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AEA Technology 109.75 BMW 2654 Electrocomponents 245.25 Isoft Group 91.5 Oxford Bio 26.25 Oxford Instruments 205 Reed Elsevier 508 RM 184.25 RPS 194.25 Torex Retail 83 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley, Abingdon
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Today's closing local share prices
AEA Technology 109.75 BMW 2654 Electrocomponents 245.25 Isoft Group 91.5 Oxford Bio 26.25 Oxford Instruments 205 Reed Elsevier 508 RM 184.25 RPS 194.25 Torex Retail 83 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley, Abingdon
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Spicing up studies for the chefs of tomorrow
It was my first real outing since undergoing a hip replacement at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and I was excited. I had been reluctant to accept at first, assuming that someone entering a student training restaurant using walking sticks might prove
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Spiced lamb, serves four to six
Having been introduced to fresh-cut coriander and its transforming effect on curry, I now seldom start preparing an Indian meal without at least two bunches one to cook with and the other to chop and scatter on the finished dish. This spiced lamb recipe
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RUGBY: Twickenham here we come!
Oxfordshire have won through to Twickenham after a stirring semi-final victory over East Midlands in the County Championship Plate. Saturday's 27-10 win at Bedford Athletic means they will take on the combined team from Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire
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WEEKEND RESULTS CHECK
MINOR COUNTIES TROPHY Bucks v Oxfordshire abandoned. HOME COUNTIES PREMIER LEAGUE Division 1 High Wycombe 231-9 (53 ovs, G Pooley 55), Finchampstead 107 (33.5 ovs). Wycombe 25pts, Finchampstead 5. Oxford 170-8 (59 ovs, N Gunter 5-62), Falkland
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SPEEDWAY: Crump in repeat triumph
Jason Crump enhanced his World Championship position with a second consecutive Grand Prix win in Sweden at Eskilstuna on Saturday. Crump headed home Greg Hancock in the final and now holds a 15-point lead over Nicki Pedersen in the overall standings
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SPEEDWAY: Cheetahs in spotlight
Oxford Cheetahs face the big screen test when they take on Arena Essex in a Skybet Elite League clash front of the Sky Sports cameras at Sandy Lane tonight (7.30pm). The Cheetahs line-up, who will face changes in the riding order next week when the
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CRICKET: OCA RESULTS
Division 1 Tetsworth 257-9 (M Wright 73, N Adams 41, A Franklin 40, A Williams 5-47), Witney Swifts 70 (M Wright 3-13 inc hat-trick, G Quow 3-22). Division 2 Eynsham 88 (P Green 4-19), Kings Sutton 89-6. Freeland 104 (I Harris 49, B Symonds 38,
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Loco commotion
The saddle tank engine which will be hauling steam trains to mark Cholsey and Wallingford Railway Preservation Society's 25th anniversary very nearly did not make it. Two weeks ago the engine, which normally operates on the Severn Valley Railway, was
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CRICKET: Maffy is a bit of all Wright!
Maffy Wright enjoyed a memorable day as he hit 73, then claimed a hat-trick in figures of 3-13 in Tetsworth's 167-run victory over Witney Swifts in Division 1 of the OCA League. Wright helped Tetsworth reach 257-9, before he and Greg Quow (3-22) helped
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‘Our fight will go on’
The new chairman of the Vale of White Horse District Council, Julie Mayhew-Archer, has pledged to step up the tempo in the fight to save hospitals in Abingdon and Wantage. Mrs Mayhew-Archer, from Abingdon was elected chairman at the council's annual
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Rotarian rolls out help to Africa
Banbury Rotarian Alan Wolstencroft is planning to make life easier for water-carrying children in Sierra Leone. Mr Wolstencroft is taking an initial consignment of 11 Aquarolls water carriers that can be rolled along on his return visit to the West
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New laws ban traffic from ancient path
Several miles of The Ridgeway across the Berkshire Downs will be free of weekly invasion by recreational vehicles from now on. More than 22 miles of the national trail stretching through Oxfordshire and West Berkshire have been classed as restricted
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City street trading test proves hit
A food market has proved a hit with both residents and traders after a two-day test run at the weekend. Shoppers were able to pick up food, drinks and even a bunch of flowers at stalls set out on Jericho Street, in Oxford, on Friday and Saturday.
