THE outgoing chairman of Oxford multi-million pound book business Blackwell's has vowed that the family firm will stay a private company. Julian Blackwell, 70, who last week announced his retirement, said: "We have had several thoughts about floating
Residents and staff at two old people's homes in Oxford were "shell-shocked" after learning that their homes are favourites for the axe. Oxfordshire Social Services plans to close one old people's home as part of £3.2m budget cuts this year. As revealed
Primary pupils in Oxfordshire are continuing to do better at school than most youngsters across Britain, according to education performance tables published today. But the proportion of 11-year-old children gaining the expected standard in mathematics
LOYALTY is a something of a rarity in football, which is why I ought not to be too hasty with my views on Kevin Keegan. As 'king Kev' takes on the mantle of the poisoned chalice of England manager, we should probably all be rejoicing. After all, just
The Cowley-built Rover 75 luxury saloon was last night named Car of the Year by What Car? magazine - four months before it goes on sale. Today a spokesman for Rover Oxford said: "The people building the car were already proud of it. It's already a winner
One of Oxford University's largest collection of books narrowly escaped damage when a water pipe burst. Staff at The Queen's College, in High Street, had to treat the precious 17th and 18th century books with blotting paper to save them. Machines were
A driver who launched a verbal road-rage attack on a woman who overtook him was fined £800 by magistrates. Kevin Kiernan, 33, admitted careless driving and using threatening and abusive behaviour in Kidlington on July 8. Jenny Jonckheer, prosecuting,
Eight boffins at a scientific research firm have resigned after an investigation into misuse of the Internet. Insiders say scientists and engineers at the science giant AEA Technology were caught red-handed surfing the Internet when they should have been
Angry traders say the latest protest by animal rights demonstrators cost them thousands of pounds in lost business. More than 800 protesters converged on Witney on Saturday for a demonstration outside Hillgrove Farm in Dry Lane, where cats are bred for
Council house rents for city tenants are to go up by more than double the rate of inflation in April, it has been revealed. The ruling Labour group on Oxford City Council agreed the average rent should go up by £3.10 to £48.10 - an increase of 6.9 per
Wealthy peer Lord Rotherwick's feathers were ruffled when he discovered his west Oxfordshire estate was becoming over-run with pheasants. Oxford County Court heard yesterday (MON) that Lord Rotherwick, who owns Cornbury Park, at Charlbury, is seeking
Love was most definitely in the air at the Oxford 99 Wedding Fayre, writes KAREN ROSINE. Hundreds of couples, many of them with parents in tow, visited the fayre and bridal fashion show at the Oxford Thames Four Pillars Hotel, Sandford-on-Thames, on Sunday
Shoppers in Oxfordshire are bagging the bargains after supermarket giant Tesco launched a massive price war, writes KATHERINE MacALISTER. The biggest shopping spree for six years was expected last night (MON) when Tesco wiped £60m off the cost of goods
Respected soccer coach Maurice Chalk today vowed to clear his name after being arrested amid allegations of indecency with a young boy, writes PAUL HARRIS. The Mid-Oxfordshire Schools FA coach - who is also a Premiership club scout and vice-president
