http://www.oxfordcountylibdems.org.uk/articlearchive.php Recent Press Articles from Oxfordshire Liberal Democrats en-GB Oxfordshire Liberal Democrats http://www.oxfordcountylibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 Oxfordshire Liberal Democrats 2008-11-21T13:06+00:00 United Kingdom http://www.oxfordcountylibdems.org.uk/articles/000011/transform_oxford.html So the Conservatives are planning to 'Transform Oxford', but at what cost environmentally and financially? The plans look as if they were worked out on the back of an envelope! 2008-10-05T00:00+00:00 http://www.oxfordcountylibdems.org.uk/articles/000010/reducing_carbon_emissions__why_street_lights_but_not_bottled_water.html Many people will have seen that Oxfordshire County Council has announced plans to switch off some street lights in the name of cutting down on the county's carbon emissions and with a potential saving of £7,835 per year. 2008-08-11T12:01+00:00 http://www.oxfordcountylibdems.org.uk/articles/000009/oxford_hospital_buses_petition.html Cllr Jean Fooks presented a petition to the County Council last November, asking for better bus services from North Oxford to Headington, the Churchill, Nuffield and Warneford hospitals and Brookes University. Many residents came to County Hall to support her. 2008-03-01T00:00+00:00 http://www.oxfordcountylibdems.org.uk/articles/000008/cycling_to_school.html Did you know around ten per cent of pupils in Oxfordshire currently cycle to school? Recent figures suggest this is around five times greater than the national average. Helping to achieve this performance are the cycle training volunteers who teach road safety skills to year five and year six pupils across Oxfordshire. 2008-02-20T09:46+00:00 http://www.oxfordcountylibdems.org.uk/articles/000006/the_procurement_of_residual_waste_treatment_facilities_for_oxfordshire.html Despite Oxfordshire's excellent recycling and composting rates, the amount of non-recyclable residual waste generated in future looks set to exceed the county's landfill allowance, resulting in severe financial penalties. A method of treating non-recyclable residual waste is therefore required, and was the subject of a fierce debate at the County Council on 8 January. 2008-02-14T00:00+00:00 http://www.oxfordcountylibdems.org.uk/articles/000007/water_leaks_and_drainage_problems.html Local councillors are well aware of the frustration caused by the problems of leaking water pipes, and inadequate drainage systems, but we need to make it clear that local councils have had no control over the local water supply for the past 10 years. 2007-12-07T00:00+00:00 http://www.oxfordcountylibdems.org.uk/articles/000005/cleaner_air_on_the_a34.html In Oxfordshire today we own more cars and drive further than ever before. In the last 20 years the number of cars owned by Oxfordshire residents has almost doubled to over 300,000. In addition, more than one in ten of Oxfordshire's workforce is now travelling more than 20miles to get to work. The result is that total traffic on Oxfordshire's roads has increased by two per cent per year since 1991. Forecasts show many sections of Oxfordshire's main roads will exceed capacity by 2011. 2007-11-07T00:00+00:00 http://www.oxfordcountylibdems.org.uk/articles/000004/reading_ring_road__letter_of_objection.html Director of Environment, Culture & Sport 2006-09-07T15:00+00:00 http://www.oxfordcountylibdems.org.uk/articles/000003/lib_dems_in_oxfordshire_and_berkshire_unite_against_reading_ring_road_plans__joint_statement.html Joint Statement by Leaders of the Liberal Democrat Councillor Groups of Reading Borough Council, Wokingham District Council, West Berks District Council, South Oxfordshire District Council and Oxfordshire County Council Regarding Reading Borough Council's IDR Proposals 2006-09-07T00:00+00:00