As the parent of a profoundly disabled son who will require support services throughout his life, I am tired of him being an easy target for cuts, and sick to death of the lack of local and national priority given to people like him and other vulnerable
Witney's top tourist attraction faces closure unless Oxfordshire County Council, which has pledged to slash council tax rises, finds tens of thousands of pounds to support it. Cogges Manor Farm Museum has been in trouble since West Oxfordshire District
Oxfordshire Senior League: Wesley Lewis hammered a second-half hat-trick as Launton Sports thrashed Premier Division rivals Kidlington Old Boys 9-0. Launton got off to the perfect start when Sam Donaldson scored after five minutes. Minutes later he doubled
North Berks League: Andy Bulloch blasted a four-timer as Northcroft went through to the second round of the War Memorial Cup after a 6-3 win over Benson AFC. But they did it the hard way after going a goal down after only two minutes, James Taylor scored
Rising costs and new food regulations will cause a 30-year-old WI market to close. Organisers of the weekly WI market in Bicester, which was renamed the Bicester Country Market nine months ago, say they will be forced to shut at the end of the year because
Witney & District FA: Dave Cooper was Hailey's hero as his double secured a 3-2 victory over North Leigh A in Saturday's Premier Division clash. In an end-to-end encounter, the scores were level at 2-2 at half-time, with Steve Evans and Danny McGing
Alan Woodley A Didcot card player is hoping for a full house next month when he stages the town's first poker tournament. Alan Woodley, of Cherwell Close, has been playing the game for 10 years and has appeared in tournaments on TV. He hopes the public
A wheelchair-bound Oxford man who has a ramp outside his house so he can get out and about is having difficulty getting to the shops because of cars blocking the dropped kerbs. John Baker, 78, who lives in Warren Crescent, Headington, with his wife Pauline
Extra traffic lights installed on an Oxford roundabout are making driving a misery for thousands, say motorists. Since Oxfordshire County Council added two additional sets of lights to the roundabout beneath the Eastern Bypass flyover at Cowley, drivers
Staff sickness at Oxford City Council is so bad the authority's human resources manager has admitted targets for this year will not be met. Because the situation is not improving, the authority is searching for an occupational health provider that can
Work restarted today on Oxford University's controversial new animal research laboratory 16 months after contractors fled in fear. Building ground to a halt on the £18m lab in South Parks Road in July 2004, after the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) targeted
The mounted officers at the Peachcroft shopping parade Mounted police rode into Abingdon to spread a Christmas message -- hide the presents and lock up your homes. Police horses Troy, ridden by Pc Lou Watson, and Iceni, ridden by Pc Dave James, trotted
Campaigners determined to reopen Wantage's Regent Cinema have launched their own plan to get it back in action. Following a public meeting attended by more than 400 people last week, a 'Friends of Wantage Cinema' group has stepped forward to try to revive
Headington Roadrunners' Richard Bromley, winner of the opening race in the Oxford Mail Cross Country League, could miss the second round at Enslow Quarry on Sunday. However, even in Bromley's absence, Headington will look to make home advantage count
STEVE Male's superior stamina came to the fore as he edged to a thrilling victory at the Maylarch Eynsham 10K. In perfect conditions for distance running on Sunday, Oxford City's Vet 40 runner set a steady pace throughout, but had to rely on his staying
The latest figures on gun crime in Oxfordshire are alarming. There were 91 incidents in the county between April and August, compared with 102 in the whole of last year. Although there were some major incidents, most of the crimes involved children playing
Security will be beefed up at an Oxford bowling alley following a drunken brawl involving 40 people which resulted in four arrests at the weekend. Managers of the Bowlplex, at the Kassam Stadium, are meeting with licensing chiefs from Oxford City Council
Oxford has missed a 'golden opportunity' to solve its traffic problems and improve the city's public transport by refusing to participate in a congestion charging pilot. County transport chiefs have turned their noses up at the chance of a share of more
Senior managers at Oxfordshire's major hospitals could set up their own community hospital to get growing numbers of 'bed blockers' out of wards. The Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust, responsible for Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital
Oxford pollution expert Roger Pitman has called for greater coordination between residents and councils to solve the city's chronic air quality problem. People living in the city have until Friday to have their say on an action plan to tackle Oxford's
Thame Utd 1, Burnham 3: Thame United were involved in a classic game of two halves in the Southern League last night. But they didn't do as well in a first half they dominated - scoring just once - as Burnham did in the second, when they scored three
Fed-up Oxford United star Chris Hackett insists he is not a dirty player. The pacy right winger was sent off for the fourth time in his Oxford career against Grimsby on Saturday with what the referee deemed to be a dangerous two-footed challenge on Andy
It is not often I defend Oxford City Council, but one of its most successful ventures is the park-and-ride system -- probably one of the best in the country. Now we are told that security may be cut at some of the sites (Oxford Mail, November 26). Oxfordshire
I have recently become aware of the shameful conditions on duck farms supplying major supermarkets. Animal group, Viva!, has filmed ducks crammed into dirty, stinking sheds in their thousands, dead and dying birds, disabled ducks thrashing around on their
Thames Valley Police could be left without a Chief Constable for up to two years while plans to merge the force with Hampshire are explored. Peter Neyroud is to vacate the top job in January when he becomes the first chief executive of the new National
