The Government is set to hand Oxfordshire County Council £7m less than was first thought to spend on services next year, early estimates reveal. Chancellor Gordon BrownAnd that means taxpayers need to brace themselves for cuts in services or a hefty rise
SIR -- Martin Broderick is right to call for Government pensions to be made a General Election issue (Oxford Mail, October 28). But seeing that Oxfordshire council tax payers are likely to have to fork out yet more for local government pensions, this
We all like a bargain, so when you get a Hollywood actress turned singer thrown in for free at the Finn Brothers' concert, everyone's happy. As the opening act to Neil and Tim Finn, of Crowded House fame, Minnie Driver proved her talents don't just lie
Residents say their town centre cul-de-sac has become a burglary blackspot. They are worried by a string of break-ins, the latest occurring while a couple were watching television. Basil and Jane Fry's bungalow in Church View, Carterton, was hit by burglars
Wallingford have a busy weekend of cup action ahead, as league rugby takes a break, writes MICHAEL KNOX. Tomorrow, Wallingford, having won their replayed tie with Farnham Royal, visit another Bucks club, Chesham, in the third round of the Powergen Junior
GLS Hellenic League: Didcot Town striker Ian Concannon has declared himself fit for tomorrow's trip to Chipping Norton Town in the Premier Division. Concannon has been out of action for three weeks after an emergency appendix operation, but is raring
According to The Bible, evil begets evil. This notion, that from bad seeds blossom poisoned fruit, is at the core of the American remake of Takashi Shimizu's cult horror Ju-On: The Grudge. Interestingly, rather than transplant the original story to some
You may think you know Oxford-- but how much do you really know about the city's coolest new music? Okay, the world loves Radiohead and Supergrass, and millions of others have rocked along to the county's Goldrush and Winnebago Deal. But what about Autochtone
Residents in north Oxford fear residential parking permits have been lost in the post, leaving them at risk of £40 parking fines. The introduction of new residential parking on Monday took some householders by surprise. But surprise turned to anger when
Traders in the centre of Oxford are angry a bus parked in High Street is being used as a temporary stop-off for drivers while the bus company's nearby rest-room and office is refurbished. The Oxford Bus Company is using the bus until the work on the rest-room
Ghosts of Albion is an exciting nationwide treasure hunt run online by BBC Cult, the arm of the BBC that provides web support for programmes such as Dr Who, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Bagpuss. And we've got one of the key clues. Chris MaslankaVisit
Plans to build thousands of new homes in Oxford's Green Belt are being backed by the South East's regional assembly. Seera has come down firmly in favour of extending Oxford as the most effective way of tackling chronic housing shortages. But it says
A couple who lost their baby from a little-known infection have successfully urged the Government to do more to prevent it killing up to 100 children every year. Alison and Craig Richards have been fighting to stamp out group B streptococcul (GBS) since
Heady heye ayd hyry heady herye and hyry Crnmarket leadyy to cme foyyry hey Repaving firm 'was not the best choice' Senior county council officers chose a company to repave Cornmarket Street against professional advice because of concerns about cost,
Oxfordshire's Tim Henman admitted Russian Mikhail Youzhny was just too good for him after his defence of the Paris Masters Series ended with a straight-sets defeat in the third round. The 30-year-old British No 1, who lives at Aston Tirrold, near Didcot
Tommy Mooney is gunning for his old club Southend tomorrow - and hoping he can carry on his good record at Roots Hall. Oxford United's leading scorer, who got back on the goal trail against Cheltenham last week, was with the Essex club for less than a
Restaurants are a bit like dating. You know as soon as you walk in the door whether it's all been a terrible mistake, but by then it's too late and you have to sit through the meal anyway. The Ock Mill in Abingdon was the date from hell. From the moment
A woman pilot decorated by the Vietnamese Communist Party is the Tory candidate fighting for Andrew Smith's Oxford East seat at the General Election. Engineer Virginia Morris was the first Westerner to walk the 1,300km Ho Chi Minh Trail since the end
Shopmobility aims to grow Shopping in Abingdon for disabled people could be made easier if a pilot Shopmobility scheme gets off the ground -- and similar projects could open in Botley, Faringdon and Wantage. People who need support getting around town
Although A Narrow Escape is Oxfordshire author Faith Martin's first police thriller, she has been writing novels for many years now. Her real name is Jacquie Walton, and she spent the first six years of her working life as a secretary at Somerville College
OXFORD City manager Andy Sinnott is relishing plotting the downfall of old club Brackley Town when the Southern League Division 1 West sides battle it out in tomorrow's FA Trophy first-round clash at Court Place Farm. Sinnott, who was first-team coach
Oxfordshire went down 8-7 at home to to Staffordshire in Division 1B of the Inter-County Championships. There were three wins apiece for Chris Gibbins and David Buckingham, but the women failed to win a point. On adjacent courts at Radley College, Oxfordshire
SATURDAY FOOTBALL COCA-COLA LEAGUE TWO Southend Utd v Oxford Utd. FA TROPHY 1st round: Banbury Utd v Yate Tn, Cirencester Tn v Thame Utd, Oxford City v Brackley Tn. RYMAN LEAGUE Div 2: Ilford v Abingdon Tn. FOOTBALL LEAGUE YOUTH ALLIANCE SOUTH CENTRAL
Abingdon Town boss Nobby Hayward could be without three players when they travel to eighth-placed Ilford for tomorrow's tough Ryman League Division 2 encounter. Luke Beauchamp (knee), Neil Hanson (groin) and Danny Wise (ankle) are struggling with injuries
Ghosts of Albion is an exciting nationwide treasure hunt run online by BBC Cult, the arm of the BBC that provides web support for programmes such as Dr Who, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Bagpuss. And we've got one of the key clues. Chris MaslankaVisit
It's been two years since comedian Lenny Henry last toured this country -- and as the title of his new show explains, he has So Much Things To Say. In this bravura, wide-ranging act, he covers a huge expanse of territory from parents, love, sex and reggae
There is something depressingly inevitable about today's warning of another big hike in council tax, at least six per cent and maybe more. After all, it's been racing ahead of inflation for years and there is no sign that will change. But there won't
Eccentric indie filmmaker Terry Zwigoff, who made Crumb and Ghost World, has an early festive present for you here that won't be forgotten in a hurry. Bad Santa guzzles down the spirit of Christmas by the bottle full and regurgitates it as a foul-mouthed
Oxfordshire's newest brewery, White Horse, based in Stanford in the Vale, had cause for a double celebration recently. Only weeks after it was launched, the brewery's first beer, Oxfordshire Bitter, won two prestigious awards. The Society of Independent
An offer of £90,000 for a strip of land measuring just a tenth of an acre has been turned down by Oxford City Council -- because it thinks it can get more for it. But the authority now runs the risk of being left red faced and settling for a lot less
SIR -- In your otherwise excellent coverage of my speech at this week's meeting of Oxfordshire County Council (Oxford Mail, November 3), I would make one small correction. It is not so much the Green Belt issue which I fear could have people taking to
SIR -- I agree with Stephen Purves's suggestion of levying a road fund licence on cyclists, Time to make cyclists pay (Oxford Mail, October 30). A cycling test goes hand-in-hand with a road fund licence. Then, perhaps, road sense would be instilled in
