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• Mum's half-term holiday warning as she faces criminal record

  14-11-2024 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Natalie says she is now facing a potential criminal conviction and a £1,000 fine despite claiming she never received a letter about the fine in the first place
  
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• LIVE: Firefighters tape off city centre street as two fire engines arrive

  14-11-2024 20:11 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A major Oxford city centre street has been cordoned off by firefighters.
  
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• Drivers wait in 'complete standstill' on major road as blue lights seen

  14-11-2024 19:57 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Oxford drivers are at a "complete standstill" on a major road as blue emergency lights have been spotted.
  
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• School announces closure on Friday as three affected in county

  14-11-2024 19:24 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A school in Oxford is the third school to announce a closure in Oxfordshire today and will be closed on Friday.
  
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• Oncoming traffic hazard warning issued by police

  14-11-2024 18:06 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A hazard warning regarding oncoming vehicles has been given as police attend an incident blocking a major Oxford road.
  
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• Oncoming traffic hazard warning given by police as crash blocks major road

  14-11-2024 18:06 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A hazard warning regarding oncoming vehicles has been given as police attend a crash blocking a major Oxford road.
  
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• Police bust open city centre cannabis farm and seize £50k worth of drugs

  14-11-2024 17:49 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Police busted open an Oxford cannabis farm and seized a whopping £25k haul of drugs.
  
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• Police race to crash on A34 ahead of rush hour as lane left blocked

  14-11-2024 17:10 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Police have raced to a crash on the A34 in Oxfordshire which has blocked a lane.
  
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• 50-foot-long canal boat stolen from outside pub

  14-11-2024 17:03 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Thames Valley Police is looking for a 50-foot-long canal boat that was stolen from a pub.
  
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• Popular city centre café awarded prestigious national award

  14-11-2024 17:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Oxford's popular Art Café has won a Good Food Award.
  
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• Plans for 42 net zero homes to go ahead near town

  14-11-2024 17:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Major plans for 42 net zero homes have been granted planning permission near Didcot.
  
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• Oxfordshire orchestra receives sizable donation from housing developer

  14-11-2024 17:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  An Oxfordshire orchestra has received a sizeable donation from a local housing developer.
  
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• Mother makes emotional plea 25 years after son's drink-driving tragedy

  14-11-2024 17:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A mother has issued an emotional plea on the 25th anniversary of her sons death.
  
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• Fast food fans Lovin' It as McDonald's plans APPROVED

  14-11-2024 17:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A new McDonald's restaurant in Cornmarket in Oxford has been given planning permission in a unit occupied by Leon.
  
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• Councillor attends as The Corrs play gig at Jeremy Clarkson’s pub

  14-11-2024 17:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Irish band The Corrs played a gig at Jeremy Clarkson’s Oxfordshire pub this weekend.
  
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• Library toilets sprayed with graffiti in Oxford city centre

  14-11-2024 16:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Toilets in an Oxford library were sprayed with graffiti, sparking a police investigation.
  
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• Schoolboy RELEASED from hospital over week after serious crash

  14-11-2024 15:55 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  An Oxford schoolboy has been released from hospital over a week after a serious cycling crash.
  
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• Delays building on major Oxford road with lane blocked

  14-11-2024 15:34 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A lane is blocked on the Eastern Bypass in the westbound direction towards the Littlemore roundabout due to a broken-down vehicle. Traffic is building. Live updates
  
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• How to watch I'm A Celebrity spin-off show as it returns for 2024 series

  14-11-2024 15:31 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! will air on ITV1 while the spin-off show I'm A Celebrity...Unpacked will air on ITV2 each night.
  
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• Homebase bought out of administration saving up to 1,600 jobs

  14-11-2024 15:12 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Homebase has been bought out of administration, meaning up to 1,600 jobs have been saved.
  
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• Relative of Wordsworth uncovered after garden dig

  14-11-2024 15:01 via bbc.com
  
  The Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum help determine the identity of Lt Osmond Bartle Wordsworth.
  
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• Controversial cycling trial on pedestrianised street approved

  14-11-2024 14:45 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A cycling trial on Sheep Street in Bicester has been approved.
  
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• Man arrested after 'vehicles rammed and shot at' on farm

  14-11-2024 14:35 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A man has been arrested following an incident where a vehicle was rammed and shot at on a farm near Oxfordshire.
  
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• Leaky church among new sites on at risk register

  14-11-2024 14:22 via bbc.com
  
  Inclusion on the Heritage at Risk register can help sites like Christchurch Priory secure funding.
  
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• Independent school 'facing closure' over VAT plan

  14-11-2024 13:44 via bbc.com
  
  Parents say they are "shocked" at the possibility Carrdus School may close in April.
  
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• Proposed closure of town's busy crossing 'a kick in the teeth', says MP

  14-11-2024 13:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The proposed closure of a busy level crossing in Oxfordshire is a "kick in the teeth", says the MP.
  
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• Plea hearing for BMW driver charged with killing three teenagers delayed

  14-11-2024 13:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A plea hearing for a teenager charged with causing the death of three young men after a crash in Marcham has been delayed.
  
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• Oxfordshire restaurant nominated for best Indian takeaway award

  14-11-2024 13:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  An Indian restaurant in Abingdon has been named a finalist for the Euro Asia Curry Award in the best takeaway in Oxfordshire category.
  
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• Michael Heseltine WALKS OUT out of Oxford Union as students ‘hijack’ debate

  14-11-2024 13:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Michael Heseltine has walked out of an Oxford University debate after it was “hijacked” by students.
  
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• Government plans for empty shops in city get nod of approval

  14-11-2024 13:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Oxford Civic Society has welcomed government plans for empty shops in the new High Street Rental Auctions (HSRAs) plans announced recently.
  
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