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'Technical issues' stop new electric vehicle chargers from working
SIX electric vehicle chargers have been installed in Wallingford but are inaccessible due to technical difficulties.

Example of one of the blown up pictures for the exhibition (Diamond Light Source)

Science facility holding large photo exhibition to commemorate upgrading

(Ladygrove’s Oak Tree Health Centre )

Elderly man 'frightened' about oversubscribed GP surgeries in Didcot

PICTURES: The Bull on Bell Street in Henley refurbishment

PICTURES: The Bull on Bell Street in Henley refurbishment

Visiting Angels launching in South Oxfordshire

New in-home care service launching across South Oxfordshire

'A dedicated space run by women for women' opening at a cafe in Wallingford (Ed Nix)

'A dedicated space run by women for women' opening at a cafe in Wallingford

Adrian Gilmour and his partner Hazel Brown bought the business last month.

Antiques store in Wallingford taken over by experienced couple

The market in Cholsey had a record number of visitors. (Google Maps)

Cholsey market has record weekend with 200 visitors

Oxford United's Simon Eastwood teaching kids in Didcot how to goal keep (Ed Nix).

'Goal keepers get left behind,' says professional player about his new business

It will be live from tomorrow (30).

Internet radio station going live on the airwaves

Valerie Prior and her family outside the store in Didcot.

Loved charity shop in Didcot being demolished due to asbestos

Samsung 2am running ad is 'unsafe and thoughtless,' say running groups

The Old Post Office in Wallingford.

A restaurant in Wallingford has limited its bookings due to staff shortages

The lessons are due to start next week.

Fundraiser to help Ukrainian refugees learn English reaches £4,700

They hope to raise £1,000 to fix the damage

Barn doors and roof at a petting farm damaged from stormy weather

File pic of Stagecoach bus in Oxford

New late night bus service from Oxford to Swindon

The post office couldn't confirm when the store would be reopened specifically.

A new postmaster has been appointed in Wallingford

The town was given garden status in 2015.

Didcot Garden Town project to focus on tackling climate change

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The team opened the store on Monday (11).

A new kitchen store has opened in Didcot

An old tractor shed has been converted into a brand new farm shop

An old tractor shed has been converted into a brand new farm shop

SCORES ON THE DOORS: Latest food hygiene ratings in Oxfordshire

SCORES ON THE DOORS: Latest food hygiene ratings in Oxfordshire

Councillor David Rouane and councillor Emily Smith at Didcot Railway Centre which supports the bid.

Councillors submit bid for Didcot to become the new home of Great British Railways

Co-founders James (Jim) Harris and Will Pattison at their coffee shop in Wallingford. Photo credit: Ed Nix

A random act of kindness in new coffee shop starts a "pay it forward" scheme

People will be able to rent the field for private use.

New Wallingford dog park for private walking opens on Friday

Anneliese Dodds MP for Oxford East with Jenny McGee from Experience Oxfordshire and Oxford Official Walking Tours’ Guide Matthew Johnson

MPs pay visit to local businesses to show support for tourist industry

Abandoned Upper Reaches Hotel, Abingdon. Picture: Damian Halliwell

Fed up residents launch petition to bring a derelict hotel back into use

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TV ventriloquist Ray Alan with Andy Pandy and Bill and Ben - alias Andrew Shaw and Tim and Paul Basson
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10 photos showing the real Oxfordshire in the 1960s

Old Abbey House. Picture: Ed Nix.

Empty historic building to be transformed into a boutique hotel

Bus fares on Oxford to London Tube to increase

Prices of Oxford to London Tube to increase

There are lots of pubs up for rent across Oxfordshire

Fancy being a publican? These pubs are up for rent in Oxfordshire

Raymond Blanc urges Brits not to adopt France's 35-hour working week which 'killed entrepreneurial spirit'

Visualisation of Lidl in Grove. Plans by GSC Estates (Wantage) Limited and Lidl Great Britain Limited

Shoppers say Lidl is 'desperately' needed as plans are resubmitted

Tony Joyce in the Coffee Cube

Fundraiser launched to get coffee van back on the road

Mini Plant to close for five days due to supply issues caused by Ukraine war

The Keep's front windows were smashed in by an individual who proceeded to rob the premisses

Bar owners stay upbeat after smash and grab raid

The Mini plant in Cowley. Picture: Ed Nix

Mini Plant forced to close for week due to microchips shortage

Didcot could become home of the new Great British Railway headquarters.
Pictures are of Clive Heatherington.
18/02/2022
Picture by Ed Nix

Councillors back bid for town to become the home of Great British Railways

Barbers and tattooists invited to training on how they could help domestic abuse victims

Barbers and tattooists invited to training on how they could help domestic abuse victims

Video game developer expands thanks to funding by national bank

Video game developer expands thanks to funding by national bank

Photo of HSBC via PA.

Updated Is HSBC online and mobile banking down? What we know

Wallingford Town Centre Picture by Ed Nix..

Hospitality business welcome Omicron Grant but some say it feels like a 'drop in the ocean'

Williams' George Russell during day two of pre-season testing at the Circuit de Barcelona - Catalunya..

Firm owned by Australia's richest man buys part of Williams Formula One

Travelodge has launched a recruitment drive to fill 600 jobs ranging from managers to receptionists across its 582 hotels (PA)

Travelodge launches recruitment drive for 600 jobs across UK hotels

Johnson Matthey opens new battery application centre at Milton Park L-R Philip Campbell, commercial director, Milton Park and Dan Baker, financial director, battery materials, Johnson Matthey

Johnson Matthey to close battery division affecting 28 jobs in Milton Park

A new trial launched today will be testing the effects of a four-day work week (Canva)

Four-day working week trial starts in the UK today

Bicester Motion

Car resort plans featuring e-karting up for approval today

The Plough Inn - Long Wittenham

Pub closes for two months due to the pandemic

Drone stills of the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy. Picture supplied by R&B Switchgear Group

Leading energy research base hands out £1m contract

Branching Out shop window smashed

Christmas display in shop window completely ruined by group of men fighting after night out

Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue and Coop team reopening the shop

Supermarket reopens after getting damaged in fire

Erik Johnson at the Wantage Dickensian Evening 2021
Picture by Ed Nix

Dickensian evening marks the start of the festive season with a big boost to trade

The Tesco depot in Didcot. Picture: Google Maps

Tesco workers in Oxfordshire will no longer strike