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Coach and fire engine collide
The Eastern Bypass between the Heyford Hill roundabout and the Littlemore roundabout - to the south of Oxford - is closed eastbound following a collision between a coach and a fire engine. The collision happened shortly after 7pm. The coach
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30,000 turn out to cheer United through the streets
Singing, cheers, and even some tears, filled the streets of Oxford today as 30,000 people gave Oxford United a heroes’ welcome. Two open-top buses carrying United’s squad reached Broad Street just after 7pm – almost exactly 48 hours after they
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Thief steals distinctive scooter
Police are appealing for information after a distinctive scooter was stolen from Headington. The mint green 200cc Piaggio Vespa PX200E, registration YR52 YNU was stolen from Woodlands Road between Saturday, May 14, and Sunday 15 May.
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30,000 turn out to cheer United through the streets
SINGING, cheers, and even some tears, filled the streets of Oxford today as 30,000 people gave the U’s a heroes’ welcome. Two open-top buses carrying Oxford United’s squad reached Broad Street just after 7pm – almost exactly 48 hours after
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Coach and fire engine collide
The Eastern Bypass between the Heyford Hill roundabout and the Littlemore roundabout - to the south of Oxford - is closed eastbound following a collision between a coach and a fire engine. The collision happened shortly after 7pm. The
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TV woes continue
Questions still hang over how long problems at the Beckley transmitter will affect TV services for people in Oxfordshire. A fire broke out at the mast near Oxford last Thursday, cutting most channels for about 410,000 people. For the
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No end in sight for viewers' TV woes
QUESTIONS still hang over how long problems at the Beckley transmitter will affect TV services for people in Oxfordshire. A fire broke out at the mast, near Oxford, last Thursday, cutting most channels for about 410,000 people. For the past three months
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Greens must be more organised
THE new leader of Ox-ford’s Green Party said the group needs to “get its act together” if it wants to be a political force in the city. The party lost two seats at Oxford City Council elections earlier this month – reducing the number of Green councillors
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Water way to collect pennies
PUPILS at Wheatley Primary School have been ‘spending a penny to save a penny’ for Christian Aid. During Christian Aid week, children put a plastic water bottle in their bathrooms and put money in it every time they went to the toilet. And to top off
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'We deserve cheap theatre tickets'
A PENSIONER has started a campaign to force a theatre to introduce concessions for the over-60s. Gordon Evans, 73, from West Water Way, Didcot, said he was disgusted to find out the publicly-funded Cornerstone Arts Centre offered no standard reduced
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U's fans pack out city centre
More than 1,000 U's fans have already gathered in Broad Street to salute their Wembley heroes. An open-top bus parade is making its way from the Kassam Stadium to the city centre. It is expected to reach Broad Street by 7.30pm. Oxford
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Post war romance has lasted 60 years
A COUPLE who met at a town dance in Wantage after the Second World War have celebrated 60 years of marriage. Reg East, now 83, offered to walk future-wife June home at the end of his first night out after being de-mobbed from the army in 1948. June
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122,000 BMW motorcycles recalled
Thousands of BMW motorcycles, including some owned by British bikers, are being recalled because of a possible brake problem, it has been revealed. The recall, believed to involve around 122,000 machines worldwide, covers various versions of
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Morse takes to stage
A decade after solving his last crime, Inspector Morse is returning to Oxford in a new stage production of the detective show. The play, called House of Ghosts and set in the city, will feature former Doctor Who actor Colin Baker as the Jaguar-driving
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Priest prepares to cycle across France for Help For Heroes
A CATHOLIC priest and Army veteran is set to join a fundraising cycle ride across the battlefields of France. Oxford University’s Catholic chaplain Roger Dawson has been asked to act as chaplain for the Big Battlefield Bike Ride, which is expected
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United fans pack out city centre
