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Fire station closure plans set to be abandoned

A proposal to shut three on-call fire stations is no longer recommended, a chief fire officer says.

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Thirty-hour Arctic ski race 'as tough as it sounds'

Matt Ireland, from Didcot, took on the Nordenskiöldsloppet race across northern Sweden in March.

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Guests expose hotel safety failings beyond Travelodge

MPs and worried guests call for "all hotels" to enforce "robust" security procedures.

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Marathon in firefighter kit will 'honour memories'

Chris Dabell is running the London Marathon in memory of those killed in the Bicester Motion fire last year.

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Award for maternity staff who created feeding videos

Maddy Ellison and Jasmin Conway created videos to help new mums feed their babies.

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🎧 Have Oxford boosted survival hopes?

The Dub podcast discuss a crucial victory, U's improved performances and their chances of survival.

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🎧 Have Oxford boosted survival hopes?

The Dub podcast discuss a crucial victory, U's improved performances and their chances of survival.

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Oxford can invoke spirit of 1986 in relegation fight

BBC Final Score's Marc Webber believes Oxford United can repeat the spirit of their 1986 League Cup win to help them escape relegation from the Championship.

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Natural wealth of districts' biodiversity laid out

Two Oxfordshire councils conduct biodiversity studies and make recovery a key priority.

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Campaigners call for vote on public water ownership

Ash Smith and Peter Hammond were recently portrayed in the Channel 4 docudrama Dirty Business.

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Hundreds turn out for drum and bass bike rave in city

Dom Whiting's Drum & Bass On The Bike started from the Clarendon Building on Broad Street.

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Hundreds turn out for drum and bass bike rave in city

Dom Whiting's Drum & Bass On The Bike started from the Clarendon Building on Broad Street.

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Driver rescued by fire crews after lorry overturns

A driver sustained minor injuries and was unable to get out of the lorry after the crash near Bicester.

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Marathon run 'a gift', says mum with terminal cancer

Sarah Demirtges, from Adderbury, will run the London Marathon for Maggie's cancer support charity.

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Farmers question future as costs soar amid Iran war

The BBC speaks to farmers in parts of the South about concerns over rising fuel and fertiliser costs.

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Farmers question future as costs soar amid Iran war

The BBC speaks to farmers in parts of the South about concerns over rising fuel and fertiliser costs.

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Weekly round-up: Five stories you may have missed

A story about a 300-million-year-old fossil was among our most read stories this week.

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Weekly round-up: Five stories you may have missed

A story about a 300-million-year-old fossil was among our most read stories this week.

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Big Picture: This week's images from the South

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

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Big Picture: This week's images from the South

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