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Walmersley: ‘Lovely’ Victorian detached home on the market

Owned by Myles and Roxanne Davies, West Bank on Walmersley Road has been a labour of love for the couple for the last eight years.
And the couple have fully refurbished the house[1] while maintaining its Victorian period feel.
Roxanne, originally from …

Road Test: Scania P320 Hybrid

Electric trucks don’t have the range to be viable for many applications. They cost too much and are heavy. But could a diesel truck with an electric motor for town running be a sensible option? Trucking took a Scania P320 Hybrid out for a spin…
By Pip …

Oxford Mail review of the year: October to December

Here, we are looking at what happened in the fourth quarter of the year between July and September in the last part of this four-part review. 
October
On October 2, a lightning strike caused a huge gas explosion at Severn Trent Green Power waste plant …

East Midlands Regional passengers can tap in for real-time …

East Midlands Railway (EMR) passengers will see new QR code stickers at stations across four counties.
EMR Regional customers travelling from stations in Nottinghamshire[1], Derbyshire[2], Leicestershire and Lincolnshire[3] will be able to get informat…

Marlow: Businesses react to lorry crash into woman on West Street

Multiple emergency services attended West Street in Marlow this afternoon (November 15) after a woman in her nineties collided with a lorry whilst crossing the road outside Sainsbury’s.
Thames Valley Police confirmed to the Free Press that the woman in…

Serious A40 crash near Witney leaves woman hospitalised

The incident happened after a white Volvo lorry and a grey Mazda car were involved in a crash at the junction for Barnard Gate at around 10.30am, yesterday, Tuesday, November 7. 
The Mazda driver, a woman in her 40s, suffered serious injuries. She was …