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SCALES OF JUSTICE

BANBURY Andrew Marshall, 27, of Samuelson Court, Banbury, admitted possessing cannabis in Warwick Road, Banbury, on September 6. Also admitted shoplifting a bottle of Champagne worth £29.99 from Co-op in Burchester Place, Banbury, on August 5,

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Covered Market rents 'are unfair to traders'

AS traders at Oxford’s Covered Market count the cost of soaring rents, one shopkeeper is well placed to judge whether they are getting a fair deal. Newsagent Tim Gresswell has a shop in the market and on Oxford’s High Street. The city council

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Bampton post office robbed

A WOMAN shop worker has been injured in a robbery at Bampton Post Office today. Two men went into the post office in Bridge Street at about 9.30am and demanded money. They threatened a woman working in the post office and then  hit her, said

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Rare Japanese textiles on show

The first exhibition outside Japan dedicated to the art of ornamental Meiji textiles is being staged at Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum. Threads of Silk and Gold: Ornamental Textiles from Meiji Japan will open at the Beaumont Street venue on November

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'We can enforce that extra class'

AN extra class of children could be added to a Headington primary school even if parents and staff resist expansion, education chiefs have warned. School organisation and planning officer Roy Leach told parents at a busy meeting at Windmill Primary

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Who was Oxford United's man of the match against Accrington?

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Oxford United 5 (Craddock 12, 23, 36 & 71, Potter 78) Accrington Stanley 0

 TOM Craddock scored four times as Oxford United put Accrington Stanley to the sword in a one-sided encounter. The striker netted a first-half hat-trick to put the U's firmly in charge before adding another goal after the break. Alfie Potter

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GLOBETROTTER: One for the money in Switzerland

Jeremy Smith joins the Jet Set in the jewel of Switzerland's cash crown - St Moritz   Remember the tag line for Stella Artois? ‘Reassuringly expensive’. Well the same could be said of St Moritz. Like Gstaad, Klosters, Val d’Isere, Chamonix

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TABLE TENNIS: Leaders storm to big win

Rutherford stayed top of Oxford & District Association Division 1 with a 9-1 victory over British Rail, thanks to maximums from Neil Hurford and Chris Lansley. Nigel Taylor saved BR from a clean sweep by beating Roel Dullens. In Division

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TRAMPOLINING: Pettifer leaps to make the grade

Georgina Pettifer has become the fifth member of Flying Solo Trampoline Club to reach a national standard. The 15-year-old, from Grove, achieved her success at the final Southern Regional competition of the year. With a performance reflecting

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SNOOKER: Doubles boost leaders

Two wins each from Matthew Challen and Adam Brown helped Littlemore RBL C go top of the Gentworks Oxford &B District League Premier Division with a   5-1 win over Abingdon RBL. The highlight of Riley A’s 4-2 victory over Riley C was a break

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Oxford United v Accrington Stanley - updates

4:05pm 4:04pm 3:42pm #oufc 3 #accringtonstanley 0 Craddock up to 6 goals for the season. First United hat-trick since

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Backing the campaign to immunise NHS staff

A PREGNANT nurse is backing a campaign by health bosses to immunise NHS staff against the flu virus. The Oxford University Hospital’s trust wants all 11,000 staff across its four hospital sites to have a flu vaccination. It comes as NHS Oxfordshire

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SWIMMING: City get season off to solid start

City of Oxford took second in the first round of National Arena League Premier Division South in Horsham. Lisa Van Breugal (17) won the ladies open 100m freestyle, Elizabeth Oliver (15) the 100m backstroke, Harry Basterfield (14) the 15 & under

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CRICKET: Slatter lands awards double

Curtly Slatter won the under 17 boys' player-of-the-year award for the second year in a row at the Oxfordshire Cricket Board’s annual youth presentation night at Hawkwell House. Slatter, who plays for Great & Little Tew, collected his award

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Link road homes plan to 'cause congestion'

ELEVENTH-HOUR plans to build 300 homes on the site of a failed Witney link road plan will choke the town, councillors have said. Members of West Oxfordshire District Council’s cabinet were warned by backbenchers about the controversial scheme at

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Readathon aims to open new chapter

BOOKWORMS across Oxfordshire will unite today for a six-hour readathon. The event has been organised by charity Assisted Reading for Children, ARCh, which places volunteers in 100 county primary schools to read with children. Children’s authors

