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Oxford University sleep professor's top tips for keeping children calm before Santa visits
Getting over-excited littl'uns to bed on Christmas Eve can be a challenge. But sleep expert, Professor Colin Espie from Oxford University, shares five top tips to help guarantee seasonal serenity on the big day. 1. Be active during the day
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Shrewsbury Town 2 (Leitch-Smith 19, Whalley 90+8), Oxford United 0
OXFORD United’s poor run in Sky Bet League One was extended as they lost to a Shrewsbury Town side who climbed off the foot of the table as a result. AJ Leitch-Smith profited from a dreadful error by Simon Eastwood to open the scoring on 19 minutes
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'Supermoon' comes in for a close up Monday night
A BLOOD red supermoon will cast an impressive glow across Oxfordshire on Monday as the moon will be at its closest position to earth until 2034. Stargazers will see the biggest, brightest supermoon in almost 70 years. A supermoon occurs when
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Railway bridge closes for weekend demolition
GROVE Railway bridge has closed for works until Monday morning. Bus users are being warned that the X30 stagecoach service will divert via Milton Hill, Steventon, Hanney Road and Steventon Road. The 31 service will divert via the A338 and
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Oxford dubbed one of the safest cities in country for cyclists
Cyclists in Oxford have a lot less to fear than those in Rotherham, as a new survey has shown that the city is one of the safest places for bike riders in the country. Research by Road Safey Analysis shoes that one in 20 cyclists can be injured
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A BLOOD red supermoon will cast a impressive glow across Oxfordshire on Monday as the moon will be at its closest it will be to earth until 2034.Stargazers will see the biggest and brightest supermoon in almost 70 years.A supermoon occurs when the closest
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Man trapped as car teeters over embankment
A MAN was rescued by firefighters after his car crashed into a tree and was left hanging over an embankment near Kingham train station. Emergency services were called to the scene at around 3am today and found the man trapped in his car, hanging
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Christ Church evacuated after dining hall fire
STUDENTS and staff have been evacuated from Christ Church after a fire broke out in the dining hall. It is thought that a hot plate used to serve food caught fire in the 16th Century building earlier today. Four engines from Oxfordshire Fire
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First World War family memories roadshow in Oxford today
FAMILIES with First World War stories, photos and memorabilia are asked to pop along to an Oxford University roadshow today and share them. The Oxford at War 1914-1918 Roadshow is being held at 13 Banbury Road between 11am and 4pm and is a free
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UPDATES - Shrewsbury Town v Oxford United
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Professional hunter has charges relating to the death of Cecil the lion thrown out
A Zimbabwean court has dropped charges against a professional hunter accused of allowing an American dentist to kill Cecil, a lion whose death in 2015 prompted an international outcry. Theo Bronkhorst was charged with failing to prevent an illegal
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Mother, son and pet dog rescued from Headington house fire
A MOTHER and son were rescued after a fire broke out in the living room of their Headington home this morning. Firefighters were called to Weyland Road at 8.54am and were met by flames and smoke coming from the ground floor of the property.
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Oasis in centre of Blackbird Leys will remember three local legends
A 'PERFECT' memorial garden for three Leys stalwarts will be finished within the week in a corner of the Oxford estate's biggest park.The small oasis in the corner of Blackbird Leys Park began to take shape this week and will feature a pink
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Appeal for helpers to 'set the mood' at Christmas festival
VOLUNTEERS crucial to the smooth running of a sparkling Christmas spectacle remain in high demand.Oxford City Council is still looking for manpower to fuel its light festival on November 25, which will start with schoolchildren sweeping through the city
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MICHAEL APPLETON COLUMN: Contrasting grounds - but I'm happy with our work
I DOUBT many teams will have had two such contrasting games back to back as we have had. Last Saturday it was Merstham, then on Tuesday we were at Stamford Bridge! I think we have got as much out of the week as we could possibly have asked
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New images: elderly couple feared dead after fire destroys Blenheim Palace cottage
AN ELDERLY couple are feared dead after their cottage in the grounds of Blenheim Palace was destroyed in a fire. It is thought the couple were inside when fire ravaged their home on Tuesday night, before the 'smouldering' remains were discovered
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Attack victim Aldo set for safe new door after services flood in for free
WORKMEN outraged by a horrific attack on a pensioner have measured up to make him a new door.Hanney Glazed Ltd was the first of several local businesses to offer their service for free after an 85-year-old was brutally beaten in his Sutton Courtenay home
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Two school buses crash in Woodstock
EMERGENCY services raced into Woodstock yesterday afternoon following a crash involving two school buses and a car. The collision occurred outside Marlborough School in Shipton Road. It is believed that students may have been on board one
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Charity condemns 'irresponsible' mother who left baby to drown in bath
THE NSPCC has condemned young mother Jasmine Gregory for her 'continued silence' after she was jailed yesterday for allowing her baby to drown in the bath while she did the washing up. Gregory sobbed at Oxford Crown Court yesterday as she was thrown
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Leiden link honoured with naming of new square at Westgate shopping centre
A NEW open space in Oxford's revamped £440m Westgate Centre is to be named Leiden Square to remind visitors of one of the city's key twinning links.The name of the new south square in the development will be officially revealed at the Oxford European
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Oxford schoolgirl's historic poem about a cracked jug will be made into film
