A female victim of domestic abuse (Picture: PA) THERE is an increased risk of children being victims of domestic abuse as they enter their summer holidays, Oxfordshire County Council has warned. It is estimated that nearly two million people across the UK suffer from domestic abuse each year, while nearly 140,000 children live in homes where abuse takes place. People in Oxfordshire are now being reminded of the support on hand to those who may be experiencing domestic abuse or concerned about others who may be experiencing or using abusive behaviours in their relationships. Councillor Mark Lygo, Oxfordshire County Council s cabinet member for public health, highlighted that one in five young people are exposed to domestic abuse as he directed residents to the wealth of support available for residents.
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SCHOOL travel time has increased by up to an hour since a new traffic calming scheme was implemented. In March of this year, Oxfordshire County Council began a trial of a Low Traffic Neighbourhood [LTN] in Church Cowley, Temple Cowley and Florence Park. The controversial scheme includes putting planters or barriers on particularly streets to stop through-flow traffic. The council has now proposed a plan for another LTN trial in East Oxford – affecting St Mary’s, St Clements and Divinity Road. Results from their month-long consultation revealed that the council’s Special Education Needs transport team raised concerns about the time it was taking children to get to school since the Cowley LTN was introduced.