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• Further delays on A34 near Oxford after lorry fire

  04-12-2018 12:17 via oxfordtimes.co.uk
  
  A LORRY fire on the A34 near Oxford has caused standstill queues as firefighters make the scene safe.
  
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• New at-home spit test may perform better than prostate cancer blood test

  09-04-2025 21:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A new at-home spit test for prostate cancer may be better than current testing methods, a study has suggested.
  
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• Family-run ice cream shop opens in Oxfordshire town

  09-04-2025 21:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A new ice cream shop has opened in the heart of Banbury, run by a mum and her three daughters and serving a range of gelato.
  
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• Brewery seeks new tenant for 'quintessential Cotswolds pub'

  09-04-2025 21:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The Roebuck Inn, a pub in Drayton near Banbury owned by the Hook Norton Brewery, is looking for new tenants to run the quintessential country pub.
  
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• Traffic incident causes severe delays in Oxfordshire

  09-04-2025 19:21 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  There are reports of a traffic incident on the M40 southbound causing delays to drivers in Oxfordshire.
  
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• Police issue update on teenager, 18, after two 'stabbings' in Oxford

  09-04-2025 18:26 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  An 18-year-old man has been released on bail in connection with two 'stabbings' in an Oxford suburb.
  
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• Man accused of touching himself in public

  09-04-2025 17:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  An Oxford court date has been set for a man accused of touching his genitals in public.
  
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• Tennis club's padel courts plans approved despite neighbours' noise fears

  09-04-2025 17:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A tennis club in north Oxford will be joining a fast-growing trend after plans for new padel courts were permitted.
  
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• New attraction mixing crazy golf and snooker opens in Oxfordshire

  09-04-2025 17:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The Queen of Hearts Crazy Cues, located at Fairytale Farm, is the UK's first purpose-built outdoor destination for accessible crazy golf.
  
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• More than 2,500 police staff absent from work over mental health issues

  09-04-2025 17:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  More than 2,500 staff from Thames Valley Police have been absent from work over mental health concerns in the last three years, new data has revealed.
  
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• Jeremy Clarkson gives final decision on return to The Grand Tour

  09-04-2025 17:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Clarkson has made a final decision on whether to return to The Grand Tour with Richard Hammond and James May.
  
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• Grade II listed former farmhouse goes on the market for £750k

  09-04-2025 17:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A Grade II listed former farmhouse in Launton has gone on the market for £750,000.
  
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• Folk festival returns to venues across city centre

  09-04-2025 17:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Folk music fans can enjoyed a packed programme of concerts and dances at the Oxford Folk Festival in the city.
  
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• Endeavour star Shaun Evans' new ITV drama is 'like Slow Horses'

  09-04-2025 17:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A new ITV crime drama starring Endeavour's Shaun Evans has been likened to Slow Horses on Apple TV.
  
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• County council applies to build 12 new homes in village

  09-04-2025 17:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Oxfordshire County Council has submitted plans for 12 new homes in a village near Witney.
  
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• Homeowner warning from police after two burglaries in Oxfordshire village

  09-04-2025 16:57 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Police have issued a warning to homeowners after two burglaries occurred at homes in villages near Faringdon, as an investigation is ongoing.
  
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• Widowed 82-year-old hopes to build ultra-sustainable home in new Grand Designs

  09-04-2025 16:18 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Widowed 82-year-old Kathryn wants to create an ultra-sustainable home right next to her current home in London on new Grand Designs.
  
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• Is Ruby Sunday still in Doctor Who? Millie Gibson's role in new series explained

  09-04-2025 16:17 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  With Varada Sethu's Belinda Chandra stepping into the TARDIS, many will wonder what it means for Millie Gibson's Ruby Sunday. Here's all we know.
  
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• Previously discontinued Cadbury chocolate bar on sale at Farmfoods for 75p

  09-04-2025 16:16 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The previously discontinued Cadbury Top Deck chocolate bar is on sale at Farmfoods for 75p.
  
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• TikTok star slams Oxford city centre pub over 'lack of fruit' in drinks

  09-04-2025 16:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A TikTok star has given a cutting review of a Wetherspoon pub in Oxford.
  
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• M&S discontinues popular home range leaving shoppers 'devastated'

  09-04-2025 13:49 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Marks and Spencer (M&S) has confirmed it has discontinued it's Apothecary Balance range and Banana Caramel and Blond Chocolate Cake.
  
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• Police object to pub's bid to open until 4.30am on Fridays and Saturdays

  09-04-2025 13:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Police are objecting to plans for an Irish pub in Oxfordshire extending its opening hours to 4.30am on Fridays and Saturdays.
  
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• 'Morally wrong': More than 40 objections to homes plan on former football club

  09-04-2025 13:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  More than 40 people are objecting to plans to build homes on a former Oxfordshire town football club, with one saying it would be 'morally wrong'.
  
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• James Corden's 'sex joke' about Judi Dench hit with awkward silence

  09-04-2025 13:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  James Corden's sexual joke about Dame Judi Dench was greeted with an awkward silence ahead of his £8m Oxfordshire move.
  
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• College expands construction facilities in Bicester

  09-04-2025 13:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Abingdon and Witney College is expanding its construction facilities in Bicester.
  
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• City centre Post Office decision slammed as 'regrettable move'

  09-04-2025 13:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A city councillor who started a petition to save a post office has said she hopes people will be able to 'make a success of it' after it was listed as one of 108 being offloaded.
  
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• Man charged and NAMED after boy 'stabbed in face'

  09-04-2025 12:22 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A man has been charged and named after a boy was "stabbed in the face" in Oxford.
  
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• What is middle lane hogging and is it illegal to do it on UK motorways?

  09-04-2025 10:49 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  You might have heard someone complain about a middle lane hogger but what is it and what are the rules?
  
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• Morrisons confirms exact dates it will shut 17 stores - is your local closing?

  09-04-2025 10:27 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  See the exact dates Morrisons will be shutting 17 of its Daily convenience stores in the UK, beginning from April, the supermarket has confirmed.
  
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• Millions of motorists issued MOT warning after drivers 'caught out'

  09-04-2025 10:26 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Experts have urged drivers to check their cars carefully before their next MOT.
  
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