Oxfordshire | Archive | 2006 | September
Thames Water bosses got a real damp squib in response to their first public attempt to win support for a new £1bn reservoir on farmland near Abingdon. more...
Bicester residents who say they have been plagued by car arson and burglaries have launched a petition calling for street lighting in their neighbourhood. more...
The head of a school with the highest number of exclusions for drug and alcohol use in Oxfordshire said it did not mean his school had the most problems. more...
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With a fine pedigree in brutal, uncompromising crime dramas - Scarface, The Untouchables and Carlito's Way - director Brian De Palma would seem a perfect ringmaster for this handsome adaptation of James Ellroy's best-selling novel. more...
It was the scenario from a thousand Hollywood westerns where two gunslingers, their fingers twitching above low-slung holsters, menacingly head for a showdown on the dusty street of a no-count prairie town. more...
Ian Perna hit a magnificent undefeated century as Twyford beat Horley by 33 runs in their final game of their Division 1 campaign. more...
Luke Quinlivan hit a brilliant unbeaten century as Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts condemned Wolverton Town to relegation from Division 3 with an easy victory. more...
Bicester & North Oxford proved a class above Minster Lovell, as they cruised to a nine-wicket victory in the final of the Oxfordshire Under 17 Club Championship at Cumnor to lift the Honey-B Trophy. more...
In business, making a profit comes top of the agenda, but every now and then a firm decides to give something back to the community it serves. more...
Witney United welcome back three players for tomorrow's home clash with Milton United. more...
Banbury United manager Kevin Brock has given his full backing to Ady Fuller should they be awarded a penalty in tomorrow's FA Cup first-round home tie against Beaconsfield SYCOB. more...
Wesley Lewis bagged a second-half double as Launton Sports thrashed Charlton United 6-0 in the Premier Division. more...
Ardley United boss Pete Foley will be looking to the strike-pair of Chris Hill and Ryan Wiffen to fire them to glory when they travel to Hungerford Town in tomorrow's first qualifying round. more...
Bicester Town manager Tim Fowler has urged his side to forget about last week's 4-2 extra-time FA Vase exit against Abingdon United, by putting on an improved display at Shortwood in tomorrow's Premier Division clash. more...
THE new-look Sainsbury's in Witney was forced to close temporarily on Saturday, September 9, after an electrical fire, which broke out in the early hours. more...
THE new-look Sainsbury's in Witney was forced to close temporarily on Saturday, September 9, after an electrical fire, which broke out in the early hours. more...
THE new-look Sainsbury's in Witney was forced to close temporarily on Saturday, September 9, after an electrical fire, which broke out in the early hours. more...
Oxford City Stars have been given a pre-season boost after they re-signed defenceman Dave Carr. more...
It is also no surprise to us that Thames Water is beginning its big push for a massive new reservoir in Oxfordshire with a public relations drive on the need for one. This is, after all, its weakest point. more...
There was never any doubt that the public meeting arranged this week over plans to introduce charges for residents' parking in Oxford would be a fraught affair. So it proved. more...
Janet Knowles, head of midwifery at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, has taught me a new definition of 'close' when she talks about the leaked plans to shut the breast-feeding clinic (Oxford Mail, September 6). more...
I, with the vast majority of British people, totally agree with the opinions expressed by Edward Woollard (Oxford Mail, September 5). more...
Sir, I do wonder, after reading The battle of the biographers (Gray Matter, September 8), why anyone would want to read Betjeman, let alone write about him or fight over the kitsch bric-a-brac in the dead man's closets. more...
Sir - 'Two deaths so far this year linked to mobile phones' you reported last week. I'm surprised it isn't more. Every time I leave home - by car or on foot - I see drivers with mobiles held to their ears. Frequently it's mums with a carloads of children. White Van Man is a prime culprit. Perhaps most disconcerting are HGV drivers negotiating turns or roundabouts with one hand on the wheel and the other clutching a mobile. How do they change gear? more...
Sir - I watched a fine tree being cut down in Davenant Road the other day. Perhaps it was diseased and not merely inconvenient, but of course it won't be replaced and Oxford's tree population will continue to decline. more...
