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• Police warn commuters after gas leak at Cotswolds border town

  22-04-2025 21:14 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  All roads leading into Lechlade have closed and Police Community Support Officer Darryn Moulding said this may impact commuters.
  
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• Housebuilder organises Easter egg hunt for residents

  22-04-2025 21:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A housebuilder organised an Easter egg hunt for residents in Didcot
  
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• £30,000 "cloned" Ford pick-up seized by police on M40

  22-04-2025 19:01 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The red pick-up was stopped on the M40 road to London and though it was “cloned”, police soon discovered it was stolen.
  
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• Major car park in Oxfordshire town to close for week for maintenance

  22-04-2025 18:28 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A popular car park in Abingdon will close for a week at the end of the month due to resurfacing and maintenance works from the district council.
  
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• Major car park in Oxfordshire town to close for a week for manitenance

  22-04-2025 18:28 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A popular car park in Abingdon will close for a week at the end of the month due to resurfacing and maintenance works from the district council.
  
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• Woman arrested after pensioner's body found in flat

  22-04-2025 17:57 via bbc.com
  Thames Valley Police says the body of a woman in her 80s was found in a flat in Oxford on Tuesday.
  
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• Baby fox rescued after becoming entangled in construction netting

  22-04-2025 17:25 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A baby fox was rescued over the bank holiday weekend after it became entangled in construction netting.
  
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• Traffic incident on major road out of Oxford causes delays for drivers

  22-04-2025 17:03 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Major delays are being caused by a traffic incident on the A34 north of Oxford as drivers head into rush hour.
  
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• Stunning £5m Cotswolds country house to go to lucky prize draw winner

  22-04-2025 17:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Omaze has announced a stunning £5million country house in the Cotswolds as its latest house draw offering with one lucky winner to be announced.
  
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• Plans for late night opening hours and sale of alcohol approved for Oxford restaurant

  22-04-2025 17:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Plans for late night opening hours and the sale of alcohol at a restaurant in Oxford have been approved.
  
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• Oxford United in the Community's year of positive progress

  22-04-2025 17:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Matt Everett, CEO of Oxford United in the Community, discusses the launch of the charity’s new impact report and how fans can help the team fulfil countywide aspirations in 2025
  
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• Community rallies together to fund new shutters for shop after spate of break-ins

  22-04-2025 17:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
   
  
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• Rare Queen Elizabeth 2p coin on sale for over £30,000

  22-04-2025 16:18 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  An Oxford resident is selling a rare 2p coin for £30,000 on eBay.
  
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• Woman arrested as police find dead body in flat block

  22-04-2025 15:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A woman has been arrested after police officers found a dead body in a block of flats in Oxford.
  
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• Car set on fire in 'reckless and dangerous' incident sparks police appeal

  22-04-2025 15:06 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A car was set on fire in the early hours of the morning in a 'reckless and dangerous incident' in Banbury.
  
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• County flower's population sees 'dramatic increase'

  22-04-2025 14:45 via bbc.com
  Nearly 30,000 snake's-head fritillaries are found at an Oxford nature reserve during the 2025 count.
  
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• Crash sends biker 'somersaulting 20ft into air' at major car meet up

  22-04-2025 14:05 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  An Oxfordshire biker was hospitalised after a crash at a car meet up in Bournemouth, Dorset, saw him "somersault into the air".
  
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• McDonald's announces new menu for May 2025 with 2 new items - Full list

  22-04-2025 13:31 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  McDonald’s has announced a new menu for May 2025 with new and returning items including Lotus Biscoff Frappe and Frozen Cherry Lemonade.
  
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• Pain in student's leg while learning to drive turned out to be 10cm tumour

  22-04-2025 13:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A student who put her leg pain down to "learning how to drive" was diagnosed with a rare cancer after a tumour was discovered in her thigh.
  
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• Oxford University academics 'drank from human skull chalice'

  22-04-2025 13:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Oxford University academics used to drink out of a chalice made from a human skull until as recently as 2015.
  
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• Ellen DeGeneres shares first sneak peek at home in Cotswolds

  22-04-2025 13:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Ellen DeGeneres has shared a first sneak peek at her home in the Cotswolds since moving from the US.
  
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• David Beckham launces TV chat show with A-list star friends

  22-04-2025 13:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  David Beckham has taken on a new TV chat show on Paramount+ to cover Champions League matches through chats with A-list stars.
  
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• Biker seriously hurt in Easter car meet crash

  22-04-2025 13:30 via bbc.com
  The crash at Hengistbury Head car park involved a motorbike and a BMW car.
  
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• Krispy Kreme announces return of discontinued doughnut that's available now

  22-04-2025 13:21 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Krispy Kreme fans have voted for their favourite discontinued doughnuts and one has returned to shelves today (April 22).
  
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• 'My teenager daughter saved my life,' says doctor

  22-04-2025 12:55 via bbc.com
  Dr Othman Eltayeb had been at home in Oxford watching TV with his family when he fell unconscious.
  
