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Megan Henwood makes a splash with new album Rivers
THE River Thames winds a meandering course through Megan Henwood's life, shaping her thoughts, emotions and her music. A constant companion since childhood, the river has never been far from view for the singer-songwriter. She grew up beside, on
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Drivers heading into Oxfordshire warned of hour-long delays on A34 after major crash
A MULTI-vehicle crash on the A34 is causing delays of up to an hour for drivers tonight. The crash on the northbound carriage at East Ilsley, near the Oxfordshire border, took place just before 7pm. Drivers heading into the county are being warned
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Stephen Hawking thrills fans at Oxford talk
PROFESSOR Stephen Hawking thrilled fans with a public talk in Oxford on Friday night.The world-famous theoretical physicist appeared at the Oxford Mathematics Institute in Woodstock Road to give the inaugural lecture named in honour of his long-time collaborator
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Animator Geoff Dunbar to host special screening of his work
BAFTA award winning animator and director Geoff Dunbar will presents a special screening of The Cunning Little Vixen in his home town of Abingdon.He created the celebrated film, which was nominated for the prestigious Prix Italia and won the Golden Prague
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TRAINING sessions are to be delivered to many police officers in the Thames Valley who are ‘unaware’ of post-incident procedures (PIP), the Police Federation has said.The procedure is required if a member of the public is killed or seriously injured.PC
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FREE sessions are being staged by upcycle group Bicester Green for people out of work.The Bicester-based group hope to teach people skills to get back into the workplace and the nest session is woodworking.It will be held on November 7 and 9 teaching
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All lanes re-opened after multi-car crash on A420
BOTH sides of the A420 have re-opened following a multi-vehicle crash this afternoon. A diversion had been put in place via the A417 and B4508 after the crash at Buckland. At around 5.30pm the lanes were re-opened but traffic remains heavy.
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Residents to get a glimpse of transport vision for the county in 2050
A VISION for Oxfordshire’s transport systems in 2050 will be shared with residents.During an Oxfordshire Growth Board meeting on Monday afternoon, residents will also be given an update on the progress of discussions with Government officials on developing
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Oxford's criminally good brewery to hold Halloween-themed beer yoga session
OXFORD’S criminally good brewery is hosting some spooky beer yoga to celebrate Halloween.On Wednesday, the Tap Social Movement in the Curtis Industrial Estate, will open its doors for a fitness session, with beer included.On Sunday it will be one of the
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Launch date announced for Claudia safer cycling charter
A CHARTER for safer cycling in Oxford, inspired by the death of a city cyclist, will be launched next month.The Claudia charter will be unveiled at the Tap Social Movement brewery on the Curtis Industrial Estate off Botley Road on Thursday, November 9
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Health scratch cards to test patients' knowledge of NHS services
SHOPPERS are urged to pick up a scratch card from a local pharmacy to test their knowledge of NHS services. Each pharmacy in Oxfordshire has received a share of 5,000 scratch cards to show customers where to go if they are ill or need health advice. The
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County council starts consultation into sexual health services
THE county council has launched a questionnaire to get residents’ feed back on sexual health services.Oxfordshire County Council wants to ensure the current services are meeting the needs of the population.and to find out what else can be provided.Currently
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Brewers tackling food waste one beer at a time
TIPS from a brewery trying to end food waste one beer at a time will be shared tomorrow at Turl Street Kitchen.Toast Beer is the brainchild of pioneering brewer and environmentalist Tristram Stuart, who set out to put the 44% of fresh bread that is thrown
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JFK ASSASSINATION: See how the Oxford Mail reported on the murder that stunned the globe
AS THE US Government releases 2,800 previously classified files on the assassination of President John F Kennedy, we explored our archive to unveil original reports from the Oxford Mail and The Oxford Times. The slaying of JFK in Dallas, Texas,
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Pharmacy chain announces sweeping closures across the country
LLOYDS Pharmacy confirmed this morning that around 190 of its stores will be closing. Some of the most notable Lloyds Pharmacies in Oxfordshire: West Way, Botley Walton Street, Oxford Oxford Road, Kidlington Oxford Road, Cowley
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Delays for drivers on M40 after crash
DRIVERS on the M40 southbound this lunchtime are being warned of delays after a crash. The road is partially blocked between junction 10 (for Brackley) and junction 9 (for Bicester). Traffic is building on the M40 Southbound after a crash
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Youngsters' 'harvest' will help those in need as winter approaches
TINS, pies, packets and pasta were among the huge pile of donations collected for the annual Langford Village School Harvest.Pupils proved successful in rounding up an impressive selection of food ahead of this week’s half-term break at the Bicester school
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20-year-old man pushed through window during night club brawl