Sir, You report (September 8) that South Oxfordshire District Council has quite rightly taken firm action against the former chairman of its own planning committee, for erecting an unpermitted dwelling in direct contravention of council policy, which the council described as "probably the biggest breach of planning controls in recent years". more...
Sir, Now to be seen on buses in Oxford; ''All the best European cities have good public transport . . . like Oxford''. Fair enough , but was omission of the important word ''cheap'' deliberate? more...
Sir, Your article (September 8) shows cyclists are divided about whether the money spent on the Cowley Road has improved things. I am one of the cyclists who feels it has. But cyclists need to understand how the narrower moving traffic lanes can help them. more...
Sir, Your article (September 8) shows cyclists are divided about whether the money spent on the Cowley Road has improved things. I am one of the cyclists who feels it has. But cyclists need to understand how the narrower moving traffic lanes can help them. more...
Sir, Mr Clinton Pugh, owner of Caf CoCo and Kazbar, (Letters, September 8) accused me of "misleading the public" and of being a "counter-productive influence" in my objections to his planning application for Dawson Street, Cowley Road (my letter, September 1). more...
Sir, I find it extraordinary that the leader of the Conservatives on the Vale of White Horse District Council chooses to share a cosy alliance with the leader of the Labour group on Oxfordshire County Council to jointly attack the Liberal Democrats (Letters, September 8). more...
Sir, Lorries may result in congestion on the A34 but no amount of rail investment will divert that traffic on to the railways. more...
Sir, Thank you for highlighting the importance of in-vessel composting (Report, September 8). A large scale in-vessel composting plant could be up and running in Oxfordshire in a couple of years. These composting plants are clean, produce useful compost, and generate their own heat to process our kitchen left-overs. Kitchen waste probably fills up a fifth of our bins and black bags that go to landfill. more...
Sir, Don't rip the beating heart out of our new county wildlife site. Near Abingdon lies a secretive lake where nature thrives. On foot from the leisure centre, eastward on the Sustrans path, you will reach the gates to heaven or hell in ten minutes. more...
Sir, Given the appalling decision to allow RWE npower to pump thousands of tonnes of ash into such a beautiful and environmentally sensitive site that is Radley lakes, instead of obliging them to recycle their waste like we have to do, I believe that we are entitled to some answers from our political representatives on the county council! more...
Sir, Many thanks for publishing the story of Woodstock's success in the Thames and Chilterns in Bloom Association (September 8). more...
Sir, Has Rt Hon Andrew Smith MP apologised? I presume not. It is now common knowledge that the war on Iraq was unjustified and ill conceved. more...
Sir, Do you think the creators of the Jack the Ripper musical would find the theme so amusing if it were gay men/black people/children being terrorised, rather than women? I suppose their next venture will be a comedy about 9/11. more...
Sir, Perhaps it is time for the provision of an eight to ten-seat 'buggy' to run between Debenhams and Queen Street to help the aged, infirm and lazy to reach parts of our divided city centre more easily, and to provide a link between the northerly and southern bus routes. Cornmarket is a long haul without. more...
Sir, I am very happy that the city council is making moves towards tackling the problem of litter that lets Oxford down so badly. However, in their enthusiasm, they appear to be including leafletting in this drive. The freedom to distribute political leaflets is an essential part of our democracy, and the two issues shouldn't be confused. more...
Sir, I am very happy that the city council is making moves towards tackling the problem of litter that lets Oxford down so badly. However, in their enthusiasm, they appear to be including leafletting in this drive. The freedom to distribute political leaflets is an essential part of our democracy, and the two issues shouldn't be confused. more...
Volkswagen has unveiled a concept car which gives a clue to the looks of a successor to the successful Scirocco sports coup. more...
FAMILIES in the UK will benefit from even greater affordable motoring this autumn on three new special edition models from Mazda. more...
Ford's new sporty S-MAX has achieved a class-leading five star rating under the Euro NCAP crash test. more...
THE new Micra Activ will raise an eyebrow not just for the £965 worth of extra kit it has over the Micra Initia yet undercuts by £500 - but also for its funky red-lined glovebox. more...
Sales of child car and booster seats have soared ahead of new rules which make them compulsory for all children up to 12 years, retailers said today. more...
Sales of child car and booster seats have soared ahead of new rules which make them compulsory for all children up to 12 years, retailers said today. more...
