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• Professor says loop hole created 'millionaire farmers claiming need for support'

  13-11-2024 14:58 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A London School of Economics professor has blasted "impoverished millionaires who claimed a need for more support".
  
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• Council Tax bills set to rise by an average of £100 in the new year

  14-11-2024 10:35 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Council Tax bills are likely to go up by an average of £100 in April next year, with an expected five per cent rise for local authorities across the country.
  
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• Rare Royal Mint 50p coin sells for nearly 400 times face value on eBay

  14-11-2024 10:29 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Until recently, the Royal Mint Kew Gardens 50p coin was the rarest of its kind in circulation in the UK
  
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• Walkers releases 'elite' new advent calendar as fans say 'roll on December'

  14-11-2024 10:27 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Walkers Crisps has released a brand new 24 Day Snack Advent Calendar which has been spotted at Home Bargains.
  
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• Oxfordshire secondary school closes due to electrical issue

  14-11-2024 10:10 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A Banbury secondary school is fully closed today due to an overnight electrical issue.
  
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• Virgin Media customers can access more than 100 hidden TV channels for free

  14-11-2024 08:46 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Virgin Media customers have access to more than 100 channels via Pluto TV they may have forgotten about.
  
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• LIVE: Incident on A34 obstructs lane causing rush hour delays

  14-11-2024 08:28 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A road-traffic incident on the A34 near Bicester has obstructed a lane, causing rush hour delays.
  
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• Incident on A34 obstructs lane causing rush hour delays

  14-11-2024 08:28 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A road-traffic incident on the A34 near Bicester has obstructed a lane, causing rush hour delays.
  
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• UK Apple users could be owed compensation as Which? launches £3bn iCloud claim

  14-11-2024 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The group said it is seeking damages for all affected Apple customers who have obtained iCloud services since October 1 2015
  
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• Thames Midsomer Murders tour raises £13000 for charity

  14-11-2024 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Thame Midsomer Tours has made its largest annual charitable donation since its inception.
  
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• Repair and reuse themes on offer at Didcot Eco Fair

  14-11-2024 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Repair and reuse were the key themes throughout this year’s Didcot Eco Fair.
  
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• Rail company reveals proposals to CLOSE town's level crossing

  14-11-2024 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  East West Rail (EWR) has revealed proposals to close London Road Crossing in Bicester.
  
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• Rail company reveal proposals to CLOSE town's level crossing

  14-11-2024 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  East West Rail (EWR) has revealed proposals to close London Road Crossing in Bicester.
  
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• Questions over financial justification of reducing street lights in county

  14-11-2024 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A campaign group has raised questions over the financial justification of rolling out a scheme to reduce street lighting across the county.
  
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• Plans put forward for paid parking bays on roads in town

  14-11-2024 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Oxfordshire County Council will decide whether to approve introducing paid parking bays and double yellow lines on roads in Woodstock.
  
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• Parking fears over nine-home plans for town

  14-11-2024 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Concerns have been raised over parking on a scheme for nine new homes in an Oxfordshire town.
  
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• Oxfordshire firm donates more than £160k to charity in a year

  14-11-2024 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  More than £160,000 has been donated to charities and communities by Platform in the last year.
  
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• Oxford consultation unveiled for major rail company plans across county

  14-11-2024 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A new consultation has today been launched on major plans for a railway project connecting Oxford, Milton Keynes, Bedford and Cambridge.
  
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• New tenants take over community pub in village

  14-11-2024 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A community pub in an Oxfordshire village has been reopened by new tenants
  
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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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• Majority 'did not support' cycling trial in town set to be approved

  14-11-2024 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A consultation findings report from Oxfordshire County Council states that 80 per cent of respondents "did not support" a cycling trial in Sheep Street.
  
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• I went to the MTV EMA's at Co-Op Live to dance with Jedward, Bez and co

  14-11-2024 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  I attended the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards held at the Co-Op Live Arena in Manchester.
  
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• GP appointments at risk in Oxfordshire due to National Insurance hike

  14-11-2024 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Liberal Democrat analysis has revealed that the rise in Employers’ National Insurance contributions announced at the Budget could put 22,857 GP appointments at risk in Oxfordshire due to increased costs to practices.
  
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• FIVE Oxfordshire heritage sites ‘saved’ from Historic England risk register

  14-11-2024 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Five heritage sites in Oxfordshire have been ‘saved’ from the heritage risk register, including the Manor House in Cherwell Valley, according to Historic England.
  
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• Final-year exams may disadvantage Oxbridge female students, says report

  14-11-2024 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A focus on final-year exams at Oxbridge could be disadvantaging female students who are “less likely to take risks” and suffer from premenstrual syndrome (PMS), a report suggests.
  
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• Community urged to have say to 'shape future' of town's market square

  14-11-2024 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Cherwell District Council is urging Bicester residents, businesses, and visitors to take part in an exciting new public survey to help shape the future of Bicester Market Square.
  
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• Chilton Garden Centre giving away festive reindeer

  14-11-2024 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Chilton Garden Centre is giving away a festive light-up reindeer.
  
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• Calls for council to repair existing roads over building new ones

  14-11-2024 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A Labour councillor has urged the Lib Dem leaders of Oxfordshire County Council to prioritise filing potholes over "costly" new road schemes.
  
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• Anger over plans for Post Office to close city centre branch

  14-11-2024 06:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A city councillor has said that some people will be 'beside themselves with rage' after a city centre Post Office was included as one of 115 directly-owned branches which could close.
  
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• John Lewis unveils its new Christmas advert and its a tear-jerker

  14-11-2024 01:01 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Christmas has begun as the new John Lewis Christmas advert hits tv screens this week
  
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