Noor Qurashi (Local Democracy Reporter)
Latest news and stories
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Jeremy Clarkson submits plans to expand his Cotswolds Pub including a first-floor bar
The former Top Gear star has submitted a new plan to expand a pub he recently purchased in the Cotswolds, which includes a first-floor bar.
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Controversial 3,500-home development near Abingdon sparks debate
A new plan has been submitted for a major 3,500-home development near Abingdon despite concerns it will dwarf the nearby village.
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Oxfordshire County Council has been slammed as “deceptive” over delay reopening Botley Road
Oxfordshire County Council has been slammed as “deceptive” after it knew for two months that the reopening of a major city road was “highly unlikely” but did not communicate this to businesses or householders.
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Labour’s Anneliese Dodds wins Oxford East seat in 2024 General Election
The Labour Party has held its seat in Oxford East in the General Election with MP Anneliese Dodds saying she is “absolutely delighted”.
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Oxford’s Labour politicians react to controversy around Diane Abbott
City councillors are weighing in with their thoughts after confusion around whether the long-standing MP of 37 years for Hackney North and Stoke Newington would be permitted to run for the party in the 04 July General Election.
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Oxfordshire MP standing down ahead of the 04 July General Election
John Howell, the incumbent Conservative MP for the Henley – soon to be renamed Henley and Thame – constituency, announced in April last year that he would not recontest the seat at the next election.
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Plans for next phase of giant 1,800-home housing estate submitted
Applicant Croudace Homes and the University of Reading have submitted the plans to build 64 houses in the north east of Didcot as part of the Willowbrook Park housing estate.
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General Election 2024: Changes to the electoral voting boundaries across Oxfordshire
There are changes to the electoral voting boundaries across Oxfordshire in the run-up to the General Election, and here is an explainer of where you are eligible to cast that all-important ballot.
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Wheatley in Oxfordshire faces new parking restrictions despite concerns over reduced spaces
Oxfordshire County Council cabinet member for transport, Andrew Gant has given the green light to plans for double yellow lines on various roads in Wheatley.
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Plans for homes in a south Oxfordshire village face concerns about overdevelopment
Applicant BHK Icknield would like to introduce nine additional houses towards the eastern end of Lower Icknield Way in Chinnor and demolish one existing home.
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Oxford MP hits out at “extremely disruptive” postal delays in the city
Anneliese Dodds, MP for Oxford East, is urging the responsible authority to “improve their delivery record” after figures appeared to indicate 2019/2020 was the last time the company met its target of delivering 91.5 per cent of all first-class mail by the next working day.
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New speed limits approved for areas of Oxfordshire
Highways chief Andrew Gant gave the green light to the 30 and 40mph rules in Long Wittenham and Shiplake near areas of Abingdon, Didcot and Henley at a cabinet member for transport management meeting on Thursday last week.
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Design plans for a major road into Oxford city centre have been agreed
Design plans for a new toucan crossing, raised side road entry treatments, shared use footway and cycletrack, and a new crossing point were given the green light by Oxfordshire County Council highways chief Andrew Gant in a transport cabinet meeting on Thursday, 23 May.
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Plans to build 121 homes on the outskirts of Headington have been refused
The proposal to construct 121 homes, an 80-bed care home and green space to land at Bayswater Farm on the outskirts of Headington was submitted to both South Oxfordshire District Council and Oxford City Council.
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Concerns raised that new Cherwell administration may block football stadium development
Concerns have been raised that the new Lib Dem-Green authority in Cherwell District may contribute to “blocking” the “progress” of developing Oxford United Football Club’s new football stadium at a site called The Triangle in Kidlington.
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Anti-LTN Independent candidate eyes Oxford East constituency seat
David Henwood is a councillor for the Independent Oxford Alliance (IOA) party representing the Rose Hill & Iffley ward and was elected on a platform opposing controversial traffic policies in the city.