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Brewery project to reveal its history

A HISTORIC brewery will encourage visitors to see how beer was traditionally made after restoring a Grade II-listed chimney in a £200,000 project. Hook Norton Brewery will make its Victorian tower brewery more accessible to the public after receiving

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‘Fundraisers are go’ as son of show creator leads stroll

FUNDRAISERS led by the son of Thunderbirds creator Gerry Anderson will embark on a charity stroll through Oxford University Parks on Sunday. Gerry, who also made Captain Scarlett and the Mysterons and Space: 1999, died from vascular dementia in

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Dad on the path to aiding cause

GRAHAM Bagley will take on the 100km Thames Path challenge to raise money for his four-month-old daughter’s life-shortening condition. Grace Bagley was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis when she was just weeks old. The genetic condition could

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Virtual trek to honour life of beloved nurse

A WOMAN who lost her battle with cancer is being honoured after years of service within the Bicester community. Ann Leverton, known as Annie, died of ovarian cancer on May 30 after a four-year battle. Her family and friends are commemorating

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Mums ride out to help Africa education plan

FIVE mums from a school near Chipping Norton raised more than £3,000 for charity by each cycling 54 miles. The women, whose children all go to Kingham Primary School, took part in the London to Brighton cycle ride, organised by the Do It For Charity

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Campaign to back better breast care

THESE lingerie ladies won’t be lingering when they walk a half marathon to fight breast cancer on Sunday. Jessica Lewis, Holly Martin and Verity Robinson from Marie Boutique lingerie in Abingdon will join the “Breast Walk Ever” for Abingdon charity

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Cancer survivor will face a fear of heights for charity

A BREAST cancer survivor with a fear of heights will skydive to raise cash for charity. Alison Beaver, from Freeland, was diagnosed with breast cancer in November 2009 and will face her fears to help others battling the condition. The mother-of-three

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RUGBY UNION: Barkley to captain away to former club Bath

Olly Barkley will captain London Welsh at his former club Bath in the Aviva Premiership on Saturday. The fly half takes over the armband with regular skipper Tom May dropping to the bench. Head coach Justin Burnell makes five changes from the

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Traffic delayed after motorbike crash on A34

A LANE on the A34 was closed after a motorbike crash near Abingdon. South Central Ambulance Service were called at 3.25pm to reports of a collision at the Milton Interchange southbound. One lane was closed but has now been re-opened, causing

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Sickness bug hits Berinsfield primary school

A DIARRHOEA and sickness bug has hit a primary school in Berinsfield. The Abbey Woods Academy earlier told parents they could pick their children up from the school after sickness broke out. Do you want alerts delivered straight to your phone

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How communities keep growing and growing

OXFORD versus Oxfordshire has been a long-drawn out battle, but the winner is yet to be made clear. Since the beginning of the 20th century, the city’s desire to expand has been tempered by surrounding districts’ resistance to stop it dominating

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Rare mirror saved after £33,000 was raised to keep it in the county

A RARE Iron Age artefact at risk of leaving the country has been saved after £33,000 was raised to keep it in Oxfordshire. Oxfordshire County Council’s Museums Service needs to raise the funds to preserve the county’s heritage and purchase the

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Final resting place of the shell-shocked

TRIBUTES are planned for mentally ill servicemen who died at Littlemore Hospital during the First and Second World Wars. Hundreds of soldiers were treated at Littlemore for the effects of what was then known as shell- shock. The hospital was known

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Woman to appear in court accused on damaging fingerprint machine at Abingdon police station

A 21-year-old woman has been charged with damaging police property and carrying a knife in public. Charlene Riley, of Kimmeridge Road in Cumnor Hill, is accused of damaging a chair and fingerprint machine in Abingdon police station on Wednesday

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‘We’ve been priced out of the civic hall’

COUNCIL leaders have defended money-making measures after groups accused them of abandoning their principles by upping fees at a civic hall. The hall in Wantage – rebranded The Beacon in April – has introduced new rules and prices, leaving some

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Friday's letters: What are your fellow readers writing in about today?

