DID you spot the April Fool in yesterday's Daily Echo?
Yes, the story about the discovery of gold during a pond dipping session at the YMCA's Fairthorne Manor in Curdridge, near Botley, was a hoax.
Perhaps the name of the material - Lopra Foil (try rearranging the letters) - should have given the game away.
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