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App brings story of bridge-building to life
IT STANDS testament to 1960s engineering, but 21st century technology will help Donnington Bridge celebrate its 50th birthday. As part of celebrations residents have created a photo exhibition of the bridge being built. But in addition to the
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£17m Banbury flood fences complete
A £17M scheme to alleviate floods in Banbury has been completed. The scheme will reduce the flood risk to more than 500 properties in the Banbury area, including the railway station and Banbury United Football Club. The town was hit by severe
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Car share scheme saves users £7.5m in two years
PEOPLE using a car sharing scheme in Oxfordshire have made savings totalling an estimated £7.5m since it was launched two years ago, it has been claimed. There are now 7,231 members of Oxfordshire Liftshare, who save money on fuel bills and cut
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The Scales Of Justice
People convicted of offences at Magistrates' Courts around the county recently OXFORD Sabina McCabe, 25, of Alice Smith Square, Littlemore, Oxford, admitted assaulting detention officer James Stevens in Oxford on September 23. Given a six-month
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Going Full Circle to raise money for Helen House
BIG names are starting to fill the line-up for a fundraising evening in aid of a local hospice. The first Full Circle evening, based on Radio 4’s Chain Reaction show, raised about £9,000 for Helen & Douglas House last year. It saw comedians
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Local shares (PM)
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Man hurt in gun scare at Milton Services near Didcot
A MAN has been rushed to hospital after a gun incident at the Milton Services near Didcot this afternoon. The man was spotted with an air rifle near the BP service station at the services just before 4pm. He has suffered a head wound. Police
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Early tuition makes next stages easier
A MAJOR campaign to get Oxfordshire reading has been launched by Oxfordshire County Council, backed by the Oxford Mail. The authority has set aside more than half a million pounds for the Oxfordshire Reading Campaign. The goal is for a dramatic
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Time to come in from the cold
FROM dazzling night skies filled with stars to jubilee parties at the end of the earth, one Oxford doctor has been living his dream. But for John Radcliffe doctor Alexander Kumar, his year at the South Pole is about to come to an end. He will
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MOTHERING SUNDAE: Something fishy about this funeral
This week two fishy bodies were found floating on the surface of our aquarium while their souls swam to the great pond in the sky. Don’t tell anyone but as The Youngest wept buckets, I was secretly pleased to unearth some extra space on the kitchen
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Estate plans shock village
RESIDENTS have voiced concerns over a planning application for 77 homes in Stanford in the Vale. David Wilson Homes hopes to build a new estate to the west of the A417. The development would consist of two to five-bedroom homes, 40 per cent
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Pupils are inspired by 'extreme reading'
‘EXTREME reading’ is being used to help youngsters become bookworms. St Joseph’s Primary School in Carterton is among the schools which has signed up to take part in the Oxford Mail-backed Oxfordshire Reading Campaign. The school hopes to work
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Names needed for school junior side
THIS was the junior football team that represented Headington Church of England School in 1928. The only player we can name is Jack Edmund Gomm, on the extreme right in the front row. He was born in 1916 or 1917 and was killed in July 1940
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Crowds turned out to see new colours for TA being presented
LARGE crowds turned out to see the presentation of new colours to the Territorial Army. The ceremony involving the 4th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, took place in brilliant sunshine at the Iffley Road rugby ground in
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All aboard Mail's trip
BRITISH Railways was not the only organisation to offer day trips to the seaside – the Oxford Mail also arranged summer excursions. One such outing took place on Thursday, July 13, 1939, just six weeks before the outbreak of the Second World War
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Time to party
THESE families had good reason to celebrate – the war was over at last. After six years of conflict, the Allies had beaten the enemy and peace had returned. And what better way to celebrate the end of the Second World War than to have a street
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The changing face of Fringford
THE Waddup family played darts all night at the Red Lion pub in 1985 to raise money for Helen House hospice in Oxford. Dad Rod, mum Ross and their children, Trevor, Lloyd and Jane,scored 394,501 in 24 hours, raising £1,000. The Red Lion was also
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Anyone remember their show?
WE know the names, but nothing else about this picture. They were clearly a talented dance group preparing for a production. But which group were they, where did they meet and what were they rehearsing? The dancers are back row, left to
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Goal famine for FA final
CLIFF Holton became the first Oxford-born footballer to play in an FA Cup final for more than 30 years. The former Oxford City amateur played for Arsenal at Wembley against Newcastle United in 1952. Sadly, his reputation as a prolific goalscorer
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Marine brought home in private
A Royal Marine, who died in Afghanistan last month, was repatriated in a private ceremony on September 27. Captain Carl Manley, 41, died at Bagram Airforce Base from what is believe to be natural causes on September 24 and was flown back alongside
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Cordoned off
MYSTERY surrounds an emergency service call to an address in Banbury Road, Oxford, on Friday night. An ambulance was sent to a four-storey building at 9.28pm, but no one needed to be taken to hospital. The scene was cordoned off for some time
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Traffic delays
MOTORISTS faced long delays yesterday as shoppers headed to Bicester Village. Traffic backed up on the A41 eastbound between the M40 at Wendlebury and the B4030 Oxford Road through the early afternoon.
