Gordon Elliot
Ten golden rules to prevent fraud
Remember these ten golden rules to help you prevent fraud and beat the scammers. 1. Be suspicious of all too good to be true offers and...
top of page
The Bridge Magazine
Search
Gordon Elliot
Sep 282 min
Maggie and me
The recent death of the extraordinary Maggie Smith brought back memories of a summer day in 2012. We had heard on the grapevine that the...
Gordon Elliot
Sep 271 min
Plan to unlock Eynsham Park & Ride proposed
The Eynsham park-and-ride was completed earlier this year – but has yet to be connected to the A40 that runs alongside it. The 850-space...
Gordon Elliot
Sep 241 min
Doctors urge ban on urban wood burners
A group of paediatricians has demanded that wood-burning stoves should be phased out in urban settings to protect children's health. The...
Gordon Elliot
Sep 152 min
Keeping warm in winter
We know that many people are concerned about keeping warm in winter without incurring unaffordable energy bills. Age UK has issued the...
Gordon Elliot
Aug 211 min
Clarkson's pub opening on Friday
It's reported that Jeremy Clarkson's pub will open for the first time on Friday (23 August). The pub, formerly the Windmill but now...
Gordon Elliot
Aug 181 min
Allan Tuckwell RIP
We are sorry to report the death last week of Allan Tuckwell. Allan was an Oxfordshire man who joined the Oxfordshire Constabulary (now...
Gordon Elliot
Aug 151 min
Clarkson pub to open "next weekend"
Jeremy Clarkson has tweeted to his 8m followers that his pub (the former Windmill) will be open "next weekend" - does he mean the weekend...
Gordon Elliot
Aug 141 min
Work to start on A40 junction
Work will soon start on improving the A40 junction near Witney. This is in the area known as Shores Green to the east of Witney. At the...
Gordon Elliot
Aug 101 min
Clarkson's Pub - Fears over traffic problems
District councillor Hugo Ashton has written as follows: You may well have heard of Jeremy Clarkson’s plans for the Windmill Restaurant...
Gordon Elliot
Aug 11 min
Coming soon: Watercolours at Windrush
As reported in the August edition of The Bridge magazine, there will be an exhibition and sale of watercolour paintings at Windrush...
Gordon Elliot
Jul 231 min
Botley Solar Farm may get the green light under new government
It seems likely that Ed Miliband, the new secretary of state for energy, will give permission for the Botley West solar farm to be built....
Gordon Elliot
Jul 201 min
David Suratgar
23 October 1938 to 17 July 2024 We are sorry to report the death of David Suratgar earlier this week. He died at his home in Brandy...
Gordon Elliot
Jul 172 min
Highway Inn to reopen on 24 July
No doubt to the relief of thirsty residents, a local watering hole will soon be open again. Note that it is now just called Highway, like...
Gordon Elliot
Jul 161 min
No. 31 - Open Day
No. 31 is a new business which has opened at 31 Lower High Street, Burford, where Mrs Bumbles of blessed memory used to be. It is...
Gordon Elliot
Jul 51 min
Election Special
The Liberal Democrats have won the Witney parliamentary seat from the Conservatives. The Tories lost all their seats in Oxfordshire. The...
Gordon Elliot
Jun 301 min
Jeremy Clarkson has bought the Windmill
That's the former carvery next to the, er, Windmill Roundabout on the A40, although he refers to it as a pub. He writes in the Sunday...
Gordon Elliot
Jun 241 min
Images of Taynton gardens
It was a glorious summer's day yesterday (23 June) when eight gardens in Taynton were opened to the many visitors who made the trip there....
Gordon Elliot
Jun 191 min
Two honoured in birthday honours list
Burford on-call firefighter Steve Edginton has been awarded the British Empire Medal in the latest King’s Honours list for his dedication...
Gordon Elliot
Jun 181 min
Car fire in Burford
A car on the back of a rescue truck caught fire outside Bakery on the Hill today. Police and fire services attended the scene. Thanks...
bottom of page