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Hall of Fame nod latest dose of good news for BHRA coach Mark Dodd.

Yacouba Sawadogo, a farmer known as “the man who beat the desert” in Burkina Faso for revolutionising agricultural methods and creating a 75-acre forest on barren land, died on Dec. 3 in Ouahigouya, a northern provincial capital in that West African country.

Against the odds, facing the encroaching Sahara, he built a forest in Burkina Faso, becoming “a national hero” and winning acclaim abroad for his innovations.

BRUNSWICK -- Sea turtles are wrapping up their annual hatching season on Georgia’s beaches. After a strong summer of nesting, they’re hatching at a rate slightly below average thanks to

Amplifying Atlanta

FC Dallas is probably feeling good about bringing back El Capitán this weekend. On top of that they are undefeated in the 7 games in 22 days stretch so far (1-0

On Saturday September 9, the St Cross Garden Society twinned with Stanmore Garden Club hosted their annual garden show.

Network Rail is to increase working near Oxford station from 12 to 24 hours a day, after a project to improve the station was temporarily halted.

Oxford: The working hours at the Botley Road site will be extended to 24/7 and Network Rails director has responded to concerns about noise

Kier’s team working on Network Rail’s £161m Oxford station and railway upgrade are having to work longer hours to make up for lost time.