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Oxford United drawn away to Sheffield Wednesday in Capital One Cup
OXFORD United's reward for beating Brentford 4-0 in the Capital One Cup is a second round tie away to Sheffield Wednesday. The tie will be played in the week commencing August 24.
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Teens learn valuable skills working in MP’s office
TWO STUDENTS have experienced life as a politician after North Oxfordshire’s MP invited them into her office for the week. Victoria Prentis took on Luca Filippi, 18, from Blessed George Napier School in Banbury, and Will Thompson, 17, from The
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Residents urged to mosey on down to a Wild West festival
VOLUNTEERS for a charity will dress up in Wild West gear to raise the profile of mental health issues. Run by mental health charity Restore, the Elder Stubbs Festival at Rymers Lane in Cowley is celebrating its 24th year on Saturday, with its customary
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Hospital Heroes: ‘Compassionate Tracey gave grandad best care I’ve seen’
When Fraser Proudfoot’s grandfather was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital’s emergency assessment unit in June, after suffering a head injury, the 22-year-old was very concerned. Mr Proudfoot’s paternal grandad Tony, 88, suffers from dementia
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Times Tech: Google a dinosuar as search engine plods on
David McManus says August is not a dull tech month as firm develops I have been contemplating my own impatience for moaning about the fact that August always seems like such a dull month in technology news. Have I really reached the point where
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Profile: Yasmin Sidhwa - Outreaching at the theatre
Stuart Macbeth talks to artistic director at Mandala Theatre Company Yasmin Sidhwa Yasmin Sidhwa has been a familiar face at the Pegasus Theatre for the past 17 years. But later this month Yasmin begins a new challenge in a new role, as artistic
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Voluntary Voice: Correct use of social media is vital to success of volunteers
Ooxfordshire Community and Voluntary Action (OCVA) is developing its use of technology to boost the support it provides to the county’s non-profit organisations and volunteers. Trevor Barton, OCVA’s recently appointed systems and support manager
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Highest acting calibre
Sir – The Globe Theatre Touring Company should be given the highest plaudits for their outstanding performance on Friday, July 24, in the non-stop, pouring rain. Their acting standards were of the highest calibre, with every word crystal clear,
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Improve pavements
Sir – Is anyone in power taking any responsibility for the state of the pavements in Abingdon? As someone who relies on a wheelchair to get about with, I have to take an extra dose of morphine before coming in to town. Please will someone connected
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Houses not hotel
Sir – A proposal to refurbish and regenerate central Cowley is welcome. But what is really needed in Cowley is cheap housing – including more social housing – not a hotel or new retail developments that duplicate existing businesses in the area
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DIY monstrosities
Sir – I had three parcels to dispatch on Saturday and entered St Aldates Post Office to be confronted by five inanimate metal monstrosities and not a service counter in sight. I stand corrected: there was one but this was solely for money exchange
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Completed story
Sir – I would like to complete the story of Private Roy Griggs. Further to the archive extract in The Oxford Times of July 30, concerning Private Roy Griggs lost on the Lancastria in 1940 off St Nazaire. He is commemorated on the Second World War
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Holidaymaker hold-ups are an abuse of system
Sir – The dreaming spires depends on a steady stream of newcomers from other countries and always has. Oxford’s hospitals, the car factory and our restaurants, for example, would collapse without migrants. Oxford’s universities benefit hugely from
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Unhappiness over decision on city’s half marathon route
Sir – Oxford City Council and Oxfordshire County Council appear to have agreed a major change in the route for the Oxford Half Marathon this October. Although the councils claim that ‘in planning the event every effort is made to minimise the disruption
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Ugly typeface
Sir – I usually enjoy Limited Edition, not for its typos, its poor grammar and spelling lapses, but for its stunning photography and frequently interesting articles. However, this weekend I was able to read only the editorial without having recourse
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Unreadable text
Sir – I sat down one evening last week to read the August edition of Limited Edition – only to find that I couldn’t read some of the articles, as the distinction between the print and the background colour was very limited (eg Maggie Hartford’s article
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Inconspicuous clasp
Sir – Last year, the Canadian Lancaster owned by the Canadian War Planes Museum in Hamilton Ontario flew across the North Atlantic to join forces with our own BBMF Lancaster at Coningsby. They then teamed up in a joint flying programme in 2014
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Dying of shame
Sir – How ever much the British government tries, cuts to essential services such as the police force are objectively insane. The true measure of a country’s success is how well it treats its vulnerable people (Nazi Germany remember was an economic
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Accuracy for tax?
