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The Bridge Burford
Jan 21, 20223 min read
HGV Ban - A Response from Burford - UPDATED
The decision referred to below was referred to the full OCC cabinet on 15 February. They decided not to overrule the decision made by...
The Bridge Burford
Jan 5, 20221 min read
Burford HGV Ban Overturned
Oxfordshire County Council is terminating the ban on lorries of more than 7.5 tonnes in Burford. The ban was introduced in 2020 for an...
The Bridge Burford
Dec 26, 20211 min read
Roy Lilley
We are sorry to report the death of Roy Lilley on 12 December. Roy was an active member of Burford Parish Church. He joined the Friends...
The Bridge Burford
Dec 21, 20211 min read
It's Vegan Only at OCC
There is a row going on at Oxfordshire County Council about the decision of the ruling Lib Dem, Labour and Green alliance to serve only...
The Bridge Burford
Dec 21, 20212 min read
Progress on A40 Traffic
We have received the following from Robert Courts, MP for the Witney constituency: As you will be aware, since being elected to...
The Bridge Burford
Dec 14, 20211 min read
Cole's Field Planning Application Rejected
The application for planning permission to build on Cole's Field in Burford was heard yesterday by West Oxfordshire district council's...
The Bridge Burford
Nov 29, 20211 min read
Winter Bites Early
We may not have a white Christmas this year but we had a white Advent Sunday. After a battering from storm Arwen on Saturday, snow fell...
The Bridge Burford
Nov 19, 20211 min read
Duke of Gloucester Visits Burford
The Duke of Gloucester visited Burford on 19 November. He first went to Burford School to attend a thanksgiving service as part of the...
The Bridge Burford
Nov 15, 20212 min read
Missed Bin Collections
15 November 2021 Residents of Burford and surrounding villages are likely to have noticed that there have been many problems about missed...
The Bridge Burford
Nov 11, 20213 min read
Time For A Rant
Paranoia may be the new pandemic, it’s certainly catching. The fact that you are not paranoid does not mean that you’re not being...
The Bridge Burford
Nov 11, 20211 min read
Poppies at the Cotswold Home
The residents, and staff at The Cotswold Home have been working hard making poppies. The poppies are displayed in the Activity Room...
The Bridge Burford
Nov 3, 20211 min read
Rolex Owners - Beware
Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses following a theft in Burford. "At 8.45 am on Thursday, 28 October 2021 a man was...
The Bridge Burford
Nov 2, 20211 min read
Almshouse Vacancy: Correction
The November edition of The Bridge contains an invitation to apply for a place in one of the Burford almshouses. By mistake the closing...
The Bridge Burford
Oct 29, 20211 min read
TASC lecturer changed / Organ recital cancelled
No sooner had the November edition of The Bridge come back from the printers when we discovered that two events announced in it were...
The Bridge Burford
Oct 19, 20211 min read
Smart Doorbell Breaks Privacy Rules
An Oxfordshire doctor has won a court ruling that a neighbour's smart doorbell camera breached her privacy. This ruling could open the...
The Bridge Burford
Sep 22, 20213 min read
Car Park Extension Latest
In the October edition of The Bridge Cllr Derek Cotterill writes about the meeting of the Uplands Planning Committee where the...
The Bridge Burford
Sep 21, 20211 min read
Plea to Help Afghan Refugees
Statements from the Leader of West Oxfordshire District Council and Cabinet Member for Communities and Housing Councillor Michele Mead,...
The Bridge Burford
Sep 12, 20211 min read
See The Burford Dragon
Click below to see a vintage film of the Burford School Dragon of 1980, commemorating the victory of the Saxons over Mercian forces in...
The Bridge Burford
Aug 14, 20213 min read
HGVs - An Alternative View
Facts not fiction about the HGV Ban in Burford. Love thy neighbour and fellow Communities When money was being raised in the town for the...
The Bridge Burford
Aug 9, 20212 min read
HGV Ban Latest
The Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (“ETRO”) which imposed the 7.5 tonne weight limit on HGVs in Burford High Street runs until...
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