The Museum of Oxford in the Town Hall has been celebrating its golden anniversary this year, having opened in 1975.

She also discussed the impact of the Botley Road closure, and Oxford's recently introduced congestion charge, with traders. The visit was interrupted by protesters from Open Roads For Oxford Ltd (ORFOL) campaigning against the charge.

She continued: “This Budget is going to be a critical juncture for a hospitality sector that has already faced significant challenges directly because of this government. We want to see businesses in my constituency thriving, not plagued with unnecessary hurdles imposed by the Chancellor.”

The MPs met with small business owners to hear first-hand about the pressures they face ahead of the Budget, including rising costs and staffing challenges. Layla Moran said: “The Covered Market is a shining example of how brilliant so many of our small businesses are across the Thames Valley.”

Museum exhibits cover the Cutteslowe Walls demonstrations led by Olive Gibbs, the Cowley Road Carnival, the Windrush community, Morris motors, the Pressed Steel factory, Oxford Pride and much more.

They appeal to councillors, saying that the people of Oxford and its visitors should not have to pay to learn about their own history and that introducing an entrance fee will discourage many people from visiting the museum and, of course, will hit the poorest hardest.
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It occurs, that in writing that article, which took well over a month to complete, we were, quite literally, herding cats? And it is just typical that some of them got away?!

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Olly Glover MP & Lynn Wood, Europa School Principal attended. Glover said: "Europa is a major draw for families of international scientists working with UKAEA and Harwell. Restricting access to [the IB] to those families who can afford to pay private school fees is the opposite of social mobility.”

Last year Cherwell District Council joined Kidlington Parish, Oxford City & Oxfordshire County Council, as well as MP Calum Miller, in opposing the plans to reopen and expand Campsfield, however the government plans to use ministerial approval or ‘Crown Development’ for a 260-bed expansion.

Speakers included Councillors Ian Middleton (Green, Cherwell District Council) and Mike Rowley (Labour, Oxford) and Oxford Trades Union Council vice president Bill MacKeith.

A former detainee of Campsfield said: “While I was at Campsfield I saw many people struggle to cope with depression and a system designed to break people down. You are treated as if you are a risk to society when all you are trying to do is reach safety and build a life.”

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Cherwell has opened a consultation on its budget changes. These include acquiring accommodation for homeless people at a cost of £5m to cut the amount spent on hotels, closing public toilets in Bicester, and moving to a three-weekly green bin connection. cherwell.citizenspace.com/communicatio...

Cherwell leader Cllr David Hingley said: “We are faced with changes to Government funding which could divert millions of pounds away from our district. I am calling for realistic and sustainable funding arrangements so that councils like Cherwell can plan ahead with certainty.”

For OCC, Cllr Dan Levy said: “This year, uncertainty is greatly amplified because of the wide-ranging changes the government plans. This creates real complications for our finance experts who have only been able to model the potential outcomes to a very limited extent.”

Revd Lamb was part of a delegation marking the declaration of John Henry Newman, leader of the C19th Anglo-Catholic Oxford Movement, as a Doctor of the Universal Church. “Every Sunday when we celebrate the Eucharist, we use a chalice that Newman gave us when he was our Vicar.”