Sir – It appears from last week’s stories about people renting out their parking spaces that some of the renters are unaware of how much they actually receive from renting out their drives. Surely they should be keeping accurate records for income
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Harmless relative
Sir – Your reporters should investigate a bit further before running ‘dangerous plant’ stories (Report, August 6). As any botanist would have told him, the plant that Sara Kemp is standing by is common hogweed, an abundant and harmless relative
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Not a giant problem
Sir – Judging by the picture accompanying your article (Mother fears plant found growing by river is dangerous, August 6) the plant concerned is hogweed, Heracleum sphondylium, which is not a cause for concern. It is giant hogweed, Heracleum montegazzianum
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Memories sought
Sir – Founded in 1890, the Oxford Philatelic Society is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year. As part of our celebrations, we are researching the society’s development over the last century-and-a-quarter. The present-day Oxford PS is
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ISIS publicity
Sir – Poor Mr Waller (Business page, July 30). So keen is he to avoid any associations between his business and the terrorist group ISIS (or whatever they’re called this week), he, errr, writes another article just to remind us of his former company
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Is county listening?
Sir – The Conservative Government promises to protect our Green Belt yet the Vale are proposing 1,000 new houses to the north of Abingdon and the county are proposing to relocate the Redbridge park-and-ride to Lodge Hill, Abingdon, both in the Green
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Necessary protection
Sir – Stuart Skyte (Letters, August 6) says it was exactly right 60 years ago to create the Green Belt to prevent urban sprawl, but then says that it is now exactly wrong because urban sprawl is needed to allow houses to be built. But the Green
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West Way concern
Sir – While current local headlines understandably focus on Northern Oxford’s developments and bottlenecks, the future of West Oxford is quietly being decided in the heart of Botley. Last year, the Vale of White Horse District Council’s economic
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Speeding up traffic
Sir – While the traffic obstruction in the North Oxford area is indeed horrendous, the associated frustration has produced a series of simplistic suggestions for speeding up the traffic flow. All apparently stem from the assumption that highways
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Quad Talk: ‘Sweet, ambrosial gifts are on offer as I leave’
William Pimlott says farewell to us and Oxford The song lyric goes: “You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone.” But in the case of being a student at Oxford it might be the opposite. Sweet, ambrosial gifts are promised to the Oxford alumnus
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Balanced view needed on Green Belt’s future
Sir – Contrary to the views of Green Belt celebrants (Letters, July 30) the electors of Oxfordshire should be thankful that their representatives are taking a more balanced view of their interests as far as planning and development are concerned.
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First Person: Reminiscences of a stylish journey
Matthew Clulee looks back at his journey to being the owner of a popular city salon When I was young I wanted to be a master mechanic restoring old classic cars. Hairdressing was nowhere on my radar. I tried to find an apprenticeship in my
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Gray Matter: I see nothing ‘milestone’ in graffiti artist’s punishment
Like many of those driven to express their views forcefully on The Oxford Times’s website, I see nothing in any way “milestone” – as a police officer hailed it – in the sentence meted out to the graffiti artist whose daubings have done so much to damage
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Obituary: Ann Bonner was a tireless and passionate champion of Banbury
Former mayor of Banbury Ann Bonner has died at the age of 62. The Banbury town councillor, Cherwell district councillor and grandmother-of-two was described as a “tireless worker” by her colleagues, and “passionate” by her family. During her
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Obituary: Carole Roberts was an outspoken ‘people’s mayor’ and a social rights campaigner justice
Carole Roberts Roberts, a veteran Labour councillor of more than 20 years who served as Lord Mayor, has died aged 71. She campaigned on issues of social justice, including, housing and equality, and was known for her outspoken style at Oxford City
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Obituary: Esteemed history professor Paul Langford wrote academic classic
Paul Langford, renowned former Professor of Modern History at Oxford University, has died age 70. Professor Langford arrived as an undergraduate in Oxford in 1964 and after becoming a Junior Research Fellow he worked his way up to one of the most
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Gray Matter: I know it’s Benedict but what is going on here?
