Traffic and Travel

A parish council chairman hopes her anti-HS2 letter supported by 49 others affected by the scheme will encourage the government to scrap it.

A man was taken to hospital after a van crashed on the A422 near Farthinghoe yesterday (Wednesday, May 1).

A petition signed by nearly 3,500 supporters of a bypass for Farthinghoe was gladly accepted by South Northants MP Andrea Leadsom today (Friday, April 26).

Investigators believe a disruption between the fuel supply and the engines was the most likely cause of a plane crashing into a chicken farm by Enstone Airfield last year.

Oxfordshire residents have their favourite landmarks, like Blenheim Palace, the Radcliffe Camera, the Alfred the Great statue in Wantage and Banbury Cross.

More drivers have accused a car park operator at Banbury train station of ‘taking advantage of people’ by fining paying motorists.

Parents of pupils at The Dassett School, Fenny Compton are desperately trying to find ways to maintain child supervision on the school bus.

A motorist has spoke of his amazement after witnessing a car stop on the M1 so a child could go for a wee.

A man is in a serious but stable condition in hospital after being hit by a car on the M40 near Gaydon in the early hours of yesterday morning (Sunday, March 31).

Projects making a big difference to communities across Oxfordshire have received a cash boost from county councillors.

A cyclist was taken to hospital with a serious head injury after being involved in a crash with a car in Banbury yesterday (Thursday, March 28).

It is hoped chronic parking problems at the John Radcliffe and Churchill hospitals will be improved by installing number plate recognition cameras and signs showing the amount of free spaces.

More than 90 per cent of road crashes in Oxfordshire are caused by four factors and the authorities want to warn drivers that they are not invincible.

Fresh calls have been made for Oxfordshire County Council to lobby the Government to fund an M40 junction south of Banbury.