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Stories for 9 April 2008
Abingdon
47 drivers stopped in roadside check
ALMOST 50 drivers were stopped for traffic offences in a two-hour roadside speed check in Steventon today. more...
47 drivers stopped in roadside check
ALMOST 50 drivers were stopped for traffic offences in a two-hour roadside speed check in Steventon today. more...
Abingdon News
My flood hit home is falling apart
A pensioner is still waiting for repairs to start on her home which was devastated by last summer's floods. more...
Athletics
ATHLETICS: Plateau ready to scale heights
Oxford's Carolyn Plateau insists she is ready to translate her promising junior form into senior success after being handpicked to attend Dame Kelly Holmes' athletics training camp. more...
ATHLETICS: Ashton gets off to a flier
Witney Roadrunner Mathew Ashton is finally reaping the reward of his Stateside move after shattering his personal best by 32 seconds in his first outdoor track race of the American season at Stanford University. more...
ATHLETICS: England call-up for Lily
Burford School high-jumper Lily Cartwright has been selected by England for an Under 15 indoor competition in Birmingham on Saturday. more...
ATHLETICS: Silver glee for Phelps
Headington's Andy Phelps was the second Vet 45 home in the Chedworth Roman Trail 10-mile race. more...
ATHLETICS: Kuester storms to second
Bicester's David Kuester came second in the South East Counties Throwers Association second pre-season Weights Pentathlon Competition at Ewell Court, Epsom. more...
ATHLETICS: Home comforts as Owain enjoys White Horse win
Owain Bristow proved a popular winner of the 26th White Horse Half-Marathon at Grove as he carried the colours of the home club. more...
ATHLETICS: Plateau ready to step up
Radley athlete Carolyn Plateau insists she is ready to translate her promising junior form into senior success after being handpicked to attend Dame Kelly Holmes's training camp. more...
ATHLETICS: Bristow canters home for victory
Owain Bristow proved a popular winner of the 26th White Horse Half-Marathon at Grove as he carried the colours of the home club. more...
Aunt Sally
AUNT SALLY: Con Club at the double
North Oxford Con Club were celebrating a double after winning the Kidlington Indoor League Division 1 title and the Len Hill Cup. more...
Banbury News
Kidney donor found for young mum
Young mum Jasmine Parker is celebrating being given "the best 18th birthday present ever" after undergoing a life-changing kidney transplant. more...
New train link on line
New rail operator Wrexham & Shropshire has confirmed it will launch its services linking Oxfordshire with Shropshire and North Wales later this month. more...
Columns
The Insider
You might have read Liberal Democrat Parliamentary candidate Steve Goddard's latest propaganda sheet. But do so with caution, because you might get the wrong end of the stick. more...
Cricket
CRICKET: Shahbaz is new skipper
Shahbaz Ali has been made Kidlington's captain for the forthcoming Home Counties Premier League season. more...
Didcot
47 drivers stopped in roadside check
ALMOST 50 drivers were stopped for traffic offences in a two-hour roadside speed check in Steventon today. more...
Road sparks flood fears
PLANS to finish the final stage of Didcot's Northern Perimeter Road have edged a step closer, but flood fears continue to rise. more...
47 drivers stopped in roadside check
ALMOST 50 drivers were stopped for traffic offences in a two-hour roadside speed check in Steventon today. more...
Didcot News
Drivers fined in speed checks
Police caught 37 speeding drivers in two hours during stop-checks in an Oxfordshire village. more...
Half the woman I used to be
Janet Ball is half the woman she was after losing more than 10 stones in a life-changing trans- formation. more...
Editorial Comment
Home with a tale of pirates
Margaret and Ray Young will have lots to tell their family and friends now that they are home from their round-the-world cruise. more...
Lessons to be learned
Our hearts go out to the family of schoolboy skier Benjamin Trichler, who died after crashing into a tree in America's Rocky Mountains. more...
Fruitful life
Young mum Jasmine Parker couldn't have had a better 18th birthday present. more...
Football
FOOTBALL: North Leigh enjoy away-day cruise
North Leigh's impressive display at Carterton on Saturday brought them their ninth successive away win and kept their Premier Division title hopes alive The visitors soon went ahead when Mark Threlfall's pinpoint cross found Mark Simms, whose left-foot shot was despatched into the bottom corner. more...
