BOSSES at Blackwell's Books have a special meeting next week to brief staff about redundancies. Staff will learn next Wednesday at the meeting at Worcester College, Oxford, how they will be affected by the planned integration of the BH Blackwell and Blackwell
District councillor Jo Currie faces jail after admitting plundering £30,000 from church funds. Currie, 53, of Church Street, Somerton, pleaded guilty to 12 counts of theft and three of false accounting when he appeared before a judge at Oxford Crown Court
Morrells remained tight lipped today after damning claims that the brewery business is being "needlessly destroyed". Margie Eld, the grand old lady of the Morrells family, savaged those now in control, after quitting the board yesterday after 54 years
Brave cancer mum Tobi Mills left her own funeral in style, showing in death the same humour and fun approach she had in life. Tobi, 43, who lost her battle to live last week, was carried from the Church of the Holy Family to the upbeat strain of Gloria
A grieving mum today told of her shock after her son was hit by a train and killed near Oxford. Welder Antony Kevis, 25, had spent Tuesday evening in a pub, miles from the railway line. His mother Jenny Kevis, of Miller Road, Wheatley, told the Oxford
SHOP owner Mike Russell has decided to open his very own museum - after discovering his basement was home to thousands of artefacts dating back hundreds of years, writes STEPHEN DEAL. The 67-year-old was amazed to unearth everything from coins and clay
A swashbuckling Oxford college head has challenged the Mayor of Bath to a duel to decide the fate of an ancient sword. Dr Ernest Nicholson, provost of Oriel College, threw down the gauntlet after the city of Bath launched a bid to get hold of the ceremonial
TIM Henman lifted a depressed nation yesterday by reaching the men's semi-finals at Wimbledon. Our Tim became the first Briton for 25 years to make it through to the men's last four - and insists he hasn't finished yet. The Oxford ace demolished No 3
Katherine MacAlister on why men and women should stop trying to be more like each other... She may not be the best role model in the world when it comes to offering advice on marital problems, but Fergie can certainly cut it when it comes to striking
When Bicester Town Council asked the people to put forward suggestions on how they could best mark the Millennium, they received only one. But it was a BIG one, writes GEORGE FREW. In fact, at a proposed height of 120ft and an estimated cost of a cool
Students at Oxford Business College must resit their summer exams after a probe into "irregularities". And the college had its approved centre status removed by a leading examination body after claims that questions were leaked to students.
A tortoise with eating problems, a ferret with the staggers and a rhino with an overgrown horn will be three of the stars of the popular BBC Animal Hospital Roadshow thanks to the Cotswold Wildlife Park, near Burford. Presenter Rolf Harris joined local
An asylum-seeker cleared of rioting at Campsfield House, Kidlington, tried to hang himself with strips of blanket because he feared being deported to Nigeria. Enahoro Esemuze was found by inmates hanging from a toilet ceiling in Rochester Prison, Kent
Police believe a 30-year-old man found lying in an Oxford street today with serious facial injuries had been attacked. The man - who has not been named but is thought to live in the area - was spotted by a passer-by. He was found slumped in Havelock Road
A vicar told today of his shock after burglars caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to his Abingdon church. The thieves even drank four bottles of communion wine, as well as smashing open a safe and breaking the church photocopier, computer and
Catering assistant Debbie McFarlane says she lost her job at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, for wearing 11 rings on her fingers. Mrs McFarlane, 36, of Brome Place, Barton, Headington, had been working for Bateman's catering company for six months
Quick-thinking pensioner Ron Strachan rushed into action with two fire extinguishers when a fire broke out in a neighbour's house. Ron helped 24-year-old Mike Shepherd from his smoke-filled home this morning before putting out the blaze, started by a
IT'S not only the Romanians who've dyed their hair - Oxford United's Kevin Francis has got the peroxide out during the World Cup, writes JON MURRAY. The lanky striker was enjoying a laugh with his United teammates on their first day back of pre-season
KEVIN Brock, who was sacked as manager of Oxford City at the end of last season, has signed to play for ambitious Banbury United in the Hellenic League. The 35-year-old midfielder, who was a member of Oxford United's 1986 Milk Cup-winning team, is one
TIM Henman put Oxford on the sporting map as he destroyed No 3 seed Petr Korda at Wimbledon. He showed no mercy to the Czech left-hander, who was nursing a sprained left ankle, and posted a ruthless 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 victory to become the first Briton since
IT was love at first sight for Joanne Atherton when she bumped into a real Officer and a Gentleman in her native Liverpool. The 30-year-old writer met her uniformed hunk while at a nightclub with friends. Although the pair hit it off instantly, she is
David and Rachel are like any other young couple, interested in fashion and music and socialising with friends. But they share more than this. Both were premature babies and gave their mums the scariest moments at the start of their lives. FIONA TARRANT
