Archive
-
Date
'Pure chaos'
The state of Oxford's postal service was described as "pure and utter chaos" by one worker as striking postal staff vowed to continue their action through Easter and beyond. Undelivered post at the Cowley sorting office About 150 workers at the city's
-
Date
Green Belt breach will open floodgates
SIR - So the Green Belt is not at risk, according to John Tanner, but the health and happiness of thousands of hard-working families are (Oxford Mail, March 26). How does he know whether they are hard-working or not? Of course the Green Belt is at risk
-
Date
Police hunt for pubs swindler
Oxfordshire landlords are being warned, after a fraudster believed to have conned dozens of publicans across the country struck in Woodstock. Police have launched a national manhunt for the swindler, who steals cheque books to pay for food and accommodation
-
Date
Management to blame
SIR - The Royal Mail's Oxford area manager, Michael Stockdale (Oxford Mail, April 7), tries to justify his stubborn treatment of the striking postal workers by saying: "We cannot continue to have a cycle of uncertainty." But that is exactly what his customers
-
Date
Council heads are in the sand
SIR - So, according to county council leader Keith Mitchell in his sickening letter of support for Councillor Don Seale (Oxford Mail, April 5), we, the parents of disabled children, have got it all wrong. He says that we were wrong about the "missing
-
Date
Crews beat targets for emergency calls
Paramedics in Oxfordshire have been congratulated for beating Government response targets -- despite a 10 per cent increase in emergency calls. Paramedic Philip Bolby attends to trainee John Smith, who is acting as a casualty. Trainee Ian McDonald is
-
Date
Rabbits die as disease spreads
Rabbit owners are being urged to have their pets vaccinated against myxomatosis, following a rise in the number of cases of the disease. The warning came from Oxford vet Andrew Bartholomew, who said he had recently seen a particularly high number of infected
-
Date
Clubbers will boost appeal
Clubbers are gearing up to help raise thousands of pounds for the Oxford Children's Hospital Campaign, as a city nightspot launches a string of bank holiday fundraising events. One of Britain's favourite DJs, Judge Jules, will give the campaign a helping
-
Date
Roundabout crashes prompt safety review
A safety review will take place at Oxford's Kennington roundabout after a lorry overturned, causing traffic chaos. On Wednesday, April 7, the Tesco HGV, carrying wine and spirits, tipped on its side at the roundabout, off Abingdon Road, while travelling
-
Date
Adventure in Arctic ahead
A former Oxford University secretary and her friend are set to become the first women to make a 650km dog-sled trek across the remote Norwegian Arctic. Rona Cant, 55, who used to work for St Peter's College in New Inn Hall Street, and Cathy O'Dowd, 35
-
Date
Fight over busway bid
Residents' groups are holding a crisis meeting to discuss how to stop plans for a £36m guided busway through Oxford. The Guided Transit Express (GTE) - which could be in place by 2008 - would run on a concrete track near the railway line through the city
