Giles Sheldrick

THE General Election may still be weeks away, but youngsters across Oxfordshire have alrea-dy marked their cards by choosing the candidates they want to represent them in the UK Youth Parliament.

A YOUNG man who told friends he was “going on a mission” was later found hanging in a quiet Oxfordshire beauty spot, an inquest heard.

LESS than two years after being blown up in Afghanistan, Corporal Tom Neathway dreams of being reunited with his colleagues on the frontline.

TONY Baldry is charging up to £1,100 a hour for private work outside of Parliament, an Oxford Mail investigation has found.

ONE of the worst areas for flytipping in Oxford is next to a recycling centre.

A GALA reception will be held to honour scores of war veterans who stand in solemn tribute in Oxford each time a British soldier’s body is returned to the UK.

A GREEN pressure group has expressed its delight at news it will receive a £500,000 Government grant.

MORE than 1,000 people have signed a petition to keep Oxford’s Temple Cowley Pools open, but their efforts appear to have been made in vain.

CATHOLICS tonight expressed renewed hope that Pope Benedict XVI would visit Oxford, after he confirmed he would come to Britain later this year.

A CAMPAIGN has been launched to bring the Olympic torch to Oxfordshire in 2012.