Brides and bridegrooms browsed stalls at the Oxford Mail Wedding Fayre for ideas to make their big day perfect. Everything from cakes, dresses, flowers, and portraits was on show at the Four Pillars Hotel in Sandford-on-Thames yesterday in a one-stop
Anne Ballard has always wanted to go to Oxford University. Her twin daughters studied here and she has always wanted to be able to walk into the Bodleian Library and be able to order up any book she liked. Now, at the age of 57, her dream is about to
The axe was set to fall today on vital support for the disabled and elderly as Oxfordshire social services chiefs delivered further stinging cuts. Nearly 11m has to be cut from the department's budget over the next three years and senior managers have
Education chiefs have advertised for a new headteacher at a school that doesn't exist. Oxfordshire County Council bosses said they were looking for a headteacher to take over a school that will be created under Oxford's controversial move to a two-tier
An elephant crashes through the dense bamboo. Tiny ragdoll figures cling to its saddle, flung about by the rolling gait. They look seasick and frightened, except a petite Indian woman. Latika Nath leans casually against the safety rail. She is hunting
Villagers who suffered a sleepless night because of last year's Oxford May Ball have failed to have this year's event cancelled. Despite their protests, the go-ahead was given by South Oxfordshire District Council licensing committee for the all-night
A member of staff at a further education college has been sacked for gross misconduct. Abingdon College was today remaining tight-lipped about the dismissal. In a statement, the college's director of client services, Steve Billcliffe, said: "Abingdon
Families are furious they are having to look out on power station cooling towers after a hedgerow was cut down outside their homes. Householders on the Ladygrove estate at Didcot are fed up after contractors hacked back the hedgerow, which was almost
Barclays Bank's fat cats are to be awarded bonuses that would make your eyes water the same month as the doors of two branches in the region have been closed for good. The bank's top executives have been offered enormous pay rises and share options believed
CHILDREN with speech difficulties and heart patients could benefit from innovative technology being developed by six Oxfordshire companies who have won awards in a Government competition. The Department of Trade and Industry Smart awards support small
Two people who live permanently in touring caravans have been saved from eviction. A man and a woman who live in the caravans at Heyford Leys mobile home park at Camps Road, Upper Heyford, would have had to leave the site if moves to refuse planning permission
Expectant mothers could soon have routine checks over the Internet, thanks to state-of-the-art technology and an Oxford-based research programme. It will be the first time pregnant women have carried out pre and postnatal checks, monitoring their condition
DEREK Mansell, of Highfield Old Boys, has been suspended indefinitely by the Oxfordshire Football Association after failing to attend a disciplinary hearing. He was summoned to attend to answer a charge of allegedly playing for a Sunday League side while
