Yachtsman Adrian Flanagan is making good progress after early problems on his attempt to sail solo around the world. The last report, received by Alpha Global Expedition HQ yesterday confirmed he had left the English Channel and was south of the latitude
Ministers are to face a Oxfordshire MPs over the financial crisis in the county's healthcare. MPs intend to grill the Government over the £35m cuts being forced on the NHS in Oxfordshire, at a meeting next week. NHS chiefs have warned they will need to
Green campaigners are demanding to know why a disused cement works north of Oxford has not been earmarked for housing. Shipton Quarry, a muddy 168-acre site sandwiched between Woodstock and Bicester, has been standing redundant for 20 years, but could
New proposals aimed at finally closing an Oxford alleyway plagued by vandalism and crime after a two-year wait have been rejected, because highways officials believe they are not relevant. Moves to close the path between Windale Avenue and Pegasus Road
Council housing chiefs have been forced to burn all the fixtures and fittings in a flea-infested Oxford flat so it can be relet before Christmas. Animal fleas had taken over the property in Slade Close, Wood Farm, to such an extent that city council housing
Dawn raids by bailiffs on criminals and fine dodgers in Oxford recouped £72,000 this week. Debt collectors from across the country have been called in for a two-week-long crackdown on 3,000 people who haven't paid their court fines or compensation to
We report today on two sides of the fundraising effort for victims of the earthquake in Pakistan. On the one hand, Nawaz Shah has done brilliantly to raise £25,000 in next to no time. His ambition to help with aid and rebuild the mosque at Mirpur is inspiring
OnE of Oxfordshire's MEPs was today speaking out against the Government's move towards more nuclear power, saying energy conservation and renewable energy were the way forward. Caroline Lucas, a Green Party representative for the South East in the European
Patients at Bicester's Community Hospital are being forced to rely on the goodwill of volunteers to bring them meals because health bosses are so strapped for cash, according to a councillor. Members of the hospital's League of Friends were asked to deliver
