RESIDENTS in an Oxford care home went strictly ballroom yesterday with a spot of music and dancing. Victoria Yellop, a classically-trained violinist who has played for the Queen, dropped into the Isis Care Home, in Cornwallis Road. Home events organiser
A WITNEY mum has launched an emotional appeal for the return of five rings after losing them when out with her children. Anat Ron-Kendall, 42, of Blakes Avenue, has spent her adult life collecting the rings, each of which represented a special time in
A GARDEN that offers a haven of tranquillity for people with mental health problems is among those seeking prizes in this year’s Oxford in Bloom contest. For the past three years, the Beehive Garden in Manzil Way, off Cowley Road, has picked
FIRE crews tackled a suspected arson attack on a car on an A40 slip road. Crews were called at 4.21am on Friday to a car on fire in Shores Green. Two fire appliances attended and breathing apparatus was used to tackle the blaze. Thames Valley Police
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a suspected arson attack at allotments in Launton. Appliances from Bicester fire station were called at 4.47am yesterday to the Charbridge Lane allotments. A garden shed was destroyed.
OXFORDSHIRE’S roads got worse last year for the first time in five years. The harsh winter has been blamed for an increase in potholes, cracks and worn-out roads. It comes after the Oxford Mail reported last Monday how 14,000 potholes had been filled
CHARITY fundraiser Terry Waite joined more than 200 people in a complete reading of the King James version of the Bible at a theological college near Oxford. Over the course of a fortnight at Ripon College, Cuddesdon, almost a million words and over
