MAY I support city councillor Gill Sanders in opposing Conservative proposals on parking (Oxford Mail, April 20)? These would give motorists free parking in the evenings and on Sundays while charging Oxford's residents for parking outside their own homes
Oxfordshire lifted the Kaliber Inter Counties- League Division 4 title in style as they beat nearest rivals Shropshire 23-13 in the final match of the season. The Morrells of Oxford- sponsored side, who have won all nine matches this season, became the
Southern Counties North: Grove's chances of promotion were ended in the cruellest fashion when they had two tries disallowed during their 22-12 defeat away to Henley Wanderers on Saturday. Before the game, it seemed that Stow would secure second place
When celebrity chef Jamie Oliver made the quality of school meals an issue, Tony Blair lost no time jumping on the bandwagon and pledging Government action. It is interesting to compare his response to Mr Oliver to the one given to Chris Kyle's request
The boss of a major Oxfordshire Rover dealership is unsurprised by news that administrators plan to sell off the surplus stock of cars at bargain basement prices. Unsold Rovers stretch into the distance along the runway at the former US Air Force base
Goalkeeper Chris Tardif has rounded off a magnificent season by being named as Oxford United players' player of the year. The superbly consistent stopper picked up the trophy at a special players' sponsors and awards evening at the Kassam Stadium last
Jamie Hewitt, Oxfordshire's new player-coach, has been struck down by injury just as the season is getting under way. The 28-year-old former Middlesex and Kent seamer has a mystery back problem, and is due to see a doctor today. Speaking while lying flat
A mother has issued a challenge to Prime Minister Tony Blair after her pleas for his help to save a project for disabled people in Oxford were ignored. Chris Kyle, from Abingdon, wants Government funding to give the Pathway Workshop in Blackbird Leys
The governor of Bullingdon Prison has criticised a judge's decision not to send a drug addict to the jail because of the easy availability of drugs as "unhelpful and inaccurate". Bullingdon Prison governor Sue Saunders Addict Simon Day, 24, had admitted
Midlands Division 3 East South: Three tries in the first 20 minutes sealed a 23-15 win for Banbury after Daventry came close to a dramatic comeback. The Bulls finished their season with a home win thanks to scores from David Taylor, Sean Bannister and
National League 1: A high-scoring win for London Welsh rendered Henley's 19-16 victory over Rotherham meaningless on Saturday as they crashed out of the division. Fly-half Matt Honeyben kicked 14 points and scrum-half Dan Smaje raced away for a fine opening
BB&O Premier Division: Wallingford pushed league leaders Swindon far closer than the 22-7 scoreline suggested as they bounced back from a disappointing Oxon Plate final loss. With just five minutes to go the visitors trailed 10-7, but two late Swindon
South West 1: Debutant winger Jez Tanner scored four tries as Oxford Harlequins finished the season with a sparkling 58-11 victory over St Mary's Old Boys at Horspath Road. Quins opened the scoring through a try by hooker Alastair Halsall from a catch
According to Tony Brett (Oxford Mail, April 18), recent polls show that the Liberal Democrats are the first choice for students because they support their stance on top-up fees and tuition fees. Liberal Democrats are putting out leaflets saying that they
Old folk who fear they will have to leave their villages when their sheltered housing closes met housing managers yesterday. People living in Windows Court, Roman Road, Wheatley, and Badgers Close, Forest Hill, had been told they would be rehoused by
An Oxford teenager stabbed a love rival who sent text messages to his girlfriend -- then fled from police in a stolen car, a court heard. Michael Jones, 19, of Littlefield, Littlemore, admitted stabbing Germaine Morris on July 7 last year, but denied
Oxford has been hit by a shortage of yellow fever vaccines which has seen one traveller forced to go to Reading for his immunisation. John Kilgour, 29, of Howard Street, east Oxford, who is due to fly to Trinidad in about a week's time, made an appointment
Thames Water has been fined £60,000 for allowing raw sewage to pollute a stream in Cholsey, near Wallingford, killing 12,000 fish. One of 12,000 fish which were killed The firm was also ordered to pay £4,350 in costs at Oxford Crown Court on April 25
A couple trying to establish how their son died in a rail accident are now using the Freedom of Information Act to try to obtain a secret report. Ecologist Adrian Fowler, 29, was killed in August 1995 when he fell from a train at Oxford Railway Station
May I reply to Chris Boswell's letter about the "dreaded helicopter" (Oxford Mail, April 11)? We in Abingdon have had a police helicopter hovering in pursuit of people who have committed a crime, and it's a great relief to find out that with the help
