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• Westgate Centre Christmas shoppers warned 'don't abuse staff'

  10-12-2025 12:18 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Shoppers at the Westgate Centre in Oxford are being asked not to lose their temper with retail staff as the countdown to Christmas continues
  
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• 'Much-loved' pedestrian killed in 'tragic' Cotswolds crash named

  12-12-2025 10:45 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A 'much-loved' woman who was pronounced dead following a 'tragic' crash in the Gloucestershire Cotswolds near the Oxfordshire border has been named.
  
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• Ricky Gervais donates £2.5m of tour proceeds to 22 animal charities

  12-12-2025 10:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Ricky Gervais has donated almost £2.5m from his Mortality tour proceeds to animal charities
  
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• Firefighters issue urgent warning about tumble dryers

  12-12-2025 10:17 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Firefighters have issued an urgent warning to UK residents about faulty tumble dryers.
  
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• GMB star reveals he's quitting ITV show after 10 years in 'sad' announcement

  12-12-2025 09:44 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Good Morning Britain (GMB) star Andrew Pierce has revealed he will be quitting the show next week in a post on X (formerly Twitter).
  
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• Royal Mail warns these UK postcodes may not receive mail deliveries 6 days a week

  12-12-2025 09:40 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Royal Mail has issued an important update for customers this week, relating to the frequency of mail deliveries - is your postcode affected?
  
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• Fast food chain with more than 500 UK restaurants to open 30 more per year from 2026

  12-12-2025 09:38 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Fast food chain Burger King UK aims to open around 30 new restaurants per year across the UK from 2026.
  
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• Intruders smash doors into Cotswolds home and steal jewellery

  12-12-2025 09:36 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Intruders smashed into a Cotswolds home in Oxfordshire via the patio doors and stole jewellery, say Thames Valley Police.
  
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• Oxfordshire hit with nine flood alerts after Storm Bram

  12-12-2025 09:17 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Oxfordshire has been hit with nine flood alerts after Storm Bram.
  
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• Oxfordshire hit with 14 flood alerts after Storm Bram

  12-12-2025 09:17 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Oxfordshire has been hit with 14 flood alerts after Storm Bram.
  
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• Iconic rock band to perform final ever show in Oxford next week

  12-12-2025 09:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Slade will perform its final ever tour in Oxford next week, just before Christmas.
  
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• Banbury woman honoured for decades of service to British Red Cross

  12-12-2025 06:34 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A RED Cross humanitarian worker from Banbury has been awarded the Queen's Badge of Honour
  
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• Waterstones new bookstore gets warm welcome from customers

  12-12-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A new Waterstones bookstore in Oxford has been given a warm welcome by customers in the city centre.
  
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• Thug who pointed knife at neighbour and made dog threat jailed

  12-12-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  An Oxford man has been jailed after threatening a neighbour with a knife after his dog became scared.
  
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• Teenager jailed after sexual activity with girl and harassment

  12-12-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  An Oxfordshire teenager has been jailed after engaging in sexual activity with a girl and harassing a woman.
  
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• School streets trial approved for five Oxfordshire schools

  12-12-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The council-approved school streets initiative will block motor vehicles during peak times, enforced through ANPR cameras to improve safety and reduce stress.
  
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• Rival supermarket makes cheeky 'cheapest' dig on Oxfordshire Lidl opening day

  12-12-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Rival discount supermarket Aldi has made a cheeky "cheapest" dig as shoppers lined up for the opening of a new Oxfordshire Lidl.
  
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• Paedophile sentenced for breaching court orders

  12-12-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A paedophile has been sentenced after breaching court orders.
  
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• More Oxfordshire bird flu cases as public asked to help stop the spread

  12-12-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  More Oxfordshire bird flu cases have been confirmed by Blenheim Palace and Oxford City Council as the public are asked to help stop the spread.
  
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• Learning trust celebrates its public speaking talent

  12-12-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Orest from Buckland Primary wins Cambrian Learning Trust’s Mini Speaks 2025 at Larkmead School, Abingdon, celebrating Year 5 public speaking talent.
  
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• 'I make lots of mistakes' says van salesman accused of fraud

  12-12-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A van salesman from Abingdon accused of vehicle clocking has told an Oxford Crown Court jury he makes 'lots of mistakes'.
  
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• I got 60 per cent off big beauty brands at M&S with these Christmas beauty bags

  12-12-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  M&S still has some of its super discounted beauty bags available - here's how to snap up a Christmas bargain
  
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• Follow these 5 tips including eating these 11 foods to boost your skin this winter

  12-12-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A skincare professional has shared five tips you should follow for clear skin this winter, and they are super easy!
  
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• Festive delights at Witney mayor's carol event

  12-12-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Witney was treated to a warm start to the season with the mayor’s carols event.
  
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• Cost of weekly bus tickets will go up after ‘huge’ council overspend

  12-12-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Oxfordshire County Council are increasing the cost of weekly bus tickets after it found it had made a ‘huge overspend’.
  
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• Antiques expert reveals the old dog collars and pet portraits worth millions

  12-12-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Antiques expert Andrew Blackall has revealed the dog collars, portraits and sculptures that are worth millions of pounds - do you have any of these?
  
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• A34 drug driving crash was 'a mishap and mistake'

  12-12-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  An Oxford man has avoided jail despite being in a car crash while under the influence of drugs on the A34 near Abingdon and breaching a suspended sentence.
  
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• Festive double-decker to visit Oxfordshire towns after public vote

  11-12-2025 21:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A FESTIVE open-top double-decker bus will soon be taking to the streets of Oxfordshire
  
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• Christian Horner sacked from Red Bull over 'sense of entitlement'

  11-12-2025 19:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Christian Horner was sacked from Red Bull over his "sense of entitlement", an F1 rival has said in a cutting swipe.
  
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• Police renew appeal to find man who went missing from Oxford

  11-12-2025 18:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Police have renewed their search for an Oxford man who went missing in Berkshire earlier this year.
  
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