The developers behind a new site Farmoor Court decided to highlight to the many drivers on Botley Road that just two miles away they could enjoy the clean-aired village of Farmoor.

Developers installed this sign in July that year to sit alongside the daily congestion which has long plagued Botley Road.

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It proudly displayed the words ‘Welcome to Carbon MonOxford’ as a play on words about the city’s pollution and in a bid to entice house hunters.

Also in Oxford in the early 1990s, Icolyn ‘Ma’ Smith was gaining a growing reputation in the Cowley Road area for helping the homeless.

(Image: Oxford Mail) With a team of helpers she would regularly cook hot meals for people living on the streets.

Supergrass were one of the bands who would be included in the Britpop movement.

(Image: Oxford Mail) The band is getting ready for a string of dates on one of its comeback tours.

(Image: Oxford Mail) And South Oxfordshire District Council’s Ann Ducker, a long-serving council leader, caused a stir when she wore her daughter’s leather gear.

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About the author 

Andy is the Trade and Tourism reporter for the Oxford Mail and you can sign up to his newsletters for free here. 

He joined the team more than 20 years ago and he covers community news across Oxfordshire.

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