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Here we look back at archive photos from the Oxford Mail in 1984

Here we look back at archive photos from the Oxford Mail in 1984.

The official system to investigate construction accidents is failing both victims and the industry Kayla Boor had just left her four-year-old son at

Oxfords beautiful architecture and dreamy surroundings have been featured in over 50 films such as Harry Potter, Wonka, X-Men, Transformers,The…

Oxfords beautiful architecture and dreamy surroundings have been featured in over 50 films such as Harry Potter, Wonka, X-Men, Transformers,The…

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Here we look back at archive photos from the Oxford Mail in 1984.

24 May 2021 By Contributor 150 years ago, in 1871, the first edition of Construction News was published. To help mark the anniversary, four past editors reflect on their own spell in charge of CN T om Fitzpatrick joined Construction News in 2011 and served as editor from 2017 to 2019. He has since returned to his roots in Cork, where he edits the Irish Examiner My time at Construction News gave me an entirely new perspective on the importance of the industry and how it is both ...

Father-of three and grandfather-of-two Brian Neil worked at Didcot Power Station in the 1960s as a sandblaster. Following his death aged 74, his family instructed specialist industrial disease lawyers at Irwin Mitchell to investigate whether his illness was caused by exposure to silica - tiny particles often found in the dust of rocks, clay, and sand. Mr Neils daughter Karen Rumsey and her legal team are now appealing for information from his former colleagues about the conditions he face...

Geographical Magazine Discovering Britain: The twin peaks of the Berkshire Downs Written by  Rory Walsh 2020 For this months Discovering Britain trail, Rory Walsh encounters a view of twin peaks on the Berkshire Downs Most winter sports fans seeking a challenge probably wouldn’t think of an Oxfordshire village. Yet Little Wittenham, near Didcot, has not one but two seasonal slopes. Round Hill and Castle Hill are a pair of peaks that lit...