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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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• Rush hour road closure caused by abandoned caravan

  07-05-2025 19:12 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A road closure is in place at Old Abingdon Road with police on scene.
  
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• Girls enjoy the Festival of Queens at Oxford Town Hall

  07-05-2025 18:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  WE DON’T know their names, but they were among 27 girls chosen to take part in a Festival of Queens at Oxford Town Hall in 1975
  
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• Plans to turn former country pub into three homes approved

  07-05-2025 17:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Plans to convert a former country pub near Bicester into three homes have been permitted.
  
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• Plans for up to nine homes in village refused after 'creeping development' fears

  07-05-2025 17:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Plans to build between eight and nine homes in an Chinnor have been refused by South Oxfordshire District Council after villagers raise fears.
  
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• Free bus travel for veterans and military on VE Day anniversary

  07-05-2025 17:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Veterans, cadets, and serving military personnel will be able to enjoy free bus travel across Oxfordshire on Thursday, May 8.
  
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• Diddly Squat Farm Shop named among most popular in UK

  07-05-2025 17:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Clarkson's Diddly Squat Farm Shop has been named among the most popular in the country.
  
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• LIVE: Car 'drives through Costa Coffee window' and injures three people

  07-05-2025 16:16 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A car has driven through a Costa Coffee window in Carterton, Oxfordshire and injured three people.
  
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• Jeremy Clarkson takes aim at Jesus Christ in controversial rant

  07-05-2025 16:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Top Gear, Clarkson's Farm and The Grand Tour star Jeremy Clarkson has taken aim at Jesus Christ.
  
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• Jeremy Clarkson calls Jesus Christ 'the biggest fraudster' in rant

  07-05-2025 16:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Top Gear, Clarkson's Farm and The Grand Tour star Jeremy Clarkson has called Jesus Christ a "fraudster".
  
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• Dig unearths 6,000 years worth of rare artefacts in Oxfordshire

  07-05-2025 15:39 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  An archaeological dig in Thame, Oxfordshire has unearthed rare artefacts spanning 6,000 years including from the Roman and Bronze Ages.
  
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• Beyonce skips Met Gala amid move to the Cotswolds with Jay-Z

  07-05-2025 15:11 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Beyonce skipped the 2025 Met Gala in New York amid planning a move to the Cotswolds with Jay-Z.
  
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• Rare Paddington Bear coin on sale for over £30,000

  07-05-2025 14:51 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  An Aylesbury resident is selling a rare 50p coin for over £30,000 on eBay.
  
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• Rare Benjamin Bunny coin on sale for over £30,000

  07-05-2025 14:51 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  An Aylesbury resident is selling a rare 50p coin for over £30,000 on eBay.
  
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• Police update issued after teen arrested following woodland rave

  07-05-2025 14:48 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A police spokesperson has revealed more after a man was arrested following a rave in a peaceful Oxfordshire woodland last Sunday (May 4).
  
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• Changes planned for former home of Beatles star George Harrison approved

  07-05-2025 14:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The son of Beatles legend George Harrison has taken over development plans on his late father's estate
  
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• Work to create accessible moorings on the River Thames complete

  07-05-2025 13:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  More than £209,000 has been invested in accessibility improvements on the River Thames in Wallingford.
  
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• 'There was a pile of bodies' - Veteran recalls horrors of Nazi camps on VE Day

  07-05-2025 13:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A 101-year-old former paratrooper has recalled coming across a "pile of bodies" in a Nazi concentration camp on VE Day in 1945.
  
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• Stormtroopers descend on Oxfordshire town for Make-A-Wish

  07-05-2025 13:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Wallingford had a special visit from a host of Star Wars characters this weekend, as the Running Stormtrooper hosted a fundraising event for Make-A-Wish.
  
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• Railway centre welcomes visitors for 1940s-themed event

  07-05-2025 13:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Didcot Railway Centre hosted a ‘Steam Into the 40s’ event on Saturday, May 3.
  
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• Oxford University calls for tighter controls to tackle 'dramatic rise' in deepfakes

  07-05-2025 13:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  A new Oxford University study says there is an 'urgent need' for more controls to tackle the 'dramatic rise' of deepfakes.
  
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• Iconic Flying Scotsman spotted in Oxfordshire and now on display in Didcot

  07-05-2025 13:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Train icon The Flying Scotsman was spotted throughout Oxfordshire yesterday and will now be exhibited at Didcot Railway Centre.
  
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• Iconic Flying Scotsman captured by photographers in Oxfordshire

  07-05-2025 13:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Train icon The Flying Scotsman was spotted throughout Oxfordshire yesterday and will now be exhibited at Didcot Railway Centre.
  
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• Further objections to new car park plans as decision looms

  07-05-2025 13:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  More objections have been made to plans for a vacant trading estate to be turned into a temporary car park for Bicester Village.
  
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• 90-year-old knight, poet and former Keble warden to run 10K

  07-05-2025 13:30 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Sir Christopher Ball – a recent nonagenarian – is a former warden at Keble College and is planning on running 10K to raise money for ten charities
  
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• Sainsbury's shoppers 'wont use self-checkouts again' as major change rolled out

  07-05-2025 13:19 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Sainsbury's customers said they 'won't use self-checkouts again' as supermarket makes major change after 'reviewing' security measures
  
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• How new Emmerdale star ended up on ITV soap and the character he almost played

  07-05-2025 13:18 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Netflix star Bradley Ritches is set to make his debut in ITV's Emmerdale after meeting a producer following his stint on Celebrity Big Brother.
  
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• Coronation Street star rushed to hospital after fall saying 'it's not going well'

  07-05-2025 13:14 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Former Coronation Street star Charlie Lawson has revealed he was rushed to hospital after falling several times.
  
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• Pictures show shocking aftermath of 'well developed' fire involving van

  07-05-2025 13:11 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  New pictures reveal the shocking aftermath of a 'well developed' fire involving a van on the A40.
  
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• Starmer rejects calls for 'rethink' on Winter Fuel Payment cuts

  07-05-2025 13:09 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister has rejected calls for a U-turn over the decision to strip winter fuel payments from millions of pensioners
  
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