More than 1,000 Oxford United fans have already gathered in Broad Street to salute their Wembley heroes. An open-top bus parade is making its way from the Kassam Stadium to the city centre. It is expected to reach Broad Street by 7.30pm. Oxford
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Police seize cannabis plants worth £100k
Police seized more than £100,000 worth of cannabis in a raid on a house in Marston, Oxford. Officers discovered nearly 300 plants at a house in Weldon Road when they forced their way into the property shortly after 1pm yesterday. Plants
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Police seize cannabis plants worth £100k
POLICE seized more than £100,000 worth of cannabis in a raid on a house in Marston, Oxford. Officers discovered nearly 300 plants at a house in Weldon Road when they forced their way into the property shortly after 1pm yesterday. Plants were being cultivated
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Priest prepares to cycle across France for Help For Heroes
A CATHOLIC priest and Army veteran is set to join a fundraising cycle ride across the battlefields of France. Oxford University’s Catholic chaplain Roger Dawson has been asked to act as chaplain for the Big Battlefield Bike Ride, which is expected to
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Morse takes to the stage
A DECADE after solving his last crime, Inspector Morse is returning to Oxford in a new stage production of the detective show. The play, called House of Ghosts and set in the city, will feature former Doctor Who actor Colin Baker as the Jaguar-driving
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Question mark over schools cash
A QUESTION mark hangs over Government cash which would help revamp four Oxfordshire schools. In March it was announced that Oxfordshire was to join the Building Schools for the Future scheme, created to rebuild and transform every secondary school in
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Pupils get alien and a new play area
AN ALIEN created from recycled materials was the centrepiece of an Artweek exhibition at East Oxford Primary School. The school, in Union Street, threw open its doors on Saturday and held a range of activities showing the children’s artistic efforts.
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School could be ‘learning village’
LARKMEAD School in Abingdon could be transformed into an all-ages ‘learning village’, complete with theatre, cinema and sports complex. That is the vision emerging from ongoing consultations into how best to use millions of pounds earmarked to fund a
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Cubs give 70s time capsule an update
BUILDERS have unearthed a time capsule buried in a wall in sheltered accommodation in Littlemore – 19 years too early. Members of the 28th Oxford Cub Scouts buried the capsule at Cardinal House in 1979 with the intention of it being rediscovered 50 years
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Thousand cinemagoers flock to Kubrick festival
NEARLY 1,000 people flocked to this year’s Oxford Mail Film Festival, hosted by the Phoenix Picturehouse in Walton Street, Oxford. The theme of this year’s event – the fourth since the festival began in 2007 – was the work of legendary director
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I’ve become a sucker for tear-jerking films
BE warned. What I am about to reveal is quite possibly the scariest symptom of growing old you will ever hear of. Well, aside from incontinence. But to be fair, I’m not that old, and I don’t think we know each other well enough to talk about that yet.
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Remember the ill
May is ME Awareness Month and, satisfied or not with the shape of the new coalition government, readers may wish to know that Banbury MP Tony Baldry very kindly took the time to acknowledge and respond to our manifesto for ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
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Band tribute to a musical doorman
FOR anyone hitting the clubs of Oxford and Witney in the late ‘90s, doorman Mark Smyth would have been a familiar sight. The cheery father-of-two, from Cowley, worked on the door of the Palace Nightclub, in Witney, and countless Oxford bars and clubs
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Stop moaning
I read Martin Roberts’ letter (Oxford Mail, May 13) about Evan Harris losing his seat and I had to laugh. The guesswork about people not voting is total nonsense. Let me make a few things clear: Although Evan Harris “was not afraid to tackle the really
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MP lost fairly
I WAS surprised that Stephen Hunter was so gutted that Liberal Democrat MP for 13 years Dr Evan Harris was not re-elected for the Oxford West and Abingdon constituency (Oxford Mail, May 12). Dr Harris lost fairly and squarely to Conservative Nicola Blackwood