There is something seriously weird about the hoo-ha surrounding the new production of Hamlet at the Barbican, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, and the decision of certain of our national newspapers to review it at the first preview performance. No
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See how your school did with our A-Level results table for Oxfordshire
RESULTS from schools yesterday suggested 96 per cent of students in Oxfordshire passed their at least two of their A-Level exams with grades A* to E. Across the country 98.1 per cent of exams were given at least an E grade, back to the same level as
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Medieval merriment at museum
THE Middle Ages were brought to life at the Museum of Oxford to mark the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta. Young visitors were given the chance to dig into a medieval rubbish pit and discover more about the lives of those who lived in Oxford hundreds
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Thursday’s letters: What are your fellow readers writing in about today?
Want to give your opinion? Email letters@oxfordmail.co.uk
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Seven arrested in huge police Meow Meow dawn raid across Oxford
SEVEN men from Oxford have been arrested following a massive raid by Thames Valley Police to crackdown on Meow Meow supply this morning. More than 100 officers raided seven properties in the city under The Misuse of Drugs Act as part of Operation
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Torrential rain due in Oxfordshire in next hour with warning of possible flooding
HEAVY downpours and possible flooding is likely to strike Oxfordshire “within the hour”, according to the Met Office. Torrential rain and thunder is already affecting the south of England, including London. Between 20mm and 70mm of rain could
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Councils under fire for series of data breaches
PEOPLE’S personal data was breached 13 times in four years by councils in Oxfordshire, with one employee sacked. In one case at Oxford City Council an employee was dismissed after it was discovered they had accessed a relative’s benefit claims.
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Cat shot with air rifle in Cropredy
A cat was shot with an air rifle in Cropredy, police believe. Thames Valley Police said the animal was injured last Wednesday[August 5] and vets worked to remove a pellet from the cat's body the next day. Officers believe the injury happened
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Pensioner reunited with 115 pocket watches after they were stolen from his Banbury home
A PENSIONER has been reunited with more than 100 pocket watches that were stolen from his Banbury home. The 115 pocket watch collection was stolen from horologist Henry Peverill, 72, back in March 2014, but thanks to a UV postcode mark on one watch
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Ex-Everton trainee John Lundstram completes move to Oxford United
OXFORD United have completed the permanent signing of former Everton trainee John Lundstram. The 21-year-old midfielder passed a medical at the club’s training ground this morning, before signing a contract for the next two seasons, plus an option
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Stunning pictures of Perseid meteor shower over Oxfordshire snapped after photographer stays up for three nights
A DEDICATED astronomer stayed up three nights in a row to monitor the annual Perseid meteor shower and came away with these impressive shots. Tackley resident Mary Spicer stayed up on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday night to watch the meteors while
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The future’s looking radiant at cosmetic treatment business
A DESIRE to look younger for longer has helped former dentist Dr Helen Hamilton’s business thrive. Radiance Unlimited, a new clinic in the centre of Woodstock, offers botox injections, facial fillers and other non-surgical treatments. Dr Hamilton
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Grants boost life-saving research work
OXFORD scientists have been given a £2m boost for their life-saving medical work. Summertown-based firm Brainomix, whose hi-tech medical imaging software will transform treatment for thousands of stroke victims, received £663,000. And two teams
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The Guide: What is happening on the entertainment scene
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BoomTown - lost weekend in a pop-up city
THE most recent installment of one of the UK festival scene’s biggest success stories of recent years, begins today, as BoomTown Fair kicks off in the Bowl of the Matterly Estate near Winchester. Now with hundreds of artists playing across 22 main
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View Oxford United's potential Capital One Cup opponents
OXFORD United have discovered the list of opponents they could be paired with in tonight's Capital One Cup second round draw. The U's, who went away to West Brom in last season's competition at this stage, will be one of 24 unseeded sides following
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Hospital ward closure puts PM’s NHS pledge to the test
DURING the election campaign the Conservative Party, led by our very own MP, declared that the NHS would be safe in their hands. Now three months later we learn that a ward at the Witney community hospital in his own constituency is being ‘temporarily
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Why not pay a bit more to help dairy farmers?