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Newspaper makes a mark on Ashmolean

FROM Tutankhamun to Post-Impressionists, the Oxford Mail’s sister paper, The Oxford Times, has been reporting on major Ashmolean Museum exhibitions for decades. But this week it was The Oxford Times’s turn to be featured in a special display at

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Project to convert offices into homes under way

Work has started on converting former offices into housing at Lakesmere Close business park in Kidlington. Permission to transform the 17,000-sq-ft commercial premises into 18 terraced houses and four flats was granted by Cherwell District Council

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Fairground attraction is back for special outing

IT ALL comes round again and at Witney Feast one carousel is doing so for the 50th year running. The 125-year-old Golden Gallopers, which has been passed through three generations of the Noyce family, only turns out three times a year. The

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Managing finances will be child's play

Personal finance with Gill Oliver Want to know how to manage your money? Just ask an 11-year-old. Starting from this month, all schools will have to teach children how to manage money by giving them lessons in budgeting and borrowing. Along

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Getting some help with specs appeal

Jaine Blackman makes a spectacle of herself taking a look at new trends for eyewear and trying some designers’ latest lines in glasses Don't you want to take a look in the mirror,” says my style advisor after picking me out a pair of glasses ready

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Dreams of being Jamie's mate have been flame-grilled

Sometimes I like to fantasise that I’m Jamie Oliver's mate.We’d lark about, dribbling unctuous creamy sauces over each other’s manly barbecued meats (my fantasies are always non-gender specific and non-sexual, by the way). Oh, what a laugh we’d

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Taking charge of your mind and body

A worn-out Liz Nicholls meets health and lifestyle coach Skip Archimedes and Lisa Treacher in her mission to ‘supercharge’ her life Five minutes in the company of Skip Archimedes and, I’ll admit, I want what he’s having. While I sit opposite

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Weighty issue of free speech

Katie Hopkins has created a stir by undertaking an “experiment” to be filmed for a TV documentary which involves her consuming more than 6,000 calories a day to put on three-and-a-half stone, which she will then attempt to lose to prove her point that

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A tale of the grail in Wales

Angela Swann enters a peaceful haven to find luxury, fine food and a great line in legends I love Wales. Its rugged peaks and plunging valleys, fascinating Celtic legends and the delightful sing-song Welsh accent make it a special place for me.

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It's not good to be the 'baddest'

Rebecca fears Beyonce is doing more harm than good as a role model for young women Beyoncé recently performed on-stage in front of a huge light display spelling out FEMINIST. Presumably, the word was supposed to define Beyoncé, her song, or her

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Looking forward to eastern influences

Prince William ain’t seen nothing yet. His visit here this week saw Oxford at its most impressive: confident, colourful and critically sharp as a tack. Speeches and ribbon cutting is one thing: serious intention and ambition another. Oxford

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Writing a way out of despair

Mum Kaylea Cross tells Jaine Blackman about the novel way she battled post natal depression Many people have ambitions to write a book but for newly published author Kaylea Cross it means so much more than just the pleasure of having her words

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We can all go to extremes if we want to

The human body is a fascinating and amazing thing. Particularly when you think that it is capable of much more than most of us ever ask of it. Some people push their body to the limit in extreme physical and mental acts that seem superhuman. But

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Lisa's back wit a new approach to healthier living

After a few months’ break I’m back to help Oxford get fitter and healthier with a weekly article about anything and everything health and fitness related. But first, let me reintroduce myself. I have been working in the fitness industry for

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Flying the flag for ocean liners

Air travel. I loathe it. The only good thing about air travel is that it means you’re going somewhere. The bad thing about air travel is that it means you’re travelling by air to get there. I remember my first time in the air – it was a flight

