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Picture special: Exams, festivals and football
Chief photographer Ed Nix takes his pick of the week's best photographs and tells us why he reckons they make the grade By far the most interesting shot of the week is this one by Jon Lewis. Steve Mills has just opened up Lenny’s Lizards in Wantage
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Fire crews tackle blaze on farmland in Denton
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a blaze in a field in Denton which spread to nearby willow trees. It took crews four hours to put the fire out on land next to Upper Farm Cottages from around 2pm. Stuart Garner from the Oxfordshire Fire & Rescue service
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Who was Oxford United's man of the match against Mansfield Town?
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Blaze tears through lorry, causing hold-ups
THESE were the dramatic scenes on the A34 firefighters tackled a blaze that ripped through a lorry. A rolling road block was put in place at about 7.30pm on Thursday as smoke billowed across the carriageway from the fire northbound on the A34 near
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Oh, they do like to be beside the seaside
CARE home residents didn’t have to travel far to feel the sand between their toes as a county-wide care provider held its annual fun day. The seaside-themed event on Wednesday saw the King’s Centre in Osney Mead transformed into a beach setting
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Dad’s unusual antics inspire tribute book
A FORMER headteacher of an Oxford school has become the inspiration for a new children’s book. The life, times and antics of Joseph Welch will be portrayed in a series of children’s books called Please don’t let Grandpa, as a tribute written by
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Police hunt for the graffiti vandals who hit village in three-day spree
VANDALS suspected of a three-day graffiti spree in Kidlington could be arrested within the next week, police have said. More than 40 different spots were sprayed with the word 'Motz' between Friday, August 14 and Sunday, August 16, according to
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Mansfield Tn 1 (Westcarr 2), Oxford Utd 1 (Roofe pen 59)
KEMAR Roofe's penalty ensured Oxford United remain unbeaten this season as they claimed a breathless 1-1 draw at Mansfield Town. Again the U's had to come from behind, conceding to Craig Westcarr in the second minute. Matt Green smacked a penalty off
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Updates - Mansfield Tn v Oxford Utd
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E-fit released of a man police want to speak to in connection with a robbery in Didcot
POLICE have released an e-fit of a man they would like to speak to in connection with a robbery in Didcot. At about 11.15pm on Wednesday a man approached a woman on the corner of Hagbourne Road and Bridge Close, and asked for a cigarette. When
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MICHAEL APPLETON COLUMN: Things are going well, but it can change very quickly
I DON’T want to jinx things – and regular readers will know I’m the last person to get caught up in any sort of excitement – but I have to say there’s a real sense of momentum around the football club at the moment. Of course, results breed confidence
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Update: High Street in Burford cleared after car crashes into wall on the bridge
THE High Street in Burford is now cleared after an earlier crash. Police were called to the scene shortly before 11am to reports of a car crashed into a wall on the bridge. Spokeswoman Connie Primmer said a woman and male child were in the
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Pottery turns into business success
A PROFESSIONAL musician has created a success story with her pottery business. Violinist and viola player Charlotte Storrs set up her own pottery 11 years ago in her home in Culham near Abingdon. The mother-of-four decided when her children
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Oxford United players full of confidence with unbeaten run, says Danny Hylton
OXFORD United’s longest unbeaten run as a Football League club in more than two decades is helping to get more out of the players, according to Danny Hylton. The squad head to Mansfield Town today on the back of a 12-game sequence without defeat
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Eating Easter eggs lands hungry burglar in prison
A HOMELESS man who broke into a family home was caught because he dropped chocolate from the children’s Easter eggs he had eaten. Kevin Hardman broke into the house in South Hinksey while the family were away at the end of June, Oxford Crown Court
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New reservoir back on after residents thought plan was scrapped
PLANS to create a massive reservoir south of Abingdon have resurfaced after Thames Water confirmed it was eyeing up the site again. The water company had a £1bn proposal for a 1,400-hectare reservoir between Abingdon, East Hanney and Steventon
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Pervert caught filming women at Ascot
A VOYEURISTIC air force flight sergeant who used a camera to film up unsuspecting woman’s dresses at Royal Ascot has been handed a community order. Faringdon father-to-be Andrew Hack used his camera to film behind him as women sat around having
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‘E-cigs endorsement is a bit of a double-edged sword for us’ traders
E-CIGARETTE shop owners in Oxfordshire have said the Government’s endorsement of the safety of vaping could be a death-knell to their business. Shops like Oxford Vapours and the Purple Haze chain have said they expect an initial boost to business
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Nursery wins praise of Ofsted inspector
