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When you're a reporter, if you venture outside your office you can pick up some stories that don't necessarily come to you on a press release.
Walking through Queen Street the other day I spotted Whittard the tea company is moving into a unit previously occupied by a bubble tea shop.
It turns out that its current premises in High Street, Oxford is to be redeveloped, and so it needs a new home at least for the next couple of years.
It feels like coffee has really taken over from tea in the past decade or so.
Whittard sells both but is probably more well known for being a tea specialist.
I used to be a regular drinker of smoky tea and perhaps now is a good time to find a specialist supplier. I could do with a break from too much caffeine!
A short distance away in the High Street, Paul the French bakery has reopened.
It's been there for about 10 years but closed for a short time recently for a relaunch.
Good to see it back - the cakes in the window look fabulous.
Work continues at the site of the new McDonald's in Cornmarket, and planning permission has now been granted, although work has been taking place there for months.
It will be interesting to see what happens to the existing fast food restaurant near Carfax once the new place opens.
Have a good weekend!
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