£2 bus fare cap reinstated in 'delightful' decision

• The cap, announced by the Prime Minister, will take effect across England starting January 1, 2027.

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

Herald Series - News (Abingdon, Didcot, Wantage) · yesterday 'Death hazard' fears for 100-home plans on Oxfordshire farmland • Objections to 100-home plans for an Oxfordshire village, Shrivenham, describe fears for a "death hazard" amid infrastructure concerns.

Bicester Advertiser - News (Bicester) · yesterday Major £11m investment to transform John Radcliffe urgent care • CONSTRUCTION work on a major programme to enhance urgent and emergency care at the John Radcliffe Hospital is underway

Herald Series - News (Abingdon, Didcot, Wantage) · yesterday £600k community bid launched to buy three high street properties • A community group is attempting to buy three high street properties to give locals greater control of their town.

Witney Gazette - News (Witney, West Oxfordshire) · yesterday Oxfordshire car park fight 'far from over' after proposal rejected • A local councillor has vowed that the fight to stop an Oxfordshire car park from being turned into housing is "far from over".

Herald Series - News (Abingdon, Didcot, Wantage) · yesterday Mercedes driver jailed after dangerous overtake caused head-on crash with van • A driver who attempted a dangerous overtake causing a van to flip and roll multiple times has been jailed.

Oxford Mail · yesterday Thug jailed after hitting woman with glass bottle after demanding money • A thug has been jailed after he hit a woman with a glass beer bottle after she refused to give him money.

Witney Gazette - News (Witney, West Oxfordshire) · yesterday Developer behind flood-ridden Oxfordshire estate to be struck off • The developer behind an Oxfordshire estate that has had consistent problems with flooding is to be struck off amid £430K debts.

What's on: next 14 days

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Wed 29 Jul · Oxfordshire, United Kingdom · Experience Oxfordshire. C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien Tour

Wed 29 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

Wed 29 Jul · Experience Oxfordshire. Aphasia support group

Wed 29 Jul · Ashmolean Museum, Ashmolean Museum, Beaumont Street,, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 2PH, United Kingdom · Experience Oxfordshire. Ashmolean NOW: Soma Surovi Jannat

Wed 29 Jul · Experience Oxfordshire. Bach to Baby Family Concert in Oxford Summertown

Wed 29 Jul · Old Swan & Minster Mill, Minster Mill,, Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire, OX29 0RN, United Kingdom · Experience Oxfordshire. Band & Brew at The Old Swan

Wed 29 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

Wed 29 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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Did you know? · Oxfordshire

Christ Church still keeps 'Oxford time', five minutes behind GMT, so Great Tom's nightly 101 chimes ring out at 9:05pm to mark the old 9pm curfew.

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