City neighbourhood to be 'cut off' by 56-week footpath closure

• One resident said scheduling the year-long closure for before the Botley Road reopens is 'just not joined up thinking'.

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Bicester Advertiser - News (Bicester) · today 250-year-old Oxfordshire country pub plans to re-thatch its deteriorating roof • The Horse and Groom based in Caulcott in north Oxfordshire is a 250-year-old Oxfordshire country pub which is planning to re-thatch its roof.

Bicester Advertiser - News (Bicester) · today Burst pipe continues to spray water 24 hours on despite UK hosepipe ban • A burst pipe in Banbury, Oxfordshire, is continuing to spray water 24 hours on, despite a UK hosepipe ban.

Witney Gazette - News (Witney, West Oxfordshire) · today Traditional 1769 and home of famous beer seeks new landlord • A traditional pub, Ye Olde Cross Keys, dating back to 1769 and home of a famous beer is looking for a new landlord.

Herald Series - News (Abingdon, Didcot, Wantage) · today Teenage victim's bravery praised as sexual abuser jailed • A teenage victim of sexual abuse has been praised for her bravery after the man responsible was jailed for six years.

Experience Oxfordshire · today Take part in the FREE Hatter's Hunt at Westgate Oxford • Find the hidden plaques and claim your prize! • There are five mysterious plaques hidden around Westgate. • On this Alice in Wonderland themed trail designed by The Story Museum, you have to go down rabbit holes and solve the riddles to claim your prize!

Herald Series - News (Abingdon, Didcot, Wantage) · today Climate change campaign group calls for new volunteers • Community hub One Planet Abingdon is reaching out to recruit more volunteers

Witney Gazette - News (Witney, West Oxfordshire) · today River Thames locks part closed from Cotswolds to Oxford amid dry weather • River Thames locks are subject to navigation restrictions because of dry weather and low water levels.

Experience Oxfordshire · today Day after day after day - Recent works by Cally Trench and Tineke Bruijnzeels • Daily drawings by the two artists lie at the heart of this exhibition: Tineke’s project ‘One more line a day’ using a wide variety of materials and Cally’s ‘Left Hand, Right Hand’ drawings in ink. • Both projects reveal the passage of time, and focus on the unit of the day – the most important measure of time in our lives, the unit that governs our routines of waking, sleeping, eating and work. • The exhibition also includes Tineke’s new patterned abstract oil paintings; curiosity and play are the driving forces behind this project: within the rules that Tineke has set herself, what will emerge?

Oxford Mail · today Plans for block of flats to replace empty shops in city suburb • A disused building in London Road, Headington, could be demolished and replaced with swish new flats and shops.

Witney Gazette - News (Witney, West Oxfordshire) · today Oxfordshire town named most expensive pint in the UK • It's been a year since Witney was named the most expensive place to buy a pint in the UK. • Does it still hold the crown?

What's on: next 7 days

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Sat 25 Jul · Oxfordshire, United Kingdom · Experience Oxfordshire. C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien Tour

Sat 25 Jul · Waterperry Gardens, Waterperry Gardens, Waterperry,, Wheatley, Oxfordshire (for Satnav please use postcode OX33 1LA), OX33 1JZ, United Kingdom · Experience Oxfordshire. A Brighter View Exhibition

Sat 25 Jul · Experience Oxfordshire. Aphasia support group

Sat 25 Jul · Ashmolean Museum, Ashmolean Museum, Beaumont Street,, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 2PH, United Kingdom · Experience Oxfordshire. Ashmolean NOW: Soma Surovi Jannat

Sat 25 Jul · Experience Oxfordshire. Bach to Baby Family Concert in Oxford Summertown

Sat 25 Jul · Old Swan & Minster Mill, Minster Mill,, Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire, OX29 0RN, United Kingdom · Experience Oxfordshire. Band & Brew at The Old Swan

Sat 25 Jul · North Wall Arts Centre, North Wall Arts Centre, South Parade, Summertown,, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 7JN, United Kingdom · Experience Oxfordshire. Cally Trench and Tineke Bruijnzeels: Day after day after day

Sat 25 Jul · Ashmolean Museum, Ashmolean Museum, Beaumont Street,, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 2PH, United Kingdom · Experience Oxfordshire. Colonial Views of India: Photographs by Eugene Clutterbuck Impey

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On this day in 1621, the founding stone of Oxford Botanic Garden, the oldest botanic garden in Great Britain, was laid as a physic garden for growing medicinal plants.

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