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Parky at the Pictures (London Film Festival Special, Part One)
Five hundred years ago, the Bard was thrilling the capital and he is very much the star of the show at the 55th BFI London Film Festival. However, his genius comes under scrutiny in Roland Emmerich's Anonymous, which questions whether the plays usually
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Parky at the Pictures (London Film Festival Special, Part Two)
The French Revolutions strand is always one of the most popular at the London Film Festival and the 55th edition presents one of the strongest selections in recent years. The standout title is Michel Hazanavicius's The Artist, a satirical homage to Hollywood
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Parky at the Pictures (London Film Festival Special, Part Three)
There is only one place to start the survey of world cinema at the 55th BFI London Film Festival and that is with Jafar Panahi's This Is Not a Film, which courageously defies a 20-year ban on film-making to provide an insight into life after his imprisonment
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Four pictures of Dorian Gray
STUDENTS from the cast of The Picture of Dorian Gray visited the Ashmolean Museum’s Dutch Art Gallery to get inspiration for their performances at the Oxford Playhouse. The play is a University of Oxford Student Company production and is a new theatrical
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Top crime writer Ian Rankin tells of the 1985 murder that inspired his new book
WHEN crime writer Colin Dexter thought it was time to stop writing about Inspector Morse he didn’t hesitate to kill him off. Fellow crime novelist Ian Rankin faced a similar decision when Inspector John Rebus was nearing retirement, but
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No escape for rogue traders
A ROGUE trader in Oxford repaid his 89-year-old victim £2,400 after failing to returf his lawn properly. The repayment was made by a landscape gardening firm as trading standards officers across Oxfordshire targeted rogue traders in the run-up to national
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Caretaker gives pupils a n-ice treat after decade in job
PUPILS at a primary school near Didcot got a special treat from their caretaker yesterday as he celebrated almost a decade of looking after them. Derek Dodd, from Newlands Avenue, Didcot, has been caretaker at Chilton Primary School in Downside for the
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Dad speaks about life as a house husband
IT USED to be rare for fathers give up their work to look after their young children. But Justin Jansen is just one of those increasing number of doting dads who are giving up work to look after their children. The 39-year-old – who is a stay-at-home
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MOTORCYCLING: Smith injured in Malaysian crash
Oxfordshire's Bradley Smith is out of Sunday's Moto2 race in Malaysia after suffering a broken left collar-bone and bruising to his chest. The 20-year-old, from Forest Hill, near Oxford, crashed on the first lap of practice at Sepang.
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Bicester woman's Biblical quest
A CENTURY ago, a Bible birthday gift was diligently used to record the highs and lows of family life. So when it was recently discovered by Dot Barber, she set about tracking down the family of Mary Beesley, the woman it had first belonged to. Mrs Barber
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Couple celebrate Pub of the Year win
A WANTAGE couple are celebrating after winning a pub of the year title. Brewers Greene King crowned The Lord Nelson, run by managers William Hollinsworth, 39, and his partner Pamela McLauchlan, 40, the best Hungry Horse pub in the UK, beating competition
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Warning over rare diabetes after woman, 28, died
AN “OUTGOING and fashionable” woman died from a rare diabetic episode a week after her 28th birthday. Samantha Igweh fell into a diabetic coma after experiencing an uncommon form of the disease sometimes known as type one-and-a-half diabetes, an inquest
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Barry answers appeal to head Bicester's Poppy Appeal
FEARS the county’s poppy fund could lose out on more than £30,000 this year are over after the Oxford Mail helped find a new appeal organiser for Bicester. On August 29, we reported how the role of organiser had become vacant and without a replacement
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Private ambulance costs are going down
HEALTH chiefs have insisted they are cutting the millions of pounds spent on private ambulances to answer 999 calls. South Central Ambulance Service said it has cut its use of private firms and is using cash saved to take on more in-house staff. The
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Top gardeners awarded for perfect plots
THERE was plenty of spadework for the judges in this year’s Oxford’s Allotment Competition, with more than 70 entrants showing off more juicy fruit and fantastic veg than you can shake a stick of celery at. Seventy-six entrants, from 12 different allotment
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'Don't suck trade out of our town centre'
A PLAN for an out-of-town Sainsbury’s superstore for Chipping Norton should be refused, town councillors say. Chipping Norton Town Council has lodged a formal objection to the London Road plan saying it would suck trade out the town. It wants the site
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United sign Philliskirk on loan
