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Mother urges drivers to take care

A mother still grieving over the death of her daughter on Oxford's Eastern Bypass 16 months ago is urging drivers to take care on the roads. Maureen Jamieson's daughter Sharon died last year Maureen Jamieson's daughter Sharon Dean died after a collision

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Goodenough PCs reinstated

Three police officers who were cleared of manslaughter charges over the death of Robin Goodenough have been told they can go back on the beat. From left, PCs John Shatford, Paul Sommerville and Robin Shane The officers, who have been suspended on full

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Two arrested over fight outside pub

Two people were arrested last night (December 15) as police broke up a brawl outside a pub in Abingdon. One man was given an on-the-spot fine, while the other was given a caution after police were called to the car park outside The Fitzharris Arms, in

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Rugby: Bicester bid for Twickers repeat

Bicester captain James Shouler is urging supporters to turn out in force for tomorrow's Powergen Junior Vase clash with Barton Hill at Oxford Road (2pm). Shouler's side have been in good from this season and are just four games from Twickenham, but he

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Football: CARETAKER SEARL WEIGHS UP OPTIONS

Thame United's caretaker manager Richard Searl has not ruled out applying for the job at the crisis-hit Southern League Division 1 West outfit on a permanent basis. Searl, the father of Thame goalkeeper Paul, has been at the helm following the resignation

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Football: Didcot boss looks to bounce back

GLS Football Hellenic League: Didcot Town manager Stuart Peace will go in search of a 'pick-me-up' victory at Division 1 East side Chalfont Wasps tomorrow in the League Cup after their midweek FA Vase exit. The holders crashed out after a 2-1 defeat at

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Metal firm's future bright

A Bicester company that makes a super-hard coating to increase the life of metal machinery is now worth £16m thanks to an upturn in business. Run by former Soviet scientists, Hardide, valued at £12m in April, recorded a turnover of £1.08m, compared with

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FOOTBALL SOUTHERN LEAGUE Premier Div: Banbury Utd v Team Bath. FOOTBALL LEAGUE YOUTH ALLIANCE SOUTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE Under 18: Oxford Utd Under 18 v Plymouth. GLS FOOTBALL HELLENIC LEAGUE GLS Football Challenge Cup 2nd round: Abingdon Utd v Tytherington

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Turnaround - two county schools are thriving

A school for children with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties has turned itself around and no longer requires special measures, inspectors have announced. Sixty-pupil Northfield special school, in Blackbird Leys, Oxford, which teaches 11-

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Hospitals zoom up clean league

Oxford's main hospitals' new clean bill of health is down to patient power and a revolutionary new 'super mop', health chiefs said. Six months after being slated by the Healthcare Commission as dirty and unfriendly, the John Radcliffe and Radcliffe Infirmary

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DAVIES SET FOR STARTING SPOT

MANAGER Brian Talbot looks set to make at least two changes as he tries to get Oxford United's league campaign up and running again against Lincoln City tonight. The League Two game at the Kassam Stadium has been brought forward from tomorrow because

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Majority ignored

In most planning discussions, the words 'sustainable' and 'consultation' are often bandied around and the meeting of the county council cabinet on December 6 appears to be no exception. As part of its input to the South East Plan, this body has recommended

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Child 'hearts' offer lifeline

A renowned Oxford heart surgeon has unveiled the prototype for a miniature artificial heart which could save hundreds of babies' lives. Prof Stephen Westaby teamed up with American engineer Robert Jarvik and the Texas Heart Institute to create the revolutionary

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Solutions, not half measures

Now the dust has settled from the consultation over the future of London Road at Headington, Oxford, it's worth taking stock of what is planned. Of two options, the decision not to close part of the main road through Headington was a victory of sorts.

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Rugby: Skipper Noyce set to return

Matt Maudsley says the performance will be more important than the result when Oxford Harlequins host Clifton in South West 1 tomorrow (2.30pm). Quins' director of rugby is realistic about the Bristol side's threat after losing 51-0 away, but he believes

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Innocent in the eyes of the law

Innocent until proven guilty has long been a fundamental principle of English law. That being so, it is difficult to argue with the decision of Deputy Chief Constable Sara Thornton to allow three police officers cleared of the manslaughter of Robin Goodenough

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Flea-pit flat let to new tenants

A flea-infested flat that cost Oxford City Council £15,000 to clear up is finally to be let to new tenants on Monday. The property, in Slade Close, Wood Farm, Oxford, had to be fumigated and to have all its fixtures and fittings burned after its previous

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Bridge loss 'worse than vandalism'

Villagers said the demolition of a Victorian railway bridge would be 'worse than vandalism', when they spoke out during the final day of a public inquiry. Protesters spoke at Horspath village hall yesterday (December 15) about British Rail Building (BRB

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Road safety funds boost

Oxfordshire will be able to bid for a share of £110m of Government funding made available yesterday (December 15) for road safety in England. But a leading councillor fears the county may not get its fair share of the funding. Oxfordshire County Council

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Cancelled ops 'are to save NHS cash'

Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt is being urged to intervene over the cancellation of hundreds of operations. Consultants say they were not properly consulted about a decision to cancel 250 hernia operations, in the face of an £18m "black hole". One consultant

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Graduate to be deported

A Ukrainian Oxford University graduate fighting for the right to live in Britain has been told she must leave the country. Eleonora Suhoviy, 24, who works in a cancer clinic at the city's John Radcliffe Hospital, said today she was "completely devastated

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Not so first-class

Royal Mail spokesman Michael Dalton may be delighted with the latest mail delivery figures, showing that Oxford postal staff are providing a first-class service (Oxford Mail, November 24). On November 7, Royal Mail tried to deliver a 'recorded delivery