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SQUASH: Coleman the hero

Oxford Health & Racquets moved up to second in Group A after winning 3-2 at the University of Birmingham in the Premier League. Madeline Perry, the 13-time Irish champion, and Richard Birks twice gave the visitors the lead, only for Chris Tasker-Grindley

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BILLIARDS: Eynham just have the edge

Eynsham's 3-0 win over Riley A in the Gentworks Oxford League was closer than the score might suggest. Two of Eynsham’s wins came from Geoff Watson who beat Lewis Moss 200-194, and Robert Watson who edged past Malcolm Bough 200-199. OXFORD

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SYCHRONISED SWIMMING: Witney wonders on song

Members of Witney & District Synrchonised Swimming Club won a host of medals in the Birmingham Novice Competition. Josephine Marinho, Millie Perry and Madison Squire took gold in the figures competition and Eleanor Marinho bronze. Marinho

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Concert date

A fundraising gig for Cowley Road Carnival will be held at the O2 Academy on Friday, November 30. The show, called Jouvert!, will feature bands including Secret Rivals and Death of Hi Fi. Tickets cost £10 from o2academyoxford.co.uk, wegottickets.com

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COMMENT: Agency doing good work to tackle flooding

THERE will be anger in Wendlebury at the Environment Agency’s delay over issuing a Flood Alert six hours after the village actually started flooding. Wednesday night’s heavy deluge caught out many, including families and businesses in Abingdon

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MOTORSPORT: Plato eyeing third crown

Oxford's former champion Jason Plato is right in the title picture as the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Champion comes to a thrilling climax at Brands Hatch tomorrow. Four drivers – championship leader Gordon Shedden, Plato, Matt Neal (still nursing

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Jewellery lost in five burglaries

Five burglaries on Monday are being linked by police. Between 8.45am and 4.10pm, two homes in Coxwell Road, Faringdon, were broken into. Items taken included a clam-shell pocket watch engraved “Peter Chick”; two St Christopher’s, one engraved

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Watchdog clears police over Kelly pictures

THE UK’s information watchdog has upheld Thames Valley Police’s decision not to release uncensored photographs relating to the death of weapons inspector Dr David Kelly. The Information Commissioner’s Office said the release would cause “significant

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Warnings issued six hours after flooding

THE Environment Agency has been forced to apologise to residents for failing to issue a warning until six hours after a village was flooded. The move comes after seven homes in Wendlebury, near Bicester, were flooded on Thursday at about 2.30am

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Jewellery taken

A man pretended to work for the ‘water board’ to get into an 84-year-old woman’s home and steal jewellery. The crime happened in Banbury Road on Friday, October 12, between 3pm and 3.30pm. The burglar, who was wearing a dark coat and hat, is

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'MPs housing rules must be made stricter'

OXFORDSHIRE MPs have called for the rules on housing expenses to be tightened after it was revealed 27 MPs let out their homes in London and claim for another. Oxford East MP Andrew Smith said it was “wrong” for MPs to rent out a property in the

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Maternity unit will be reopened, trust says

GUARANTEES have been made that a west Oxfordshire maternity unit, which was closed over staff and patient concerns, will reopen. The Oxford Mail can reveal that births were suspended at the Cotswold Maternity Unit based in Chipping Norton over

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COMMENT: Still don't get it

THE latest issue over MPs renting out their own properties in London and then getting the taxpayer to fund another is a disgrace, no matter what Parliamentary apologists may mumble about the rules. It harks back to the dark days of the expenses

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Butterflies' long journey tracked

A research centre has helped to solve one of the longest-standing mysteries of where the UK’s Painted Lady butterflies, above, go each autumn. The Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, based in Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford, was involved in a survey

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ANGLING: Colin's bream comes to the top

COLIN Wainwright made the most of the favoured area to win the second round of the Angling Trust Oxford Winter League, fished by four teams on the Thames at Medley. The Sensas A4 matchman caught bream and skimmers on the feeder with worm for a

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RUGBY UNION: Purdy eyes Italian job

EXPERIENCED lock Martin Purdy returns to Italy with London Welsh today determined he and his teammates can make an impact. Purdy, who won the Heineken Cup with Wasps in 2004, played for Italian sides Gran Parma and L’Aquila between 2008 and 2010

