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ELECTION: Tory lead overwhelming
12:57pm Friday 2nd May 2008
Tories have held on to seats in Bloxham and Bodicote and Caversfield, as expected.
Lynda Thirzie Smart, the partner of Oxfordshire County Council leader Keith Mitchell, romped home in Bloxham and Bodicote, defeating Lib Dem candidate Peter Davis by 854 votes.
And in Caversfield, Catherine Fulljames - a former county council chairman - easily beat the Lib Dems' Andy Murray.
The state of play with three seats still to be officially declared is: Conservative 44 councillors; Liberal Democrat four; Labour two.
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Treasure Island: The Theatre Royal, Haymarket
I was set to interview Keith Allen in the run-up to Treasure Island, but he cancelled. I mention this non-event because, Allen not being someone I naturally associate with children’s entertainment, my central question was going to be: “Who’s the target audience?” The poster gave little away. Was it even to be a kids’ show? Would it be dark and/or adult? And how would he be playing Long John Silver? Straight-up murderous or loveable rogue? Having seen the show, I still don’t have my answer. What’s more, I’m not sure the production team has it, either.
My Mother Said That I Never Should: Pegasus Theatre
Charlotte Keatley’s gentle, nostalgic and also vaguely feminist drama My Mother Said I Never Should was the latest production by the ever-reliable Oxford Theatre Guild.
Michael McIntyre: New Theatre, Oxford
One of Sunday’s newspapers reported that Michael McIntyre was on the point of signing a six-figure deal with the BBC and looked in line to succeed to Jonathan Ross’s Saturday night TV slot.
Online guide to Aussie wine
Being someone who works from home I’d have to admit that my tendency to be easily-distracted is not always conducive to being productive.
Deering comes of age for U's
November 18 2008 . . . Oxford United fans may come to remember that date as the day Sam Deering came of age.
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