Out in the garden for the first time in a couple of months today. Yes, I know it's not the best time to be wandering on the borders, what with all the rain we had yesterday, but my hellebores and snowdrops had disappeared under weeds. It was actually
AN UNSIGNED band are hoping public support will win them the chance to perform in front of top music industry critics. The Gullivers have entered the Pringles Unsung competition, which gives bands the chance to upload their music on the Internet for
FATHER Christmas may have recently delivered the latest in hi-tech gaming technology to many lucky boys and girls, but they have the chance to try out technology from years gone by at a new exhibition. The Vale and Downland Museum, in Wantage, is hosting
IDENTIFYING trees in winter is the subject of a course at Horspath village hall on Saturday, January 13, between 10am and 4pm. The course will include a guided afternoon walk in Shotover Country Park after a lesson on tree shapes, bark, twigs and buds
HEALTH managers are still struggling to combat the high level of teenage pregnancies in Oxford. The latest statistics released by Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust, which chart under-18 conceptions up to 2004, showed a failure to address the problem in
RESIDENTS living on Cumnor Hill, Oxford, are opposing plans for a housing development, which they claim could harm local wildlife. The owners of 40 Cumnor Hill have applied for permission to demolish the existing house and garage and then build a two-storey
