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A WOMAN has blamed a council for failing to prevent repeated flooding of her driveway and garden.
Victoria Cooper, of Church Lane, Peppard, was hit by another deluge during a heavy downpour on June 19 and says the problem has been happening for almost a decade.
The rain gathered on a low-lying section of the street, directly in front of her semi-detached property, then poured down her sloping driveway until her front garden was under several inches of water.
She feared it would get into the house as it almost reached the top of her front doorstep but stopped rising when the rain eased.
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Former Lord Mayor Gordon Woodward with children at the opening of the toy library at New Hinksey First School in 1984 There was plenty to interest the children – and at least one adult couldn’t resist the temptation to join in. Former Lord Mayor of Oxford Gordon Woodward had been invited to open a toy library at New Hinksey First School and lost no time reliving his own childhood. He and the youngsters settled down to amuse themselves with an Aladdin’s cave of toys. The Oxford Mail reported in 1984: “Kiddy snaps, stickle bricks, cotton reels, colourful xylophones, trains, airports and all sorts of toys have filled a room at the school.
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Of those, 332 were positive, giving a positivity rate of 35 per cent. The university’s seven-day moving average decreased from July 1, with test results updated each Monday. However, the figures include only those tests for which the university has received a result, and do not include positive test results received outside the university’s testing service. A spokesperson for the university said: “We have been monitoring closely the recent rise in cases, which reflects the pattern seen across the country, and responding accordingly. “We have issued guidance to students, and those testing positive are told to immediately self-isolate in Oxford, receive appropriate welfare support from their university and colleges, and all their contacts are also tested.