Transport and Logistics Network
Police have criticised a driver who was more than 100 times over the drug limit when he crashed into a lamppost in Witney. Sam Woolford has now been punished for his “completely unacceptable” behaviour.
On December 5, 2020, Woolford was driving a Peuge…
A man has been sentenced for drink-driving on the A361 near Burford after he was spotted driving ‘significantly slower’ than the 60mph speed limit. Lee Price, aged 33, of Church Close, Islip, was disqualified from driving for a year and fined at Oxford…
Ed Bernard, president of Precision Specialized in Burford, Ont., has been named president of the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) for the 2022-23 term.
Bernard also sits on SC&RA’s board of directors, executive committee, …
A couple from Abingdon took on a seemingly impossible task – to complete every Olympic sport during the 17 days of the Tokyo Olympics. Charlotte Nichols and Stuart Bates did so to raise money for the Motor Neurone Disease Association, smashing their £1…
Our guide to the best things to do in the Cotswolds this month
MUSIC Chamber Music Recital Chamber music recital and garden reception with The Elmore String Quartet in aid of The Nelson Trust, followed by supper. Tickets £75. Wednesday, …
Italian-born Lewis Ratto had such fond memories of eating ice-cream in his hometown of Rome that when he moved to the UK he decided to start a food truck.
Mr Ratto has had planning permission to redevelop the unit formerly occupied by Whittard in Marri…
Objections have been raised over a retrospective planning application for Saltby airfield as residents say their lives are being blighted by heavy lorries passing through their village.
Sleaford Power Station has submitted a retrospective planning appl…
A ban on lorries weighing more than 7.5-tonnes from driving through an Oxfordshire town has been revoked following a raft of complaints that HGVs were being diverted to other villages. An experimental traffic regulation order (ETRO) in parts of …
Help save us from HGVs
It is quite clear that the concerns Henley residents have about the use of their town as a shortcut by heavy goods vehicles have fallen off the radar.
This issue needs to be brought back to the attention of all townsfolk as soon …
Richard WebberIMPROVED standards of respect between members of Oxfordshire County Council are set to be pursued in the wake of a row involving “disgusting”, “appalling” and “baseless” claims.Councillor Richard Webber (Lib Dem, Sutton Courtenay & Ma…