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• Statement from Oxford shopping centre after reports of 'evacuation'

  08-02-2026 18:53 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Shoppers believed there was an emergency at Oxford's main shopping centre on Saturday, Westgate Oxford, with reports of an 'evacuation'.
  
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• Cancellations and road disruption as flooding hits west of county

  08-02-2026 18:27 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Several businesses in West Oxfordshire have been affected by flooding, as locals report impassable roads and footpaths.
  
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• Young apprentice already making her mark as a rising legal star

  08-02-2026 18:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Luton-born Hanan Bayanoni, 19, relocated to Oxford to join law firm Freeths as a solicitor apprentice under its clinical negligence team.
  
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• Two local charity champions set for gruelling endurance challenge

  08-02-2026 18:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Eddy Webb and Brian Kemp, who work at Travis Perkins in Chipping Norton, will donate in support of the Alzheimer’s Society.
  
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• Oxford runner attempting world running record dressed as a pair of ovaries

  08-02-2026 18:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Oxford runner, Lisa, will take part in the London Landmarks Half Marathon on April 12 while dressed as a pair of ovaries to raise awareness of ovarian cancer.
  
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• Oxford Brookes paramedic students gain hands-on experience with dementia

  08-02-2026 18:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A care home has hosted a work placement to help paramedic students gain hands-on experience.
  
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• Golf society raises thousands for charity

  08-02-2026 18:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A golf society has raised thousands for two charities.
  
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• Community groups raise funds for many charities

  08-02-2026 18:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  OXFORD Mail readers and many others in our communities are well known for helping charities and other worthy causes
  
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• Blenheim Palace plan to train 100 apprentices on track

  08-02-2026 18:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Blenheim Palace is on track to achieve its 10-year plan of training 100 apprentices by 2027.
  
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• Village restaurant awarded Michelin Bib Gourmand for affordable quality

  08-02-2026 17:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A renowned restaurant in an Oxfordshire village has been awarded a Michelin Bib Gourmand, recognising its commitment to affordable, quality food.
  
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• Video of moment murderer admitted his crime: 'I'm going to miss GTA 6'

  08-02-2026 16:26 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Robert Richens was arrested after he admitted murdering Rachael Vaughan in June last year, following a 'brutal' attack.
  
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• Appeal after man made 'distressing' threats to woman driver

  08-02-2026 16:02 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for information after a man in his 30s stepped out in front of a car and made 'distressing' threats towards the woman driving.
  
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• Armed response in Banbury to reports of 'men with weapons' outside pub

  08-02-2026 15:40 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  An armed response including officers with guns responded to reports of weapons outside the Musketeer Pub last night, and a man has been arrested.
  
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• The Oxford restaurant that's a love letter to the best French cooking

  08-02-2026 14:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Every good meal has a story to tell - but at Raymond Blanc's Brasserie Blanc in Oxford, that story is more of a love letter to French cooking.
  
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• Restaurant seeks permission to sell booze and play music

  08-02-2026 14:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A restaurant is seeking permission to sell alcohol and play recorded music
  
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• Popular wildlife park reopens daily after winter improvements

  08-02-2026 14:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The Burford wildlife park is now open to visitors every day again - but there are restrictions on numbers because of flooding.
  
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• Oxfordshire hotel that's a 'haven' in the countryside among best in Cotswolds

  08-02-2026 14:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A hotel in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire has been named one of the best in the Cotswolds - have you stayed here?
  
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• Oxfordshire charity supporting traumatised children expands to London

  08-02-2026 14:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A charity has expanded its reach with the addition of a second therapeutic school.
  
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• New app launches to help lonely adults find new friends in Oxford

  08-02-2026 14:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  WeMeet, a free-to-use social events app, is expanding to Oxford to help people make friends.
  
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• Modern Art Oxford to mark 60th anniversary with year of exhibitions and events

  08-02-2026 14:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Modern Art Oxford will celebrate its 60th anniversary with a year-long programme of exhibitions and events.
  
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• Famed actress publicly praises Oxford hospital staff after cancer treatment

  08-02-2026 14:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Alex Kingston, known for her roles on ER and Doctor Who, expressed her gratitude to the team at Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) during an appearance on BBC Radio 5 Live on World Cancer Day.
  
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• Eight-bedroom barn conversion listed for £2m

  08-02-2026 14:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A BARN conversion in Bicester has been listed by Zoopla for a guide price of close to £2 million.
  
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• Council proposes £21m budget for next year's spending

  08-02-2026 14:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Vale of White Horse District Council is proposing a £21 million spending plan.
  
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• Care workers help design new uniform for 22 care homes

  08-02-2026 14:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Care workers have helped design a new uniform that will be rolled out across 22 care homes
  
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• Brewery with 177 years of history invests in 'gold standard' training

  08-02-2026 14:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Hook Norton Brewery, founded in 1849, is blending tradition with modern education by delivering 'gold-standard' learning across all areas of its business.
  
