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Value for money mixed case, £63
Modern winemaking techniques mean that it’s not difficult to make highly fruitful and drinkable wines for less money than in the past (despite the effects of multiple duty increases and increased transport costs!) and undrinkable wines are a thing
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The Scales of Justice
CASES heard recently by Oxford magistrates: Gary Woodwards, 19, of no fixed address, admitted fraud after claiming a stolen laptop belonged to him so he could make £60 in Pound Way, Oxford. Community order made. Daniel Govern, 24, of Beaumont
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Rose Hill church gets an injection of fresh blood with new deacon
A NEW church deacon says she has enjoyed getting to know the Rose Hill community during her first month in her role. Carole Smith joined Rose Hill Methodist Church in September in what is her first appointment as a minister after completing two
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Advice centres ‘struggling to cope’ as more people seek help in city
MORE people are seeking help from advice centres in Oxford, according to their latest figures. And changes to the benefits system appear to be driving numbers up. At the Barton Advice Centre, 8,300 people were helped between April 2011 and
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No Coffey break for this pair of runners
IT was a real Coffey morning for two at Sunday’s Oxford Half Marathon. Laura Coffey, 23, completed the 13.1 mile course in 2 hours 11 minutes and 40 seconds in race number 1783. And, errr, Laura Coffey, 25, also finished in 2hrs 11m 40s, in no
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Hospice fundraiser takes new top post
SHE has helped raise millions of pounds for one of Oxford’s best loved charities. Now Helen and Douglas House head of fundraising Jo Mitchell is to move on after eight years working for the East Oxford based children’s respite hospice. Mrs
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Family raising cash for trust that helped daughter
TO LOOK at Sophie Collins, you would be forgiven for thinking she was the same as any other healthy 21-year-old woman. But the student has an acquired brain injury that has left her unable to go a full day without sleeping midway through, forgetting
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Local shares (PM)
AEA Technology 0.05 BMW 4963 Electrocomponents 209.6 Nationwide Accident Repair 58.25 Oxford Biomedica 2.55 Oxford Catalysts 92.5 Oxford Instruments 1244 Reed Elsevier 617.75 RM 82.25 RPS Group 244 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley
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Soldiers go on patrol fully loaded
WHEN soldiers pack for patrol there is no room for luxuries. Organisations in Bicester got an insight into the daily life of soldiers when they are deployed to war zones such as Afghanistan, and the extraordinary amount of equipment they have to
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Cows causing A34 delays
Traffic is at a standstill on the A34 with reports that about a dozen cows are on the road. There has been an accident, understood to have involved a lorry, on the A34 between the Peartree and Botley junctions. But reports from the scene suggest
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Council is set to look at parking ban again
COUNCIL chiefs will look again at a decision that banned disabled drivers from parking in Witney town centre. Oxfordshire County Council imposed a ban on loading and unloading along one side of High Street to help buses pass through the congested
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New store impetus for thousands of jobs
A NEW superstore and hi-tech headquarters could be the catalyst for thousands of jobs in West Oxfordshire. West Oxfordshire District Council granted planning permission for a 40,000 sq ft Morrisons store in Carterton and a new Witney headquarters
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Help support Sobell House through Cowley Unipart abseil
WANNABE spidermen are being encouraged to head to Cowley this weekend to support an Oxford hospice. An abseiling event will be taking place at the Unipart Building off Garsington Road on Sunday from 9am to 5pm to help raise funds for Sobell House
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Cricket club applies to keep old pavilion
CHARLBURY Cricket Club is seeking planning permission to keep its old pavilion for storage. The club, in Dyers Hill, which now has more than 300 members, was devastated in 2007 after floods left its pavilion submerged. But since then it has
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Day centre given a fresh new look
ARMED with a paint roller and overalls, Wantage’s charity champ Ray Collins has been splashing the cash raised in a major summer fundraiser. Ray’s Decathlon Fun Day, which closed off the town’s Market Place for a day of activities on July 1, raised
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Local share prices
AEA Technology 0.05 BMW 4998 Electrocomponents 210.2 Nationwide Accident Repair 58.25 Oxford Biomedica 2.55 Oxford Catalysts 91.75 Oxford Instruments 1269 Reed Elsevier 619.25 RM 82.9 RPS Group 245.2 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley
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MP relishes a spot of political intrigue
POLITICAL intrigue, historical novel, hard-boiled detective potboiler or children’s classic? Henley MP John Howell has all of the above and more at his fingertips in his collection of more than 4,000 books. Mr Howell, who is backing the Oxfordshire
