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Oxford United worry after Wes Thomas and Joe Skarz are taken to hospital during win over Coventry City
OXFORD United have concerns over Wes Thomas and Joe Skarz after the pair were stretchered off to provide the only sour notes to the 4-1 win against Coventry City. They were carried off in the space of 15 minutes in the second half at the Kassam
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Oxford United 4 (Hemmings 7, Sterry og 30, Maguire pen 36, MacDonald 60), Coventry City 1 (Tudgay 90+5)
OXFORD United ended their winless run in Sky Bet League One in the best possible way as Coventry City were pulverised at the Kassam Stadium. If anything the scoreline flattered a visiting side ripped to shreds by a U’s side who looked transformed
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Oxfordshire set to escape Storm Angus
OXFORDSHIRE is set to escape Storm Angus with the majority of the South East issued a weather warning. Storm Angus is expected to bring very strong winds to parts of South East England, with gusts of between 70 and 80mph possible. The Met Office
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Oxford United v Coventry City - UPDATES
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Parents have final chance to save children's centre funds
Parents fighting council plans to cut funding for more than half of Oxfordshire’s children’s centres have been granted a last-chance court challenge. The bid for a judicial review was rejected by the High Court in August but is now set to be heard
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Success mounts for Oxford dance school
A DANCE school is stacking up the trophies amid a whirlwind of competitions in what owners say is the school's best year yet.Both young and old dancers from the KC Dance School in Blackbird Leys, Oxford, have been bringing home the boogie with many
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MICHAEL APPLETON COLUMN: Togetherness and trust - key ingredients to success
AS a football manager you get used to spending time on the road and being away from home. We travel the day before most away games and with pre-season training camps and other bits and pieces through the season we do seem to spend a lot of time
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Glory beckons for Cherwell School girls at national swimming championship
THE Olympic stars of the future will battle it out in the pool today when 11 girls from a Summertown school travel to a national gala.The Cherwell School's team will compete in the English Schools Swimming Association Secondary Schools Team Championships
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Teenagers to cycle across Kenya for good cause
A PAIR of intrepid teenagers from Oxford will cycle across Ghana with their dads for a children's charity. Eve Williamson and Frank Nash, both 16, will travel 500km across the country with their dads, Nick Williamson, 51, and Dave Nash, 49, to raise
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Jean praised for five decades of collecting for the Poppy Appeal
POPPY Appeal volunteer Jean Heath had vowed to carrying on collecting after completing five decades of fundraising around her village.Mum-of-four Jean Heath, from Chadlington, West Oxfordshire, was honoured by the Royal British Legion at a celebration
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Here we dough again: Award-winning pizzeria announces third restaurant
A THIRD Mamma Mia restaurant could be opened next year as the award-winning Italian eatery looks to branch out to further parts of the city. The popular pizzeria, which celebrated its 35th anniversary this year, has revealed plans to add to its
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Protest held against Horton General Hospital cuts
CAMPAIGNERS marched through the streets of Oxford to protest against cuts at the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. Mums and dads joined hands with campaigners and councillors around the city centre today. The demonstration was planned by
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Games will boost health for the over-60s
RESIDENTS aged 60 and over in Southern Oxfordshire have the chance to compete in their very own indoor games. Taking place across four different locations, the Vintage Village Games will see people try team games including croquet, skittles, bowls and
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Sixth form students get chance to quiz Kenneth Clarke MP on EU
SIXTH form students from nine schools across Oxfordshire were able to quiz Kenneth Clarke MP as part of a political debate event at the Bodleian Library. Mr Clarke joined a special panel session to mark Parliament Week, which gave students the
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Oxford United forced to wait on Joe Rothwell ahead of Coventry clash
OXFORD United have a doubt over Joe Rothwell as they face Coventry City this afternoon.The midfielder missed training on Thursday with a sickness bug and will be assessed to see if he has recovered sufficiently to play against the Sky Blues.Skipper John
