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• Women among 'hidden homeless' who's needs aren't being met

  01-04-2025 21:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A new campaign has been launched by Homeless Oxfordshire to redress the balance in the way support is offered to men and women facing homelessness.
  
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• Town's parkrun celebrates significant milestone

  01-04-2025 21:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  An Oxfordshire town's parkrun event recently celebrated a significant milestone.
  
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• Town's beer festival returns at cricket club

  01-04-2025 21:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Charlbury Beer Festival is returning to the town's cricket club this summer, it has been confirmed.
  
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• Price of pub for sale in village is significantly reduced

  01-04-2025 21:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  An Oxfordshire pub placed on the market for £2.1m is now up for sale for £1.2m
  
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• Oxfordshire farm centre to become home to trio of capybara

  01-04-2025 21:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Millest Wildside, a farm centre near Abingdon, have welcomed three capybara to its wetlands reserve and said they have "been a joy" since joining them.
  
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• Police arrest two after man 'stabbed' on residential road

  01-04-2025 20:52 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Police have arrested two men after a third man was "stabbed" in Banbury, Oxfordshire.
  
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• 'Man followed and stared at woman on train before sexually assaulting her'

  01-04-2025 18:44 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A woman was followed and stared at by a man before he "sexually assaulted" her on a train from London to Oxford.
  
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• Man charged after park rape

  01-04-2025 18:31 via bbc.com
  
  A 19-year-old man is charged with one count of rape and remanded in custody.
  
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• New cafe and shop kiosks could improve town precinct

  01-04-2025 18:15 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Plans for a new cafe and retail kiosks could improve Abingdon's Bury Street precinct
  
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• Man charged and named after teen girl 'taken to park and raped'

  01-04-2025 17:48 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A man has been charged and named by police after a girl was "taken to a park and raped" in Banbury, Oxfordshire.
  
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• School 'fobbed off' in crossing delay, head says

  01-04-2025 17:38 via bbc.com
  
  Barton Park Primary School pupils voice their concerns about safety issues at a council meeting.
  
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• Former army officer who slashed ex-wife with knife found GUILTY of attempted murder

  01-04-2025 17:38 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A former army officer from Oxfordshire who cut his ex-wife’s throat has been found guilty of attempted murder.
  
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• Patient died after GP failed to carry out test, inquest hears

  01-04-2025 17:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A Bicester woman who died last year from a gallbladder infection had attended the GP a week before and been misdiagnosed, an inquest has heard.
  
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• Best April Fool's Day 2025 jokes including Subway, Wickes and more

  01-04-2025 17:25 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  April Fool's Day for 2025 once again brought out a few silly campaigns for jokes, including ones from Subway, Wickes, Terry's, The Traitors and more
  
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• Major who slashed ex-wife guilty of attempted murder

  01-04-2025 17:11 via bbc.com
  
  A former soldier has been on trial after driving 100 miles and attacking his ex-wife.
  
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• Man 'carrying firearm' at nearby rail station shot dead by armed police

  01-04-2025 17:01 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A man has been shot dead by police following an incident in Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire.
  
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• Tribute for popular cookery writer for The Oxford Times

  01-04-2025 17:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Many kind tributes have been paid to my sister Helen Peacocke who passed away in March and met Inspector Morse actor John Thaw​.
  
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• Real ale pub needs 'major improvement' say hygiene inspectors

  01-04-2025 17:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A real ale pub in Banbury needs "major improvement" following a damning food hygiene inspection.
  
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• Plans approved for new 'work cafe' at city centre bank

  01-04-2025 17:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  An Oxford city centre bank will be one of the first in the country to have a 'work cafe' after plans were approved.
  
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• Objections over 'misleading' plans to build 15 homes in village

  01-04-2025 17:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Residents have objected to plans to build 15 homes in their village in Oxfordshire.
  
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• Housing scheme lodged for former town football club

  01-04-2025 17:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  More than 25 new homes could be built on the grounds of a former Oxfordshire football club.
  
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• Families call for inquiry into hospital baby deaths

  01-04-2025 16:46 via bbc.com
  
  Hundreds of families affected failures by Oxford hospitals maternity care are calling for an inquiry.
  
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• Is your child at risk? NSPCC shares advice following Netflix's Adolescence

  01-04-2025 16:18 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  NSPCC boss has shared advice for parents to see if their child is at risk following the Netflix show Adolescence.
  
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• Flames spread from fire pit to fence as fire engine called to garden

  01-04-2025 16:13 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A fire engine was called to an Oxfordshire home after flames from a fire pit spread to the garden fence.
  
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• Tesco apologises as app & website issues leave customers unable to shop online

  01-04-2025 15:25 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Tesco said its IT teams were working to fix the issue, which began just before 10am on Tuesday
  
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• Millions to get pay rise of up to £1,400 from today - what to know

  01-04-2025 15:20 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The pay rise for more than 3 million workers comes as the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage increase
  
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• Oxfordshire town table tennis table damage 'irreparable' after vandals strike

  01-04-2025 14:47 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A table tennis table in an Oxfordshire town has been vandalised, with the damage described as 'irreparable'.
  
