched his pockets. He suffered cuts and bruising
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Mum’s Berry good way to beat the baby blues
SOME women join baby groups to battle the loneliness and isolation of new motherhood. But 29-year-old Anneliese Giggins instead turned to her recipe books and decided to bake away her blues. Mrs Giggins, who lives near Bicester, has spent the
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Fatal booze binge
A HEAVY drinker who died after a vodka binge was more than seven times the drink-drive limit. Judith Scott, 55, had gone drinking in Oxford with her partner John Savery on July 5 and was found dead on her sofa at home in Abelwood Road, Long Hanborough
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Taking on the tough guys at Pegasus Theatre
MORE than 50 years after it lit up the silver screen, youngsters have taken on West Side Story for a production at Pegasus Theatre. About 40 teenagers are staging the story of star-crossed lovers in New York at the Magdalen Road theatre this week
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New entrance at the JR set for approval
PLANS for a new multi-million pound entrance to the John Radcliffe Hospital have been recommended for approval by Oxford City Council . Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs the JR, wants a new reception area for the main hospital entrance
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Arsenal signing keen to learn at Oxford United
DANIEL Boateng is looking to gain as much experience as possible at Oxford United during a loan spell from Arsenal. The 19-year-old, who has made one appearance for Arsene Wenger’s first-team, will be with the U’s until January. Boateng made
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Join OxVox's charity walk
SUPPORTERS group OxVox are looking to recruit Oxford United fans for a charity walk. The 24-mile route from the Kassam Stadium to the U’s game at Wycombe on October 27 will raise money for the club’s Youth and Community Trust and hospice Helen
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Ingham has score to settle with Oxford United
MICHAEL Ingham is looking to get one over Oxford United tomorrow after being part of the York City side which lost in the play-off final at Wembley in 2010. The experienced goalkeeper played in the 3-1 defeat at Wembley, which saw the U’s return
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GREYHOUNDS: Oxford cards
TODAY’S BAGS RUNNERS 11.03: GLIDING HIGH, Heatherhil Louie, Greencroft Molly 3, Shamone Sherman , Twist Of Lime, Enzo. 11.19: Whos Joy 3, Lights On, MANCHESTER STAR , Rathdromin Flash, Cantcatch Magpie, Posted Abroad . 11.34: HIGHER LAND
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2012 GCSE tables for Oxfordshire schools
School: Pupils / % 5 A* to C / % 5 A*-C / % English / Eng & Math Bacc Abingdon School: 153 / 100 / 100 / 100 Banbury School: 202 / 89 / 51 / 12 Bartholomew School, Eynsham: 145 / 76 / 62 / 21 Bicester Community College: 197 / NA / 48
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Two people rescued after lorry overturns at roundabout
TWO people were rescued after a crash between a lorry and a car in Bayswater Road. Firefighters were called to the accident, just off Headington's Green Road roundabout, at around 7.40pm yesterday. The lorry had overturned. The two people had
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Musical medicine as cancer scare sparks aerobics career
BRAVE Sally Cunnane found more than just fitness after double kidney failure and a cancer scare inspired her to become an aerobics instructor. She almost lost her life more than 10 years ago, but found unlikely love with the Oxford Don who guided
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Fewer thorns in this community
A STEADY slump in crime rates is being celebrated across Rose Hill, with residents saying the estate is much safer than it used to be. Crime across the area is down by 14 per cent in the last year, from 261 offences in 2010/11 to 223 in 2011/12
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FOOTBALL: Boss Mudge quits in Didcot bombshell
Dave Mudge, who took Didcot Town to the FA Trophy first round for the first time in their history last season, has resigned as first team manager. Mudge, who had been boss of the Railwaymen for almost a year, cited personal reasons for his decision