Oxfordshire fire service receiving 'high number of 999 calls'

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        August 19, 2026

Oxfordshire fire service receiving 'high number of 999 calls'

Good Morning Oxfordshire — 2026-08-19

Thames Valley Fire Control Service is facing high call volumes about outdoor fire risks amid dry conditions.
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Oxfordshire fire service receiving 'high number of 999 calls'
• Thames Valley Fire Control Service is facing high call volumes about outdoor fire risks amid dry conditions.
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This Day in Oxfordshire History
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William Morris started car production in Cowley, helping make Oxford a major motor-manufacturing city.
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On this day in 1913, the first car, a Bullnose Morris Oxford, rolled off the line at William Morris's Cowley works, beginning over a century of car-making in the city.
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