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  • 'Don't desert us', plead fans to Kassam

    'DON'T give up on us' was the plea from Oxford United fans to Firoz Kassam. Messages of support for the club's owner poured in to the Oxford Mail following yesterday's events in the High Court. Kassam has hinted that he may sell up and walk away from

  • Cowley will still produce estate

    Workers at Cowley have been told that plans to produce an estate version of the Rover 75, codenamed the R41, at Cowley will not be affected by the Rover Group sell-off. The first pre-production versions of the car, which is due to go on sale later this

  • Kassam: I may pull out of U's

    Firoz Kassam will decide by tomorrow how long he is to remain as Oxford United's owner - and could make an announcement next week about pulling out. It follows yesterday's High Court verdict which opens the way for a judicial review on Oxford City Council's

  • Rapist doctor faces extradition

    A doctor who practised in Oxfordshire despite being convicted of rape and sex offences is now facing extradition to Holland. The Oxford Mail revealed this week that Dr Peter De Bruijn, 50, had been working as a GP in Oxford, Witney, Clifton Hampden and

  • It's a big blow, says boss Den

    OXFORD United's management are desperately hoping that the gloom from yesterday's High Court decision does not transmit to the team who have a vital home game against Notts County today in their bid to beat relegation, writes JON MURRAY. "It's a big blow

  • Pool wins go-ahead for 2001

    A long-awaited indoor swimming pool should be up and running in Chipping Norton by the end of next year. The Sports Lottery Board announced last week that it would put £2m towards a £4m leisure centre at Chipping Norton School. Now officers from West

  • Rugby star faces life in jail for rape

    Serial rapist Graham Rankine has had his sentencing adjourned after a judge asked for more details about the sex offender's past. Rankine, 41, of Balfour Road, Blackbird Leys, Oxford, is facing a lengthy prison term after admitting attempted rape, robbery

  • Scouting out a safer way to school

    Volunteers set up their own Ground Force team to tackle an overgrown lane near a primary school. The lane, close to Blake School in Cogges, Witney, was picked out as a dangerous place by the winner of Oxfordshire's Safety Scout 1999 competition, ten-year-old

  • £10m debt forecast for hospitals

    A DEBT of £10m has been forecast for acute hospitals in Oxfordshire. The huge bill could hit centres under the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust by the end of March next year. And the cash-strapped Oxfordshire Health Authority, which gives a share

  • Kassam: I may pull out of U's

    Firoz Kassam will decide by tomorrow how long he is to remain as Oxford United's owner - and could make an announcement next week about pulling out. It follows yesterday's High Court verdict which opens the way for a judicial review on Oxford City Council's

  • Edredon triumph is a dream for Knight

    TWO days after Edredon Bleu and Lord Noelie gave her a dream double at the Cheltenham Festival, Wantage trainer Henrietta Knight admits she still can't quite believe it. Edredon Bleu's dramatic short-head victory over Direct Route in the Queen Mother