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BBC News
28-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
MP urges residents to comment on Oxford United's stadium plans
An MP has urged her constituents to take part in a public consultation on Oxford United's proposed move to a new purpose built Dodds, who represents Oxford East, said she would "urge all local representatives at all levels to get behind the Yellows and support the club's proposals".She has previously spoken of her support for the club's plans for a new 16,000-capacity stadium on land known as the Triangle, near proposals are currently being considered by Cherwell District Council, with a public consultation into the plans due to end on Friday. More than 3,800 people and organisations have so far submitted their views on the scheme, which would include a hotel, restaurant and gym. Urging residents to take part in the consultation, Dodds said she "wholeheartedly" supported the plans as the club's current stadium, the Kassam, was "not up to standard"."It lacks a fourth stand, the club is being charged unviable rent, and there are many other problems," the former cabinet minister said."The loss of a stadium would be a huge hit to our football club – I will keep fighting for the new stadium to be built." Earlier this month, the U's reached an agreement with the stadium's owner, Fikora Group, to stay at the Kassam for a maximum of two further parties said no further extensions or new lease agreements would be possible following the its plans for the new stadium, the club predicts 1,000 new jobs will be created and £32m a year added to the local development would also become the UK's first all-electric stadium, the club say.A decision on the plans is expected to be made by Cherwell District Council by the end of July. You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
BBC News
19-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
🎧 July date for Oxford stadium plans
Oxford United's plans for a new stadium will face a crucial planning hearing on 3 July, says the club's development director Jon U's have agreed a deal to continue playing at the Kassam Stadium for a maximum of three want to build a new ground at the Triangle site near Kidlington and their planning application will be heard by Cherwell councillors in six weeks time."We have a clear plan to deliver (the new stadium) and the next big step is to get that planning decision from the committee," Clarke told BBC Radio can hear the full interview with Jon Clarke of BBC Radio Oxford's podcast, The Dub.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Town mourns loss of 'best of Bicester' after fire
There is an "outpouring of grief and shock" in the town where two firefighters and a man were killed in a fire at a business park, a councillor has said. Jennie Logan, 30, and Martyn Sadler, 38, died while tackling the fire at Bicester Motion on Thursday evening. David Chester, 57, a father of two who ran a business at the site and lived in Bicester, was also killed. Many observed a two-minute silence in the town's Garth Park on Sunday and Bicester Town Council will open its book of condolence at Garth House from 09:00 BST on Monday. Nicholas Mawer, who represents Bicester North on Cherwell District Council, told the BBC: "These people are the best of Bicester." Another two firefighters who suffered serious injuries remain in hospital, Thames Valley Police has said. Mr Mawer, who attended a service at St Edburg's Church on Sunday, added: "Thankfully these incidents are very rare but it's deeply affected the community. "You could tell how affected the people were and at the centre of this are the families of the people who we lost." He said town councillors were in early discussions regarding some kind of memorial for those who died, and that it would be further discussed in the annual town meeting later. "I'm sure in the fullness of time we'll bring forward a proposal that's suitable," he said. Michael Brooker, a fire officer with Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service and friend of Martyn Sadler, said the photo that had been distributed of Mr Sadler with a "big beaming smile - that was Martyn". "He always made sure we had fun," he continued. "It's kind of surreal because the room would light up when he turned up, and he would just have this air of confidence that would say, 'you know what, we've got this, we can do whatever we need to do'. "He really did have a generous heart, he was a really amazing guy." Mr Brooker told the BBC that he and his colleagues "have cried together... we've laughed together again". "It's not going to be easy the next couple of weeks, we know that, and we need to make sure we keep going," he continued. "We're resilient people, we do hurt, but we do need to honour them and continue doing what they loved doing themselves." Ms Logan and Mr Sadler were involved in Bicester Rugby Union Football Club's (BRUFC) women's team, Bicester Vixens. "We are a tight-knit club," BRUFC's chairman Paul Jaggers said. "We are a family and it's hit the club and the wider community very hard. "Obviously losing two of your members in any situation is really tough and it's had a profound impact." Both firefighters worked for Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service and Mr Sadler was also part of the London Fire Brigade. Mr Chester, who ran family business Chesters & Sons at Bicester Motion, joined the estate when it was bought 12 years ago and was described as "part of the fabric of our estate and a friend to us all". Historic England, which had worked with Mr Chester, said he had been a "valued partner" who it was a "privilege" to work alongside. Fire investigators and Thames Valley Police are working to establish the cause of the blaze in what the police said was a "complex investigation which may take some time". You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram. Services and silence for killed firefighters and father Tributes to firefighters and father killed in blaze Firefighters killed in business park blaze named Firefighters and member of public die in blaze at business park Fire at motor and aviation site 'under control'
Times
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Times
Oxford Union rejects calls to fly the LGBT flag for Pride month
The Oxford Union has rejected a proposal to reinstate the mandatory flying of the LGBT flag every Pride month. Anita Okunde, the union's president, raised the motion after the order to fly the flag in June was removed without explanation from the student committee book, according to reports. The order insisted union presidents should 'fly an LGBT flag clearly and visibly from the courtyard throughout June every year'. Okunde's request to reinstate the mandatory flag order was rejected by a vote of seven to four in a secret ballot on May 5, which was first reported by Cherwell, the student newspaper., Opponents expressed concern about 'opening the floodgate' for other flags. • From polysexual to genderqueer: where did all the flags come from? Samy
