I hate to fall out with Graham Jones of Rox (Rescue Oxford) (Oxford Mail, January 14) as we all have the best interests of Oxford at heart. Reopening High Street to all traffic would be a disaster for Oxford and reduce the city centre to gridlock. Rox
Police believe the same burglars may have broken into five homes in one neighbourhood in Oxford in just a few weeks. Police are linking the five burglaries, which happened at four houses in Ivy Lane, Headington and one in nearby Laurel Farm Close, between
Environmental pressure group Friends of the Earth has warned Oxfordshire County Council it faces a fierce public backlash if it builds waste incinerators. County Hall says no decision has been made, but last year the authority's cabinet accepted the findings
How sad to see the lunatic fringe again battling the police and giving the animal rights' movement a bad name. Although the majority protested peacefully within the law, the vocally-led yob element could always be relied upon to ignore their spokesman's
A traveller family kicked off land in Oxford more than 30 times in just two years could be banned from setting up camp anywhere within the city limits. Oxford City Council has now initiated court proceeding against the Loveridges to issue the family with
Thames Valley Police support staff could have their pay rises slashed as the force cuts more than £22m from its budget over the next two years. Leaders of trade union Unison, which represents police staff, including community support officers (PCSOs),
Former Witney Roadrunner Mathew Ashton returned from university to land an impressive victory in the senior men's event at the Oxfordshire Cross Country Championships at St Hugh's School, Carswell. Ashton, who was running in his club colours of Aldershot
A mother worried about the wellbeing of her baby has designed a quick-reference CD packed with first aid information. Debbie Murphy-Latham, of Windsor Close, Carterton, came up with Angels First Aid after Natasha was born nine months ago. Although her
Voters will decide if thousands of households in Oxford will link up with a famous New York suburb in the first twinning project of its kind in the world. A referendum of 13,500 people living in Blackbird Leys on a decision to twin with 2.5 million residents
Protesters who opposed a Midlands guinea pig breeding farm say they will join the campaign against Oxford University's £18m animal lab now the farm is out of business. It was confirmed yesterday that Darley Oaks guinea pig breeding farm in Newchurch,
A concrete crash barrier in the central reservation of a notorious stretch of Oxford's Eastern By-pass will be built with gaps to accommodate two ancient rights of way crossing the road. Rights of way are protected from closure by law. But today, Oxford
The lawful protest against the Oxford University animal research laboratory, which was organised with the police, appeared to have been sabotaged by them. The planned route was deliberately altered without warning which understandably made people angry
