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FAIRY doors at an Oxfordshire beauty spot have been removed after a council asked the people who put them up to get in touch.

The doors were glued to trees at Ducklington Lake in Witney in recent weeks. However, signs soon appeared on the doors asking the organiser to ‘please contact Witney Town Council’. A spokesperson for the council said the local authority had not removed any of the doors, adding that other lake users had done so. Some of the doors do however remain in place. One of the fairy doors and attached notice at Ducklington Lake in Witney. Picture: Liam Rice The council spokesperson said the doors were brought to the attention of the council’s maintenance and environmental team by me...

By Andrew Ffrench @OxMailAndyF Business reporter covering Didcot and Wallingford. Call me on 01865 425425 Parishioners walk to bless the land in north Oxford in 1977 Parishioners mark Rogation Sunday every year with walks to bless the land. They joined local clergy in North Oxford in 1977 to say prayers at various points, including the Trap Grounds, the banks of the Oxford Canal and alongside the Oxford-Banbury railway line. They were led by the Rev N Nenon, vicar of SS Phili...

By Andrew Ffrench @OxMailAndyF Business reporter covering Didcot and Wallingford. Call me on 01865 425425 Wendy Thomas enjoying a walk Walkers from across Oxfordshire have been rediscovering the countryside during the coronavirus lockdowns. This is set to continue as lockdown eases as more people have enjoyed getting close to nature - with other activities severely limited due to government restrictions. People in walking groups have been devising their own short circular wal...

A caring GP who was well respected by his patients and colleagues founded the Oxford Flood Alliance. Dr Peter Rawcliffe and fellow campaigners worked closely with the Environment Agency and other bodies on the proposals for the £150m Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme. He was also alliance chairman. Peter Rawcliffe was born in Walsall, Staffordshire on November 11, 1948, the first child of James “V” Rawcliffe and his wife Barbara. Due to his father’s work, Peter spent some of his childhood living in the Gold Coast, now Ghana. While in the Gold Coast, Peter contracted polio, which ...