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Councillors' U-turn over deli
A POPULAR Headington deli has won a battle to keep 75 per cent of its tables and chairs after city councillors bent their own rules. Jacobs & Field, in Old High Street, opened its doors in March and proved an instant hit with foodies.
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Doorstep conman steals from 92-year-old
Police are appealing for witnesses after a doorstep conman stole from a 92-year-old woman in Watlington. Officers said yesterday morning a man called at the door of a the woman in Pauls Way. He claimed to be there to service the storage heater and
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Job cuts ‘at an end’ says RM boss
JOB losses at the office of hi-tech Oxfordshire firm RM have stopped, bosses say. The educational software company based at Milton Park, near Didcot, had made redundancies in the “low double digits” after the Government cancelled the Building Schools
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Dating agency for learning disabled faces cash crisis
A DATING service for people with learning disabilities which has introduced 15 couples and arranged more than 100 dates, is looking for funding to continue. Mates ’n Dates was launched in October 2007, and now has almost 250 members across Oxfordshire
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CCTV clue issued in hunt for purse snatcher
Police today issued a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to in connection with a purse theft in Henley. He is believed to have stolen a yellow Radley wallet from an elderly woman as she was shopping in Waitrose, Bell Street, Henley-on-Thames at
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Stars boost annual cathedral fundraiser for cancer charity
A HOST of celebrities have once again pledged their support to an annual Christmas event which has raised almost £300,000 for cancer victims. Over the past 14 years, the Celebration of Christmas concert has raised money for Macmillan Cancer Support.
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Abingdon residents left fuming over "cubist" properties
A PLAN to replace a traditional family home with two “cubist” properties is dividing residents in Abingdon. Councillors will tomorrow be urged to back the plan for 65 Oxford Road, built in 1932. But Abingdon Town Council has branded the five-bedroom
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What did Fellowes do to deserve a peerage?
OK. The love affair, such as it was, is over. David Cameron’s insane decision to give a peerage to Julian Fellowes has at a stroke eliminated the respect I was starting to build up for the government he heads. It beggars belief that such
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Why hunt man worked to encourage healthy foxes
One sentence in the recent Daily Telegraph obituary on Charles Parker, the former terrierman with the Heythrop Hunt, will probably have surprised some readers. I quote: “Parker’s earth-stopping and [hunt master Ronnie] Wallace’s methods of preserving
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My pal Aziz is judged best in the South East
I had intended this week to tell you about the many wonders of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s superbly renovated theatres in Stratford, which I was delighted to be shown around on Tuesday in company with most of the leading figures in arts journalism
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Rigoletto: Middleton Stoney
"Could I book a table for two at 8.15?” The answer from Rigoletto — the restaurant, not any person of that name — was instant, to the point, and funny. “Yes,” said the cheery chap at the other end of the line. “We need your money.” I am
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Spiced apple filo tartlets
Filo tartlets are not only easy to make, but can be made days before you need them and stored in an airtight tin. They can then be filled and used as either sweet or savoury canapés for a festive party. For an unusual, but festive flavour, try serving
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Brewer's art practised for an Oxford gallery
Modern Art Oxford has come up with some wacky ideas over the years. Some have been mind-blowing; others have left their visitors scratching their heads as they try to work out what the artist is attempting to say. One of MAO’s latest ventures
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Why Ruskin hated this lovely church in Venice
I seem to have been stalked recently by the shade of John Ruskin, that doyen of Victorian art critics who twice became Slade Professor of Fine Art at Oxford University. Last month, I went to Venice and found his ghost — so to speak; not really
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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest and The American
udgment day arrives for renegade computer hacker Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) in the final chapter of the Millennium trilogy, based on Stieg Larsson’s best-selling books. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest follows on directly from the shocking
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Armstrong and Miller: New Theatre
How they tried! Alexander Armstrong has a great voice and a sexy insouciant presence. Miller is the better ‘actor’ of the two and has the all-round entertainer’s knack of knowing exactly when to wink at the audience. In a sense, this was
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Green technology nets top award for Williams
Williams Hybrid Power, a division of the Williams Formula One team, has won a top industry award. The Grove-based company claimed the Powertrain Innovation of the Year award at the Professional Motorsport World Expo in Köln, Germany for its flywheel
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Mark Watson: New Theatre
After spending the first few years of his stand-up career as a marginal interest, 2010 has been the year where Mark Watson has made a big step up. He has got his own TV show, has become a regular on the more intellectual panel shows and is now
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Klaxons: O2 Academy
