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Nurseries: Is a fiver a minute enough to stop parents exploiting them?...and it works - it needs to be there." The cost of being late ■ Kingsclere Nurseries (part of Complete Childcare), Berkshire/Oxfordshire: GBP20 per quarter hour ■ University of Edinburgh day nursery: GBP15 per half hour, or part... In this article: The Observer, London, Inflation, University of Edinburgh, Guardian.co.uk, Santa Fe Institute, and Freakonomics |
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AP Online | 4 days ago
Toll bridge over Thames up for sale in Britain
...million vehicle crossings a year, and the bridge's owner can pocket all the income without paying tax. The picturesque bridge in Oxfordshire, about 65 miles (105 kilometers) northwest of London, has a suggested price of 1.65 million pounds...
In this article: River Thames, Britain, London, Tax, and U.S.
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boston.com - Latest news | 4 days ago
UK: Tax-free toll bridge on sale
...said about four million vehicles pass over the bridge each year. On its Web site, the company calls the picturesque bridge in Oxfordshire, about 65 miles (105 kilometers) west of London, a "budget beating investment." It has a...
In this article: London, All rights reserved, Tax, UK, River Thames, and Associated Press
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Independent.co.uk - UK | 4 days ago
Final flypast: RAF pulls out of Northern Ireland
...watched as the RAF's 230 'Tiger' Squadron took off in a helicopter diamond formation en route to their new base at RAF Benson in Oxfordshire. They were soon little more than dots in the sky as they quickly headed away. The flight...
In this article: RAF Benson and Northern Ireland
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Telegraph.co.uk - All news | 5 days ago
Oscar winners and royalty at memorial service for the life of Sir John Mortimer
...Rumpole of the Bailey will outlive him for decades if not centuries. Many of the guests who attended his lavish summer parties at his Oxfordshire home packed Southwark Cathedral for the service. They included the Oscar winning actor Jeremy...
In this article: John Mortimer, Oscar, Champagne, Emily Mortimer, Wendy Craig, and Gay News
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Independent.co.uk - World | 7 days ago
Helicopters boost troops in Afghanistan
...of aircraft, which has been blamed for the rising toll of deaths and injuries to British soldiers. The aircraft,dispatched from RAF Benson in Oxfordshire, are being reassembled at Camp Bastion, Helmand. The first batch will be flying within...
In this article: Merlin, Afghanistan, Rupert Thorneloe, Taliban, NATO, RAF Benson, British soldier, and Falklands War
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BBC News | November 12, 2009
Thousands of dead fish discovered
Thousands of small fish have been found dead in Oxfordshire. Up to 10,000 dead fish, mainly perch, were found in the Farmoor Reservoir water intake on the River Thames, the Environment Agency (EA) said. Thames Water, which operates the...
In this article: Thames Water, Farmoor Reservoir, and River Thames
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BBC News | November 12, 2009
Demo in support of Awol soldier
The charges carry a sentence of up to 10 years in jail. Having joined the Army in 2004, L/Cpl Glenton, who is based at Abingdon in Oxfordshire, allegedly went Awol in 2007 before handing himself in after two years and six days. He...
In this article: Stop the War Coalition, London, Afghanistan, and Aldershot, Hampshire
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Oxfordshire (pronounced: /ˈɒksfərdʃər/ or IPA: /ˈɒksfərdʃɪər|/; abbreviated Oxon, from the Latinised form Oxonia) is a county in the South East England region, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire.
It is divided into five local government districts: Oxford, Cherwell, Vale of White Horse (after the Uffington White Horse), West Oxfordshire and South Oxfordshire.
The county has a major tourism industry. The area is noted for the concentration of performance motorsport companies and facilities. Oxford University Press has headed a concentration of print and publishing firms; the university is also linked to the concentration of local biotechnology companies.
The main centre of population is the city of Oxford. Other significant settlements are Banbury, Bicester, Kidlington, and Chipping Norton to the north of Oxford; Witney to the west; Thame and Chinnor to the east; and Abingdon, Wantage, Didcot, Wallingford and Henley-on-Thames to the south. Future population growth in the county is hoped to be concentrated around Oxford, Banbury, Bicester, Didcot and Witney, near the South Midlands growth area.
The highest point of the county is White Horse Hill, in the Vale of White Horse, reaching 261 metres (856 ft) .
Oxfordshire's county flower is the Snake's-head Fritillary.
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