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A total of 800 arrests made as part of Operation Limit – Thames Valley & Hampshire Thames Valley Police and Hampshire Constabulary’s Joint Operations Unit made a total of 800 arrests across both force areas as part of Operation Limit, our annual Christmas drink and drug driving…

A total of 800 arrests made as part of Operation Limit – Thames Valley & Hampshire www.thamesvalley.police.uk/news/thames-...

15.01.2026 18:24 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Abingdon reservoir feedback extended for longer responses Thames Water gives people more time to respond after it found a problem with its online form.

Thames Water's South East Strategic Reservoir near Abingdon, Oxfordshire, will be filled in winter using River Thames water to supply 15 million people. More details: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #Oxfordshire

15.01.2026 14:09 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Vale & Downland Museum (@valeanddownland.bsky.social) Wantage Leisure Centre, Portway, Wantage. We don’t have a date for this photo but as we know that the centre opened in 1976, we’d estimate it being sometime between 1976 and 1985. The gentleman in…

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Wantage Leisure Centre

We don’t have a date for this photo but as we know that the centre opened in 1976, we’d estimate it being sometime between 1976 and 1985.
The gentleman in the photo is just noted as ‘Manager’ so if you know who he is …

15.01.2026 11:42 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Weather forecast and conditions for Oxford, England OX3 0SJ - The Weather Channel | weather.com Today’s and tonight’s Oxford, England OX3 0SJ weather forecast, weather conditions and Doppler radar from The Weather Channel and Weather.com

Temperature in Oxford today:
Feels Like 7°, with a high of 9° and a low of 3°
Wind speed 5 mph
weather.com/en-GB/weathe...
#Oxfordshire #Oxford

15.01.2026 09:53 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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MP slams Elon Musk's X as she quits site over 'sexual exploitation' of girls The Oxford MP has quit Elon Musk's social media site X as she said it was enabling the "sexual exploitation" of woman and children.

Oxford MP slams Elon Musk’s X and quits 'exploitative' site www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2575993...

12.01.2026 21:17 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Break-in poses 'existential threat' to Wolvercote pub The White Hart has says

A community pub has said it is facing a "potentially existential threat" following a burglary.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

12.01.2026 20:05 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The front of Cornerstone Arts Centre in the sunshine

The front of Cornerstone Arts Centre in the sunshine

Cornerstone's auditorium

Cornerstone's auditorium

New artwork in the main entrance of Cornerstone

New artwork in the main entrance of Cornerstone

Plans for a new Culture, Heritage and Creative Industries Strategy for South Oxfordshire will be reviewed by Councillors on Friday 5 June. @cornerstonearts.bsky.social will be at the heart of efforts to improve what’s on offer to the community.

www.southoxon.gov.uk/cornerstone-...

30.05.2025 10:16 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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Bicester fire: Services held for killed firefighters and father Prayers and a silence are held for two firefighters and a man killed in a fire at a business park.

Church services and a two-minute silence have been held to remember two firefighters and a 57-year-old man killed in a fire at an Oxfordshire business park, as a local reverend said "our hearts are broken".

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

18.05.2025 13:00 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Johnnie Walker: Former BBC Radio 2 DJ dies at the age of 79 The presenter, who retired in October, is remembered as "an incredible, warm, superb broadcaster".

BBC Radio 2 DJ Johnnie Walker dies at 79 www.bbc.com/news/article...

31.12.2024 17:33 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Just a stone’s throw away from University college where C.S. Lewis studied, and Magdalen where he was a fellow, these fawn carvings and lamp post in St. Mary’s Passage, Oxford are thought to have been the inspiration for ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’.

#oxford #cslewis #narnia

22.12.2024 20:40 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Bus fares to rise by up to a third in new year, Oxford service announces Stagecoach Oxfordshire will put up bus fare prices in the new year as a new national cap from the government comes into force.

Oxford bus prices to increase by a third in new year

20.12.2024 19:17 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Driver JAILED after killing three teenagers in fatal crash The driver of a car being driven at 100mph on a village road while taking laughing gas, which resulted in the death of his three teenage…

Marcham crash driver jailed after killing three teens after inhaling nitrous oxide, showing off to friends and accelerating to a speed beyond his ability to control a car. https://t.co/PtrjdCVBNn
https://t.co/PtrjdCVBNn #Oxfordshire

18.12.2024 16:50 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Garsington: Murder inquiry launched in village after man's death A man in his 70s was found with a head injury on Sunday and died in hospital earlier on Tuesday.