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• Blenheim Palace announces half-term activities for the whole family

  08-02-2026 14:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Blenheim Palace has announced a host of February half-term activities.
  
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• Balliol Boys’ Club first met in a former sweet factory

  08-02-2026 14:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  MANY readers have fond memories of Balliol Boys’ Club which provided activities for Oxford youngsters for more than 60 years
  
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• Aureus School Creative and Expressive Arts Showcase returns for sixth year

  08-02-2026 14:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The Creative and Expressive Arts Showcase will be performed by students from Aureus School at Cornerstone Arts Centre in Didcot.
  
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• Aldi to give away £100 vouchers to parents across county

  08-02-2026 14:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Aldi is offering a financial boost to new parents through its Mamia New Parent Fund.
  
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• 15-year-old boy missing for two days may be in Oxford, police say

  08-02-2026 13:17 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Thames Valley Police has joined in a search for a missing 15-year-old boy, who disappeared from Raunds and was last seen in Northampton.
  
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• Reports of massive armed police response in Banbury

  08-02-2026 11:33 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  There are reports of a huge armed response in Banbury with police officers with guns on the scene of an incident in Horsefair.
  
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• Bishops 'reject use of Christian symbols to intimidate' amid England flag-flying

  08-02-2026 11:06 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The controversy over the flying of England and Union flags around Oxfordshire by the Raise the Colours movement has reached the Church.
  
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• Brewery's stable block to reopen after 2024 fire

  08-02-2026 09:21 via bbc.com
  Hook Norton Brewery's Shire horses to officially return to restored Victorian home on Valentine's Day.
  
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• Fundraiser's pride over charity room naming honour

  08-02-2026 08:20 via bbc.com
  A new room at Oxford Head Injury Service is named after former user and fundraiser Andrew Baker.
  
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• Supermarket forced to close during one of 'all too frequent' power cuts

  08-02-2026 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Repeated power cuts in Wallingford and the surrounding villages are causing ‘annoyance and inconvenience’, affecting businesses and even forced a major shop to temporarily close.
  
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• Repair café celebrates 10 years of fixing things and saving the planet

  08-02-2026 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Headington Repair Café in Oxford marked the milestone at Bullingdon Community Centre with a special 'fix-it' birthday cake.
  
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• Primary school children selected to take part in mini police scheme

  08-02-2026 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A primary school has been selected to take part in a scheme that gives children a taste of policing.
  
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• Play areas and community centres receive funding boost

  08-02-2026 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Play areas, community centres, and sustainability projects have received a funding boost.
  
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• Oxfordshire residents encouraged to consider a role in the probation service

  08-02-2026 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Jobseekers are being urged to consider a career in the probation service to make a positive difference to other people's lives.
  
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• Oxfordshire rail station transformed with new artwork celebrating heritage

  08-02-2026 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A railway station has been transformed with public artworks celebrating Didcot’s heritage and community
  
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• Oxfordshire charity issues call for more books in bid to inspire children

  08-02-2026 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A book donation campaign is underway to inspire a lifelong love of reading.
  
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• Oxford economic expert weighs in on interest rate decision

  08-02-2026 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Edward Allenby, a senior economic adviser at Oxford Economics, has commented on expectations surrounding the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), which is widely expected to hold interest rates at 3.75 per cent in its latest meeting.
  
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• Oxford area priest made honorary canon in recognition of service to the church

  08-02-2026 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A priest who has served in Littlemore for 22 years has been made an honorary canon.
  
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• New science labs unveiled to support Oxford's start-ups

  08-02-2026 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  New Oxford University lab space to support spinouts and early stage companies in Oxford has been unveiled.
  
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• New indoor family adventure coming to farm for half term

  08-02-2026 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A new indoor family adventure is coming to High Lodge Farm during February half term.
  
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• More than £18,000 raised for hurricane relief thanks to Diocese of Oxford

  08-02-2026 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The Diocese of Oxford raised more than £18,000 for Hurricane Melissa relief, supporting churches and schools in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.
  
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• Month-long closures of A34 between Oxford and Abingdon to begin

  08-02-2026 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The A34 through around Oxford and Abingdon will see a series of road closures until the end of the month starting on Monday.
  
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• Major development takes step forward to becoming reality

  08-02-2026 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A major new development has moved a step closer to reality
  
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• Households sought for eco project with £200 payout

  08-02-2026 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  CircleUp, a European research initiative from Oxfordshire County Council and environmental charity Earthwatch Europe, is inviting 40 households in Wantage and Grove to take part in the scheme.
  
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• Housebuilder gives young plumbers opportunity of a lifetime

  08-02-2026 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Persimmon Homes Wessex, one of the firms behind the new Valley Park development in Didcot, presented a cheque to 23-year-old Renelec apprentice Harry.
  
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