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Mum and five kids escape house blaze
A FAMILY of six escaped without injury from a house fire in Carterton. A mother and her five children managed to flee the property in Briary Way on Saturday morning before firefighters arrived. Smoke was seen coming out of a bedroom window
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Jaguar Skills @ O2 Academy Oxford
The week following Jaguar skills' show at the O2 Academy has been hell for me. Surely that means it was the night of my life?! And, yes, it was! I had enough floor space and people didn’t push me, although I was with the oldies at the back of the
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FOOTBALL: Mills hat-trick routs leaders
North Leigh signalled they will be strong promotion contenders when they trounced Evo-Stik Southern League Division 1 South & West leaders Poole Town 4-0 thanks to a John Mills hat-trick. Poole, with six wins and a draw, led the table by six
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FOOTBALL: Abingdon give Merthyr a fright
Abingdon United had Merthyr Town, the only unbeaten team in Evo-Stik Southern league Divison 1 South & West hanging on for a 3-2 win . Ryan Prosser gave Merthyr the lead when he side-footed home from five yards Just before half-time, Abingdon
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RESULTS: October 20-21
FOOTBALL NPOWER LEAGUE TWO Oxford Utd 5, Accrington Stanley 0. BLUE SQUARE BET NORTH Vauxhall Motors 2, Oxford City 1. FA CUP 4th qual round: Didcot Tn 0, Arlesey Tn 1. EVO-STIK SOUTHERN LEAGUE Premier Div: Bedworth
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Oxford United fans' debate
Morning everyone and welcome to our weekly Oxford United chat. Hopefully this edition will be the most upbeat for some time in the wake of Saturday's performance. The main question is - what went right? We're here for the next hour, so
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FOOTBALL: City lose to ten-man Vauxhall
Oxford City were unable to build on the previous week’s 5-0 thrashing of Workington, as they fell to a disappointing defeat against ten-man Vauxhall Motors in the Blue Square Bet North on Saturday, writes Matthew Bruce. The hosts took a 1-0 lead
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Balloons released in show of family love
BALLOONS with messages of hope were released in memory of a murdered Oxford musician. The children of Aaron Buron sent up messages of love on multi-coloured balloons to remember their dad. Mr Buron, who was a hip-hop artist known as AZ, was
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FOOTBALL: Isaac double lifts Banbury
Banbury United lifted themselves out of the Premier Division relegation zone with a stunning 4-0 win at Bedworth the first away success of the season for boss Edwin Stein in the Evo-Stik Southern League Premier Division Amazingly, all four of their
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FOOTBALL: Dunmall hits four for Kidlington
Jack Dunmall scored a four-timer as Kidlington won 5-4 at home to AFC Hinksey in a thrilling first-round Oxfordshire Senior Cup tie. Kidlington at one stage led 4-1 thanks a hat-trick from Dunmall – including a penalty – and Ryan Curtin. Anaclet
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FOOTBALL: Elkins: Players did us proud
Didcot boss Gary Elkins (pictured) said there was no need for his players to feel down after their 1-0 loss to Arlesey Town, writes Jack Johnson. “The lads don’t need to get their heads down and be disappointed,” said Elkins. “We’re disappointed
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Work together to secure Covered Market's future
COUNCILLOR Colin Cook’s assertion that the crisis facing the Covered Market is partly due to “the age of some traders, who are looking to retire and cash in their chips” is both insulting and untimely. Your main article (Oxford Mail, October 18
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Police let people down
VERY few people know anything about the forthcoming election for the police commissioner, mainly because they have not been given any information about who is standing, or what they are standing for (apart from trying to make a name for themselves,
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Humans are omnivores
I WOULD like to comment on the letter from E Sanderson (ViewPoints, October 19) in which he asserts that humans are herbivores. I would like to politely disagree. While I can agree with him that eating excessive amounts of low quality cooked meat
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Join march against cuts
I AM a nurse with 24 years service, and I am disgusted with plans to cut £20bn from the NHS and sell off large parts to be run for profit. That is why, next Saturday, I will be one of the 500-plus people travelling on the Oxfordshire trade union
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Cuts protest
About 700 workers from Oxfordshire travelled to London for a rally protesting against the Government’s austerity measures. The Trades Union Congress, which organised the protest on Saturday, said about 150,000 people took part in the demonstration
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Don't ignore police election
THANKS for your front page about the vital police commissioner elections (Oxford Mail, October 17). Labour would prefer the cost of next month’s election to be spent instead on frontline policing. But that’s not the point. Labour’s Tim Starkey
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Recycling service is ridiculous
I AM writing regarding the farcical situation with Oxford City Council’s so-called recycling service. Last week, we received furniture wrapped in extremely large cardboard boxes. The furniture also had polystyrene padding. We checked the brochure
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Politicians in hibernation