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Take the plunge for hospice
WANNABE spidermen are being encouraged to head to Cowley this weekend to support an Oxford hospice. An abseiling event will be taking place at the Unipart Building off Garsington Road on Sunday from 9am to 5pm to help raise funds for Sobell House
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Visitors transported back into the Second World War
PEOPLE had the chance to get up close to vehicles and other kit used in the Second World War at a Bicester garden centre. The event was staged by the Oxford branch of the Military Vehicle Trust, which brought along vehicles including a 1940 Norton
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College plans £5.5m revamp
A COLLEGE planning a £5.5m revamp is driving forward with plans to create a £1.1m state-of-the-art engineering building. Abingdon and Witney College wants to build the new motor vehicle education facility and refurbish its Abingdon campus throughout
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Teacher accused of sex offences
A FORMER teacher has appeared in court this morning accused of sexually assaulting 10 children. The 52-year-old man, who cannot be identified, is also charged with 12 offences relating to indecent images of children. He is a former teacher
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Pensioner bailed again on brothel charge
A pensioner arrested on suspicion of keeping a brothel has been bailed by police again. The 65-year-old was arrested in July at an address in Turner Road, Abingdon, after a police raid. Officers also carried out a search of a property in Doyley
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Fund for war heroes raises £500,000 in a year
A FUND to support bomb disposal experts when they return from the war zone in Afghanistan has raised £500,000 in one year. Now supporters of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment, which has its headquarters at Didcot’s Vauxhall Barracks, are
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FOOTBALL: Super Simmonds gets Eynsham off mark
GILES SPORTS WITNEY YOUTH LEAGUE JACK Simmonds bagged a brace as Eynsham Youth got off the mark with a 4-1 Under 12 A League win at Bardwell. Liam Varney and Luke Archer also scored. Bampton Town edged to a 3-2 success at home to Garden
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FOOTBALL: Hill bloom
Goals from Josh Gonzales, Arron Campbell, Ron Reid and Ardrubal Barroso saw Rose Hill ease to a 4-0 win at George FC in the Oxford City FA. other scorers Oakley 2 (J Smith, T Goff), AFC Blackbirds 5.
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FOOTBALL: Hill hits trio in Kings romp
JAY Hill hit a hat-trick as leaders Kings Arms Wheatley stormed to an 8-1 win at AFC Jericho in the Critchleys Upper Thames Valley League's Premier League, writes TIM SIRET. Ollie Zaja, Aftab Hafiz, Benji Cuff, Shaun Jacobs and Mark Catlin also
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Objections fail to stop park and ride charges
MOTORISTS will have to pay to park at Thornhill and Water Eaton park and rides after councillors yesterday overruled dozens of objections. Oxfordshire County Council cabinet approved plans to charge £3 per day for parking at Thornhill and Water
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FOOTBALL: KEA are on song
KEA marched into the second round of the Banbury District & Lord Jersey FA Coronation Cup with a 5-3 win at Cropredy. Glen Holmes fired the visitors ahead after keeper Dan Smith blocked Ian Edge’s drive. After the break, KEA went up a gear
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FOOTBALL: Kessabi bags double joy
Sofien Kessabi bagged a brace as Mansfield Road ended Riverside’s unbeaten record with a 5-0 thumping in the Oxfordshire Senior League Premier Division. Cameron Knight, Luis McGillycuddy and Liam Revell completed their nap hand against Riverside
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Theatre director to be next Visiting Professor
Sir Michael Boyd has been named as the next Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre at St Catherine’s College, Oxford. Sir Boyd trained as a director at the Malaya Bronnaya Theatre in Moscow, and returned to the UK to work at
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Jobless figure falls again
The number of people signing on the dole in the county has fallen again. Latest figures from the Office of National Statistics show a total of 6,700 people claimed Jobseeker’s Allowance in September, a drop of 189 on the previous month. It
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Electric tricycles may spark city centre tourism
ELECTRIC tricycles could help show off Oxford’s dreaming spires to hundreds of tourists. A unique plan to bring the so-called “pedicabs” to the city could be given the go-ahead tonight. The CityCruiser tricycles, which have a maximum speed
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FOOTBALL: Thompson doubles up in Vale victory
SCHOOLS FOOTBALL VALE of White Horse fired a four-goal salvo in the second half to open their defence of the ESFA Under 15 Trophy with a 4-0 win over Andover & District at Milton United. Joel Thompson bagged a brace to set the holders on
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COMMENT: Into the mix
THE details may take a lot of working out but pitching electric “pedicabs” in among the buses, cars, cyclists and wandering tourists of Oxford: what could possibly go wrong?