FOOTBALL: Abingdon Town hammered in semi-final
Abingdon Town's hopes of reaching the final of the Sport Italia Hellenic League's Supplementary Cup were smashed when they lost 5-0 at Shortwood United in the first leg of the semi-final on Tuesday night. more...
Golf
GOLF: Results round-up
SHAW GIBBS OXFORDSHIRE FOURSOMES LEAGUE Section 1 Tadmarton Heath 2 (3pts), Burford 1 (1) (Tadmarton Heath first): I Manning & G Sambrook lost to S Hopkins & I Liddle 3 & 1, A Mason & S Hallam bt D Summers & J Lally 6 & 4, O King & M Hughes bt J Wilkes & A Slater 3 & 1. more...
GOLF: Garner is new skipper
The Wychwood's new skipper Phil Garner will not be lacking captaincy experience after driving in at the west Oxfordshire club. more...
Headlines
Home of top beer sold
THE former owner of the Wychwood Brewery, in Witney, said it had a rosy future following its sale to Midlands pub and brewing group Marston's. more...
Leader
Every penny is being well spent
HUNDREDS of people dipped into their pockets and chequebooks when the mayor of Witney launched a local appeal after the tsunami on Boxing Day 2004. more...
Letters
Don't belittle the rank and file
If the words of Caroline Flint, the Government Housing Minister, were correctly reported, one would believe that Tony Henman is a house owner because of luck. more...
Be counted
I am glad that there has been more publicity recently about this extremely offensive Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill. more...
Back to front
The late comedian, Bob Monkhouse, summed up the political situation in Zimbabwe very well. more...
Two-faced ministers
It appears that several Cabinet ministers are two faced - they are pretending to side with local campaigns against the closure of local post offices and, at the same time, voting in Parliament for the closures. more...
No sympathy
I agree with Peter Challis's letter about the withdrawal of the No 10 bus from Littlehay Road and Rymers Lane at Cowley, Oxford, with almost no publicity (Oxford Mail, March 31). more...
News
Kidney donor found for young mother
YOUNG mother Jasmine Parker is celebrating being given "the best 18th birthday present ever" after undergoing a life-changing kidney transplant. more...
'I was victim of identity fraud'
MOTHER-of- two Lorna Rivers always thought she was careful when it came to protecting her identity. more...
Kidney donor found for young mother
YOUNG mother Jasmine Parker is celebrating being given "the best 18th birthday present ever" after undergoing a life-changing kidney transplant. more...
'I was victim of identity fraud'
MOTHER-of- two Lorna Rivers always thought she was careful when it came to protecting her identity. more...
'I was victim of identity fraud'
MOTHER-of- two Lorna Rivers always thought she was careful when it came to protecting her identity. more...
BMW to close staff nursery
PARENTS have said they face paying out thousands of pounds in extra childcare costs after BMW Mini decided to close a nursery for children of staff. more...
Career puzzle was easy to solve
KIM Abrey has never pulled a pint in her life - but that will not stop her taking charge of an Oxford pub this week. more...
Dentist allowed to return to work
A DENTIST who lied about his surgical experience before giving a lecture to a room packed with Oxford graduates and surgeons can now return to work. more...
Kidney donor found for young mother
YOUNG mother Jasmine Parker is celebrating being given "the best 18th birthday present ever" after undergoing a life-changing kidney transplant. more...
Kidney donor found for young mother
YOUNG mother Jasmine Parker is celebrating being given "the best 18th birthday present ever" after undergoing a life-changing kidney transplant. more...
'I was victim of identity fraud'
MOTHER-of- two Lorna Rivers always thought she was careful when it came to protecting her identity. more...
'I was victim of identity fraud'
MOTHER-of- two Lorna Rivers always thought she was careful when it came to protecting her identity. more...
'I was victim of identity fraud'
MOTHER-of- two Lorna Rivers always thought she was careful when it came to protecting her identity. more...
Sex for sale next to school
POLICE swooped to close down a brothel operating yards from an Oxford primary school as part of a clampdown on the city's sex trade. more...
Ski death boy hit tree
A SCHOOLBOY who died when he smashed into a tree on a family holiday was skiing too fast and wearing the wrong kind of head protection, an inquest heard yesterday. more...
Police continue kidnap inquiry
POLICE investigating the abduction of a 15-year-old girl in Oxford by a gang of men will carry out house-to-house inquiries in Cowley today. more...