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All the fun of St Giles

Whizz bang whoosh! It’s St Giles Fair again. Too much gorging on pink candyfloss, nougat and hot chips. It’s just as well that it only comes once a year. A friend who lives in St Giles was undecided as to her strategy this year. Should she simply

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Pair due in court after man stabbed in park

TWO young men are due in court today charged in connection with the stabbing of a 22-year-old man in a Banbury park yesterday. Atique Akhtar, 20, and Umar Bashir, 21, were arrested after the victim was stabbed in the stomach in Moorfield Park at

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Tour of Britain arrives in Oxfordshire + video

THE TOUR of Britain will pass through South Oxfordshire today. Some of the world’s top cyclists, including Sir Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish, are set to race through Wantage, Harwell, Blewbury, Wallingford and Watlington. They will be

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Churches get a new lease of life in Oxfordshire's villages

What does the future hold for churches in England? Oxford alone has more than 550 churches, and most are in rural villages where congregations are smaller, older and needier for resources to keep their buildings fit for purpose. The upkeep must already

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Disappointed by low turnout for by-election

A travesty of an election and an affront to democracy. That’s the only way to describe the Carfax city council by-election. I like the Labour ‘victor’ Alex Hollingsworth, but he cannot feel comfortable winning with just 165 votes out of a wretched

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Thank you to all who made festival possible

May I thank those who took part getting this year’s Leys Festival up and running. There was 12 months of planning the events with the steering group, Oxfordshire Play Association (OPA) and officers of the city council who made this possible.

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Land claim shows council needs to urgently tackle housing crisis

Your article (“Fears as boat owners’ group claims new area of riverbank”, September 9) about the attempts by the “Communities Land and Boat Organisation” to claim land in West Oxford for moorings highlights the desperate need for suitable mooring sites

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Traders’ market celebrates its seventh year

WITH the harvest season in full swing, one market will celebrate its seventh birthday this Saturday. Wallingford Local Producers’ Market has been selling fresh vegetables and fruits, cakes, breads plus arts and crafts four times a month since 2007

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Lost stories of the Great War wanted for project on conflict

IT is said that every family across Britain was affected by the First World War as millions of sons, fathers, mothers and daughters played their parts in the conflict. Now the Museum of Oxford is hoping to find out more about ordinary men and women

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A cash battle to keep streets more welcoming

HAVE you noticed how much better the city centre looks these days? It is a pleasure to walk along Cornmarket Street, saunter down the High and dodge the buses in Queen Street. There’s a more welcoming and less threatening atmosphere. The changes

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Let’s not forget such lessons from history

I am writing concerning Jonathan Saunders’ letter from Thursday, September 4. I am 75 years of age and did not realise the Red Army smashed Hitler’s army. I thought other countries were involved. As he says “let’s not forget’. The Russians

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This is a kick in the teeth for democracy

Engineering the Carfax city centre by-election last week for when the students were away was a cynical ploy by Labour. I’m not arguing that my party – the Greens – would have won had the election been held in term time (though we did narrowly win

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Shocked to hear people berating Nato response

I was appalled on a visit to Oxford city centre on Saturday to see and hear several people at Bonn Square armed with a megaphone, table and petition berating Nato’s response to the evil regime called IS (Not Isis as our fair river is called). Can

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Ambitious Oxford United unveil scouting blueprint

OXFORD United are poised to launch an ambitious plan which chief executive Mark Ashton believes will eventually set the club apart from their rivals. A head scout, Craig Dean, will begin work on Monday as part of a revamped department, which United

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Recruitment drive begins as Oxford United go scouting for answers

FOR many clubs in the lower reaches of the Football League, player recruitment is largely based on gut feeling, calling in favours and luck. From next week, Oxford United will begin to implement a strategy which they believe will take the guesswork

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Lib Dems hold their seat in Dunmore by-election