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Life on our estate is better and safer
I WAS interested to read Peter Wilkinson ranting about the Labour Party and Rose Hill (Oxford Mail, May 7). I presume the letter was submitted in the hope it might make it into the paper before the elections. What Mr Wilkinson perhaps should have mentioned
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True prediction
The predictions of the Green Party that the Liberal Democrats would join a Tory Coalition in a hung Parliament have come true. Those who voted Lib Dem, and their grass roots party activists who were conned into thinking, that they were in some way different
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SCHOOLS' FOOTBALL: Mid Oxon land trophy treble
Mid Oxon Under 14s completed a historic treble by lifting the Oxford Times Cup with a 5-3 win over Vale of White Horse in the final at Old Woodstock Town. With the Vale and Warwickshire Cups already in the bag, Mid Oxon fell behind when Liam Painter
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CRICKET: Horspath's new beginnings
Horspath CC’s new ground is up and running – allowing the go-ahead club to have two teams playing at home on neighbouring pitches. Work started on the Bowley Field ground in 2007 and the first game took place on the opening week of the MP Sports Cherwell
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SCHOOLS' FOOTBALL: Cherwell claim cup brace
Cherwell School’s boys and girls pulled off a double in the Oxfordshire Under 14 Cup finals at Oxford City. The girls set the ball rolling by beating Oxford Academy 7-6 on penalties after the match finished 2-2 after extra time. Cherwell’s boys then
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CRICKET: Hammond shows promise
Fourteen-year-old Miles Hammond underlined his promise by featuring for Gloucestershire 2nd in their championship draw against Kent. The St Edward’s School, Oxford pupil and Oxfordshire Under 14 spinner finished with figures of 15-2-76-0 after playing
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FOOTBALL: Witney's wonders
Witney United’s youngsters clinched the Allied Counties Youth League's North Division title with a 7-0 crushing of Old Woodstock Town. Chris Zoldan led the way with a hat-trick, with Conor Allmond (2), Sam McNally and Sam Wright rounding off the scoring
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FOOTBALL: Rendell rifles Eagles to glory
Lee Rendell scored twice as Yellow Eagles soared to a 3-0 win over Rutherford Lab in the Autotype UTV LEague's Alan Alder Memorial Trophy final. Ben Crawford was also on target for Division 3A outfit Eagles as they conquered their second division opponents
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CRICKET: Shipton fall foul of rules
Shipton-under-Wychwood 3rd have lost all the points they won in a 148-run thrashing of Challow & Childrey 3rd in MP Sports Cherwell League Division 10. As a result, Challow sit top of the table with a maximum 50 points from 50, while Buckingham Town
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FOOTBALL: Oxford Irish in double delight
Oxford Irish clinched the league and cup double with a thrilling 4-3 win over Quarry 09 in the RT Harris Oxford City FA Premier Division title decider. Piers McGlynn completed a brace with Irish’s winner, adding to earlier goals from Thomas Conway and
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CRICKET: Strauss backs Australia tour
England captain and former Oxfordshire Colt Andrew Strauss has given his backing for the county under 19 team’s winter tour to Australia. The county are sending a squad of 16 down under in a ground-breaking tour, which co-incides with England’s Ashes
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CRICKET: Cumnor praised for cup gesture
Cumnor have been commended for their sportsmanship after offering to decline a bye in the Bernard Tollett Oxfordshire Cup. The MP Sports Cherwell League Division 1 club were due to face Kingston Bagpuize in the preliminary round. Bagpuize had missed
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Local share prices (PM)
AEA Technology 20 BMW 3395 Electrocomponents 227.9 Gladstone 33.5 Nationwide Accident Repair 89 Oxford Biomedica 10.25 Oxford Catalyst 65.5 Oxford Instruments 269.25 Reed Elsevier 501.25 RM 178.5 RPS Group 210.6 Courtesy
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Temperature set to soar
Temperatures in the week ahead are likely to soar to up to 10 degrees above the average for this time of year, a forecaster has said. Londoners will enjoy warm weather this weekend, with the mercury rising to up to 25C on Saturday, MeteoGroup
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AUNT SALLY: Townsend haul turns the tide
Cricketers’ John Townsend clanged off 16 dolls as they came from behind to hold off Gladiators’ challenge with a 2-1 victory in the Premier Division/Section 1. After Cricketers set 30, Gladiators could muster only 13, from their first four players.
