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Delays reported after car and bike collide in city centre
A CYCLIST was checked over by ambulance crews this evening after colliding with a car on Turl Street. The incident took place at about 6.40pm in the direction of Oxford High Street. Oxford Bus Company initially reported delays of up to 30 minutes
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UPDATE: Road cleared after car overturns in Cowley
The Southbound exit slip road on the Eastern By-Pass road has now been cleared after being partly blocked after a crash. The incident occurred at about 6pm on Garsington Road at the Cowley Junction and left a car on its roof after it rolled over
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Public response on East Oxford Community Centre published
The results of a month-long consultation over the future of East Oxford Community Centre have been published today. A series of options for development on the Princes Street site were put forward by Oxford City Council, ranging from minor touch-ups
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League of shame: Where do Oxford fans rank?
EIGHT Oxford United supporters are currently banned from attending matches, Home Office figures revealed yesterday.A total of 29 fans were also arrested during the League Two campaign last season.U’s followers came out of figures, known as the ‘league
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Field cleared of cows after herd moves on
WALKERS will no longer have to pussyfoot through cowpats in a Kennington field.The herd of cows that had been grazing in the memorial field have left for greener pastures after they moved in in April. Oxford Preservation Trust, which owns the field, has
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Ethical goods make for guilt-free gifts at Abingdon fair
SHOPPERS can pick up guilt-free gifts at a fair trade sale in Abingdon.St Ethelwold's House will host its ethical fair tomorrow (November 26) where customers can pick up items including locally-crafted pottery and organic skincare products.There will
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Police appeal for hamper donations to bring elderly victims Christmas cheer
CANNED food items will be collated for crime victims near Thame and Wheatley.Neighbourhood policing teams in the area encouraged residents to donate tinned food and non-perishable goodies to their collection boxes, so they can treat elderly and lonely
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'Lifeline' bus service from Chipping Norton to Witney given new parking spaces by council
OPERATORS of a 'lifeline' voluntary bus service have welcomed a move from local authorities to arrange parking for their vehicle while their passengers enjoy a shopping trip. The Villager – which operates services from Chipping Norton to Witney
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Pair charged over Didcot break-in and burglary
TWO people have been charged in connection with an aggravated burglary in Didcot earlier this week. Matthew Tustain and Kelly-Marie Thornhill, both 25, of St Martin's Street in Wallingford, were both charged on Tuesday with one count of aggravated
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Christmas cash needed for summer carnival
ORGANISERS of the county's biggest street parade are calling for revellers to dig deep this Christmas.Cowley Road Works, the team behind the annual Cowley Road Carnival, have already started raising cash towards its £130,000 target to hold next summer
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Oxfordshire to lead the way in new regional adoption agency
OXFORDSHIRE will lead the way in a new regional adoption service due to its expertise in finding children a loving home.From 2020 a regional adoption agency (RAA) will be created for the Thames Valley in a bid to match children with families more quickly
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Festive fun planned at Leys Children's Centre
A CHRISTMAS party including a sit-down meal and a visit from Santa will take place next month at the Leys Children's Centre.Families with children of all ages are invited to the event from 11am to 2pm on Tuesday, December 13 at the venue in Cuddesdon
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Traders urged to go full Victorian at this year's Dickensian Evening
TRADERS have been urged to go as Victorian as possible at this year's Dickensian Evening in Wantage.Organisers of the 19th century-themed Christmas lights party have said efforts with 19th century costumes have waned in recent years.This year they
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Evacuation over after chemical leak in science building
PART of Oxford Brookes University's Headington campus was evacuated earlier today following a chemical leak at the Sinclair Building. Staff and students were told to leave the site at 11am today. At 1.30pm spokeswoman Natalie Gidley said: "
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Goats cheese and green taxis win at town's business Oscars
A GOATS cheese farm, an eco-friendly taxi firm and a community cafe were given awards for improving one town's business and community.A total of 11 organisations were celebrated in an Oscars-style ceremony at the eighth annual Didcot Business and
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Miss Bicester to battle it out for Miss Galaxy England
AN ADMINISTRATOR is swapping papers for pageants as she has been selected as one of the finalists in Miss Galaxy England 2017.Constance Bannock, of Blackthorn near Bicester, has been awarded the title Miss Bicester and will now battle it out for the top
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New market aims to encourage healthy eating
A MONTHLY food market could become a permanent feature in Barton for residents to purchase fresh produce at good value prices.Community workers hope a market similar to the one in Headington can 'bring life' to Underhill Circus on one weekend
