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Party ‘dumps’ town stalwart
A ROW among the ranks of the North Oxfordshire Labour Party has seen a long-standing Bicester councillor “dumped”. Les Sibley, a current town and Cherwell district councillor, is standing independently under his name in next month’s Oxfordshire
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Art sprouts at vineyard
ABOUT 200 sculptures are to go on show at a county vineyard as part of a month-long celebrations of the arts. More than 50 artists will contribute to the free show at Bothy Vineyard, Frilford Heath, near Abingdon. Organiser and contributor
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End of drainage work brings flood of plans
MORE than 130 homes could be built in Botley following the completion of a major drain scheme. Bovis Homes submitted a planning application to Vale of White Horse District Council for 136 houses off Lime Road, Botley. The principle of development
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Visitors find out how TA can 'spice up life'
TOURISM worker Charlie Scroggs, 21, pictured trying on body armour, was among visitors to a Territorial Army open day. The visitor services assistant at Woodstock’s Blenheim Palace visited Edward Brooks Barracks, Abingdon, on Tuesday. The event
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Who was Oxford United's man of the match at Dagenham?
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Dagenham & Redbridge 0 Oxford United 1 (Potter 40)
ALFIE Potter ended Oxford United's six-game wait for a win by claiming the only goal of the game against Dagenham & Redbridge. The winger blasted home his tenth goal of the season late in a scrappy first half. United should have made the result safe
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FRANCE: The height of adventure
IT was only a little moment but for a parent it was massively reassuring. I’d just picked up my two lads from the daily kids’ club at Siblu’s campsite at Les Charmettes in France and we were strolling out of the central plaza. As a good father
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Updates - Dagenham & Red v Oxford Utd
Afternoon all and welcome to east London. How are we feeling ahead of #oufc's clash with Dagenham? — @OxfordMailOUFC 13 April 2013 @OxfordMailOUFC very lucky 3pts today — @McraeStuart 13 April 2013
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Homes plan for car dealer site
A MAJOR motor dealership will be flattened for housing under new plans. Hartwell’s Land Rover branch on the A420 Faringdon Road near Cumnor will move to a “more central location” to make way for up to 22 homes under the plans. The firm, which
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Town set to celebrate the wonder of woollies
CHIPPING Norton is preparing to mark its wool and weaving past with a new event. The Fibre Festival, organised by Fibreworks, the knitting and crochet shop, will take place in the town hall from 10am to 4pm on May 4. Claire Jarvis, who co-owns
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‘Secret army’ set to be honoured at last
BRITAIN’S ‘secret army’, who were trained in Oxfordshire during the Second World War, are to be honoured publicly for the first time. The secret army, known as the British Resistance, was formed at Coleshill, near Faringdon, after the evacuation
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Club is a labour of Love
WHEN Jasminder Love set up a lunch club for her elderly neighbours she had no idea there would be such an appetite for the scheme. Now, after four months, the Nuneham Courtenay Adult Luncheon Club is fit to bursting, with 50 regulars and a waiting
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Town and Gown runner suffers a temporary setback
WITH less than a month to go before the annual Oxford Town and Gown 10k race, runners are beginning to step up their training. The Oxford Mail-backed run, which raises money for the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign, takes place on May 12. Novice runner
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Youngsters enjoy some animal magic at library
Abingdon mum Laura Clarke helped her son Casey, two, to create a fearsome lion mask at a library crafts session. They joined other families at the animal antics event at Abingdon Library in The Charter on Wednesday. The 33-year-old said: “We
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Frantic fundraising to turn the river green
THE race is on to raise more than £130,000 in little over three weeks to install a hydro-powered turbine in West Oxford. Charity West Oxford Community Renewables needs to raise £250,000 by May 7 for the Osney Lock project. People who give cash
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CANOEING: Cokethorpe duo triumph
Cokethorpe School pupil Louis Allen and George Barnicoat, a former student at the Witney school, sail past the Houses of Commons on the way to winning the Devizes to Westminster International Race. The two 18-year-olds won the junior category of
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SQUASH: Oxford's hopes derailed
Oxford Health & Racquets’ hopes of becoming Premier League champions were dashed when they went down 3-2 to Surrey Health & Racquets in the semi-final at Croydon. Experienced Irish international Madeline Perry got Oxford off to a winning
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ANGLING: Match mix-up delay
The latest Predator Spring League match at Dog Lane, Napton on the Hill in Warwickshire, did not get off to an auspicious start. Some pleasure anglers were already fishing the lake that had been booked and the matchmen were expected to peg around
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RUGBY UNION: Ascott gives Welsh a boost
Tom Arscott returns at full back as one of four changes to the London Welsh side to face Northampton tomorrow. Arscott makes his first appearance since the announcement that he will join relegation rivals Sale at the end of the season. An injury
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RUGBY UNION: Wood prepares for Welsh challenge