When Klaxons appeared in 2007, they were a splash of colour in a music scene that looked decidedly grey. Successful indie bands were singing about the dullness of life over a nicked Kinks riff, but Klaxons offered something different. They took
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Test of Time preview: Sibford Gower
This exuberant exhibition is a happy precursor to Christmas. Building on her knowledge of textile design Natalie Ellett’s layered, nautical pictures are enlivened by family holidays, nursery rhymes and toys. I do like to be beside the sea, on fabric
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Oxfordshire Craft Guild: Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock
More than 30 members of the OCG are showing work at The Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock, in the lead-up to Christmas. Their aim in this annual show, now in its 29th year, is to offer people a chance to find a hand-made gift for the special person
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Winter Show: Radley College
This exuberant exhibition is a happy precursor to Christmas. Building on her knowledge of textile design Natalie Ellett’s layered, nautical pictures are enlivened by family holidays, nursery rhymes and toys. I do like to be beside the sea, on fabric
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Health and safety seminar
A free employment law and health and safety seminar for managing directors is being held at Begbroke Science Park. The free event, hosted by law firm Peninsula, focuses on the new Equality Act as well as recent changes in the law which businesses may
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Blood Brothers: Milton Keynes Theatre
Willy Russell says the plot of Blood Brothers came to him as he was walking along: “I lifted my right foot and by the time I put my foot down I had the story.” One small step for a man, then, but a mighty big step for Mr Russell — and his bank balance
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Jesus Christ Superstar: Oxford Operatic Society, The Oxford Playhouse
Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber were at the top of their form when they wrote Jesus Christ Superstar. They had tested Biblical waters previously with Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and then went for the jugular with their full-on
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Fresh plea over Banbury death crash
Police today issued a renewed appeal for witnesses following the death of a 48-year-old pedestrian in Banbury. A Toyota Corolla was travelling along Gatteridge Street, heading towards Upper Windsor Street, when it was in collision with a woman who
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Student protesters storm Oxford landmark
Student protesters have stormed Oxford University's historic Radcliffe Camera during a rally over tuition fees. Protesters from Oxford's two universities and city colleges led an impromptu march along High Street and St Mary's Passage today
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Facebook backs down over cancer survivor's picture
FACEBOOK has backed down from its decision to ban an Oxfordshire breast cancer survivor showing her scar on her page. The Oxford Mail reported on Tuesday how the social networking website removed a photographic portrait of Anna Antell, 43,
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Horspath chicane to be modified after fatal crash
A CHICANE designed to improve road safety is being altered following a fatal crash. Former St Gregory the Great Catholic School pupil Sidney Spiers, 19, from Kennington, died in hospital after the crash in Horspath, Oxford, on October 1. He was travelling
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Cuts put Harwell bypass in jeopardy
A VITAL link road that is part of a scheme to build more than 8,760 homes in Didcot might not go ahead, council chiefs have warned. South Oxfordshire District Council backed the plan for six sites around the town last week. But it says a £26m Harwell
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Police take action over Witney FC
POLICE are taking action against Witney FC over alleged violence, underage drinking and drugs,warning someone could die. Thames Valley Police has applied to West Oxfordshire District Council for a review of the club’s licence. It says there has been
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School Focus: New Hinksey, village primary in the city
WITH just 146 pupils and a Victorian building, New Hinksey Primary feels like it should be in the middle of the countryside rather than in the heart of the city. The smallest primary school in the city, even Ofsted has described it as “like a village
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KIRBY'S OUT OF THIS WORLD
Ardington U11's were away to Summertown Galaxy at the weekend who were in a rich vein of form. Cutteslowe park was the venue and the game certainly lived up to the close encounter that was predicted. The first half saw Ardington score through
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FOOTBALL: Classy Curtin sinks Jackass
Ryan Curtin fired a five-timer in Premier Division side Barton United’s 10-2 win at Division 3B outfit Jackass Inn in the Autotype UTV League's Devenney Cup second round, writes TIM SIRET. Liam O’Callaghan was not far behind with a four timer, and Lewis
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A peek at the new Academy
THESE are the first glimpses of the new £33m Oxford Academy. The Oxford Mail was given a behind-the-scenes tour with principal Mike Reading ahead of the building’s opening in February. Contractors are putting the finishing touches to the rebuild, in
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Child porn RAF man sacked
An RAF Benson serviceman has been kicked out of the military after he was caught with child porn on his laptop. Engineer Simon Radcliffe, 26, was sentenced to three years’ supervision and ordered to go on a sex offenders’ course at Oxford Crown Court
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Commuters face new train fare hike
RAILWAY fares across Oxfordshire are to rise by about six per cent from January. First Great Western said its fares would increase by an average of 6.05 per cent, while Chiltern Railways is hiking its prices by 5.7 per cent from January 2. The increases