THE new Micra Activ will raise an eyebrow not just for the £965 worth of extra kit it has over the Micra Initia yet undercuts by £500 - but also for its funky red-lined glovebox. more...
Ford's new sporty S-MAX has achieved a class-leading five star rating under the Euro NCAP crash test. more...
FAMILIES in the UK will benefit from even greater affordable motoring this autumn on three new special edition models from Mazda. more...
Volkswagen has unveiled a concept car which gives a clue to the looks of a successor to the successful Scirocco sports coup. more...
Sales of child car and booster seats have soared ahead of new rules which make them compulsory for all children up to 12 years, retailers said today. more...
THE new Micra Activ will raise an eyebrow not just for the £965 worth of extra kit it has over the Micra Initia yet undercuts by £500 - but also for its funky red-lined glovebox. more...
Ford's new sporty S-MAX has achieved a class-leading five star rating under the Euro NCAP crash test. more...
FAMILIES in the UK will benefit from even greater affordable motoring this autumn on three new special edition models from Mazda. more...
Volkswagen has unveiled a concept car which gives a clue to the looks of a successor to the successful Scirocco sports coup. more...
It is hard to believe that it is a decade since Renault launched the Scenic and started an explosion in sales of compact people carriers. more...
Sales of child car and booster seats have soared ahead of new rules which make them compulsory for all children up to 12 years, retailers said today. more...
THE new Micra Activ will raise an eyebrow not just for the £965 worth of extra kit it has over the Micra Initia yet undercuts by £500 - but also for its funky red-lined glovebox. more...
Ford's new sporty S-MAX has achieved a class-leading five star rating under the Euro NCAP crash test. more...
FAMILIES in the UK will benefit from even greater affordable motoring this autumn on three new special edition models from Mazda. more...
Volkswagen has unveiled a concept car which gives a clue to the looks of a successor to the successful Scirocco sports coup. more...
Being one of the music world's great creative geniuses, Mark Linkous should be among the happiest men alive. more...
POLICE believe a burglar who broke into a house but did not steal anything may have been disturbed. more...
COUNTY HALL says it is ready to begin the process of acquiring new technology to dispose safely of the county's residual household waste. more...
THE £300m Westgate redevelopment looks set to win county council approval next week, as city centre businesses faced the possibility of compulsory purchase orders. more...
THE row over a restaurateur's plans to create a new public square in East Oxford has taken a new turn. more...
PEOPLE having sex on top of The Mound - one of Oxford's scheduled ancient monuments - have been warned their amorous antics could be captured on CCTV. more...
WORK to modernise the 19th-century Warneford Hospital, in Headington, is shortly to begin. more...
ADVENTURER Adrian Flanagan has been forced to halt his attempt to single-handedly sail around the world partly because of Russian red tape. more...
THE Oxford Times will be featured in the new TV series, Inspector Lewis, which is due to be screened early next year. more...
BLACKADDER would not have been amused but on Saturday actor Tony Robinson - aka Baldrick - received an honorary degree from Oxford Brookes University. more...
The Prince of Wales is due to speak at the Prayer Book Society's annual conference in Oxford. more...
As literary obsessions go, there is something magnificent about Michael Cox's. more...
ARRANGING for Chancellor Gordon Brown to launch the second generation of the Mini at the Cowley plant was undoubtedly beneficial all round. more...
FLASH flooding hit Oxfordshire yesterday as downpours hit the region. more...
SELF-MADE top businesswoman Tracy Hoodless is giving a small fortune to charities as her recruitment firm celebrates its 25th birthday. more...
Arranging for Chancellor Gordon Brown to launch the second generation of the Mini at the Cowley plant was undoubtedly beneficial all round. more...
DRIVERS on the M40 are still facing speed restrictions as forensic officers continue to search a wood where passers-by found "suspicious items". more...
EXCLUSIONS for drug and alcohol use at Bicester's Cooper School are the highest in Oxfordshire, it was revealed this week. more...
THIEVES stole a bicycle from the garage of a house in Bure Park, Bicester, overnight last Thursday. more...
FIREFIGHTERS from Bicester were called to a car which had crashed into the wall of a house. more...
A WOMAN motorcyclist who died after her bike was in collision with a car on the B4100 between Baynards Green and Bicester has been named. more...