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• Oxford college to honour WW1 German soldiers

  01-04-2025 14:25 via bbc.com
  
  The move by The Queen's College is expected to be confirmed by Oxford City Council in coming weeks.
  
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• Lloyds and Halifax and other bank branches set to close in April

  01-04-2025 14:21 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Halifax, Lloyds and Bank of Scotland are among the major banks shutting branches across the country in the coming weeks.
  
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• Police search for pair after 'three carp stolen from fishing lake'

  01-04-2025 14:15 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Police are searching for two men after three carp were "stolen" from a fishing lake in Witney, Oxfordshire.
  
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• Number of Oxfordshire hotels and pubs announced as finalists in regional awards

  01-04-2025 14:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A number of Oxfordshire hotels and pubs have been announced as finalists for the Muddy Stiletto awards.
  
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• City council receives £50k to improve digital planning services

  01-04-2025 14:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Oxford City Council has been awarded £50,000 by the Ministry of Housing, Communities, and Local to improve its digital planning services.
  
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• LIVE: Drivers 'cautioned' after crash closes lane on M40 near Banbury

  01-04-2025 13:54 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A crash on the M40 near Banbury, Oxfordshire, has blocked a motorway lane.
  
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• Drivers 'cautioned' after crash closes lane on M40 near Banbury

  01-04-2025 13:54 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A crash on the M40 near Banbury, Oxfordshire, has blocked a motorway lane.
  
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• Shiny new soft play area for children to open at Oxford leisure centre

  01-04-2025 13:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A new soft play fun zone will open for children at Blackbird Leys Leisure centre in Oxford this Saturday, with a climbing wall on the way.
  
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• 'Selfish' lorry driver takes up three spaces at city car park

  01-04-2025 13:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A "selfish" lorry driver left their vehicle sprawled across three spaces in an Oxford car park.
  
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• Move over Inspector Morse: Oxford couple write city crime book

  01-04-2025 13:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Following in the footsteps of Inspector Morse, Lewis and Endeavour, an Oxford couple has written a new crime detective book in the city.
  
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• Man carrying knife concerned for safety due to 'prejudice' about girlfriend

  01-04-2025 13:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Brendan Wise was caught with a knife at Didcot Railway Station because he was concerned about his safety whilst travelling to Gloucestershire.
  
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• EV charging station plans for major road refused by council planners

  01-04-2025 13:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Major plans for a new drive-through electric vehicle charging station on an Oxfordshire A-road have been refused.
  
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• Campaign looking to protect ancient woodland in Oxfordshire

  01-04-2025 13:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A campaign looking to safeguard Old Hutchcomb's Copse is more than halfway to its fundraising target of £15,000.
  
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• Future of air travel takes off from Oxfordshire

  01-04-2025 13:16 via bbc.co.uk
  The Axe aircraft can take-off vertically and is being developed by Skyfly near Banbury.
  
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• Police RELEASE arrested teen after 'attempted murder sees boy stabbed'

  01-04-2025 13:05 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Police have released an arrested teenager after a boy was "stabbed in the face" in Oxford during a suspected murder attempt.
  
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• Have you won £50k? Oxfordshire Premium Bonds winners for April 2025

  01-04-2025 12:50 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Five lucky Premium Bond winners in Oxfordshire have scooped £50,000 in April's list of Premium Bonds winners.
  
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• Car crashes into village building as three men flee the scene

  01-04-2025 12:45 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A car has crashed into a Oxfordshire village building this morning.
  
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• Car crashes into Oxfordshire village building as three men flee the scene

  01-04-2025 12:45 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A car has crashed into a Oxfordshire village building this morning.
  
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• Sadness expressed as family-run butchers permanently closed

  01-04-2025 12:35 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A much loved family-run butcher's shop in Chinnor in Oxfordshire has permanently closed.
  
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• Man hospitalised after assault in Oxfordshire neighbourhood

  01-04-2025 12:20 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A man has been sent to hospital after an 'altercation' in a Banbury neighbourhood.
  
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• In Pictures: Police attending ongoing major incident in Oxfordshire town

  01-04-2025 11:17 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Police have swarmed to a major street in an Oxfordshire town due to an incident.
  
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• In pictures: Police attending ongoing incident as street closed off

  01-04-2025 11:17 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Police have swarmed to a major street in an Oxfordshire town due to an incident.
  
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• Coronation Street legend's 'surreal' last day after 25 years - final scenes filmed

  01-04-2025 10:23 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Coronation Street legend Sue Cleaver has revealed she has filmed her final scenes as Eileen Grimshaw on the ITV soap during a 'surreal' day.
  
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