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  • Raise a glass for animal charities

    People can help two animal charities while they sup a pint at a three-day beer festival at the Trigger Pond Pub, Bucknell, near Bicester, from Friday. On the Friday there will be an auction, and during the weekend a raffle, cake stall, children’s game

  • Social club for retired seeks new members

    A social club for retired people in and around Wantage is looking for new members to help it celebrate its 20th birthday next year. Wantage Association of Retired Persons (WARP) is for those over 50 and it also takes members from Abingdon and Didcot.

  • Shoe firm steps in with jobs boost

    UK shoe manufacturer Hotter Comfort Concept has created 10 new jobs in Oxford after opening a city centre store. Hotter Shoes, which creates about 1.5m pairs of shoes a year at its Lancashire factory, opened in Queen Street on Saturday. The company

  • Study highlights threats facing historic village

    RESIDENTS hope Old Marston will retain its special character despite the onset of neighbouring developments. It comes as Oxford City Council nears completion of its appraisal of the Old Marston Conservation Area. As part of the study

  • Drama society calls for new members

    People are being urged to join Bicester Drama Society which is being relaunched on Wednesday. The club will then meet at its new home, Bicester Methodist Church Hall, off Victoria Road, every Wednesday from 8pm to 9.30pm. Organiser Simon Tomlinson said