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College to finish major project with $40m donation

The $35m (£29.4m) phased donation will be boosted with a further $5m (£4.2m) from a former student.

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Artist's impression of Univ North

College to finish major project with $40m donation

The $35m (£29.4m) phased donation will be boosted with a further $5m (£4.2m) from a former student.

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Hospital trusts bring back masks amid Covid surge

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Black-tie music festival celebrates 40 years

Henley Festival opens for its milestone anniversary, with Sir Tom Jones among the headline acts.

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Artist's impression of Univ North

College to finish major project with $40m donation

The $35m (£29.4m) phased donation will be boosted with a further $5m (£4.2m) from a former student.

  • 20m20 minutes ago
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Hospital trusts bring back masks amid Covid surge

Visitors are still welcome to see patients being treated on Oxford Health NHS Trust's wards.

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Sir Tom Jones

Black-tie music festival celebrates 40 years

Henley Festival opens for its milestone anniversary, with Sir Tom Jones among the headline acts.

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Protesters at the British Grand Prix on Sunday

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Six are charged with conspiracy to cause public nuisance after the Silverstone track invasion.

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Oxford Stadium

Animal rights group invited to greyhound stadium

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Henley Festival opens for its milestone anniversary, with Sir Tom Jones among the headline acts.

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  1. Posted at 14:1314:13

    College to finish major project with $40m donation

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    Black-tie music festival celebrates 40 years

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    Six charged after Grand Prix track invasion

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    Animal rights group invited to greyhound stadium

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    Super car-charging energy hub opens

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  7. Posted at 11:47 4 Jul11:47 4 Jul

    Arsonists melt down traffic scheme's bollards

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    Man guilty of spiking and sexually assaulting men

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    Both victims woke up naked in an Oxfordshire village unsure of what had happened to them.

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  10. Posted at 14:46 1 Jul14:46 1 Jul

    Recladding to make tower block safer completed

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    Powell aims to repeat her Silverstone win

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    Immigration centre 'inhumane', says council

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    The Campsfield House immigration removal centre in Oxfordshire shut in 2018 after years of problems.

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  13. Posted at 17:16 30 Jun17:16 30 Jun

    Defender Carroll signs new Oxford City contract

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  14. Posted at 15:02 30 Jun15:02 30 Jun

    Parish council clerk jailed for £160,000 fraud

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    Joanne Wills found a way of "stealing from every person" in the village, a court hears.

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  15. Posted at 14:45 30 Jun14:45 30 Jun

    Raymond Blanc hotel's expansion gets go-ahead

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    About 80 more staff could be employed at the Great Milton complex once the expansion is complete.

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  16. Posted at 14:42 30 Jun14:42 30 Jun

    Rowing museum to close for leaky roof repairs

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  17. Posted at 13:08 30 Jun13:08 30 Jun

    Massive dredging operation in palace lake

    Blenheim Palace Queen Pool

    The Queen Pool will return to its original depth as silt is loaded onto specially-made barges.

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  18. Posted at 11:26 30 Jun11:26 30 Jun

    Hundreds of children perform in community opera

    Magdalen College School community opera audience

    The show 'Birdland' features 400 primary school pupils and has been written by composer Bob Chilcott.

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  19. Posted at 10:22 30 Jun10:22 30 Jun

    City's oldest cinema becomes community-owned

    Celebrations after Ultimate Picture palace reaches fundraising target

    Oxford's Ultimate Picture Palace will be run by the community after more than £366,000 was raised.

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