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Scourge of vandalism
Vandalism is the scourge of every town and village in Britain. Here in Oxford, we have more than our fair share of the mindless morons. Arson, graffitti and assorted destruction appear to give them a twisted thrill, but there is no consideration given
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Life sentence
I was relieved to hear that Angela Dublin's two-year prison sentence for causing death by dangerous driving in the Oxford Eastern Bypass crash was not extended (Oxford Mail, May 9). My heart goes out to the families of the children who were tragically
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Work together to cut trouble
I write to address concerns of residents of Rose Hill, Oxford, that the problem of antisocial behaviour is at its worst on the estate. While there have been isolated problems in the area over the last week (Oxford Mail, May 17), there has been a significant
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Store takes signs down
After flouting planning rules for two weeks, a call from the Oxford Mail has persuaded Sainsbury's to remove 'illegal' signs from outside their Kidlington store. The retail giant erected the signs on public land in front of the store in Banbury Road
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A40 roadworks delay funerals
Up to 50 funerals at Oxford Crematorium have been delayed because of roadworks at the city's biggest roundabout. A small number of funerals at the crematorium, off Bayswater Road, have been delayed by as much as an hour because mourners have been caught
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Bosses defend referral system
Health bosses in Oxfordshire have defended a controversial new GP referral system. The Clinical Advice and Liaison Service (Cals) came under fire last week after a survey of GPs in Didcot and Wallingford revealed many thought the system had failed.
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Polish man stabbed in the ear at petrol station
Polish security guard Jakub Mucha was dragged out of his car at a petrol station in Oxford by a gang who stabbed him and beat him with baseball bats. Mr Mucha, 20, from Cowley, was at Tesco's petrol station at Oxford retail park, when he was attacked
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Moonwalkers go the distance
Women and men from across Oxfordshire donned glittering pink bras on Saturday for a marathon midnight charity walk through London. They were among the 14,000 women and 1,000 men taking part in this year's Playtex Moonwalk Marathon in aid of breast cancer
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Colleagues rally round for injured paramedic bride
Although Kay Kelly needed a wheelchair to get down the aisle on her wedding day, she had no trouble getting to the church on time. After breaking her leg in three places just eight days before Saturday's ceremony, the 37-year-old paramedic was transported
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Vandals wreck children's theatre figures
Vandals and thieves have robbed children of the fairytale characters they designed for a forthcoming theatre production. Life-size wooden figures of Cinderella and the Fairy Godmother disappeared from outside the Pegasus Theatre, Magdalen Road, East
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Music groups shrug off fire
Oxfordshire's most talented young musicians were on song at the weekend despite an arson attack on the school where they rehearse. They are aiming to hit the right notes when they take on the best in the country at the National Festival for Musical
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Bid to raise £50k in name of murder victim
The family of murdered nursery nurse Becky McGlone have launched an £50,000 appeal to fund a playroom at the Oxford Children's Hospital and name it in her honour. The 23-year-old's brother Richard said he and his parents, Keith, who now lives in Geneva
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Tributes to doctor killed in crash
The family of a woman who died in a car crash near Banbury has revealed that she was a gifted young doctor who had just started her medical career. Dr Margaret Davidson, 26, from Oxford, was killed in the head-on crash at Deddington, on Thursday morning
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Popular priest to deny sex charge
An Oxfordshire priest who has helped raise thousands of pounds for a South African hostel for homeless teenagers is facing child sex charges in the country. Father Tony Hogg, of St James the Great Church in West Hanney, near Wantage, was arrested and