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• Leicester to visit Oxford City in FA Cup first round

  19-10-2026 20:13 via BBC News
  
  Leicester City will travel to National League North side Oxford City in the 2026-27 FA Cup first round - five years after winning the competition.
  
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• Teen not qualified to fell tree that killed him, inquest hears

  19-10-2026 19:11 via BBC News
  
  Jonty Parkinson, who was the nephew of Gary Lineker, died in Oxfordshire in 2024.
  
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• Man jailed after injuring pedestrians in crash

  19-10-2026 16:39 via BBC News
  
  Romario Qatja mounted the pavement and ran into two men in Oxford on 13 September 2025.
  
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• Watch: Drug driver banned after crashing into pole

  19-10-2026 13:04 via BBC News
  
  Emma Dutton had fallen asleep at the wheel when her car hit a pole in Oxfordshire earlier this year.
  
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• Meet Colin, the barefoot barber of Cutteslowe

  19-10-2026 12:14 via BBC News
  
  The Oxford hairdresser gave up wearing shoes more than 20 years ago.
  
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• Charity assists boats along drought-affected canal

  19-10-2026 07:13 via BBC News
  
  The 248-year-old Tooley's Boatyard in Banbury has been on the brink of closure.
  
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• Should fireworks lose their bang?

  19-10-2026 07:08 via BBC News
  
  Some displays are swapping explosions for lasers as the government weighs cutting fireworks noise.
  
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• Planning decision success improving, says council

  18-10-2026 08:33 via BBC News
  
  Cherwell District Council was stripped of its right to make decisions on major applications.
  
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• Artist honoured her surgeon with his portrait

  18-10-2026 08:33 via BBC News
  
  Ruth Swain tells the story of her breast cancer diagnosis and how she painted Dr Gerald Gui.
  
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• How wedding content creators take you from aisle to Insta

  18-10-2026 08:29 via BBC News
  
  A growing industry is helping newly weds post video content on social media 24 hours after their big day.
  
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• Flying Scotsman filmed chugging through countryside

  17-10-2026 17:39 via BBC News
  
  The legendary locomotive is taking journeys between Newbury Racecourse station and Didcot Parkway.
  
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• Can employee ownership protect independent brewers?

  17-10-2026 08:20 via BBC News
  
  Rebellion Brewery says it believes it has found a way to secure its future amid industry uncertainty.
  
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• Hosepipe ban to continue throughout autumn

  17-10-2026 08:17 via BBC News
  
  Thames Water urges customers to continue saving water "where they can" throughout autumn.
  
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• Group makes formal complaint over stadium plans

  15-10-2026 17:28 via BBC News
  
  Campaigners say the failure to designate a woodland as "ancient" will leave it unprotected.
  
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• Attempt to quash asylum housing plans over safety

  14-10-2026 22:10 via BBC News
  
  Piddington residents visited Parliament to see the Tories table a motion ending the plans.
  
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• Patients' frustration at GP surgery's AI receptionist

  14-10-2026 16:40 via BBC News
  
  Newbury Street Practice, in Wantage, began using the AI Andi triage system in July.
  
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• RAF teams take part in medical demonstrations

  14-10-2026 07:11 via BBC News
  
  Tactical Medical Wing carried out a series of exercises in a hangar at RAF Brize Norton.
  
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• Museum marks 60 years celebrating county's heritage

  14-10-2026 07:11 via BBC News
  
  The Oxfordshire Museum in Woodstock will celebrate its diamond jubilee at a special event on Thursday.
  
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• Man accused of money laundering for honeytrap killers

  13-10-2026 17:13 via BBC News
  
  Calin Tudorache, 21, of New Barns Avenue, Mitcham, appears at High Wycombe Magistrates' Court.
  
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• Drivers wrongly fined for congestion charge breaches

  13-10-2026 13:13 via BBC News
  
  Multiple Oxford residents report being incorrectly fined for journeys on the final day of the charge.
  
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• Traffic filters scheme sees city centre gridlock

  13-10-2026 11:39 via BBC News
  
  Oxford's new traffic trial is being blamed for long delays around the city's station area.
  
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• Melon and aubergine success in hot summer experiment

  13-10-2026 07:09 via BBC News
  
  The exotic fruits were successfully grown this summer at Asthall Manor, near Burford.
  
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• Forestieri ready for fresh challenge at Oxford City

  12-10-2026 18:00 via BBC News
  
  Former Sheffield Wednesday, Watford and Udinese forward Fernando Forestieri says he joined sixth tier side Oxford City for a fresh challenge.
  
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• Oxford lecturer denies possessing indecent child images

  12-10-2026 17:48 via BBC News
  
  Dr Lola Salem is a lecturer in French and music at University of Oxford's Oriel College.
  
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• CrossCountry plans 60,000 extra train seats

  12-10-2026 17:28 via BBC News
  
  Extra trains will run under the plans, through Birmingham to cities including Glasgow and Manchester.
  
