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• Senior Oxfordshire Tory councillor says Boris Johnson should be replaced

  30-06-2022 21:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  OXFORDSHIRE’S most senior Conservative councillor says it is time for Prime Minister Boris Johnson to be replaced.
  
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• Post box topper in memory of postie Alan Dodds

  30-06-2022 21:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A POST box topper has been in honour of a postman who worked in Didcot for 32 years.
  
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• Oxford care home 'requires improvement', says Care Quality Commission

  30-06-2022 21:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A CARE home in Oxford has received a critical report from a watchdog amid concerns about staff knowledge of people’s needs and records keeping.
  
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• Tom Cruise to celebrate 60th with £200k celebrations at Soho Farmhouse, say reports

  30-06-2022 20:22 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Tom Cruise will celebrate his 60th birthday with pals at Soho Farmhouse this weekend, according to reports.
  
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• Jury finds Luiz da Silva Neto guilty of three counts

  30-06-2022 18:14 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A florist stood with his hands clasped in front of him and his head bowed as a jury found him guilty of drugging a married city worker and raping him in a west Oxfordshire cottage.
  
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• Cladding replaced at Hockmore Tower in Cowley

  30-06-2022 18:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  CLADDING has been replaced at a tower block which was the scene of a fire last month.
  
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• Jail for Towersey and Chinnor parish council officer who stole £161,000

  30-06-2022 17:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A council clerk’s £160k scam began after home extension uncovered a Roman road and the cost of the renovation works ballooned.
  
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• Man charged with possession with intent to supply Class B drug

  30-06-2022 17:14 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A man has been charged with a drug offence in Witney.
  
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• Man fined more than £600 for not buying a £10 train ticket

  30-06-2022 17:12 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A man was fined more than £600 after travelling on a railway without paying £10 for a ticket.
  
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• The Oxford restaurants that have opened up this year

  30-06-2022 17:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  We are half way through the year and already lots of new restaurants have opened up in Oxford.
  
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• Expansion of Raymond Blanc’s Le Manoir restaurant approved

  30-06-2022 17:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  PLANS for a £36 million expansion of celebrity chef Raymond Blanc’s Oxfordshire restaurant have been given the green light.
  
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• Should high school pupils in groups be banned from shops?

  30-06-2022 15:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  AFTER high school pupils in Oxford were temporarily banned from a supermarket, we’re asking should students in large groups be banned from entering stores?
  
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• LIVE UPDATES: HGV blocking a lane on A34 in Oxford

  30-06-2022 14:26 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A broken down lorry is blocking one lane of the A34 northbound between the Botley and Peartree junctions.
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of burglary at listed building

  30-06-2022 13:54 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A man has been arrested on suspicion of a burglary at a listed building.
  
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• Vaccine experts from Oxford and Switzerland to discuss the future of global health

  30-06-2022 13:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  VACCINE experts from Oxford and Switzerland are to discuss the future of global health during an event at St Hugh’s College.
  
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• Oxfordshire road closed after gas leak

  30-06-2022 13:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A gas leak on a residential road in Oxfordshire caused traffic jams this morning.
  
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• Oxford Post Office to close as staff walkout on strike

  30-06-2022 13:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Oxford Post Office will close for one day next month as postal workers take strike action.
  
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• Carterton teen gets ultimate ride to prom thanks to car group

  30-06-2022 13:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A car superfan got the ultimate ride to prom, thanks to a local car meet-up group.
  
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• Oxfordshire police hunt man after dog attack

  30-06-2022 11:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Police are hunting a man after his German Shepherd bit a woman.
  
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• Captain Sir Tom Moore's charity under formal investigation

  30-06-2022 11:14 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The watchdog opened a case into the charity in March 2021, a month after Sir Tom died, and began reviewing the set-up of the organisation.
  
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• Oxfordshire man missing in Brazil feared dead

  30-06-2022 10:31 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A man missing in Brazil is feared to be dead after his pregnant girlfriend received ominous texts.
  
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• Witney: Car completely destroyed after it set on fire

  30-06-2022 09:17 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A car was left a smouldering wreck after it accidentally caught fire.
  
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• LIVE UPDATES: Oxfordshire drivers warned to be cautious

  30-06-2022 08:58 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Driver's have been warned to be cautious after traffic signals failed on an Oxfordshire road.
  
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• Oxford's Foals, Supergrass and Glass Animals shine at Glastonbury

  30-06-2022 07:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  WITH more than 200,000 people watching hundreds of acts over more than 90 stages, Glastonbury is not only the biggest music festival in Britain, but among the best in the world.
  
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• Oxford Festival of Arts launches with a flourish

  30-06-2022 06:59 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Oxford Festival of the Arts launched on Friday with the opening of the glorious rose garden and grounds at Magdalen College School, followed by a performance by the Julian Joseph Trio, described as one of Duke Ellington’s ‘natural-born heirs’.
  
