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Oxfordshire weekly round-up: 3 February – 9 February 2024

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Internet and Technology Addicts Anonymous is a recovery programme modelled on Alcoholics Anonymous

A story about a support group for internet addicts was among our most read this week in Oxfordshire.

A variety of local issues were featured on the BBC News website, BBC Radio Oxford and South Today.

We have picked five stories to keep you up to date.

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Jason Momoa's 1929 Rolls Royce car turned electric

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The actor praised Electrogenic for "honouring vintage cars"

A company specialising in converting classic cars into electric vehicles has completed a project for Hollywood star Jason Momoa.

Electrogenic, based in Kidlington, has transformed the actor's Rolls-Royce Phantom II into a fully electric car.

The 1929 Phantom II, originally powered by 7.7-litre straight-six engine, now has a "whisper-quiet" electric powertrain.

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Network Rail safety advice after train hit bricks

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The collapsed wall and rear of the train after it hit the bricks at Yarnton

Safety recommendations have been made to Network Rail after a train hit a pile of bricks from a collapsed wall.

The Great Western Railway train ran into the rubble in Yarnton, on 10 February 2023.

Rail Accident Investigation Branch recommendations include improving assessing structural defects and how it specifies repair work.

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Military housing called 'dangerous' by ex-RAF wife

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Much of the military housing in Carterton was built in the 1950s

The wife of an ex-RAF engineer has said homes that UK military personnel are living in are "dangerous".

Crystal lived in military accommodation in Carterton while her husband served at RAF Brize Norton for five years.

The Ministry of Defence has said it is investing an additional £400m to improve military housing.

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Oxfam looking to recruit 8,500 festival volunteers

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Oxfam volunteers gave over 206,000 hours of their time over the summer last year and helped raise £1.5m

Oxfam is looking to recruit a record number of volunteers for what it has called its "biggest ever year of festivals".

The Oxford-based charity is looking for 8,500 volunteers to work on events such as Glastonbury, Reading, Latitude and Isle of Wight Festival.

They get free entry in exchange for stewarding on three eight-hour shifts.

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'The internet was my drug of choice'

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Digital addictions are not recognised by the NHS or the World Health Organization

The BBC has been speaking to people in a 12-step programme for internet addicts.

At West Oxford Community Centre, Sophia, 19, described her destructive, decade-long relationship with technology.

She said: "It was better than going outside, it was better than speaking to Mum and Dad, it was better than drawing."

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