NOW that the Cogges Link Road is effectively dead, a question mark hangs over millions of pounds of developer cash earmarked for the scheme. Oxfordshire County Council has a total of £17.23m to pay for the road, including £8.24m in secured developer
THE SHORES Green option is not Oxfordshire County Council’s plan B, despite a clear signal from the Government. The council was refused permission to compulsorily purchase land needed for the £20.5m Cogges Link Road in Witney by the Department
NOW that the Cogges Link Road is effectively dead, a question mark hangs over millions of pounds of developer cash earmarked for the scheme. Oxfordshire County Council has a total of £17.23m to pay for the road, including £8.24m in secured developer
THE SHORES Green option is not Oxfordshire County Council’s plan B, despite a clear signal from the Government. The council was refused permission to compulsorily purchase land needed for the £20.5m Cogges Link Road in Witney by the Department
1977 – A40 at Witney opened to cut congestion in Bridge Street 1985 – Oxfordshire County Council suggests building a relief road, to cut town centre traffic, between Cogges and Station Lane 1987 – Campaign against the road started by
THE Cogges Link Road has been a 27-year saga between council planners and campaigners with the aim of solving Witney’s traffic problems. Oxfordshire County Council has been trying to cut congestion and pollution in the town centre bottleneck of Bridge
THE Cogges Link Road has been a 27-year saga between council planners and campaigners with the aim of solving Witney’s traffic problems. Oxfordshire County Council has been trying to cut congestion and pollution in the town centre bottleneck
1977 – A40 at Witney opened to cut congestion in Bridge Street 1985 – Oxfordshire County Council suggests building a relief road, to cut town centre traffic, between Cogges and Station Lane 1987 – Campaign against the road started by
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BURMESE democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has arrived back in Oxford after an absence of 20 years today. Ms Suu Kyi was greeted by a crowd outside the Clarendon building off Broad Street that sang happy birthday to mark her turning 67 today
CROWDS are gathering in New College Lane, Oxford, as they await the arrival of Burmese democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi. About 200 people are already waiting behind barriers to catch a glimpse of the Ms Suu Kyi as she returns to Oxford
Oxford City athlete Hannah England is out of this weekend's Olympic Trials in Birmingham. The 1,500m World Championship silver medallist has not recovered from an Achilles injury picked up in Hengelo three weeks ago. It means that England is now reliant
A BUSINESS organisation has secured more than £7,000 to help former soldiers, sailors and airmen set up their own firms. The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Thames Valley region will use the cash to host networking and information sessions across
A BERINSFIELD children’s centre is among the best in the county after being praised for the services it provides to the whole family. The Wimbestraw Road facility has been given a ‘good’ rating by Ofsted. The drop-in centre, which is run by the charity
PEOPLE and dogs braved the wind and rain to join a beer festival raising cash for two animal charities. The three-day weekend at the Trigger Pond pub, in Bucknell, near Bicester, included a host of entertainment from face painting and cake sales to an
THE carnival Queeen returned to Wallingford and Woodstock had an Indian flavour when thousands enjoyed the towns’ summer parties. Both annual carnivals were staged at the weekend. Kicking off festivities in Wallingford was a procession led
THE carnival Queeen returned to Wallingford and Woodstock had an Indian flavour when thousands enjoyed the towns’ summer parties. Both annual carnivals were staged at the weekend. Kicking off festivities in Wallingford was a procession
Cherwell League. Divisions 6-10. Bowlers continued to call the tune in the lower echelons, making the most of some damp pitches. Veteran Dick Giles rolled back the years with a 6-40 haul helping Kingston Bagpuize 2nd to an eight-wicket triumph over
TK MAXX at Templars Square opened its doors with a smart new look last Saturday and now we have a chance for five lucky readers to win £100 each to spend there. Grab your Oxford Mail on Wednesday for your chance to enter and freshen up your
Cherwell League. Division 5. David Slade sliced through Horspath 3rd’s batting line-up to take 7-37 and set up a five-wicket win for Didcot. Simon Pritchard’s unbeaten 38 meant the hosts were in control after tea as they made their way to 76-5. *
Cherwell League. Division 4. Wallingford are still seeking their first win at their new Blewbury home after Buckingham Town 2nd won by two wickets in a thriller. The hosts made 206-9 through Lee Ainsworth (74) and Ali Damirchi (33), while Matthew Thatcher
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Cherwell League. Division 3. Three former Banbury Twenty stalwarts made all the difference as Banbury 3rd beat Bicester & North Oxford by 36 runs. John Wright hit 58 in Banbury’s 152-6, then Mickey Thomas (5-34) and Steve Hart
Cherwell League. Division 1. Rain prevented Horspath extending their winning start to six matches just as they were closing in on victory at Oxford & Bletchingdon Nondescripts on Saturday. Nondies were struggling on 103-8, with
Cherwell League. Division 2. Sandford St Martin missed the chance to secure their first win of the season in Division 2 when rain stopped play with them 16 runs short of victory over Abingdon Vale. Nick Best took 4-35, including the key wicket of Vale
W OXON: The first of the British Army’s new Foxhound vehicles have arrived in Afghanistan after being flown out from Brize Norton. The cutting-edge patrol vehicle provides unprecedented levels of blast protection for its size.
