THIS was the breathtaking view from a police helicopter as it whirred over the Westgate Shopping Centre in Oxford.
Its RAF Benson-based crew snapped the picture earlier this morning after helping officers on the ground to locate a missing person.
Looking east, the bird's eye snap shows the Westgate construction site where six cranes are now in use.
NPAS Benson tweeted the aerial pictures on Tuesday morning
Developers behind the £440m scheme said two weeks ago that more than half of the centres planned new shop units are now pre-let ahead of its October 2017 opening.
Meanwhile, Queen Street is set to be closed to through-traffic for almost five months as part of the next phase of works.
The road will be closed to buses and taxis from Monday, June 6 to the end of October, meaning buses run by Oxford Bus Company and Stagecoach will not be able to stop there.
NPAS Benson tweeted the aerial pictures on Tuesday morning
Oxford Bus Company said its city3 and 3B services would not use a temporary stop outside the entrance to the Covered Market at the top of the High St, or stop S2 in Speedwell Street.
The cityX3 now miss its stop on St Aldate's and instead will operate Speedwell Street, stopping outside the police station.
And the city8 and 9 services will not serve Castle Street, instead stopping in Speedwell Street or next to Pembroke Square in St Aldate's, with the 300 park and ride service stopping in St Aldate's instead of Castle Street.
Stagecoach said its number 3 bus would stop serving Bonn Square, starting instead in Speedwell Street and outside Pizza Hut in High Street.
Its 8, 9 and S5 services will also start in Speedwell Street and will not serve Castle Street. These will instead stop outside Pembroke College.
The X30, 31 and 34 will not stop in Castle Street when coming into Oxford and will instead go to St Aldate's.
The Oxford Tube service will not stop in New Road or St Aldate's anymore.
THIS was the breathtaking view from a police helicopter as it whirred over the Westgate Shopping Centre in Oxford.
Its RAF Benson-based crew snapped the picture yesterday morning after helping officers on the ground to locate a missing person.
Looking east, the bird's eye snap shows the Westgate construction site where six cranes are now in use.
Developers behind the £440m scheme said two weeks ago that more than half of the centres planned new shop units are now pre-let ahead of its October 2017 opening.
Meanwhile, Queen Street is set to be closed to through-traffic for almost five months as part of the next phase of works.
The road will be closed to buses and taxis from Monday, June 6 to the end of October, meaning buses run by Oxford Bus Company and Stagecoach will not be able to stop there.
Oxford Bus Company said its city3 and 3B
services would not use a temporary stop outside the entrance to the Covered Market at the top of the High St, or stop S2 in Speedwell Street.
The cityX3 now miss its stop on St Aldate's and instead will operate Speedwell Street, stopping outside the police station.
And the city8 and 9 services will not serve Castle Street, instead stopping in Speedwell Street or next to Pembroke Square in St Aldate's, with the 300 park and ride service stopping in St Aldate's instead of Castle Street.
Stagecoach said its number 3 bus would stop serving Bonn Square, starting instead in Speedwell Street and outside Pizza Hut in High Street.
Its 8, 9 and S5 services will also start in Speedwell Street and will not serve Castle Street. These will instead stop outside Pembroke College.
The X30, 31 and 34 will not stop in Castle Street when coming into Oxford and will instead go to St Aldate's.
The Oxford Tube service will not stop in New Road or St Aldate's anymore.
THIS was the breathtaking view from a police helicopter as it whirred over the Westgate Shopping Centre in Oxford.
Its RAF Benson-based crew snapped the picture yesterday morning after helping officers on the ground to locate a missing person.
Looking east, the bird's eye snap shows the Westgate construction site where six cranes are now in use.
Developers behind the £440m scheme said two weeks ago that more than half of the centres planned new shop units are now pre-let ahead of its October 2017 opening.
Meanwhile, Queen Street is set to be closed to through-traffic for almost five months as part of the next phase of works.
The road will be closed to buses and taxis from Monday, June 6 to the end of October, meaning buses run by Oxford Bus Company and Stagecoach will not be able to stop there.
Oxford Bus Company said its city3 and 3B
services would not use a temporary stop outside the entrance to the Covered Market at the top of the High St, or stop S2 in Speedwell Street.
The cityX3 now miss its stop on St Aldate's and instead will operate Speedwell Street, stopping outside the police station.
And the city8 and 9 services will not serve Castle Street, instead stopping in Speedwell Street or next to Pembroke Square in St Aldate's, with the 300 park and ride service stopping in St Aldate's instead of Castle Street.
Stagecoach said its number 3 bus would stop serving Bonn Square, starting instead in Speedwell Street and outside Pizza Hut in High Street.
Its 8, 9 and S5 services will also start in Speedwell Street and will not serve Castle Street. These will instead stop outside Pembroke College.
The X30, 31 and 34 will not stop in Castle Street when coming into Oxford and will instead go to St Aldate's.
The Oxford Tube service will not stop in New Road or St Aldate's anymore.
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