One property developer wanted to have a little joke in their advertisements to the commuters of Oxford in 1992.
The developers behind a new site Farmoor Court decided to highlight to the many drivers on Botley Road that just two miles away they could enjoy the clean-aired village of Farmoor.
Developers installed this sign in July that year to sit alongside the daily congestion which has long plagued Botley Road.
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It proudly displayed the words 'Welcome to Carbon MonOxford' as a play on words about the city's pollution and in a bid to entice house hunters.
Also in Oxford in the early 1990s, Icolyn 'Ma' Smith was gaining a growing reputation in the Cowley Road area for helping the homeless.
With a team of helpers she would regularly cook hot meals for people living on the streets.
Supergrass were one of the bands who would be included in the Britpop movement.
The band is getting ready for a string of dates on one of its comeback tours.
And South Oxfordshire District Council's Ann Ducker, a long-serving council leader, caused a stir when she wore her daughter's leather gear.
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