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| 1 | Adele Graham from Pest Control South West has become the first female supervisor . |
| 2 | An Institute member has become the first chartered accountant to face trial on money laundering charges under the drug Trafficking Offence Act 1986 . |
| 3 | Reading Transport has become the first British bus company to run its buses on a fuel derived from oilseed rape . |
| 4 | Edinburgh District Council has become the first UK city authority to promote a car-pooling scheme , following the launch of a commercial venture earlier this year [ see ED 55 ] . |
| 5 | The Vale of White Horse district council has become the first to set its Poll Tax at £412 . |
| 6 | Moss Bros has become the first high street retailer to launch a privilege card that clocks up points towards discounts at the till , giving customers money off at the group 's stores and other outlets . |
| 7 | An Oxford priest has become the first in the country to announce he 'll leave the Church of England following the vote to ordain women priests . |
| 8 | Peterlee-based TRW REPA has become the first company in County Durham to be recognised as Investors in People , a training benchmark , by the County Durham Training and Enterprise Council . |
| 9 | The rock star Midge Ure has become the first person to give a concert at the Oxford Union . |
| 10 | One of the region 's police forces has become the first in the country to use mobile cameras in an effort to trap speeding drivers . |
| 11 | KPMG Peat Marwick Midland Region has become the first of the Big Six firms ' practices to gain the Investors in People award . |
| 12 | Herman Ouseley has become the first black chairman of the Commission for Racial Equality . |