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Let’s talk Oxfordshire: Residents invited to share big issues and priorities ahead of budget setting process

05
September
2022
| 06:26 Europe/London
Following the sad passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, all planned Oxfordshire Conversations events are postponed as a mark of respect.This includes the five face to face events in Abingdon, Witney, Oxford, Banbury and Didcot as well as both …
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Oxfordshire firefighters don’t need to be superhuman

by Simon Hill, on-call firefighter, Faringdon Fire Station

04
August
2022
| 09:21 Europe/London
When I drive through Oxfordshire in a fire engine, many a bystander, adult and child, gazes in awe, wondering how they could get into my dramatic shoes.   I’m sure there are people who wish they …
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Women's Tour - Oxfordshire finale

11
June
2022
| 15:33 Europe/London
Residents cheered on elite riders when this year’s Women’s Tour professional cycling race returned to Oxfordshire on Saturday 11 June.  Hosted for the third consecutive time by Oxfordshire County Council, and the county’s city and district councils, …
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Women’s Tour cycling race is coming to Oxfordshire on Saturday

07
June
2022
| 08:15 Europe/London
Residents across the county will be able to cheer on elite riders when this year’s Women’s Tour professional cycling race returns to Oxfordshire this Saturday 11 June.    Hosted for the third consecutive time by Oxfordshire County Council, and the …
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Hog chews up road in Great Coxwell

17
October
2018
| 11:37 Europe/London
The multi-hog - the yellow tractor type machine in the images -  has been up to its old tricks again in Great Coxwell near Faringdon. This time, as you can see from the pictures, it's made short work of some areas of worn out tarmac to clear …
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Repairs carried out on Martens Road, Shrivenham

05
September
2018
| 12:53 Europe/London
As the headline suggests, our road repair team have been working hard on Martens Road in Shrivenham dealing with an area of tired tarmac. As the pictures show the once uneven areas are now nice and flat, making for a nicer ride or
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Kids dance and sing to the world’s Commonwealth tune

12
March
2018
| 11:47 Europe/London
Schoolchildren from Oxfordshire have made the globally celebrated Commonwealth Day (March 12) come alive with Fijian and African dance and costumes at a special event held at County Hall in Oxford. More than 1,000 Commonwealth flags have been …
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New line up and fresh faces on county’s cabinet

A new cabinet line-up has been appointed with a key post created to work with Oxfordshire’s parishes to further develop an enhanced working relationship.

17
May
2017
| 13:11 Europe/London
Councillor Mark Gray will be the new Cabinet Member for Local Communities - overseeing the council’s already strengthened links with local communities, parish councils and others. The county …
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Oxfordshire Broadband Partnership celebrates rolling out superfast fibre technology to 70k homes and businesses

13
February
2017
| 17:02 Europe/London
More than 70,000 homes and businesses across the county (including Farmer Gow’s Activity Farm in Longcot) are now able to access superfast fibre broadband as part of the multi-million pound Better Broadband for Oxfordshire programme, lead partners …
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