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• Chief constable 'cautiously optimistic' over policing reforms

  27-01-2026 13:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Thames Valley Police's chief constable Jason Hogg is "cautiously optimistic" about the government's plans to reform policing in the UK.
  
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• Warning as Oxford Westgate car park FULL and Park and Ride part flooded

  14-02-2026 13:32 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Oxfordshire County Council have warned the public that the Oxford Westgate car park is full while a local Park and Ride is part flooded.
  
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• Top UK pub in Oxfordshire countryside drops for sale price to £1.1 million

  14-02-2026 13:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The Oxfordshire pub was recently recognised as one of the best rural establishments in the UK and has dropped its price to £1.1 million.
  
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• Knives seized and young men arrested at Oxfordshire shopping centre

  14-02-2026 13:05 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Thames Valley Police has updated that knives have been seized and several young men arrested at the Oxfordshire shopping centre.
  
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• Fans rally around Clarkson's Farm star after emergency surgery

  14-02-2026 10:42 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The star of the hit Amazon Prime series fronted by Jeremy Clarkson and based in Oxfordshire was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery.
  
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• Multiple Oxfordshire flooding warnings after Met Office ice alert

  14-02-2026 10:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The Met Office's ice alert is still in force with the government now having announced multiple flooding warnings for Oxfordshire.
  
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• Extra patrols as teenager arrested for public order and drug offences

  14-02-2026 09:18 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Thames Valley Police have arrested an Oxford boy for public order and drug offences and have announced extra patrols for the area.
  
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• 'The best' pizza found at award-winning business in Oxfordshire that locals love

  14-02-2026 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Have you tried pizza from The Pizza Boys Bicester? Locals have recommended it as some of the best pizza found in Oxfordshire.
  
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• Thames Valley Police 'Have Your Say' roadshow coming to Bicester

  14-02-2026 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The next Thames Valley Have Your Say roadshow will take place at two locations in the Bicester rural area.
  
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• 'Stupid' and 'naïve' drug dealer sentenced after being caught on e-bike

  14-02-2026 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A 'naive' and 'stupid' young man has been sentenced after being caught drug dealing in Oxford.
  
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• 'Roll of the dice' when it comes to fire safety around Botley Road

  14-02-2026 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The Botley Road closure has been a "roll of the dice" when it comes to fire safety in Oxford, a senior fireman with the union said.
  
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• Pub ditches vegan menu blaming Botley Road and Labour

  14-02-2026 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  An Oxford pub has ditched its vegan menu after more than five years blaming the Botley Road closure and the Labour government.
  
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• Oxfordshire company helping UK households stay warm this winter

  14-02-2026 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Complete Inspection Services (CIS), based at the Witney Business and Innovation Centre in Oxfordshire, is supporting social-housing providers, landlords and homeowners as they prepare for the government’s Warm Homes Plan.
  
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• Oxford University Hospitals trust praised for Armed Forces support

  14-02-2026 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) NHS Foundation Trust has passed its one-year review as a Veteran Aware Trust, earning praise for its support of veterans, serving personnel, and their families.
  
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• Oxford solicitor took on 'deeply troubling' headteacher case

  14-02-2026 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  An Oxford solicitor took on a "deeply troubling" case which saw a headteacher be put in a wheelchair following a "violent attack" at a school.
  
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• Oxford micro bakery and cafe serves 'best cakes' in the city and is loved by locals

  14-02-2026 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  This micro bakery in Oxford serves "really generous" slices of "the best cakes" - have you visited?
  
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• Newly-found waste pile 'similar to one in Kidlington' says campaigners

  14-02-2026 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Another huge pile of illegally dumped waste found in England has been compared with the one in Kidlington by campaigners.
  
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• Leys residents invited to help shape the future of their community

  14-02-2026 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Residents in Greater Leys and Blackbird Leys are being invited to help shape the future of their community. An engagement event will be hosted by Oxford City Council and Anneliese Dodds MP
  
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• Jury discharged in trial of man accused of sexual assaulting girl

  14-02-2026 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  An Oxford Crown Court jury has been discharged in the trial of a man charged with sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl.
  
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• Hotel Chocolat's Velvetiser makes the best hot chocolate but there is one problem

  14-02-2026 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  I tried Hotel Chocolat's new Velvetiser, and it makes the best hot chocolate, but there is one problem.
  
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• Historian Lucy Worsley to return to Oxford New Theatre

  14-02-2026 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Historian Lucy Worsley will be returning to Oxford's New Theatre in 2026 to delve into the world of royal residences.
  
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• Happy Cakes staff are ready for Valentine's Day celebrations

  14-02-2026 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Baking company Happy Cakes have been making special cupcakes for Valentine's Day
  
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• Government 'unlawful' to say Palestine Action terror group after Oxfordshire incident

  14-02-2026 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Labelling Palestine Action as a terror group was unlawful and "disproportionate", the High Court said in a major blow to the government.
  
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• Botley Road station scheme moves to next phase

  14-02-2026 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A £237m scheme to upgrade Oxford station is moving on to its next phase of work following the installation of a new rail bridge
  
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• Book club members take on triathlon to raise money for environment

  14-02-2026 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Three members of a Banbury book club are taking part in the Banbury Triathlon on Sunday, May 17, to raise money for the environmental charity Thames21.
  
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• Woman, 21, filming on Snapchat before crash killed two

  14-02-2026 01:10 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A woman from the Oxfordshire Cotswolds filmed herself on Snapchat before she killed two people and seriously injured three others after an overtake went wrong
  
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• 'Suspicious item' in Tesco as police set up large cordon

  13-02-2026 23:08 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A large police cordon was put up at a Tesco supermarket as a "suspicious" item was found in Slough, Thames Valley Police said.
  
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• Police respond to M40 crash as lanes shut and specialist teams arrive

  13-02-2026 18:54 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  There has been a 999 incident on the M40 in Oxfordshire as two lanes are closed by police
  
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• Ellen DeGeneres, 68, makes 'huge and expensive' life decision amid new life

  13-02-2026 18:36 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Ellen DeGeneres has made a huge and very expensive life decision amid her new life in the Cotswolds, reports have said.
  
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• Image released of man jailed for breaching restraining order

  13-02-2026 17:40 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Police have released an image of an Oxford man jailed at Oxford Crown Court after admitting to breaching a restraining order.
  
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