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Witney MP Cameron set to take Tory crown

Today is D-Day for Witney MP David Cameron, who will be crowned leader of the Conservative Party, as predicted by the Oxford Mail six months ago. David Cameron This afternoon's coronation will seal a remarkable rise through the party ranks from researcher

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City ring road needs rethink

The whole Oxford ring road needs a rethink as it is no longer fit for its purpose. Due to my shifts, I regularly go around the ring road from Botley to the M40 at Wheatley. Almost every night, I get stuck in a queue of traffic trying to get across the

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Council looks at fuel made from crops

A fuel made from sugar beet, cereals or oilseed rape could soon be powering council-owned cars on Oxford roads. The city council hopes the eco-friendly fuel will to go some way to solving the city's chronic air quality problem. Farmer Charles Dingwall

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Darts: OXON CAN'T KEEP UP WITH JONES!

A stunning display by Linda Jones could not prevent Oxfordshire's unbeaten 12-match coming to an end when they lost 19-17 to away to West Midlands. It was unlucky 13 for Oxon, but the 17 points they gained from the defeat in the fourth game of their Kaliber

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Rugby: Richmond ends Henley's hopes

National League 2: Henley Hawks can count themselves very unlucky to lose 21-20 at Manchester. All but the most biased Manchester supporter would admit that the Hawks, whose pack dominated for large periods, were the better side. On three occasions were

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Prison guard starts new life behind bars

A prison officer has been jailed for agreeing to smuggle drugs to a criminal with links to the Kray twins. Allan Ellis, 50, was given two years for agreeing to the drugs run into Bullingdon prison, where he worked as a warder. Ellis, of Gadiston Crescent

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Staff face axe in college cuts

Jobs and courses at Oxford and Cherwell Valley College are under threat because of a funding crisis. The further education college, which employs 1,000 teaching and support staff, has told the Oxford Mail that support staff could be axed as it looks at

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Biker took drugs before daughter's fatal crash

A father had drugs in his system and was riding a defective motorbike when he is alleged to have caused his step-daughter's death by driving dangerously, a court heard. Paul Baker, 41, of Asquith Road, Rose Hill, Oxford, has denied causing the death of

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Football: SCOTT FITZ THE BILL

Scott Fitzgerald seems likely to return up front as Oxford United continue their four-part saga against Cheltenham Town at Whaddon Road tonight. The on-loan Brentford striker was cup-tied for the FA Cup clash between the two sides at the weekend, and

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Outmoded policy

We, the BUAV (British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection), the leading animal rights organisation that peacefully campaigns against vivisection, were saddened to see reports that Oxford University has resumed the building of its controversial new

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Dynamic reform

I refer to your article, New jobs provoke argument, £100,000 council controversy (Oxford Mail, November 18). I stress that there is only one new post -- a director of partnership working. There is £16m of additional money for Oxfordshire at stake after

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999 call saves joyrider's life

A passenger in a stolen car was taken to hospital with life threatening injuries when another joyrider dialled 999 after the car they were in crashed. Cheryl Doyle with a picture of her son Ross Police believe there were three passengers in the grey Cavalier

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Swimming: Stunning Sam leads City haul

Sam van de Schootbrugge proved invincible as City of Oxford won their own designated Open meet at Temple Cowley. Van de Schootbrugge won all eight of his events in the 12 & under category - seven in personal best times - and achieved national qualifying

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Hockey: IT'S CHRISTMAS JOY FOR HAWKS

English League: Oxford Hawks went into the Christmas break relieved after an important 3-2 win against Ipswich at Banbury Road on Sunday. Playing against a team that had already beaten them in the cup, Hawks began the National South Division game playing

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Rugby: CHINNOR TURN ON THE STYLE

Chinnor 81, Spartans (SW) 0 :This victory really was as emphatic as the scoreline suggests. Chinnor dominated the South West 1 clash against a Spartans side, who took 44 minutes to mount an attack. The hosts ran in 13 tries, playing a genuinely expansive

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Let's hope Keith has got it right

WE thought the prediction by Oxfordshire County Council leader Keith Mitchell of a council tax rise of no more than 4.375 per cent and no cuts in council services was a shade optimistic. Today, taxpayers all over the county will be praying that Mr Mitchell

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School stirs up interest

A south Oxfordshire school has quadrupled its lunchtime meal uptake after going it alone. Chilton Primary School opted out of Oxfordshire County Council's ailing in-house meal service -- County Facilities Management (CFM) -- at the end of last year. Since

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Man dies after crash on A44

A MAN died yesterday (December 5) after his car collided with another vehicle on the A44 near Begbroke, bringing road chaos to the area for several hours. The collision, involving a Toyota Corolla and a BMW, happened on the southbound carriageway near

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Fight breaks out at hotel party

Police had to call for back up after trouble flared at a Christmas party at a hotel. Five men were arrested on suspicion of assault and causing disorder during the incident at The Oxfordshire Inn Hotel in Heathfield, near Bletchingdon, on Saturday (December

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CCTV captures attack on bus driver

A robber who stabbed a bus driver on Oxford's Rose Hill estate has been caught on CCTV. Police are appealing for witnesses following a robbery of the Oxford Bus Company's number 4 service, which travels from Rose Hill to the city centre. As reported in

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Vandal attack angers residents

Vandals have pulled down walls and snapped trees in spate of attacks on an Oxford estate. A boundary wall behind Alice and Margaret House, a sheltered housing complex in Nowell Road, off The Oval in Rose Hill, has been pushed down for the fourth time

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Football: JOYCE QUITS IN THAME TURMOIL

Crisis club Thame United suffered another big blow when manager Tony Joyce quit over the weekend. Joyce announced he was resigning following the side's 3-1 defeat by Stourport, which left them rooted to the bottom of Southern League Division 1 West. Thame

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County silent over handout

FINANCE chiefs have cautiously welcomed Oxfordshire County Council's annual Government grant settlement -- but have refused to reveal what it is. Yesterday(December 5), County Hall was given a share of £62bn as the first in a series of grants for local