Garsington: Murder inquiry launched in village after man's death www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#Oxfordshire

17.12.2024 20:54 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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16 Dec 1608: Morgan Owen of Myddfai matriculates at Jesus College #Oxford #otd A client of Archbishop William Laud he would become Bishop of Llandaff in 1641 (Amgueddfa #Cymru – National Museum Wales)

16.12.2024 21:47 👍 15 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
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Council responds on why tree removal took days on major route The county council has admitted its communication to the public 'should have been better', after it took several days to remove a tree blocking a…

The county council has admitted its communication to the public "should have been better" after it took several days to remove a tree blocking a key road in the midst of Storm Darragh. https://buff.ly/3DdSldL
#Oxford #Oxfordshire

15.12.2024 11:55 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Christmas Trees (1968) No title - Christmas trees felled. Tackley Wood, Oxfordshire.C/U man looking at Christmas tree. M/S Christmas trees. M/S two men chopping down tree. M/S as ...

Christmas Tree Fella's in Tackley Wood
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#Oxfordshire

15.12.2024 10:43 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Cooper won't set timetable for cutting 'dangerous' boat crossings The UK home secretary's remarks come after 13,500 people with failed asylum claims were returned to their home country since July.

Cooper won't set timetable to reduce illegal immigrant boat crossings www.bbc.com/news/article...

15.12.2024 08:21 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Girls school named best in Oxfordshire for fourth year St Helen and St Katharine has been ranked among the best girls' schools in the South East by The Times Parent Power 2025 schools’ guide.

Abingdon girls school named Oxfordshire's best again https://buff.ly/3BqioxV
#Abingdon #Oxfordshire

14.12.2024 15:10 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Transport chief cast as Scrooge in bizarre council meeting A rendition of 'A Christmas Carol' that talked about Oxford's traffic measures was performed at an Oxfordshire County Council meeting.

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Oxford transport chief cast as Scrooge in council meeting https://buff.ly/41CPl4Z
#Oxford #Oxfordshire

13.12.2024 10:05 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Santa to ride on miniature railway this Christmas An Oxford miniature railway will host Santa and his elves for family-friendly Christmas train rides this month.

Experience festive cheer as an Oxford miniature railway hosts Santa Claus! 🚂🎅 https://buff.ly/41xaWf8 #Oxfordshire

12.12.2024 18:24 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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East West Rail: Bicester crossing challenges 'insurmountable' A minister says cost and design issues mean a new crossing for Bicester is not feasible.

A minister has said there are "insurmountable" challenges to building a new crossing for vehicles at London Road in Bicester. https://buff.ly/4gu7wxM
#Bicester #Oxfordshire

12.12.2024 17:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

CCTV images released following burglary – Oxford https://buff.ly/3VuG4If
#Oxfordshire

11.12.2024 15:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The new development at Stansfeld Park (the Aspen building) was approved by Oxford City Council Planning Committee last night (10 December 2024). You can watch the discussion here, starting at 26.17 minutes www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xahl...

11.12.2024 08:13 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Oxfordshire: Life-size Santa Claus model taken from village Paul De Fraine displays a Father Christmas outside his home in Little Milton every year.

Santa model fitted with tracking device after theft https://buff.ly/4fcTCz7
#Oxfordshire

11.12.2024 14:25 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Oxfordshire's Big Picture: 9 - 15 December 2024 Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Oxfordshire.

Oxfordshire's Big Picture: Tuesday's image of the county Published https://buff.ly/3D984e3
#Oxfordshire

10.12.2024 11:55 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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'I found myself at the centre of a trafficking ring' The Tara Yoga Centre, which Miranda joined in 2017, has branches in London, Oxford and Plymouth.

'I found myself at the centre of a trafficking ring' https://buff.ly/3ZvoJzU
#Oxfordshire

09.12.2024 14:42 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Ripped off roof among Storm Darragh damages in the South Fallen trees, power outages and damages to properties continue in the second day of Storm Darragh.

Ripped off roof among storm damages in the South https://buff.ly/3D3Uw3H
#Oxfordshire

08.12.2024 20:37 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Oxford's Jericho Wharf: Why do residents want to save the derelict site? The local community is urging Oxford City Council to more forward with developing Jericho Wharf.

Why do residents want to save a derelict wharf? https://buff.ly/3ZGIfL5
#Oxfordshire

07.12.2024 10:45 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Hop on the Oxford Christmas Lights Bus
https://buff.ly/3CYtY3w #OxfordLights #FestiveFun #Oxford #Oxfordshire

❄️ Saturday, 7th December 2024, 16:00 - 20:00
❄️ Saturday, 14th December 2024, 16:00 - 20:00
❄️ Saturday, 21st December 2024, 16:00 - 20:00

06.12.2024 14:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Oxfordshire's Big Picture: 2 - 8 December 2024 Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Oxfordshire.

Oxfordshire's Big Picture: Friday's image of the county https://buff.ly/3VpJUlQ
#Oxfordshire

06.12.2024 11:55 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0