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New vision for saving inbreeding orchids in the Lye Valley
INBREEDING orchids could be saved by a visionary new masterplan for Oxford's most threatened green space.The Vision for the Lye Valley aims to join up conservation efforts on the parts of the nature reserve under different ownership.That includes
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Much-loved resource for Leys families back in business
A TREASURED resource for parents with young children in Blackbird Leys and Greater Leys has bounced back after a year of grave financial worry.The Dovecote Project in Nightingale Avenue began the year £50,000 short of the cash needed to meet its annual
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Plan to sync town's major projects sparks timescale frustration
THE transformation of Didcot's town 'gateway' could stall after being swallowed into another major project, it is feared.Plans to build an eight-storey hotel and 300 homes opposite Didcot Railway Station will be adopted into the Didcot Garden
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Tumble dryer fire at pub
A PUB was evacuated yesterday aftera tumble dryer caught fire in the cellar. Three fire engines were sent to tackle the blaze at The Chequers Inn, Cassington. Crews were faced with smoke billowing from the cellar and found the tumble dryer
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Temporary traffic lights causing long delays
Temporary traffic lights are causing delays of more than an hour for drivers in Abingdon. Queues are backed up both ways on the A415 Marcham Road between Colwell Drive and Drayton Road. Congestion is also backing up along Ock Street. Keep
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Oxford United receive good news on Chey Dunkley and Joe Skarz injuries
CHEY Dunkley and Joe Skarz could both feature for Oxford United at Scunthorpe United this weekend. There were concerns when Dunkley limped out of Tuesday's 1-0 win against Gillingham with a hamstring injury. Skarz missed the midweek game after
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Nazi Germany escapee who became world leading geologist dies
A WORLD-LEADING Geologist who escaped Nazi Germany as a child has died aged 87.Stephen Moorbath was credited with dating the oldest rocks yet known on Earth, more than 3,800 million years old from Greenland.He founded the Geological Age and Isotope Research
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Renowned publisher, poet and drummer dies
PIONEERING publisher, keen drummer and critically acclaimed poet David Attwooll has died, aged 67. During a 19-year career with Oxford University Press he worked to launch the Oxford Paperback Reference - more than 100 dictionaries on subjects
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Police officers to collect Christmas food for elderly
SUPERMARKET shoppers can donate food to the elderly in Abingdon.Members of the neighbourhood policing team will hold a collection at Tesco Extra gathering Christmas food donations.Shoppers can bring along festive non-perishable goods or pop some in their
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Tempest more magical thanks to Botley firm's motion capture
A NEW production of The Tempest draws on an Oxford firm’s Hollywood-style motion-capture wizardry.Botley-based Vicon helped create the Royal Shakespeare Company’s version of the stage classic, which opened earlier this month.Vicon’s optical camera system
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Sweet country acid house music at the annual Alabama ding dong
Hold on to your cowboy hats – the Alabama 3 are coming to town, to save our souls with blues, beats and bass. TIM HUGHES chats to frontman Larry Love LARRY Love is growling. The frontman of the self-styled ‘sweet acid house country music’ band
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Visitors up close and personal with cutting-edge science for World Diabetes Day
HUNDREDS of health professionals and Oxford residents gathered for an eye-opening afternoon of talks and demonstrations to mark World Diabetes Day.The Diabetes Open Day at the Churchill Hospital saw staff from Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation
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Crash blocks lane at Milton Interchange
TRAFFIC is building after a crash has blocked the road heading under the A34 Milton Interchange. It happened on the A4130 westbound on the lane through the middle of the roundabout about 11am. All traffic is being diverted around the crash
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Man jailed after brandishing fake pistol outside McDonald's
AN UNQUALIFIED tree surgeon who brandished a fake pistol outside a McDonald's sobbed as he was jailed for one year.Richard Lyman admitted drinking 14 cans of beer before pulling the gas-powered pistol from his bag and pointing it at a group of men
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Witney Christmas bazaar to raise money for charity
MORE than 25 craft stalls, books, DVDs, toys, cake, fairtrade goods and more will be on offer at a Christmas Bazaar in High Street Methodist Church, Witney. Homemade refreshments will be served throughout the event, which will run from 10am to 2pm on
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Conference to reach out to Oxford's carers with advice and support
AN EVENT in Oxford aimed at carers across the county will discuss key issues facing those in a caring role in 2016.Carers Oxfordshire will hold its fourth annual Caring Matters Conference on Friday, National Carers Rights Day, at The Kassam Stadium. The
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Oxfordshire Museum's craft exhibition 'one of the best yet'
A POPULAR exhibition at a Woodstock museum is giving people across the county the opportunity to enjoy a vibrant range of crafts from local makers. Oxfordshire Museum in Park Street is hosting Oxfordshire Craft Guild’s flagship exhibition, a showcase
