Only in Oxford: an occasional series
WE HAVE IT ON very reliable authority that when Al Murray tips up at Borders later this month, the resident landlord will not be unrelated to the landlord of the Rose & Crown on North Parade....
View ArticleOxfordshire County Council: Paint this pole!
See this pole outside my little house in Mill Street? In the last four days it’s been adorned with this garish yellow sign. I’ve asked counciller Susanna Pressel – she’s a Labour councillor for both...
View ArticleCouncils can’t cost FOI
I had two rather sweet replies to my most recent freedom of information requests to Oxford City Council and Oxfordshire County Council. I had asked them if they could tell me and the world+dog how much...
View ArticleFrideswide Square – so good they fixed it thrice
Residents of Mill Street had a missive from Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) in early February headed “improvements at Frideswide Square” and penned by Owen Jenkins, the grandly named director for...
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