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11 adorable pictures of rescue animals in Oxfordshire over the years

Good Morning Oxfordshire — 2026-08-09
These nostalgic rescue animal pictures from Oxfordshire over the years will have you smiling.
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11 adorable pictures of rescue animals in Oxfordshire over the years

11 adorable pictures of rescue animals in Oxfordshire over the years

• These nostalgic rescue animal pictures from Oxfordshire over the years will have you smiling.

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The local news that matters this morning

Here's the local news from the past 24 hours, made easy to digest.

Improvements around town's market place 'revised' says councillor
Herald Series - News (Abingdon, Didcot, Wantage) · yesterday

Improvements around town's market place 'revised' says councillor

• A plan to improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists in and around Abingdon's Market Place have been revised following consultation

Balliol Boys’ Club supports youth activities in the city
Oxford Mail · yesterday

Balliol Boys’ Club supports youth activities in the city

• BALLIOL Boys’ Club in Oxford closed in 1971, but its former members and supporters continue to encourage youth activities in the city and county

Treadwell at The Store's new seasonal menu is packed with fresh flavours
Oxford Mail · yesterday

Treadwell at The Store's new seasonal menu is packed with fresh flavours

• Diners are being invited to try the new seasonal set menu at The Store hotel's restaurant in Oxford

New Oxfordshire angler shop launching with free beer and burgers
Bicester Advertiser - News (Bicester) · 2 days ago

New Oxfordshire angler shop launching with free beer and burgers

• A new shop for anglers in an Oxfordshire town is hosting a launch party at which there will a BBQ, as well as live music and beer.

Tilsley Park throws open its gates for a community day in August
Herald Series - News (Abingdon, Didcot, Wantage) · Local news · yesterday

Tilsley Park throws open its gates for a community day in August

• One of Oxfordshire's busiest sports grounds is welcoming the community for the day this August, with live music on the grass, food stalls around the site and a chance for anyone curious about a new sport to have a go with a selection of their regular clubs in...

Jeremy Clarkson issues health update as he battles 'stiff arteries'
Oxford Mail · Local news · yesterday

Jeremy Clarkson issues health update as he battles 'stiff arteries'

• Clarkson's Farm and Top Gear star Jeremy Clarkson has issued a health update about his "stiff arteries".

New school streets scheme will be enforced by ANPR cameras
Herald Series - News (Abingdon, Didcot, Wantage) · Local news · yesterday

New school streets scheme will be enforced by ANPR cameras

• A new scheme to make streets around schools in Didcot safer for pedestrians will be camera-enforced from the start of the new academic year

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Official notice: Cherwell District Council. Checked today for council records, public notices, consultations, transport changes, openings or service disruption. Open source ->Official notice: Oxford City Council. Checked today for council records, public notices, consultations, transport changes, openings or service disruption. Open source ->Official notice: Oxford City Council planning applications. Checked today for council records, public notices, consultations, transport changes, openings or service disruption. Open source ->Official notice: Oxfordshire County Council. Checked today for council records, public notices, consultations, transport changes, openings or service disruption. Open source ->Official notice: South Oxfordshire District Council. Checked today for council records, public notices, consultations, transport changes, openings or service disruption. Open source ->
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What's on: next 14 days

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Sat 15 Aug · Holywell Music Room · AllEvents Oxford. Candlelight: Ed Sheeran & ColdplaySat 15 Aug · Holywell Music Room · AllEvents Oxford. Candlelight: Queen vs. ABBAFri 14 Aug · Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3, United Kingdom · AllEvents Oxford. Oxford Dine 'N' Devour | Touring Food FestivalSun 9 Aug · Oxfordshire, United Kingdom · Experience Oxfordshire. C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien TourSun 9 Aug · Waterperry Gardens, Waterperry Gardens, Waterperry,, Wheatley, Oxfordshire (for Satnav please use postcode OX33 1LA), OX33 1JZ, United Kingdom · Experience Oxfordshire. A Brighter View ExhibitionSun 9 Aug · Experience Oxfordshire. Aphasia support groupSun 9 Aug · Ashmolean Museum, Ashmolean Museum, Beaumont Street,, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 2PH, United Kingdom · Experience Oxfordshire. Ashmolean NOW: Soma Surovi JannatSun 9 Aug · Experience Oxfordshire. Bach to Baby Family Concert in Oxford Summertown
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This Day in Oxfordshire History

On this day · Through the years

1602
The Bodleian Library opened to readers in Oxford and became one of Britain’s great research libraries.
This day · Local fact

On this day in Oxfordshire

On this day in 1986, the 25-foot fibreglass Headington Shark crashed into the roof of a house on New High Street, a guerrilla artwork by Bill Heine protesting nuclear bombing.

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