Fire crews prevent thatch blaze
FIREFIGHTERS managed to stop a small fire destroying the thatched roof of a home in Uffington today. more...
47 drivers stopped in roadside check
ALMOST 50 drivers were stopped for traffic offences in a two-hour roadside speed check in Steventon today. more...
New chapter for PCSOs at Bodleian
PART of one of the world's most famous libraries is to be turned into a police office. more...
Five face disorder charge
FIVE teenagers have been charged with violent disorder following a street fight in James Street, East Oxford, on Monday. more...
Concern for missing woman
POLICE today appealed for help in tracing a missing woman from Oxford. more...
Nightclub to close for six weeks
OXFORD City Council suspended The Imperial nightclub's licence following a hearing last month. more...
Murder charge man 'made threat'
JURORS heard today how a man who denies murdering two fellow squatters said he would "get his own back" on them just days before they were killed in a house fire. more...
'I was victim of identity fraud'
MOTHER-of- two Lorna Rivers always thought she was careful when it came to protecting her identity. more...
'I was victim of identity fraud'
MOTHER-of- two Lorna Rivers always thought she was careful when it came to protecting her identity. more...
'I was victim of identity fraud'
MOTHER-of- two Lorna Rivers always thought she was careful when it came to protecting her identity. more...
Ski death boy hit tree
A SCHOOLBOY who died when he smashed into a tree on a family holiday was skiing too fast and wearing the wrong kind of head protection, an inquest heard yesterday. more...
Fire crews prevent thatch blaze
FIREFIGHTERS managed to stop a small fire destroying the thatched roof of a home in Uffington today. more...
47 drivers stopped in roadside check
ALMOST 50 drivers were stopped for traffic offences in a two-hour roadside speed check in Steventon today. more...
Om Adoptapet
Blackie the lap hunter
Blackie is a beautiful 4 year old semi-long haired cat that was brought into The Blue Cross as her owners were no longer able to care for her. more...
Other Sport
BAR BILLIARDS: Gladiators shine
Johnsons Buildbase Oxford & District League Section 3 side Gladiators Club B pulled off a remarkable aggregate victory over Section 2 champions Berinsfield Club in the Team Knockout quarter-final, writes PETE EWINS. more...
BOWLS: Sykes secures brace
Mark Sykes was crowned a double champion at the Oxfordshire Indoor finals. more...
BOWLS: Results round-up
OXFORD & DISTRICT IBA Monday Morning League The Joes 16, Pebbles 14; Insmoor 11, Pirates 15; Beech Boys 9, CWG 19; Hardnuts 14, Maestro's 19; Angels 30, Nomads 15. more...
Oxford Association could fold
BAR BILLIARDS: The Oxford Association is on the brink of folding after 72 years. more...
GOLF: Pepperell in the frame again
Drayton Park's Eddie Pepperell continued his impressive form in top amateur events by coming equal third in the prestigious Berkhamsted Trophy. more...
TAE KWON-DO: De Winton leads Didcot goold rush
RTA Didcot collected a remarkable total of 14 gold medals from the English Open Championships in Crawley. more...
BAR BILLIARDS: Holders cruise through
Holders Wallingford C continued their serene progress in the Inter-Area Shield by completing a 7-3 victory over Witney C. more...
BADMINTON: Dominant Wantage are perfect
Wantage dominated the Wallingford Mixed League so completely that they finished their campaign with a perfect record of 12 wins out of 12, following their 9-3 success over Evenlode. more...
TABLE TENNIS: Rowaltt guides RAL to crown
Chris Rowlatt extended his winning sequence to 45 matches for RAL C, who secured the Division 2 championship in the Didcot & District League with a draw with Abingdon C, writes Roger Templeman. more...
RACING: Murphy joy at National triumph
Timmy Murphy was overcome with emotion after Comply Or Die ensured his topsy-turvy career hit an all-time high in Saturday's Grand National. more...
RACING: Fitzgerald facing second operation
Mick Fitzgerald is facing a second operation on his neck following his fall in the John Smith's Grand National. more...
ROWING: Entries flood in for Wallingford
Organisers of the Wallingford Regatta to be held on May 4, are delighted at receiving 500 entries within the first week. more...
FIXTURES: April 12
FIXTURES. more...
RESULTS April 10
FOOTBALL. more...