Northampton's England star Tom Wood says there is no danger of them underestimating struggling London Welsh tomorrow. Wood, who played on the flank and No 8 during the Six Nations, starts at blindside for Saints. “There are no bad teams in
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BILLIARDS: Fenn slips into final
Peter Fenn and Malcolm Bough will meet in the final of the Gentworks Oxford & District Billiards League’s Turner Cup after contrasting semi-final wins. Fenn edged past David White 250-234, while Bough easily beat Tom Fletcher 250-169. In
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Call for aid to keep art group going
AN arts organisation has issued a rallying cry to its supporters to safeguard its future. East Oxford based Fusion Arts, which works with thousands of people each year organising arts activities and workshops, has had its core funding slashed for
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Hacker admits two attacks on university site
A man yesterday admitted a series of charges relating to attempts to crash Internet websites, including Oxford University’s. Lewys Martin, 21, previously of Dover Road, Walmer, in Kent, admitted the charges under the Computer Misuse Act at Maidstone
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Iconic music store to play on despite move
HISTORIC Oxford bookseller Blackwell’s has closed one of its stores and moved the existing business into its bookshop as it battles to get back into profit. Blackwell’s Music has uprooted from the store at 23-25 Broad Street with the lease due
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RUGBY UNION: Jones is wary of Saints threat
Lyn Jones says there is no doubting the threat Northampton will pose to his London Welsh side. The Exiles will need to contain a Saints team featuring England men Dylan Hartley, Courtney Lawes, Tom Wood and Ben Foden if they are to have any chance
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RUGBU UNION: I thrive on pressure - Davies
London Welsh scrum half Alex Davies says he thrives on pressure as he prepares to face Northampton at the Kassam Stadium tomorrow (3). Davies’s place-kicking ability was one of the chief reasons he was recalled to the Exiles side for their last
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SNOOKER: Walker and Bennett ease to victory
Karl Walker and Mick Bennett, of Abingdon Conservative Club, cruised to an easy victory in the Gentworks Oxford & District Snooker League’s Sherman Cup pairs final. Walker and Bennett won 267-153 against the Riley C pairing of Altaf Ali and
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More than 100 cars to join convoy
More than 100 cars are now expected to join a commemorative cavalcade today from Cowley to Birmingham. The parade of Minis, Maestros, Montegos and Maxis will set off from the BMW Mini plant in Cowley at 8.30am to Longbridge near Birmingham.
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River rowing races
Hundreds of people are expected at the annual Head of the River rowing races in Abingdon tomorrow. Visitors will be able to watch hundreds of rowers compete in the 2,000m upstream races, which start at Culham Lock and go up to the Anchor Pub.
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Paramedic snapped parking in disabled space
WHEN he pulled up to McDonalds to get a Big Mac in the middle of his shift, this paramedic didn’t park in a regular space. Instead he pulled into a disabled space in front of the doors. According to South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) the
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Thieves steal from car
Two thieves stole items from a car after swiping the keys from a house in Mably Grove, Wantage. They struck at 3.30am on Tuesday as the VW Golf was parked on the front drive. The pair were disturbed and ran towards an alleyway leading into
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Neighbours' dismay as fair churns up ground
RESIDENTS are dismayed a community football pitch has been damaged after a fun fair was allowed to take place on the site. Hebborn’s Funfair entertained families at Donnington Recreation Ground on Friday, Saturday and Sunday last week and left
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MOTOR SPORT: Raikkonen eyes Chinese charge
Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen believes he could be in for a good weekend at the Chinese Grand Prix after impressing during practice for tomorrow’s race. The flying Finn set the second fastest time of the first day in his Enstone-built car during
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MARTIAL ARTS: Vale duo strike gold
Hollie Charles and Jamie Harmon, from the Wantage and Henley-based Vale TKD club, struck gold in the Taekwondo English Championships at Guildford Spectrum. Charles triumphed in –14 yellow belt patterns & sparring, while Harmon took the honours
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BOXING: Flynn on ABA trail
Jordan Flynn begins his ABA Junior campaign today with a preliminary round clash at the University of East London. The 17-year-old, from Oxford, will fight in the 63kg class against an yet-to-be-drawn opponent where he will look to go one better
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RUGBY UNION: Welsh skipper Mills in battle-cry
London Welsh captain Jon Mills has urged the Kassam Stadium crowd to act as a 16th man against Northampton tomorrow. Mills issued a rallying cry to fans ahead of the crunch Aviva Premiership clash, which kicks off at 3pm. Welsh admit they need
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MOTOR RACING: Harrison signs up for top talent-spotter
Oxford teenager Nathan Harrison has signed for a renowned talent-spotter in his bid to graduate full-time from the karting ranks. The 16-year old, from Botley, who took multiple championship titles on his way up the karting ladder, completed a
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BASKETBALL: Stealers in glory bid
Oxford Stealers face Banbury Thunder in the Oxfordshire League men’s final at Oxford Brookes University tomorrow (3.05pm). The match is preceded by the women’s final between Oxford Hoops Phoenix and Witney Cougars at 1.15.
