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	<title>Oaktree Home and Garden &#187; General Interest &amp; News</title>
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		<title>Torquay Palms suffer from Severe Winter</title>
		<link>http://oaktreehomeandgarden.co.uk/in-the-garden/torquay-palms-suffer-from-severe-winter</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:23:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Interest & News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Help and Advice in the Garden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In the Garden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Zealand Cabbage Plant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Severe Winter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Torquay Palm]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A few years ago I posted an article about The Torquay Palm also known as The New Zealand Cabbage Plant
Following the severely cold winter experienced in the UK (2010 / 2011) many Palms appeared to have paid the ultimate price, showing no signs of life, dead brown blades hanging down where once they stood proudly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Support the Campaign against a Badger Cull</title>
		<link>http://oaktreehomeandgarden.co.uk/wildlife/support-the-campaign-against-a-badger-cull</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 22:24:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environmental Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wildlife]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Badger Cull Wildlife Cruelty TB]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There has been so much written against the proposed Badger Cull I do not intend to go into it any further.
If you wish to preserve the lives of a much loved wild animal from eradication please consider signing the petition using the following link. Thank you.
www.league.org.uk/badgerpetition



Technorati Tags: Badger Cull Wildlife Cruelty TB


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		<title>I&#8217;m a Celebrity Rat, protect me.</title>
		<link>http://oaktreehomeandgarden.co.uk/general-interest/im-a-celebrity-rat-protect-me</link>
		<comments>http://oaktreehomeandgarden.co.uk/general-interest/im-a-celebrity-rat-protect-me#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:39:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Interest & News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wildlife]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[animal cruelty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian RSPCA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bush tucker trial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[celebrity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cockroach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crocodile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[horse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[I'm a Celebrity get me out of here]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jungle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kangaroo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mealworm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[possum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spider]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://oaktreehomeandgarden.co.uk/?p=465</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[During ITV&#8217;s annual production of I&#8217;m a Celebrity, Get me out of Here, a reality show involving a dozen celebrities, or former celebrities looking to reinvent their careers, an incident occurred which has now resulted in two of the celebrities, Stuart and Gino, being prosecuted by the Australian RSPCA for cruelty to a rat! It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brambles and Stinging Nettles are taking over the Countryside</title>
		<link>http://oaktreehomeandgarden.co.uk/seasonal-autumn/the-day-of-the-bramble</link>
		<comments>http://oaktreehomeandgarden.co.uk/seasonal-autumn/the-day-of-the-bramble#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:53:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environmental Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seasonal Autumn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blackberry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bramble]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[countryside]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[raspberry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[red admiral butterfly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stinging nettle]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A recent survey costing ten million pounds has revealed that our countryside is overrun by Brambles and Stinging Nettles along with a few other invasive species.
I am sure most of us that regularly spend time in the countryside are quite aware of this without such a vast amount of money being spent on the conclusion.
Brambles, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Ready for Xmas</title>
		<link>http://oaktreehomeandgarden.co.uk/general-interest/getting-ready-for-xmas</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:59:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Interest & News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christmas Gifts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Xmas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Love it or loathe it, Christmas is on the horizon.
Retailers obviously have to plan months in advance especially as more people spread the cost of Xmas by buying earlier. 
I will be listing my Dog and Cat Christmas gifts from the beginning of October with a second category entitled Xmas Specials, look out for some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>High Visibility Dog Coats: Free Shipping</title>
		<link>http://oaktreehomeandgarden.co.uk/general-interest/high-visibility-dog-coats-free-shipping</link>
		<comments>http://oaktreehomeandgarden.co.uk/general-interest/high-visibility-dog-coats-free-shipping#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:57:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Interest & News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pet Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seasonal Autumn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dog Coats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Free Postage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Free Shipping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[High Visibility]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With the darker nights creeping up on us, more dog walkers are having to take their pets for walks in the fading light. 
There are a lot of mad motorists out there whose recklessness costs not only human life but animal&#8217;s lives too. With this in mind it is worth considering buying a High Visibility [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free Shipping on Selected Items</title>
		<link>http://oaktreehomeandgarden.co.uk/general-interest/free-shipping-on-selected-items</link>
		<comments>http://oaktreehomeandgarden.co.uk/general-interest/free-shipping-on-selected-items#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:44:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Interest & News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bird Feeders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Free Postage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Free Shipping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nest Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recession]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[During this period of recession I have decided to help a little by way of offering free shipping on selected items, at present the items with free postage comprise certain wooden bird feeders and nest boxes. In the next few days I will be adding more items from different categories to the list.  



Technorati [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cat Attacks Postal Worker</title>
		<link>http://oaktreehomeandgarden.co.uk/general-interest/cat-attacks-postal-worker</link>
		<comments>http://oaktreehomeandgarden.co.uk/general-interest/cat-attacks-postal-worker#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:14:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Interest & News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[letterbox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Postal Worker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Postwoman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Royal Mail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teaser toys]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://oaktreehomeandgarden.co.uk/?p=390</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[No you haven&#8217;t misread the title, it is not the usual Dog Bites Postman story.
The culprit is, to quote its owner, a fluffy kitten, who playfully or otherwise leapt at the letterbox when the postwoman was delivering mail to the house causing injury to her hand.
The postwoman felt it serious enough to complain to her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seagulls Riot at Newhaven Harbour</title>
		<link>http://oaktreehomeandgarden.co.uk/general-interest/seagulls-riot-at-newhaven-harbour</link>
		<comments>http://oaktreehomeandgarden.co.uk/general-interest/seagulls-riot-at-newhaven-harbour#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:32:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Interest & News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wildlife]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Black Backed Gull]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[East Sussex Wildlife Rescue and Ambulance Service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Herring Gull]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Newhaven Harbour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seagull]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UK Border Agency]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A potentially serious altercation between a group of Herring Gulls and rival Black Backed Gulls was averted by the intervention of the East Sussex Wildlife Rescue and Ambulance Service after they were called to the scene by the UK Border Agency on Saturday night.
Tempers flared when a Black Backed gull chick, who had fallen onto [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Hazards of Smoking Sparrows</title>
		<link>http://oaktreehomeandgarden.co.uk/general-interest/the-hazards-of-smoking-sparrows</link>
		<comments>http://oaktreehomeandgarden.co.uk/general-interest/the-hazards-of-smoking-sparrows#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Interest & News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wildlife]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cigarette end]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cigarette filters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[couriers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[forensic investigators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insurance companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sparrow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tems and conditions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There are certain things we hear that, although serious to those on the receiving end, can cause a wry smile to the rest of us.
Such was the case recently when a shop premises was hit by a severe fire which started in the roof. Not amusing at all, potentially deadly, thankfully not.
Fire officers were completely [...]]]></description>
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