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Rain makes it tricky
A cracking day's racing looked on the cards at Standlake Arena on Sunday on a fast dry track, however the rain began after a couple of heats and continued for much of the afternoon resulting in much trickier racer on the first rain drenched track of the
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Teen who lost job fights cuts
More than 500 people have signed a petition organised by a teenager who lost his job after cuts to bus services. Joe Campbell with his petition Joe Campbell, of Ashdown Way, Grove, was applauded by councillors after he presented the petition and gave
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Top gun Maskens
Jonathan Maskens is confident that his success in the prestigious Sunday Telegraph Center Parcs Junior Grand Prix in La Manga will kick-start his professional career. Jonathan Maskens The 17-year-old produced some of his best-ever tennis to win the under
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Stewart books last-eight spot
Berinsfield's Ben Stewart is through to the quarter-finals of this year's NABC Championships after securing a satisfying victory over Devonport rival Nathan Nuurah at Bristol. Ben Stewart The 18-year-old welterweight was guilty of showing his opponent
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Rampant Blues star on big night
Oxford University 51, Major Stanley's XV 19: Students are known to enjoy a good night out and Oxford's University rugby players did just that as they trounced Major Stanley's XV under the Iffley Road lights on Wednesday. Oxford University and Stanley's
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Allotment land could be sold
Plans to sell off more than six acres of allotments in Banbury are at an advanced stage. Banbury Town Council's resources committee met behind closed doors last week to study a report by town clerk Tom Thompson on the future of the Spital Farm Allotments
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Jones's magic sparks Thame
Thame Utd 2, Berkhamsted Tn 0: A brilliant solo goal by Mark C Jones broke the deadlock and sent Thame on the way to an untidy victory over one of the basement sides in Ryman League North Division 1 on Tuesday. After a goalless first half, Thame switched
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Leggatt treble sets up OUP's revenge
Danny Leggatt smashed a superb hat-trick as Oxford University Press avenged last week's Ben Turner Cup exit at the hands of Yarnton with a 6-0 win in the Oxfordshire senior league's Premier Division. James Humm, James Gray and Nick Reck also netted as
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Power station looms high in eyesore poll
Didcot power station has been ranked as the third worst architectural eyesore in Britain. Readers of Country Life magazine picked wind farms in general as the worst eyesore, with New Street rail station in Birmingham second. Wind farms are popular with
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Green ideas go on show
Business leaders who promote the UK's environmental industry visited Oxford to see how the city council is trying to improve air quality. Some of the environmentally friendly vehicles The 23-strong team of visitors from 19 countries was shown examples
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Social services wins improved star rating
SOCIAL services managers are celebrating after being awarded two out of three stars for performance, despite recent cuts and spiralling debts. The Oxfordshire County Council-run department, which was given one star last year, was one of the top 10 most-improved
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Ian is third
Rally driver Ian McCulloch, of Clanfield, ended the season on a high by finishing third in class and 14th overall in the final round of the National Clubmans Kumho Forest Championship at the wheel of his production model Toyota Corolla 1600. McCulloch
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Solberg ready for dream team
Banbury's Subaru World Rally Team's newly-crowned world rally champion Petter Solberg has created a dream team for 2004 by winning the Wales Rally GB. Solberg, 28, saw off the challenge of Citroen's Sebastien Loeb to win comfortably in South Wales, giving
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Social services wins
improved star rating Outcome defies prediction dfd CAPTION: Charles Waddicor Result SOCIAL services managers are celebrating after being awarded two out of three stars for performance, despite recent cuts and spiralling debts. The Oxfordshire County Council-run
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Hotel chain puts top property up for sale
One of Abingdon's top hotels, the Thames-side Upper Reaches, is up for sale -- only two-and-a-half years after it last changed hands. The Upper Reaches is one of 15 hotels being sold by the Scottish hotel chain Macdonald. It wants to reduce its portfolio
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Residents too afraid to go into dark park