Oxford News
Hospitals' staff are a happy lot
Hospital staff in Oxfordshire are among the happiest in the NHS according to a new survey. more...
Venus gets a surprise visit from cops
Police swooped to close down a brothel operating yards from an Oxford primary school yesterday as part of a clampdown on the city's sex trade. more...
Kidnap enquiries continue
Police investigating the abduction of a 15-year-old girl in Blackbird Leys by a gang of men will carry out house to house enquiries in Cowley today. more...
Heat on over sunbeds
Tanning salons in Oxfordshire have defended their safety measures saying fears about the danger of youngsters using sunbeds were exaggerated. more...
Daughter 'didn't mean to kill herself'
The parents of a woman found hanged believe their daughter had not meant to kill herself, an inquest heard. more...
Strays safe in council hands
Councils across Oxfordshire have hit back at animal welfare groups who claimed they might not be able to deal with 24-hour care for stray dogs. more...
New chapter for PCSOs at Bodleian
Part of one of the world's most famous libraries is to be turned into a police office. more...
Hip hop to it!
London's calling for 27 young Oxford dancers who are set to perform in front of thousands of people at one of the country's most prestigious entertainment venues. more...
Five charged over street fight
Five teenagers have been charged with violent disorder following a street fight in James Street, in East Oxford, on Monday. more...
Runners gear up for marathon
Runners from across Oxfordshire are gearing up for one of the most challenging and rewarding sporting events on earth - the Flora London Marathon, which takes place on Sunday. more...
Concern for missing woman
Police have appealed for information on the whereabouts of a 23-year-old woman from Oxford who is missing. more...
Imperial to shut for six weeks
Oxford City Council suspended The Imperial nightclub's licence following a hearing last month. more...
Five charged over street fight
Five teenagers have been charged with violent disorder following a street fight in James Street, East Oxford, on Monday. more...
Motors banned from Mayor's parade
Susanna Pressel is ditching tradition for this year's Lord Mayor's Parade around the streets of Oxford. more...
Parents want a slice of £1m
PRESSURE was mounting tonight for Oxford City Council to demand part of a £1m windfall to spruce up scores of its rundown play areas. more...
Accused man 'made threat'
Jurors have heard how a man who denies murdering two fellow squatters said he would "get his own back" on them just days before they were killed in a house fire. more...
Oxford United
Torquay v Oxford United
Crag MacAllister manages to get his shot away to score within the opening few minutes more...
Torquay v Oxford United
Former U's favourite Chris Hargreaves had a point to prove. more...
Torquay v Oxford United
Fans show their support until the end. more...
Torquay v Oxford United
Yemi builds up to fire off a shot more...
Torquay v Oxford United
Craig MacAllister squeezes past the attentions of the Torquay player more...
Torquay v Oxford United
Jamie Hand moves away from Chris Hargreaves. more...
Rugby
RUGBY UNION: Quins still building
Oxford Harlequins' director of rugby Matt Maudsley knows they must not get too carried away by their Oxfordshire Cup victory. more...
RUGBY UNION: Chinnor close academy
Chinnor chairman Jeff Deighton says they remain committed to youth development - despite axing their academy. more...
Share Prices
Today's local share prices (PM)
AEA Technology 69.75 BMW 2896 Electrocomponents 192 Nationwide Accident Repair 126.5 Oxford Biomedica 22 Oxford Catalyst 162 Oxford Instruments 191.25 Reed Elsevier 652.5 RM 202 RPS Group 301.75 more...
U'S News
U's duo make up after fracas
Matt Day says he and Billy Turley have shaken hands and made up after their amazing bust-up as they left the field at Plainmoor. more...
Wallingford
Blow to jobs as firm HQ switches
OXFORDSHIRE-based toy seller Toyzone has been sold just days after going into receivership - but headquarters staff are still uncertain about their future. more...
Biker's death sparks call to boost safety
MOTORCYCLISTS and villagers are pushing for greater safety on a notorious stretch of road after the death of a rider. more...
Wallingford News
Death prompts safety appeals
Motorcyclists and villagers are pushing for greater safety on a notorious stretch of road after the death of a rider. more...
Staff uncertain as toy firm sold
Toy seller Toyzone has been sold just days after going into receivership - but headquarters staff are still uncertain about their future. more...
