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Concern over 'astounding' asylum military base plans
On Friday, the Home Office announced plans to house about 1,250 asylum seekers at a site in Bicester.
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Test your knowledge of news from Hampshire, Berkshire, Dorset, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight with our quiz.
Aunt Sally world championship 'more and more popular'
Charlbury Beer Festival hosts the Oxfordshire pub game's world championships on Saturday.
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Author's 30-year journey to debut novel
Angela Tomaski has been writing novels since 19 but her first book was published earlier this year.
Jeremy Clarkson pub staff walk out after 'too many problems'
Staff at Jeremy Clarkson's Cotswolds pub, The Farmer's Dog, walked out after facing "too many problems".
Jeremy Clarkson could 'cryogenically freeze' himself amid cancer
Jeremy Clarkson's daughter has joked that the Clarkson's Farm star could cryogenically freeze himself amid his recent cancer diagnosis.
Preservation trust fights to save fountain and bridge
OXFORD Preservation Trust has played an important role over the years in protecting and restoring the city’s historic monuments
No reopening date for UK children's hospice building after fire
A fire at a children’s hospice in Oxford has forced the charity to temporarily close its main building, with no reopening date set.
How are workers coping with the heatwave?
Workers across the south of England share how they are coping in the extreme heat.
'Do not approach': Hunt for wanted man on prison recall
Thames Valley Police is appealing for the public’s help to find a man with links to Banbury who is wanted on recall to prison.
Historic decision reached for leading private school in 175-year first
An historic decision has been reached for a UK private school in a first in its 175-year history in Oxfordshire.
Fleet of RAF planes to be based at Stansted Airport
Stansted Airport is to be a base for RAF military planes while work is carried out at an Oxfordshire airbase.
Oxford event issues stark warning to Europe
Europe's shifting security landscape took centre stage at a recent defence townhall in Oxford.
Law firm shut down by authorities after concerns
A UK law firm has been shut down following an investigation by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).
Air conditioning units sell out at major retailers as heatwave peaks
Air conditioning units at Argos, B&Q and Currys across Oxfordshire stores sell out as record June temperatures recorded during red alert by Met Office
'Undersized' Oxfordshire school set for £9.5M expansion and new nursery
An "undersized" Oxfordshire school is set to receive a £9.5 million expansion to create spaces for 105 new students.
Oxford has one of lowest rates of public drinking fountains in UK
Oxford has one of the lowest rates of public drinking fountains in the UK, despite rising temperatures and a growing push for accessible hydration.
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Changes to the way asylum seekers are housed in Oxfordshire have been announced.
Will Thames Water introduce a hosepipe ban amid 'exceptional demand'?
Thames Water has said it is seeing "exceptionally high demand" for water as the heatwave continues.
Bride and groom 'hospitalised' in Cotswolds pub's Land Rover crash
A bride and groom were reportedly "hospitalised" in a Land Rover crash heading to an award-winning Cotswolds pub from their wedding.