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Cyclist suffers horrific injuries
An Oxford chef is recovering from horrific injuries after crashing to the ground from his cycle while riding home from his new job. Anthony Harris Anthony Harris had just finished a shift as head chef at Porters' restaurant in Little Clarendon Street
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Annette Mates
Annette Mates, who spent her life in teaching and charity work, has died aged 97. She was a resident at Rush Court home for the elderly in Wallingford. Mrs Mates, pictured, was born in Essex. Her mother, Margaret Pearse, was one of the first women doctors
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Boxing: Wright's brave bid ends in last eight
Berinsfield welterweight Robbie Wright bowed out of of the ABA Junior Championships when he lost on points to Lancashire's Hosea Burton in the quarter-finals at Liverpool. Wright, 17, enjoyed better fortune when he was his club's lone victor when a ten-strong
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RUGBY: England trio on final duty
ENGLAND rugby stars Jason Robinson, Charlie Hodgson and Mark Cueto will be gracing Oxford's Kassam Stadium next month as Sale take on Pau in the European Challenge Cup final. And the omens seem in favour of the Sharks repeating their success at the same
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RUGBY: Wanderers in appeal to RFU
HENLEY Wanderers have appealed to the Rugby Football Union so that they can take part in the Southern Counties League promotion play-off. By beating Grove in their final match on Saturday, Wanderers finished second in the North Division table and so qualified
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Athletics: Bayliss hits top treble
WITNEY Roadrunners boys' team took an early lead in their bid to retain their Fit-2-Run Oxfordshire Junior League title, as the new season got under way at Drayton School on Sunday. However, it is all-change in the girls' competition, with Oxford City
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Golf: Wonder Woolley lands Faldo prize
Teenage ace Tom Woolley carded his best performance with a joint-first place finish in the prestigious Nick Faldo Series. The Chipping Norton youngster tied for the lead in the under 16 section with a gross 74 (nett 70) at Royal West Norfolk. This placed
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Speedway: Hamill sets sights on Machine comeback
Californian Billy Hamill breezed into Sandy Lane looking as fit as a fiddle - but his outward appearance couldn't disguise the fact that he suffered serious injuries in a crash at Swindon before Easter. Oxford Silver Machine's clash with Arena Essex Hammers
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Football: Super Sam is the man for Highfield
Morrells of Oxford Sunday League: Sam Donaldson smashed a hat-trick as Highfield booked their place in the League Cup final with a 4-0 victory over Premier Division rivals Star Royal. It means that Highfield, the Sam Waters Cup winners, are still on for
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April 28: It's your decision
In the 76 years we have been producing the Oxford Mail, we have been accused of being for or against almost every political party you could think of. But we pride ourselves with the statement that appears below this column every day. We are fully independent
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Royal helps lady on horse bring rhyme to life
The unveiling of Banbury's Lady on a White Horse statue, pictured, by the Princess Royal yesterday (April 27) was cheered by a large crowd. Some of the crowd had waited since early morning for a glimpse of Princess Anne and a first look at the statue,
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Ex-game hunter on trail of Beast
A man who is more used to tracking big game through the forests of Tanzania has turned his skills to the Oxfordshire countryside in the hunt for the so-called Beast of Burford. John Collinson, 78, was a warden at the Ugalla Game Reserve in western Tanzania
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School head leaves on top
A high-flying Oxford head has been shortlisted for a Headteacher of the Year award within days of announcing his resignation. Adrian Percival, 43, who has helped Matthew Arnold School become one of the most improved schools nationally, will be doing the
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Hopefuls queue up
So many young hopefuls turned up at auditions for a youth production of Me and My Girl at Oxford's New Theatre that the organisers have had to arrange a second date. Wannabe actors and dancers flocked to the theatre on Sunday, April 24, in a bid to secure
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Football: Deadly Davies doubles up
Oxford Utd Res 2, Aldershot Res 0: Oxford United's young player of the year Craig Davies celebrated his award by scoring both goals in last night's Pontins Combination game against Aldershot, played behind closed doors at the Kassam Stadium. With the
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FOOTBALL: Tardif shows his delight
Chris Tardif could not hide his delight at being named Oxford United's players' player of the year. The former Portsmouth goalkeeper admitted to being surprised at the award, but honoured that his teammates think so highly of him. In a largely disappointing
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Football: Deano's beano!
Dean Whitehead is set to land a £65,000 windfall for helping Sunderland back into the Premiership. Black Cats chairman Bob Murray has confirmed that the players will share a £1m bonus for achieving promotion. And the cash will be split according to how
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Under false pretences
The assorted Labour activists who write pleading with voters to re-elect Andrew Smith (Oxford Mail, April 23), despite the fact that they disagree with his support for the war in Iraq (and no doubt a few other key policies), are only fooling themselves
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Proposal ends in tears of joy
When a Wheatley woman was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis she told her partner to leave her for his own sake -- but a year later he proposed in a pub crowded with her friends and family. Lisa Honey, 33, of The Avenue, couldn't speak as tears rolled
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Dog tax claim is 'barking mad'
A Tory campaign leaflet claiming pensioners could face a 'dog tax' has been criticised for being silly and misleading. Conservative candidates Mike and Marilyn Badcock, of Abingdon, have delivered leaflets saying the proposal by the Liberal Democrats
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What are these parents doing?