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United parade to affect bus services
Bus operators are expecting some city services to be delayed by tonight’s open-top parade to celebrate Oxford United’s Wembley win. Stagecoach has said it expected heavy delays on its 1, 10 and 12 services which travel along the Cowley Road to Blackbird
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Parade to affect bus services
BUS operators are expecting some city services to be delayed by tonight’s open top parade to celebrate Oxford United’s Wembley win. Stagecoach has said it expects heavy delays on its 1, 10 and 12 services which travel along the Cowley Road to Blackbird
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Met Office defends ash cloud claim
The Met Office has defended its forecasting after claims that the ash cloud that caused flight chaos on Monday "did not exist". British Airways chief executive Willie Walsh was among airline leaders highly critical of the Met Office forecasting
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County homes in £1m street list
There are nearly 2,000 streets in England where the average property costs more than £1m with some in Oxfordshire, a new report has revealed. The county is in the top ten of unitary authority areas which have the highest number of streets reaching values
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Local share prices (AM)
AEA Technology 20 BMW 3353 Electrocomponents 228.2 Gladstone 33.5 Nationwide Accident Repair 88.5 Oxford Biomedica 10.25 Oxford Catalyst 68 Oxford Instruments 265.25 Reed Elsevier 503.25 RM 177 RPS Group 208.2 Courtesy of Redmayne
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What's in a name?
The Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys is holding a free business advice day on May 27. Delegates can discover the various forms of trade marks and how they apply to words, names, sounds and logos. The event takes place at the Kassam Stadium, Grenoble
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Insight into the future of the economy
Now the General Election result has been decided - all eyes will be focused on the economy. Tax programmes, the recession, and government bail-outs are some of the areas that Graeme Leach, the Institute of Directors' chief economist and head of policy
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New air zone to cut ash disruption
The threat of flight restrictions from volcanic ash has been reduced with the introduction of new measures allowing planes to fly when there is more ash in the air. After weeks of misery for airlines and passengers, the new Time Limited Zone
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United parade tonight
Oxford United's footballers will be saluted by fans tonight. Supporters have been invited to gather in Broad Street where they will be able to show their appreciation at 7.15pm. The players and management will start their parade at the
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Government to review school rebuild cash
A question mark hangs over Government cash which would help revamp four Oxfordshire schools. It was announced in March that Oxfordshire was to join the Building Schools for the Future scheme, which was created to rebuild and transform every
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Bungee in the buff
CHEEKY Mark Haslett kept his word by bungee jumping naked from 200ft. The Appleford pub landlord pledged to make a daredevil leap in his birthday suit if it managed to raise more than £500 for military charity Help For Heroes. When friends
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Council bail-out for carnival
Council leaders have pledged a £40,000 funding lifeline to the Cowley Road Carnival to ensure it returns to the road. Trustees of the annual event feared the carnival would have to be scaled down after the Arts Council rejected their bid for a £50,000
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Wilder seeks to sign top trio
Oxford United boss Chris Wilder hopes to tie up new contracts for Wembley heroes Jake Wright, Alfie Potter and Matt Green. All three players have been on loan to the U’s this season, with Potter and Green on season-long stays from Peterborough
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Cowley Road Carnival gets a council bail-out
COUNCIL leaders have pledged a £40,000 funding lifeline to the Cowley Road Carnival to ensure it returns to the road. Trustees of the annual event feared the carnival would have to be scaled down after the Arts Council rejected their bid for a £50,000
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Councils right to rescue Cowley Road Carnival
OXFORD city and county councils deserve a lot of credit for working together to provide a lifeline to keep the Cowley Road Carnival in the road. The trustees have had good intentions but they had not been able to secure all the money they wanted
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Town & Gown deserves praise
IT HAS been a little overshadowed given Oxford United’s Wembley win, but once again the weekend’s Town & Gown was a spectacular success. With more than 3,000 runners taking part, organisers are hopeful they have raised £100,000. It should take the grand
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Search starts for Oxfordshire's bonniest baby
THE Oxford Mail is launching a new search for Oxfordshire’s bonniest baby or toddler. We have teamed up with Debenhams and Fraser Photography for this year’s Baby of the Year competition. Last time, more than 800 tots and toddlers took
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Make a token effort to help your school
PRIMARY schools are today invited to start bidding for cash for sporting facilities in a special Olympic-themed competition. For the second year running, the Oxford Mail has teamed up with Abingdon-based construction company Leadbitter to offer one lucky
