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A COUNCIL has paid millions to purchase green fields to build more houses.

Across the county, electors could vote for one of 63 new county councillors. In Oxford, they could also elect two new city councillors to join the total of 48 in a new council. In north and western Oxfordshire, half of Cherwell and West Oxfordshire’s district councillors were also up for election. The Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner was also up for re-election. Extra precautions were being taken at polling booths, with a one-in one-out policy and one-way system in operation at many to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Hand sanitiser was also on offer, masks were a r...

Mr Simmons said: "Our manifesto is the Green New Deal for Oxford." To fund this, Oxford's Greens are proposing to remove the city council's investments in commercial property and redirect it into other schemes. Carbon zero houses On housing, the Green leader said his party would look at reusing vacant city centre buildings or building more homes. The St Mary's councillor said: "City centres are changing, most high street fashion brands have closed and moved online. This is a shift that has been accelerated by Covid but always was there." He added there was a 'large opportunity' fo...

Independent and small party candidates: Jeanette Matelot, Richard Langridge, Judith Harley, Chaka Artwell, David Henwood, Les Sibley, Stefan Gawrysiak, Pete Handley, and Jamila Azad THIS week the Oxford Mail is speaking to candidates from the different political parties standing to win power on Oxfordshire County Council on May 6. Today, this paper looks at the smaller political parties and independent councillors standing across the county. Independents There are 12 independent candidates standing across the county: Les Sibley (Bicester West), Chaka Artwell (Barton, Sandhills and Risin...

Excavation starts at Iffley Fields This potential encroachment, the group said, meant there was ‘a potentially prosecutable action’ was made’ due to Badger protection laws. The group said it was also concerned with the amount of activity taking place at the site. Friends of the Fields of Iffley said it was told by Oxford City Housing Limited [OCHL], who own the land, that there would be 'limited activity' on the site, which included removing the Japanese knotweed and the fallen tree. OCHL also told the campaigners that 'all works will be well away from the badger sett'. Evelyn...