Village pub among England's oldest inns up for £950,000 sale
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Village pub among England's oldest inns up for £950,000 sale
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 | Herald Series - News (Abingdon, Didcot, Wantage) · yesterday 400-year-old Oxfordshire village pub and hotel up for £925,000 sale• The historic pub in the Oxfordshire village dates back to the late 17th century and has been put up for a £925,000 sale. |
 | Witney Gazette - News (Witney, West Oxfordshire) · yesterday Plea for support amid £120,000 historic Oxfordshire church bells project• There has been a renewed appeal for support amid a £120,000 project to repair and upgrade some historic Oxfordshire church bells. |
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 | Bicester Advertiser - News (Bicester) · yesterday Dispoable BBQs could be banned in Oxfordshire for the rest of summer, after wildfires• Oxfordshire could be set for a disposable barbecues ban amid increasing wildfires across the UK. |
 | Oxford Mail · yesterday Ex-TVP staff member sentenced for having indecent images of children• A man who used to work for Thames Valley Police has been sentenced for making indecent images of children. |
 | Herald Series - News (Abingdon, Didcot, Wantage) · Local news · yesterday Police say drug dealing will 'not be tolerated' after man jailed for 7 years• Police have said that drug dealing will 'not be tolerated' after a man was jailed for seven years after more than £10,000 worth of MDMA was found in his luxury hotel room. |
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