IT IS odd that the only one of the big four supermarkets not paying a bit extra to hard-pressed dairy farmers is Asda, which was started by them. It is now owned by the American giant, Walmart. To be fair the discounters are just as bad. When
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Government hits a new low over immigrants
RECENT days have seen a new low in our Government’s attitude towards immigrants. To say our living standards are at risk because a number of Africans – many of whom are fleeing wars in their own countries– risk life and limb to cross to the UK
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Free website a goldmine for Pratleys’ family tree
I RECENTLY wrote a letter informing anyone who is descended from the Pratley family about a free website that has recorded hundreds of people with the surname Pratley in Oxfordshire and the surrounding counties over the last 200 years or so. I
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Scales of Justice: 17 cases heard at Oxford and Banbury Magistrates Court
OXFORD Florent Battaille, 39, of Withywind Court, Beauchamp Lane, Oxford, admitted possessing a knuckle duster in Cornmarket Street, Oxford, on July 17. Fined £712 and ordered to pay a £70 victims’ surcharge, £85 costs and a £180 criminal courts
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‘Cool’ weapon lands teenager a six-month term behind bars
A TEENAGER who thought it was “cool” to carry a weapon has been jailed for six months. Dean McAllister, 19, of Northcourt Walk, Abingdon, appeared at Oxford Crown Court on Tuesday after admitting one count of possessing an offensive weapon in a
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Mayor ready to welcome new residents
FAMILIES moving into new homes on an estate in Wallingford should be given a warm welcome, according to town mayor Lynda Atkins. Developer Lightwood Property received planning permission to build on the site near the centre of Wallingford in October
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Join in the fight to save affordable housing
HERE is a success story which may have passed some readers by: West Berks/Reading local authorities have successfully challenged the Government’s recent change to national planning guidance. This change had removed a council’s ability to levy an
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Tory’s trick on vote calls integrity into question
A CONSERVATIVE town councillor for Witney North, Dean Temple, has tried to join the Labour Party as a supporter. To do this he has declared that he believes in the Labour Party’s aims and values. We have uncovered his trick, and he will not
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Council ought to tackle weeds spoiling our town
WHEREAS those responsible for the current floral displays in the centre of Abingdon are to be praised a similar accolade, unfortunately, cannot be given to those in charge of keeping our residential areas free of weeds. Wherever you look outside
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Kemar Roofe is the real deal, says Johnny Mullins
KEMAR Roofe’s hot streak for Oxford United owes as much to hard work as it does to the forward’s talent, according to Johnny Mullins. The forward struck a wonder goal from 45 yards on Tuesday night as Brentford were thrashed 4-0 in the Capital
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Politics: City embraces diversity, not anti-migrant rhetoric
Tom Hayes Labour city councillor for St Clement’s “I've come to Oxford to be safe. I can’t go back home.” I was an immigration caseworker for one of Oxford’s MPs at the time, and the anguish on the face of this man, somebody who had
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Legal Challenge: Turnaround in inheritance was legally correct
There are occasions when decisions are made by the higher courts that come as something of a surprise. Lawyers think they know the law and then a decision from a higher court arrives, which turns that assumption upside down. This occurred last
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Back into the swing of things at Oxford Sports Lawn Tennis Club
Marc West finally got his racquet out again and had a hit with promising young players at Oxford Sports Lawn Tennis Club I’ve walked past the tennis courts at the end of my street on an almost daily basis since I moved to Oxford... that was nearly
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Nibbles: Wine tasting club, Thame Food Festival and more
* Have you been watching Great British Menu on BBC Two this week? The show, in which professional chefs fight it out for the chance to cook at a banquet (this year marking 100 years of the Women’s Institute), features Emily Watkins, a 2014 winner
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Teen Taste with Angus Henderson @ Paul, High Street, Oxford
What did you think? I thought Paul’s was really nice. There was a great smell coming from the shop so I went in. It was nice inside with gleaming wood everywhere and lots of baguettes piled up on the counter. Inside there were lots of sweet pastries
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William Ilkley is keeping the secret of a Christie classic
