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He and his wife, Dorothy, turned a walk-up store in Westchester, N.Y., into a 100-outlet behemoth that reached $1 billion in annual sales.

Over £2.2m will be available to help businesses in the south of the county to support them through the quieter winter trading months.

FOUR new affordable homes are to be created by the Henley and District Housing Trust. The trust has received £450,000 in funding from South Oxfordshire Di...

THE leader of South Oxfordshire District Council has stood down. Sue Cooper, who was appointed in May 2019, said she had found the role hard work and wanted to ...

THE new leader of South Oxfordshire District Council has been appointed. Councillor David Rouane has replaced Sue Cooper, who has led the council since the...

Public lavatories to be refurbished... eight years late ); PUBLIC lavatories in Henley are to be refurbished eight years after this was first planned. South Oxfordshire District Council has earmarked almost £145,000 to renovate the facilities in Greys Road car park. The toilets have long been criticised by residents for being smelly and giving a poor impression to tourists. Mayor Ken Arlett and town and district councillor Stefan Gawrysiak have been calling for action since the summer of 2019....

Times up for old style cash. BUSINESSES in South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse are urged to sign up to a new mailing list with the latest news about financial support available during the third national lockdown. A number of Government-funded support grants, which cover the periods during national lockdowns and localised tier restrictions, are available, as well as further support for pubs. Every time the Government announces a new grant it can take several weeks before councils...

WILMINGTON — Carolyn Moreschi Nelson, 32, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. She is survived by her parents, James and Moreschi Nelson; brother, Richard Nelson (Sarah); nephews, A.J. and Matthew Nelson; grandfather, James M. Nelson; and aunts, Michelle Henderson, Robin Bennett and Michelle T. Spaugh. Also surviving are her six fur babies that includes her special baby, “Blue.” She was preceded in death by her grandmothers, Carolyn H. Nelson and Car...

A HOUSING plan detailing where 30,000 homes can be built in South Oxfordshire has been approved after a year-long delay. The South Oxfordshire Local Plan, described as a ‘plan that no-one wanted’, was adopted by the district’s councillors after a tense and long meeting held on Thursday night. Many of the new estates in the plan will now be built around the outskirts of Oxford, including on sites at Grenoble Road and near the Sandhills estate. Others include plans to develop Chalgr...

counterterrorism policy about the use of drones. >> one day after the government admitted four american citizens have been killed by drones since 2009. after the tornado tragedy in moore, oklahoma. all 24 people killed have been identified. the damage could total $2 billion. >> you look around and like your house is supposed to be there and its not. everything has turned to rubble. >> the boy scouts will vote today on the resolution to allow openly gay youths to participate in scouti...