Oxford United today signed 20-year-old striker striker Danny Philliskirk on a month's loan from Sheffield United. The former Chelsea forward will strengthen the United squad , following the ankle injury which will keep Andy Haworth out for
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Hermes pulls his weight in the woods
SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD Ardennes horse Hermes, above with Ralph Mankee, broke out into a sweat this week as she hauled timber across boggy ground at a nature reserve near Abingdon. Hermes has been working at Lashford Lane Fen nature reserve, part
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FIXTURES: October 22-28
SATURDAY FOOTBALL NPOWER LEAGUE TWO Gillingham v Oxford Utd. FA CARLSBERG TROPHY 1st qual round: Leighton Tn v Banbury Utd, Marlow v Didcot Tn, Oxford City v Mangotsfield. FA CARLSBERG VASE 1st round
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FOOTBALL: Kidlington on Ascot alert
Kidlington aim to record back-to-back wins when they host Ascot United in the Premier Division on Saturday. On Tuesday, Kidlington, who will be at full-strength, broke their ten-match winless run with a 2-1 victory at Thame. Headington Amateurs host
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FOOTBALL: Keeper Simmonds is set to return for Oxon derby clash
Old Woodstock Town are set to welcome back keeper Jeff Simmonds when the Uhlsport Hellenic League Division 1 West leaders host Abingdon Town in the FA Vase first round on Saturday. Abingdon have a number of selection problems with Dan Warne, Adam Lovegrove
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Local share prices (AM)
AEA Technology 1.7 BMW 4724 Electrocomponents 206.1 Nationwide Accident Repair 88.5 Oxford Biomedica 5.3 Oxford Catalysts 55.5 Oxford Instruments 774.5 Reed Elsevier 526.5 RM 43.5 RPS Group 169.9 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley, Abingdon
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BADMINTON: Roberts in golden double
JOE Roberts bagged two gold medals in the Badminton England Under 15 Bronze Grade tournament at Worcester. The Brize Norton ace beat David Ip (Warwickshire) 21-16 in the boys’ singles final, then won the doubles with Dan Blair, from Didcot. Blair
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'Who threw my dog from 50ft building?'
A PUPPY may have to have his leg amputated after he was apparently thrown from the top of a multi-story car park. Eighteen-month-old lurcher Ragga’s leg was fractured after plunging 50ft from the top of Oxford’s Westgate car park. Witnesses
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Fears Tesco has won its battle for new store
NEIGHBOURS believe Tesco is now “guaranteed” to open a store on the site of a burnt out pub in Oxford. The supermarket giant’s latest bid is to turn the Fox and Hounds pub in Abingdon Road into a store, without any extra housing. People living nearby
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Man is cleared of tower block rape
A 24-YEAR-OLD man has been unanimously cleared of raping a woman in an Oxford tower block. Zelalem Netsanet fought back tears as jurors at Oxford Crown Court delivered their not-guilty verdicts on three counts of rape after deliberating for under an
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GCSE exam marks fall below average
A WIDENING gap between boys and girls’ GCSE results has caused Oxfordshire’s results to fall below the national average for the first time. New Department for Education figures show 56.8 per cent of pupils achieved five A* to C grades including English
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All the fun of the fair
COUSINS Siena-Maria Williams, right, and Lily Chaplin, left, were all smiles as they enjoyed Banbury’s Michaelmas Fair. They joined revellers who were thrilled by rides stretching down Market Place yesterday afternoon. Three-year-old Lily’s mum Layla
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United squad cooks up a storm
It's a perfect combination – Oxford United fans can feed their faces while helping raise money for the club. The Weber Grill Academy, who have linked up with the U’s this season, have given four of their black One Touch Premium grills to the club. And
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I'm amazed at the charge says U's boss Wilder
Chris Wilder says that when Bristol Rovers and Oxford United players were involved in their minor melee a fortnight ago, referee James Linington handled the situation brilliantly. But the U’s manager says he is “absolutely amazed” at the charge handed
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Cabbages & Kings: Signs of lawless people harming our lovely city
Cold and windy Tuesday might have been, but it didn't stop visitors and local folk alike going about their lawful business. Sarah Leach and Caroline Berry, late of the West End Regeneration Programme and now part of a team aimed at helping to regenerate
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Society will not save us all
RE Big Society and youth clubs, councillor Mallon is being optimistic when he claims Big Society funding will ensure the future of those youth clubs that were hit by county council cuts (Oxford Mail, October 14). The Big Society funding is a one-off
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EU referendum is needed
AT last, news we are to have a referendum to get out of the EU. But that Mr Brown denied us one to enter it. Why do we need one to leave it? I sincerely hope that the great British public will turn out and vote in favour. Apathy could
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We suffer more than MPs