Vandalism and antisocial behaviour have turned a Wallingford park into a no-go area, according to people living in the town. Town councillors have called for action to tackle problems at the Bullcroft following concerns from residents, who are afraid
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Quins get seal of approval
Oxford Harlequins are one of only 50 clubs in England to have been awarded the RFU Seal of Approval and Sport England's Clubmark accreditation These are presented to those clubs who are committed to providing a quality experience for children and young
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Father killed as he led cart
A man died after being struck by a car as he led his fiance and children on an unlit horse-drawn cart on a "pitch black" road, an inquest heard. A police accident investigator told Oxford Coroner's Court on Wednesday that Robert Pratt and Sharon Porter
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Housing 'U-turn' upsets residents
Wantage residents have questioned why plans for a housing estate on a former school site have been opposed by some members of a council -- after a larger, denser development elsewhere in the town received approval. People living near the 168-home Letcombe
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Ian bounds into the record books
Oxford City's Ian Bound entered the record books , by winning no fewer than three of the club's annual individual knockout titles this season. Ian BoundThe 25-year-old, from Horspath, won the Scratch Cup, the prestigious Presidents Cup and the Hart Bowl
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Oxford move over to Rover
Oxford & Horspath Cricket Club are on the move, with their first team playing their home games at Rover Cowley's old ground next year. The club have played their Home Counties Premier League games at the Oxford University Sports Ground, Marston since
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Seven Amblers home
Gary Richards was the first man home of the seven Abingdon Amblers who struggled their way around 8.5 miles of Cotswold hills, mud and river crossings in Sunday's running of the annual Bitten Road Runners Sodbury Slog. This is a multi-terrain event in
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Nicola leads in Witney
Witney Roadrunners' Nicola Gomm excelled as the third-placed lady finisher in the Cheddar Half Marathon on Saturday with a personal best time of 1min 26.29secs. With Sally Pitts finishing fifth and Jeanette Ashton also well up the field, the club took
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City juniors strike gold at Banbury
Oxford City junior athletes had a successful day at the Eric Andrews cross-country races in Banbury on Sunday. The under 15 boys took team gold thanks to second, third and fourth places for Ed Wormsley, James Bird and Ian Castle respectively. They were
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Deadly Jennings hits fantastic four
Morrells of Oxford Sunday League: Dave Jennings was in top form, bagging a brilliant four-timer as Blackbird Leys Sunday battled back from a two-goal deficit to win 5-2 at Six Bells Kidlington. The Premier Division clash had started so well for the hosts
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ROSY prospects!
Five Star Events, who this year raised a record £2,500 for their nominated charity, the Thomley Activity Centre, have announced their fixtures for 2004. Their charity for next year will be ROSY -Respite Nursing for Oxfordshire's Sick Youngsters. 2004
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Club results
Recent results from golf clubs in Oxfordshire, as at November 13, 2003 OXFORD CITY Club Medal - Div 1: M Hall 70-4=66, 2= D Warne & L Brown nett 67. Div 2: 1 P Warne 84-20=64, 2 J Garrod 66, 3 S Moore 68. OXFORD LADIES Captain's Charity 7-Club Stableford
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NOC pushes for new status
Oxford's Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre needs foundation status as the next step in its vision for excellence, according to its chairman. Joanna Foster told a meeting on Wednesday that the board of directors had agreed to apply to become one of the first
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Social services wins improved star rating
Social services managers are celebrating after being awarded two out of three stars for performance, despite recent cuts and spiralling debts. The Oxfordshire County Council-run department, which was given one star last year, was one of the top 10 most-improved
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Reserves let in five
It was men against boys as Oxford United, fielding one of their youngest-ever reserve teams, were beaten 5-0 at Yeovil Town Res in the Pontin's Holidays Combination on Wednesday night. Jamie BrooksEvery one of Yeovil's starting 11 had first-team experience
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Woodman book misses out
Oxford United goalkeeper Andy Woodman has missed out on getting on to the shortlist for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year with his book Woody and Nord, a Football Friendship, which he co-wrote with England defender Gareth Southgate. The shortlist
