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Walkers circle the palace to raise hospice funds
FRIENDS and relatives of patients at Sobell House Hospice in Oxford will step out in its first Winter Walk at Woodstock’s Blenheim Palace tomorrow. About 170 walkers will pay £10 to complete a four-mile circuit around the palace gardens with the
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Public recycling bins removed by council
ALL public recycling bins in South Oxfordshire have been removed because residents were leaving rubbish next to them. South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) took away about 30 large bins for items like glass, cardboard and paper. The public
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Oxford Utd 2 (O'Dowda 13, Long 45+1), Southend Utd 3 (Worrall 24, Pigott 48, Corr 83)
OXFORD United slumped to their third successive defeat at the Kassam Stadium as Southend United came from behind to take the points. Barry Corr landed the sucker punch seven minutes from time for a visiting side who had played for an hour with
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Uncooked fruit and veg fan is ready to spread the word
A MUM-of-two who claims her family’s health has been improved by eating uncooked fruit and vegetables is launching an Oxford raw food group. Martha Lindsay says she and her husband Fraser have lost 17kg between them and she has stopped needing
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Picture Special: Eyecatching images from Oxfordshire this week
WHAT a little character young Loui Glazebrook is with theses funky glasses on! The toddler was at the Follow your Rainbows event at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford and Julian Rus caught him in action. Following the horrendous attacks in Paris
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City memorial will honour Spanish Civil War fighters
A FRESH bid to install a memorial to Oxfordshire folk who fought in the Spanish Civil War will be made with funds from a new new book. Eight sculptors have been asked to come up with designs for the Bonn Square memorial to honour 31 volunteers,
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Snow predicted to hit Oxfordshire on Monday morning
SNOW is expected to hit Oxfordshire again on Monday morning. The latest Met Office forecast is that light snow will sweep across the county at the beginning of next week. People in Oxford, Witney, Didcot, Abingdon, Bicester and Banbury are
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Teenager charged with drink-driving after collision in Wheatley
A MAN has been charged with a drink-driving offence after a two-vehicle collision in Wheatley. Thames Valley Police spokeswoman Rhianne Pope said Jack Tilney, 19, of Willow Close, Garsington, will appear at Oxford Magistrates' court on February
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Oxford Utd v Southend Utd - updates
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Hindus’ joy at backing for temple
AN INTERNATIONAL religious statesman has backed a campaign to give Oxford its first Hindu temple. Rajan Zed, president of Nevada’s Universal Society of Hinduism, has urged the global community to support the Oxford Hindu Temple and Community Centre
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Update: Some flood alerts for parts of Oxfordshire have been lifted
SOME flood alerts are still in place across the county today. Alerts remain for the River Thames, affecting Oxford including areas between Wolvercote, Radley and Jericho and the River Cherwell from Lower Heyford down to Oxford covering Thrupp and
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Artist gives Chipping Norton care centre residents a lesson
PROFESSIONAL artist Andrea Bates demonstrated her skills for residents at the Henry Cornish Care Centre in Chipping Norton. Mrs Bates, 71, from Enstone, showed residents at the home in Rock Hill Farm, off London Road, how to paint a spring landscape
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Hall revamp gives Sandford-on-Thames brilliant new lease of life
A PROJECT to transform a village hall has helped unite a small Oxfordshire community. For four years, villagers in Sandford-on-Thames have been working to extend and improve their outdated village hall and transform it into a community hub.
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Family have lucky escape after car overturns in Nuneham Courtenay
AN adult and two children escaped injury after their car overturned on the A4074 in Nuneham Courtenay this morning. Police and ambulance were called to the scene at 8.45am near Baldon Lane to reports the car had overturned. Thames Valley
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Update: Vale and South District Councils hoping to get IT and phone systems up and running + information on services
COUNCIL staff are working over the weekend to try to get the IT and phone systems up and running after Thursday's fire in Crowmarsh Gifford. South and Vale District Councils have said they expected to have their websites back up on Monday night
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Andrew Main, 47, appears in court charged with arson following south Oxfordshire fires
THE man charged with arson following three fires in south Oxfordshire has appeared in court. Andrew Main, 47, of Roke Marsh Farm, Roke, Wallingford, appeared at Oxford Magistrates' Court just before 10.30am. He is charged with two counts
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Parents lace up running shoes for OX5 challenge
PROUD parents Freddy and Laura Stevens will run the Oxford Mail OX5 for the hospital that helped their son Thomas, who was born with a cleft lip and palate. After two successful operations at Oxford Children’s Hospital, they say the two-year-old
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Oxford United midfielder Andy Whing is out to cheer up the U's fans