Giles Woodforde talks to the actor William Ilkley about The Mousetrap Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap positively lives and breathes statistics – although that’s perhaps an inappropriate way of talking about a murder mystery play. It became
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Review: Love, Loss & What I Wore @ The Mill at Sonnig
Love, Loss & What I Wore is a play written by women, acted by women and exclusively concerned with women. So is it only to be enjoyed by women? Emphatically not. And I write as one – a man – best qualified to speak on the subject. This brisk
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Review: Oliver! @ Watermill, Newbury
Giles Woodforde enjoys an entertaining musical performance of Oliver! that left the audience wanting more In 1998 the tiny Watermill Theatre first challenged the West End at the glitzy-musical game, with its own small-scale production of Cabaret
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'Cream of the Crop'- Fairport Convention get stuck into Cropredy Festival
Tim Hughes talks to Fairport Convention guitarist Dave Pegg – as the band’s fans descend on a north Oxfordshire field for the start of the annual, and increasingly eclectic, Cropredy Festival, which begins today It’s one of the great annual migrations
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Highlights: Fairport, Des Barkus, Jamie Felton and more
Alternative pop Billy Bottle & Martine The Jam Factory Sunday Tickets are £5 advance, £7 on the door It’s not easy to pigeon hole this idiosyncratic, psych-folk duo, but their tasty blend of jazz, folk, funk and avant garde pop make
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Soundbites: BoomTown and Rollright Fayre take the spotlight
* While the Fairport faithful take up their traditional places on the hillside at Cropredy today, a rather different event gets under way, down the A34. BoomTown Fair is not just a festival but a city-themed community, which springs up in the Bowl
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Even Moore to love at Waddesdon Manor exhibition
Theresa Thompson explores the works of Henry Moore... and more Drawing makes you look more intensely, wrote Henry Moore in 1978. He wasn’t thinking of artists only, he insisted, but anyone, “even people who cannot draw, even people not trying to
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For Art's Sake with Dionne Freeman
Oxford’s Dionne Freeman talks about art at Cornerstone in Didcot and her exhibition there which run until Sunday I am a freelance artist from Oxford who focuses on the constant evolvement of mark making (the different lines, dots, marks, patterns
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Review: Cafe Rouge, Oxford
Katherine MacAlister and family are left underwhelmed by the fare on offer to youngsters and grown-ups at the brasserie chain I thought they really missed a trick at Cafe Rouge. Announcing their brand spanking new children’s menu, we rushed down
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Chef's Special: Cheddar souffle with truffle custard and onion salad
Phil Currie of The Killingworth Castle, Wootton, Woodstock presents this week's recipe Makes 10 Cheddar soufflé * 450ml whole milk * 5g parsley stalks * 1 onion, peeled and chopped * 6 black peppercorns * 100g butter
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A big crop of talent lined up for Fairport Convention's annual Cropredy Festival
With up to 20,000 music-lovers heading for Fairport's Cropredy Convention, Nick Dent-Robinson and Tim Hughes look forward to the folk-rock bonanza For lovers of folk rock, it’s the highlight of the year. Up to 17,000 music fans today descend
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Review: Another Day by David Levithan
Jaine Blackman is intrigued by a quirky body-swapping novel aimed at young adults Another Day – a young adult novel by David Levithan, who is visiting Oxford next week – is centred on an extremely interesting premise. Out of the blue, 16-year-old
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Running le Maraisthon
Ed Mezzetti puts his legs to the test by attempting a marathon in the heart of France’s ‘green Venice’ region The name Maraisthon may be a play on words, but organisers hope runners take its environmental message seriously. Set in part of France
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Film review: Substance lacking in The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
More than 50 years after the achingly cool TV series The Man From U.N.C.L.E. exploited Cold War paranoia for rollicking entertainment, director Guy Ritchie continues to explore fractious male dynamics in this globe-trotting spy caper. The unlikely
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Farmers want police action to stop bikers
LONG-SUFFERING farmers have asked police to catch bikers from The Leys who are damaging their land. The Gibson family, who run Sandford Brake Farm off Grenoble Road, have yet to find a way to stop people trespassing on the land, which can be accessed
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Starting Up: A market cheaper than chains? Try it!