Wantage And Grove
Ski death boy hit tree
A SCHOOLBOY who died when he smashed into a tree on a family holiday was skiing too fast and wearing the wrong kind of head protection, an inquest heard yesterday. more...
Fire crews prevent thatch blaze
FIREFIGHTERS managed to stop a small fire destroying the thatched roof of a home in Uffington today. more...
Ski death boy hit tree
A SCHOOLBOY who died when he smashed into a tree on a family holiday was skiing too fast and wearing the wrong kind of head protection, an inquest heard yesterday. more...
Fire crews prevent thatch blaze
FIREFIGHTERS managed to stop a small fire destroying the thatched roof of a home in Uffington today. more...
'Fortress Wantage' gate plan rejected
CONTROVERSIAL plans to gate off a popular footpath at the centre of problems with yobbish behaviour have been overwhelmingly rejected by residents. more...
Wantage News
Ski death boy wore wrong helmet
A schoolboy who died when he smashed into a tree on a family holiday was skiing too fast and wearing the wrong kind of head protection, an inquest heard yesterday. more...
Thatched roof caught fire
Firefighters managed to stop a small fire destroying the thatched roof of a home in Uffington this morning. more...
Abingdon Herald News
Blow to jobs as firm HQ switches
OXFORDSHIRE-based toy seller Toyzone has been sold just days after going into receivership - but headquarters staff are still uncertain about their future. more...
Ski death boy hit tree
A SCHOOLBOY who died when he smashed into a tree on a family holiday was skiing too fast and wearing the wrong kind of head protection, an inquest heard yesterday. more...
Hospital staff 'get job satisfaction'
HOSPITAL staff in Oxfordshire are among the happiest in the NHS according to a new survey. more...
Road sparks flood fears
PLANS to finish the final stage of Didcot's Northern Perimeter Road have edged a step closer, but flood fears continue to rise. more...
Biker's death sparks call to boost safety
MOTORCYCLISTS and villagers are pushing for greater safety on a notorious stretch of road after the death of a rider. more...
'Fortress Wantage' gate plan rejected
CONTROVERSIAL plans to gate off a popular footpath at the centre of problems with yobbish behaviour have been overwhelmingly rejected by residents. more...
Accident verdict on ski death
A SCHOOLBOY who died when he smashed into a tree on a family holiday was skiing too fast and wearing the wrong kind of head protection, an inquest heard on Tuesday. more...
Fire crews prevent thatch blaze
FIREFIGHTERS managed to stop a small fire destroying the thatched roof of a home in Uffington today. more...
Strays safe in council hands
47 drivers stopped in roadside check
ALMOST 50 drivers were stopped for traffic offences in a two-hour roadside speed check in Steventon today. more...
Half the woman I used to be
Abingdon Herald Sport
TAE KWON-DO: De Winton leads Didcot goold rush
RTA Didcot collected a remarkable total of 14 gold medals from the English Open Championships in Crawley. more...
BAR BILLIARDS: Holders cruise through
Holders Wallingford C continued their serene progress in the Inter-Area Shield by completing a 7-3 victory over Witney C. more...
BADMINTON: Dominant Wantage are perfect
Wantage dominated the Wallingford Mixed League so completely that they finished their campaign with a perfect record of 12 wins out of 12, following their 9-3 success over Evenlode. more...
TABLE TENNIS: Rowaltt guides RAL to crown
Chris Rowlatt extended his winning sequence to 45 matches for RAL C, who secured the Division 2 championship in the Didcot & District League with a draw with Abingdon C, writes Roger Templeman. more...
RACING: Murphy joy at National triumph
Timmy Murphy was overcome with emotion after Comply Or Die ensured his topsy-turvy career hit an all-time high in Saturday's Grand National. more...
RACING: Fitzgerald facing second operation
Mick Fitzgerald is facing a second operation on his neck following his fall in the John Smith's Grand National. more...
GOLF: Pepperell in the frame again
Drayton Park's Eddie Pepperell continued his impressive form in top amateur events by coming equal third in the prestigious Berkhamsted Trophy. more...
ROWING: Entries flood in for Wallingford
Organisers of the Wallingford Regatta to be held on May 4, are delighted at receiving 500 entries within the first week. more...
FIXTURES: April 12
FIXTURES. more...
RESULTS April 10
FOOTBALL. more...