THE Lib Dems have held their seat in the Abingdon Dunmore by-election. Margaret Crick was elected with 52 per cent of the vote while Conservative candidate Andy Todd came second. UKIP came third while Labour came last. The by-election was

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Emergency works in Queen Street to be extended

EMERGENCY works in Queen Street are to be extended, closing the area to buses for a further three days. Thames Water has closed the road to buses while it repairs a collapsed sewer. It had expected to finish by 5pm on Monday, September 15,

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Appleton backs Barnett to make a big difference for Oxford United

OXFORD United head coach Michael Appleton is confident new signing Tyrone Barnett will be worth the wait as the striker prepares to make his debut at Exeter City tomorrow. The 28-year-old agreed to a 93-day loan on Wednesday, ending a lengthy pursuit

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COMMENT: Insight into horrors

THE reason why the First World War is striking a chord for so many 100 years on is because, in our cosy 21st-Century existence, we all question how these brave men could have withstood such horrors. Relics help our understanding of the conflict

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Long is my No 1 keeper - Oxford United boss

GEORGE Long remains first choice for Oxford United, with head coach Michael Appleton admitting he does not understand criticism of the goalkeeper. There have been calls from some quarters of the U's support to play Max Crocombe, who featured during

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EQUESTRIAN: King leads way at the Palace

EMILY King took an early lead as the Blenheim International Horse Trials got under way yesterday. The British rider picked up 35.4 penalty points aboard her horse, Brookleigh, on the opening day of the dressage. William Fox-Pitt lies second

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BULLFINCH: ‘Hold them to account’

THOSE who failed the young victims of a grooming gang in Oxford deserve to be held to account when a serious case review is published, the city’s two MPs have warned. A report into how girls in council care in Oxford were allowed to be groomed

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Pawn to be shown at Playhouse

A PLAY being created at Oxford’s Pegasus Theatre takes mind games to a new level as it centres around a single game of chess. 64 Squares is currently in rehearsal at the theatre before it moves to London next month. One of the actors, Matt

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COMMENT: Will heads roll if the Bullfinch report echoes Rotherham?

WE are now just weeks away, it appears, from finally seeing the Serious Case Review that will hopefully expose the full horror of the grooming of children in Oxford. A similar report into the scandal in Rotherham estimated there were at least 1,400

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Friday, September 12

5:04pm A rare Iron Age mirror has been saved in Oxfordshire after £33,000 was raised to keep it in the county  %if(after3) %if(after7)

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Jakubiak thrilled to be playing a starting role with Oxford United

ALEX Jakubiak is delighted he has forced his way into Oxford United’s starting line-up and is keen to keep the run going tomorrow. The 18-year-old made it clear last month he moved on loan from Watford to start games, rather than sit on the bench

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FOOTBALL: Oxford City boss Merritt still staggered after whirlwind week

Justin Merritt admits he has never known a week like it. The Oxford City general manager was at an all-time low after his side were thumped 8-1 at home to AFC Fylde on Saturday. A couple of sleepness nights and plenty of stick followed, but

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Tour of Britain rolls in

Rolling road closures of up to 15 minutes will be in place as the world’s top cyclists race through Oxfordshire today. The Tour of Britain is set to bring the likes of Sir Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish through Wantage and near Didcot, Wallingford

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Petition calls for low turnout city poll rerun

An e-petition calling for a newly-elected councillor in Carfax to step down because of a tiny turnout has been signed by more than 130 people. Labour’s Alex Hollingsworth won the September 4 poll, in which just 8.6 per cent of eligible voters cast

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How West Way could change if revised scheme approved

THE developers behind the £100m rebuilding of the West Way shopping centre have ditched plans to keep the local vicarage. Originally Doric Properties was planning to demolish the Botley vicarage and rebuild a new one elsewhere on the site.