Starting Up with Richard Howlett, market co-ordinator In an age of identikit supermarkets and faceless online shopping we should be immensely proud that Oxford now hosts an incredible six weekly farmers markets. These markets support numerous
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Spice girl Dawn Massam is set to add a kick to Oxfordshire Chilli Festival
Jaine Blackman meets the woman bringing a feast of fiery food to the heart of Abingdon Some like it hot... and if you’re one of them, head to Abingdon’s Market Square on Saturday. It will be taken over by the second annual Oxfordshire Chilli
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Review: A timely revisiting to The Maytime Inn
Christopher Gray makes a return to The Maytime Inn, nearly four decades after his first review of the establishment I first reviewed the Maytime, in Asthall, near Burford, two years into its ownership by May and Tim Morgan, who conflated their
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Film review: Top cast shine in Trainwreck
Award-winning actress and writer Amy Schumer raises her skirt to political correctness and gleefully flashes sexual inequality with this potty-mouthed comedy that is far from the debacle promised by the title. Directed at a lick by Judd Apatow,
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Review: Cult Screens @ Oxford Castle
Cult Screens offers outdoor showing of films classic and new, trying where possible for an appropriate location or date. From this year’s Oxford programme, I missed out on Jaws at the Hinksey swimming pool but was able to take in a welcome rerun
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Performances full of passion and poetry at the Oxford Proms
Nicola Lisle looks forward to the weekend’s opening of Oxford Proms Just when you thought there was a dearth of classical music in Oxford, along comes the Oxford Proms to fill in the gap before the autumn season swings into action. It’s a niche
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Wilderness Festival: 'Where the wild things are'
Tim Hughes joins the wild ones for a freewheeling weekend of creative madness and surprises aplenty in the woods of west Oxfordshire The sun is going down on a perfect summer’s day and a classical orchestra are tuning up for their performance on
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Poignant tribute to the brilliant mind of Henry Moseley
Theresa Thompson on the sacrifice of a brilliant mind in the Great War One hundred years ago this month, one of the brightest minds in Oxford had his life cut short at the Battle of Gallipoli. He was 27 years-old. Had he lived, physicist Henry
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Oxford United set to compete deal for ex-Everton youngster John Lundstram
OXFORD United are poised to strengthen their midfield options by signing former Everton trainee John Lundstram. The 21-year-old was released from Goodison Park this summer without making a senior appearance and is due at United this morning for
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How's that for openers?
A REMARKABLE double-century opening partnership between Hugo Darby and Tim Paine propelled Banbury back into the heart of the Division 1 title race on Saturday. Set 263 for victory by visitors Burnham, Banbury triumphed by ten wickets thanks to
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GOLF: Confident Eddie Pepperell looking for bold bid at US PGA
CONFIDENCE gained from leading at The Open last month has boosted Eddie Pepperell’s hopes of featuring high on the leaderboards at the US PGA Championship. The Abingdon golfer will begin his second Major in four weeks at 7.40pm (BST) today.
