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• Walking tour to explore Oxford's 19th century culinary world

  02-04-2025 21:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A 90-minute walking tour will explore the world of food and drink in 19th century Oxford this weekend.
  
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• Theatre group raises whopping £12,500 for local charity

  02-04-2025 21:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A theatre group has raised £12,500 through its recent pantomime for a charity.
  
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• Oxfordshire mum features in video with star from The Traitors

  02-04-2025 21:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A Chipping Norton cancer survivor has teamed up with celebrities to feature in a special video sharing songs that helped them face the disease.
  
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• New exhibition at Ashmolean to showcase Radiohead's art

  02-04-2025 21:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The visual art of Radiohead will be highlighted in a new show at the Ashmolean Museum.
  
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• Athlete battles through shoulder injury to win gold at British championships

  02-04-2025 21:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A Bicester man recently won gold in an athletics championships despite having a shoulder injury.
  
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• Buses diverted after serious motorway crash

  02-04-2025 20:21 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Bus services from Oxford to London are being diverted after a major crash.
  
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• Buses diverted after serious crash near motorway

  02-04-2025 20:21 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Bus services from Oxford to London are being diverted after a major crash.
  
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• City pub gets permission to open until 1am on two days despite fears

  02-04-2025 19:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  An Oxford pub will be able to open until 1am on Fridays and Saturdays, despite local concerns.
  
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• Major Oxfordshire road to close overnight for inspections

  02-04-2025 18:53 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A major Oxfordshire road will be closed overnight near Oxford.
  
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• WATCH: Video shows the moment gym-goer kicked out for choice of footwear

  02-04-2025 18:38 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  New video footage has revealed the moment an Oxfordshire gym-goer was booted out and barred for his controversial footwear.
  
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• Woman knocked over by cyclist in city centre street

  02-04-2025 17:52 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A woman was knocked over by a cyclist on a busy city centre road yesterday.
  
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• Why pensioner paid for ear wax removal to hear his TV

  02-04-2025 17:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A pensioner needed to pay for ear wax removal treatment so he could hear his TV
  
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• Village nursery applies for new building to help ease demand on places

  02-04-2025 17:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  An Oxfordshire village nursery wants to construct a new building to help ease demand on places.
  
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• Plans for Oxfordshire village field to be used as dog exercise area

  02-04-2025 17:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Retrospective plans have been lodged to use a field as a dog exercise area in a village just outside Banbury.
  
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• New sports bar in popular hotel officially opens

  02-04-2025 17:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A new sports bar has officially opened inside a hotel in Banbury.
  
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• JAILED IN MARCH: Criminals sent behind bars last month

  02-04-2025 17:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  From thieves to sexual offenders, here are some of the defendant's who were jailed after a hearing at Oxford Crown Court in February 2025.
  
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• Grand Designs star Kevin McCloud opens new Blenheim Palace experience

  02-04-2025 17:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Kevin McCloud, star of Grand Designs, officially opened the new rooftop experience at Blenheim Palace in Woodstock yesterday to mark its 75th anniversary.
  
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• Fans queue for more than an hour for reopening of Jeremy Clarkson's farm shop

  02-04-2025 16:39 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Visitors and fans queued for more than an hour to visit the reopening of Jeremy Clarkson’s Diddly Squat Farm Shop.
  
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• Release date for Clarkson's Farm season four revealed in major update

  02-04-2025 16:11 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The release date of Prime Video's Clarkson's Farm season four has been revealed.
  
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• Person identified in connection with racist incident in Westgate store

  02-04-2025 16:08 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Police have identified a man they want to speak to in connection with an incident of racism at an Oxford city centre supermarket.
  
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• Former pub manager GUILTY of sexual assault on six women

  02-04-2025 16:05 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The former manager of two county pubs who was accused of ‘abusing his position’ by sexually assaulting six females has been found guilty.
  
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• Businessman found by father dead in bathtub

  02-04-2025 15:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A Faringdon man has died after being found unresponsive in his bathtub, an inquest opening has heard.
  
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• Two women and six-year-old girl subject to racism at Oxford supermarket

  02-04-2025 14:54 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Two women and a six-year-old girl have been racially abused in an Oxford city centre supermarket, police have warned.
  
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• Van stolen from Oxford driveway sparking police appeal

  02-04-2025 14:29 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A Ford van has been stolen from the driveway of a property in Oxford, sparking a police appeal.
  
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• Calls for 'full review' after deadline missed to correct pension age discrimination

  02-04-2025 13:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
   
  
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• Business serving 'best fish and chips around' closes down

  02-04-2025 13:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A fish and chip vans business which operates in South Oxfordshire villages serving the 'best' product around has announced a temporary closure.
  