Banbury Cake News
Hospital staff 'get job satisfaction'
HOSPITAL staff in Oxfordshire are among the happiest in the NHS according to a new survey. more...
New train link on line
Strays safe in council hands
Bicester Advertiser News
Hospital staff 'get job satisfaction'
HOSPITAL staff in Oxfordshire are among the happiest in the NHS according to a new survey. more...
Strays safe in council hands
Oxford Mail News
Five charged over street fight
Five teenagers have been charged with violent disorder following a street fight in James Street, in East Oxford, on Monday. more...
Half the woman I used to be
Janet Ball is half the woman she was after losing more than 10 stones in a life-changing trans- formation. more...
Runners gear up for marathon
Runners from across Oxfordshire are gearing up for one of the most challenging and rewarding sporting events on earth - the Flora London Marathon, which takes place on Sunday. more...
New train link on line
New rail operator Wrexham & Shropshire has confirmed it will launch its services linking Oxfordshire with Shropshire and North Wales later this month. more...
Heat on over sunbeds
Tanning salons in Oxfordshire have defended their safety measures saying fears about the danger of youngsters using sunbeds were exaggerated. more...
New chapter for PCSOs at Bodleian
Part of one of the world's most famous libraries is to be turned into a police office. more...
Thatched roof caught fire
Firefighters managed to stop a small fire destroying the thatched roof of a home in Uffington this morning. more...
My flood hit home is falling apart
A pensioner is still waiting for repairs to start on her home which was devastated by last summer's floods. more...
Concern for missing woman
Police have appealed for information on the whereabouts of a 23-year-old woman from Oxford who is missing. more...
Daughter 'didn't mean to kill herself'
The parents of a woman found hanged believe their daughter had not meant to kill herself, an inquest heard. more...
Hip hop to it!
London's calling for 27 young Oxford dancers who are set to perform in front of thousands of people at one of the country's most prestigious entertainment venues. more...
Strays safe in council hands
Councils across Oxfordshire have hit back at animal welfare groups who claimed they might not be able to deal with 24-hour care for stray dogs. more...
Drivers fined in speed checks
Police caught 37 speeding drivers in two hours during stop-checks in an Oxfordshire village. more...
Kidnap enquiries continue
Police investigating the abduction of a 15-year-old girl in Blackbird Leys by a gang of men will carry out house to house enquiries in Cowley today. more...
Death prompts safety appeals
Motorcyclists and villagers are pushing for greater safety on a notorious stretch of road after the death of a rider. more...
Oxford Mail Sport
BOWLS: Sykes secures brace
Mark Sykes was crowned a double champion at the Oxfordshire Indoor finals. more...
BOWLS: Results round-up
OXFORD & DISTRICT IBA more...
BAR BILLIARDS: Gladiators shine
Johnsons Buildbase Oxford & District League more...
The Oxford Times News
Sex for sale next to school
POLICE swooped to close down a brothel operating yards from an Oxford primary school as part of a clampdown on the city's sex trade. more...
Ski death boy hit tree
A SCHOOLBOY who died when he smashed into a tree on a family holiday was skiing too fast and wearing the wrong kind of head protection, an inquest heard yesterday. more...
Hospital staff 'get job satisfaction'
HOSPITAL staff in Oxfordshire are among the happiest in the NHS according to a new survey. more...
Club into swing of things
A SWING dancing society has appealed for more members to join them in learning moves from the past. more...
Concern for missing woman
POLICE today appealed for help in tracing a missing woman from Oxford. more...
New chapter for PCSOs at Bodleian
New train link on line
Fire crews prevent thatch blaze
FIREFIGHTERS managed to stop a small fire destroying the thatched roof of a home in Uffington today. more...
Strays safe in council hands
47 drivers stopped in roadside check
ALMOST 50 drivers were stopped for traffic offences in a two-hour roadside speed check in Steventon today. more...
Police continue kidnap inquiry
POLICE investigating the abduction of a 15-year-old girl in Oxford by a gang of men will carry out house-to-house inquiries in Cowley today. more...
Half the woman I used to be
Five face disorder charge
FIVE teenagers have been charged with violent disorder following a street fight in James Street, East Oxford, on Monday. more...
Witney Gazette News
Hospital staff 'get job satisfaction'
HOSPITAL staff in Oxfordshire are among the happiest in the NHS according to a new survey. more...
Strays safe in council hands
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