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Stories for 18 May 1998

Oxfordshire Business

100mph rail link set to boost prices

A NEW high speed rail link between Banbury and London is expected to boost house prices throughout north Oxfordshire.  more...

Oxfordshire News

Gems raid on city store

TERRIFIED shop staff were ordered to lie down on the floor while armed men stole jewellery worth £250,000 from an Oxford city centre shop.  more...

Darts duo set record for the longest game

A HUGE cheer from drinkers greeted the moment the world record for the longest game of darts was broken after a non-stop marathon at an Oxford pub.  more...

Young winners WILL go to the ball!

ELEVEN-year-old Kirsty Ryan will be the belle of the ball when she appears on the Oxford Mail float as Cinderella.  more...

Crooked coroner jailed for three years

DISGRACED coroner Lionel Skingley has begun a three-year jail sentence for plundering nearly £1m from clients to fund a champagne lifestyle in Oxfordshire.  more...

Mayor Carole to defy her critics

OUTSPOKEN councillor Carole Roberts plans to defy her critics by becoming Oxford's first political Lord Mayor.  more...

Boy cuts mouth on hook in gum

BUBBLE-GUM chewer Matthew Chambers had a nasty surprise when he bit into a piece of bubbly - and was stabbed in the mouth by a hook.  more...

Man loses his leg as accident injures two

SURGEONS had to amputate a man's leg after an elderly driver ran into his Land Rover and horsebox as he was changing a flat tyre near Wantage.  more...

Oxford fun run is huge success

MORE than 1,500 runners braved soaring temperatures to make the Oxford Mail Town and Gown Fun Run another searing success.  more...

Oxfordshire Sport

Clarke reigns at The Oxfordshire

IT was another Sunday to forget for Colin Montgomerie, but a memorable weekend for Ryder Cup teammate Darren Clarke.  more...

Hurry a big hit

GRESHAM Oxford Cheetahs' young England star Paul Hurry put up a spirited performance to take the bronze medal in the British speedway final at a sweltering Coventry Stadium yesterday.  more...