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Wild Swimming: Celebrating Romance on the River

Jon Wilks | Posted 08.05.2013 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: UK Swimming, Swimming, Wild Swimming, Romantic Getaways, Weekend Getaways, Oxfordshire, Wedding Anniversary, River Thames, Unusual Getaways, UK Travel, Travel, UK Lifestyle News

There's a big wedding anniversary on the horizon and I'm in charge of festivities. The wife wants to celebrate the big 10 by doing "something unusual". I can only hope we're on the same wavelength, as I've spent the last few weeks knocking about on the internet looking for wetsuits and picturesque pools in to which we shall be submerged.

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This Is Not A Joke: Cameron Actually Waded Into A Swamp To Rescue A Sheep

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Tom Moseley | Posted 01.04.2013 | UK Politics

Read More: Farming, Cameron Sheep, UK News, David Cameron, UK Politics, Oxfordshire, David Cameron Swamp, David Cameron Sheep Rescue, David Cameron Sheep, UK Politics News

David Cameron has revealed he recently waded into a swamp to rescue a stricken sheep. The ewe, which has since been nicknamed Swampy, had ventured ...

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Pooh Pooh

Huffington Post UK | Posted 22.03.2013 | UK

Read More: Winnie the Pooh, Oxfordshire, World Poohsticks Championships, UK News, Poohsticks, Pooh Sticks, Local News, A a Milne, UK News

A bout of bad weather has seen schools shut, caused travel chaos and now the 30th annual World Pooh Sticks championships are to be cancelled. Fortu...

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Killing Taliban 'A Job', Says Prince Harry

Posted 24.01.2013 | UK

Read More: UK, Raf, Apache, Army, UK News, Royal Family, Afghanistan, Tour of Duty, Prince Harry, Oxfordshire, Brize Norton, Cyprus, Mod, UK News

Prince Harry said killing the Taliban is a job "you would expect to do" as a soldier as he arrived back in the UK after his 20-week tour of duty to Af...

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Prince Harry Returns To UK From Afghanistan

PA | Posted 23.01.2013 | UK

Read More: Apache, Raf, UK, UK News, Army, Royal Family, Afghanistan, Tour of Duty, Prince Harry, Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, Cyprus, Mod, UK News

Prince Harry has arrived back in the UK after his tour of duty in Afghanistan. The 28-year-old Apache co-pilot gunner has been on post-deployment "...

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Man Killed As Freight Train Hits Car On Level Crossing

PA | Posted 02.01.2013 | UK

Read More: Sandy Lane, Oxfordshire, Yarnton, News, Police, British Transport Police, Death, UK News

A man has died and another person is in hospital after a car was hit by a freight train on a rural level crossing. The dead man is believed to have...

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Britain's Most Overcrowded Commuter Journey Revealed

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 20.12.2012 | UK

Read More: Paddington, Transport, Henley-on-Thames to London, Oxfordshire, Crowded Trains, News, Henley-on-Thames, Commuters, UK News

Commuters crammed into rush-hour trains would probably consider their own service to be the most overcrowded in the country. But the busiest route ...

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A Shopper's Heaven on Earth

Christina Lindsay | Posted 11.11.2012 | UK Style

Read More: Europe, Dkny, Mulberry, Shopping, Discount, Bicester Village, Oxfordshire, Village, Outlet, Oxford, Fashion, Bicester, UK Style News

Every August I spend a week or so in Oxfordshire visiting my in-laws, who live in a sweet little village six miles outside of Oxford. While we are there, we take long walks in the countryside, have lunch by the river and barbeques in the evening, spending time with our five year old nephew who we don't see enough of.

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How A Stuntman Survived A Leap From 2,400 Feet With No Parachute

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 24.05.2012 | UK

Read More: Helicopter, Video, Base Jumping, Paratroopers, Oxfordshire, Wingsuit, UK Weird News, Stuntman, UK News

A stuntman has become the first person to jump out of a helicopter and land without using a parachute. Gary Connery, 42, used a special "wingsuit" ...

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Passengers Stranded After Train Hits Herd Of Cattle At High Speed

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 09.05.2012 | UK

Read More: UK News, Cows, Cross Country Trains, Cattle on the Tracks, Train Hits Cows, Oxfordshire, Travel, Cattle, Drew Benvie, Train, News, UK News

A packed passenger train has crashed into an escaped herd of cows causing chaos on a train travelling through Oxfordshire The 2.45pm Crosscountry T...

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Oxford's Hidden Gems

Bianca Brigitte Bonomi | Posted 01.06.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Oxfordshire, Oxford University, Travel, Woodstock, Oxford, Blenheim, UK Lifestyle News

A visit to the city of dreaming spires is always rewarding, but check out Oxford's Hidden Gems for a different experience.

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Antony Worrall Thompson - Unexpected Excitement in Bagging Area

Sam Fraser | Posted 11.03.2012 | Home

Read More: Chef, Tesco, Lifestyle, Celebrity, Antony Worrall Thompson, Oxfordshire, Supermarket, Shoplifting, Comedy, UK Celebrity, Home News

It's been a long time since I did any shoplifting - 31 years, to be precise, but I must have been better at it than Antony Worrall Thompson, because I didn't get caught.

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Two Women Found Dead In Oxfordshire, Double Muder Probe Launched

PA | Posted 04.11.2011 | UK

Read More: Oxfordshire, UK Issues, Thame, Thame Murders, UK News

A murder investigation has been launched after two women were found dead at a house, police said. Officers were called to Ireton Court in Thame, Ox...

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