10 criminals jailed at Oxford Crown Court in July
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10 criminals jailed at Oxford Crown Court in July
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 | Witney Gazette - News (Witney, West Oxfordshire) · yesterday Police chased Richard Hammond to three £1m mansions court hears• Police chased up Top Gear star Richard Hammond to three separate £1m mansion addresses, a court has heard. |
 | Herald Series - News (Abingdon, Didcot, Wantage) · yesterday Police 'extremely concerned' as Oxfordshire pensioner, 79, disappears• Thames Valley Police has launched an urgent search for a missing Oxfordshire pensioner whom officers are "extremely concerned" about. |
 | Herald Series - News (Abingdon, Didcot, Wantage) · yesterday South Oxfordshire leader calls for people-first growth plans• Maggie Filipova-Rivers, leader of South Oxfordshire District Council, has written to Neale Coleman CBE, chair of the Oxford Growth Commission. |
 | Oxford Mail · yesterday When Oxford Bus Company backed our Guides and Brownies• THE decision by Girlguiding to relax the rules on uniforms reminded us of the many times the Oxford Mail has covered its activities. |
 | Witney Gazette - News (Witney, West Oxfordshire) · yesterday Retirement village hosts magical summer quest for families• Richmond Villages Letcombe Regis is hosting the Richmond Magical Quest, a week-long celebration running from July 27 to August 2. |
 | Witney Gazette - News (Witney, West Oxfordshire) · Local news · yesterday Chipping Norton farm featured in new Soil to Gut book• FarmED, based on Honeydale Farm in Chipping Norton, is included in Soil to Gut: How to Regenerate your Health with Food, written by Dr Lucy Williamson and available from July 31. |
 | Oxford Mail · Local news · yesterday Can you leave your child home alone in the school holidays? Legal rules explained• With the long summer holidays now stretching on, many parents are facing the annual juggling act of balancing work with childcare. |
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