A 20-year-old man was pushed into a window following a fight in a Witney night club. Police are appealing for witnesses or information after the men sustained a serious injury to his arm and a cut to his neck. The fight between a number of
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Ryan Ledson: 'Real' club football was right choice and should be path for England Under-17 stars
RYAN Ledson has taken a special interest in England’s progress to the Under-17 World Cup final this week and has a simple piece of advice for the rising stars – find first-team football as quickly as possible. The Oxford United midfielder won caps
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New brain centre opening marked with special Natural History Museum event
PEOPLE are being invited to 'see the brain in a completely new light' at a event at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History.The 'Window on the Brain' event on Thursday will use theatre, music and neuroscience to explore the inner-workings
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Comic-inspired crafts celebrate animation exhibit
THERE will be comic capers in Abingdon today with superhero inspired crafts.The free activity sessions at Abingdon County Hall Museum tie in with an exhibition about the work of animator Geoff Dunbar.The first workshop is from 10.30am to12.30am and the
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The woman who held Benson together: civil servant wins RAF Loyalty Award
A CIVIL servant at RAF Benson who had to do four people's jobs during a staffing crisis has won an award.Janine Ansty-Bridges was presented with the station's Loyalty Award at its annual awards dinner earlier this month.The accolade is presented
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Putting the world to rights: New Blackbird Leys discussion group launches
PEOPLE looking to 'put the world to rights' now have a chance to debate the news of the day at a new discussion group in Blackbird Leys. An informal meet-up has been started on Friday mornings in Blackbird Leys Library and Learning Centre for
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Thames Valley Police officers to knock on every door in Blackbird Leys
EVERY house in Blackbird Leys will receive a visit from the police as officers seek to find out the issues people want addressed on the estate. Sergeant Neil Applegarth, the boss of Thames Valley Police's neighbourhood team in Blackbird Leys, said
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Parking misery could finally be at an end thanks to new yellow lines
BAD parking that has blighted a Bicester road for years could finally be at an end after double yellows lines were painted.For more than four years campaigners have fought the 'inconsiderate parking' clogging up Mallards Way and churning up its
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Dance the night away at Kennington ceilidh
DANCE the night away at Oxfolk's next ceilidh night in Kennington Village Hall.The band for November, Diatonics, is a high-energy folk rock band who play exhilarating, classy and catchy tunes with a rock-steady beat, and feature melodeons, fiddle,
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Conor McAleny regains fitness in time to face former club Oxford United
CONOR McAleny has regained his fitness in time to come up against Oxford United tomorrow. The forward was offered a contract by the U’s in May, having scored ten goals from 14 starts in a superb loan spell from Everton. But McAleny (pictured
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'Horror movie' fence 'should be taken down'
A GREY metal fence that looks like 'something out of a horror movie' should be taken down immediately, a councillor has said.The seven foot high fence in William Morris Close, Temple Cowley, has blighted the views of residents for four years and
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Finance start-up employees get muddy to help Nepalese children
A GRUELLING 10-mile obstacle course was tackled by a team from Oxford start-up Oodle Finance, as they raised more than £5,000 for Nepalese children's charity Kidasha.The team took part in Tough Mudder in London, a race with 20 obstacles including
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Care trust hopes to vaccinate workforce to protect elderly residents from flu
A CARE trust is going one step further to protect its elderly residents this winter by aiming to get its whole workforce vaccinated against the flu.The Orders of St John Care Trust (OSJCT) is offering its staff, including those who are not frontline care
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Revealed: One in three children in Oxfordshire are overweight or obese
MORE education about healthy eating is needed to tackle childhood obesity in Oxfordshire, experts have said.Figures released by the NHS last week showed that one in three children in the county are overweight or obese when they leave primary school.The
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Exhibition challenges abortion stigma through clothing
HALF a century after abortion laws were drastically liberalised in Great Britain, researchers at Oxford University are hoping to start a conversation about attitudes to terminations. The My Body My Life show will run at the Old Fire Station in
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Wildlife group lead announces she is stepping down
THE head of Oxfordshire's largest dedicated county conservation group has announced her departure.Wild Oxfordshire programme manager Hilary Phillips is stepping down from the group after six years.Over that time she has steered the group through its
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Woodstock market traders get festive while gearing up for popular annual event
MARKET traders in Woodstock are already getting into the Christmas spirit as they prepare for the return of the town’s annual festive market. The Woodstock Christmas Market will return to St Mary Magdalene Church for its sixth year with a vast range of