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BRADLEY SMITH COLUMN: Signing off from Tech 3 with head held high
I HAD the worst start to my final weekend with the Monster Tech 3 Yamaha team.I woke up on the Friday morning in Valencia unable to walk or eat. When your chief mechanic even questions whether he should have sent you out on the track – you know it’s bad
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Fundraisers half way to goal to fund new school climbing frame
CAMPAIGNERS in need of £20,000 to replace a 'much-loved' school climbing frame are half-way to their goal but with only months left before deadline they still need help, fundraisers have said.Headington Quarry Foundation Stage School at Quarry
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Male, married, Millennials are 'the most engaged' consumer according to Oxford study
MALE, married and a millennial consumers are the most ‘engaged’ in the brands they choose, according to Oxford researchers.The Oxford Brookes University study analysed the relationships of more than 18,000 consumers with their bank, mobile phone provider
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Nuclear scientist who investigated Litvinenko death killed himself after 'mood change' following Russia weapons trip
A HARWELL scientist tasked with measuring radiation in workers involved with the former USSR nuclear weapons programme stabbed himself to death, an inquest found. Matthew Puncher, from Drayton, who discovered the amount of polonium found inside
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Rose Hill renewable energy revolution to be unveiled
THE next step of a renewable energy revolution in Rose Hill is to be unveiled.Rose Hill and Iffley Low Carbon will hold a meeting on Friday to discuss BioRegional's research into its moves to create a zero carbon future for the area.Three technologies
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'Lightbikes' to sparkle for Christmas lights festival
ILLUMINATED bicycles will sparkle under the moonlight as Christmas celebrations hit the city tomorrow evening.Cowley Road Works will bring its Lightbikes for Oxford project to life during the Christmas Light Festival, which starts tomorrow.The team behind
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Wantage mum helps raise money for Children in Need for personal reason
A PARTIALLY-paralysed mum helped raise money for Children in Need this year because it helped her two boys.Catherine Lee, of Wantage, lost her mobility ten years ago and her sons, who were still at school, were required to do a bit more than normal teenagers.They
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Plans proposed for an even better Towersey festival in 2017
A BIGGER dance house, better timetabling and even more ceilidh are some of the plans for next year's Towersey music festival.Organisers said they are planning improvements based on feedback from this year's event.Tickets are already selling fast
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One village's community investment scheme to be debated by cabinet
A PLAN to invest thousands of pounds into community services for one Oxfordshire village will be debated by councillors.South Oxfordshire District Council cabinet will discuss the Berinsfield community investment scheme at their next meeting on Thursday
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Volunteers still needed at Otmoor
THE RSPB is still looking for volunteers to help out at Otmoor nature reserve near Oxford.Firstly the charity needs a volunteer warden to work on site and be the public face of the RSPB to visitors.The warden would be expected to give a minimum of four
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Conservation workers to share their work with the public
CONSERVATION workers across Oxfordshire have decided to share their work with the public.Teams working in Conservation Target Areas (CTAs) across the county took the decision at a meeting on November 22.The session, hosted by Lucy Cullen, project officer
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Creative pupils design gardens in bid to win tools
PUPILS are dreaming up designs for fruit and vegetable gardens in a bid to get their hands on garden tools for their school.The headquarters of Wilkinson Sword Garden Tools distributor E P Barrus Ltd is in Bicester and the company wanted to give pupils
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Inequality and technology talk in Oxford
A BEST-SELLING writer will join a panel discussion on inequality and technology at Blackwell's bookshop in Oxford.Richard Wilkinson, author of The Spirit Level, will join fellow writer Bob Hughes for the discussion on Thursday, December 1.The event
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Argument over Banbury light switch-on
FOUR retired NHS staff have been enlisted at the eleventh hour to turn on Banbury’s Christmas lights.Campaign group Save Our Horton had intended to invite current staff at the Horton General Hospital to take part in the switch-on this Sunday.But operator
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Multi-billion pound affordable housing investment 'will not benefit Oxford'
A MAJOR investment designed to deliver affordable housing is unlikely to help in Oxford, campaigners have said.Chancellor Philip Hammond announced £1.4bn for 'housing that supports a wide range of need' and claimed it would deliver 40,000 affordable
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Scientist named as runner-up in national competition
A SCIENTIST who went to school in Littlemore has been named runner-up in a national physics competition. Euan Allen, 25, is studying for a PhD at Bristol University having previously studied at The Oxford Academy. He was shortlisted for the
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ICE HOCKEY: Streatham steal Oxford City's Thunder with decisive victory
