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Oxford United 3 (Payne 21, Ruffels 30, Nelson 40), Rotherham United 3 (Newell 20, Williams 43, Moore 78)
OXFORD United let a two-goal lead slip to draw a chaotic game at home to Rotherham United. Joe Newell put the visitors ahead, but the hosts roared back to lead 3-1 late in the first half. Jack Payne, Josh Ruffels and Curtis Nelson were all
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High winds hit Oxford as Storm Brian threatens to sweep through the county
High winds have hit the county this afternoon and the Met Office warned it could be set to get worse. Storm Brian has hit the UK with much of Wales and some of South England battered by winds. Oxfordshire has felt the force of the elements
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Men arrested after Oxford road rage incident
TWO men have been arrested after a car window was smashed in Oxford. A road rage incident took place between 12.30am and 1am on October 8 in Iffley Road, near the junction with Cornwallis Road. During the row a window of a Peugeot car was smashed
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Men charged with robbery following Oxford car park raid
TWO men charged have been charged after an alleged robbery in Oxford yesterday. Andrew Leighton, aged 30, of Frilsham Road, Reading, and Craig Parker, aged 33, of Teviot Road, Reading, have been charged with one count of robbery. Parker has
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UPDATES: Oxford United v Rotherham United - Game level heading into the final stages
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VIDEO: Westgate team work flat out ahead of Tuesday's opening
Not long to go now - and there is plenty of work going on to complete the new Westgate Centre. Contractors are working flat out to get the £440m centre ready for Tuesday's opening. Shoppers passing the Bonn Square facade on Saturday could
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PEP CLOTET COLUMN: Recent results show our continued progression
WE end what has been a very good week so far with a home game against Rotherham today. It will be another hard test to see just how far we have come in a short space of time. I think after almost a third of the season the league table starts
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'Knock at the door' – four generations keeping up traditions at Coronet Bingo Hall
FOUR decades after her great-grandparents founded a Didcot bingo hall, Alex Foley has made it a full house by becoming the fourth generation of her family to work at the venue.The Coronet Bingo Hall was founded in 1976 by Norma Carpenter, or Mrs C as
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Norwegian Wood: airline starts planting 3,500 trees in the middle of Oxford
NORWAY: we already know they're good at wood from the fact we buy millions of Norway Spruce Christmas trees every year and, of course, the Beatles' classic Norwegian Wood.Now, the Norwegians are bringing their trees to Oxford: 3,500 of them to
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Chinese lessons for Oxford primary pupils after schools secure British Council grant
PUPILS as young as six are learning what is widely predicted to be the 'language of the future'. Tyndale Community School and Church Cowley St James Primary School have partnered to provide pupils with lessons in Mandarin – the official language
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The last night at the opera is going to be racy, saucy and still going strong after 40 years
THEY'RE racy, they're saucy, and they're celebrating 40 years of singing opera.This week, the veteran virtuosos of Kidlington Amateur Operatic Society have been staging their 40th anniversary production – and it's a zinger.The sizzling
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Invaders beware! Oxford's city walls are still up to scratch
THE historic city walls of Oxford have been given a clean bill of health after an inspection ceremony that dates back to the Middle Ages.Lord Mayor Jean Fooks climbed a 15-foot-high section, with the help of scaffolding, at New College in Holywell Street
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Spectacular festival of light will be celebrated in Oxford this weekend
AS the dark nights draw in a festival of light was celebrated by nursery school children in Summertown. The event at The Oxford Nursery on Thursday came ahead of a weekend of Diwali festivities across the city. Children at the nursery, all
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Fresh figures show dip in GCSE results across Oxfordshire
GCSE results across Oxfordshire have dipped to their lowest level since new performance measures were brought in.The Government has released provisional figures for teenagers' attainment in this year's exams, revealing the county's overall
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ATHLETICS: Hannah England to head up UK body
ATHLETICS: Hannah England has been elected chair of the UK Athletics Athletes’ Commission. The Oxford City star, who won the 1500m silver medal at the 2011 World Championships, will also become a member of the UK Members Council as a representative
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BOXING: Blackbird Leys duo go through to national semi-finals
BLACKBIRD Leys ABC were celebrating after both Dane Simmonds and Keenan Dallimore reached the national semi-finals of the Development Championships on split decisions. Simmonds, fighting in the 69kg quarter-final at Camberley, overcame Harley Colwell-Levene
