Save Oxford Loos

The closure of a number of public loos across the city has hit the Oxford Mail today, and I would have to agree that we need more public loos not less. I spend about half my day out on the roads around Oxford and have used the public toilets on a number of times. If we are to be a tourist friendly city attracting visitors from around the world we should be expanding and updating our loos not reducing or closing them. Tell your councillor you are not happy about this!!

Ironically the plan the council has to compensate for the loss of public toilets is to ask business to open up there facilities to the public, but not the council run library in Queen Street!!

Welsh National Opera Arrive In Oxford

Seen a couple of these trucks heading towards the New Theatre today. The Welsh National Opera must be in town this week, I am not sure how much equipment these guys need but it must be a lot from the number of trailers they travel with. Not really into Opera myself.

Hot Air Ballooning In Oxford Today

With all the great weather we are having at the moment in Oxford the Hot Air Balloons have been making the most of this last good weather. I don't think we had Hot Air Balloons over Oxford last late in the year, last year?

Love Clear Crisp Days In Oxford

Just a nice easy photo of the two trees on the mound at the Oxford Castle in the city centre with Nuffield College in the back ground. Great day for walking around the city centre, wish I was on holidays.

Kingdom Of Wessex Standard Fly's St Georges Tower

Flag of the Kingdom of Wessex flying on St Georges Tower to commemorate the 1010th anniversary of the death of King Alfred who ruled over the Kingdom of Wessex which included modern day Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Dorset, Devon, Somerset, Berkshire and Wiltshire. Click here for a close up.

Don't Forget To Turn Your Clock Back

British Summer Time has ended for another year, Oxford is now on GMT, which I think is good. I am not a big day light savings fan. I am not sure who turns the clock back at Carfax, but it was correct when I went past at 1447hrs.

Support For Postal Staff Widens

Along with postal staff this morning out side Royal Mail House in Oxford a number of students for Oxford University, Local Government employees, and general members of the public braved the early morning weather and show concern about the deterioration of Royal Mail Service. Strike action today in Oxford by postal staff is part of a national postal strike which started on Thursday morning with processing staff walking off the job.

Protests Outside BBC Oxford Offices

At about 5pm this evening protesters started to gather outside BBC Radio Oxford office on Banbury Road over the airing of an interview with the national leader of the British National Party, Nick Griffin. There have been large demonstrations in London this afternoon over Nick Griffin's appearance on the BBC's Question Time tonight.

Tootsies Under Administration

Was around the Castle Development in the City Centre this afternoon and notice that Tooties Burger Grill had not lights on. On further investigation I could see that the whole place was empty and a notice on the front doors saying the company was in Administration. Looking in it was very strange, as it looked like the place could reopen at any minute, with all the tables set, tables out the front. This is the second business to close in this new development, the first was HaHa Bar.

Sarah Outen Indian Row Boat

Sarah Outen who rowed from Fremantle, Australia across the Indian Ocean to Mauritius in this specially designed row boat this year, was in Oxford to giver her first public lecture about her time on the water and her 3 world records. Serendipity, her boat for the trip was at St Edwards School where the talk took place, according to her website, Sarah took 124 days to row the 4000 miles alone across the Indian Ocean. Looking at her boat it definitely was not a pleasure trip.