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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...
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The Bridge Burford
- Jan 5
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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 12, 2021
- 1 min
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 9, 2021
- 2 min
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...
The Bridge Burford
- Aug 3, 2021
- 2 min
Love West Oxfordshire App Receives 1000 Downloads
The Love West Oxfordshire LoyalFree app has received its first 1000 downloads just four weeks after launching on 1 July. The app has been...
The Bridge Burford
- Jul 20, 2021
- 2 min
Wychwood Forest Fair 2021
Wychwood Forest Fair to go ahead on 22 August at Foxburrow Wood The annual Wychwood Forest Fair will go ahead this year on Sunday 22...