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Flood victims get £200k cash help
About 100 flood victims have received nearly £200,000 from the city council. People whose homes and businesses were directly impacted by the winter floods of 2013 and 2014 have received money from the council through relief schemes and local Government
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VIDEO: Highlights from Oxford United's win at Brentford
Watch Kemar Roofe's wonder goal and the rest of the key moments from Oxford United's 4-0 win at Brentford in the Capital One Cup. Video via Oxford United's official Youtube channel
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‘I hit my ex in self-defence as she tried to attack me with hammer’ court hears
A FATHER-of-three hit his ex-girlfriend in self-defence after she tried to attack him with a hammer, a court heard. Dewayne Mason, of Humfrey Road, Barton, is accused of one count of grievous bodily harm with intent on February 15. The 38-year-old
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Ready, sheddy, go for Kevin’s landspeed record bid
THE fastest shed in the world could be right here in Oxfordshire after one father set about transforming his old car into something entirely “bonkers”. Kevin Nicks said he kept walking past the old Volkswagen Passat on his drive in Chipping Norton
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Second-half strikes see off Puritans
THREE second-half goals sent Banbury United crashing to an opening 3-0 defeat at home to Swindon Supermarine in Division 1 South & West of the Evo-Stik Southern League on Saturday. Leam Howards and Ricky Johnson went close in the first half
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Astounding meteor shower snap is captured
A DEDICATED astronomer stayed up two nights in a row to capture this amazing shot of the annual Perseid meteor shower. Tackley resident Mary Spicer stayed up on Monday and Tuesday to watch the celestial show for the brief moments that the clouds
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Police hunt Co-op knife-wielding robber
A CCTV image has been released of a man police want to speak to in connection with a robbery at the Co-op store in Eynsham. Police said a man entered the store holding what appeared to be a knife concealed in a sock and threatened a member of staff
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Zero-emission zone would be disaster for us, says taxi boss
PLANS to ban petrol and diesel vehicles from Oxford city centre by 2020 could lead to “chaos” and rising transport costs. Oxford City Council environment boss John Tanner said the move to create a “zero emission zone” within five years could lead
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RUGBY UNION: Matt Goode returns to become Banbury's youth development officer
Matt Goode has returned to Banbury to take up a dual role which will also see him assist the club’s youngsters. The 32-year-old, who started his playing career in the club’s Colts side at the age of six, has also been appointed Banbury’s youth
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Booming county sees jobless rate dropping for a third year in a row
UNEMPLOYMENT has dropped in Oxfordshire for the third year running. According to figures released yesterday by the Office for National Statistics, 11,800 people – or 3.3 per cent of the working population – were unemployed between April 2014 and
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App aims to calm children’s fears over MRI scans
A NEW phone app has transformed the way young patients are prepared for “frightening” MRI scans at the Oxford Children’s Hospital. The MRI Experience allows specialists at the hospital to give the children the chance to discover what the scan will
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RUGBY UNION: Scrum half Goodfellow's ready to roll with Chinnor
Scrum half Greg Goodfellow described joining Chinnor as an “exciting new chapter” in his career. The former Redruth half back, who has represented Scotland at U18, U19 and U21 levels and is set to make his first appearance in a pre-season friendly
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Thursday, August 13
5:20pm The A34 is closed northbound at Kidlington after a crash involving a car and lorry
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Parky at the Pictures (In Cinemas 13/8/2015)
Big city lawmen have been moseying into movie backwaters for decades and Spanish director Alberto Rodríguez proves to be no stranger to the sub-genre in Marshland, a lowering neo-noir set in Andalusia five years after the restoration of the monarchy
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Parky at the Pictures (DVD 13/8/2015)
There's a special treat for all cineastes this week, as the five films new to disc feature two of the finest actors in the history of motion pictures - Marcello Mastroianni and Orson Welles. Federico Fellini's 8½ (1963) is a deeply personal meditation
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Rise to bake off challenge, cooks urged
THE GREAT Bicester Bake Off is coming to town and organiser Angela Pearson is calling on bakers to get creative in the kitchen. Miss Pearson is staging the town cooking competition on Saturday, September 5, to raise money to help find a cure for
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A-Level results day live blog - latest results, photos, tweets and reaction across Oxfordshire
7:19pm We're going to wind this blog down now. Be sure to pick up a copy of the Oxford Mail tomorrow for seven pages of
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ATHLETICS: Jade O'Dowda in seventh heaven after landing national title
