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Former England cricketer champions £75,000 sports club fund

Nigel Tipple, OxLEP Chief Executive

Oxford firm leads charge in new business support campaign

KFC will open in Didcot in time for Christmas

New KFC store will be ready for Christmas confirm fried chicken bosses

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Go Outdoors, old Abingdon Road, Oxford

Oxford community 'sad' to see Go Outdoors close

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An artists impression of the completed Nebula unit at Milton Park

Welsh firm secures project on Oxfordshire research facilities

The New York-based burger giant announced its plans for a 15th UK location

Excitement as Shake Shack opening date draws closer

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An aerial view of shoppers on the first day of the new Westgate Centre

Exclusive 'Drawn footfall away': Traders comment on alarming closures trend

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Go Outdoors, Oxford

Go Outdoors in Oxford will permanently close its doors

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Michelin-starred chef Dominic Chapman to open restaurant in Henley

Michelin-starred chef will open restaurant in town

Christmas afternoon teas at Bicester Bean Coffee Shop and Cafe

'Vital to encourage outside shoppers for Christmas', says Bicester councillor

An architects model of how the building will look once complete

£3.3 million renovation project begins at Oxford's Nuffield College

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Barclays, Abingdon

Barclays announces closing down date for town branch

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An artists impression of Cuddesdon Corner Family Centre once work is complete

Significant revamp for Oxford family centre starts

This is the fourth year of the initiative

Festive treat for NHS staff as Starbucks offers free beverages

A model of how the homes could look

Affordable housing project to begin in Oxfordshire

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Thames Water said revenues rose to £1.3 billion but it spent a record £1 billion on improving its network

Concern over finances as Thames Water's profits halve and debts mount

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Sainsbury's Witney

Shoppers disappointed by lack of cashiers at refurbished supermarket

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Five-star ratings have been handed to four Cherwell eateries.

New food hygiene ratings handed to four eateries

Four Oxford restaurants received five-star ratings.

Chinese restaurant among Oxford eateries handed new hygiene rating

Southwold Primary School pupils with the tags

Hi-vis bags tags donated to school for road safety week

Howard Carter (left) and Sarah Johnson (right)

Two patients avoid potential blindness thanks to opticians

Cornerstone Café and Bookshop is in Savile Way, Grove

Village café and bookshop wins in UK awards

The fire service discovered this hazard yesterday (November 30) when visiting businesses

Dangerous discovery at business prompts safety calls from fire service

A Thames Water engineer

Thames Water launches tool to allow public to report and locate issues

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The three proposed sites of BotleyWest Solar Farm

Exclusive 'You won't really notice it', claims director of 2,500 acre solar farm project

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Witney MP Robert Courts is one of many Conservative MPs who have written to the deputy Prime Minister urging him to use national security powers to review the potential sale of the Daily Telegraph.

Witney MP calls for review of Daily Telegraph sale talks

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Castle Quay Shopping Centre in Banbury

Free Sunday parking to boost Christmas shopping at centre

The new icings are in shops now

Oxfordshire bakery ingredients manufacturer unveils new icing range

Lloyds Banking Group is shutting another 45 branches across its network and the Halifax and Bank of Scotland brands

Full list of Halifax, Lloyds and Bank of Scotland banks set to close

The image of the masked raider in the Premier Store, Wantage, released by police in April 2020 Picture: TVP

Young men handed jail time for BB gun robbery

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Stagecoach West buses at the Gloucester depot

Bus company celebrates three decades of service

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Azeem with their award

Abingdon eatery wins title of Best Indian Takeaway

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Yvonne McAtamney has spoken of the difficult decision she has made for Village Fabrics in Wallingford to close its doors and move to a new home in the West Midlands, with an accompanying online expansion.

Owner takes 'difficult decision' to shut town store of over 40 years

Young boy petitions Apple to change 'nerd' emoji

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Hundreds of businesses folded in West Oxfordshire in 2022

Hundreds of businesses folded in West Oxfordshire last year

The shop closed in the summer.

Construction work begins on shop that 'closed due to LTNs'

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Neil Grundon with the new electric vehicle

Waste firm invests in new electric vehicle

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Boots pharmacy in Thame to close next year confirm workers

Patients 'frustrated' as Boots pharmacy 'to close next year'

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Staff at Amazing Lofts

Loft insulation company and housing association will cut heating bills

Noir Grill in Witney is run by Oliver Black with Joe Amos and Hannah Flynn

New fish and chip shop has customers queuing out the door

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Wilko entered administration in August leaving all 400 stores and 12,500 employees at risk.

Former Wilko boss apologises for more than 12k job losses after retailer went bust

It is the first voco hotel in the UK to introduce solar panels

Hotel near Oxford first in chain to go solar

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The event starts on December 2

Shopping centre to host free festive pop-up for children

Michelle Niziol picks up Great British Entrepreneur Award

Former Apprentice contestant wins national award

St Aldate’s chambers building

Aurora Energy's global HQ set to move to St Aldate's Chambers in Oxford

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Churchill Retirement Living with their award

Developers of an Oxford retirement home win award at national ceremony

Sir John Whittingdale speaking with local residents and councillors at Wychwood Library on Friday (November 24) about how rural communities in the county will benefit from the new rollout

Ultrafast broadband to be rolled out across Oxfordshire after £26.5 million funding

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Carmen Gorska won her award for her paper ‘Fire dynamics in Mass Timber compartments’

Fire specialist wins prestigious international award

The Oxfam superstore in Oxford

Oxfam shops could close next month due to strike action

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Proposals for charity store in area where council wants 'more people shopping'

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Refurbished Sainsbury's Witney

First look inside refurbished Sainsbury's reopened today

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The industry's $20 billion goal

Sponsored Last year, one million people went to Turkey for hair transplants

Sainsbury's Witney

Superstore to reopen with new look after complete refurbishment

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Celebrations unveiling the refurbishments at Huntercombe Hall Care Home

Care home unveils refurbishments as a part of £18 million revival project