Former Manfred Mann frontman Paul Jones and his wife, award-winning actress Fiona Hedley Jones, are due to present a special evening event in which the couple talk and sing about what the church and Christianity mean to them as part of a 'church day'
The turnaround in the finances of the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust has been truly amazing. Alarm bells began to ring when the deficit soared to £40m at the start of the last financial year. Now just 12 months later, it has been trimmed to a respectable
There are hundreds of vulnerable children across Oxfordshire whose lives have been improved by the NSPCC -- but the charity fears there are hundreds more still in need of help. April 5 saw the launch at Oxford's Kassam Stadium of its latest campaign,
Peace activists are planning to target RAF Brize Norton later this month to voice their opposition over Britain's continued military presence in Iraq. During a five-day camp near the base, from April 21-24, the protesters plan to hold a mock 'exorcism
I refer to your recent articles about surgeon Henk Giele. What is the General Medical Council thinking about? Certainly not about the well being of their patients. I cannot understand the GMC's decision to strike off one of this country's top surgeons
Long working hours to slash £40m debts at Oxfordshire's major hospitals and improve patient conditions have taken their toll on committed staff, according to a top NHS manager. Trevor Campbell Davis, chief executive of the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS
An Oxford church has broken with tradition and moved its Sunday service to the afternoon -- so worshippers can play sport in the morning. Church leader Andrew Myatt with his sons Oxford Vineyard Church, which meets at Magdalen College School, attracts
We are already well into the early stages of a General Election campaign in which crime and policing are likely to be key issues. Not surprisingly, as a Chief Constable, I think it is important that these issues are properly debated. However, I also have
Witney's mayor has resigned from the Conservative party and plans to stand for election as an independent county councillor in the council elections, which take place on the same day as the General Election. Peter Green, who is a councillor on West Oxfordshire
A woman who lost her only sister to a rare neurological disease is organising a charity night to raise funds to help other families affected by the condition. Michelle Lygo died aged 23 of Rett syndrome -- a rare neurological disease which usually only
New police tactics to hit underage drinkers with £80 fines in Carterton could be used in other parts of the county. Pc Lovegrove with a poster Carterton is the first town in Oxfordshire to use on-the-spot fixed penalty notices to tackle illegal drinking
There will be another delay in the ongoing saga of the introduction of residents parking zones in Headington, Oxford. The zones were meant to come into force in central Headington on April 4, following a series of setbacks. They were originally supposed
With the election less than a month away, and with the candidates getting out on the campaign trail as soon as Tony Blair had announced the date, we present a snapshot of the constituencies: OXFORD EAST Confirmed candidates: Andrew Smith (Labour), Virginia
Wee are all La Fing over your article about plans for the colour coding of traffic into Oxford (Oxford Mail, April 1). However, I have to say that it contained some serious errors. The actual proposal was to allow only green cars (including the Lord Mayor's
