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Licensed to rent

6:00am Thursday 4th February 2010

Activities of Oxford Brookes University have filled a fair few column centimetres in the news pages and letters pages of this newspaper over the last 12 months.

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It is hard to know what to make of Capital Shopping Centres’ proposal to sell the Westgate Shopping Centre to Crown Estates. At the very least, it signifies that the stalemate over the redevelopment of the site would continue if CSC were to retain ownership.

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Plenty to cheer

3:21pm Thursday 28th January 2010

The news this week that we have barely come out of recesssion was not a surprise to most of us. While we no longer feel that we are in a downward spiral, the move upwards has yet to gain any momentum.

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Salt solution

6:20am Thursday 21st January 2010

Oxfordshire County Council has defended itself against critics of its road-gritting operation. There is no question that it was hamstrung by Government instructions to all local authorities to reduce the amount of gritting to only the ‘A’ routes in order to conserve salt stocks.

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A good plan

6:20am Thursday 21st January 2010

Taking decisions on planning applications is not for the faint-hearted, particularly when the subjects are controversial. Whatever anyone says, making decisions on individual planning applications has little to do with democracy.

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No disgrace

7:00am Thursday 14th January 2010

The Henley MP John Howell is not known for his over-the-top statements but he excelled himself this week when he described as ‘a disgrace’ the decision to hold the General Election counts in the Henley, Wantage and Oxford West and Abingdon constituencies on the Friday morning rather than immediately after the polls close on the Thursday night.

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On the buses

7:00am Thursday 14th January 2010

At long last Oxford is on the verge of delivering a sensible transport policy where buses are concerned. It has taken a change of legislation, but it now appears the city can achieve joint ticketing on its main services and a sensible timetable that avoids duplication and ensures a greater consistency of service.

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Slowing down

6:40am Thursday 7th January 2010

If the offices of The Oxford Times are anything to go by, there were plenty of people showing the sort of spirit county council leader Keith Mitchell alluded to this week in response to complaints about the state of the roads.

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True grit

6:40am Thursday 7th January 2010

We should spare a thought for those gritting the roads across Oxfordshire. The conditions have been especially severe, particularly in length of time. Those operating the gritting service must sometimes think it is a thankless task. They can never do enough to satisfy everyone.