The pavement outside Tesco and Boots on Cowley Road is a disgrace. People have tripped and fallen because of the uneven slabs and rocking utility covers. You’re asking for urgent repairs to the busiest pavement in our ward. You’re also saying that broken drains are part of the problem. ‘On the most recent walkabout with […]

Delivery trucks clog up Cowley Road and St Clements Street, making you ill with fumes and spewing out CO2 – but that could change. City councillors voted unanimously for a motion tabled by Graham that backs a cargo hub outside the city. Clean electric vehicles will bring goods to our shops and homes, cutting the […]

There was outrage when Clem’s nightclub on The Plain covered its frontage with a graffiti-style mural. Graham was abroad at the time, but people were able to alert him to what they complained was a blot on the conservation area. He contacted planning officers who moved in and the owner of the nightclub agreed to […]

Liberal Democrat ministers have provided £1 million to improve cycling safety in Oxford. But are the ruling Tories at County Hall spending it in the right way? Your ward councillor Graham Jones, who speaks for the City Council LibDems on Cleaner, Greener Oxford issues, wants to hear your views. Instead of funding a number of […]

People who live within earshot of the Bullingdon Arms on Cowley Road were alarmed at the pub’s application for longer hours.  Some of our residents attended the Licensing Panel meeting and made their views known. Graham also attended and spoke for St Clements residents.  ‘Of all the issues that people get in touch with me […]

People are saying they’re fed up about the suspension of our Neighbourhood Action Group. This crime-busting forum brings residents, traders, and students alongside police to swap data and ideas. Small multi-agency teams then get together to tackle specific problems – such as noise in a particular location. Like NAGs elsewhere, it hasn’t met for the best part […]

One hundred and twenty nations and peoples are represented in Oxford’s schools. Oxford is truly a world city. To celebrate and help young people meet each other through sport, city councillor Graham Jones has invested discretionary funding into ‘scoping’ an Oxford World Cup soccer competition in the run-up to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. […]

Do you know of historic buildings in need of protection? An official list is being drawn up and your views may be crucial. Plans to cover the iconic Arts and Crafts building, the old Elm Tree pub on Cowley Road with garish murals, ugly signboards, and neon were ditched after Graham protested. He wasn’t so […]

Merging the city council’s depots at a new location has long been on the cards and a suitable site will become available. It’s just a matter of time. Would you support using Cowley Marsh depot for the rebuilding of Temple Cowley pool, bringing healthy leisure facilities closer to more people? East Oxford Lib Dems would […]

People are saying how pleased they are with the new Controlled Parking Zone from Manzil Way to Hill Top Road and streets between. Lib Dem campaigner Graham Jones backed the scheme before his election in 2010 and was involved in the planning as a ward councillor. Now the focus has turned to the need to […]