The bus stop at the top of Stert Street has been shut for a few weeks now. The stop is used by the Abingdon Town Bus service on its route round and through Abingdon. The barriers stretch some way beyond the bus stop, and also have the effect of not allowing people to cross the road before the designated crossing.

The notice at the stop says “Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience.”  The our in this sentence is Oxfordshire County Council who must have their reasons but no reason is given.

Has there been a serious incident at or near this stop ? Are they just checking out whether the traffic will run more smoothly without a bus stop? Does work need to be done on the path?

Somebody will know.

I am suprised to see quite so many new signs fixed round Abbey House pointing to the Council Chamber entrance.

There are two very grand entrances to Abbey House, the home of the Vale of White Horse District Council, but the door to the Council Chamber is not one of them. The new Council Chamber is really just a committee room entered through a small external door, and can be easily missed.

Tonight’s District Council Full Council meeting (Wed 14th Dec at 7pm) is at the Guildhall, now owned by the Town Council. So on this occasion Don’t follow signs to the Council Chamber Entrance!

Just looking at the agenda for anything of interest tonight …

A cross party motion …

Motion to be proposed by Councillor Angela Lawrence and seconded by Councillor Peter Jones: This council resolves to use every channel available to it to persuade the Government to alter planning law to recognise that a local public house becoming a shop is a change of use…

Agreement to changes to Abbey shopping centre plans that came through public consultation…. This £4M revamp by Scottish Widows has already been approved last week by the district planning committee, and there is a virtual fly through tour you can take on Youtube. Work to start in February and targeted for completion by Autumn 2012. …

Consultation on development to the Charter area should happen in Spring 2012 with plans by Autumn.