Mischief making at The Living Room

8:22pm Wednesday 23rd April 2008

Certain mischief makers, who shall remain nameless, were quick to point out the apparent laziness of Conservative councillors in holding a photoshoot last week at The Living Room (a trendy bar which is just a stone's throw from County Hall).

	Simple rules when trucks lurk
	5:45pm Mon 21 Apr 08
	CyclinG is safer than non-cyclists think. Statistics usually measure accidents per mile. Motor vehicles travel further than bikes and so seem safer. Bikes are no more dangerous per journey. But cyclists do need to watch out for trucks.
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	Cabbages and Kings
	4:34pm Thu 17 Apr 08
	According to the poet Lord Byron, the Assyrian came down like a wolf on the fold, although a solo mission might account for why, according to Old Testament war correspondents, that invasion came to a sorry end.

	The Insider
	3:10pm Wed 16 Apr 08
	WHAT a chore it is being leader of Her Majesty's opposition.

	On Yer Bike
	3:48pm Mon 14 Apr 08
	I've had my worst week's cycling for ages - I mentioned in a previous column that I'm pregnant and am therefore terribly forgetful at the moment. This week, I managed to lose my entire set of bike lock keys, so I couldn't unlock any of the bikes I have access to.

	The Insider
	4:21pm Wed 9 Apr 08
	You might have read Liberal Democrat Parliamentary candidate Steve Goddard's latest propaganda sheet. But do so with caution, because you might get the wrong end of the stick.
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On Yer Bike

2:56pm Monday 7th April 2008

I WAS in a black cab returning from the vet with a spayed bitch on my lap, wishing I had a bike trailer to tow the dog in. We were discussing the roads, as you do. The cabbie was no happier than I am about the fact that private hire vehicles - minicabs - will soon be allowed to use Oxford's bus lanes. He predicted a lot more accidents. I didn't disagree.

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Cabbages and Kings

12:32pm Thursday 3rd April 2008

He was probably in his early 20s, heading to the city centre aboard the Thornhill park-and-ride shuttle, a large musical instrument case wedged between his legs.

Honoured

7:30am Thursday 3rd April 2008

A warm welcome home to the troops of 7 Rifles.

	Route to confusion
	5:01pm Wed 2 Apr 08
	Predictably, perhaps, the free bus pass scheme for over-60s that came into force on, erm, April Fools' Day, has turned out to be something of a farce in Oxford.
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