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Oxford Mail Boys League tables
UNDER 9 RED P W D L F A Pts Didcot Tn Yth 5 4 1 0 44 9 13 Horspath Yth 6 4 1 1 21 11 13 Bure Pk Jun 5 3 2 0 44 12 11 Oxford City Blues 5 2 0 3 12 36 6 Hinksey Pk 5 1 0 4 15 30 3 Goring Robins 6 0 0 6 5 43 0 UNDER 9 WHITE P W D L F
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Victims remember great storm of 1987
A RETIRED highways engineer last night spoke about the devastation left in Oxfordshire by hurricane force winds in October 1987. The so-called Great Storm hit the county 25 years ago. Woodstock town councillor Colin Carritt, 68, was working
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Struck-off teacher gave pupil presents
A TEACHER who gave a pupil heart-shaped earrings and chocolates has been banned from teaching. Former Cherwell School business studies teacher Richard Hook, who also sent “inappropriate emails” to another pupil, was found guilty of unacceptable
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BOYS FOOTBALL: Callum's high five
CALLUM Crook hit five goals as Florence Park Blue beat Abingdon Youth Yellows 8-0 in the Under 10 Blue League. Crook and Rio Samson each hit a first-half hat-trick in an impressive display. Oxford City defeated Radley Youth 13-1 in the Red
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Fans get a peep of top comedian at book signing
COMEDIAN David Mitchell enjoyed a laugh with his fans as he signed copies of his new autobiography. The Peep Show star was at Waterstones in Broad Street, Oxford, yesterday to sign copies of Back Story. Before turning up, the actor, writer and
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Sixteen arrests follow mass brawl in Oxford
A total of 16 men, from Oxford and Banbury, have now been arrested after a mass brawl in Gloucester Green. The suspects, aged between 18 and 27, were arrested on suspicion of violent disorder after the incident at about 4.20am on Saturday. One
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Independent candidate pulls out of ‘flawed’ race for elected police commissioner
THE election race for a new police chief has hit further controversy after the man who has been overseeing Thames Valley Police quit the contest, branding it “a party political campaign”. Khan Juna, former chairman of Thames Valley Police Authority
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FOOTBALL: Chinnor's treble tonic
OXFORD MAIL GIRLS LEAGUE THREE players scored hat-tricks as Chinnor saw off visitors Marston Saints 12-1 in the Under 15 League. Jo Taylor fired a five-timer, while Megan Sharp and Lauren Powell grabbed trios. Sarah Dougall completed Chinnor
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COMMENT: Teacher's case highlights worrying trend
IT IS always a cause of major concern when we read about teachers who are either inept or devious and dangerous. Today we report the worrying case of business studies teacher Richard Hook, banned from the profession for three years for inappropriate
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Pollution fears
So it is proposed to build thousands of new homes in Oxford in addition to the thousands that have been built in recent years in large and small projects. Yet those in power seem not to realise that every addition, directly or indirectly, adds
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MAC THE KNIFE - it really is the thought that counts
I had my hair done, not earth shattering news I accept, but still an important event in a girl’s life and right up there with weddings and funerals. From a logistical point of view alone, the event itself requires the organisational skills of the
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THE DISABLED SPACE: Disability is not always plain to see
When I say disability what you do you think? Before my accident I would have said those with a mobility problem, such as me, a wheelchair user. Well the official description according to the 2010 equality act is ‘a physical or mental impairment
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FOOTBALL: Haysham bags a brace as Didcot go nap
A YOUTHFUL Didcot Town eased into the second round of the Southern League’s Red Insure Cup with a resounding 5-1 win at Division 1 Central side Woodford United last night. Elliot Osborne-Ricketts’s first half penalty was followed by a brace from
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Speed limit letter confused me
I HAD to read the letter from David Speke about speed limits (ViewPoints, October 11) several times to grasp his point. He starts off by wondering why anyone sticks to the ever-growing 50mph limit on our roads, then states that this limit is the ‘favourite
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Reading campaign praise is overkill
HOW can the county council’s policies over education be hidden with a smokescreen? Every day we have been been flooded with how brilliant the county council’s Reading Campaign is. The article (Our View, October 13) referring to Melinda Tilley
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Police must get their act together
COME on Thames Valley Police, it’s time to change the system which obviously is not working when Mrs Birtles has her belongings stolen in Headington (ViewPoints, October 15) and nothing is done. There appears to be CCTV of the two thieves.