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Cause for a fence
THE owners of a 17th century pub have asked to be allowed to put up a new fence.The Cross Keys in Wallingford wants to erect the traditional post and rail fence in front of its High Street entrance. Managers said it was to ‘maintain the viability’ of
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Camera Club challenge: can you name the famous Oxfordshire landmark? (part 2)
ANOTHER week of mysteries!After you all had so much fun with our challenge last week – photographing familiar bits of Oxfordshire from unfamiliar angles – we've decided to give you another week of it.The challenge to our readers is, can you name these
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Gospel choir partners with hospice in memory of former member
SOUL singers will devote fundraising efforts to a hospice that helped their 'incredible' friend. Oxford Gospel Choir has named Sobell House Hospice as its charity of the year, in tribute to the choir's former treasurer Jan Holland. Proceeds
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Children devastated after playground vandalised twice in a week
A RECENTLY refurbished Abingdon play area had to be closed during half-term after vandals struck for the second time in a week.Disappointed children were turned away from the £320,000 Abbey Meadow Play Park on Wednesday after part of the climbing frame
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Wordsmiths cross pens in book-based panel show
ENJOY an evening of bookish bluffing, entertaining chit-chat and outright literary sneakiness at Oxford's Blackwell's on Monday.Ex Libris Live is the panel show adaptation of the popular game where players are tasked with uncovering fake but plausible
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Sacred digging
ARCHAOLOGICAL investigations are starting at a 12th century church.Experts from John Moore Heritage Services in Beckley will be examining remains around St Mary’s in Little Wittenham ahead of a planned expansion.The church is planning to build an extension
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Archaeological investigations begin at secondary school
AN archaeological investigation has begun at a secondary school.Experts will be looking beneath the playing fields behind King Alfred’s Academy West Site on Challow Road, Wantage.The examination is in advance of building new classrooms on part of the
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Brookes one of the first universities to receive meningitis awareness award
OXFORD Brookes University has become one of the first in the UK to receive the Meningitis Aware Recognition Mark award.The accolade recognises the efforts made to raise awareness of Meningitis among students and staff and only 14 universities have received
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Campaigners demand a say over controversial route for new Oxford-Cambridge Expressway
HOW a the route of a new £3bn road – which could plough through a 10-mile stretch of the Oxford green belt – might be chosen has been criticised as undemocratic. Residents, councillors and 21 Oxfordshire parish councils have said they want be given the
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Railway society’s steamed-up AGM
THE CHOLSEY and Wallingford Railway Preservation Society has invited supporters to its AGM.This year’s steamy session will be held at Centre 70, the Kinecroft, Wallingford, on Saturday, November 4 from 1pm.The society is proposing to elect three directors
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Care home timebomb as Oxfordshire faces 600 bed shortfall for ageing population
DESPITE our growing and ageing population, Oxfordshire faces a shortfall of more than 600 care home beds over the next five years, fresh figures reveal.There are 4,901 care beds in Oxfordshire and 39,000 residents over the age of 80.But by 2022 there
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Jack Payne thrilled with Oxford United's balance of attacking options
JACK Payne believes the mixture of Oxford United’s attacking players gives them a potency few teams in Sky Bet League One can match. Only four teams in the entire EFL have scored more than the U’s 26 league goals this season. It is a tally
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Butcher's with a celebrity fan base secures top hygiene rating
A BUTCHER'S with a celebrity customer base has secured a five-star food hygiene rating to match.Patrick Strainge Butchers, in Bampton, has been given the highest food hygiene rating possible after its latest inspection from West Oxfordshire District
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Oxford United fans encouraged to have an away day - at the Kassam Stadium
IF you want to be part of a boisterous Oxford United away day but the thought of a 400-mile round-trip to Fleetwood Town tomorrow does not appeal, a solution is at hand. In recent seasons a particular fixture on the road has been selected for U
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RUGBY UNION: All the talking points ahead of the weekend's action
MATT Williams is preparing for a high-scoring affair when unbeaten Chinnor host struggling Old Redcliffians tomorrow. The Kingsey Road-based side remain second in National League 2 South and are yet to be beaten in eight games, despite a lengthy
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FOOTBALL: Boss Mark Jones hopes Oxford City trio can beat illness
MARK Jones is hoping several of his Oxford City players can overcome a sickness bug in time for their crucial clash at home to fellow strugglers Concord Rangers.A 2-0 defeat at Hemel Hempstead last weekend saw them drop below Concord to just one place
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FOOTBALL: Buildbase FA Trophy preview
KIDLINGTON face the sternest test of their credentials when they take on Slough Town in the first qualifying round of the Buildbase FA Trophy at Yarnton Road tomorrow. Back-to-back victories against North Leigh and Evesham see Kidlington in good
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FOOTBALL: Buildbase FA Vase preview
