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Park-and-ride is vital to city

Park-and-ride is an essential part of the Oxford's transport arrangements. Without it, the city would have seized up many years ago. Park-and-ride has to be safe, attractive, quick and convenient if it is to continue to keep the city alive as a flourishing

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Mummers prepare pub tour for charity

Abingdon Mummers are coming to town. Starting on Tuesday, December 13, the group will be making their 32nd annual Christmas tour of pubs in Abingdon, Drayton, Steventon and Milton raising money for charity. According to one of the longest serving Abingdon

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Saturday, December 3: Time to grow up

Sundays used to be the last bastion of retreat and relaxation - not anymore. Gradually the boundaries of what is accepted on this sacred day have been pushed back. Today we are a 24-hour society, so what's the problem? Recently Cowley Road traders complained

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Festive evening proves top hit

Wantage townspeople turned out in the wettest of weather for their annual Dickensian evening on Friday. Christmas lights rocked in the strong winds while shops stayed open late for people to buy Christmas presents. Town councillors and members of the

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Football: FLYING START LIFTS BANBURY

Banbury United 2, Cirecester Tn 1: Banbury United registered their first Saturday home Premier Division win since August 20 after two early goals saw off lowly Cirencester Town. In the third meeting between the clubs in just over three weeks, Banbury

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Speedway: Cheetahs are linked to Pole star Protasiewicz

Poland ace Piotr Protasiewicz is the latest rider to be linked with Oxford Cheetahs. Boss Aaron Lanney has confirmed he has spoken to the rider. but no deal has been done yet. Protasiewicz is a Poole asset, but has since ridden for Peterborough and Ipswich

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£20m rebirth for school

Oxfordshire's lowest performing state secondary school is set to be replaced by one of the Government's controversial city Academies. Drayton School, Banbury, which was threatened with closure two years ago, is likely to undergo a £20m transformation

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£450k cycle bridge planned for Leys

Cyclists and pedestrians in Oxford could soon be using a half-a-million pound bridge to go shopping. A £439,000 cycle link is planned at the Oxford retail park at Garsington roundabout in Cowley serving thousands of homes in Blackbird Leys. The bridge

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Drink law fails to stir trouble

Fears that extended opening hours would lead to spiralling drink-related crime appear unfounded as police report another quiet weekend in Oxford. Police described it as business as usual after drinkers enjoyed their second weekend of late closing, the

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Kassam gives £10k to Cameron campaign

The chairman of Oxford United, Firoz Kassam, has given £10,000 to the Tory leadership campaign of Witney MP David Cameron. It is the first time Mr Kassam has donated money to a political party and has not ruled out further donations. Mr Kassam, who has

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Big day arrives for gay couples

Gay couples in Oxfordshire, like Jeremy Curtis and Simon Brown from Marcham, near Abingdon, can officially 'tie the knot' thanks to new laws introduced today. Simon Brown and Jeremy Curtis celebrate The Civil Partnership Act 2004 entitles gay and lesbian

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Residents on flood-struck estate want action

Trouble is brewing at a flood-prone estate in Oxford which was hit by freak summer storms, warn householders exasperated by the lack of preventative measures. Betty Fletcher is just one resident who has been angered by the lack of action Headington and

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Football: CONCANNON IS DIDCOT'S HERO

GLS Football Hellenic League - Didcot Town 1, North Leigh 0: Ian Concannon's second-half strike settled a hard-fought Premier Division top-of-the-table clash against North Leigh at the npower Stadium on Saturday. Concannon broke the deadlock in the 51st

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Greens blame 'free' parking policy for gridlock

Christmas shoppers faced gridlock at the weekend as major routes into Oxford ground to a halt. Motorists faced long tailbacks on Saturday and Sunday, with drivers queuing for up to an hour along Botley Road. On Saturday, traffic also crawled along Cowley

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Festive dream ends in tears

A family of 15 from Witney had been looking forward to the Christmas holiday of a lifetime at Disney World in Florida. Scott Gee, eight, with mum Clare and Megan, 11 Instead, they are hastily planning a Christmas back home, after the holiday company they

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Nice little earner

For those readers who don't know, parking is not free in Bicester on Sundays. Our council collects every day. It would be nice if there were easily visible signs to this effect, but unless you go to the ticket machine, forget it. Of course, if, like me

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Town still hopes to get NHS dentist

Hopes linger that Wallingford will get an NHS dentist next year despite a current application being turned down. South East and South West Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust will put in a bid for an NHS dentist early next year. The trust announced in October

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Football: Beaten Thame losing touch

Southern League - Thame United 1, Stourport Swifts 3: Thame United are now firmly entrenched at the bottom of Division 1 West after losing their basement battle against Stourport at Aylesbury on Saturday. They went behind after six minutes when Thame

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Football: Phillips back with a bang

GLS Football Hellenic League - Headington Amateurs 2, Hook Norton 0: Matthew Phillips marked his return from injury by setting Headington on the way to victory over Hook Norton in Division 1 West. Phillips struck in the 38th minute when he turned home

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Rugby: ABBOTT RELISHES ALBERTS BATTLE

Nerves will play a big part when Oxford University take on Cambridge in the Varsity Match at Twickenham tomorrow (2pm). But Dark Blue flanker Doug Abbott, 20, has already received a big confidence boost ahead of his debut in the 124th playing of the fixture

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WEEKEND RESULTS CHECK

FA CUP 2nd round: Cheltenham Tn 1, Oxford Utd 1. SOUTHERN LEAGUE Premier Div: Banbury Utd 2, Cirencester Tn 1. Div 1 West: Thame Utd 1, Stourport 3. FOOTBALL LEAGUE YOUTH ALLIANCE SOUTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE Under 18: Cheltenham 4, Oxford Utd 1. GLS FOOTBALL

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Monday, December 5: Too early for Green gloating

The Green Party was quick to seize on Saturday's traffic gridlock in Oxford as evidence that shoppers now believed the city welcomed motorists with open arms. City councillor Craig Simmons blamed the county council's controversial free parking policy

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£52,000 'West End' post advertised

Bringing Oxford's multi-million pound 'West End' development to life will be the responsibility of a £52,000 specialist project manager. The West End project is the biggest development programme in the city since the Second World War, with 1,200 new houses

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Animal rights protests to increase

Animal rights protest group Speak has vowed to step up its campaign against Oxford University's construction of a new £18m research laboratory tomorrow. An item posted on the website of the campaign group on Saturday told supporters to meet outside Balliol

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Christmas tree to get charity wrapper

Oxford's city centre Christmas tree is to be wrapped in a giant white banner to highlight inequalities in world trade. The unusual Oxfam decoration is being draped around the tree to raise awareness about the issue prior to the World Trade Organisation

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Planning officers criticise councillors

City councillors are to be reprimanded over the spiralling cost of planning appeals. Planning chiefs at Oxford City Council are concerned at the amount of money it is costing the Town Hall each time councillors ignore officers' advice on applications

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Football: UNITED MISS OUT ON GLAMOUR TIE

Manager Brian Talbot could not hide his disappointment as Oxford United missed out on a glamorous draw in the third round of the FA Cup. The U's were handed a home clash with fellow League Two club Chester City on January 7 should they win their second-round

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Bricks and mortar

You report that the annual Oxford Sleep-Out has raised £190,000 since 1995 (Oxford Mail, November 25). Where has this money gone? There are 10 men and three women sleeping rough on the streets of Oxford. Surely, by now, the Oxford Sleep-Out should have