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• JOHN GRIMES

  GRIMES John Edward (Brusher) Passed away in J.R. 13 May 2011. Aged 73 years, formerly of Benfield and Loxley. Funeral service, Oxford Crematorium Tuesday 31 May at 10.30 am. Thanks to all staff at Townsend House.

• CLARICE COLES

  COLES Clarice Elizabeth 23rd May No happy returns just wonderful and special memories. God Bless you Love Derek, Diane, Julie, Louise and Richard xxxxx

• BEV WYATT

  WYATT Beverly No happy returns on this your Birthday Bev. Love and fond memories Granville.

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  HARRY SMITH

  HARRY SMITH Happy 75th Birthday. Have a great day Lots of love ALL THE FAMILY. XXXX

• ANN HAZELL

  HAZELL Ann Patricia Passed away peacefully at home on 17th May 2011, aged 70. Will be sadly missed by sons David and Peter, daughter in laws, grandchildren and much loved sisters Jean and Pam. Funeral Service will take place at St Mary the Virgin…

• hannah leggett

  HANNAH LEGGETT Have a great 21st Birthday. Love from, Mum, Dad, Gemma, Krystal, Marilyn & Poppy. xxxx

• VIOLET CLEAR

  CLEAR Violet Winifred Passed peacefully away at St.Lukes Nursing Home on 16th May aged 94 years. The much loved Mother of Susan and Mother-in-law to Ricky. Vie will be greatly missed by her Grandchildren Rebecca and Lee, her Great Grandchildren…

• NEAL JEFFERIES

  JEFFERIES Neal Joseph So sadly taken from us 1 year ago today We did not know that morning what sorrow the day would bring When a heart of gold stop beating we could not do a thing. It broke our hearts to lose you but you did not go alone for part…

• All change at top of Vale council

  Vale of White Horse District Council has elected Alison Thomson as its new chairman.

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  'Mum in a million' opens new Cowley store

  MORE than 200 people queued to see a “mum in a million” open a new Asda Living store in Oxford.

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  Oxfam appeals for vintage clothes after major warehouse blaze

  The manager of Oxfam’s first shop is heading an appeal for people to donate vintage clothes after a major warehouse fire.

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  Campaigners want bus link restored

  FORMER Green councillor Craig Simmons has criticised Oxford Bus Company for changing a busy route serving East Oxford.

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  Sign up and hit the charity trail

  CHILDREN’S charity the NSPCC has urged people to pull on their walking boots and take part in an annual fundraiser.

• Fewer letters force closure of mail delivery office

  ROYAL Mail will close its Carterton delivery office and move staff to Witney in spring 2012.

• Local share prices (PM)

  AEA Technology 4.2

• Scales of Justice

  People convicted of offences at magistrates courts in Oxfordshire recently: Freyja Snowe, 45, of Warwick Street, Oxford, admitted possessing cannabis (Class B) in Abingdon on September 16. Given a three-month curfew and told to pay £85 costs.

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  Parents have chance to save tiny village school

  PARENTS fighting to keep open a tiny village school believe they have scored their best chance yet to save it, despite a report saying it can be lawfully closed.

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  Hannah has designs on schools fund

  A WHEATLEY school pupil has been selected to design the logo of a new international project.

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  Birds use pub ashtray as nest

  A FAMILY of birds has nested in an ashtray outside a riverside pub in Oxford.

• County 'being held to ransom by incinerator opponents'

  A LEGAL bid to overturn a plan to build a giant Incinerator at Ardley is set to go before the High Court in July.

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  The sky's the limit as granny goes paragliding

  A WHEELCHAIR-BOUND grandmother has taken up paragliding at the age of 85.

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  Celebs step out to support Silver Star baby unit

  CELEBRITIES, surgeons, mums and children joined together to raise cash – and say thanks – for a hospital baby unit.

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  Walkers out in force to beat breast cancer

  BREAST cancer survivors were joined by celebrities in turning the grounds of Blenheim Palace into a sea of pink for charity.

• Deering joins Barnet

  Oxford United's Sam Deering has agreed to join League 2 rivals Barnet subject to a medical. The winger made 29 starts and 36 substitute appearances for the U's and scored four goals.

• Stores conned by card fraud

  A con artist has stolen hundreds of pounds from stores in the Witney area using a pre-paid card.

• Local share prices (AM)

  AEA Technology 4.25

• COMMENT: Another chapter for libraries

  THE story of our threatened libraries is almost enough to warrant a novel in itself.

• Man's life 'saved by smoke alarm'

  A MAN had a lucky escape after managing to put out a chip pan fire at his home.

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  Prince's visit hits a royal high note

  PRINCE Charles proved a hit with parishioners in an Oxfordshire village when he dropped by for a concert.