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• Man in 20s in hospital with severe injuries after attack

  02-04-2025 13:29 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  An assault which took place in Banbury last night has resulted in a man in his 20s being hospitalised, as police launch an investigation.
  
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• Man in 20s hospitalised after assault in Oxfordshire town

  02-04-2025 13:29 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  An assault which took place in Banbury last night has resulted in a man in his 20s being hospitalised, as police launch an investigation.
  
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• HMRC Child Benefit increase next week confirmed for millions of families

  02-04-2025 13:07 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Families who claim Child Benefit will see an increase in their payment next week, says HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
  
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• Motorbike and car involved in crash as road closed both ways

  02-04-2025 12:40 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A crash involving a car and a motorbike has closed a major A-road in Kidlington, just outside Oxford.
  
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• Man shot dead outside train station by armed police was 'carrying a knife'

  02-04-2025 12:29 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A man who was shot dead by armed police outside a train station near Oxfordshire was carrying a knife.
  
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• Jeremy Clarkson opens up on struggles after suffering serious health scare

  02-04-2025 12:24 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Clarkson has opened up about his struggles after recovering from emergency heart surgery last year.
  
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• Electricity supply issues cause huge disruption for airport passengers

  02-04-2025 12:14 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Several train lines between Reading and Gatwick Airport have been delayed or cancelled.
  
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• Cost of stamps to rise this month in 'blow for consumers'

  02-04-2025 11:45 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Stamp prices will rise from April 7 with the cost of a first class stamp to increase by 5p to £1.70.
  
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• Without a stadium, there is no Oxford United - CEO

  02-04-2025 10:30 via bbc.com
  
  Oxford United CEO Tim Williams says there will be no football club without a ground with the Kassam Stadium licence expiring next year.
  
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• Forget Japan, here are the best places to see cherry blossoms in the UK

  02-04-2025 10:22 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The UK is home to some of the most spectacular springtime destinations.
  
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• The funniest nicknames of all time - Keth, Shetland Tony, Soup and many more

  02-04-2025 10:20 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  What nicknames have you heard that are the funniest? Shetland Tony and Terry Cross The Mersey are two personal highlights.
  
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• Loose Women and This Morning schedule change revealed by ITV this week

  02-04-2025 10:20 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  This is why Loose Women has been axed by ITV on Thursday (April 3) and Friday (April 5) and why This Morning will air for longer.
  
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• UK households issued garden insurance warning as clocks go forward

  02-04-2025 10:19 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Households could risk leaving themselves without adequate insurance as the evenings become lighter.
  
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• Santander issues 2025 scam warning to all customers after worrying rise

  02-04-2025 10:18 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Santander has recorded a jump in older adults aged 80-plus and younger adults aged 34 and under reporting being scammed.
  
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• Sainsbury's apologises to shoppers as metal found in chocolate and recall issued

  02-04-2025 10:17 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Anyone who has purchased the recalled chocolate from Sainsbury's is being urged not to eat it
  
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• Martin Lewis gives urgent pension warning for anyone aged under 73

  02-04-2025 10:17 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Martin Lewis has urged Good Morning Britain viewers to check their National Insurance record urgently ahead of the deadline for boosting their state pension
  
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• Millions of Nationwide customers to receive £50 free cash this month

  02-04-2025 10:16 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Payments will be made from April 9, and will go to more than 12 million Nationwide members
  
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• 'Do not eat': Chocolate bars sold at UK supermarkets recalled due to stones

  02-04-2025 10:15 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Tony’s Chocolonely is recalling certain batches of two of its chocolate products because they may contain “small stones”.
  
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• Children's mental health 'worse in deprived areas'

  02-04-2025 09:52 via bbc.com
  
  The director of public health presented an overview of the mental health of children to councillors.
  
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• Traffic incident on Oxfordshire A-road causes major delays

  02-04-2025 09:37 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A traffic incident on the A34 near Hinksey Hill is causing severe delays for drivers travelling into Oxford this morning.
  
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• Crash on motorway causes delays in Oxfordshire

  02-04-2025 08:55 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A crash on the M40 near Banbury is causing severe delays for drivers heading northbound this morning, with the road partially blocked.
  
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• Batman and Top Gun actor Val Kilmer dies aged 65, daughter says

  02-04-2025 07:26 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Star of Top Gun and Batman, Val Kilmer, has died aged 65 from pneumonia.
  
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• The rarely-seen rooftop view from Blenheim Palace

  02-04-2025 07:11 via bbc.com
  
  Blenheim Palace is commemorating its 75th anniversary by creating a new rooftop vieiwng platform.
  
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• Judge dismisses £48k credit hire claim over £7k car

  02-04-2025 07:09 via bbc.com
  
  A judge again raises concerns about the credit hire industry after hearing another high-value claim.
  
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