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  • Mystery over soldier's death

    THE family of a soldier found dead at his army barracks months before he was set to serve in Iraq said they might never know why he died. Private Mark Payne, 32, of 4 Logistic Support Regiment, was discovered dead in his room at Dalton Barracks, near

  • Lane closure plan

    THOUSANDS of motorists would face delays under plans to reduce a dualled stretch of the A420 to single lane to allow a sand extraction operation. The proposals by Hanson Aggregate, which wants to extract the sand at Longworth, include cutting half a

  • From city streets to down on the farm

    AFTER ten years of city life Rowley Pusey knew he just had to get out. Just over a month ago, the 35-year-old decided to ditch his suit and briefcase for a pair of wellies — just the job for his new role as a farmer. Mr Pusey said he and his wife Camilla

  • Scout Marion marks 40 years

    LONG-SERVING Didcot scout leader Marion Fountain has taken the Wolf Cub’s motto ‘Do your best’ to the extreme. Mrs Fountain, better known as Rashka to members of 23rd Didcot Sea Scout Group, has celebrated 40 years of volunteering with cub and scout

  • Foster parents celebrate quarter century of caring

    AN Abingdon couple have celebrated 25 years of acting as foster parents to dozens of young people. Doreen and Peter Sillman, who have two sons and a daughter of their own, have taken in more than 70 children in that time — and made them all feel like