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PETA urges Oxford English Dictionary to remove chicken slang meaning coward

Animal rights campaigners are asking the Oxford English Dictionary to remove a definition of chicken that the organisation considers derogatory. PETA, which stands for People for the Ethical Treatmen...

Cowley cinema shortlisted for top award amid battle with Oriel College over tenancy

Oxford's sole independent cinema, the Ultimate Picture Palace, has been named among five candidates for the British Independent Film Awards' Cinema of the Year prize. The Cowley Road venue was select...

Local museum reveals early medieval settlement history

Saxon-era discoveries have become available to view at Abingdon's museum. The venue located in the county hall across from the marketplace features a permanent exhibition dedicated to this historical...

Desperate campaign to save local publication after 64 years

A team of volunteers is attempting to rescue a magazine serving a South Oxfordshire community after it ceased publication half a year ago following six decades of continuous operation. Window on Wall...

New Banbury care home invites community for coffee mornings

Regular coffee mornings bring together people from a Banbury residential care setting and those living in the surrounding area. Glebefields Care Home, situated in Drayton, welcomed residents, employe...

Didcot MP calls for Post Office rethink over East Hagbourne shop closure

A parliamentary representative is urging the Post Office to abandon its plan to shut a counter in a shop close to Didcot. The unexpected closure of the Post Office counter at East Hagbourne Community...

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PETA urges Oxford English Dictionary to remove chicken slang meaning coward

Animal rights campaigners are asking the Oxford English Dictionary to remove a definition of chicken that the organisation considers derogatory. PETA, which stands for People for the Ethical Treatmen...

Cowley cinema shortlisted for top award amid battle with Oriel College over tenancy

Oxford's sole independent cinema, the Ultimate Picture Palace, has been named among five candidates for the British Independent Film Awards' Cinema of the Year prize. The Cowley Road venue was select...

White Kia seized in Bicester after driver found uninsured with expired MOT

Thames Valley Police confirmed that a white Kia was seized following a stop in Bicester. The vehicle was stopped on Vendee Drive after officers found that its MOT certificate had expired and establis...

Behind the scenes of inter-college cross-country Cuppers event

Participation in Cross Country Cuppers in the previous year provided the organiser with a simple introduction to the event: competing was straightforward, but organising it required a much broader und...