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New Westgate Oxford store opens with ribbons cut and queues
Eye health specialist David Clulow has opened a brand-new store at the retail location in the city centre.
The new store opened on Friday (June 26) with the team cutting a ribbon and welcoming in the first customers.
Several photographs were shared by Westgate Oxford across social media alongside a brief statement which read: “Big news, Oxford! Your new David Clulow store is now open.
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“From comprehensive eye examinations to designer frames like Chanel, Prada and Ray-Ban, David Clulow has you covered. Pop in today and say hello!”
The new space showcases the brand’s modernised retail format, with state-of-the-art optical testing rooms and improved accessibility.
A wide product range, including the latest designer and smart eyewear and lens technology, is all stocked at the shop.
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This comes after it was announced on Friday (June 26) that fashion brand Bershka will be opening a shop at Westgate later this year.
Set to be Oxfordshire’s first Bershka, the new 11,000 sq ft store will be located on the upper ground floor next to H&M and Urban Outfitters.
Bershka, part of the Inditex group of brands, was founded in 1998 to cater to adventurous young people who are in tune with the latest trends, music, new technology and social media.
Thames Valley Police’s Rural Crime Taskforce stop checked the vehicle after spotting the trailer attachment was not displaying a number plate while on patrol in north Oxfordshire.
In the UK, any trailer, caravan, or towed vehicle must clearly display a registration plate showing the same registration number as the vehicle towing it.
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Police pulled over the vehicle to check it had not been stolen.
A spokesperson said: “Enquiries showed the trailer was with the correct owners.
“Advice was given about displaying a number plate and registering with the equipment registry.”
The Equipment Register is a free-to-use national register for tools and equipment, designed to provide rural and agricultural businesses with a way to safeguard their valuable assets.
Reading Road in Cholsey, near Wallingford, will close from July 6 to September 4 for gas mains replacement work carried out by utility company SGN.
The road will shut between the junction with Papist Way to number 16, Reading Road.
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From August 4, Papist Way will also be closed from the junction with Reading Road to Boshers Close for the same reason.
Advanced notice has been given from Oxfordshire County Council‘s highways team, with a traffic order prohibiting any vehicle on the sections of closed road.
It is in force for a maximum of 18 months or until the works are completed, whichever is the sooner. They are expected to conclude on September 4.
The notice said: “Appropriate traffic signs will be displayed to indicate when the measures are in force.
“Exemptions are included for emergency services and for access to premises which are only accessible from the closed section of road.
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“Pedestrian access maintained past closure. Cyclists must dismount and walk past closure.”
An diversion for the Reading Road closure is via the A329, A4130, A417 and A329 and vice versa.
The alternative route for the Papist Way closure is via Papist Way, Station Road, The Forty, Wallingford Road and Reading Road, and vice versa.
Thames Valley Police’s Rural Crime Taskforce stopped a BMW on a quiet street in Abingdon yesterday, Friday, June 26, after spotting erratic driving.
Officers in a police van pulled the white BMW over at the side of the road to investigate why it was swerving across the carriageway.
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A spokesperson said: “This BMW was stopped in Abingdon as it was seen to be weaving in the road. The driver was in fact sober and just avoiding potholes.”
The driver was allowed to continue with no further action from police after the stop check.
It comes after Oxfordshire experienced a ‘pothole crisis’ over the winter and spring, when more than 1,000 emergency reports of dangerous potholes were being made to the county council each week.
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