• BBC cut would deprive us of local news

  As John Fray said in last Tuesday’s Oxford Mail, the shutting down of BBC broadcasts from Oxford would deprive the city of its dedicated programmes. But it would also be a great loss to the whole of the South Midlands, which would no longer be…

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  CRICKET: Super Laudat is Oxford saviour

  Stuart Laudat was the star of the show as Oxford edged past Welwyn Garden City by two wickets on Saturday to go top of Division 1.

• RESULTS: 21/22

  SERIOUS CRICKET HOME COUNTIES PREMIER LEAGUE Division 1 High Wycombe 299-6 (61 ovs, J Benning 110), Bishop’s Stortford 134 (42.1 ovs, D Blacktopp 77). High Wycombe 25pts, Bishop’s Stortford 3.

• Libraries get a stay of execution

  LIBRARIES in Oxfordshire have been given a stay of execution after it was revealed no cash would be cut from their budgets this year.

• CRICKET: Horspath battle to salvage draw

  Horspath fought a rearguard action to secure a battling draw at home to Gerrards Cross in Division 2 West.

• CRICKET: Ryan’s terrific haul is in vain

  Luke Ryan claimed a superb six-wicket haul, but finished on the losing side as Banbury were beaten by ten runs at Harpenden in Division 1.

• Town & Gown was a memorable event

  It was great to see a picture of Mike Cleaver presenting the trophies at the Oxford Town & Gown 10k race in aid of Muscular Dystrophy (Oxford Mail, May 16).

• Check your health insurance card

  REGARDING the letter about renewing the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) (Oxford Mail, May 19), anyone who received their European Health Insurance card years ago should carefully check the expiry date before travelling to an EU country.

• A music industry insider shares his experiences

  IT probably sounds a bit pretentious to call myself a music industry insider, but this is how I’ve often been described in my role providing DJs and bands for a spectrum of private and corporate events.

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  Birthday party brings old classmates back together

  JEFF Samways’s 60th birthday party doubled up as a school reunion.

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  Final flickers of gas lamps

  THE discovery of a batch of old newspapers brought back memories of the days when gas lamps lit Oxford streets.

• Gareth's an inspiring teacher

  With reference to your article on Gareth Malone (Oxford Mail, May 16), some time ago, we watched the TV programme Gareth Malone’s School for Boys, in which a desperate headteacher had asked him to help overturn the abysmally low reading ability…

• RAF men endured hard times hitchhiking

  BOB Hounslow had some scary moments as he hitchhiked to and from camp during his National Service with the RAF.

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  The changing face of Bicester

  A CLASSROOM opened at Cooper School in 1988 to help pupils arriving from primary school. It was intended to make the move less scary. Divisional educational officer Joan Crouch, who cut a red ribbon to open it, is seen in the first picture with two…

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  Team triumphed in Aunt Sally final

  THESE were some of the top players in that popular Oxfordshire pub game, Aunt Sally.

• Enter animal art contest

  There are just a few days left to send in entries for Animal Aid’s nationwide youth art and poetry competition.

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  Riverside outing picture poses puzzle

  THESE smartly-dressed folk were happy to pose for the cameraman in all their finery.

• RESULTS: Greyhounds 21/22

  SATURDAY’S RESULTS 7.35: 1 CARE CHOICE 3-1, 2 Gangster Express 2-1 fav. Trio: (1x2x5). Trainer: Bicknell. Time: 27.84.

• History is littered with tinpot tyrants

  I cannot say I am surprised by the sacking of Ian Hudspeth from Oxfordshire County Council by its leader Keith Mitchell.

• School place allocation is still unfair

  I am not a complete idiot. I understand that if a school is full then a school is full.

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  United’s owner hails Thomas influence

  Oxford United owner Ian Lenagan said he ‘could not speak highly enough’ of the job Kelvin Thomas has done at the club.

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  Thousands attend Christians' 'Love Oxford' event

  CHRISTIANS were told to be bold about their faith as they gathered in Oxford to celebrate their religion.

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  Night of honours

  Alan Hodgkinson admitted to being humbled by his recognition award.

• Teenager recovering after Abingdon stabbing

  A TEENAGER was last night recovering after a stabbing in Abingdon.

• COMMENT: Welcome news for Westgate

  HEADLINES over the past few months have been dominated by cutbacks.

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  Revived Westgate Centre revamp could include cinema

  CINEMA screens could be the star of the show at the new Westgate Shopping Centre, the Oxford Mail can reveal.

• SCHOOL CONTEST: Time running out to enter

  TIME is running out for schools wishing to enter our “School Build SOS” competition and have a chance of winning a £7,500 revamp.

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