Sir - After the news that an enterprising Headington pub is offering nurses parking spaces because their hospital won't (Oxford Mail, November 20), when is the council going to realise that people don't want to use public transport because it doesn't
A row has erupted over plans to close off a paddock which has been in public use for more than 40 years. Wallingford Town Council is backing local residents against the move to fence off the paddock in front of the town's hospital in Reading Road. South
Complaints against a senior councillor accused of foul play during a Wantage by-election campaign have been thrown out. Jim Moley, a Liberal Democrat on Wantage Town Council, the Vale of White Horse District Council and Oxfordshire County Council, was
Keith Stopps has been sacked by Milton United as the club bid to arrest an alarming slump which has seen them drop into the relegation zone in the GLS Hellenic League Premier Division. Following a meeting with Stopps on Monday, Milton chairman Ken Tull
Tributes have been paid in for Oxfordshire bowls veteran Mick Gallagher, who has died after a long illness. Mick, 78, had played an integral part in both the county team and Oxford's Rover club for more than 40 years. Jim Warland, a close friend and fellow
Oxford City Stars made an amazing start to their English National League South clash away to Bracknell Hornets,s coring six times in the first 14 minutes. But the home side came back so strongly that the Stars had a few anxious moments before securing
Banbury's deputy mayor has called for pubs to be allowed to stay open round-the-clock - as the town's traders prepare to discuss ways of tackling alcohol-related violence and vandalism. Keith Strangwood said he thought a change in licensing laws to allow
Traders are calling for urgent action to install CCTV cameras in Didcot because of a continuing plague of vandalism. Smashed doors and windows, as well as graffiti, broken phone boxes and damaged bus stops continue to be an almost weekly occurrence in
More than 50 residents attended a public meeting called in a bid to save two historic hotels in west Oxford. The River Hotel in Botley Road, Oxford Christ Church - the second wealthiest of the Oxford University colleges - owns the freeholds of the Westgate
Residents of Standlake say their village is being clogged up with traffic, because motorists are ignoring diversion signs. The A415 Abingdon Road between Standlake and Brighthampton, which usually carries commuter traffic between Witney and Abingdon,
Oxfordshire councils could be given powers to crush cars and charge their owners under plans to rid the country of abandoned vehicles. Oxford City Council street warden Sahira Blackwell spreads the message about clamping of untaxed cars Although the number
The Oxford-based British Potato Council is hoping to get the message across to children that potatoes do not grow on trees. School children are being invited to grow potato plants as part of a national competition being organised by the independent organisation
Two teenage thugs robbed a 64-year-old man with Parkinson's disease after he visited an Oxford post office to collect benefit payments. The victim visited Blackbird Leys post office, in Blackbird Leys Road, to receive benefits, including a special cold
Sir - While I adore nine-year old singer Zoe Mace's amazing voice on the £5.99 album in aid of the Oxford Children's Hospital Campaign, let's not forget the hundreds of others also doing so much to help boost the appeal's coffers. You are highlighting
Sir - You ask why Oxford City Council should be getting involved in the Iraq war, which you think does not concern it. Had you read the entire motion tabled by myself and Cllr Simmons, you would realise that we address such objections in the text. Your
The families of the two people who died in separate incidents on the same evening have been sharing their grief with each other. Mourned: David Allen On Saturday evening, 16-year-old David Allen, who lived in Spencer Crescent, Rose Hill, was killed after
Oxford Lord Mayor Bryan Keen has launched an attack on his fellow councillors for snubbing this year's civic Remembrance service and said his year in office has been "tainted" by a lack of support from them. This year's Remembrance service in St Giles
Plans to transform Abingdon's Old Gaol and police station into an arts and cultural centre are moving forward - but the price has gone up and it could still be another three to four years before the dream is realised. ABL Cultural Consultants have been
Harley Mace and Scott Southey delivered a double success for the Abingdon gym with impressive points victories at the Witney ABC dinner show in the Langdale Hall. Mace was swift to negate the height and reach advantage of Birmingham rival Chris Kearnan
Morrells of Oxford Sunday League: The Division 2 match between hosts Berkshire House and leaders Barton United was abandoned when home striker Tom Denton broke his leg. Two neat finishes from Jim McKnight had put Berkshire House into a shock 2-0 lead,
Autotype UTV League: Childrey OHB held their nerve to send Autotype UTV League rivals Wallingford Exiles crashing out on penalties in the third round of the Berks & Bucks Sunday Junior Cup. David Cheeseman (2) and Jon Colquhoun were on the mark for
Oxford's Lord Mayor, Bryan Keen, is right to be concerned that so few city councillors turned up to the Remembrance Day service and parade in St Giles. Of the 48 councillors who could have attended, 13 turned up and two had the good grace to send their
The director of a Oxford language school has fled the country, leaving parents thousands of pounds out of pocket and 20 teachers unpaid. Insolvency practitioners were called in when Albion Educational Services, of Bocardo House, St Michael's Street, became
Relatives of disabled people have spoken in support of an Oxford care agency that is being investigated over complaints made by a former staff member. Carer Michelle Bartlett with client Vicky Fenemore and her husband John Premier Care Agency clients
Thames Valley Police will only get 60 of the 193 Police Community Support Officers it bid for as part of a national £50m package announced by the Government. Force leaders are disappointed they will only receive about £2.6m of the £9m Home Office grant
Students at Oxford Brookes University are organising a candle-lit march down a dark lane in Oxford tonight (Thursday, November 25) to highlight violence against women. The march, held to coincide with the UN Day for the elimination of violence against
The famous name of Summertown lives on in the bowls world - but by the slenderest of threads. Summertown were in danger of folding after 85 years, having not played at their Keble College Sports Ground green on Woodstock Road for a year after losing their
Jamie Brooks is determined to keep his place in the Oxford United side because of hard work - not through sympathy. Brooks has come off the bench to play in United's last two matches, the first competitive appearances the 21-year-old has made since fighting
