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A Shopper's Heaven on Earth

Christina Lindsay | Posted 11.11.2012 | UK Style
Read More: Europe, Dkny, Mulberry, Shopping, Discount, Bicester Village, Oxfordshire, Village, Outlet, Oxford, Fashion, Bicester, UK Style News
Christina Lindsay

Every August I spend a week or so in Oxfordshire visiting my in-laws, who live in a sweet little village six miles outside of Oxford. While we are there, we take long walks in the countryside, have lunch by the river and barbeques in the evening, spending time with our five year old nephew who we don't see enough of.

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Did The Mobile Phone Kill the High Street?

Rob A.L. Brown | Posted 03.11.2012 | UK Tech
Read More: Village, High Street, Mobile Phones, Mary Portas, Town Centres, Shopping, UK Tech News
Rob A.L. Brown

Conventional wisdom decrees that internet shopping combined with a general economic decline is responsible for ravaging our town and village centres. Research just published shows that one in seven shops on the high street has closed and this has turned many into ghost towns.

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The Road to A Village In Africa

Dan Griffin | Posted 16.09.2012 | UK
Read More: Nonprofits, Village, Travel, Charity, Africa, Kenya, Rongai, UK, UK Impact, Self Help Africa, World, UK News
Dan Griffin

The main highway through the heart of Kenya is crowded with trucks and boda bodas (bicycle taxis), a winding paved road that stretches from Mumbasa on the coast, west through the Rift Valley, and eventually across the border into Uganda.

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The Little Village with Big Fashion Offerings: Cuckfield, West Sussex

Rebecca Stevens | Posted 23.07.2012 | UK Style
Read More: Village, Fashion, Edit, West Sussex, Boutiques, Cuckfield Village, Nielson, Cuckfield, UK Style News
Rebecca Stevens

Other boutiques in the village are more affordable, stocking scarfs, bags and jewellery. Each is perfect for unusual gifts or unique finds as many brands tucked away on the shelves, are not available on the high street.

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Does This Look Like A Village Green To You?

PA | Posted 17.02.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: UK News, Rural Issues, Village, Lga, Local Government Association, Rural Affairs, UK Diary, UK Politics News

Councils are spending millions of pounds dealing with planning applications for car parks and even beach huts which falsely claim to be for village gr...

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VIDEO: Angry Snake Charmer Unleashes Venomous Serpents On Government Officials

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 01.12.2011 | UK
Read More: Funny, Cobra, India, Video, Hakkal, UK News, Snakes, Tax Office, Farmers, Snake Charmer, Strange, Village, UK Weird News, Odd, Land Revenue, UK News

An angry snake charmer caused chaos at a government office when he released a bag of serpents at land revenue officials in India. Deadly cobras we...

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