Archive - Thursday, 12 July 2012

College business link is proving just the job

AN OXFORDSHIRE college is linking up with local businesses to offer young people apprenticeships in trades from vehicle design to horticulture.

Local shares (AM)

AEA Technology 0.22

Do you back police objections to a proposed 40mph limit on the ring road at Headington?

Bypasses benefit people

Sir – I am mystified by the letter of June 28 from Peter Headicar, of Oxford Civic Society Transport Group, supporting the proposal to convert the section of the Oxford bypass adjacent to Barton West into a ‘boulevard’.

Choice of dates

Sir – Yesterday, I received a hand-delivered advertisement entitled ‘Barton Development, Oxford’ on one side and ‘have your say’ on the other, purporting to come from Barton Oxford LLP, and providing a website address that is…

Generating energy

Sir – I want to take the opportunity to thank all the people from Wiltshire and Swindon who came along to the official launch of the Westmill Solar Co-operative on June 23.

Affordable alternative

Sir – There may be a shortage of new housing going up in Oxford, but there is no shortage of new student blocks going up in the city, partly as a response to ‘studentification’ concerns, but mostly to council pressure that students should be…

Shame on selectors

Sir – I have felt obliged to write to express my grave concerns about the selection process for ‘Team GB’.

Niggling and sniping

Sir – In the June 28 edition there was yet again a number of reports where the proposals of the University (and I include Brookes) are coming up against local opposition. Local residents are set to fight revised Cowley Road quad bid; Developer…

Build fewer homes

Sir – In reply to Henry Brougham’s letter (June 28), the under-65s in West Oxfordshire are set to decline, despite an increase in fertility rates. The 65+ band will grow significantly, however.

Striving to be best

Sir – What a truly inspirational day I had at John Mason School in Abingdon meeting the young people and teachers involved in Sky Sports Living for Sport! My heartfelt thanks go to the many staff and pupils who welcomed me so warmly and shared…

‘Anti culture’ is typical

Sir – What a pompous fellow Mr Gray is, complaining about the Grand Prix at Silverstone the Olympics in London and any sport in general (Gray Matter, July 5).

Living in the past

Sir – In response to a letter from Mr St John (Letters, June 28) in which he questions my memory of the Cogges Link Road plan 20 years ago, I am quite aware of its progress as at that time I was county councillor for Iffley. My memory is crystal…

Learning finance tricks

Sir – We must all be feeling very pleased that some of our awful bankers are being punished — a bit. But how do they learn the tricks that enable them to mess around in the financial world like that, enriching themselves? Do they get taught in…

World of difference

Sir – The simple act of standing at a shop counter or check out to pay is understandably taken for granted by young and able-bodied shoppers, but for our elders and other people with physical disabilities, standing for any length of time can be…

Temptation looms

Sir – While Oxford’s plan to tax development is welcome in principle (City to seek powers over funding big projects, July 5), it could tempt the local authority to spend the new money on prestige schemes instead of lesser projects that are…

Drop threatened ban

Sir – To lose one project, the Cogges Link road, is unfortunate for the Tory-run county council. To lose two projects, with this Kidlington super-recycling site (Report, July 5) is beginning to look careless. But if it means continuing to allow…

Transport inquiry

Sir – Bearing in mind that every edition of The Oxford Times contains a letter from cyclists about drivers, or from drivers about cyclists, it is obvious that the relationship between cyclists and drivers is quite clearly the most important issue…

Oxford Instruments growth on track

Bosses at hi-tech engineering firm Oxford Instruments say the company has made an encouraging start to the year with sales and profits all ahead of the same period last year.

Geoffrey Guy's War

As a spitfire pilot in the largely unsung Photographic Reconnaissance Unit, Geoffrey Guy’s wartime experiences were a world away from his pursuit of academic excellence at Brasenose College, Oxford.

Charity acts as antidote to isolation of carers

People who love and look after someone with dementia can feel just as frightened, vulnerable and uncertain as the person they care for, and are often elderly and infirm themselves.

Literary stars line up for re-named festival

Woodstock's claim to host one of Britain’s best literary festivals will be boosted by the line-up for this year’s five-day feast, announced today.

The Ramsden Village Story

Many villages manage a small pamphlet about their history, but Ramsden has been more ambitious.

The Curious World of Dickens

The Curious World of Dickens by Clive Hurst & Violet Moller (Bodleian, £15.99) is a lavishly illustrated companion to the Dickens exhibition at the Bodleian Library in Oxford.

Duo represent Oxfordshire at British championship

This year’s British Championships run from July 22 to August 4 and take place in North Shields — as far north as this peripatetic event has been since the Edinburgh championships of 2003.

MERIEL REDKNAP

REDKNAP MERIEL Died on 3rd July 2012, aged 62 years. Loving wife of the late Steve R. Redknap and much loved Mother to Thomas and Patrick. Daughter of Betty and the late Cyril and sister to Bronwen. The funeral service will be held on Monday 16th…

GLYN OLIVER

OLIVER Glyn Died peacefully at home on Tuesday 3rd July 2012 aged 83 years. A loving Husband, Father and Grandfather. A service of Thanksgiving in St Andrews Church, Letcombe Regis on Wednesday 18th July at 2.30pm.

MARION PURVIS (WENDY) SMITH

SMITH Marion Purvis (Wendy) On 30th June, aged 86. Dearly loved wife of the late Alexander Murdo Smith, mother of Shena and Catriona and grandmother of Dougal, Lucy and Tom. Thanksgiving service at St. Leonard's Church, Eynsham at 2.30pm on Tuesday…

Public Notice - Notice of Consultation – Blavatnik School

Notice of Consultation – Blavatnik School of Government Proposals for Radcliffe Observatory Quarter

Planning Applications - Oxford City Council

Planning Applications - The Town and Country Planning Act requires the following to be advertised:

Goods Vehicle operator’s licence - S J R Stone Supplies Ltd

Goods Vehicle operator’s licence Trading as S J R Stone Supplies Ltd of Unit 3, Bampton Business Centre North, Weald, Bampton, Oxfordshire OX18 2HL is applying to change an existing licence as follows:

Expressions of Interest - Freeland Parish Council

Freeland Parish Council is seeking Expressions of Interest from suitably experienced and qualified Contractors who wish to be considered for selection to tender for the construction of a 120 square metre Community Recreation Facility.