Charging ahead

6:20am Thursday 8th January 2009

The increases that come into force today in Oxford’s main car parks are extraordinary by any standards. When you put them into the context of charges already being among the highest in the country and of the economic difficulties facing Oxfordshire, in particular the high street, we should be very worried.

Oxford to Paris

6:20am Thursday 8th January 2009

It is hard to know whether a new high-speed rail link through Oxfordshire and beyond, connected to a major new rail interchange at Heathrow, will ever get off the ground. There is no question, however, that it should.

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Healthy future

6:00am Wednesday 31st December 2008

As we move from 2008 into 2009, this period, above many other recent years, is one worthy of reflection.

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Bigger picture

6:20am Wednesday 24th December 2008

Council leaders should not be so hasty in closing the Museum of Oxford. The free-to-enter facility is an easy target for the city council. It makes little or no money to begin with. Yet, it provides a well-loved service for many, particularly for families with young children who enjoy the workshops.

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Happy Christmas

6:20am Wednesday 24th December 2008

It has been a challenging year for many of us. Across Oxfordshire, our traditionally successful services and industries have been hit by the credit crunch.

A win, win

6:10am Thursday 18th December 2008

We share the delight of everyone at the resolution of the conflict over the future of Radley Lakes.

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Lease of life

6:10am Thursday 18th December 2008

This week’s news that the lease for Abinghdon’s Bury Street precinct has been handed from Threadneedle to Scottish Widows is potentially highly significant.

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Meadow talks

6:10am Thursday 18th December 2008

Let us hope that the talks between Oxford City Council and Magdalen College over the future of Angel and Greyhound Meadow bear fruit.

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No sympathy

6:30am Thursday 11th December 2008

When the Royal Mail announced earlier this year its plan to close its Oxford mail sorting office and move the service to Swindon, there was a resounding lack of sympathy for the workforce.

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Area of concern

6:30am Thursday 11th December 2008

Common sense has broken out among city councillors — among some at least — as they look set to streamline planning decisions, taking them out of the control of area committees.

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