I have very happy memories living at Wood Farm, Oxford. We had cycle speedway, football in the parks, Wood Farm woods, Shotover, Town Furze tip and a new community centre. The community centre was set up by local residents -- Royston Williams, the Wains
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Tony Binks
Wartime fighter pilot Tony "Binxie" Binks came to the end of the runway and died aged 89. His wife Vivienne said in a newspaper obituary notice: "He decided, having reached the end of the runway, to take off on April 8." The former pub landlord died in
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Sir Henry Fisher
SIR Henry Fisher, a former president of Wolfson College, Oxford, has died aged 87. The graduate college was still in its formative years when he took over in 1975, but was a thriving institution by the time he left -- 10 years later. He regarded his period
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Football: Maynard sinks Horseshoe
Autotype UTV League: Jason Maynard bagged a brace as Bell Grove put a dent in Horseshoe's Division 2 promotion hopes with a 2-1 victory. Steve Godfrey netted Horseshoes' consolation. Brian Rawlings hammered a hat trick as Dorchester United overcame Didcot
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Ice hockey: Stars in uphill task to blunt Scimitars
Oxford City Stars face an uphill task in the English National League Cup semi-final after going down 6-4 at home to holders Sheffield Scimitars in the first leg. Stars iced their strongest team for several weeks, and coach Dan Prachar changed tactics
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Derrick Burfitt
Derrick Burfitt, who has died aged 77, was a fine athlete in his youth, ranking ahead at one stage of the first sub-four-minute miler Roger Bannister. He enjoyed an impressive series of running successes after winning the national youth cross country
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RUGBY: Quins lift Veterans Cup
OXFORD Harlequins lifted the Oxfordshire Knockout Vets Cup for the first time with a 24-12 win over Bicester in the final at Chinnor. Bicester opened the scoring with an early try through Granville Williams, but Quins hit back with centre Steve Chadbone
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RUGBY: Matthews in sevens heaven
WILL Matthews is hopeful of keeping his place in England's squad for the London Sevens after an impressive debut in Singapore. The Gloucester No 8, from Brize Norton, excelled in Asia, but admits he still faces a fight to play in the home leg of the IRB
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Golf: City extend lead with victory over holders
Defending champions Frilford Heath became the latest victims of newly promoted Oxford City as they extended their 100 per cent record in the Shaw & Co Oxfordshire Foursomes League. City are now four-and-a-half points clear at the top of Section 1
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Inspector named in police memorial
A Banbury police inspector who died after being run over at a roadblock in Oxfordshire almost 40 years ago has been remembered in a national police memorial. Insp James Bradley, who was 41 and married with three children, died a month after being run
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Biotech firm has no more fever vaccine
An Oxford biotech firm has run out of stock of yellow fever vaccine, triggering a nationwide shortage. Chiron Vaccines, part of US-based Chiron Corporation, which has its UK headquarters at Oxford Science Park, was one of the two suppliers of yellow fever
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Schoolboy's bright idea halts flying menace
In the week of the 25th anniversary of film director Alfred Hitchcock's death -- which falls tomorrow (April 29) -- one Abingdon school has ensured there will be no repeat of scenes from his movie The Birds. After a flock of seagulls began patrolling
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Attack arrests
Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with a serious assault on a Cowley social club steward. Chris Parrott, 50, was left covered in blood after the attack outside the Morris Motors Athletics and Social Club a month ago. The alleged attack took
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FOOTBALL: Craig's debt to coach
Craig Davies said that youth team coach Darren Patterson should take the credit for his award as Oxford United's young player of the year - after keeping him on the straight and narrow. The former Manchester City striker burst onto the scene at United
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Victims of the flood
With reference to the flood in Harold White Close, Risinghurst, Oxford (Oxford Mail, April 18), if it had not been for my dogs barking, I would not have been woken from an afternoon nap. When I looked out of the window to see what was upsetting them,
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Biotech firm has no more fever vaccine
An Oxford biotech firm has run out of stock of yellow fever vaccine, triggering a nationwide shortage. Chiron Vaccines, part of US-based Chiron Corporation, which has its UK headquarters at Oxford Science Park, was one of the two suppliers of yellow fever
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Postal service getting better
SIR -- I refer to your story, Rise in stamp price provokes criticism (Oxford Mail, April 11). It doesn't surprise me to read that the doom and gloom merchants of the Oxford Consumer Group are having another pop at the postal service. I'm tired of these
