Your article on the rejection of the retrospective planning application for the new housing development in Kings Cross Road, Summertown, Oxford (Oxford Mail, January 12), raises serious issues about the whole system of planning control. Quite clearly,
Burgeoning talent Melissa Hawtin added yet another prestigious title to her ever-growing haul as she won the gold medal at the Cardiff Cross Challenge. Running in the under 13 girls' category over a tough 3km course, Hawtin extended her unbeaten record
Oxford City's Hannah England finished third for England in the Cross International de Italica in Seville, Spain. This event was the second England junior fixture of the season, and is acknowledged as one of the most prestigious races in the world, attracting
Witney Roadrunner Elysia Ridley has been rewarded for her fine cross country form with a call-up to the Wales team for Saturday's Celtic Championships in Dublin. The talented 19-year-old, who has been a member at Witney since the age of eight, becomes
Witney & District FA: Ducklington kept up the chase at the top of the Premier Division with a 9-0 thrashing of Milton. Chris Palmer led the way with a superb four-timer, with Stuart Cutts netting a hat-trick. Gary Brooks and Tim Basson were also on
Brian Talbot looked set to get the new striker he wanted after Oxford United had a £120,000 bid for Stockport County's Jermaine Easter accepted last night. The 24-year-old former Cambridge and Boston player was deciding whether to make the move to the
How pleasing to read the letters in support of the happy family of nine -- my thoughts exactly. The original picture of the nine happy, healthy, smiling faces was good to see. Growing up in a big family with excellent parents at the helm will provide
A supermarket worker has spoken of the moment he thought he was going to be killed by a gang of gunmen who tied him and 12 other colleagues up during a robbery. Steven Brennan, 49, of Hailey Road, Chipping Norton, was one of 13 members of staff held hostage
NHS bosses have announced plans to scrap services at a number of Oxfordshire's community hospitals in a bid to improve services for elderly patients. The news comes after the Oxford Mail revealed confidential draft documents earlier this month, outlining
A Witney supermarket is getting tough with people overstaying its two-hour free parking limit because of increasing pressure on town centre spaces. Sainsbury's, in Witan Way, has employed a warden to hand out £40 fines after discovering spaces were being
North Berks League: Kieran Ellis was the hero for Botley United as his second-half strike helped the Division 4 side send Division 1 outfit Grove Rangers spinning out of the North Berks Charity Shield with a 1-0 victory. Botley now meet Lambourn Sports
Oxfordshire Senior League: Launton Sports' Wes Lewis turned from hero to villain as he was sent off in their 3-0 victory at Premier Division rivals Adderbury Park. Gary Wickens gave Launton the lead before Lewis doubled their advantage. Wickens then claimed
As he battles to stem the growing opposition to his education reforms, Tony Blair has questioned the role of government. He asks whether it is to "tell you what you want" or "help you put power in your hands to do what you want". He has said schools would
Oxford's police chief believes it is only a matter of time before there is a citywide ban on street drinking. Superintendent Jim Trotman, the city's area commander, said the current patchwork of alcohol-free zones needed a radical rethink. He told the
Bigger bands, better facilities and more variety are promised when one of Oxford's largest live music venues begins its £1.5m expan- sion in the summer. The 750-capacity Zodiac in Cowley Road is set to take over a neighbouring tile shop and build a new
A summer water crisis may loom but a leaking pipe has spewed out almost 100,000 litres a day for seven months -- and no-one would fix it. Dr Graham Williams by the leaking pipe It is estimated that more than 20 million litres of water -- worth £17,700
Residents of a village near Oxford are celebrating after a long battle to save a historic railway bridge ended in victory. Campaigners celebrate after the plans were blocked British Rail property holding company BRB (Residuary) Ltd had appealed against
School leaders in Oxfordshire have called on the Government to abandon its controversial education White Paper -- warning it could create admissions chaos. Proposals for schools to become self-governing trusts, backed by a business, charity, faith group
Building work on the new Morris Motors Athletic and Social Club in Oxford is due to begin next month. The 28,000 sq ft clubhouse, on a three-acre site in Crescent Road, Cowley, is expected to be finished by April next year. Test excavations on the site
Tony Anchor's extremely bigoted letter, Blair's police (Oxford Mail, January 16), reveals the ignorance and, dare I say, prejudice at the heart of much that is written regarding immigration. He complains that "an illegal immigrant with no knowledge of
Male cyclists in Oxfordshire are more likely than women to crash into parked cars while overtaking, a new campaign on bike safety has revealed. A new countywide advertising campaign has been launched to encourage cyclists to 'master the art of the backward
