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Oxford UltraTorch Headlight CL500

Good build, reliable performance and longer-than-claimed run-times – a great budget option

Thu, Jan 26, 2023 15:45

Anti-LTN vandal sets bollard alight (credit – Oxford Liveable Streets)

Active travel campaigners release footage of anti-LTN vandals setting bollards alight

The night-time arson attack took place on Oxford’s Howard Street in July, leaving the road impassable due to the melted wreckage

Fri, Nov 25, 2022 14:55

The Plain Roundabout Oxford, July 2022 (via Google Street View)

Improvements to notorious roundabout will benefit both cyclists and motorists, campaigners say

Work on The Plain roundabout in Oxford, where cyclist Dr Ling Felce was killed by a lorry driver in March, is scheduled to be completed this week

Wed, Nov 23, 2022 17:46

Bike parking nightmare before Christmas as cycle racks to be removed for festive market

Cyclists in Oxford have been left "disappointed" as the council warns any bikes still locked on Friday will be removed too

Tue, Nov 22, 2022 17:26

Oxford roundabout where cyclist was killed to be made safer, works to be completed this month

Previous remodelling of The Plain roundabout, where Dr Ling Felce was killed in March, was criticised for not going far enough to fully protect people on bikes

Mon, Nov 07, 2022 16:51

Golf club in Oxford responds to new LTNs – by encouraging members to cycle there

Oxford Golf Club installs secure storage unit so clubs can be left there between rounds

Thu, Oct 20, 2022 18:23

Unlicensed HGV driver jailed for eight years for killing cyclist while under the influence of cocaine

Robert Whiting's provisional licence expired in 2002 and the tipper truck driver tested positive for cocaine after he killed mum-of-two Dr Ling Felce in Oxford in March

Sat, Sep 10, 2022 10:43

Anti-LTN protestors stop traffic in Oxford

More than 100 demonstrators held up traffic saying "we’re not messing about and we’re not going anywhere"

Sat, Jul 30, 2022 09:17

Council stands firm against vandals and votes to keep low-traffic neighbourhoods

Since introduction last year, the Oxford low-traffic scheme has been targeted by a vocal opposition, including one incident which saw a bollard set on fire

Wed, Jul 20, 2022 16:03

“This is just on another level”: Low-traffic neighbourhood vandals set fire to bollard

"The fact that people are taking to arson to express their dislike of the bollards — it's absolutely disgraceful"

Tue, Jul 05, 2022 16:42