Andy Whing is desperate to help lift the mood as Oxford United attempt to get back on track at the Kassam Stadium when in-form Southend United visit this afternoon. The U’s have been booed off in their last two games on home soil, following defeats
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Our freedom of expression comes with a responsibility
ESHAR Abdul Kareem and Dr Hojjat Ramzy appear to be very much at polar opposites in the whole Charlie Hebdo debate but in many ways they are invoking the same right. As we report today, newsagent Mr Kareem wants to stock the controversial magazine
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'He's a very nice boy', says woman who escaped burning home
THE pensioner whose thatched cottage was torched in South Oxfordshire yesterday said she had no animosity towards the man charged by police. Jean Gladstone – whose Rokemarsh cottage was the first of three buildings targeted in a nine-minute arson
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Released Oxford United winger Alfie Potter signs for AFC Wimbledon
Alfie Potter was yesterday unveiled as an AFC Wimbledon player hours after he left Oxford United by mutual consent. Last week head coach Michael Appleton revealed the 26-year-old had been told he was free to find a new club. That has now happened
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Coach in crash on A44
A coach and a car were involved in a collision on the A44 Oxford Road at Bladon yesterday. Thames Valley Police were called to the scene at 7.44am after reports of the crash at the A4095 Upper Campsfield Road, at the Bladon roundabout. But
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Oxford United striker Patrick Hoban set for bench role against Southend
Patrick Hoban is due to be named in Oxford United’s squad for the first time today. The striker signed from Irish champions Dundalk in November, but a combination of work permit problems and an ankle injury have held him back. Despite a development
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Oxford newsagents decides to sell latest Charlie Hebdo
A NEWSAGENTS in Oxford run by a Muslim has decided to sell the latest edition of the French magazine Charlie Hebdo despite criticism from a cleric. Wendy News in Broad Street has ordered about 500 copies of the weekly magazine, the latest edition
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Driver who hit and killed Kidlington scooter rider Wilson Lau on A40 near Witney spared jail
AN EX-RAF corporal who caused the death of a young filmmaker after he knocked him off his scooter was spared a jail sentence yesterday. Plasterer David Portch, 30, of Buckinghamshire, was driving a Toyota van at about 60mph when he hit Wilson Lau
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A splash of spring amid the warnings of snow and floods for Oxfordshire
FORECASTERS might be predicting snow for tomorrow but the flowers at Harcourt Arboretum have been blossoming. Colourful shrubs and petals are beginning to bloom at the Oxford University site, including the Chinese Witch Hazel. Employee Luke
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Cash and cigarettes stolen from garage
A Cowley petrol station was burgled in the early hours of yesterday morning. A Thames Valley Police spokesman said the Murco petrol station, in Betweens Towns Road, was burgled shortly after midnight. They said two storage lockers from the front
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Lorry driver in fatal Nettlebed crash fell asleep at wheel
A LORRY driver killed a father-of-two when he fell asleep at the wheel and crashed his 44-tonne vehicle into an oncoming Porsche. Keith Marsh, of Dartford, Kent, was jailed for two years yesterday at Oxford Crown Court following the accident on
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'Truly evil' Bicester child sex abuser jailed for 12 years
A “TRULY evil” paedophile who physically and sexually abused children in Bicester has been jailed for 12-and-a-half years. Former swimming instructor Terence Sturgeon-Clegg, now of Irvine in Ayrshire, was sentenced yesterday at Oxford Crown Court
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Harwell Primary School and villagers say final farewell to Koreen Davis
MORE THAN 200 people turned out in Harwell to pay their respects to a woman “at the heart of the village”. Family, teachers, parents and Police Community Support Officers filled St Matthew’s Church for the funeral of Koreen Davis, office manager
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Saturday snow: 50+ Readers' pictures
OXFORDSHIRE has woken to snow this morning. Readers have said West Oxfordshire has snow on the ground and snowfall was reported in Headington at 7.40am. The current Met Office forecast is that there will be a little more snow over the next
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Scanner appeal launched in memory of surgeon Nilay Patel
A HOSPITAL charity has pledged to raise cash towards a scanner in memory of a Churchill Hospital medic who died aged 36. Urology Cancer Research and Education (UCARE) wants to raise £30,000 for an ultrasound scanner to remember urological surgeon
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TABLE TENNIS: Holton B in groove to stun Forum
Holton B indulged in a spot of giant-killing by beating Division 1 side Forum C 452-428 in the Oxford & District Association’s new-look Aubrey Hughes Handicap Shield. The competition is being run in groups to produce eight quarter-finalists
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RUGBY UNION: London Welsh slip to defeat in France
London Welsh stayed at the bottom of the European Challenge Cups's Pool 4 after a 26-3 defeat at Bordeaux-Begles last night. The result means Welsh have yet to win this season in 19 attempts. When the sides met at the Kassam Stadium in October
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SPEEDWAY: Oxford rider and promoter Danny Dunton dies
Danny Dunton, who rode for Oxford Rebels and was also a co-promoter, has died, aged 90. Dunton started riding with Harringay Racers in 1949, having taken his bike along to a meeting. He was also a contracted or loaned rider with Belle Vue Aces
