A FORMER town mayor and his wife have been given a ticking off over their daughter's application for a council staff job. A local government standards committee has found that Brian and Maxine Crossland broke the code of conduct when staying in a meeting
PUB customers and friends sprang a heartwarming surprise for wheelchair-user Karen Thomas while she was away for her first holiday in a year. When Karen and partner, Steve Harvey, returned from Cuba, they found the garden of their house transformed
ONE of Oxfordshire's top theatre venues is preparing to shut down for three months. The Theatre, Chipping Norton, has decided it cannot allow any more leaks through the building's gallery roof, and needs to sort out the problem as a matter of urgency
SPORTS facilities in the Burford area are in line to receive a major boost. West Oxfordshire District Council's uplands planning sub-committee on Monday approved a scheme to provide two artificial pitches, with 12 floodlights, at the town's comprehensive
STAFF at a Witney entertainment and leisure products retailer are set to lose their jobs after the company went into administration. The 37 workers at Dream Direct, based in Station Lane, were given the news before an announcement was made to the Stock
DID you know that there are more than 195,000 farms in England and that farmers manage 75 per cent of the total land area of the UK, which is almost 20m hectares - or 40m football pitches. But just how many of us really knows what goes on down on the
OXFORD hospice charity Helen and Douglas House is holding its second sponsored walk and wheelchair whizz at the Cotswold Wildlife Park. The wheelchair-friendly event will be held at the park, near Burford, on Saturday, June 16, from 11am to 3pm. There