POLICE stopped a banned driver days before he caused a fatal crash - but did not seize his car because officers were not trained in the latest rules. more...
BICESTER residents who say they have been plagued by car arsons and burglaries have launched a petition calling for street lighting in their neighbourhood. more...
ADVENTURER Adrian Flanagan has been forced to halt his attempt to single-handedly sail around the world partly because of Russian red tape. more...
THE OPENING times of Bicester's Garth Park will be changed in a bid to increase the safety of town council staff. more...
BICESTER Town Council has been criticised by auditors for not having adequate control over its bank accounts and for failing to have an anti-fraud policy. more...
A WOMAN who spearheaded a 46-year campaign for a new football pavilion in Bicester said opening it was a dream come true. more...
Bicester Advertiser reporter Rosalind Miles is to travel to Uganda with Bicester artist David Odwar to report on his work setting up an arts centre in the troubled north of the country. more...
Youngsters are being invited to try out the game at Rover Oxford's open day at the Oxford Brookes University astroturf pitch tomorrow. more...
Witney teenager Dan Middleton had a disappointing time at the European Junior Championships in Palermo, Italy. more...
Oxford general manager Steve Rawle is ready to jump to it in aid of retired greyhounds. more...
Terry Lines turned in an amazing catch of 43.14.0 of mixed species to win Beehive AC's AS Scientific Shield on the Thames at Radley. more...
Terry Lines turned in an amazing catch of 43.14.0 of mixed species to win Beehive AC's AS Scientific Shield on the Thames at Radley. more...
The row over a restaurateur's plans to create a new public square in Oxford has taken a new turn. more...
Hundreds of jobseekers shook off the rain to check out the career opportunities at the Oxford Job Fair. more...
Four more people from Oxford are racing across Europe in a charity banger rally. more...
More than 7,000 Kenyan children have been made aware of Aids prevention, thanks to the dedication of an Oxford man who has spent the last six months on the road in Africa. more...
Work to modernise Headington's 19th century Warneford Hospital is starting soon. more...
The rubbish management service provided by Oxfordshire Waste Partnership has received a mixed response from an Audit Commission survey. more...
Oxford Canal bosses have promised to clean up a foul-smelling pollution slick which has been left to fester for more than two weeks. more...
A woman campaigning against changes to a world-renowned breastfeeding clinic fears milk supplies for mums with premature babies will be hit. more...
Prostitues may finally face antisocial behaviour orders - a year and a half after police first announced they would use the orders against women who are repeatedly caught soliciting. more...
The Cowley-built Mini has been voted the best all-round used car in Britain. more...
A 44-year-old Wheatley man who died suddenly in the night may have been suffering a nervous breakdown. more...
Big Brother's Eugene Sully yesterday locked himself in the studio and played the Muppets theme tune at Oxford's Passion 107.9FM radio station. more...
The hard work of green-fingered people was rewarded last night at the presentation of the Oxford in Bloom awards. more...
One of the first people to come to the aid of those injured in the Oxford Eastern Bypass crash was among three members of the public to be honoured by the fire service last night. more...
Oxfordshire mother Linda Mace whose daughter Jodie had Down's Syndrome has praised the BBC for raising awareness of the condition in the soap opera EastEnders. more...
Self-made top businesswoman Tracy Hoodless is giving a small fortune to charities as her recruitment firm celebrates its 25th birthday. more...
The £300m Westgate redevelopment in Oxford looks set to win county council approval next week. more...
Fancy seeing a photo you took in the Oxford Mail? more...
Fancy seeing a photo you took in the Oxford Mail? more...
Fancy seeing a photo you took in the Oxford Mail? more...
For parents the price of failing to ensure children are properly restrained on the back seat in cars is no longer just a safety issue - it could hit them in the pocket too. more...
Oxfordshire is falling behind the rest of the country in tackling teenage pregnancy, figures have revealed. more...
They seem fond of their sausages at the Ashmolean Museum restaurant. more...
SATURDAY FOOTBALL NATIONWIDE CONFERENCE Oxford Utd v Grays Ath. more...
