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'Defecting MP cost us £55k'

Tories in south Oxfordshire have revealed that they paid £55,000 to keep MP Robert Jackson out of court after a former employee sued him for libel. Two weeks ago Mr Jackson defected from the Conservatives to Labour. His former constituency members have

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Alan Powell

Alan Powell, Witney businessman, musician and former Rotary Club president, has died aged 76 following a short illness. Mr Powell, of Woodlands Road, Witney, dressed as Father Christmas at charity events around the area and was a long-serving member of

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Joan Crossley-Holland

Joan Crossley-Holland, who ran the Oxford Gallery in High Street from 1968 to 1986, has died aged 92. Joan Crossley-Holland A potter by training, she was a designer at Doulton's Lambeth studio in London, before marrying and bringing up two children. In

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Tell us what you'd like, youths urged

Young people are being urged to speak up about what they want, amid concerns there is nothing for them to do in Wallingford. A working party has been set up by Wallingford Town Council which will rely heavily on the enthusiasm of young people themselves

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Football: Howard double leads way for Warriors

Morrells of Oxford Sunday League: Carl Howard fired a double as Saxon Warriors marched through to the third round of the League Cup with a 4-1 victory over Division 1 rivals Red Lion Yarnton. Wayne Holden opened their account before Matty Elbro doubled

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Football: Underdogs Elsevier take Rebels to wire

Autotype UTV League: Division 3 outfit Elsevier Science pushed Division 1 leaders Alfredian Rebels all the way in the third round of the Devenney Cup before bowing out 4-3. They took the lead through Kevin Booth before Chris Whitworth and Ross Tyler gave

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Brookes wins £7.8m award

Oxford Brookes University is to receive £7.8m to establish two centres for excellence in teaching and learning. The university is to receive two awards from the Higher Education Funding Council for England - one on its own and one jointly with Warwick

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Community centre call gains support

Oxford city councillors have backed Jericho residents in their campaign for better community facilities to be included in the development of a key site. At a meeting of the council's strategic development control committee yesterday, (Weds) they agreed

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Football: Thame secure battling victory

Taunton Tn 0, Thame Utd 3: Thame's depleted line-up turned in a spirited display to secure a notable victory in last night's Southern League Division 1 West game at Taunton. Despite missing several regulars, Thame started briskly and took the lead after

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Store giant faces crisis

Staff at Allders department store in Oxford put on a brave face last night as administrators were called into the struggling business. Allders in 1999 when sales were soaring and it had personal shoppers There are fears that several hundred jobs at the

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The Rev Vivian Green

An Oxford don who taught and inspired spy novelist John le Carr has died aged 89. The Rev Vivian Green, former Sub-Rector of Lincoln College, was best known as a church historian, but also wrote on subjects as diverse as the Swiss Alps and the history

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January 24: Scandal in our schools

When will the Government get its act together over the scandalous state of repair of Oxfordshire's schools? Heaven knows they and their Tory predecessors have had long enough to sort the mess out -- and they've all failed miserably, judging by some of

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January 26: Don't throw it in the bin

Paul Bevan, chief executive of the South East England Regional Assembly, is probably right when he says that many people will throw the consultation document on future housing in the bin. But we hope everyone thinks before doing so. Big decisions have

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Golf: Captain Penny follows in mother's footsteps

Penny Kendall followed in her mother's footsteps when she drove in as the new ladies captain at Frilford Heath on Tuesday. In the crowd to witness this formal drive-in was Penny's mother, Betty Smith, who was captain in 1972. Penny, who was born in Abingdon

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Rugby: Sparkling students make it Blues' night

Oxford Univ 32, Australian Univs 19: It may have been Australia Day yesterday, but it was Oxford University's night at Iffley Road. The Dark Blues turned in a stunning first half-display to destroy the Australian Universties side, whose late rally served

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Bowls: Ace Allen chases glory on all fronts

Chris Allen is on the march on five fronts in the English Indoor Bowling Association competit- ions. Having already booked a place in the national final of the father and son competition, the Oxford & District star has now secured a spot in the Oxfordshire

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Sir William Deakin

THE founding warden of St Antony's College, Oxford, Sir William Deakin, has died aged 91. Sir William Deakin Sir William, who published numerous history books and was a close friend of Winston Churchill, died in a French hospital on Saturday. The renowned

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January 27: Cut-throat business

We hope staff at Allders in Oxford are right when they say their jobs are safe and it is business as usual, following the company's collapse yesterday. But City analysts paint a less rosy picture. They say finding a buyer may be difficult given the level

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Theatre shuts for new power supply

The New Theatre in Oxford is closing for five days to boost its power supply so it can stage major productions, beginning with the hit Starlight Express. The George Street theatre, formerly the Apollo, is closing from today until Tuesday to carry out

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Boy, 15, accused of killing student

A 15-YEAR-old boy was due to appear before Oxford magistrates today (Thurs) accused of murdering student Arash Ghorbani-Zarin. He is the second youth to be charged with the murder of Mr Ghorbani-Zarin, 19, whose body was found in a car in Spencer Crescent

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Stolen lorry jams up A34

Bungling thieves caused traffic chaos yesterday (Wed Jan 26) when they stole a lorry-load of microwave ovens - then crashed on the A34, shedding the load across the carriageway. As reported in the late edition of yesterday's Oxford Mail, two men drove

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Unpaid court fines backlog now £3.6m

A backlog of unpaid court fines and compensation for victims in Oxfordshire has increased to £3.6m - but fine dodgers have been warned a raft of new powers means they have fewer places to hide. The £3.6m backlog is owed by defendants who have fallen behind

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Foootball: We're buzzing!

FIROZ Kassam says Oxford United Football Club is buzzing again. But while the U's chairman was quick to salute the contribution of the Argentine management team, he could not hide his frustration at the way things went under former boss Graham Rix. Although