TWO thousand books are heading to Bosnia to restock university libraries devastated by shelling during the war. An appeal by Blackwell's Online Bookshop has raised more than £12,000 to send much-needed books to universities in Sarajevo, Mostar and Banja
STEVE McCormack has no problem with time on his hands while recovering from a brewery accident. Thanks to his girlfriend, he has 120 get well letters to reply to - all of them from America! It was only last week that Steve, 25, of Pensclose, Witney, came
COUNCIL workers were celebrating today after councillors promised to consult them before making decisions affecting jobs. Worried staff from Oxford City Council street services department gathered on the Town Hall steps yesterday to protest against possible
POSTAL workers say they could strike again after constant attempts to set up talks with management failed. Postal workers at Royal Mail House in Oxford, who staged a three-day strike last week, are seeking union approval to stop work again. They will
TWO elderly mums are blooming mad after rotting Mother's Day flowers were delivered ten days late. To the disgust of Madge McNamee, 76, and Irene Freeman, 83, the spring blooms were covered in blue mould and crawling with ants. The gifts were supposed
Oxford Cheetahs 45, Coventry Bees 45 GRESHAM Oxford Cheetahs fans were left in disbelief as the Bees stormed back to force a draw in the final heat of their Speedway Star KO Cup clash at Oxford Stadium last night. In a cracking meeting full of spectacular
Margaret Gray has had her life threatened and been insulted to her face by people who think she is too old to be heading the Oxfordshire Animal Sanctuary. She has seen dogs arrive with their legs broken, skinned kittens and puppies found in plastic bags
A STORE worker has been disciplined after calling a black colleague a "golliwog". A shop-floor worker at Tesco, at the Oxford Retail Park, Cowley, complained to managers about the racist slur. Personnel officials investigated and the man accused of the
INTERIOR designer David Hicks kept a detailed log of exactly how he wanted his funeral to be. He designed his own coffin, organised the cortege and kept a list of pallbearers. If they died he simply crossed out the names and put in new ones. Today his
A WOMAN who suffered multiple injuries when she was trampled by cows was last night critically ill in hospital. Helen Cowmeadow was knocked down and trampled by ten Hereford cows which had crowded around her dog in a field near Bloxham. The mother-of-three
A STORE worker has been disciplined after calling a black colleague a "golliwog". A shop-floor worker at Tesco, at the Oxford Retail Park, Cowley, complained to managers about the racist slur. Personnel officials investigated and the man accused of the
PRODUCTION of Ruddles beer is to move to Abingdon - with the prospect of new jobs being created. But 38 posts will go when brewer Morland, which bought the rights to Ruddles seven months ago, closes the brewery in Langham, Rutland, where it is currently
THEY may not win the tournament or even get through to the second round, but Oxford's Jamaican fans say they're going to enjoy every minute of this year's World Cup. The team from the sun-kissed shores of the island better known for cricket, holidays
AN OXFORDSHIRE businessman needed police protection after being confronted by an angry mob at a Bristol cemetery. Tony Towner, of Crowmarsh Gifford, near Wallingford, had agreed to speak to relatives of people buried in the city's Arno's Vale cemetery
Margaret Gray has had her life threatened and been insulted to her face by people who think she is too old to be heading the Oxfordshire Animal Sanctuary. She has seen dogs arrive with their legs broken, skinned kittens and puppies found in plastic bags
WORRIED mum-to-be Jane Choyce fears her missing medic husband is sleeping rough in Oxford and today appealed for him to come home to await the birth of their first child. Jane, 30, who lives in Newcastle, launched a nationwide appeal when her husband
ONE minute Jan Harvey's young son, Max, was playing happily, the next he was rigid. His jaw was locked, he went purple and his eyes were blank and staring. Max, who's two-and-a-half, had suddenly had a convulsive fit. It's something which is far more
OXFORD greyhound trainer Maria Nierobisz has blamed knacker meat after she was fined £300 and severely reprimanded following two positive tests on her greyhound Go Far at Cowley. Go Far was the subject of two random samples at Oxford on December 12 and
ROCK stars of the future believe Oxford will need more venues for bands to perform if the city is to produce another Supergrass or Radiohead. At least 200 teenagers gave their views during a session of rock workshops and talks given by leading figures
THEY may not win the tournament or even get through to the second round, but Oxford's Jamaican fans say they're going to enjoy every minute of this year's World Cup. The team from the sun-kissed shores of the island better known for cricket, holidays
COMMUTER Peter Jenkin Morgan has waited a long time to get his own back. But tonight he will exact his own terrible revenge on Great Western Railways on behalf of train-users. For three months, he has travelled between Didcot and Paddington Station armed
IT'S three years since Mandy Jordache went to jail for burying her violent husband under the patio. Brookside fans were outraged and women's groups campaigned against the life sentence. But when Deirdre Rachid was jailed instead of scheming bogus pilot
ONE minute Jan Harvey's young son, Max, was playing happily, the next he was rigid. His jaw was locked, he went purple and his eyes were blank and staring. Max, who's two-and-a-half, had suddenly had a convulsive fit. It's something which is far more
