Noor Qurashi (Local Democracy Reporter)
Latest news and stories
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General Election 2024: A round-up of what’s at stake in Oxfordshire
Following the announcement this week of a general election on 04 July, here’s a round-up of what’s at stake in each constituency in Oxfordshire, in light of previous voting patterns and recent political changes.
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Politicians across Oxfordshire react to the news of general election
Politicians across Oxfordshire have reacted to the news that a general election will be taking place in July with responses which range from “bring it on” to “the timing is interesting”.
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Son of an infected blood scandal victim describes an apology by the OUH Trust as “rubbish”
Jason Evans, was four when his father Jonathan died after being infected with HIV and hepatitis C at the Oxford Haemophilia Centre, amid a nationwide scandal between the 1970s and early 1990s in which more than 30,000 administered with deadly viruses.
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Residents of an LTN street in Oxford react to findings of a damning report
We spoke to those living on Magdalen Road in Oxford this week to find out what it is like living on a street where traffic is prevented from taking shortcuts through a residential area.
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Cowley Post Office to close with politicians blaming low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs)
Templars Square in Cowley is set to lose its parcel-sending facility on Saturday, 25 May, as the Midcounties Co-op store, which hosts it, leaves the area. A new office will come to the closest viable Co-op location, in Rose Hill.
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Roll-out of new 20mph speed limits begins in East Challow near Wantage
East Challow, which is just a mile from the market town of Wantage, is “taking part” in the 20mph scheme approved by Oxfordshire County Council in April of last year.
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Plans to build new traditional homes in East Hanney near Wantage
There are plans to build five new “traditional” homes in East Hanney near Wantage in the hope they will blend in with other “low-key” rural dwellings in the area.
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Plans to build new distinctive homes in Finmere in North Oxfordshire
Hayfield Homes would like to build 10 homes in Finmere on land north of Banbury Road in the northern part of the county.
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Jeremy Clarkson submits plans for 36m-long barn at his Diddly Squat Farm near Chipping Norton
The former Top Gear star’s plans are for a new agricultural building at the farm in Chipping Norton Road near Chadlington.