Compared with fines imposed on companies for copyright infringements, the £2m Thames Trains has to pay out for health and safety offences is small change. But it is a step in the right direction. Cutting corners at the cost of public safety will no longer
A householder has called for road markings at a junction on a housing estate after a child was almost knocked over. David King claims the road layout in Mallards Way and Grebe Road in Bicester Fields, Bicester, is confusing, and drivers are unsure who
A Banbury mother jailed twice for allowing her daughter to play truant said she would go to school with her to ensure it did not happen again. Patricia Amos, 45, of Thornbury Rise, was speaking shortly after being released after serving half her 28-day
An Oxfordshire-based training specialist is looking for 18 qualified building workers to train and assess people starting their careers in the construction industry. The Cowley-based training and consultancy company, OCDA, has won a £118,000 grant to
The number of offences committed by teenagers and children in Oxfordshire has fallen dramatically. However, violent crime by young people has increased. Last year, children aged between 10 and 17 were responsible for 2,208 crimes in the county. This was
A child psychiatrist could be struck off the medical register on Tuesday after accessing child pornography while working at an Oxford hospital. Dr Julian Morrell, 41, of Banbury Road, Summertown, Oxford, has been charged with serious professional misconduct
The dream of a new multi-million-pound swimming pool for Oxford's Barton estate is one step closer to reality following a decision by city councillors. Tony Stephens, Oxford City Council's leisure and parks business manager, told the council's executive
SIR - I agree with Adrian Smith and Keith Stevens (Oxford Mail, March 25 and 27) about the Albanian thief who stole from parking meters in Oxford and walked away laughing. He should be kicked out pronto. If Tony Blair and Co were doing their job, we would
The postal strike was spreading today, Tuesday, April 6, after workers walked out at Oxford's Headington delivery office. Stephen Timms, minister for energy, e-commerce and postal services A total of 28 staff at the depot which controls deliveries for
Children in deprived areas of Oxford will soon be able to pick up free morning-after pills at local pharmacies. The pilot project is for girls under 18 and there is no minimum age for those wanting a pill, which can be taken up to 72 hours after unprotected
SIR - You report that the Royal Mail is making major changes to its service (Oxford Mail, March 29). Here in Barton, Oxford, we are lucky if we get post once a day, let alone twice. As for people not getting a delivery until lunchtime, that is early for
Hiring consultants for Oxfordshire County Council now costs £6.3m -- an increase of more than £1m from last financial year. Liz Brighouse, leader of the council's Labour group, is calling for a review of the use of consultants after an analysis of fees
The question over whether teenagers should be given the morning-after pill is arousing strong arguments on both sides. The latest study suggests that the expansion of contraceptive services has increased sexual behaviour among the young, rather than reduced
An 18-year-old student who had more than £5,000 worth of drugs stashed in his bedroom wardrobe has been jailed for three years. Phillipe Vernalde was seen throwing a bag of cocaine from his bedroom window when police burst into his flat in Spenlove Close
A BRONZE statue of an ox is set to grace the entrance to Oxford's Kassam complex after councillors decided not to object to the plans. As part of the legal agreement reached between Oxford City Council and Oxford United Football Club in 1999, the club
West Oxfordshire MP David Cameron has promised to ensure the Government keeps its promises to stop live horses being exported to Europe to be turned into food. He is deeply concerned that the introduction of horse passports - detailing the drugs the animals
Campaigners calling for tougher controls on the international arms trade gathered in Oxford city centre on Saturday to muster support from shoppers. About 25 volunteers from Oxford's Oxfam and Amnesty International groups ran a stall outside the Westgate
SIR - So the Oxford Greens support social housing (Oxford Mail, March 29). Presumably that is why they voted against plans for 45 social homes on fly-tipped land in north Oxford called the Trap Grounds. Maybe keeping quiet about the proposals to provide
Retailers are queuing up for premises in Oxford city centre, despite the furore over the paving of Cornmarket Street, according to a new report. The annual business occupier survey compiled by property agents Cluttons revealed strong optimism, with 80
