Call for workplace parking levy to cover the whole of Oxford oxfordmail.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from oxfordmail.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Chipping Norton TOWNS across Oxfordshire plagued by lorries shaking historic buildings and straining ancient bridges may soon get funding for a solution. As Oxfordshire county councillors met on Wednesday, Stefan Gawrysiak, the independent councillor for Henley, spoke about the damage and disruption caused by heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) passing through the town over its historic bridge. Mr Gawrysiak called for new environmental restrictions to be brought into towns including Burford, Chipping Norton and Henley to prevent HGVs driving through them, He said historic buildings in Henley ‘rattle’ when lorries pass, and pedestrians are intimidated by them while walking on narrow pavements, and said HGVs contribute to the fact that Henley has poor air quality, having been an air quality management area for 18 years.
Oxford County Hall GV general scene. Picture: Ed Nix OXFORDSHIRE s council leaders did not rise to the request for an apology after a £1.6m payout of taxpayers money which led to accusations they were asleep at the wheel . The county council had to make the £1,607,338.57 payout to Marston Holdings Ltd, after the company challenged the way a car parking enforcement contract was awarded in 2019. But the payment only came to light this February in a report which summarised the mistakes made and the lessons learned. At a specially convened meeting yesterday, the council s cabinet were asked to apologise for their part in the mistakes which led to the payout.
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