The ''South Oxfordshire Courier'' was a free newspaper distributed throughout the towns of Abingdon,

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, Wallingford and

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in Oxfordshire, UK. It was owned by Courier Newspapers (Oxford) Ltd and later Tri-Media Publishing. It was launched in 1981 and in 2004 was renamed ''

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'' as part of a merger with its sister paper, the ''

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''. The paper became part of the

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in 2003. In September 2006, the original title was reinstated after Milestone Group sold the Courier group to its managing director for £50,000.Milestone Group
/ref> On 3 January 2008, it was announced that the ''South Oxfordshire Courier'' would be retired in favour of the ''Oxford Journal'' name, effectively ending the ''Courier'' after 27 years. However, a new paper was launched in August 2011 called the '' Oxfordshire Guardian'', which covers the area of the Courier.

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