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Oxford’s secret pavement parking ban

Oxford’s secret pavement parking ban

Pavement parking is the scourge of people in wheelchairs or pushing buggies – and it’s getting worse. Crossovers and SUVs now account for 54.8% of new car sales in the UK. Cars are getting wider, but Oxford’s roads aren’t. The result is an epidemic of pavement parking.

Oxford: a cycling city?

Oxford: a cycling city?

Britain’s cycling profession has descended on Oxford. The “Cycle County, Active County” conference, an annual gathering for transport planners, academics, cycling advocates and consultants, is taking place at the Examination Schools yesterday (5 July) and today. Oxfordshire is there en masse. County cabinet lead Andrew Gant and the city

What’s happening in Cherwell?

What’s happening in Cherwell?

Let’s start with the official statements from the parties. Labour: Liberal Democrat: Green: Conservative: After the local elections on 4 May, the state of the parties on Cherwell District Council was: * Conservative Party: 20 seats * Labour Party: 12 seats * Liberal Democrat Party: 10 seats * Green Party: 3 seats * Independents:

Local elections preview 2023

Local elections preview 2023

No, you haven’t mislaid your polling card. If you’re reading this in Oxford City, you don’t have elections this year. The city elects half its councillors at a time, so there’s two years between each set of elections. Nor are there elections for Oxfordshire County Council,

“Impeccably balanced”: the Oxford Mail’s low-traffic neighbourhood reporting

“Impeccably balanced”: the Oxford Mail’s low-traffic neighbourhood reporting

Analysis of the Oxford Mail’s low-traffic neighbourhood coverage shows that the city’s legacy print newspaper takes a consistently hostile view of the project. Using text analysis software, the Oxford Clarion has examined the Mail’s LTN coverage, and compared it to other reporting by the same paper. The

Fear and loathing in Diddly Squat Farm Shop

Fear and loathing in Diddly Squat Farm Shop

“We were somewhere around Chadlington, on the edge of the Cotswolds, when the drugs began to take hold.” Jeremy Clarkson was put on God’s good earth as a service to the journalists of Oxfordshire. “Jeremy Clarkson admits he is still struggling to win over Chipping Norton locals.” “Jeremy Clarkson

Oxford’s by-elections – and what they mean for the city’s traffic plans

Oxford’s by-elections – and what they mean for the city’s traffic plans

Oxfordshire’s ruling coalition will have breathed a sigh of relief this morning as Labour held onto its council seats in Rose Hill and Littlemore. Not because the coalition’s survival was at stake. The LibDem/Labour/Green alliance has a comfortable majority at County Hall. But if Labour had