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Rise in food charity school holiday meal deliveries

Sofea says 15,000 more meals have been delivered in July this year compared to the same period in 2024

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Air guitar player gears up for world championships

Piers Burnell will represent the UK at the Air Guitar World Championships 2025 in Finland.

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Hotel retreat planned for grooming gang survivors

The Survivors' Archive aims to raise £10,000 and send 10 women on a retreat in September.

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'You expect to see the game out' - Rowett

Oxford United should have held on to draw against Hull City, manager Gary Rowett says.

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Woman injured in 'fast-spreading' garden fire

The fire started in a garden building on Vicarage Road and spread to two sheds in neighbouring properties.

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Arts centre a '£185m boost to local music scene'

The University's new development will be open to the public and has been welcomed by local artists.

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Weekly round-up: Five stories you may have missed

A story about a singer pulling out of a gig JD Vance was due to attend was among our most read.

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Big Picture: This week's images from the south

The best images sent to us from Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

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Missing caravan found six years after theft

Thames Valley Police says the caravan has been seized and will be returned to its rightful owners.

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Natural conception more likely after weight loss, study

The University of Oxford-led research analysed 12 international trials involving 1,921 women.

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Why I'm turning down my uni place at Oxford

Sam thinks it's financially better to do a sponsored degree programme, whilst Halima isn't as bothered about paying back her student loans.

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Why I'm turning down my uni place at Oxford

Sam thinks it's financially better to do a sponsored degree programme, whilst Halima isn't as bothered about paying back her student loans.

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South weekly quiz: How far was a Dorset Knob thrown?

Test your knowledge of the week's news with our quiz from Hampshire, Berkshire, Dorset, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.

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South weekly quiz: How far was a Dorset Knob thrown?

Test your knowledge of the week's news with our quiz from Hampshire, Berkshire, Dorset, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.

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Girl's unlawful killing after hospital errors 'shocking'

Ruth Szymankiewicz would have been turning 18 in a few weeks, her mother Kate said on Thursday.

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Girl's unlawful killing after hospital errors 'shocking'

Ruth Szymankiewicz would have been turning 18 in a few weeks, her mother Kate said on Thursday.

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'We haven't come this far to only come this far'

BBC Radio Oxford's Jerome Sale on the decision to grant planning permission for a new Oxford United stadium.

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'Last' footballing nation plays its first match

Despite losing 4-0 to the US Virgin Islands, the team posted on Facebook, saying they had "made history".

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'Last' footballing nation plays its first match

Despite losing 4-0 to the US Virgin Islands, the team posted on Facebook, saying they had "made history".

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Overnight closures ahead of traffic filter trial

Marston Ferry Road in Oxford will be closed overnight from 22 to 27 September.