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FIREWORKS: Epic display planned for 50th anniversary in Oxford
A STUNNING 50th anniversary fireworks display will light up the skies above South Park in Oxford.Organisers at Oxford Round Table will mark the occasion's half-century with a bumper display on at the green space off Headington Hill on Saturday, November
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TABLE TENNIS: Champions British Rail drop another point in Oxford League
BRITISH Rail dropped another point in an uncertain start to the defence of their Oxford & District League Division 1 title when they only beat Rutherford 6-4. Darren Jones scored a maximum for Rail, while Richard Taylor added two wins, losing
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ANGLING: Steve Townsend claims second successive win in Oxford Winter League
STEVE Townsend gained his second successive Angling Trust Oxford Winter League win in the second round on the Medley, Channel and Folly sections of the Thames.Four of the top five were pegged on the little used section of the channel above Osney Bridge.Townsend
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SWIMMING: City of Oxford home in on victory in Premier League opener
CITY of Oxford made home advantage count by storming to victory in the first round of the National Arena Premier Division South League.Leading from start to finish, City amassed 242 points, with 27 first and 11 second places from the 50 events at Leys
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WEIGHTLIFTING: Martin Green reigns in Spain with top lift
Martin Green, from Didcot, secured gold in Spain to become the European equipped bench press champion. Competing in the 105kg weight class at La Manga, the 43-year-old bench-pressed a massive 250kg to secure top spot, against six other competitors. Green
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GYMNASTICS: Ben Goodall has to settle for silver after unlucky trip
BEN Goodall’s brilliant run of success continued when he gained a silver medal in the England Tumbling Championships.Having just flown back from Portugal where he took gold for GB in the Loulé Cup, the Harwell tumbler was unlucky not to take gold in the
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PICTURES: Inside the fully stocked John Lewis ahead of opening
OXFORD’S new John Lewis store is ready to welcome shoppers - with yoga and smoothie-making classes following shortly. Last night around 2,000 of John Lewis’ most loyal customers roamed the store as it opened its doors to the public for the first
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Oxford councillor who chased down thieves praises burglary conviction
AN OXFORD councillor who chased down two thieves on her pedal bike has welcomed one man’s conviction for burglary.Nathan Bourton, of no fixed abode, was unanimously convicted by a jury of seven women and five men at Oxford Crown Court yesterday.The 35
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Josh Ruffels: I'm living the dream at Oxford United
JOSH Ruffels admits he still has to pinch himself to ensure his footballing dream is really happening. The midfielder, who turns 24 on Monday, grew up watching Oxford United play at the Manor Ground. And yesterday he signed a new long-term
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GYMNASTICS: Abingdon's Lexie-Mae Neal qualifies for national championships
ABINGDON GC members are celebrating after Lexi-Mae Neal qualified to compete in December’s British Championships.This follows her high finish in the British Challenge Cup.After 12 months of hard work, an almost faultless competition saw her finish in
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End of Folly Bridge disruption tomorrow morning
MOTORISTS will be able to look forward to a less stressful route into Oxford from tomorrow after traffic management on Folly Bridge ends. Oxfordshire County Council had to shut off one of the two lanes on Abingdon Road to carry out work on the east side
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Spectacular displays for U's fans as Military Day returns
TANKS, helicopters and a guard of honour will greet Oxford United fans ahead of today’s game with Rotherham.Military Day returns to the Kassam Stadium with the Waterloo Band, the Chelsea Pensioners and even a flypast to keep fans entertained before kick
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Christopher Biggins performs star turn at care home
THERE was dancing, singing and cocktails a plenty at a care home when TV personality Christopher Biggins dropped in to entertain residentsThe star visited Abingdon's Bridge House on Wednesday to present the home with a cheque for £1,000 after it won
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Arty kids creating lanterns for Light Festival
ARTISTIC children have been working away at lanterns which will be used in one of the most anticipated dates of the year in Oxford. The Oxford Christmas Light Festival will take place over three days, from Friday, November 17 until Sunday, November 19
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Parents' plea for donors as poorly toddlers face organ transplants
TWO toddlers born with kidney failure are together battling their way recovery after a chance meeting of their loved ones in hospital. The families of Christopher Richards, who is 15-months-old, and 19-month-old Ethan Davies live just roads apart