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CYCLE SPEEDWAY: Nowacki back in fold for Horspath
Horspath Hammers have world champion Lukas Nowacki back on board when the BCTG Elite League champions begin the defence of their title at home to Wednesfield Aces tomorrow (2pm). Nowacki returns for his second spell after moving back from Leicester
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Former UN chief gives message of hope
FORMER United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan was in Oxford yesterday to address a forum of world leaders. The 75-year-old had been invited to take part in the Skoll World Forum at the New Theatre in George Street to discuss social entrepreneurship
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Controversial plan for MoD land gets go-ahead
PLANS to build 1,900 homes, shops, a community hall and new school on the edge of Bicester have been given the go-ahead. The Ministry of Defence has been given permission to demolish industrial buildings on surplus military land at Graven Hill.
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Deputy PM is given a grilling at nursery
DEPUTY Prime Minister Nick Clegg faced a tough audience when he arrived at a nursery in Culham. The Liberal Democrats' leader was at the Culham Science Park Nursery yesterday to speak to parents about plans to offer free childcare for two-year-olds
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Child neglect admitted
A man admitted cruelty towards a child when he appeared at Oxford Crown Court yesterday. Aaron Law, 26, of Lancaster Close, Bicester, pleaded guilty to one count of having wilfully assaulted, ill-treated, neglected, abandoned or exposed a child
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Digging into the history of pool site
AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL investigation has begun into whether artefacts are buried under the site of the planned Blackbird Leys swimming pool. Oxford City Council is planning to build a multi-million-pound pool next to Blackbird Leys Leisure Centre.
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Rape defendant questioned over drink
A MAN who denies rape yesterday told a jury at Oxford Crown Court he didn’t know if his memory loss was down to alcohol or sleepwalking. Maximillian Hessel, of Peat Moors, Headington, Oxford, is accused of raping a woman in June last year.
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Crash on A34
Paramedics treated drivers for minor injuries at the scene of a three-car smash on the A34 yesterday. Police were called to the crash at 8am on the southbound carriageway at the Milton interchange.
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Cops to help at ex-PM's funeral
Five motorcycle riders from Thames Valley Police will help out at Margaret Thatcher’s London funeral next week. The funeral of the former Tory Prime Minister, who died on Monday, will take place at St Paul’s Cathedral on Wednesday following a procession
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Woman dies aftter falling from A40 bridge
POLICE are not treating the death of a 49-year-old woman who fell from a bridge over the A40 yesterday as suspicious. Officers believe that the woman, who is from the Wheatley area of Oxford, fell from the Holton bridge on to the Oxford-bound carriageway
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Being in Oxford is a joy, says new Morse
ENDEAVOUR star Shaun Evans is hoping the show will prove a hit with viewers when it returns tomorrow. The detective drama – a prequel to Inspector Morse – airs on ITV1 and features scenes shot on the roof of Trinity College and in Oxford streets
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COMMENT: Worthy Endeavour
THE Morse franchise is worth more to the city than mere kudos. Inspector Morse and its sequel Lewis have brought real economic benefits and the extension of the franchise with Endeavour should hopefully do the same. And the fact that Endeavour
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COMMENT: Buses are just part of a much bigger picture
SOME of Stagecoach’s fare rises announced yesterday, including its most popular weekly Megarider, are eye-watering. The company, like all businesses and individuals, is facing rising costs. That is an inescapable fact and it is a business after
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Let's end slump now, says Oxford United's Andy Whing
Andy Whing has warned that Oxford United will put added pressure on themselves at the start of next season, if they fail to halt their slump in the coming fortnight. The U’s are on a five-game winless sequence and their run-in continues with a
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New design reveals Magnet’s attraction
THIS is the striking vision of a £35m science discovery centre in central Oxford. Known as the Magnet, it is hoped that more than 150,000 visitors a year will visit the attraction next to the Castle Mound. The plans, by leading architects Foster