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Norovirus closes hospital wards

10:24am Tuesday 9th February 2010

Two wards are closed and one partially closed at Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital because of an outbreak of the Norovirus.

Police and council at odds over cutting 49 county speed limits

Councillors Jean Fooks and John Goddard

7:10am Tuesday 9th February 2010

SPEED limits on many of Oxfordshire’s main roads could be cut, despite police objections.

'Call 999, there's a cotton bud stuck in my ear'

Alan Weir, paramedic and SCAS operational manager for south Oxfordshire

8:30pm Monday 8th February 2010

AN Oxfordshire person who got a cotton bud stuck in their ear was among thousands of people who called out an ambulance unnecessarily in January.

Council cuts ‘won’t hit old and vulnerable’

7:42pm Monday 8th February 2010

FRONT-line home support services for sick and vulnerable adults will not be cut today, Oxfordshire County Council has pledged.

Homes sought for trainee guide dogs

Val Jordan and five-month-old guide dog puppy Robin

5:44pm Monday 8th February 2010

VOLUNTEERS are being sought to look after puppies before they go into training to become guide dogs.

Oxford United fans get a heart MOT

Alan Measures, 50, left, with nurse practitioner Colin Nicholson

5:47pm Monday 8th February 2010

OXFORD United fans made the most of free health “MOTs” at the Kassam Stadium.










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