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RUGBY UNION: Welsh must be positive - Jones

LYN Jones urged London Welsh to play without fear when they visit Italy’s Cavalieri Prato in the Amlin Challenge Cup today (1). The Exiles’ head coach admitted his side had been embarrassed by a 68-19 defeat to Stade Francais in their opening Pool

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GREYHOUNDS: Millbank's long odds for glory

Millbank Brennan flies the flag for Oxford tonight in the 80th running of the Cesarewitch. Ron Bicknell’s charge is an outsider for the prestigious event which sees the winner land a £1,000 prize. But while the odds are stacked against him,

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MOTORSPORT: Smith's unlucky break

OXFORDSHIRE rider Bradley Smith fractured the first and fourth toes in a crash during a practice session in the wet ahead of tomorrow’s Malaysian Moto2 Grand Prix at Sepang. But the injuries are not expected to prevent Tech 3 Racing’s Smith from

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ICE HOCKEY: Dax facing fitness test

OXFORD City Stars give a fitness test to Dax Hedges (elbow) ahead of tonight’s NIHL Cup clash with Invicta Dynamos at Oxpens Road (5pm). Stars who want to bounce back after last week’s first defeat of the season, a 6-3 reverse against Bracknell

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Mini factory to vote on changing shifts

WORKERS at the Cowley Mini plant are set to vote on a radical change to their shift patterns. Proposals on the table include switching to shorter, seven-and-a-half hour shifts which union bosses feel would be safer and more productive for the workforce

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Rogue gardener admits more offences

A BLOXHAM man has admitted six more fraud offences over gardening cons that hit county residents as old as 94. Jason Butcher, 29, of Newlands Farm Caravan site, Milton Road, will be sentenced next month after admitting 14 offences. Butcher,

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Students' project taps into a river of sound

THE banks of the river around Osney Lock were filled with weird and wonderful oddities this week. Giant pinhole cameras and machines made from guitars were among the devices, installations and events designed by second and third year architecture

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Tickets sell out

Tickets to see Gary Barlow in Oxford sold out in a matter of minutes yesterday. The Take That star, who is on his first solo tour in 13 years, is to perform at the New Theatre on New Year’s Eve. The bulk of the tickets sold out in 12 to 15 minutes

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United waiting for Cup draw

OXFORD United are one of a possible duo of Oxfordshire clubs in the draw for the FA Cup first round tomorrow. Chris Wilder’s men, who lost 3-0 at Sheffield United last season, will be ball No 30. Didcot Town will join them if they avoid defeat

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It's time for Oxford United to dig in

THE success or failure of Oxford United’s entire season rests on results over the next two months, according to manager Chris Wilder. After topping the table in August, the U’s have picked up just four points from their last nine games in npower

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Who'll be top of the cops?

The race is on to become the person to lead Thames Valley Police. Six candidates from across the region were announced yesterday and they will battle it out to be police and crime commissioner in the election on November 15. The role – which

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E-fit is released over burglaries

Police want to speak to this man over a burglary and an attempted burglary. The burglary took place at about 7.45pm in Derwent Road, Bicester, on Friday, October 12, when a burglar got in by forcing open the rear kitchen door. While searching

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Man dies after falling through roof of a barn

A MAN died after he fell through a barn roof while working at a farm. Police said the 46-year-old had fallen through a skylight into the barn at Great Park Farm near Besselsleigh, south-west of Oxford, on Thursday afternoon. He was flown by

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RUGBY UNION: Henson is rested

Amlin Challenge Cup LONDON Welsh have made nine changes for today’s Pool 5 match away to Cavalieri Prato, with fly half Gavin Henson among those rested. Gordon Ross replaces Henson, with wing Joe Ajuwa and centre Simon Whatling also coming

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Cerian honoured for 'changing young lives' on estate

A VOLUNTEER who has ‘changed the lives’ of young people in Barton is to receive a community award. Cerian Townsend moved into the estate just two years ago. But leaders of a Christian charity say she has had a radical impact on the lives of

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Leys clubs unite to bid for sports base

GROUPS around Blackbird Leys have joined the campaign to use an abandoned clubhouse on the estate. Last week, two Leys sports clubs told the Oxford Mail they hoped the empty building could be the answer to their prayers for a new home. The