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Wife acquitted but drugs baron to pay £7.4m

The wife of one of UK's biggest drug smugglers has been acquitted of money laundering, but police will claw back £7.4m made in his illicit deals. Emma Solomons Yesterday, a jury at Oxford Crown Court found Emma Solomons not guilty of laundering £357,117

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Cricket: Ex-Middlesex man Hewitt joins Oxon

Former Middlesex and Kent seamer Jamie Hewitt has been appointed as Oxfordshire player-coach for the 2005 season. The 28-year-old played for Middlesex and then Kent from 1995 to 2003 in 61 first-class and 81 one-day matches. He took 170 first-class wickets

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Rugby: Trigg puts the skids under battling Quins

South West Division 1: Oxford Harlequins put up a battling show before going down 21-3 to leaders Cinderford at Horspath Road in a hard-fought contest. The Quins forwards dominated early on with the front row of Richard Ralph, Simon Chadbone and Paul

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Vandals attack school

A Witney primary school is asking the public to be vigilant after vandals attacked buildings and a playground used by the under fives. Two windows and two doors were broken at the Blake CofE Primary School at Cogges Hill Road last Tuesday, January 18.

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Rugby: Henley crumble again

National League 1: Henley Hawks gave away a try almost from the kick-off and never recovered as they went down 50-14 to Coventry at Dry Leas. Their plight got worse when No 8 Dave Lubans, the Oxford Blue, went off with a nasty shoulder injury after just

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Rugby: Stand-in Brooks is Banbury hero

Midlands Division 3 East South: Banbury Bulls stretched their amazing league run to eight wins on the spin with a 28-23 triumph at Stoneygate. Their hero was flanker Will Brooks, who only came into the side on the wing five minutes before kick-off when

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Hockey: Battling Rover go down to leaders

South League: Rover Oxford battled hard but suffered their first defeat in five games away to Regional League leaders West Hampstead, whose clinical finishing gave them a 4-1 victory. It was easy to see why West Hampstead had dropped only two points all

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Rugby: Watkins kills off Oxford

Berks, Bucks & Oxon Premier Division: A powerful performance from the pack and determined defence from the backs saw Littlemore defeat local rivals Oxford 8-0 at Peers School. The only score of the first half was a penalty from fly half Adam Thompson

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Football: Peace hopes hit by northern trek

Didcot Town manager Stuart Peace got the FA Vase fifth-round draw he was dreading - a long trip north to face North West Counties League outfit Colne. Town, who beat Ledbury 2-0 in the last 32 on Saturday, may have to consider an overnight stay for the

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BMW reveals shape of things to come for Mini

Designers of the Mini have given an insight into the future of the Cowley-built car with a bold new concept. The Mini Canyon Carver pick-up was designed by parent company BMW's DesignWorks team for the Los Angeles Motor Show, in the US. The car hints

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Anonymous £4k gift boosts child charity

An anonymous donor has helped fund the work of an Oxford-based child bereavement charity for a week after sending a gift of £4,000. Staff at SeeSaw, based in Sandhills, Headington, want to thank the person who made the generous donation via a Gift Aid

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State school storms to Oxbridge hat-trick

Oxford Community School has had its first three students accepted at Oxbridge, after working with local independent schools to prepare its candidates. Magdalen College School in Oxford and Abingdon School provided mock interviews and advice for the state

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4% council tax rise 'becomes the norm'

Above-inflation council tax hikes are something people living in Oxfordshire will just have to get used to, according to the man who will push for a 4.5 per cent increase in rates this year. County councillor Don Seale is a member of the policy-making

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Football: Rover's return

Tickets are starting to sell like hot cakes for Oxford United's Coca-Cola League Two game this Saturday against Ian Atkins's Bristol Rovers. From the moment the Football League fixtures were announced last June, everyone wanted to know the date for this

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It's our right to fight off burglars

There is an old English saying: an Englishman's home is his castle, he has the right to defend his family and contents. An old friend of mine, a former police sergeant of the Oxford City Police, once told me that if he caught an intruder or burglar in

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BMW reveals shape of things to come for Mini

Designers of the Mini have given an insight into the future of the Cowley-built car with a bold new concept. The Mini Canyon Carver pick-up was designed by parent company BMW's DesignWorks team for the Los Angeles Motor Show, in the US. The car hints

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'We don't want to sell homes'

Council house tenants in Oxford will be discouraged from buying their homes in an effort to preserve the city's stock of rented homes. Figures reveal that more social housing is sold off than built each year, partly through the right to buy scheme introduced

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Labour has worked hard to help youth

Oxford city councillor Claire Kent asserts I have not worked for youth provision in Wood Farm (Oxford Mail, January 19). Labour councillors on Wood Farm have been working for many years to secure it. Five years ago, as a governor of Wood Farm School,

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Campaigners call for action on cycle track

Pressure is growing for construction of a cycle link that has been on the drawing board for 20 years. The two-mile route between Wootton and Abingdon has already been agreed in principle by Oxfordshire County Council, but money has yet to be allocated

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Rugby: Grove hit back from the brink

Southern Counties North: Grove produced a remarkable turnaround as they roared back from 15-3 down to see off Stow-on-the-Wold 28-15 at Cane Lane on Saturday. It gave them sweet revenge for a heavy defeat in their first encounter earlier this season.

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Speedway: Danish ace Iversen back on board for Machine

Denmark international Niels Kristian Iversen has agreed to ride for Oxford Silver Machine again this year. The 22-year-old from Esbjerg is Oxford promoter Nigel Wagstaff's first capture after it was confirmed the team will be riding in the Elite League

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January 25: Big step forward

Oxford's rulers have consistently failed to grasp the nettle on the thorny issue of a smoking ban in public places. So councillors deserve a pat on the back today for taking a big step forward with their decision to put the matter before the city's voters

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Councillors say no to scrapping town pubs

Plans to replace two historic Didcot pubs with a modern wine bar and up to 94 apartments have been given the thumbs down by town councillors. Didcot Town Council is recommending that a planning application to demolish the Great Western and the Prince

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Final chance to be a warden

A last-ditch plea for applicants to become community wardens, with powers to clamp down on nuisance and disorder, has been made. A lack of suitable candidates means there are still vacancies for six police community support officers (PCSOs) in Oxfordshire

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You decide on smoking ban

Oxford could become one of the country's first smoke-free cities after councillors endorsed plans for a referendum on whether tobacco should be outlawed in bars, restaurants and other public places. City councillors overwhelmingly supported calls for

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Parking change upsets workers

Tradesmen fear an overhaul of parking regulations will make it almost impossible for them to park their vans outside work sites in Oxford without being slapped with fines. Traditionally, all tradesmen have been able to park in marked bays without charge

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Residents relieved as bus plan is dropped

Buses will not be diverted through residential streets when a multi-million package of road works gets under way in the Cowley area next month. Oxfordshire County Council had looked at using Phipps Road and nearby streets as alternative routes when work