Troubled drug company British Biotech, based in Cowley, Oxford, says its key cancer drug has failed early tests. The former flagship of the British biotech industry said marimastat had failed to meet one of its primary targets in the treatment of advanced
Independent and state schools are set to break down traditional barriers by forming a new partnership. The scheme would see students working together and teachers sharing expertise in a series of conferences. A bid has been submitted to the Government
Oxford is due to run out of telephone numbers by 2005 - and there are currently no plans to tackle the problem. News that the 01865 code will have no spare numbers within six years was revealed today in a report by MPs. The all-party trade and industry
Protesters held a last ditch demonstration against huge cuts facing care services in Oxfordshire today. County councillors were expected to vote to put up council tax bills by about 12 per cent - but still slash £10.5m from the social services budget
RUGBY League in Oxford has received a major boost with the appointment of a regional development officer for the sport based in the city, writes RUSSELL SMITH. Caro Wild, 22, a graduate of Luton University who comes from Leeds, has been given the job
THAME United's hopes of going all the way to Wembley in the FA Carlsberg Vase have been knocked by their quarter-final opponents Woodbridge Town signing up two quality experienced players just for Saturday's game, writes JON MURRAY. Former Ipswich Town
Southern England will be fine and chilly with a widespread ground frost. Tomorrow All southern counties will have a mostly sunny morning, but it will slowly cloud over with rain and sleet possible by evening. Outlook Much milder but rather cloudy and
Fourteen close contacts of an Oxford Brookes University student who died from meningitis have been vaccinated. The university said it had identified the strain of meningitis which killed first-year student Adam Prior as the rare group C, which means there
Pensioners are being forced to pay extra for their meals on wheels after county council bosses put the service out to tender. The Women's Royal Voluntary Service won the contract to provide the meals at Oxford lunch clubs, but it has to charge lunch clubs
More than £1m is being invested in 14 new CCTV cameras in a bid to reduce robberies and muggings in Oxford city centre. The £1.15m scheme is being jointly funded by the city council and Thames Valley Police, with a substantial contribution from the business
Church steward Martin Lawrie, who battered his wife to death after a prayer meeting, is thought to have died from exposure as well as head injuries. Police are still piecing together the final hours of Martin and Joan Lawrie, who were found dead at their
Playing Cilla Black for a group of Blind Date partners during a day at the races isn't as easy as it looks, as the Oxford Mail's Katherine MacAlister found out I resign as Cilla Black. It's not that the day wasn't a resounding success, or that love didn't
Health chiefs have been given the go-ahead for a new £7m Accident and Emergency wing at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital, it was revealed today. Work will begin on the project early next year and should relieve the severe pressure on intensive care beds
