19 June 2013 Last updated at 05:22 ET

Live penguin show scrapped by centreHumboldt penguins

An animal welfare charity is "delighted" after a shopping centre scrapped plans to include live penguins provided by an Oxfordshire company at a themed fun day.

Cycle lane - genericNew cycle hire scheme gets wheels

A new £150,000 bicycle hire scheme is to launch in an area of Oxford in a bid to tackle traffic congestion.

Austen HarrisonTributes to 'mirror fall' death boy

Relatives pay tribute to a "bright and vibrant" four-year-old boy who died after a mirror fell on him at a shop in Oxfordshire.

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