Shotover & District (Kingsdown, 8 sent 162): 1, 5 D S & R Wiggins 1211, 1160; 2, 3, 4 R Jenkins, son and daughter 1210, 1186, 1162; 6, 7, 8 M/m V T Hall 1156, 1139, 1118; 9, 11, 13 P Wells and son 1073, 1048, 1038; 10 M/M S Capon & son 1065; 12 M/M C Dolton 1039. more...
CHINNOR head coach John Brodley has been forced to shuffle his pack for tomorrow's National 3 South trip to Cinderford as injuries take their toll. more...
Two tries in the final 15 minutes gave Bicester a battling 18-10 victory at BB&O League Premier Division new boys Abingdon. more...
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Benson sealed the Ladies 2-Pair Division 1 title with victory over Kingston Bagpuize. more...
Hello campers! Former Hi-De-Hi! star Ruth Madoc is back in Oxford, starring in a 30th anniversary run of Annie. more...
A SCHOOL at Abingdon is a cut above the rest of Oxfordshire. more...
SNIFFER dogs searching for drugs in pubs and a new charter for licensed premises - including a call for a ban on under-18s after 9pm - are part of Operation Nightsafe Abingdon. more...
POLICE believe a burglar who broke into a house but did not steal anything may have been disturbed. more...
EXCLUSIONS for drug and alcohol use at Bicester's Cooper School are the highest in Oxfordshire, it was revealed this week. more...
THIEVES stole a bicycle from the garage of a house in Bure Park, Bicester, overnight last Thursday. more...
FIREFIGHTERS from Bicester were called to a car which had crashed into the wall of a house. more...
A WOMAN motorcyclist who died after her bike was in collision with a car on the B4100 between Baynards Green and Bicester has been named. more...
POLICE stopped a banned driver days before he caused a fatal crash - but did not seize his car because officers were not trained in the latest rules. more...
BICESTER residents who say they have been plagued by car arsons and burglaries have launched a petition calling for street lighting in their neighbourhood. more...
ADVENTURER Adrian Flanagan has been forced to halt his attempt to single-handedly sail around the world partly because of Russian red tape. more...
THE OPENING times of Bicester's Garth Park will be changed in a bid to increase the safety of town council staff. more...
BICESTER Town Council has been criticised by auditors for not having adequate control over its bank accounts and for failing to have an anti-fraud policy. more...
A WOMAN who spearheaded a 46-year campaign for a new football pavilion in Bicester said opening it was a dream come true. more...
Bicester Advertiser reporter Rosalind Miles is to travel to Uganda with Bicester artist David Odwar to report on his work setting up an arts centre in the troubled north of the country. more...
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Fancy seeing a photo you took in the Oxford Mail? more...
Thames Water bosses got a real damp squib in response to their first public attempt to win support for a new £1bn reservoir on farmland near Abingdon. more...
Communities plagued by antisocial behaviour across Oxfordshire could be "shut off" to yobs and vandals by large gates. more...
A bereaved father told an inquest how he found his teenage daughter dead after she hanged herself at their family home. more...
For parents the price of failing to ensure children are properly restrained on the back seat in cars is no longer just a safety issue - it could hit them in the pocket too. more...
A children's playground has been trashed by vandals for the third time in less than a year. more...
Oxfordshire is falling behind the rest of the country in tackling teenage pregnancy, figures have revealed. more...
Bicester residents who say they have been plagued by car arson and burglaries have launched a petition calling for street lighting in their neighbourhood. more...
Hundreds of jobseekers shook off the rain to check out the career opportunities at the Oxford Job Fair. more...
Four more people from Oxford are racing across Europe in a charity banger rally. more...
More than 7,000 Kenyan children have been made aware of Aids prevention, thanks to the dedication of an Oxford man who has spent the last six months on the road in Africa. more...
Work to modernise Headington's 19th century Warneford Hospital is starting soon. more...
The head of a school with the highest number of exclusions for drug and alcohol use in Oxfordshire said it did not mean his school had the most problems. more...
The rubbish management service provided by Oxfordshire Waste Partnership has received a mixed response from an Audit Commission survey. more...
Oxford Canal bosses have promised to clean up a foul-smelling pollution slick which has been left to fester for more than two weeks. more...
A woman campaigning against changes to a world-renowned breastfeeding clinic fears milk supplies for mums with premature babies will be hit. more...
Prostitues may finally face antisocial behaviour orders - a year and a half after police first announced they would use the orders against women who are repeatedly caught soliciting. more...
