A £2M improvement project is continuing apace at a church, and is set to re-open on schedule in Easter. St Helen's Church in Abingdon closed in September for a major renewal programme. Phase one of the renewal project, involving the installation of an
So much is said and written about the financial side of healthcare that the issue of hygiene in hospitals is rarely discussed. That has changed in recent weeks with news of a significant outbreak of a serious infection at the John Radcliffe intensive
Children from two primary schools helped to plant a dozen trees and 500 daffodil bulbs in a play area. From left with Tammy Woodcock, from Cherwell District Council, are Matthew Neame, Edward Coulling and James Gwyn Pupils of Glory Farm and Southwold
Thame Utd 1, Dunstable Tn 2 Thame United threw away a one-goal lead as they crashed to their fourth defeat in a row as Ryman League Division 1 North high-fliers Dunstable took the three points at Windmill Stadium on Saturday. It was the hosts who created
Banbury Utd 2, Newport IOW 1 Banbury stretched their unbeaten run to seven games in the Dr Martens Eastern Division on Saturday. The first period was a scrappy affair with neither side dominating play. Newport had the best chance after 17 minutes when
Cup matches Badshot Lea 2, Carterton Tn 4 (aet) Carterton needed extra time before disposing of Division 1 East side Badshot Lea in the second round of the Challenge Cup. With 15 minutes on the clock, the Premier Division outfit were trailing 2-0 to goals
If proof were needed about the crisis in dentistry in Oxfordshire, single mother Rebecca McArthur-Sully provides it. In excruciating pain, she called more than 30 surgeries to find an NHS dentist. All told her they no longer treated NHS patients, even
I have news for Tony Smith (Oxford Mail, November 24). Like many of the anti-war protesters, I was alive during the Second World War and like them, I was opposed to the illegal attack on Iraq. To make any comparison between Hitler and Saddam Hussein is
I felt threatened by police at the 10th anniversary demonstration outside Campsfield immigrant detention centre near Kidlington (Oxford Mail, December 1). I have never experienced anything like it. Nor, I gather, has anyone else who has attended these
Station Officer Paul Waknell, from Rewley Road fire station in Oxford, demonstrated the potential fire hazard posed by a Christmas tree as part of a festive warning to the public. Paul Waknell Trees can be particularly dangerous when people use hairspray
A single mother has attacked the shortage of NHS dentistry in the county after enduring days of toothache. Rebecca McArthur-Sully, 24, from Clanfield, west Oxfordshire, telephoned more than 30 dentists -- from Carterton to Didcot -- to get urgent treatment
Your article, Safety measures refused at junction (Oxford Mail, November 22), did not adequately convey the facts leading to the decision not to introduce traffic signals at the junction of The Slade with Wood Farm Road at Headington, Oxford. You often
Rising council tax bills are proving to be an ever-increasing burden to many. So it makes sense that we should take every step to reduce the demands, particularly on those facing hardship. The idea that discounts on second homes should be reduced should
Young people and their parents have been given the opportunity to learn together -- and pick up new skills in arts, music and IT. Enjoying a taster art session at Chipping Norton School The Family Focus sessions took place at Chipping Norton School with
Even Santa needs a little bit of help occasionally, particularly at this time of year. From left are GMC Cycles owner Colin Mason, with Dale Faircloth and Richard Lonnon of the Wantage Round Table Which is why Wantage Round Table called on the expertise
Former Oxford United striker Paul Berry is the new boss of Ryman Division 2 side Abingdon Town. The ex-Carterton Town manager replaces Pete Lamont, who quit last week after a defeat by Edgware Town saw then drop into the bottom two. Berry, who made108
Oxford City 2, Tilbury 2 Paul Lee was in charge for the last time as City allowed Tilbury to twice come back from behind to take a share of the Ryman Division 1 North points at Court Place Farm on Saturday. City had an early chance when Kevin Lewis, making
Children from two primary schools helped to plant a dozen trees and 500 daffodil bulbs in a play area. From left with Tammy Woodcock, from Cherwell District Council, are Matthew Neame, Edward Coulling and James Gwyn Pupils of Glory Farm and Southwold
CHERRY RED RECORDS HELLENIC LEAGUE North Leigh 2, Southall Tn 3 Missed chances cost North Leigh dear as they conceded valuable Premier Division points and the psychological advantage to Southall ahead of next Sunday's FA Vase third-round tie between the
Three men who punched and kicked a waiter in an alcohol-fuelled attack, leaving him with serious brain damage, have been jailed. Paddy Gale and Benjamin Louther, both 18, and Andrew Nesbett, 25, all from Banbury, were told they were lucky not to be facing
Oxford pensioner Mary McCartney was visited at home by her MP, minister Andrew Smith, as part of a campaign to warn the public about the dangers of cold weather. Mrs McCartney, from Littlemore, and the MP for Oxford East endorsed the Warm Front campaign
Primary care trusts in Oxfordshire will fail to win top marks in the NHS ratings because of a target over which they have no control. The performance of the county's five PCTs will be assessed in about July next year, based on a range of indicators, including
A bus company says it is increasingly alarmed by a spate of attacks in which objects including bricks and billiard balls were hurled at 10 of its vehicles in 11 days. The lives of passengers and drivers has been put in jeopardy by youths "stoning" vehicles
Thieves who developed hi-tech devices to steal £81,000 from 29 sandwich shops, including one in Oxford, have been jailed for a total of 12 years. Bisser Nicolov led a team of professional thieves on a six-month burglary spree of Pret-a-Manger shops across
Oxford City have been left in turmoil after four senior players walked out following the resignation of manager Paul Lee. Defender Lewis Craker has left for Aylesbury, while top-scorer Colin Simpson, fellow striker Jamie Charles and midfielder Shaun Wimble
