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• Developer donates £1,000 to museum in Wantage

  29-04-2025 16:54
  
  A developer has donated £1,000 to a museum to help continue its work.
  
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• Four jailed for death of man tortured and set alight

  09-10-2026 21:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  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.co.uk
  
  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.co.uk
  
  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.co.uk
  
  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.co.uk
  
  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.co.uk
  
  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.co.uk
  
  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.co.uk
  
  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.co.uk
  
  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.co.uk
  
  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.co.uk
  
  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.co.uk
  
  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.co.uk
  
  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.co.uk
  
  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.co.uk
  
  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.co.uk
  
  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.co.uk
  
  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.co.uk
  
  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.co.uk
  
  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.co.uk
  
  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.co.uk
  
  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.co.uk
  
  People are moving into 61 flats for social rent in a new development in Oxford's Blackbird Leys.
  
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• Three arrests after woman, 18, dies following crash

  04-10-2026 20:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Officers were called to Bloxham Road in Banbury at about 21:20 BST on Saturday, say police.
  
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• Oxford Castle Quarter attractions get green light

  04-10-2026 12:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Plans for a virtual reality experience, wine bar and motorsport simulators are approved.
  
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• Library is 'bridging cultures and building friendships'

  04-10-2026 08:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kennington residents fundraise for the much-needed resource which will open on 10 October.
  
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• Two arrests as man dies following motorbike crash

  03-10-2026 15:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 21-year-old man has died in hospital nearly a week after a collision involving two bikes in Reading.
  
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• Travelodge victim calls for hotel security guidelines

  03-10-2026 12:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A woman, who was attacked at a hotel in Maidenhead, says a national framework is needed after review.
  
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• South weekly quiz: What stopped Paul Merton's show?

  03-10-2026 08:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Test your knowledge of news from Hampshire, Berkshire, Dorset, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight with our quiz.
  
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• Will Sebastian Croft surprise us in Celebrity Traitors?

  03-10-2026 08:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sutton Courtenay's Sebastian Croft has been described as an "under-the-radar contender".
  
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