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Emergency sewer repairs near Oxford secondary school all next week
EMERGENCY sewer repairs less than half a mile from one of Oxford’s largest secondary schools could cause disruption all next week. Thames Water need to urgently fix a sewer pipe, which is three metres below the road, at the junction with Gillians
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The Japanese can fix a giant sinkhole in two days - but traffic lights take us 15 months
DRIVERS have urged the county council to consult the Japanese engineers who fixed a giant sinkhole in just two days after complaining the fifteen-month Wolvercote and Cutteslowe roundabouts scheme had only made things worse. Six weeks after the
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ANGLING: Drennan Oxford land team honours in the Angling Trust Winter League
DESPITE having only one competitor in the top three, Drennan Oxford won team honours in the fourth round of the Angling Trust Winter League on the Kennet and Avon Canal at Hungerford. Steve Pawson (Sensas A4) had two perch for a winning weight
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ROUND-UP: Oxford City Stars ace Darren Elliott will be sidelined until the new year
ICE HOCKEY: Oxford City Stars now expect to be without Darren Elliott until the new year.Elliott suffered a leg injury in a BBO Cup tie at Bracknell a fortnight ago and will not be in action until January.With Dax Hedges and Joe Oliver still a week from
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SWIMMING: City of Oxford coach Amanda Booth delighted to be picked for elite scheme
CITY of Oxford’s Amanda Booth expressed her delight at being selected to take part in a new programme aimed at creating the next generation of top-class coaches. The club’s head coach is one of 15 people in the country to be chosen for the Coach
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Pupils join RAF servicemen in afternoon of adventure
PUPILS experienced life as Air Force pilots and crew members in a day of activities at RAF Brize Norton.The group of 15 Year 8 students from Carterton Community College spent the day at the home of 70 Squadron to see what life is like for the servicemen
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Chance for people of Oxford to continue helping Nepalese communities hit by earthquake
THE people of Oxford are being urged to continue helping Nepalese communities devastated by last year's earthquakes at a talk next week.The earthquakes in April 2015 – which killed almost 9,000 people and injured a further 22,000 – left many communities
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SNOOKER & BILLIARDS: Hasan Ali helps to put Q Zone A top of the Oxford League
HASAN Ali led Q Zone A to a victory at Littlemore RBL C which put them top of the Premier Division in the Gentworks Oxford & District Snooker League. Ali won 2-0 against Peter Franklin Routh to help his side to a 4-2 success. Q Zone take
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TABLE TENNIS: Ross Henderson's maximum keeps Forum B in touch in Oxford League
ROSS Henderson starred as Forum B beat Forum C 8-2 to strengthen their hold on third spot in Division 1 of the Oxford & District League. Henderson claimed a treble, while Chris Smith beat Andrew and Jeremy Flint for the C side’s only successes
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Funding pulled from two of Oxford's biggest homeless shelters
TWO of the county’s biggest homeless providers are facing closure after their funding was slashed. More than 200 beds for the homeless will go when Simon House Hostel in Oxford and Julian Housing – based in Oxford and Abingdon – are ‘decommissioned
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County gets colourful for Children in Need
PEOPLE across Oxfordshire enjoyed a day of colour and fun as they helped to raised thousands of pounds for Children in Need yesterday.Schools, businesses and even the emergency services donned fancy dress, baked cakes and teamed up with Pudsey to help
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Simon Eastwood urging Oxford United to seize the moment at home
SIMON Eastwood is aiming to help Oxford United make the most of a chance to turn their form around with two home games in four days.Coventry City visit the Kassam Stadium today, before the U’s host Gillingham on Tuesday night.A four-game winless run has
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Mary Berry delights fans on Oxfordshire visit
THE nation’s best-loved baker smiled her way through her latest book-signing for a crowd of bustling baking enthusiasts.Fans flooded out the doors of The Barns, in Abingdon, for the chance to natter with special guest Mary Berry.The Great British Bake
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Council chiefs vow to press ahead with £2m pedestrianisation despite bus concerns
THE PRICE of controversial plans to pedestrianise Oxford's Queen Street has been put at £2m, with council chiefs determined to press ahead. Despite claims from bus companies the proposal could cause 'total gridlock', Oxford City Council leader