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• Gritters to be deployed in these areas tonight as warning issued

  04-12-2025 14:54 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Gritters will once again be sent out overnight on Oxfordshire's roads as town hall bosses prepare for another cold spell.
  
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• Who left the I'm a Celebrity jungle tonight? Two stars leave in dramatic twist

  06-12-2025 09:52 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A double elimination has rocked the I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here campsite.
  
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• Oxfordshire laser set to be among world’s most powerful

  06-12-2025 06:22 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  CONSTRUCTION has begun on a laser that will be 100 times brighter than its predecessor, and a million, billion, billion times brighter than the Sahara Desert’s brightest sunlight
  
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• UK’s largest independent Co-op to form after historic merger

  06-12-2025 06:09 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  THE UK's biggest independent co-operative society is set to be created
  
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• Your guide to this year's festive Illuminated Light Trail

  06-12-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Bicester's Garth Park Light Trail returns from December 5–14 with festive illuminations, Santa’s Grotto, food stalls and fairground rides. Pre-book tickets now.
  
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• Water company issues burst pipe winter warning to customers

  06-12-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Thames Water is urging customers to winter-proof their homes to avoid damage from burst pipes.
  
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• Volunteers with sight loss join King at German president's state visit

  06-12-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Oxford RNIB volunteer Simon Holt met King Charles and Queen Camilla at Windsor Castle during the German president's state visit to celebrate UK volunteering.
  
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• Soldier-turned-journalist dies after exposure to 'toxic substances'

  06-12-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A soldier-turned-journalist from Oxfordshire has died after being 'exposed to toxic substances during his employment'.
  
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• Retirement estate in Wantage set to host Christmas carol event

  06-12-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A sing-along celebration aims to bring cheer to residents and the wider community
  
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• Police 'failed to find body' after 'inadequate' search for missing woman

  06-12-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The inquest into the death of a woman missing from Oxford found failings by police, as the coroner described the search for her body as 'inadequate'.
  
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• Pledge made on ANPR camera to enforce no right turn ban in town

  06-12-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  An Oxfordshire councillor has pledged to lobby for the swift introduction of camera enforcement at a busy junction in Abingdon.
  
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• Oxfordshire Public Notice roundup

  06-12-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Oxfordshire County Council updates Oxford traffic and parking rules for cyclists. National Highways announces major overnight M40 & A34 road closures in 2026.
  
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• Oxfordshire manufacturer welcomes visit from German president

  06-12-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Siemens Healthineers Magnet Technology in Oxfordshire hosted the President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and the First Lady, Elke Büdenbender, as part of their official UK visit.
  
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• Oxford professor and team win major award for astrophysics collaboration

  06-12-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  ENGRAVE, led by Oxford professor Stephen Smartt, wins top European research award for revealing how gold, platinum and heavy elements form in cosmic events.
  
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• Oxford hospitals performs 5,000th kidney transplant

  06-12-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A major healthcare milestone has been reached at a Oxfordshire hospital
  
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• Nominations now open for Oxfordshire Apprenticeship Awards

  06-12-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The 2026 Oxfordshire Apprenticeship Awards, organised by Enterprise Oxfordshire, will be held at the Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities on May 21.
  
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• MP meets students at local schools on Parliament Week

  06-12-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  An MP met with students as part of UK Parliament Week
  
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• Man acquitted after being accused of harassing woman at university

  06-12-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A young man has been acquitted by a jury after he was accused of stalking fellow student at university.
  
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• Man accused of helping to run city drugs line called the 'Baby Line'

  06-12-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A man has been accused at Oxford Crown Court of helping to operate an Oxford drug supply line known as the 'Baby Line'.
  
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• Introducing Cotswold's own Willy Wonka

  06-12-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Meet Mariusz Luczakowski, the man who conjures up confections that would make Willy Wonka proud.
  
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• How Oxfordshire MPs voted on inheritance farm tax

  06-12-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Earlier this week MPs backed the Government's plans to impose inheritance tax on farmers by 327 to 182. Here's how the seven MPs in Oxfordshire voted.
  
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• EV charging scheme to make switch to electric vehicles easier for drivers

  06-12-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  An electric vehicle charging scheme is moving closer to reality as part of a wider project to expand public charging
  
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• Disappointment as council vote on opposing fire station closures fails

  06-12-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A West Oxfordshire District Council debate on opposing the closure of two fire stations in Woodstock and Eynsham failed.
  
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• Converted stone barn in Oxfordshire village goes on the market for offers over £550k

  06-12-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A three-bedroom terraced barn conversion with exposed beams, modern kitchen, ensuite bedroom and countryside views is on the market for offers over £550,000.An comforts.
  
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• City centre Greek restaurant applies for licence to serve alcohol

  06-12-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A Greek restaurant in Cornmarket Street, Oxford has applied for a licence to serve alcohol.
  
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• Charity opens up about loss, trauma and aftercare in new Christmas campaign

  06-12-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Thames Valley Air Ambulance has launched a Christmas appeal sharing untold stories of missions, loss and aftercare, urging donations to support crews, families and survivors.
  
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• Celebrate historic railway anniversary at London Paddington station next week

  06-12-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Celebrate 200 years of British rail with the Railway 200 ‘Inspiration’ exhibition train at London Paddington, 8–14 December. Free tickets available now.
  
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• Photos reveal aftermath of crash as fire service issues warning to motorists

  05-12-2025 22:12 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue has issued a warning to drivers after revealing the aftermath of a car crash.
  
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• Tesco is offering free shopping deliveries this weekend - here's how to get one

  05-12-2025 20:48 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Tesco Whoosh is offering free deliveries this weekend, here's how to get yours ahead of the rush
  
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• Two places in Oxfordshire named among happiest places to live in UK

  05-12-2025 19:09 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Banbury and Oxford in Oxfordshire have been named as the happiest places to live in the UK by Rightmove.
  
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