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• Elizabeth Hurley reveals she is dating Billy Ray Cyrus in Cotswolds

  22-04-2025 12:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Gossip Girl star Elizabeth Hurley, who lives in the Cotswolds, has revealed that she is dating Billy Ray Cyrus.
  
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• Gary Lineker breaks silence on Match of the Day exit and regrets 'damage' to BBC

  22-04-2025 11:48 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  TV presenter Gary Lineker has shared that he believes the BBC wanted him to leave ahead of his Match of the Day exit.
  
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• Missing stepfather FOUND after frantic 5am search

  22-04-2025 11:39 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A man who said goodbye to his wife and switched off his phone has been found after going missing from Didcot, Oxfordshire.
  
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• What is shingles? Major questions answered from its cause to if it can kill you

  22-04-2025 11:03 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A guide to shingles with the NHS website answering questions like what is the cause, is it contagious, and is there a vaccination?
  
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• Sky axe legendary children's channel today after 17 years - did you watch it?

  22-04-2025 11:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Sky has axed the popular children's channel Pop Max from today (April 22) after 17 years - see what channel Tiny Pop will move to.
  
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• Sky axe legendary children's channel today after 16 years - did you watch it?

  22-04-2025 11:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Sky has axed the popular children's channel Pop Max from today (April 22) after 16 years - see what channel Tiny Pop will move to.
  
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• Legendary children's channel on Sky axed today after 17 years - did you watch it?

  22-04-2025 11:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Popular children's channel Pop Max on Sky has been axed from today (April 22) after 17 years - see what channel Tiny Pop will move to.
  
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• Lyme Disease warning as Brits urged to avoid tick bites and be aware of symptoms

  22-04-2025 10:59 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month and the charity, Lyme Disease UK, is urging the public to look out for these dangerous arachnids which may carry the disease
  
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• Brits issued warning as parking payment machines ‘set up to trap people’

  22-04-2025 10:59 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Thousands of Brits have been sent parking tickets as payment machines are ‘set up to trap people’.
  
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• 750 schools roll out free breakfast clubs from today saving parents £450 a year

  22-04-2025 10:57 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  From today (April 22), 750 schools will roll out free breakfast clubs, which has been hailed a 'game-changing moment' for families, the Prime Minister said.
  
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• Pope Francis's will in full confirming simple burial after death aged 88

  22-04-2025 10:56 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Pope Francis died at the age of 88 on April 21, and his will decreed that he had a simple underground tomb.
  
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• LIVE: Police attend crash on A34 which closes busy road

  22-04-2025 10:03 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A crash on the A34 near Bicester has closed the road as police attend the scene.
  
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• Liam Gallagher reunites with Noel after Cotswolds departure

  22-04-2025 09:25 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher reunited with brother Noel Gallagher for Easter after departing the Cotswolds.
  
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• Police halt and arrest driver before seizing car

  22-04-2025 08:40 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Police halted and arrested a driver before also seizing their car in Oxfordshire.
  
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• Missing stepdad 'said goodbye to wife and turned phone off' as police search

  22-04-2025 08:21 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A man who said goodbye to his wife and switched off his phone is now missing from Didcot, Oxfordshire.
  
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• Oxfordshire candidates give views on social care

  22-04-2025 07:12 via bbc.com
  With warnings of a social care crisis, how would candidates in Oxfordshire's elections tackle it?
  
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• Vale of White Horse among areas with most energy-efficient business buildings

  22-04-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The Vale of White Horse has some of the most energy-efficient business properties in the country.
  
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• 'Trump is not to be trusted', says MP where workers' jobs at stake

  22-04-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  President Trump has ordered a 10 per cent tariff on all UK goods, creating challenges for exporters across Oxfordshire, including Witney.
  
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• 'Significant' investment made in patient engagement platform

  22-04-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Kidney Research UK has invested in Healthinote, a platform created by Oxford-based Cognitant Group.
  
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• Religious leaders pay tribute after the death of Pope Francis

  22-04-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Oxford religious leaders have paid tribute to Pope Francis after his death on Monday morning.
  
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• Oxfordshire farm lodges plans for new agricultural building

  22-04-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Plans for a new agricultural building have been lodged for an Oxfordshire farm.
  
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• Oxfordshire business named as finalist in national awards

  22-04-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Event Production Services, based in Drayton St Leonard, is one of eight businesses shortlisted for the Supply Chain Champion Award at the Small Awards.
  
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• Old school lockers transformed ahead of museum exhibition

  22-04-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Two units of old school lockers have been converted into museum display cabinets ahead of an exhibition at the Rumble Museum.
  
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• Man 'determined' to regain independence after sight loss

  22-04-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A Goring resident who was left partially sighted after being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes said he is "determined" to regain his independence.
  
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• Former BMW worker who won court case standing in county elections

  22-04-2025 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A former worker at BMW's Oxford who won a recent employment case at the Court of Appeal is running in the upcoming Oxfordshire County Council elections.
  
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