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Health & safety rules ban tenants from having doormats
DOORMATS have been banned from outside hundreds of flats across the county because of health and safety fears. South Oxfordshire Housing Association (SOHA) said the items were among several it classified as being a “fire risk” in communal areas
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COMMENT: Health and safety have tripped up
HEALTH and Safety officialdom do more harm to their cause than anyone else. No-one can dispute the aims of any health and safety policy is to keep people healthy and safe. It does what it says on the tin and shouldn’t be that complex. And most of the
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FOOTBALL: North in treble
Tom North bagged all three goals as Childrey United won 3-0 at Crowmarsh Gifford in Division 1 of the North Berks League. Botley United went top of Division 2, with a 5-2 win at Saxton Rovers Res, with goals from Andy Potter (3), Chris Potter and Mark
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Face in the Crowd winner scoops £75
THIS week’s winner of our Face in the Crowd competition nearly missed claiming his prize, thanks to a busy breakfast. Keith Lurcook, 72, from Ringwood Road in Oxford, was at Saturday’s home defeat against Gillingham and was the lucky fan picked out of
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City council sickness levels rise again
SICKNESS at Oxford City Council is costing the authority an estimated £750,000 a year and it admits it will fail to hit its target for combatting staff absences yet again. Between April and September, Town Hall staff took an average of 4.74
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Let's put Oxford schools' results into perspective
THE furore over the published results of this year’s Key Stage One Standard Assessment Tasks results that indicate Oxford city schools are the worst in England needs to put into perspective. I make a few brief points that I trust will engender a debate
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New waste recycling scheme is a success
THE new waste recycling schemes introduced recently throughout Oxfordshire initially caused great consternation, with lots of criticism and cries of despair. A large proportion of the populace anticipated being overrun with vermin and wading knee-deep
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Give your views on Jesus Christ Superstar
I wonder if any of your readers who have recently seen Jesus Christ Superstar performed by Oxford Operatic Society at the Playhouse would be willing to help me. I am studying for a degree in Christian ministry and mission and for my dissertation I would
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Don't play loud music please
I HAVE a message for any shops that play loud music in the run-up to Christmas. I, for one, will not stay in that outlet, as I do not wish my ears to be insulted with trash. When I visit a shop, I wish to shop in silence, so that I can hear when the
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FOOTBALL: Hambridge marks Nuffield debut with goal
Craig Hambridge scored on his debut as Nuffield Arms beat Inter Oxford 5-1 in the RT Harris Oxford County Junior League Cup. But they did it the hard way after Doran Solomon fired the visitors into a first-half lead. Ryan Taylor levelled from the penalty
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COMMENT: Sickly feeling
THERE is something deeply sick at the heart of Oxford City Council. Its staff continue to have the worst sickness record in the county and there must be an underlying reason. There is no real reason why it should be so significantly
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Student accommodation will be a travesty for St Clement's
THE plan to build student accommodation on the car park near Magdalen Bridge will be a travesty for St Clement’s and East Oxford. Oxford City Council seems increasingly enamoured of helping investment adventurers for profit to the detriment of its citizenry
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William and Catherine's wedding is cause for celebration
WHATEVER one’s opinion of the monarchy, or whether it would be strengthened or ultimately weakened by skipping a generation, William and Catherine’s forthcoming nuptials, presumably followed in due course by the production of an heir and spare, will significantly
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Sassy & Single: A very dusty experience
Hello from Camp Khandahar in Afghanistan! Before you start thinking ‘that’s an unusual holiday destination’, the reason we’re here is to broadcast our breakfast show on JACKfm back to Oxfordshire each morning this week. And what a trip it’s already been
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FOOTBALL: Flaherty hits super treble
Sean Flaherty slammed a hat-trick as AFC Hinksey edged to a 5-4 win against Marston Saints in the Premier Divison of the Oxfordshire Senior League. Flaherty gave Hinksey the lead when he fired past Marston’s keeper Tom Martin. Marston
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FOOTBALL: Lockinge pull off shock
ARDINGTON and Lockinge, from Division 3, caused the biggest upset of the second round of the North Berks Charity Cup with a 7-0 thrashing of Second Division side Marcham, writes PHIL ANNETS. Brad Richie and Tom Bennett bagged a brace apiece for Ardington
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FOOTBALL: Ashley heroics boosts leaders
Ducklington keeper Ashley Edwards saved a penalty as they moved three points clear at the top of the Premier Division of the Witney & District FA after edging out Hailey 3-2. Adam Clarke and Henry Clarke gave Ducklington the lead, before two second-half
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Walker returns to find home on fire
A MAN discovered his home on fire when he returned from an afternoon walk on Monday. Firefighters believe a spark from his wood burning stove set light to a settee and carpet in the front room of Shirley Farm, in Hailey, near Witney, at about 2.30pm.
