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• The Dub: Tearing up dreams

  02-09-2026 18:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The latest edition of BBC Radio Oxford's Oxford United podcast is out now.
  
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• Major solar farm could be built near villages

  05-09-2026 14:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The project's size makes it nationally significant and it will be decided by the energy secretary.
  
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• Inside the shop that inspired the second-hand fashion boom

  05-09-2026 08:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC speaks to customers at Oxfam's first store to find out what draws them to second-hand fashion.
  
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• Bikers say 'idiots' threaten future of 40-year meet

  05-09-2026 08:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bikers fear anti-social behaviour threatens the future of the weekly meet at H Cafe in Oxfordshire.
  
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• South weekly quiz: Where was Crush the turtle released?

  05-09-2026 08:09 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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• Free festival returns after last minute train scare

  04-09-2026 16:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bunkfest takes place on the banks of the River Thames in Wallingford between Friday and Sunday.
  
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• Sheep stolen from Clarkson's Diddly Squat Farm

  04-09-2026 16:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Eleven sheep have been stolen from Diddly Squat Farm.
  
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• Quiet Lane speed change agreed despite police concern

  04-09-2026 15:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The first speed limit reduction as part of Oxfordshire County Council's scheme is approved.
  
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• EV parking to be rolled out to more rural areas

  04-09-2026 07:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A £4m grant will be spent on a programme to deliver an extra 1,500 EV chargers in Oxfordshire
  
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• BGT winners donate prize money to help farmers

  04-09-2026 07:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The donation marks the first charitable donation from its £250,000 Britain's Got Talent prize money.
  
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• Sewage discharges cause 'toxic cocktail' in rivers

  03-09-2026 16:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thames Water carried out storm discharges at sites across Oxfordshire over the bank holiday weekend.
  
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• Decision on 2,400-acre solar farm postponed again

  03-09-2026 13:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government delays its decision on the Botley West solar farm proposals until November.
  
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• Could Brussels sprouts be off the Christmas menu?

  03-09-2026 07:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An Oxfordshire farmer says his Brussels sprouts are under threat from pests after long hot summer.
  
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• Three-year ban on fires and BBQs in parks approved

  03-09-2026 07:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Oxford City Council says the new measures are "needed to reduce the risk of wildfires".
  
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• Farming and music festival to move to showground

  03-09-2026 07:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The event will take place at Newbury Showground, in Berkshire, next year.
  
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• Oxford sign Lynch from Aston Villa on short loan

  02-09-2026 12:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Oxford United sign Aston Villa winger Luka Lynch on loan until January.
  
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• Bristol City sign Oxford's De Keersmaecker on loan

  02-09-2026 01:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bristol City sign Oxford United's Brian De Keersmaecker on a season-long loan, with an option to buy the midfielder.
  
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• Follow EFL transfer deadline day

  01-09-2026 09:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Follow BBC Sport's dedicated live transfer deadline day coverage for the Championship, League One and League Two.
  
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• What will you tell your grandchildren about the summer of '26?

  31-08-2026 07:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It has been a summer of broken records, wildfires and hosepipe bans across the South.
  
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• Record number of hedgehogs taken in by rescue centre

  31-08-2026 07:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Extreme heat and dry conditions leave many hedgehogs dehydrated and malnourished.
  
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• First 'quiet lane' change set for approval

  31-08-2026 07:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Oxfordshire County Council's plans involve a set of partial road closures in the countryside.
  
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• Early music festival nominated for international award

  30-08-2026 21:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Oxfordshire festival says it is "a remarkable milestone" for an event established three years ago.
  
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• Museum petrol bomb reports a 'hoax', say police

  30-08-2026 18:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Officers were sent to the Oxford University Museum of Natural History on Saturday night.
  
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• Oxford chief executive Williams steps down

  30-08-2026 14:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Oxford United chief executive Tim Williams steps down from his role at the club.
  
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• PC Harper's killers to stay in jail as PM announces changes to early release scheme

  30-08-2026 10:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Andy Burnham tells BBC Breakfast anyone convicted of manslaughter will be excluded from the early release scheme in the Sentencing Act.
  
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• Mum and son to run in honour of 'inspiring' dad

  29-08-2026 21:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tina and Sean Baker will run the Great North Run to fundraise for spinal cord injury research.
  
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• Free electric blanket tests return for autumn

  29-08-2026 17:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Oxfordshire County Council says a third of those it tested last year failed safety assessments.
  
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• South weekly quiz: What have Reading Festival goers been urged to do?

  29-08-2026 08:03 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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• Oxford sign Coventry midfielder Andrews on loan

  28-08-2026 18:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kai Andrews joins League One side Oxford United on loan from Premier League club Coventry until January.
  
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• Emergency drought grants to open for farmers

  28-08-2026 13:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution will roll out the support from 7 September.
  
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