Oxford Bus Company announcement on £2 bus fare cap for 2027

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Bicester Advertiser - News (Bicester) · today Air ambulance medics 'spent hours' trying to save Ozzy Osbourne • Thames Valley Air Ambulance medics spent two hours trying to save Ozzy Osbourne's life at his multi-million-pound country home in Buckinghamshire.

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 Archaeology uncovered in town's castle wall repairs • Works to repair Wallingford's castle walls saw an archaeological excavation uncover a layer of the town's history.

Oxford Mail · today Police slam 'completely unacceptable' behaviour as Cotswolds homes damaged • Thames Valley Police has slammed the "completely unacceptable" behaviour which has led to Cotswolds homes being damaged.

Herald Series - News (Abingdon, Didcot, Wantage) · today Burnham to review early release of PC Harper killers after backlash • New PM Andy Burnham said he will conduct a review into the prisoner early release scheme following the backlash around PC Harper’s killers.

Experience Oxfordshire · today Colonial Views of India: Photographs by Eugene Clutterbuck Impey • This is the first exhibition to focus on photographs and negatives in the Ashmolean, and as such features previously unseen photographs of India by Colonel Eugene Clutterbuck Impey (1830–1904). • A member of the East India Company, Impey arrived in India in 1851 and took part in military actions during the Indian Uprising of 1857. • After the British Crown took control in 1858 following the Uprising, he worked as a political agent until returning to Britain in 1878.

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 New walkway paves the way for Botley Road announcement • Thousands of people have been using a new walkway close to Botley Road's new rail bridge

Oxford Mail · today Thames Water Oxfordshire hosepipe ban: Check who is exempt • A temporary hosepipe ban will come into effect in parts of England following three official heatwaves, but some customers may be exempt.

Herald Series - News (Abingdon, Didcot, Wantage) · today Man, 29, banned from driving for riding off-bike on road • A man has received a six-month driving ban for using a dirt bike on a road in Didcot.

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Fri 24 Jul · Silverstone Racing Circuit · AllEvents Oxford. BRDC CLASSIC - GTROC Stand 2026

Thu 23 Jul · Oxfordshire, United Kingdom · Experience Oxfordshire. C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien Tour

Thu 23 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

Thu 23 Jul · Experience Oxfordshire. Aphasia support group

Thu 23 Jul · Ashmolean Museum, Ashmolean Museum, Beaumont Street,, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 2PH, United Kingdom · Experience Oxfordshire. Ashmolean NOW: Soma Surovi Jannat

Thu 23 Jul · Experience Oxfordshire. Bach to Baby Family Concert in Oxford Summertown

Thu 23 Jul · Old Swan & Minster Mill, Minster Mill,, Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire, OX29 0RN, United Kingdom · Experience Oxfordshire. Band & Brew at The Old Swan

Thu 23 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

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In Oxford the River Thames is widely called the Isis, especially in rowing; Ordnance Survey maps even label it 'River Thames or Isis' as far as Dorchester.

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