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Man jailed for 35 burglaries
A 38-year-old Kidlington man has been jailed for 10 years for his part in 35 burglaries in London, Surrey, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire. Michael Henge, of Oak View Park near Arncott, worked with his girlfriend at the time Bridget Todd, from
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Cold wait to snap up student homes
WITH just a tent to protect them from the elements, these students have spent the past two nights on the streets of Oxford. But the seven-strong group were not protesting at proposed hikes in tuition fees, or raising awareness of Oxford’s huge homeless
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Hacker targeted university's computers at JR
A COMPUTER hacker who targeted Oxford University computers based at the John Radcliffe Hospital from his mother’s front room was jailed for 18 months yesterday. Matthew Anderson, 33, was a key member of an international gang who abused his skills as
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FOOTBALL: North Leigh break their duck
North Leigh recorded their first home win in the Zamaretto Southern League with a 4-1 success against Stourport. The hosts were 4-1 up at half-time after shining in their Division 1 South & West clash. Michael Hopkins and Aaron Posey combined to set
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Man jailed for 35 burglaries
A man, woman and boy received custodial sentences for a series of burglary offences in London, Surrey, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire, at Reading Crown Court. Michael Henge, 38, from Oaks View Park, near Arncott, was sentenced to ten years in
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I may not know a lot about Mozart but I know what I like.......
Review of Banbury Cross Players' Amadeus by Peter Shaffer. For their first offering of the 2010/11 season, Banbury Cross Players chose Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus, the highly fictionalised story based on lives of the composers Wolfgang Amadeus
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Met Office forecasts snow Friday
Forecasters are predicting the first Snow of the winter would fall in the next few days. In January the county came to a standstill following some of the heaviest snowfall in decades. But this winter we could see the white stuff arrive
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Murder trial is told of mystery over bar stabbing
A YOUNG father may have been stabbed to death outside a city centre bar because of a dispute over a silver chain, a jury was told yesterday. Blayne Ridgway collapsed outside Que Pasa in Queen Street, Oxford, in the early hours of Saturday, May 8, after
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FOOTBALL: Bad break for Akins
Adderbury Park Reserve player Charlie Akins will be out for at least three months after suffering a broken tibia against Garsington Res in the Oxfordshire Senior League. He suffered the injury about 15 minutes into the Division 2 game in an accidental
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Dowe returns for Ferrari assault
Veteran motorsports boss Tony Dowe is set to launch a Ferrari 430 GT assault on next year’s Rolex 24 at Daytona – aiming to take the Ferrari marque back to victory lane in Grand-Am Rolex Series competition for the first time since 2004. The man who
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RACING: Carruthers in crucial workout
Carruthers faces a crucial workout on trainer Mark Bradstock’s Letcombe Bassett gallops, near Wantage, today ahead of the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury on Saturday. The seven-year-old, bred and co-owned by Lord Oaksey, is reported to have taken time to
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Speed cameras likely to be back on in April
OXFORDSHIRE'S speed cameras may be back on by April as details emerged today of the deal being put in place by police. The camera sites - both the fixed and those where mobile vans park up - were decommissioned on August 1 after Oxfordshire
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Oxford United humble leaders
Oxford United coach Andy Melville said the team’s shock win at table-topping Chesterfield last night showed how together they were as a group. The 2-1 victory against the odds was a big result for manager Chris Wilder, who had been under
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FOOTBALL: Abba's cruise
Dave White bagged a brace as Abba Athletic won 4-0 against Swis FC in the first round of the Banbury Charity Cup. Craig Warmington open-ed the scoring, only for Abba to then go down to ten men when Lee McCartney went off following a clash of heads.
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Miners presumed dead in new blast
All 29 miners trapped in a New Zealand mine after an explosion are presumed dead after a second blast occurred, rescuers said.The workers - who include two Scottish men - could not have survived the "horrific" second explosion and rescue teams were "now
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'My ulcer was mouth cancer'
WHEN Glenda Boulter returned to the dentist with a pain in her mouth she thought it was the after-effects of having a wisdom tooth out. But the 60-year-old retired teacher soon discovered she had potentially fatal bone cancer in her jaw after
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Breeding plans are helping save rare owls
AN OWL enthusiast is saving an endangered species by breeding them in his own backyard. Chris Ashwin, 60, has bred 14 Mackinder’s eagle owls since he became interested in the breed seven years ago. The Didcot resident, who has a collection of 30 owls