KIDLINGTON face the sternest test of their credentials when they take on Slough Town in the first qualifying round of the Buildbase FA Vase at Yarnton Road tomorrow.Back-to-back victories against North Leigh and Evesham see Kidlington in good form and
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Say cheese! Oxfordshire couple crowned best new producers in the UK
IT’S the cheesiest love story in Oxfordshire: a couple who quit their day jobs to start a cheesemaking businesses have been crowned best new producers in the UK.Fraser Norton and Rachel Yarrow picked up the prestigious prize at the Great British Cheese
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BADMINTON: Ethan Rose lands mixed doubles crown in Cheltenham
OXFORDSHIRE juniors claimed three medals in the Under 17 Gold tournament at Cheltenham. Ethan Rose, the national under 15 singles champion from Oakley, elected to only play doubles. But collected a gold medal in the mixed, partnering Asmita
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FOOTBALL: Andy Ballard challenges Didcot Town to continue winning run
IN-FORM Didcot Town must dig deep to continue their rise up the table, according to boss Andy Ballard.The Railwaymen are looking for their fifth successive Evo-Stik South League victory tomorrow at AFC Totton.Ballard’s men are up to third in the West
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Bogeyman invades Story Museum for slime time workshop
ART and science collided when the Bogeyman invaded The Story Museum.The viscous villain was taken along to the fiction factory yesterday by the team from Science Oxford.They were holding Bogeyman Slime Making Workshops for children aged five to eight.Describing
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Peter Leven applauds Oxford United's style and thanks fans for warm reception
PETER Leven was impressed with Oxford United’s attacking approach when the popular former midfielder made a rare return. The Scot’s two-year stint as Kilmarnock assistant manager came to an end earlier this month, allowing him the chance to take
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Les Robinson so grateful as ex-teammates and Oxford United fans support testimonial golf day
OXFORD United legend Les Robinson was joined by former teammates to start his testimonial year. Mike Ford, Paul Wanless and Jamie Cook joined more than 50 fans for a golf day and auction at Magnolia Park. United coach Derek Fazackerley, former
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Oxford Beer and Cider Festival returns to Oxford Town Hall
A THOROUGH inspection of scores of beers and ciders was taking place yesterday in anticipation of a three-day festival that began last night.This year's Oxford Beer and Cider Festival, which got under way at Oxford Town Hall yesterday evening, boasts
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Medical staff subjected to more than 600 physical assaults in just one year
PARAMEDICS have pledged to get on with the job and save lives despite a rise in the number of physical assaults they have been subjected to.New figures revealed that during 2015/16 there were 129 assaults on medical staff at South Central Ambulance Service
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Witney's Langdale Hall to be returned to community after sale plan scrapped
A HALL that was put on the market by a town council will now be returned to a community hub. Witney Town Council had planned to sell Langdale Hall, in Market Square, to cover the costs of refurbishing the town's Corn Exchange. The council's failure
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Small artists take on the microscopic world for Big Draw
THE minute world of bacteria and other tiny objects came under the microscope as part of an international drawing event.Visitors to the Museum of the History of Science, in Broad Street, joined the Small Worlds, Giant Drawings event yesterday, as part
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FIXTURES for October 28-November 3
SATURDAY FOOTBALL SKY BET LEAGUE ONE Fleetwood Tn v Oxford Utd. VANARAMA NATIONAL LEAGUE SOUTH Oxford City v Concord Rgrs. BUILDBASE FA TROPHY 1st round: Kidlington v Slough Tn, Thame Utd v Wimborne Tn, Tiverton Tn v Banbury
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Oxford United offer contract extensions to Shandon Baptiste and Malachi Napa
OXFORD United have offered two contract extensions to highly-rated teenagers as boss Pep Clotet looks to the future. Shandon Baptiste and Malachi Napa, who signed their first professional contracts earlier this year, have been rewarded for their
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'Cut A34 speed limit to 50mph' urges safety report in bid to reduce crashes
THE speed limit on the A34 between Oxford and the M40 could be slashed to 50mph as part of measures to make the road safer. A draft review into safety on the road was ordered by the Government last year following a number of deaths from accidents – including
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Patient denies sexual assault on nurse in hospital corridor
A JOHN Radcliffe Hospital patient told a nurse 'I wouldn't kick you out of bed, I would tie you to it' before sexually assaulting her in a corridor a court heard. Graham Warner, of Goldsmiths Lane, Wallingford, denies the single count of sexual
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VIDEO: 'An accident waiting to happen' - Westgate shoppers dodge buses in 'dangerous' Bonn Square
BUSES driving through crowds of shoppers outside the main entrance to the new Westgate Centre are ‘an accident waiting to happen’ and should be re-routed immediately, frightened pedestrians have warned. A surge in the numbers of people outside
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Sister of top chef wanted by police for assault charges
A WARRANT has been issued for the arrest of Alexis Blumenthal - who is the sister of top chef Heston Blumenthal. Ms Blumenthal, 48, of Park Street, Thame, was set to appear at Oxford Magistrates' Court yesterday to answer two charges of assault