Health secretary Frank Dobson has been blamed for the indefinite closure of a hospital ward, after failing to make a decision for almost a year. Abingdon Hospital managers said they had to close the ward to save money because Mr Dobson failed to make
Tomorrow: Very pleasant day with lots of late-summer sunshine after any morning mist and fog patches have cleared. Outlook for Sunday and Monday: More fine weather across much of the country with plenty of sunshine. Story date: Friday 03 September Converted
A VACCINE against malaria produced by an Oxford company is being tried out on volunteer patients. The phase one clinical trial, carried out with Professor Adrian Hill at Oxford University, will explore the safety and effectiveness of the DNA malaria vaccine
Leisure boss Paul Gregg has assured residents a planned cinema at one of his luxury homes will cause no noise problems. Mr Gregg - European chairman of SFX, which bought his Oxford-based Apollo Leisure UK group for £160m - and his wife Nita want to build
Former Labour councillor Valerie Harris today made a blistering attack on her former party colleagues as she defected to the Liberal Democrats. Mrs Harris, a former Labour whip on Oxford City Council, said the main reason for the cross-party move was
A father of five trying to find a better life for his family is in despair after a house-swap fell through. Robert Plowman, 42, of Glebe Road, Didcot, stripped wallpaper from the walls and threw out a carpet at the request of the woman who was to take
Millennium revellers leaving Oxfordshire for the New Year celebrations can now start planning their journeys following the release of public transport arrangements. Oxfordshire County Council has issued details of train, ferry, and London Transport services
Thousands of hospital patients in Oxfordshire will benefit from a new on-the-spot booking service. Prime Minister Tony Blair has named the Oxfordshire Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust as one of seven pilot projects in the south-east to benefit from a new
A businessman has offered a £1,000 reward for the return of precious videos stolen in a burglary. The big-hearted east Oxford man, who wants to remain anonymous, contacted the Oxford Mail after reading how Gary Clark's irreplaceable recordings, featuring
An Oxford city councillor set out on a transport fact-finding mission - only to end up on a Euro trip from Hell. A catalogue of traffic nightmares wrecked the first day of Liberal Democrat George Kershaw's visit to Oxford's twin city Bonn. The journey
French police were today hunting for the former wife of Oxford author Ian McEwan, after she absconded with their 13-year-old son. Penny Allen, 51, went on the run yesterday before a judge in Guingamp, near her Brittany home, upheld a ruling by the English
