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  • Man charged with sex assault in grounds of Oxford care home

    A 51-year-old man has been charged with sexually assaulting a young woman in the grounds of a care home. Ian Nicholson, from Hernes Road, Sunnymead, was arrested on Saturday and has now been charged with sexual assault. It relates to an incident

  • Thousands take part in Oxford's Race for Life

    ORGANISERS estimate just under 6,000 women took part in the Race for Life in Oxford earlier today. The race saw women dressed in pink racing 5k through University Parks and the city centre’s streets. Many of those taking part had been

  • Teenager rescued after flat fire

    An 18-year-old woman was rescued by firefighters after a small oven fire in a ground floor flat in Bicester. The fire service was called just after 4.30am today to Oxford House, in King’s End. Officers from Bicester and Rewley Road stations

  • Update: Flood alert lifted

    THE Environment Agency has today lifted a flood alert on the Langford and Wendlebury Brooks around Bicester. The alert also covered their tributaries from Stratton Audley down to the M40 at Merton. Alerts, which warn that low-lying ground and roads