Here we feature a selection of photos from the Oxford Mail archive from the 1990s.

The U’s won promotion in 1996, there were Royal visits from Prince Charles and Prince Philip, and Littlewoods was still trading on the high street.

In 1992, one property developer wanted to have a little joke in their advertisements to the commuters of Oxford in 1992.

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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.

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.

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The suggestion appeared to encourage people to take up the offer and buy a home in Farmoor away from the city's carbon monoxide gases.

Below the sign said in small print 'Breathe fresh life into your business, relocate to Farmoor Court' and contact details.

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And in 1990, a bomb scare closed off a city centre street.

Crowds looked on as police cordoned off Queen Street after reports of a suspect package.

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Most of the road was closed off to the public up to High Street and people gathered at the entrance to The Clarendon Centre to keep a watchful eye.

The city has been subject to a number of bomb scares over the year's including a cordon put in place at Oxford Railway Station in 1991 and July 2005, Culham laboratories, near Abingdon, in January 2007, and a suspect device reported at St Hugh's College in June 2013.

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

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