NHS managers have admitted that all their hospital wards are shared by male and female patients - days after insisting most were single-sex. Julie Hartley-Jones, chief nurse at the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust, was forced to make the climbdown
The upsurge in the number of wasps hitting Oxfordshire has made it difficult for some pest controllers to respond swiftly to rat infestations. A brown rat The Oxford Mail reported on Friday (August 6) that swarms of wasps are plaguing the county with
How did they get it so wrong? Less than a week ago, the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust claimed that single-sex wards existed in "almost every area" of its hospitals, in line with Government guidelines on privacy for patients. Now comes an embarrassing
A family who invited friends and relatives to their home for an India-themed party raised £19,000 for charity. Christopher and Virginia Spray invited 180 guests to their Lower Heyford home for WaterAid. Guests were asked to dress in saris and turbans
City council leaders have refused to buy Oxford's Lord Mayor a "green" limo, opting instead to show support to Mini manufacturer BMW. The lease on the Lord Mayor's Rover 75 is up for renewal and the council plans to save money by buying a car instead
An Oxford theatre is preparing to choose which architect will draw up plans for its transformation into a unique arts complex. Pegasus Theatre's seven-year dream of creating a state-of-the-art centre came a step closer in February, when Arts Council England
A controversial housing development in the heart of Jericho looks likely to get the go-ahead after revised designs were welcomed by north Oxford city councillors. Berkeley Homes and W Lucy and Co wanted to build 260 homes at the site of Lucy's former
Sir - As an ex-employee and now pensioner of BMW, I have a 3 series model. As for the Lord Mayor's new motor (Oxford Mail, August 7), I fully applaud a 5 series BMW in place of the Rover 75, an under-rated car, but Longbridge-made. My only problem with
Sir - Oxfordshire highways department has again resurfaced roads on the cheap by spreading gritty, dusty fragments of broken gravel and letting motorists do the work for nothing by repeatedly grinding it in. Is the department so bereft of funds from council
Sir - I am writing about medical research on animals. My border collie Megan had a stroke which left her conscious but partially paralysed on her left side. As a doctor, I was interested to compare her reactions to the ones people usually show (and mine
Bicester's mayor pulled a pint to celebrate the relaunch of a village pub. Lynn Pratt officially re-opened the Chequers pub, in Weston-on-the-Green, following a £300,000 refurbishment. New managers Phil Dyson and his partner Nicki Rickard, welcomed Mrs
An internal inquiry has cleared police of any involvement in the death of an Abingdon schoolgirl. Kim Knott, 13, died at 11.30pm on Saturday after the BMW motorbike on which she was a passenger hit a lamp-post in Wimblestraw Road, Berinsfield. Investigators
Thirteen tenants evicted from Oxford council houses for rent arrears are being treated as if they deliberately made themselves homeless. In a new get-tough policy to reduce the £5.75m owed to Oxford City Council, families who do not pay their rent when
House prices in Oxford fell by 4.9 per cent between April and June, according to the latest figures from the Land Registry. But prices in Oxfordshire as a whole increased by 1.7 per cent, from an average of £233,927 to £238,088. The average price of homes
An Oxford school has been placed on special measures following an unsatisfactory Ofsted report. Inspectors from the Office for Standards in Education visited Windale Primary School in Greater Leys in June and found it was providing a poor standard of
THE Headington Shark celebrated its 18th anniversary yesterday (Monday, August 9). The 25ft fibreglass structure was put up on the roof of Radio Oxford presenter Bill Heine's house in New High Street on August 9, 1986, without planning permission. After
Children and adults are being warned of the dangers of swimming or diving in rivers. With the school holidays in full swing, the Environment Agency and Thames Valley Police are reminding people of the hidden risks of the county's rivers, lakes and ponds