OXON: More than two thirds of reported rape cases go undetected in Oxfordshire, police figures show. Only 33 of the 111 cases reported between April 2011 and March this year were solved, leaving 78 victims without the closure of a charge or
OXON: Changes will be brought in to the county council’s “spy” powers from November. Councillors heard yesterday that powers under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) will be curtailed. RIPA allows councils to carry out surveillance
A COUNTRY park in West Oxfordshire could become a protected area as part of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Kilkenny Lane Country Park, between Brize Norton and Carterton, has been nominated in the Queen Elizabeth II Fields Challenge. The
Oxenford went back to the top of OCA League Division 1 as they edged out Shrivenham by three wickets on Saturday. Shrivenham were dismissed for 68 before Oxenford struggled to reach 69-7. They regained top spot after Garsington’s match
LABOUR has chosen its candidate for the Thames Valley Crime Commissioner, a former Lib Dem who didn’t turn up to his own launch event. Barrister Tim Starkey was officially announced at an event in Oxford yesterday, attended by a number of high
The OCA Division 2 game between Tetsworth and East Hendred was abandoned following allegations of personal verbal abuse. The umpires called off the game after Hendred batsman Nigel Hutt was reported to have been persistenly abused by a Tetsworth player
Ducklington 2nd lived up to their name with an incredible seven ducks as they crashed to a dismal 10 all out against Risinghurst 2nd in Division 11 on Saturday, writes Kieren Busnell. Only two players in Ducklington’s ten-man side managed to
Kevin Wilkins scored three maximums as he helped Goodlake Arms A to a 6-3 win over clubmates Goodlake Arms B in the Premier/Section 1. Wilkins’s success came in his victory against Tom Baughan. Rose Hill Community Centre’s Geordie Grant rattled off
SHAME on you. Please restore my faith in human nature and tell me that the plan to charge The League of Friends £25,000 per year rent for their café at the John Radcliffe hospital is just a sick joke. Sadly though, I suspect it is not, but the sheer
I ECHO the words of Barbara Naylor as regards the request for traffic lights incorporating a pedestrian crossing at the junction of the A40 and Collingwood Road. This is supported by the parish council, the local city councillors and Andrew Smith MP.
THE blocking of the costly Cogges Link bypass in Witney (Oxford Mail, June 16) is excellent news for Witney campaigners. It should free up millions of pounds for urgent traffic schemes across Oxfordshire. But it is a disaster for Cllr Ian Hudspeth, the
MARTIN Roberts’s point (Viewpoints, June 13) about what would happen if teachers ‘forgot’ a pupil or two on a school outing is well-made. It might also be worth recalling how many families in Oxford, and beyond, are subsisting in relative poverty and
I WRITE regarding the story Cancer survivor hurt by hit-and-run cyclist, Oxford Mail, June 16. The article did not have the space to quote Oxford Pedestrians Association (OxPA)’s response to this collision in full. It is correct to say that particular
A BAKING competition will be the icing on the cake for a West Oxfordshire business’s 21st birthday. Aston Pottery is hosting a weekend of family acitivities this Saturday and Sunday, including a ‘bake off’ and cake-decorating competition. The events
REGULAR park-and-ride users could benefit from a season ticket discount on parking fees. Oxford City Council has said it will look at offering new savings later this year after it made £30,000 more than expected from its sites. The authority
Brittons Empire can take the honours as Oxford celebrates the 25th running of the Pall Mall Group 1 stakes sponsored by Ladbrokes.com at the Stadium tonight, writes John Gaisford. Chris Allsopp’s defending champion loves the Sandy Lane circuit and has
WHILE enjoying a fast four-and-a-half-mile walk locally, I approached a narrowing of the pavement with the sight of a teenager cycling towards me. When he realised I wasn’t going to give way to his illegal act, he stopped and, as I walked past, shouted
Why oh why does Sushila Dhall insist on bringing motorists into her comment regarding Mr Gough, who was mowed down by a speeding inconsiderate cyclist who refused to stop. Yes Ms Dhall, a cyclist who refused to stop at a pedestrian crossing. Surely,
