A pensioner, who attempted a failed drunken robbery at a bank, has escaped a jail term. John Keyes, 68, was instead put on three years probation and told to do 40 hours of community service. The pensioner, of Hockmore Tower, Cowley, appeared at Oxford
nearly nabs Hezza Top Tory Michael Heseltine nearly picked up more than he bargained for when he visited an Oxfam shop - a parking ticket. The Henley MP's chauffeur had parked his boss's Jaguar on double yellow lines outside the shop in Cornmarket, Thame
Distributing the posters is just one of the many tasks Oxfordshire arts worker Jason Henry will now be undertaking, as part of his Arts Marketing Traineeship. Thanks to an Arts Council Lottery Grant of £239,000 from Arts for Everyone, MAX (Marketing The
A scheme to give talented young musicians the chance to become the next Radioheads is to become a regular event. The first Sounding Off on Wednesday and Thursday proved such a success it is now going to be staged on a regular basis in Oxford. And backers
Police found a scanning receiver, used for listening to police messages, in the car of a motorist who had a string of previous convictions. Pc Jerry Parsons told Didcot magistrates he spotted the 200-channel Realistic scanner in the pocket of Vincenzo
Major businesses have hit out at the A34 roadworks which they claim are ruining trade. The northbound carriageway of the ring road is closed between the Botley interchange and Peartree roundabout in Oxford for the next three weeks - and thousands of drivers
A college has been cleared of "exam irregularities" after an inquiry into allegations of cheating. The Oxford Business College, in King Edward Street, Oxford, was struck off by the Institute of Commercial Management in July. As reported in a front-page
The company's chairman, Sir Richard Greenbury, called it a "bloodbath" in the High Street, as clothing sales declined everywhere during September and October, especially in Marks. Analysts cut profit expectations from about £1bn for this year to £825m
in on efficiency Tenants could save hundreds of pounds as a result of major environ- mental work being carried out to thousands of homes. The project aims to improve the efficiency of the Vale Housing Association's 5,000 homes and to cut tenants' heating
Schoolgirl beauty Sarah Baxter has beaten 8,000 other girls to win through to the finals of a national modelling competition. Sarah, 16, of Wytham, is one of six finalists competing to win a year-long modelling contract, her face on the cover of a teen
Following the storms and floods of Hurricane Mitch, a current of human and humanitarian intervention is bubbling through this provincial capital, writes our correspondent in Nicaragua Sam Gordon. Students from the city's university were among the first
Six Labour councillors have been sacked from their party jobs after they refused to toe the line in a council vote, the Oxford Mail can reveal. Fellow party members on the city council were furious when the rebels refused to back plans to refurbish run-down
