A POLICE sergeant has been sacked after a disciplinary hearing with the chief constable of Thames Valley Police. Sgt Andrew McIntyre, who was based in Banbury, was found guilty of discreditable conduct and of inciting a member of the force to commit a
A CAT went up the wall and through the roof at a vet's - after taking one look at the dentist's chair. The owners put out an SOS for the moggy when the vet told them: "Your cat's gone through the roof - literally." Jane Castle, of Grange Court, Botley
A PAIR of old socks led to the red carpet treatment at Harrods for four Bicester charity workers. And on the day they visited London's snazzy department store its owner, Mohammed Al Fayed, was arrested by police. The adventure started when Bicester Help
OXFORD United's lingering hopes of signing Sheffield Wednesday striker O'Neill Donaldson seem to be over. United boss Malcolm Shotton was hoping that Donaldson, who turned down the chance of a permanent move to Oxford on his agent's advice on Monday after
COMPUTER mouse mats have made more than a million pounds for a Thame couple. Paul and Nicola Cohen came up with the idea of manufacturing and marketing promotional mouse mats, sold to corporate gift houses and marketing agencies. Now their company, Data
A DORCHESTER woman who claims she was worked too hard by the Inland Revenue is claiming damages of more than £50,000. Hilda Barber, of Bridge End, Dorchester, has served a High Court writ and is claiming compensation for personal injury. She claims to
CIRCUS trainer Mary Chipperfield has been arrested over allegations of animal cruelty. The world-famous trainer, 60, based at Chipperfields' winter headquarters near Chipping Norton, arrived at a police station with her solicitor near her farm in Hampshire
ONE of the three women who accused cleared paramedic Gordon Thompson of rape called today for him to be sacked. She told the Oxford Mail: "He broke the rules by visiting out of hours at my home and I think his bosses should sack him." Mr Thompson, 36,
THE Oxfordshire Football Association have told parents of young players to behave themselves on the touchline. In an unprecedented step, the county association have sent out no fewer than 5,600 letters to clubs calling for an improvement in behaviour.
LOVESTRUCK Chris Jones laughs it off when strangers think her husband Rob is her son - after all she is old enough to be his mum. The 49-year-old novelist fell in love with Rob Marshall instantly when he came to her for a job interview and she went all
OLD scout John Kirby became hooked when he first performed in the Oxford Gang Show in 1952 and says he will play a part until he is called to the "big campfire in the sky". The amateur show, back then in the Clarendon Press Institute, Walton Street, only
GRANDAD Stan Worsfold's final read of his Oxford Mail before going to bed may have saved his three grandchildren. Stan, 82, of Norreys Avenue, Oxford, heard noises in a back room as he flicked through his favourite paper just after midnight. He rushed
