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• UPDATE: Oxfordshire MPs divided on gay marriage vote

  Oxfordshire's MPs were split in tonight's vote on gay marriage at the House of Commons. read more

• Three vehicle smash in Grove

  MOTORISTS are being warned of delays on the A338 in Grove tonight following a three vehicle smash. read more

• Warthog and friends remain on public view

  SOME of Oxford’s most fascinating natural treasures are on show again after two city museums teamed up for a new exhibition. read more

• ‘Save our only petrol station’, say residents

  A BID to axe Botley’s only petrol station should be passed as it is not a ‘valued community facility’, a planning officer said. read more

• Salute to the unsung heroes

  FIFTEEN dedicated volunteers who have donated their time to helping others in the city have been awarded with certificates of honour. read more

• Battle to protect old building lost

  HERITAGE bosses have hit out at a Government decision not to protect Oxford’s register office from being knocked down. read more

• Memorial to popular farm labourer

  FRIENDS and family of a man who was killed in an oil drum explosion last year gathered at the site of the accident to remember him. read more

• Oxford set to scrap plan to put CCTV in taxis

  OXFORD’S licensing bosses are set to shelve plans to install CCTV in cabs, admitting it would be against the law. read more

• Google boss to speak

  Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt will speak at a public event in Oxford later today. read more

• Council's controlling board in reshuffle

  CHANGES at the top table of Oxford City Council have been revealed by its Labour leadership. Four new appointments to the council’s executive board were announced by leader Bob Price at the authority’s annual meeting yesterday. read more

• Man mugged in street off Cowley Road

  OXFORD: A 33-year-old man was left with three fractures and nerve damage to his face after being attacked off Cowley Road in the early hours of Saturday. read more

• Police charge 32 fans after Rovers game clashes

  THIRTY-TWO people have been charged after clashes between Oxford United and Bristol Rovers outside the Kassam Stadium. read more

• Comedian returns to former writing haunt

  STAND-UP comedian Stewart Lee returned to the city last night to talk to students at his former Oxford University college. read more

• The £7m portrait that destroyed John Ruskin's marriage returns to Oxford

  IT WAS supposed to be a “revolution” in painting. read more

• Meadow buildings protest goes to elections

  A CAMPAIGNER fighting the controversial Castle Mill development plans to try to oust a key Oxford city councillor during future elections. read more

• Museum reveals its dark secrets

  ELEVEN-year-old James Valadez explored a museum’s exhibits by torchlight with his brother Peter. read more

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