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CRICKET: Ruscote's run ends with tie
Ruscote's 100 per cent record in Division 2 of the Banbury Indoor League came to an end as they were held to a rare tie by Charlbury. Having posted 100 with Naveed hitting 41, Ruscote saw their score matched as Stuart Adkins made 53 for Charlbury
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ANGLING: Coach Steve Ward shows how with impressive barbel
Steve Ward, a full-time fishing guide and licensed coach from Thame, caught this 16lb 1oz barbel on the Thames. It was one of a brace, the other weighing 11.12. Both were caught on a boilie to size 6 G-Force wide gape hook, on 15lb hooklink
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GOLF: Eddie Pepperell is on the up in Abu Dhabi
Eddie Pepperell shot a superb second round of 68 to zoom up the field yesterday. At the halfway stage of this big money event, the 23-year-old from Abingdon stands joint 12th on six-under par 138. That puts him seven shots behind leader Martin
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YOUTH FOOTBALL: City of Oxford College's youth striker Kaylem Patterson's surprise at England call
City of Oxford College’s Kaylem Patterson was both happy and surprised after hearing he had been selected for England Schools’ Under 18s. The 17-year-old striker, from Headington, felt he hadn’t impressed at the final trials at Lilleshall last
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TENNIS: Abingdon's Alexis Canter lands doubles title in Delhi
Abingdon teenager Alexis Canter saw his chances of singles glory dashed at the ITF Junior Grade 2 tournament in Delhi – but he had the consolation of claiming the doubles crown. The 16-year-old second seed’s challenge came to an end in the semi-finals
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BILLIARDS: Bob Chivers' breaks are all in vain for Fieldside
Bob Chivers (-40) produced a break of 49 and five others of 20 or more, but could not prevent Fieldside losing 2-1 to Headington Conservative A in the Gentworks Oxford & District League. Chivers beat Norman Woodcock (+80) 200-125, but wins
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SNOOKER: Leaders Abingdon Conservative Club C suffer first defeat of season against Oxford Bowls Club A
Runaway Division 3 leaders Abingdon Conservative Club C suffered their first loss of the season in the Gentworks Oxford & District League this week. The defeat was inflicted by hosts Oxford Bowls Club A, who won 4-2, thanks to a double by Roger
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ANGLING: Julian Humm thrilled after claiming grand slam
North Oxford Angling Society chairman Julian Humm is on cloud nine after claiming the Caribbean’s so-called elusive ‘grand slam’ on a Christmas trip to Belize. Bonefish are quite common, but Humm, from Stadhampton, also nabbed a 25lb tarpon and
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SWIMMING: Trio shine as super City of Oxford get off to a flying start
Fabian Whitbread, Lizzie Oliver and Emily Nisbet led the way as City of Oxford SC began their defence of their crown in style. City won three of the four long-distance championship titles on offer at Bletchley. Whitbread kicked off the campaign
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Victim is remembered
Flowers have been laid at the spot where a man lost his life in last year’s floods. The white roses were left by the Thames near Osney lock, where mobility scooter user Gabriel Stocks fell into floodwaters. The river had burst its banks and
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Man sought over indecency on bus between Farmoor and Witney
A CCTV image has been released of a man police want to speak to in connection with an incident of outraging public decency. Thames Valley Police said the incident took place on an S1 Stagecoach bus between Oxford and Witney on Tuesday, November
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South Oxfordshire Fires: Picking up the pieces
IT could be days before staff are allowed into the burnt-out £10m councils’ building near Wallingford, according to council leaders. The building in Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford, is used by staff from South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse
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Friend warned accused over girls, jury told
A FORMER friend of a man accused of child sexual exploitation told a jury she warned him one of his alleged victims was only 14 and he should “leave her alone”. Seven Banbury men are on trial at Oxford Crown Court accused of sexual offences against
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New play at OFS explores Large Hadron Collider
PERFORMERS in a new play at Oxford’s Old Fire Station are hoping things go with a big bang today when they take to the stage for Collider. The play, which will be performed at 12.30pm today and next Saturday, combines the story of the large hadron
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Oxfordshire bus and rail links key to unlocking £4m for rural transport
A £4M CASH pot set aside for transport in rural areas could help fund bus hubs and local rail networks. The Department for Transport announced creation of the fund earlier this week to be used to “pilot new and better ways of delivering joined-up
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Salon helps fundraiser take a short cut to Africa
CLASSY cuts and blow dries helped raise more than £1,000 for a three-year trip to South Africa. Visitors to hair salon Anne Veck, in St Clements, were pampered during a fundraising event to help Rebekka Stredwick fly out to South Africa. The
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Diversity the key as drama club celebrates its 71st year
MORE than 70 years after its members first trod the boards, Abingdon Drama Club is looking forward to another year of performances. The 80 members are preparing to perform Shakespeare’s Henry V from Wednesday, March 25, to Saturday, March 28, at
