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Who should be clearing up roadside rubbish?

A council calls on National Highways to take responsibility for clearing litter on the A34.

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Trading Places experiment 'transformative' say friars

Three young men swap their party lives for the serenity of a Carmelite Priory in 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.

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Weekly round-up: Five stories you may have missed

A story about the death of a zoo's beloved tiger was among our most read this week.

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Oxford bring in former Hearts defender Kent

League One side Oxford United sign former Hearts defender Frankie Kent on a free transfer.

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Oxford bring in former Hearts defender Kent

League One side Oxford United sign former Hearts defender Frankie Kent on a free transfer.

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Blackburn appoint Dodds as assistant head coach

Blackburn Rovers appoint former Wycombe boss Mike Dodds as their new assistant head coach.

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Concern over 'astounding' asylum military base plans

On Friday, the Home Office announced plans to house about 1,250 asylum seekers at a site in Bicester.

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South weekly quiz: Fans bought which sitcom house?

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

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Aunt Sally world championship 'more and more popular'

Charlbury Beer Festival hosts the Oxfordshire pub game's world championships on Saturday.

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Author's 30-year journey to debut novel

Angela Tomaski has been writing novels since 19 but her first book was published earlier this year.

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Jeremy Clarkson pub staff walk out after 'too many problems'

Staff at Jeremy Clarkson's Cotswolds pub, The Farmer's Dog, walked out after facing "too many problems".

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Jeremy Clarkson could 'cryogenically freeze' himself amid cancer

Jeremy Clarkson's daughter has joked that the Clarkson's Farm star could cryogenically freeze himself amid his recent cancer diagnosis.

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Preservation trust fights to save fountain and bridge

OXFORD Preservation Trust has played an important role over the years in protecting and restoring the city’s historic monuments

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No reopening date for UK children's hospice building after fire

A fire at a children’s hospice in Oxford has forced the charity to temporarily close its main building, with no reopening date set.

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How are workers coping with the heatwave?

Workers across the south of England share how they are coping in the extreme heat.

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How are workers coping with the heatwave?

Workers across the south of England share how they are coping in the extreme heat.

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'Do not approach': Hunt for wanted man on prison recall

Thames Valley Police is appealing for the public’s help to find a man with links to Banbury who is wanted on recall to prison.

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Historic decision reached for leading private school in 175-year first

An historic decision has been reached for a UK private school in a first in its 175-year history in Oxfordshire.

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Fleet of RAF planes to be based at Stansted Airport

Stansted Airport is to be a base for RAF military planes while work is carried out at an Oxfordshire airbase.