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Herald Series - News (Abingdon, Didcot, Wantage)today High police presence as Henley Royal Regatta 2026 begins • Police said there will be a 'high presence' of officers as Henley Royal Regatta 2026 begins, after 15 arrests were made at the festival last year.

Bicester Advertiser - News (Bicester)today Abuser jailed after sexually assaulting 'vulnerable' girls • An abuser has been jailed at Oxford Crown Court after he sexually assaulted two 'vulnerable little girls' for his own 'sexual gratification'.

Bicester Advertiser - News (Bicester)today Bicester councillors 'shocked and appalled' at asylum housing plans • Councillors are among the many others who have condemned Home Office plans to house asylum seekers at Bicester MOD.

Experience Oxfordshiretoday 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 BMW driver pulled over by police for 'weaving around potholes' • The driver of a white BMW was pulled over in Abingdon by police, who suspected that he could be intoxicated - turned out he was avoiding potholes.

Herald Series - News (Abingdon, Didcot, Wantage)today CCTV police appeal to identify man who 'frequents' town park • Thames Valley Police are asking anyone who recognises an Abingdon man pictured in newly released CCTV footage to come forward.

Witney Gazette - News (Witney, West Oxfordshire)today Bride and groom 'hospitalised' in Cotswolds pub's Land Rover crash • A bride and groom were reportedly "hospitalised" in a Land Rover crash heading to an award-winning Cotswolds pub from their wedding.

Witney Gazette - News (Witney, West Oxfordshire)today James May's pub wins UK award ahead of Jeremy Clarkson's • James May's pub in Wiltshire has won an award before the Oxfordshire pub of his former Top Gear and Grand Tour co-star, Jeremy Clarkson.

Experience Oxfordshiretoday 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 Oxfordshiretoday Pat Suet-Bik Hui and the Three Perfections: Poetry, Calligraphy, Painting • Pat Suet-Bik Hui 許雪碧 (b. • 1943) is a US-based Hong Kong artist. • This exhibition showcases her work alongside others who engage with the tradition of the ‘three perfections’ 三絕, which brings together the three art forms of poetry, calligraphy, and painting.

Oxford Mailtoday Countdown to outdoor clothing chain store opening • The former Waterstones bookstore in Oxford is about to reopen as an outdoor clothing shop

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Wed 1 Jul · The Ruskin School of Art · AllEvents OxfordRuskin Undergraduate Open Days 2026

Mon 29 Jun · New Theatre Oxford · AllEvents OxfordWaitress Live at New Theatre Oxford

Sun 28 Jun · Oxfordshire, United Kingdom · Experience OxfordshireC.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien Tour

Sun 28 Jun · Experience OxfordshireWeber Barbecue School Cookery Courses 2026 at Webbs, Millets Farm

Sun 28 Jun · Experience OxfordshireAphasia support group

Sun 28 Jun · Experience OxfordshireArts and Crafts 2026 at the West Ox Arts Gallery in Bampton

Sun 28 Jun · Ashmolean Museum, Ashmolean Museum, Beaumont Street,, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 2PH, United Kingdom · Experience OxfordshireAshmolean NOW: Soma Surovi Jannat

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