AN OXFORD schoolgirl's poem about the crack in a 4,000-year-old jug is to be made into a film.Shakira Morar's poem has also been translated into Arabic and will be published in a poetry anthology by the Foreign Office.Poetry Society director Judith
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Family almost blinded by science at Diamond
SUNGLASSES might have been useful when an Oxford family stepped inside a microscope 10 billion times brighter than the sun.The Lindsay family from Headington were among more than 250 people who visited Harwell's Diamond Light Source laboratories on
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Michael Appleton calls on Oxford United to tame the Shrews and start looking up
MICHAEL Appleton is calling on Oxford United to deliver at Shrewsbury Town today and arrest their slide down the table.The U’s travel to Greenhous Meadow bidding to end a three-game winless run in Sky Bet League One.Shrewsbury may be bottom and without
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Dates announced for next year's Flywheel event
THE dates have been set for next year's Flywheel festival in Bicester hot on the heels of this year's popular event.Thousands of people flooded into the former bomber station this summer at Bicester Heritage along with hundreds of historic cars
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Ice Hockey team sponsor forced to intervene in 'obscene' parking charges row
CLUB sponsors have been forced to intervene in a row between Oxford City Stars and Oxford City Council over ‘obscene’ parking charges forced on ice hockey fans.Last week, the ice hockey team blasted the council’s refusal to budge on lowering prices at
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Update: Driver who died after 'medical emergency' crash on M40 was 61 years old
A MAN who died in a single-car crash on the M40 this morning was the 61-year-old driver who had a 'medical emergency' at the wheel, police have confirmed. The man, who has not yet been named, crashed his silver Vauxhall Vectra into a bridge support
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Blind war veteran to join hundreds on march to the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday
A BLIND war veteran from Banbury will march at the Cenotaph in London tomorrow to honour those who made the ultimate sacrifice.John Cantwell, who served in the RAF between 1970 and 1980, will join more than 100 other blind veterans on what he said would
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SWIMMING: David Murphy shines as City of Oxford rule the roost in regional finals
DAVID Murphy led the way as City of Oxford members amassed seven open gold medals at the South East Regional Winter Championships in Portsmouth.Murphy took the senior championship honours in the 50m, 100m and 200m breaststroke events with respective times
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MOTORSPORT: Jolyon Palmer raises the bar at Enstone
A JUBILANT Jolyon Palmer has set his sights on winning in Formula 1 after securing his future. Palmer, the 25-year-old British rookie, has secured a second season with Enstone-based Renault. After enduring a testing start to his career, the
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ICE HOCKEY: Oxford City Stars hit by Elliott injury
OXFORD City Stars suffered a blow with the news that Darren Elliott will be out of action for several weeks.Elliott suffered the leg injury in last week’s BBO Cup match against Bracknell.He will miss the English National League South Division 1 games
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GYMNASTICS: Future looks bright as Abingdon's Rosie Greer finishes high up in nationals
ROSIE Greer fared best when three Abingdon GC youngsters competed in the national championships for the Downie Cup.Competing in the girls event at Guildford, Greer just missed out on a top-ten placing the voluntary level 4 competition.She finished 11th
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TABLE TENNIS: Ross Henderson and Andrew Flint give Forum B a lift
ROSS Henderson and Andrew Flint recorded maximums as Forum B beat Vikings B 9-1 to move up to third spot in Oxford & District League Division 1. Forum D held on to top spot in Division 2 by beating two-man Bicester B 7-3, Damon So starring for
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ANGLING: Geoff Lewendon warms up for Oxford league with victory at Hungerford
GEOFF Lewendon won the warm-up for tomorrow’s next round of the Oxford Winter League by winning the practice match on the Kennet and Avon at Upper Dunmill, Hungerford The Drennan Oxford matchman caught five perch for 8lb 14oz. Martin Kirk (Sensas
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SNOOKER & BILLIARDS: Jason Poole earns Green Road a draw in Oxford League
Jason Poole won the last two frames to earn Green Road A a 3-3 draw with Woodstock in the Premier Division of the Gentworks Oxford & District Snooker League. Earlier, Green Road’s Andy Benwell had a break of 32 in his draw with Justin Page.
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Housing estate in the running for £12,000 prize for sensory garden
SEVERE flooding inundated Hanover Gardens in Bicester three years ago but now the retirement complex is back to its former glory and in the running to win £12,000.The town centre site has been nominated as one of the finalists in the Tesco's BagsofHelp
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SWIMMING: City of Oxford take top club title at Cardiff
CITY of Oxford took the top club award in the Welsh Capital Open Level 2 Meet at Cardiff International Pool by scooping 27 gold medals.Delphine Little took the top girl honour with medals in 200m IM, 100m backstroke, 100m freestyle and 200m backstroke
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EQUESTRIAN: Bicester Bonkers Birds prove a class above rivals to land national title
SEVEN members of Bicester Riding Club are on a high after winning a national title.The squad – called Bicester Bonkers Birds – saw off 24 rivals to claim the Team Quest crown after a superb display at Bury Farm, in Leighton Buzzard.Liz Turner, Kirsty
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Air pollution is getting worse in some parts of Oxford
AIR pollution has gone up in some parts of Oxford and the problem is likely to get worse before it gets better, contributing to hundreds of deaths every year. Latest measurements show the amount of harmful nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in the most polluted
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Kane Hemmings hoping to get the chance to continue hot streak
KANE Hemmings hopes he will get the opportunity to continue his goal-scoring run this afternoon.Oxford United return to Sky Bet League One action with a trip to struggling Shrewsbury Town.The striker netted three times in the Emirates FA Cup and Checkatrade