Mosquito device comes to Oxford

A device that transmits an uncomfortable high frequency sound audible only to young people to deter them from congregating is to be installed for the first time in Oxford. The trial of the Mosquito device, which can be remotely activated...

Fatal accidents on Oxford ring road drop dramatically

Oxford’s A4142 ring road, once one of the most dangerous stretches of road in Britain, is now ‘one of the most improved for safety’, says a report by the Road Safety Foundation. The eight kilometres of dual carriageway between the...

Children’s heart unit in Oxford faces closure

The specialist paediatric heart unit at Oxford’s John Radcliffe hospital has been threatened with closure under new government proposals, says the Oxford Mail. It is one of 11 such centres in the country and the government is investigating the option...

Oxford riverside preserved for the public

Negotiations are underway for 36 acres of Oxford riverside land to be bought for the use of the public. The Oxford Preservation Trust, founded in 1926, is in negotiations with retailing giant Tesco and the city council over the Old...

Plans to cut carbon emissions

Oxford city council is proposing a green mandate to cut the city’s carbon emissions by three per cent a year, reports the Oxford Mail. It is estimated that Oxford produces one million tonnes of carbon dioxide every year. Local organisations,...