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• Hedgelayers compete in 'mysterious craft' showcase

  12-10-2026 17:00 via BBC News
  
  More than a 100 hedgelayers take part in the annual National Hedgelaying Championship.
  
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• Motorcyclist, 43, killed in crash on busy route

  12-10-2026 12:22 via BBC News
  
  Police appeal for witnesses after the crash involving an Audi A3 on Sunday afternoon.
  
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• 'Our newborn baby nearly died from Group B Strep'

  12-10-2026 11:38 via BBC News
  
  Laura and Matt welcomed their first child in February but he quickly became seriously unwell.
  
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• Four jailed for death of man tortured and set alight

  09-10-2026 21:30 via BBC News
  
  Tomasz Samel was kidnapped and attacked over the loss of illicit cigarettes worth £1m.
  
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• Lib Dem MP quits frontbench job over Ed Davey's leadership

  09-10-2026 19:14 via BBC News
  
  Deputy party leader Daisy Cooper says "the vast majority of our MPs support Ed... and are furious at this distraction."
  
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• Company fined £450,000 after electrocution death

  09-10-2026 16:50 via BBC News
  
  Cotswold Rainwater Services Ltd, based in Witney, previously pleaded guilty to corporate manslaughter.
  
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• Ramsey's Oxford cannot wait to get going again

  09-10-2026 15:47 via BBC News
  
  Oxford United head coach Aaron Ramsey says that he and his players "can't wait to get going again" after three weeks without any League One games.
  
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• Schoolgirls call for ban of school uniforms in porn

  09-10-2026 14:50 via BBC News
  
  A group of teens want the government to ban the use of school uniform in pornography.
  
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• Clarkson's Hawkstone Choir releases first single

  09-10-2026 14:24 via BBC News
  
  Absolution is the first song from the farmers' choir's debut album and was released on Friday.
  
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• Key footbridge set to remain shut until spring

  09-10-2026 12:48 via BBC News
  
  The narrow Swan Street footbridge connects Osney Island with Ferry Hinksey Road in Oxford.
  
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• Hub for SEND learners opens at former library site

  09-10-2026 11:59 via BBC News
  
  Wokingham Borough Council says The Glade will have an official opening later this year.
  
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• Waterways event focuses on pollution and nature

  09-10-2026 09:24 via BBC News
  
  The event in Witney, Oxfordshire, is bringing together expert in all aspects of managing water courses.
  
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• Ban school uniforms in porn, say pupils

  09-10-2026 07:07 via BBC News
  
  The pupils from Bicester have launched a petition to end adult content featuring school uniform.
  
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• One in five baby deaths 'potentially avoidable' - report

  08-10-2026 15:49 via BBC News
  
  An annual Oxford University-led review investigates the deaths of more than 4,000 babies in 2025.
  
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• Ex-West Brom and Scotland forward Phillips retires

  08-10-2026 13:12 via BBC News
  
  Former West Bromwich Albion and Scotland forward Matt Phillips announces his retirement from professional football.
  
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• Ex-Oxford forward Phillips retires from football

  08-10-2026 13:12 via BBC News
  
  Former West Bromwich Albion and Scotland forward Matt Phillips announces his retirement from professional football.
  
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• Travelodge report leaves council 'extremely concerned'

  08-10-2026 07:31 via BBC News
  
  Findings will be raised with South Oxfordshire District Council where Travelodge's HQ is based.
  
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• Dad calls for review into school transport delays

  08-10-2026 07:12 via BBC News
  
  Richard says his autistic son, Archie, has missed most of the first month of this school year.
  
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• More trans-inclusive spaces planned for city

  08-10-2026 07:11 via BBC News
  
  Oxford City Council says more gender neutral facilities will be introduced to help keep people safe.
  
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• Calls for police to 'do better' enforcing 20mph limits

  08-10-2026 07:10 via BBC News
  
  Oxfordshire's transport chief Gareth Epps criticises Thames Valley Police enforcement of the zones.
  
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• Businesses see 'big drop' in trade after road closure

  07-10-2026 07:31 via BBC News
  
  Queen Street is closed to buses for resurfacing outside Westgate shopping centre until 26 October.
  
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• Savage starts Peterborough reign with 4-1 win - EFL Trophy round-up

  06-10-2026 22:55 via BBC News
  
  Robbie Savage's first game in charge of Peterborough is a comfortable win which sends his side into the last 32 of the Jersey Mike's Trophy.
  
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• Oxford City visit Torquay in final FA Cup qualifying round

  05-10-2026 15:59 via BBC News
  
  The 64 non-league sides in the FA Cup learn their opponents for the fourth qualifying round, including ninth-tier SE Dons and Tadley Calleva.
  
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• Police launch new CCTV hub to 'boost public safety'

  05-10-2026 07:10 via BBC News
  
  Thames Valley Police launches its new Oxfordshire CCTV control room at Abingdon Police Station.
  
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• Residents move into social housing development

  05-10-2026 07:09 via BBC News
  
  People are moving into 61 flats for social rent in a new development in Oxford's Blackbird Leys.
  
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