Well now we have heard it all. Our poor hard-done-by MPs are having to see the Parliament doctor because they are suffering stress due to difficulties with expenses and this was contributing to poor mental well-being. So how on earth do these MPs think
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Tough choices on libraries
I reject any allegation of “mismanagement” or “over management” in Paul Carter’s letter (Oxford Mail, October 12). Mr Carter alleges that the experience of working with the county council on the subject of the future of libraries has been “an eye-opener
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Council policy will lead to higher levels of flytipping
On A recent bus journey from Oxford to Witney, I noticed four green garden sacks (originals for garden waste by Oxford City Council) dumped on the side of the road. It is obvious that if you start charging for garden rubbish to be collected you will
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State of city walkways is disgusting and shameful
I just wanted to write to express my disgust with the state of the pavements in East Oxford. Typically the streets are dirtiest around pubs. I’m assuming it is the huge volume of students that seem to be having trouble keeping their drinks
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Oxford United boss Wilder says Jake's new deal is Wright for all
Chris Wilder says that Jake Wright’s new contract is great news for club and player alike. And while delighted that his captain will be at the club for up to 2015, the Oxford United manager says that the former Bradford and Brighton defender
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The fight to prevent cancer
I WAS so sad to read in your article on October 15 that teenager Jack Hatton of Carterton has died of lymphoma after being treated for leukaemia. There should be more highlighting of the causes of such cancers. A friend of mine, researcher Edward
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FOOTBALL: Mudge snaps up Reading keeper
Didcot Town are set to give a debut to young Reading keeper Dean Santangelo when they travel to Marlow in Saturday's first qualifying-round. Teenager Santangelo has signed on loan because regular No 1 Jon Beames again misses out due to personal reasons
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FOOTBALL: On-song Conor stakes a claim
Oxford City boss Mike Ford could give former Oxford United youngster Conor McDonagh the chance to shine at home to Mangotsfield in the first qualifying round on Saturday. McDonagh, who was released by the U’s in the summer, scored a five-timer
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Oxford United skipper Wright delighted with new deal
Jake Wright says that he is determined to keep going higher and higher with Oxford United after agreeing his new deal. “I am really happy to get it signed,” he said. “I have been speaking to the chairman and manager for a while now. “It’s not that
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RUGBY UNION: Sammut's national service
OXFORD Harlequins forward Charlie Sammut misses tomorrow’s National 3 South West clash at home to Old Patesians as he is on international duty with Malta. Sammut is unavailable to face his former club because Malta are preparing for European Nations
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Post office won't open a new branch in Summertown
SUMMERTOWN will not get its post office back because of “insufficient demand”, despite a three-year campaign to get counters re-opened. Post Office Limited bosses say they have examined the case for opening a new branch to open in the North Oxford suburb
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I can get even better, says Clarke
RYAN Clarke says he is in the form of his life at present – but vows he will get even better. The Oxford United goalkeeper has played a big part in the club’s recent good run of form which has seen them climb to third in the npower League Two table.
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City's highways opened to trade
KEBAB vans, peddlers and fast food sellers could pitch up along some of Oxford’s most iconic streets, thanks to a controversial decision by city councillors. Places such Radcliffe Square, Merton Street and South Parks could be available to traders for
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COMMENT: A pitch too far
OXFORD City Council needed to overhaul its street trading licence rules but it is questionable why it has opened up every street as a potential pitch. We have often reported about the problem of suburban streets being turned effectively into car sales
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Unlucky Haworth out for month
Chris Wilder is looking to dip into the loan market once again after Andy Haworth was ruled out for a month with a new ankle injury. The Bury winger has started the last two games for Oxford United after recovering from a previous ankle injury. The
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Challenge issued on the city buses
WHOEVER thought you could weigh in on an age-old theological argument simply by getting on a bus to the shops? But now the war over the existence of God has taken to the most unlikely of battlefields: Oxford’s buses. The backers of an American Christian
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Cerebral palsy treatment makes giant strides
A CENTRE providing intensive physiotherapy to disabled children from across the country has moved to a new, larger centre due to increasing demand. Pip Hoyer Millar launched the Footsteps Centre from her home near Wallingford in 2000 after spending two