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Camera club: Actors ‘going into battle’ is our photo of the week

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There were lots of shots of people messing about on the River Thames, walking the dog, or playing games including golf.

Julia Johnson-Fry’s photo of re-enactors at a fete remembering a battle is packed with energy but still manages to stick to the theme.

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Julia sent in a wide variety of striking images throughout week and we have picked this one as our photo of the week.

Each week, camera club members are given a theme and then post their photos on the club’s Facebook page.

A selection of photos are then featured in The Oxford Times and the Oxford Mail, and one photo is chosen as photo of the week.

The winning photo has to relate to the theme, not a different subject.

Club members devised a list of themes earlier this year, and it is posted on the club’’s Facebook page.

The next theme is ‘rain’.





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Warnings after Oxfordshire youths’ ‘anti-social behaviour’

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According to Thames Valley Police, in recent months Bampton has faced issues with unruly behaviour.

Following investigations involving CCTV and reports from residents, those involved have been issued with acceptable behaviour contracts for 12 months.

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The contracts, which are signed by both the children involved and their parents, outline a set of rules to follow in public places and serve as a warning about the potential consequences of future misbehaviour.

The contracts are not criminalising but are designed to help individuals avoid peer pressure and reflect on their actions.

The forces says they offer a chance for improvement, especially for those on the brink of criminal activity.





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Ann Widdecombe murder probe ongoing as Yorkshire man charged

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Detectives are continuing to investigate any possible political or terrorist motivation for the murder of Ms Widdecombe after a 28-year-old man was charged with the killing.

Joshua Kerry, from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday charged with murder, the Crown Prosecution Service said.

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He was first arrested on July 11, two days after the 78-year-old Reform UK spokeswoman was found dead at her home in Devon.

Speaking outside New Scotland Yard on Monday, head of UK Counter-Terrorism Policing Laurence Taylor said: “I want to make it very clear that our investigation into this individual, determining his motivations and any wider activity he may have been involved in is continuing.

Leader of Reform UK Nigel Farage with former Tory minister Ann Widdecombe (Image: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)

“Given Ann Widdecombe’s profile and the targeted nature of the attack, determining the motivation, including any possible political motivation, remains an active avenue of investigation for our detectives.”

He said that detectives are working through more than 800 lines of inquiry, and asked for time for investigators to carry out the work.

Two days after he was arrested for murder, Kerry was additionally arrested on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism, but has not been charged with this offence.

Head of Counter Terrorism Policing, Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor (Image: Erik Olsson/PA Wire)

Frank Ferguson, chief crown prosecutor of the CPS Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division, said: “We have decided to prosecute Joshua Kerry for murder following a police investigation into the death of Ann Widdecombe in Haytor, Dartmoor.

“Police inquiries into the defendant’s motives are ongoing, including a potential political or terrorist connection.”

Miss Widdecombe was first elected as a Conservative MP in Kent in 1987, and went on to become an MEP for the Brexit Party and then a spokeswoman for Reform UK.

Strictly Come Dancing partners Ann Widdecombe and Anton du Beke on the show (Image: Peter Byrne/PA Wire)

She also found fame outside politics after starring in Strictly Come Dancing and Celebrity Big Brother.

Ms Widdecombe read Latin at Birmingham University before studying philosophy, politics and economics at Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford, where she was involved in the Oxford Union.

While there she had embarked on a three-year romance, ending it in order to focus on her career.

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Otherwise she claimed to have no interest in sex, and never married.

Tributes were paid to her by figures across the political spectrum after her death, with Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood calling her “one of those rare politicians who was bigger than politics”.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham called for a serious review of MPs’ safety after she died, and Mr Taylor said officers are working with parliamentary officials to make politicians aware of protection measures that are in place.





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Bid to save Oxfordshire town magazine running for 64 years

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Window on Wallingford has been ‘at the heart’ of the South Oxfordshire town since 1962, sharing news and information on what’s going with locals for free.

Run solely by volunteers, support dwindled in recent years, and by February the production of the monthly magazine had fallen on the shoulders of a single person.

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The lack of a magazine for the past six months led a group of volunteers to organise themselves into a new committee, promising to relaunch the valued resource beginning with a fundraising campaign to get it off the ground.

A group of volunteers are fundraising to relaunch Window on WallingfordA group of volunteers are fundraising to relaunch Window on Wallingford (Image: Dean Valler)

One of the volunteers, internal communications manager Dean Valler, 48, said the group plans to bring a ‘vibrant new look and feel’ to the newsletter.

H said: ‘We are not short on inspiration living in a town with so much going on and so many aspects of life to highlight and are all energised by the prospect of once again seeing Window on Wallingford hot off the press and informing everyone.

“Plus, we have our mascot, Wowly, for people to keep an eye out for.

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“First, though, we are looking for people’s support to get behind this.

“We are a small group of enthusiastic volunteers, happy to work for free, and would appreciate anything anyone can give to cover the costs of producing our first issue and making our ambition a reality, for the benefit of everyone in Wallingford.”

They’re hoping to raise £1,500 to get it back up and running, and are being supported by Wallingford for All CIC.





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