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Plans unveiled for post-Bullfinch children’s home

VILLAGERS have been urged to have a look at plans to build a centre in Eynsham that could help protect vulnerable children. Oxfordshire County Council has proposed an “assessment centre” in the village to provide short-term accommodation for up

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Tisdale unfazed by league table ahead of basement clash with Oxford United

LIKE Oxford United, tomorrow’s hosts Exeter City are also still waiting for their first win of the Sky Bet League Two season. The Grecians prop up the table by virtue of an inferior goal difference following a 2-1 home defeat to Mansfield Town

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RUGBY UNION: Chinnor can test Henley's ambitions in Oxon derby

HENLEY Hawks can expect an early test of their promotion credentials when they host Oxfordshire rivals Chinnor in National 2 South tomorrow. Hawks have stated bouncing straight back to National 1 as their intention, while Chinnor’s much-changed

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Brothel suspect bailed

A 40-year-old man suspected of running a brothel off Botley Road has been rebailed again by detectives. The man was arrested in July on suspicion of causing or inciting prostitution for gain and keeping or managing a brothel used for prostitution

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Masseuse told to stop harassing Jemima Khan

JEMIMA Khan and Russell Brand yesterday won a continuing injunction barring a masseuse from revealing “extremely private and sensitive matters” about them. Szilvia Berki, 31, has publicly accused the comedian of a serious crime after an incident

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Firefighters tackle two blazes in farm fields

Firefighters were called to a farm near Cropredy to put out a field blaze. Four fire engines were called to the scene to put out the large blaze on Wednesday afternoon. The cause was a bonfire, but it is not being treated as arson, a spokeswoman

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Paddington helps hospital kids smile

WHEN Ryan Lewis and Laura Batt’s daughter Grace died, they decided they would do everything they could to prevent other parents going through the same thing. The Witney couple founded charity Our Saving Grace to fundraise for research for twin-to-twin

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FOOTBALL: Shepherd hoping to get big chance

SHEPHERD Murombedzi will feature in Banbury United’s FA Cup first qualifying round tie at Bishops Cleeve tomorrow, waiting to hear if he might be given a chance to play in the Football League. Murombedzi spent two days on trial at Sky Bet League

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Residents upset at plans to destroy garages and sheds

THE refurbishment of Oxford’s five tower blocks may be much-anticipated, but some residents are not so happy about plans to destroy their garages and sheds. Plowman and Foresters Towers, in Headington and Wood Farm, respectively, are losing all

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Roadshow offers apprenticeship advice

YOUNG people have been getting expert careers advice from Oxfordshire County Council through the summer thanks to the ApprenticeSHOP roadshow. The service ended in Didcot last week with teenagers getting information about apprenticeships and jobs

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CRICKET: Horspath out to cap great season in final

BERNARD TOLLETT OXFORDSHIRE CUP HORSPATH bid to retain their trophy in Sunday’s final against league rivals Shipton-under-Wychwood, who denied them the title last week. The clash at Witney Mills CC starts at 2.30pm, with the host club facing

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TENNIS: Canter's title tonic

OXFORDSHIRE'S top young player, Alexis Canter, won the ITF Junior Grade 3 Aphrodite Cup in Cyprus. The 16-year-old defeated Patrik Rikl, from the Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-4. The success for the Abingdon player will significantly boost his under

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FIXTURES: September 13-19

Saturday FOOTBALL SKY BET LEAGUE TWO Exeter City v Oxford Utd. VANARAMA CONFERENCE NORTH Oxford City v Gainsborough Trinity. FA CUP 1st qual round: Abingdon Utd v Milton Utd, Bishops Cleeve v Banbury Utd, Flackwell Heath

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Sacked payment controller guilty of theft from employer

A 28-YEAR-OLD wo- man has been convicted of stealing more than £5,500 from the jet aircraft firm which sacked her. Grace Folan, of Oxford Road, Kidlington, was yesterday found guilty of three counts of theft from Hangar 8 Ltd between April and