The Cowley-built Mini has been voted the best all-round used car in Britain. more...
A 44-year-old Wheatley man who died suddenly in the night may have been suffering a nervous breakdown. more...
Big Brother's Eugene Sully yesterday locked himself in the studio and played the Muppets theme tune at Oxford's Passion 107.9FM radio station. more...
The row over a restaurateur's plans to create a new public square in Oxford has taken a new turn. more...
The hard work of green-fingered people was rewarded last night at the presentation of the Oxford in Bloom awards. more...
One of the first people to come to the aid of those injured in the Oxford Eastern Bypass crash was among three members of the public to be honoured by the fire service last night. more...
Oxfordshire mother Linda Mace whose daughter Jodie had Down's Syndrome has praised the BBC for raising awareness of the condition in the soap opera EastEnders. more...
Self-made top businesswoman Tracy Hoodless is giving a small fortune to charities as her recruitment firm celebrates its 25th birthday. more...
The £300m Westgate redevelopment in Oxford looks set to win county council approval next week. more...
Youngsters are being invited to try out the game at Rover Oxford's open day at the Oxford Brookes University astroturf pitch tomorrow. more...
A FIRE which killed a 54-year-old Oxford woman was probably caused by a stray cigarette, an inquest heard. more...
DRIVERS on the M40 are still facing speed restrictions as forensic officers continue to search a wood where passers-by found "suspicious items". more...
THE Princess Royal paid a visit to Oxfordshire to mark several historic anniversaries. more...
Arranging for Chancellor Gordon Brown to launch the second generation of the Mini at the Cowley plant was undoubtedly beneficial all round. more...
FLASH flooding hit Oxfordshire yesterday as downpours hit the region. more...
SELF-MADE top businesswoman Tracy Hoodless is giving a small fortune to charities as her recruitment firm celebrates its 25th birthday. more...
A LIGHT aircraft pilot was caught out by his own anti-vandal precautions as he landed at his farm strip in Oxfordshire, according to an official report. more...
MOTORISTS in the Steventon, Milton and Blewbury area are being warned by police to take their laptops with them when parking in the area following a series of thefts from cars. more...
ONE of the first people to come to the aid of those injured in the Oxford Eastern Bypass crash was among three members of the public to be honoured by the fire service. more...
OXFORDSHIRE mother Linda Mace who had a daughter with Down's Syndrome has praised the BBC for raising awareness of the condition in the hit soap opera EastEnders. more...
A MAN arrested in Oxford for a "monstrous" rape on an 82-year-old woman 23 years ago has been jailed after police tracked him down using DNA evidence. more...
POLICE are warning people in Oxford not to give their PIN or bank details to anyone over the phone, after two incidents involving fraudsters and two further thefts which police believe could be linked. more...
The Prince of Wales is due to speak at the Prayer Book Society's annual conference in Oxford. more...
Howden Haynes has already helped to re-write the motor racing history books and has enjoyed his most successful season in the sport but is still determined to finish the year off in style. more...
WESTON-on-the-Green racer Graham Fennymore heads to his home circuit of Silverstone on Sunday, September 24, in defence of his commanding lead in the Autosport Caterham Superlight Challenge. more...
JUST four races remain in the 2006 Formula Renault UK Championship and Scorpio Motorsport's Will Bratt has his sights firmly set on a return to the podium during the penultimate meeting of the season at Brands Hatch next weekend. more...
THE new-look Sainsbury's in Witney was forced to close temporarily on Saturday, September 9, after an electrical fire, which broke out in the early hours. more...
THE history of Carterton will be unlocked in a new book which is part of an ambitious project to tell the story of every town and village in the county. more...
A FOOD recycling centre is being proposed to help Oxfordshire deal with its mounting waste crisis. more...
WITNEY-BASED TV vet Joe Inglis will literally be eating a dog's dinner when he takes part in a 100-mile sponsored walk with his trusted pooch Jack. more...
WEST Oxfordshire mother Linda Mace, who had a daughter with Down's Syndrome, has praised the BBC for raising awareness of the condition in the hit soap opera EastEnders. more...
THE war memorial in Long Hanborough, which had become overgrown and neglected, has been restored to its former glory. more...
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