OXFORD City Stars ended their losing run against Milton Keynes Thunder, but then came seriously unstuck against Streatham in their English National League double-header.After two cup defeats at the hands of Thunder, Stars excelled with a 3-1 away win
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ROWING: Keble College secure top honours in trials
WHILE the University Boat Race hopefuls continued preparation for their Trial Eights races, the Oxford colleges had opportunities for their new intake to race at the Nephthys Regatta, writes John Wiggins. No college can be more pleased than Keble
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ROWING: Keble College secure top honours in trials
WHILE the University Boat Race hopefuls continued preparation for their Trial Eights races, the Oxford colleges had opportunities for their new intake to race at the Nephthys Regatta, writes John Wiggins. No college can be more pleased than Keble
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Work on Oxford to Cambridge links 'must start as soon as possible'
WORK must begin as soon as possible on the next stage of a railway link between Oxford and Cambridge, Oxfordshire County Council's deputy leader has warned. In yesterday's Autumn Statement Chancellor Philip Hammond announced £110m of funding for
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Scales of Justice: latest results from Oxfordshire magistrates' courts
OXFORD Grzegorz Janicki, 47, of Blackbird Leys Road, Oxford, admitted assaulting Katarzyna Janicka by beating her in Oxford on August 23. Fined £200 and ordered to pay a £30 victim surcharge and £100 costs. Roy Walls, 52, of no fixed abode,
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RUGBY UNION: Oxford handed 20-point deduction by South West RFU for 'false' teamsheet
OXFORD RFC have been hit with a 20-point deduction for fielding two players not listed on a match card. The ruling refers to the club’s 51-12 win over Harwell on October 8, when they named 18 players for the BB&O Championship game, but used
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Parky at the Pictures (In Cinemas 24/11/2016)
Considering it only ran for two years in the mid-1950s, The Honeymooners remains a touchstone for American situation comedy. British viewers will probably know it best from the cutaway references to bus driver Jackie Gleason and his long-suffering
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Parky at the Pictures (DVD 24/11/2016)
Whether casting an acerbic glance over North Korea (Return to the Border, 2005), the police (Crime and Punishment, 2007), the legal system (Petition: The Court of Complaints, 2009) and AIDS discrimination (Together, 2010), Zhao Liang has been one of
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CRICKET: Horspath batsman Harrison Ward offered new deal with Sussex
HORSPATH opener Harrison Ward has been offered another year with Sussex Academy.The 17-year-old featured for their second team in 2016.He also played for Oxfordshire in the Unicorns Counties Championship and Horspath in the Home Counties Premier League.BANBURY
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Number of rough sleepers 'far higher' than council claims
THE number of people who are sleeping rough on the streets of Oxford is far higher than the outreach team agency has counted, a campaigner for the homeless has claimed. Busker Neo, who says he lives outdoors by choice, told the Oxford Mail he had
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AUNT SALLY: Martin Herbert in super form as Fallen Star triumph in Eynsham SSC Indoor League
MARTIN Herbert clanged off 14 dolls (5-5-4) to help Fallen Star beat Banbury Cricket Club 4-2 in the Eynsham SSC Indoor League. RESULTS EYNSHAM SSC WINTER LEAGUE Jolly Sportsman 1, Queens Head 5; Foundations 0, Red Lion 6; Star Exiles 5
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ATHLETICS: Travellers cause cancellation of Berks, Bucks & Oxon Cross Country Championships
ORGANISERS fear they may not be able to hold this year’s Berks, Bucks & Oxfordshire Cross Country Championships after having to cancel the event at short notice.Due to be held at Prospect Park, Reading, last Sunday, the event was called off after travellers
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PICTURES: Peter Andre lookalike hits TV screens in Corrie cameo
A SALES manager who landed a side career as a celebrity lookalike has made his television debut on a prime-time soap. Craig Waldron was watched by millions on Coronation Street as he embraced his uncanny resemblance to Peter Andre, strutting across
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BAR BILLIARDS: Oracle prove too strong for West Oxford Democrats in Johnsons Buildbase Oxford & District League
ORACLE beat Division 1 side West Oxford Democrats 5-1 in the Johnsons Buildbase Oxford & District League, writes PETE EWINS. Ian Gordon, Pauline Withey and Kevin Godfrey put the Premier side 3-0 up. Billy Hill stunned Mark Trafford to reduce
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Lettings fees axed - 'Victory' for tenants but agencies lash out
CAMPAIGNERS described a government move to ban fees for tenants as 'a welcome move which will benefit the whole city' - but there are fears that rent prices could go up as a result. Oxford Citizens Advice Bureau director Al Bell said Chancellor
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Oxford United captain John Lundstram feeling benefit of link-up with former Everton teammate Ryan Ledson
JOHN Lundstram believes teaming up with Ryan Ledson has been the impetus to the Oxford United captain coming back so strongly after being dropped.The former Everton teammates had only played a few minutes together at the U’s until last weekend.Two games
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HOCKEY: Tim Chilvers shines in Witney's six-goal rout
DEADLY Oxford Hawks crushed Henley 8-0 to stay in touch with the leaders in South League Premier Division 1.Jack Biggs scored four goals and Ted Bennett three as Hawks put the previous week’s defeat by Spencer behind them.Bennett’s early strike plus a