Television detective John Nettles tucked into a good meal during an investigation. But the restaurant scene for the latest Midsomer Murders series was not in the West Country but an Oxfordshire pub. The actor, who sprang to fame as television's Jersey-based
A student reduced a traffic warden to tears after he swore at her, writes Suzanne Huband. Martin Owens, 22, of Stretton-on-Fosse, Gloucester- shire, was fined £185 by Witney magistrates yesterday after he pleaded guilty to harassment, causing alarm and
A carer found guilty of raping a co-worker in an old folk's home has been jailed for four years and nine months. Abel Sialwiindi, 41, of Cholmeley Road, Reading, denied three charges of rape against a 17-year-old girl at the private home in Oxfordshire
Thames Trains and Chiltern Railways are steaming ahead after improved performance figures, writes Rebecca Smith. In April, Thames Trains hit punctuality figures of 93.3 per cent, higher than the target of 92 per cent, and reliability of 99.4 per cent.
The grieving husband of writer Dame Iris Murdoch has expressed his surprise at the £2m left in his wife's will, writes Paul Harris. Prof John Bayley, who lives at the north Oxford home he shared with his wife, said he was astonished. He said: "Really?
The Millennium celebrations got off to a sparkling start last night as ethnic dancers and a choir helped launch Oxfordshire 2000, writes Karen Rosine. Guests packed a room at the Zodiac nightclub, in Cowley Road, Oxford, to hear about the exciting celebrations
David Blagdon is a step closer to freedom today, writes Andrew Ffrench. In the wake of the Oxford Mail's campaign to get him out of jail, the parole board has recommended he be moved to an open prison. Blagdon, 47, is serving a life sentence for setting
Tomorrow: Heavy showers with a risk of thunder are likely. Outlook for Thursday and Friday: It will continue warm and humid on Thursday with sunny spells and showers. The showers will become fewer towards the weekend with better spells of sunshine coming
BOOMING computer company RM is taking on 250 new staff this year in a bid to keep up with demand. The Government is pouring £1bn into updating schools' information technology - and RM, based at Milton Park, near Abingdon, is taking a big share of the
Oxford University today abandoned plans to put up 93 40ft high masts at Wytham Woods to track wildlife. The proposal caused outrage among villagers who claimed that the picturesque area around the village on the western fringe of Oxford would be disfigured
Matron Christine Barrington has spoken out about her affair with a pupil at Abingdon School, writes Matt Childe. The public school was remaining tight-lipped today after the 43-year-old ex-nanny told all to a national newspaper. The Oxford Mail exclusively
A mother-of-two fears she could be made homeless after being told to quit her Army home, writes Paul Warner. Fiona Mansbridge, 32, who has lived in the semi-detached quarters in Birch Road, Ambrosden, for the last eight months, has now been told to leave
