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Snow across Oxfordshire as cold weather warning continues
1 day ago · It comes as the county was issued a yellow weather warning by the Met Office alerting residents to snow, rain and sleet over the weekend and the start of this week. The warning was in place from Saturday afternoon and temperatures were expected to warm throughout Sunday, but today (Tuesday ...
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Oxfordshire: Heavy snow today as warnings in place
4 days ago · Heavy snow to fall today Amber and Yellow Weather Warnings in place Gritters out around the county Follow for live updates ...
Oxford residents bemoan impact of Botley Road closure
1 day ago · Residents have revealed how their lives have been blighted by the closure of Botley Road in Oxford at the rail bridge. The testimonies feature in a new booklet called Network Hell! which is published today which is calling for a fresh timetable for the reopening of the road. Published and edited ...
Campaigners ask Oxford college to stop felling trees in wood
22 hours ago · Mr Tickell said the work so far had demonstrated multiple breaches of the Forestry Commission's practice guide on ancient woodland. (Image: Oliver Tickell) These included providing no protection for bats, despite their known presence in the wood, the mass felling of ash on claimed grounds of Chalara infection, and operations being conducted in very wet conditions on waterlogged ground, causing ...
Oxford bridge set to reopen after three-year closure
Dec 14, 2024 · A well-used bridge which has been closed for over three years is set to reopen. Oxford's Gasworks Pipe Bridge, which links the Isis towpath with Friars Wharf and St Ebbe's in Oxford city centre, was shut in March 2021 over fears it could collapse. The city and county councils agreed to close it ...
Oxfordshire flooding: Day four warnings issued
Sep 26, 2024 · The Met Office has issued another yellow weather warning for rain across Oxfordshire. On day 4 we will bring you updates on traffic and flooding
Angry Oxford residents demand old road layout reinstated now
Nov 8, 2024 · Residents said the bus lane reversal has caused 'gridlock, pollution and increased risk of serious harm' (Image: Matt Broadway) But 37 households - the majority of people living in the experiment zone between Woodstock Road and Squitchey Lane - have signed the letter to Oxfordshire County Council's cabinet member for transport management, Andrew Gant, demanding the measures are reversed.
Oxfordshire anger expressed over unspent Section 106 money
Nov 7, 2024 · Liam Walker, Conservative county councillor, West Oxford District councillor and shadow member for transport management, told us: "I think Oxfordshire residents, particularly those in areas that have seen a huge increase in new houses built, will be furious to discover that the county council is sitting on such a huge amount of money. "This is cash from development sites to improve our roads ...