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Look at the alternatives
WHEN I was young, the London to the West road (A40) went through the centre of Oxford. In the late 1930s a relief road was built to the north of Oxford to take the through traffic. As so often happens, a new road becomes a convenient area to
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Thank you for supporting the Samaritans
I am writing to thank the management and customers of the Castle Quay shopping Centre in Banbury for their generous support at our collection on September 29, totalling £483.63p. This will help enormously towards maintaining our 24/7 service to
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Road improvements are a priority on the A40
COUNCILLOR Ian Hudspeth’s argument (Oxford Mail, September 15) for not dualling the A40 further between Witney and Oxford is ridiculous. He claims that adding extra lanes will “attract more drivers, not cut down numbers”. But the road is already
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‘Rethink over home care is badly needed’
HOME care must be radically reshaped to provide a service which is fit for the future, Oxford researchers have said. The Institute of Public Care (IPC), based at Oxford Brookes University, has warned that if the current ‘fragmented’ system does
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Mud shuts A420 for almost seven hours
OXON: The A420 northbound was shut for nearly seven hours yesterday because of mud on the road. The carriageway was closed between the A338 and B4017 Abingdon Road from 12.05am until shortly before 7am. A police spokesman said it was unclear
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East West rail link project takes a step forward
PLANS to reopen the East West Rail link from Oxford to Bedford via Bicester have taken a step forward. A Joint Delivery Board has been set up to oversee the project to bring a mothballed section of track back into use. Passenger trains would
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FOOTBALL: Read hits nine in 29-1 blitz
STEFAN Read bagged an incredible nine-goal haul as Carterton Rangers cruised through to the third round of the Fred Ford Cup with a 29-1 thrashing of hosts Greystones, writes ANTHONY BARLOW. Billy Hales scored a four-timer, with Bill Hales, Ben
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Hot Chip @ Southampton Guildhall
STANDING almost alone as purveyors of synth/electro pop, Hot Chip have evolved with each album - honing their sound into a more polished commercial vibe while still frantically juggling with their own individual side projects such as The Two Bears
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Health staff to join London protest march
HUNDREDS of public sector workers from Oxfordshire will join a march against the cuts and the Coalition Government at the weekend. The march, called ‘A future that works’, is being organised by the Trade Union Congress in central London on Saturday
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Oxford United players must stand up and be counted - Wilder
OXFORD United’s players have to stand up and take responsibility for their own poor performances, according to manager Chris Wilder. A short unbeaten run came to a shuddering halt on Monday night, when they were dismantled 3-0 at Port Vale.
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Oxfam freedom of city ceremony date
OXFORD: Councillors will present Oxfam with the Freedom of the City at a special meeting next week. On Tuesday, a one-off full council meeting will be held at the Town Hall, St Aldate’s at 4pm. At the meeting, Lord Mayor Alan Armitage will
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Oxford Nursery pupils encourage parents to shell out for a good cause at festival
NURSERY pupils encouraged parents to shell out for a good cause at a harvest festival with a difference. The Oxford Nursery teamed up with The African Children’s Fund for a bumper crop of green events. Children including 21-month-old Maxine
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FOOTBALL: Oxford Mail Boys League goalscorers
Under 9 Red League Bure Park Juniors 4 (Connor Duggan, Harvey O'Rourke, Korben Morris, George Pittuck), Didcot Town Youth 4 (Oliver Tuler 2, Bradley Ward, Lewis McKinan). Horspath Youth Lions 3 (Luke Heritage, Matthew Evans, Leo Cook), Goring Robins
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FOOTBALL: Fenton stars for Harwell
GARETH Fenton hit four goals as Harwell International beat Childrey United 5-1 in Division 1, writes PHIL ANNETS. Tom Baptie also scored for Harwell, with Dan Crawford replying for the visitors. Berinsfield went fourth with a 3-1 win at home
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Take That star set to play Oxford New Year gig
POP fans are set to have the Greatest Day this New Year’s Eve, with the announcement of a show by one of the biggest names in music – Gary Barlow. The Take That star is proving he is Back for Good, by embarking on his first solo tour for 13 years
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Olympic statues at The Story Museum
OLYMPIANS have found a new home at The Story Museum in Pembroke Street, Oxford. Statues covered with gold, silver and bronze leaf, made by Oxford artist Francesca Shakespeare, have just arrived in time for a series of Greek events for children
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FOOTBALL: Young spot-on as Rovers progress
SAXTON Rovers survived a tense finish to reach the Berks & Bucks Intermediate Cup third round with a 3-2 home win over Newbury Res. Kyle Allsworth’s double and a Martin Young penalty gave the North Berks League team a 3-0 lead before their
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Oxford Half Marathon results 2012
Results from the 2012 Oxford Half Marathon, run on Sunday, October 14. To find a competitor, we suggest you use the Find function on your computer - ie in Windows you'd press Ctrl and F and then enter the runner's name. Names, results and placings
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Singers rehearse for War Requiem anniversary performance
WITH so many singers and musicians performing Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem, conductor Sally Mears knows it’s never too early to start rehearsals. Mrs Mears, from Abingdon, is the conductor for a 50th anniversary performance of the piece at Oxford
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Community spirit flowers in unlikely places
EAST Oxford residents have been putting their food waste to good use. The people of Southfield Road are making their street more attractive with the help of Oxfordshire’s recycling team. Working with support from Oxford City Council and Oxfordshire
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Identify buildings in need of repair work
HERITAGE bosses want community groups to identify Grade II listed buildings in Oxfordshire that are desperately in need of repair. English Heritage announced the appeal as it launched its Heritage At Risk Register for 2012. Until now, Grade