Although commenting as chairman of Oxford Pedestrians Association in your report on the victim of a hit-and-run cyclist, (June 16), Sushila Dhall is taking the stance of a cyclist with more to say in mitigation rather then condemnation of cyclists who
Hurrah, Bike Week is upon us! Well, like most national events it has a major sponsor so to be absolutely correct... hurrah Samsung Bike Week is here! If you’re wondering what an electronics firm is doing sponsoring a major cycling event, don’t ask me
Chris Wilder described Oxford United’s opening matches for the 2012/13 as “cracking, but tough”, after the npower League Two fixtures were unveiled yesterday. However, the U’s manager admitted he was disappointed that for the third season in a row –
A SUMMERTIME crackdown on drink-drivers has seen 21 people arrested on suspicion of the offence in Oxfordshire. Roads policing officers have so far arrested 92 people – with an average age of 34 – in the Thames Valley region. In total
OXFORDSHIRE still had flood alerts on two rivers last night. Water levels are being monitored on River Ray and its tributaries from Shipton Lee to and including Islip, Ludgershall, Blackthorn and Murcott. The Environment Agency said it was also monitoring
A man who allegedly imprisoned a former nun and broke her nose has appeared in court. Kojo Ritchie appeared at Oxford Crown Court yesterday charged with causing actual bodily harm, false imprisonment and two charges of criminal damage.
EIGHT years ago Lisa Potter was a struggling single mum, but last night she was planning her first holiday in six years after a £1.3m bingo win. The lucky 33-year-old, from Witney, won the bumper payout in an online Ladbrokes game on Thursday evening
N OXON: An overturned caravan caused traffic delays on the M40. The caravan blocked two lanes of the northbound motorway between Ardley and Banbury at 10.17am yesterday. No-one was hurt.
OXON: The repatriation of two servicemen killed in Afghanistan will take place on Thursday. The plane carrying Lance Corporal James Ashworth and Corporal Alex Guy will land at RAF Brize Norton at about 1.30pm. The cortege will pass the memorial garden
CHALGROVE: A 56-year-old man was taken to hospital on Sunday after an attack at a house in High Street. Police were called to the property at 9.20pm following reports of a man being attacked. He was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital and treated for
JUDGE Mary Jane Mowat has decided you are not allowed to know the name of a teenager who stabbed a 62-year-old in his own home because he is under 17. He has also held a broken bottle to someone’s neck. Thankfully, in a few weeks’ time we will be legally
These are the men police officers would like to talk to in connection with an assault in St Peter’s Road, Didoct. At around 9.30pm on Friday, May 25 two men approached a 28-year-old man, made racist remarks to him and punched him in the face. The victim
DEMOCRACY campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi is due to arrive in Oxford today as she celebrates her 67th birthday. As part of her tour of Europe, the Nobel Peace Prize winner will tomorrow receive an honorary doctorate in civil law at Oxford University
WE feared a few weeks ago that the election for a police commissioner to oversee our force would be met with near total public apathy. And when you look at the “launch” of the Labour Party candidate Tim Starkey’s campaign yesterday, it is right
A 62-YEAR-OLD Headington man was left with a punctured lung after he was stabbed on his own doorstep. John Clark, a cleaning supervisor at the Churchill Hospital, has spoken of the terrifying moment he was stabbed repeatedly by a teenager.
SIX-year-old Orla McMahon said she had “the best day of my life” as the flag she designed was hoisted to the top of Oxford Castle’s St George’s Tower. The Cholsey Primary School pupil won a competition to design the flag with an eye-catching creation
OLD Marston residents want more time to examine plans for a major development in their village after a geographical mistake by city planners. Plans have been submitted by Oxford City Council for the demolition of the Bradlands House sheltered housing
TEENAGERS at Pegasus Theatre are among those celebrating their successful bids to the Oxfordshire County Council’s Chill-Out Fund. The cash awards totalling £19,209 have now been rubber stamped by councillors at a meeting last week and voluntary groups
THEY have come from all over the world to end up making their home in Oxford. Now thanks to a ground-breaking project at Fusion Arts, they are being encouraged to share their stories. Inside Out, Outside In, is a three-year project using