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• Glastonbury: Oxford stars' joy at playing world's best festival

  30-06-2022 06:59 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  IF there was one overriding emotion to accompany the 50th anniversary year of Glastonbury Festival it was sheer joy... and relief.
  
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• Driver fined nearly £1,000 for speeding on motorway

  30-06-2022 06:57 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A man caught speeding on a motorway has learned a harsh lesson after he was fined nearly £1,000.
  
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• Ancient meadow in Bicester gets huge protection boost

  30-06-2022 06:02 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Plans for the restoration of a beloved wildlife site to its former beauty took a step forward at a recent open event.
  
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• Towersey and Chinnor parish council clerk at Oxford Crown Court for fraud

  30-06-2022 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A former parish council clerk will appear at the crown court today to be sentenced for defrauding her employers out of thousands of pounds.
  
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• Suspended sentence for 'cowardly' attack in Banbury town centre

  30-06-2022 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A man sank 13 vodkas on the night he booted another in the head 'as though it was a football', a court heard.
  
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• Sentencing of convicted rapist adjourned due to barrister strike

  30-06-2022 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A rapist from Gloucestershire could not be sentenced for breaching a court order – as his barrister was on strike.
  
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• Questions why LTNs haven’t been introduced in North Oxford

  30-06-2022 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  LOW traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) in Oxford have caused a rift between people in the north and east of the city, a councillor has said.
  
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• Oxfordshire thief handed suspended sentence

  30-06-2022 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A thief has been handed a suspended sentence after a spate of crimes in Oxfordshire.
  
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• Oxfordshire NHS patients are struggling to get a dentist appointment

  30-06-2022 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  MOST dentists in Oxfordshire are not accepting new NHS patients, according to data from the national health service.
  
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• Oxfordshire man slapped with domestic violence order

  30-06-2022 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A man has been slapped with a domestic violence protection order.
  
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• Oxford judge explains why he's re-fixing date for historic sex trial

  30-06-2022 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  THE TRIAL of a man accused of historic sexual assaults on a boy had to be pulled from the list – as the accused’s barrister was tied-up with another case and industrial action meant the trial couldn’t be taken on by another lawyer.
  
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• Oxford burglary trial a flop after guilty pleas to fraud and handling stolen goods

  30-06-2022 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A man admitted handling a stolen NatWest bank card and fraudulently using a card belonging to another.
  
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• Obituary: June Surrage loved running Sparkle stage school for children

  30-06-2022 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  June Evans was born on January 5, 1940 in Jericho in Oxford - the same area as her younger brother Steve.
  
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• Judge delays Witney case over fears thief might be 'under the influence'

  30-06-2022 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A thief was remanded in custody overnight after a judge raised concerns that the man had come into court inebriated.
  
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• Judge adjourns case of Oxford letting agent accused of accepting £25k rent when bankrupt

  30-06-2022 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A judge re-fixed the plea hearing of a bankrupt letting agent accused of accepting £25,000 in rent payments while she owed the taxman more than quarter of a million pounds.
  
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• Jail for Peeping Tom who breached court order by deleting dating app

  30-06-2022 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A PEEPING Tom was back breaching a court order limiting his internet use just weeks after he was handed a ‘lifeline’ by an Oxford judge.
  
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• Colombia Coffee Roasters wins Oxford Mail Best Cafe 2022 title

  30-06-2022 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Staff at Colombia Coffee Roasters cafes are celebrating winning the title Oxford Mail Best Cafe 2022.
  
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• Broadway in Didcot closed for roadworks

  30-06-2022 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A ROAD in Didcot will be closed for the next eight days due to roadworks.
  
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• Appeal loss for shamed doctor who 'sexually touched' patient at John Radcliffe Hospital

  30-06-2022 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A doctor who was struck off for inappropriately touching patients at hospitals in Oxford and Cambridge has failed to get reinstated to the medical register.
  
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• Alice’s Day 2022: Events, road closures and everything to you need to know

  30-06-2022 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Alice’s Day is back this weekend with city-wide events celebrating Lewis Carroll’s famous books set in wonderland.
  
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• Wantage man fined after speeding on the M4

  29-06-2022 21:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A MAN must pay almost £350 after being caught speeding nine miles per hour over the limit.
  
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• Taxi drivers urge council to raise fares as price of petrol soars

  29-06-2022 21:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Taxi drivers are facing the brunt of record high petrol prices and urging the council to raise fares.
  
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• Sir Frank Williams to be honoured at Silverstone

  29-06-2022 21:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A TRIBUTE to the Formula One team founder, Sir Frank Williams CBE, will take place at Silverstone later this summer.
  
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• Sainsbury’s lifts ban on The Oxford Academy pupils

  29-06-2022 21:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A SUPERMARKET banned high school pupils from entering its store after a small group of the students were caught stealing vapes.
  
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• Oxfordshire patients 'unsatisfied' with response from GP surgeries

  29-06-2022 21:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  ALMOST 40 per cent of Oxfordshire patients are “unsatisfied” with their GP surgery, a report has found.
  
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