Truck Festival hailed as 'biggest and best yet' as 27,500 attend
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Truck Festival hailed as 'biggest and best yet' as 27,500 attend
• A sell-out Truck Festival has been "the biggest and best" ever, organisers have said.
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 | Bicester Advertiser - News (Bicester) · today UK supermarket plans to open dozens of new type of shop to add to existing 20 stores• Waitrose is planning to open new “neighbourhood” style supermarkets around the UK to appeal to more shoppers |
 | Cherwell District Council - Latest news (Banbury, Bicester, Kidlington) · today Cherwell Business Awards 2026 Finalists Announced• The Cherwell Business Awards (CBAs), a prestigious annual event celebrating business excellence in the Cherwell District, is proud to announce the finalists for the 2026 edition. |
 | Herald Series - News (Abingdon, Didcot, Wantage) · today 'Frustration' as riverside hotel sits empty more than a decade after closure• A leading councillor has voiced his frustration at the lack of progress with plans for a hotel which has remained derelict for over a decade |
 | Bicester Advertiser - News (Bicester) · today Oxfordshire council seeks views on new SEND strategy• Oxfordshire County Council's SEND Strategy for 2026 - 2029 is open to consultation. |
 | Herald Series - News (Abingdon, Didcot, Wantage) · today Lidl submits new major planning application for Oxfordshire store• Lidl is seeking to vary conditions on a previously approved application for a site on Grove Road, Wantage. |
 | Oxford Mail · today Restaurant, bar and hotel to close until September• A Witney restaurant, bar and hotel is now shut until later this year. |
 | Herald Series - News (Abingdon, Didcot, Wantage) · today Urgent search launched for missing 14-year-old girl• AN urgent search has been launched for a missing 14-year-old girl from Oxfordshire. |
 | Oxford Mail · today Man, 40, arrested for 'trying to speak to underage child' in Oxford city centre• A man was arrested in Oxford city centre after he allegedly 'arranged to meet up with a child'. |
 | Oxford Mail · today Young child seriously hurt in Oxford neighbourhood crash• A child has ben seriously hurt in a crash with a Mercedes in an Oxford neighbourhood. |
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J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis's Inklings group met in the Rabbit Room of Oxford's Eagle and Child pub, where parts of The Lord of the Rings were first read aloud.
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