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The Bridge Burford
Dec 26, 20191 min read
Floods latest
Rain has continued to fall in West Oxfordshire and there are large areas of flooded land. At the time of writing the Burford car park...
The Bridge Burford
Dec 15, 20191 min read
HGV Ban Target Reached
The Mayor of Burford, John White, announced at his Christmas party on 13 December that the council has reached its target of raising...
The Bridge Burford
Dec 13, 20191 min read
Witney Parliamentary Constituency Election Result
Robert Courts (Conservative) Votes: 33,856 Share: 55.2% Change: -0.3% Charlotte Hoagland (Liberal Democrat) ...
The Bridge Burford
Dec 11, 20191 min read
R.I.P. Nell Gifford
We are sorry to have to record the death of Nell Gifford on 8 December. Nell founded Gifford's Circus in 2000 with her then husband Toti...
The Bridge Burford
Dec 10, 20192 min read
Grant for Burford archive project
Plans to safeguard the fascinating history of Burford, from medieval times to the present day, are well underway thanks to £50,000 grant...
The Bridge Burford
Nov 30, 20191 min read
WASP continues to fight pollution
WASP (Windrush Against Sewage Pollution) is continuing its battle to stop Thames Water from dumping sewage into the Windrush. Ashley...
The Bridge Burford
Nov 29, 20191 min read
Extinction Rebellion in Witney
There will be a demonstration in Witney on Saturday 30 November by climate change activists from Extinction Rebellion. Members of the...
The Bridge Burford
Nov 15, 20191 min read
Car Park Flooding
Burford's car park was flooded this morning for the second time this week. There were reports of flooding from other parts of Oxfordshire.
The Bridge Burford
Nov 12, 20191 min read
HGV Ban Latest
Burford Town Council is making process with its appeal to raise £150,000 to enable the planned HGV ban to go ahead. Watch this space for...
The Bridge Burford
Nov 9, 20194 min read
ELECTRIC CARS IN BURFORD
In November’s issue of The Bridge, the editors appealed for the opinions of an electric car driver in Burford. As anyone who knows me...
The Bridge Burford
Oct 8, 20191 min read
Burford Festival 2021 Dates Announced
Burford Festival - 2021 Friday 11th to Sunday 20th June You may not be planning your summers in 2021 just yet, but we like to get in...
The Bridge Burford
Oct 8, 20192 min read
Burford - the Original Jurassic Park
Did you know that the first dinosaur ever recorded was dug out of a quarry just a few miles from Burford? Or that you could find those...
The Bridge Burford
Sep 19, 20191 min read
HGV ban at Newbridge - has it worked?
It was reported on 18 September that HGVs are regularly defying weight restrictions on an 13th century bridge over the Thames. The bridge...
The Bridge Burford
Sep 18, 20191 min read
Mistake's, we've seen a few
One of the effects of editing a magazine is that, whenever you read anything, part of your brain is quietly checking it for typos,...
The Bridge Burford
Sep 18, 20191 min read
Campaign to Ban HGVs in Burford
At long last we have persuaded Oxfordshire County Council to make an order banning HGVs over 7.5 tonnes from our High Street. Elsewhere...
The Bridge Burford
Sep 18, 20196 min read
ITALY’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE WAR EFFORT IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR
George Dernowski from Burford's home town, Potenza Picena, has sent a further instalment of his series of articles about Italy and the...
The Bridge Burford
Aug 19, 20191 min read
Pint of Life
PINT OF LIFE The conductor Mariss Jansons suffered a cardiac arrest during a concert in Oslo. The cry went out: “Is there a doctor in the...
The Bridge Burford
Aug 19, 20191 min read
Travellers on the West Field
From PCSO Moulding, We are aware of a traveller incursion on the recreation ground in Burford, located off the A40, and opposite the...
The Bridge Burford
Aug 19, 20192 min read
Burford HGV Appeal
When did lorries/trucks/wagons and artics become HGVs? I blame Brussels! For 50 years Burford has fought for removal of HGVs from the...
The Bridge Burford
Jul 14, 20191 min read
New Vicar of Burford
The Rev. Tom Putt was inducted as the new vicar of the Burford Benefice on 9 July. These photographs were kindly provided by Pete Gould.
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