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Family reunited with lost First World War medals

A SET of First World War medals has been reunited with their owner’s ancestors thanks to an Oxford Mail appeal. Earlier this month 80-year-old Michael Quirke said he wanted to find the family of the soldier who received the medals he bought in

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CYCLING: Tour reaches Oxon today

THE Tour of Britain comes through Oxfordshire today with Poland’s Michal Kwiatkowski in the lead. Kwiatkowksi leads by three seconds from Italy’s Edoardo Zardini, while Britain’s Bradley Wiggings, the defending champion, lies sixth, 27 seconds

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TENNIS: Harwell maintain impressive record

HOSTS Harwell Labs made it five wins in six years, when they beat Bucklebury in the final of the Yorkshire Cup, organised by the Newbury & District LTA. Harwell men’s pair of Matthew Davies and Oliver Godwin gave their side a good start beating

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Assault inquiry goes on

A 16-year-old boy has been rebailed by police investigating an assault outside a branch of McDonald’s. The boy was arrested on suspicion of assault occasioning grievous bodily harm after an 18-year-old suffered a fractured eye socket following

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Top photos picture perfect for city exhibit

THE World Press Photo exhibition has arrived in Oxford ahead of its opening on Sunday. Some 151 selected pictures from 53 prize-winning international photojournalists will be exhibited in Oxford Brookes University’s Glass Tank gallery from September

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A34 scheme funds may be lost as objection is lodged

FUNDING for a major improvement to the A34 is in jeopardy after a parish council objected to the scheme. Oxfordshire County Council wants to spend £10m on building new north-facing slip roads at the Chilton Interchange. Work was due to start

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Six UKIP candidates

The UK Independence Party has completed its selection of 2015 General Election candidates for all six Oxfordshire constituencies. Following UKIP hustings for Oxfordshire in Witney on Wednesday, the candidates are: Ian McDonald (Oxford East), Alan

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Battle of Britain is remembered

THE 74th anniversary of the Battle of Britain will be commemorated this weekend around Oxfordshire. Parades will be held in Witney, Carterton and Banbury to celebrate the first air battle of the Second World War. In Witney, RAF reservists 4624

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Accused tells jury he did not know of drugs

A MAN accused of being involved in a £1.3m drugs conspiracy told police he did not know he was helping transport cocaine and heroin. Shorne Ross is on trial at Oxford Crown Court and denies being part of a conspiracy to supply Class-A drugs on

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Libraries join world e-books celebrations

LIBRARIES across the county will be taking part in a worldwide digital reading event next week. Oxfordshire Council Council’s library service is encouraging residents to join “National Read an eBook Day” next Thursday. The event will celebrate

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Cinders’ Ugly Sisters aim to make Barton rock

BARTON is beginning to feel festive already as preparations get under way for a community Christmas panto. And Cinderella and Rockerfella director Marion Bloice Smith is on the search for more people to take part. The 63-year-old said: “It’

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GOLF: Pepperell's solid start

OXFORDSHIRE’S Eddie Pepperell opened up with a one-under-par 69 at the KLM Open in the Netherlands. The Frilford Heath golfer was joint 22nd with some players due to complete their first rounds this morning.

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Pay a flying visit

CHIPPING Norton’s Air Training Corps unit, 136 Squadron, is looking for new cadets, aged 12 and above. The unit is holding an open evening next Thursday at its hut in Burford Road, for anyone interested in finding out more. The open evening

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‘Private firms shouldn’t have access to patients’ records’

PRIVATE data could be used by pharmaceutical companies to profit from ill-health, residents fear. A public debate about the future of confidential medical records was held at held at Oxford University’s Mathematical Institute in Woodstock Road.

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Officers honoured for their actions in the line of duty

POLICE officers who put their lives on the thin blue line have been recognised in a special ceremony. Superintendent Andy Boyd, the local policing area commander for South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse, gave out commendations to five officers