Business

Toddington during the Cotswold Festival of Steam this year

Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway secures top honours

Sainsbury's Witney

Shoppers disappointed by lack of cashiers at refurbished supermarket

Noir Grill in Witney is run by Oliver Black with Joe Amos and Hannah Flynn

New fish and chip shop has customers queuing out the door

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Refurbished Sainsbury's Witney

First look inside refurbished Sainsbury's reopened today

Lloyds Banking Group is shutting another 45 branches across its network and the Halifax and Bank of Scotland brands

Full list of Halifax, Lloyds and Bank of Scotland banks set to close

Turning off taps while you brush your teeth was one of the tips from Severn Trent

Severn Trent offers practical steps for reducing winter water bills

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Sally, Bob and Sue standing in the entrance of the new Sue Parkinson homeware store in Love Lane Industrial Estate

From Broadway to Cirencester for new homeware shop opening next week

Wilko entered administration in August leaving all 400 stores and 12,500 employees at risk.

Former Wilko boss apologises for more than 12k job losses after retailer went bust

Church Street in Broadway (John Anyon)

Broadway ranks among UK's top independent shopping streets

Deputy General Manager James Brown along with Dennis Edwards, Oli Tweed, Phoebe Scott and Ana Maria Apredoaei from the White Hart Royal.

Moreton hotel is praised as 'good for the price' in prestigious award

The Natwest group has announced that it plans to close Natwest and RBS bank branches across England, Scotland and Wales

NatWest and RBS announce plans to close high street bank branches

PROTEST: The protest against the broadband poles being installed in Willersey

Tensions rise as villagers work to 'delay' installation of 'ugly' broadband poles

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Royal Mail was deemed the best parcel delivery firm in the country with 37% of the vote following our reader poll.

What's the UK's best delivery service? Our readers have voted

See the results of the annual Citizens Advice survey.

Worst rated delivery firms revealed as customers describe ‘miserable’ service

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The Cotswolds is getting in the Christmas spirit

Mystery celebrity to switch on Christmas lights in Cotswolds

Worcester Guildhall will host the reveal on Monday, November 13

Severn Trent to reveal multi-billion-pound investment plans

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Carters of Moseley is set to transform Westlands into a winter wonderland.

Michelin star restaurant has extended its Worcestershire stay

Lidl's store employees in the UK will all be wearing body cameras by Spring 2024

All Lidl store employees to wear body cameras in effort to fight UK retail crime

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Sainsbury's in Witney is set to close for a two week refurbishment

Town supermarket set to close for two week refurbishment

The RAC says the fuel duty cut by 5p has not necessarily been reflected in petrol prices

RAC pleads with supermarkets to cut petrol prices as drivers are 'losing out'

Local businesses and organisations across South Oxfordshire can benefit from the scheme

New district councils' grant scheme open to rural businesses and organisations

Poundland to open 75 new stores by the end of 2023 - see where

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The Fainting Goat

New combined cocktail bar and bottle shop opens

Nokia has UK offices in Bristol, Cambridge and Reading.

UK jobs at risk as Nokia announces plan to axe 14,000 staff by the end of 2026

DEAL: Chipping Norton based Agrivert has bought Chiltern Solar

Sun rises on Chipping Norton company's acquisition of solar panel installer

Catherine Rainey, from Nomad Coffee Company, is ready to greet commuters.

All aboard for new coffee van which has found permanent home at railway station

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New manager Melanie Cassidy, with Ian Walton and regulars at The Crafty Pint in Witney

Staff to reopen bar that closed in planning dispute

Nationwide have announced a rebrand to their branches, as well as their Pipers Way HQ

Confusion over Nationwide's rebrand - and everyone is saying the same thing

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Asda is looking to rebrand 116 Co-op petrol stations across the UK by early 2024.

11 former Co-op petrol stations re-opened as Asda Express in the UK - see where

Sports Direct customers have pointed out the comical spelling mistake on the sports retailer's stationery kits - which were reportedly being sold as

Sports Direct shoppers spot hilarious spelling blunder on Back to School item

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Bargain Hunt TV star opens own auction house

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OPEN: Rise and Grind in Bishampton.

New cafe and restaurant with reindeer outside has opened near Evesham

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Royal Mail is publishing 16 special stamps, including a main set with Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Lord Voldermort, Severus Snape and Draco Malfoy all featuring

Royal Mail releases new Harry Potter themed stamp collection

Oxford Witney Hotel

Hotel housing asylum seekers goes up for sale

Aldi told shoppers on Monday, October 2 that it would be removing the option to login to its main website.

Aldi issues notice to all customers with an account as it makes a 'few changes'

The Black Horse in Salford

Pictures: Cosy local pub reopens after stylish makeover

Wetherspoon pub, The Old Swanne Inne, has closed after a leak.

Wetherspoons closed after 'serious damage' caused by 'major leak'

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B&M opened another five stores in the UK in September including in Wigan and Llanelli.

B&M to open 4 new stores in the UK this month - find out where

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Tesco is adding air fryer cooking instructions to some of its product packaging from Monday, October 2.

Tesco is changing the packaging of 100s of items (air fryer fans will love it)

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The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe was originally written in 1950 by C.S. Lewis as a gift to his godchild, Lucy Barfield.

How to collect Royal Mint's 50p The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe coin

The employee raged at former head Lisa Wilkinson

Wilko worker says 'screw you' to bosses who can take 'jobs but not our memories'

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Three people forced entry into a jewellery shop in Broadway.

One injured after armed robbery in jewellery shop

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Next will join the likes of Wilko, Argos, Iceland, Boots and New Look in closing stores in 2023.

Next to close 11 stores across the UK before the end of the year

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Wychwood Brewery in Witney

'It's nothing short of a tragedy': Beer giant set to close historic craft brewery

Wilko brand purchased by The Range in £5 million deal

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The 500 new stores are part of a two-year £1.3 billion investment which would see Aldi grow to 1500 stores in the UK.

Aldi reveals plans to open 500 new UK stores - see all the potential locations

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The White Horse in Stonesfield

Pub saved by village after campaign backed by Hollywood actor

STOLEN: A giant 'orangutan' was stolen from a Cotswold business and found dumped in a field..

Giant 'orangutan' stolen from Cotswold business and dumped over six miles away

HMV owner Doug Putman was Wilko's last hope, but his rescue bid has collapsed due to rising costs.

All Wilko stores to close for good next month with loss of more than 12,500 jobs

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The store closures will result in 1,016 redundancies.

See the 52 Wilko stores that will be closing as early as next week

Would you wear a body camera at work in order to feel safe?

Tesco staff offered body cameras after rise in physical assaults

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Would you wear a body camera at work in order to feel safe?

Tesco staff offered body cameras after rise in physical assaults

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The Pret A Manger employee was treated for suspected hypothermia

Pret A Manger fined £800,000 after employee was trapped in -18C freezer

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UPDATE: Worcester Wilko.

More Wilko redundancies could start as soon as tomorrow, union warns