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  • Goring Robins 1 Didcot Town Youth 4

    Didcot made it nineteen out of nineteen with a comfortable victory against Goring. The first game was tight with very few chances. Charlie McDermaid had already hit the bar for Didcot when Tyler Brown scored from Declan Hargreaves corner. The second half

  • Parking charges to go ahead

    CONTROVERSIAL charges to park on Oxford’s streets are set to be introduced despite a public backlash. Oxfordshire County Council plans to reinstate on-street charges in the city centre on Sundays and in the evenings. A flat rate of £2.50 will be charged

  • Show's finally over for New Theatre stalwart Peggy

    OXFORD’S oldest theatre stalwart took her final bow at the New Theatre yesterday – 71 years after she started. Peggy Barson began working at the George Street theatre in 1940, when she was aged just 19. But as she approached her 91st birthday, she decided

  • May Morning decisions pay off as no revellers jump

    May morning passed without incident today as tight security measures meant no one jumped from Magdalen Bridge. About 18,000 people gathered to hear Magdalen College choir sing at 6am. It was the first year the bridge had been open since

  • COMMENT: On track for a great city event

    W E HAVE spent the last couple of weeks telling you about events which have been called off. Disappointment has littered these pages with news of the cancellation of Cowley Road Carnival – in the road at least – and the delayed Barton Bash. But, don

  • New premises for metal group

    A company which specialises in metal detectors for industry has moved into new premises after major growth. Fortress Technology Europe has more than trebled its workforce to 20 and uprooted from the Banbury Business Park to a 10,500sq ft facility on