JADE O’Dowda says becoming the national heptathlete champion in her first year of competing in the event is still sinking in. The Oxford City athlete scored a personal best of 4,729 points to win gold at the England Athletics U17 Combined Events
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BOWLS: South Oxford snatch title in thrilling finale
South Oxford A won the Bridle Insurance Oxfordshire League Division 2 crown after the closest title race in memory. A fortnight ago, South Oxford were fourth, seven points off top spot. But after winning their game in hand, a 6-0 victory over
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Rail strikes to cause minimal disruption
Rail services across the county will come out largely unscathed from planned strikes at the end of the month. Transport union RMT plan to take industrial actions on Sunday, August 23 and then from Saturday, August 29 to Monday, August 31. There
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BOWLS: Oxon second best as Sussex canter to win
Oxfordshire were beaten 117-104 at Sussex in their latest Home Counties League clash. In a match which was delayed after two horses got loose on the M25 as their horsebox crashed on the morning of the game, Oxon paid the price for a slow beginning
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New Parkway station ‘not found’ for advance tickets
WITH just over ten weeks until the first train leaves the new Oxford Parkway station commuters are still not able to buy tickets for the inaugural services. Advanced tickets should be made available 12 weeks before any given journey. If passengers
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Mum’s fundraising campaign for headstone at son’s grave
FAMILY and friends of a man who was killed by his girlfriend have appealed for help to buy a gravestone. Robert Dobinson, known as Raggy, was stabbed to death by Natasha Elderfield on October 19 last year. The pair had got into an argument
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Campaigners want to protect vulnerable sites as expansion gathers pace
RESIDENTS are concerned that green spaces are being lost to developments despite Bicester being made a ‘garden town’. The town is facing huge growth and open spaces are being snapped up by developers, which campaigners feel is against the premise
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£6.5m community building taking shape
THE new multi-million pound community building being built in Bicester’s town centre is beginning to take shape with all five storeys now in place. The £6.5m addition to Pioneer Square will house Cherwell District Council’s Bicester office, a new
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New nursery is given go-ahead despite concern
CONTROVERSIAL plans for a new nursery in North Oxford have been approved by Oxford City Council. St John’s College put forward plans for the building in Bainton Road, that would be open Mondays to Fridays, 8am to 6pm and cater for children from
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ATHLETICS: Steve Naylor storms to Combe double in Motavation Series
FORMER Woodstock Harrier Steve Naylor earned a second successive Motavation Series race win at Combe. Naylor, running for Bedford & County, beat Border Harriers’ Harry Earl by seven seconds as he crossed the line in 22 minutes. The 36-year-old
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ATHLETICS: Ben Reynolds in gold delight at Masters showpiece
OXFORDSHIRE’S Ben Reynolds won gold in the Vet 50 5,000m at the World Masters Championships in Lyon, France. The Thames Hare & Hounds runner triumphed in 15mins 47.07secs. Radley AC’s Paula Owen took bronze in the 400m hurdles. The
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Petition calls for development to be scrapped
AN ONLINE petition calling for the scrapping of the controversial Woodstock East development has been launched. Entitled ‘Save Woodstock! Say No to 1200 More Houses’, the petition first appeared on Tuesday and has attracted more than 100 signatures
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Co-op apartments plan ‘looks like a prison’ say neighbours
A PROPOSAL to downsize Kidlington’s Co-op and build 56 new apartments has angered residents in the village. They gathered at a consultation meeting at Exeter Hall with developers Cantay Estates Ltd. Architects Coleman Hicks and planning consultants
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Outdoor cookery class has youngsters all fired up
CHILDREN enjoyed cooking on a campfire as the Rock Edge nature reserve in Headington hosted a play day in the sun. The activity session, organised by Heart of the Wildwood, was part of the Rock Edge Rock Hoppers scheme, run for children and their
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ROWING: City of Oxford give boost to adaptive competitors
WITH a year to go before the Rio 2016 Paralympics, George Upfield of the Oxford Adaptive rowing squad looks back on the success of James Roe, an Oxford Brookes graduate, whose gold medal at London 2012 inspired this teenager, also with impaired vision
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Youngsters enjoy summer science camp activities
CHILDREN enjoyed a variety of hands-on themed activities at a summer science camp in Rose Hill. Hosted by Science Oxford, the four-day course saw children aged up to 12 build, bake, investigate and explore at Rose Hill Primary School in The Oval
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First aid course on offer in bid to change ‘shocking’ statistics
JUST three hours of your time could be the difference between life and death. That is the message from St John Ambulance following its announcement that new first aid classes will come to Kidlington, Banbury and Wantage. The charity has launched