Prison governors have warned arsonist David Blagdon he faces disciplinary action if he telephones the Oxford Mail. Blagdon, 47, wrote to us last month revealing plans to take the Home Office to court. He is protesting about his life sentence for setting
Ministry of Defence firefighters have come to the rescue of three fire stations crippled by the war in Bosnia. Nigel Armstrong, from the MoD Fire Service at Bicester Ordnance Depot, handed over new equipment to three Bosnian firemen at Gornji Vakuf. He
A passer-by who risked his life by forcing his way into a burning flat to try to rescue the occupant has been praised by police and onlookers alike. Chris Bartlett took buckets of water into the flat on his stomach in a desperate attempt to douse the
Morris Motors Athletic and Social Club has announced plans to demolish its 60-year-old clubhouse to make way for a housing development. Members hope the sale will raise enough money to build a new sports and social club close to the existing building,
Measures to eradicate evening rush-hour tailbacks in Oxford caused by the A34 roadworks were today (THURS NOV 12) vetoed on safety grounds. The northbound carriage- way of the major route is currently is closed to traffic between the Botley interchange
GRIEVING mum Bridget Hogg is to sue a council over the death of her ten-year-old daughter Naomi Sims, who slipped into a river and drowned in a sluice gate. Naomi, ten, was testing the depth of the fast-flowing River Glyme in Woodstock with a stick when
ROVER boss Tony Rose said the introduction of a single European currency promised a major boost for business. Mr Rose, the deputy chairman of Rover Group, said there were tremendous potential benefits from dealing with 11 countries operating a common
A pilot recycling scheme giving people the opportunity to be environmentally-friendly from the comfort of home is under way. About 10,000 Oxford households are being offered plastic boxes to recycle waste on their doorsteps. The boxes, which will be collected
Generous people in Oxfordshire have already donated £7,000 to a Nicaraguan city wrecked by Hurricane Mitch. The Oxford-Leon twinning link launched an appeal to buy food, medicines, water purifying tablets and materials to provide shelter. Hurricane Mitch
Round Tabler Robin Gilchrist has described his failed plan to embarrass a fellow committee member as "the most stupid thing I've done in my life". The 40-year-old faces Oxford Crown Court charged with theft after he removed nearly £1,900 from takings
'Confusion' has been blamed for a suspended nurse being prevented from visiting his sick baby son and mother at the hospital where he used to work - despite fearing he was seriously ill. Barry Fiddes's five-month-old son Dylan was rushed to Oxford's John
Noisy helicopter training flights over south Oxfordshire are set to become a thing of the past, thanks to new high-tech equipment. State-of-the-art computerised flight simulators are set to make many training flights around RAF Benson redundant. And the
THERE was a thrilling climax to this season's Shaw and Company Oxfordshire Foursomes Golf League as Burford's third pair won the last three holes to snatch the championship. kipper Rob Stanton and Ian Liddle were the visitors' heroes as the 1996 champions
OXFORD University rugby captain Dave Kelaher has given up his fitness battle and misses their attractive game against the touring Fijians at Iffley Road tonight (7.30). The Australian flanker, who has not played since injuring a knee on the pre-season
To Graham Wyley, the paranormal is normal. GEORGE FREW reports... A king and his army stand frozen in time on the borders of north Oxfordshire, turned to pillars of stone, some say, by a particularly resourceful witch in the days when the world was young