A DAY nursery in Steventon has been ranked ‘good’ by Ofsted inspectors following an earlier ‘requires improvement’ rating. Tiny Toes Day Nursery in The Green, was rated as requiring improvement following its prior inspection in July 2014. But
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Comedy legend’s debut venue looking good to reopen soon
AN EAST Oxford hall where comedy legend Ronnie Barker made his debut could reopen in two months. Work to revamp the Cowley Road hall belonging to St Mary and St John Church began in May after the congregation raised more than £115,000. The
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MOTORSPORT: Upbeat Valtteri Bottas sets sights on podium return at Spa
VALTTERI Bottas hopes to replicate his podium at last year’s Belgian GP when Formula 1 returns to Spa this weekend. The Grove-based Williams driver, fourth in the standings, heads into the 11th round off the back of a disappointing 13th-placed
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Callum O'Dowda pushing for Oxford United start
CALLUM O’Dowda could make his first start of the season as Oxford United visit Mansfield Town this afternoon. The 20-year-old starred after coming off the bench against Notts County on Tuesday, scoring one goal and setting up another in the 3-1
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WOMEN'S FOOTBALL: Oxford United set to ring the changes for Watford trip
SEVERAL influential players are set to return to Oxford United Women's side for tomorrow's trip to Watford in FA Women's Super League 2. Manager Les Taylor has made five changes to his side as the U's were trounced 6-1 at home to FA Women's Cup
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‘Humanity’ of shoppers gets praised
THE manager of a coffee shop in George Street has praised the “humanity” of his customers and fellow shoppers who helped rescue a injured cyclist from under a car. On Thursday afternoon A woman cyclist was left trapped after a blue Ford B-MAX crashed
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CRICKET: Cumnor reach semi-finals of Oxfordshire Under 17 competition
CHAMPIONS Cumnor booked their place in the semi-finals of the Oxfordshire Under 17 competition. They will face Banbury in the last four tomorrow. Olly Gray (79no) helped them to an 18-run victory over Witney Swifts. Jake Taylor also hit
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MOTORSPORT: Jason Plato leads the way as race for title hots up
JASON Plato heads into the eighth round of the MSA British Touring Car Championship at Knockhill this weekend top of the driver standings. The 47-year-old, from Oxford, leads Team BMR teammate Colin Turkington by 16 points. Double British champion
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Rising cost of care could force elderly into poverty
CHARITIES are warning elderly people could be driven into poverty as the cost of care rises. Figures revealed more than £11m is owed to the county council from people who receive personal and social care in Oxfordshire. At the end of May, 857
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SHOWJUMPING: Glory for Chipping Norton's Clark Glasgow
CHIPPING Norton’s Clark Glasgow was crowned national champion at the British Showjumping Business Partnership International Stairway League final. Riding his mother Marjorie’s ten-year-old bay mare Fleur De L’Aube, Glasgow held his nerve to secure
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RUGBY LEAGUE: Tim Rumford urges Oxford RL to improve ahead of South Wales Scorpions clash
OXFORD RL head to South Wales Scorpions tomorrow (3) looking to make it six straight victories over Kingstone Press League 1’s basement club. The Blues beat Scorpions 38-30 in the reverse fixture earlier this year, but have not tasted a league
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Cricketers up stumps for church appeal bike ride
MEMBERS of Wytham Cricket Club near Oxford are ditching their bats in favour of bikes for a fundraising cycle challenge. Four players from the club will take on a ‘Pole to Pole’ challenge to raise funds for the village church roof, cycling 100
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Villagers rally round and save their under-threat post office
AN UNDER-THREAT post office in Cumnor has been saved by villagers and will have longer opening hours. The future of the Cumnor branch had been in jeopardy following an assessment by the Post Office as part of its national transformation programme
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ANGLING: Matrix Talismen’s Paul Harrop lands fine Oxford Summer League victory
PAUL Harrop won the fourth round of the Oxford Summer League on the River Thames at Sandford and Radley. With some extra flow and colour in the water, it was hoped that the vast shoals of roach would start to feed, but bleak weights dominated.
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TRIATHLON: Heidi Yates set to make British debut
HEIDI Yates will make her Great Britain debut at the World Triathlon Championships in Chicago next month. The 34-year-old, a legal assistant at Banbury-based Spratt Endicott Solicitors, is in the 30-34 age event. She will also be joined by
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‘Boot camp’ helps chess wizards master the moves
CHESS wizards aged nine to 15 put their skills to the test at a summer boot camp at Oxford Spires Academy in Glanville Road. Over a course held on Tuesday and Wednesday, instructor Andrew Varney put youngsters through their paces ahead of an all-day
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Former addicts on course to discover life’s fantastic again
A SERVICE in Blackbird Leys for people dealing with addiction is celebrating a first milestone, just in time for a national celebration next month. The MYOX4 service in Knights Road, run by national charity Lifeline, opened in June and offers abstinence-based