I SAW on the Internet that scientists are on the verge of being able to induce hibernation in humans, in preparation for long space journeys to far flung planets in about 20 years time. Perhaps they have been practising on some of our politicians
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Man About Town: Hallelujah for TV evangelists
I LIKE visiting America, but not for the Empire State Building, Sunset Boulevard, Disneyland or Mount Rushmore. All of the above are great but whenever I pop over, as I did last week to Salt Lake City in Utah, I find myself longing for the evenings
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New speed limit
A new speed limit will come into force on the B4100 Banbury Road as work starts on a 5,000-home eco-town. A traffic order comes into effect on November 2, reducing the speed limit from 50mph to 30mph. Work to create a junction into the eco-town
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Ex-police chief condemns poll
Former Metropolitan Police commissioner Sir Ian Blair has encouraged people not to vote for police and crime commissioners on November 15. Sir Ian, who lives in Oxford, said the police areas were too big for any individual to properly represent
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FOOTBALL: Didcot suffer FA Cup dismay
Didcot Town’s hopes of making their own piece of FA Cup history came to an end at Loop Meadow on Saturday as they were beaten 1-0 by Arlesey Town in the fourth qualifying round on Saturday, writes Jack Johnson. Arlesey captain Ryan Frater headed
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Four-goal Tom is top of the class!
TOM Craddock hailed his partnership with James Constable after scoring four in Oxford United’s 5-0 win against Accrington Stanley. The striker, who turned 26 last week, netted a first-half hat-trick and added a fourth after the break. Alfie
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Cavalieri Plato 31, London Welsh 32
ALEX Davies scored a last-minute penalty from just inside the hosts’ half as London Welsh recorded a thrilling victory over Cavalieri. But what could – and should – have been a comfortable win in Welsh’s first-ever away European Cup game, turned
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Beano back to his best - Wilder
THE qualities of returning senior players were highlighted by Chris Wilder as key to Oxford United’s thrashing of Accrington Stanley, writes DAVID PRITCHARD. The U’s ran out 5-0 winners at the Kassam Stadium, marking a huge leap forward from their
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More pupils achieving standards
MORE of Oxfordshire’s youngest children are reaching expected standards in the first years of school. The proportion of children in the foundation stage judged to be “making a good level of development” rose from 63 per cent in 2011 to 68 per cent
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COMMENT: Taxi drivers deserve a fair fares increase
TAXI fares affect almost all of us. From pensioners being picked up from the supermarket, to young women needing a lift home after a night out, the repercussions of a rise will be widespread. Cabbies say they need fares to go up by about 10 per
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ABINGDON MARATHON: Five break group running record
FIVE men from Oxfordshire joined together to become record breakers when they ran in the Abingdon Marathon yesterday. Julian Richardson, 48, from Kennington, Aaron Burgess, 30, from Abingdon, Darrell Bellinger, 28, from Cowley, Les Newell, 37,
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Two rivers remain on flood alert
TWO of Oxfordshire’s rivers remained on flood alert last night. The Environment Agency’s warning indicated that flooding of roads and fields was possible – but homes were unlikely to be affected. The River Thame, from Thame to Drayton St Leonard
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Council rejects plea for big taxi fare rise
TAXI fares in Oxford are due to go up. Cabbies in the city pleaded with city councillors for fares to go up by about 10 per cent. That was rejected but city councillors accepted the need for fares to go up by a smaller amount. Now council
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Cyclist in collision with coach
A CYCLIST was taken to Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital with a suspected broken arm this morning after a collision with an X90 London-bound coach. The collision between the 40-year-old cyclist and the Volvo coach happened shortly before 7am in
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COMMENT: Incredible help
THE story of Mya Harris has featured in the Oxford Mail many times in the past 10 years. But the hidden story is the sheer number of medical staff involved in her care. Today we show just how many nurses, doctors, specialists, managers and consultants
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All for the care of Mya
WHEN Mya Harris was diagnosed with spina bifida 10 years ago while still in the womb, her family knew she would need continuous care. What they did not realise is just how many people, how much effort, and how much pride would go into caring for their
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Caring and sharing is the daily routine
A MAN who shares his home and life with vulnerable adults has spoken of the joy it brings to his household. Bob Pettit, 61, is one of 90 shared lives carers in Oxfordshire, and has offered adults with physical or learning difficulties a roof over
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Guides group seeks former members for 75th birthday celebrations
THE 6th East Oxford Guides are looking for former Brownies, Guides and leaders to join their 75th birthday celebrations. The group was officially formed in 1937 and quickly attracted a host of young girls eager to take their ‘promise’, work towards
