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still last @lastnotlost.bsky.social · 22h

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www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2333697...

An Oxford hotelier has issued a statement apologising for linking the Holocaust with Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs).

Jeremy Mogford, the owner of Old Bank Hotel in High Street and Old Parsonage Hotel in Banbury Road, has admitted he was guilty of “over-dramatising” the cause of Oxford’s traffic filters after he compared Oxfordshire County Councillor Andrew Gant to Josef Mengele.

Mengele was a German SS officer who performed deadly experiments on prisoners in Auschwitz II and was known as the Angel of Death.

The apology comes after Mr Mogford sent an email to councillors about Mr Gant, in which he likened the LTNs to the Holocaust.

READ MORE: Oxford hotel boss Jeremy Mogford compares LTNs to Holocaust

Mr Mogford wrote: “This man Gant, along with his associates, are the Mengele equivalent……Experimenting with people (our city), without knowing what the consequences might be, which could and probably will be terminal.”

The email was sent to resident Peter West at 8.45pm on Tuesday evening (February 14) and councillors were copied in alongside MP Anneliese Dodds.

Mr Mogford’s statement today stated: “I would like to apologise for my statement made to and about Mr Gant and his associates, comparing the aforementioned to Mengele, whom I have, and always will totally condemn.

still last @lastnotlost.bsky.social · 22h

This is the guy who likened LTNs in Oxford to the Holocaust, and that a councillor was "the equivalent of Mengele"

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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 22h

Jeremy Mogford, Oxford hotelier and chairman of Oxford Business Action Group, has been charged with murder in connection with the death of his 100-year old mother Patricia Mogford. The 77-year old was charged together with 71-year old Sarah Pickering from Guildford.

Jeremy Mogford (photo: The Oxford Collection)

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still last @lastnotlost.bsky.social · 1d

Agree about too many sheds with wasteful parking (every branch in Merton including those spitting distance from a train station), but can give two relatively recent Lidl stores with flats above: Upper Tooting Road, and Crown Point between Streatham and Crystal Palace.
Yeah, both have car parks too.

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still last @lastnotlost.bsky.social · 1d

5/ this is my shocked face as I learn racist Archibald is dropped from his bigoted talk show
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Dave Hutchinson @hutchinsondave.bsky.social · 1d

Never mind, Mike. You can always go into concrete farming.

Mike Graham 'axed from Talk show' after racist posts on Facebook account

Mike Graham has reportedly been suspended from his Talk UK show after a racist post was shared on his Facebook account, which he denies was by him.

www.thelondoneconomic.com

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still last @lastnotlost.bsky.social · 1d

AFAIK it's LB Islington, and the traffic order which appears to relate to the scheme says nothing about speed limit
www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/4973395

Road Traffic Acts

www.thegazette.co.uk

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Mama Moose @mamamoose-be.bsky.social · 3d

The officer replying was indeed me. I remember it vividly. I had a hard time formulating that response😂😂😂

still last @lastnotlost.bsky.social · 3d

Well, if the officer was Mama Moose then you could imagine the eye rolling ...

Mama Moose

I remember writing that response 😂😂. I could not write my actual opinion. I am still using this resident’s response as an example of how hard/funny/sad our jobs can be.

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still last @lastnotlost.bsky.social · 3d

Well, if the officer was Mama Moose then you could imagine the eye rolling ...

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still last @lastnotlost.bsky.social · 3d

My favourite objection to a cycle hanger was the "Poor Feng Shui" one, sub'd to Brent Council in Jan 2020.

The cycle hanger was installed.
#PoorFengShui

Comment received: Eyesore, unnecessary, poor Feng Shui. I'm afraid the bike hanger would be a big blot on the pretty aspect o/s Holland House

Officer's response: Bike hangers are smaller in size than an average car park on the same road, which makes them blend into their surroundings.

Picture of a bike hanger sitting magnificently on an extend pavement next to a road junction. A row of red brick houses is behind, with cars parked on the road further back.

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still last @lastnotlost.bsky.social · 6d

Those numbers are outrageous 😎

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still last @lastnotlost.bsky.social · 6d

2/ cc @cs3cs6count.bsky.social

And hat-tips to @westcountrytim.bsky.social @bobfromaccounts.bsky.social and @highpoh.bsky.social for noticing the cycle counters had been rebooted in late September.
Will try and wiggle past at least once a week ...

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still last @lastnotlost.bsky.social · 6d

Friday 17 Oct'25, mid-afternoon, grey:
> cycleway #CS3 #C3 Vicky Embankment 5,956 cycle journeys by mid-aft, 267,945 journeys since the reboot in late Sept;
> #CS6 #C6 Blackfriars Road: in news that won't surprise regulars, the rebooted counter has failed again with "please wait sign starting"

collage of 3 pictures of the cycle journey counting totems showing the electronic displays with the quoted numbers and text.

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Rosamundi @rosamundi.bsky.social · Aug 11

"Secured by Design" and people complaining about noise would see the end of this in the UK.

Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · Aug 10

friend and I had drinks with her cousin and his 7yo kid in Marseille and he brought us to this pedestrian square that's basically lots of terraces with a playground in the middle so the adults can do lunch/drinks/dinner while keeping an eye on their playing kids and......why is this not everywhere

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still last @lastnotlost.bsky.social · Jul 31

Not another vehicle trying to escape?
🤦
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🔞🎃Mx Wred's haunted brain🎃🔞 @mxwinifred.bsky.social · Jul 30

If dangerous cyclists are so dangerous then why haven't we ever seen a bicycle sticking through a second or third story wall after crashing?

Weird that it happens to cars so often though. They must just teleport up there or something.

A car sticking out of a second story wall

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Gary Cummins @garyinscotland.bsky.social · Jul 29

Poster with a cartoon image of a typical Nanna. saying 'Have you seen this nan' It is a joke on the Met police arresting old folk for protesting in support of Palestine.

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still last @lastnotlost.bsky.social · Jul 29

"If more people are cycling (and they are), then we may need to reintroduce cycling proficiency training"

FFS

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putneynews.bsky.social @putneynews.bsky.social · Jul 29

Putney should be a transport success story: 2 Tube stations, rail to Waterloo, buses everywhere, riverboat service. Instead, residents are talking about leaving because of traffic.
The culprit? Ideology replacing common sense.
putney.news/2025/07/29/p...

Putney gridlock shows what happens when ideology replaces common sense - Putney.news

Putney’s traffic nightmare shows how anti-car ideology, poor planning, and rising charges are pushing residents to breaking point.

putney.news

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MacLondon @maclondon.bsky.social · Jul 27

Stickers are up on signs for the new 'taxis allowed' East-West at Bank.

Old restriction ended on Fri evening... and amended restriction begins on Mon am.

Pic 3 at E side will be ineffective while Leadenhall has a W'bound closure (=only way for taxis to get to Cornhill during restriction hours).

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MacLondon @maclondon.bsky.social · Jul 27

Definitely going to be some new cycle tracks opening on the Westminster side of the bridge, as separate🚦have gone in for cyclists and some bike boxes/ASLs have been removed.

Signals of cycle track on left. Turn right in 2 phases. (Until Monday the cycle route is on the roadway.)

New island protection just beyond the crossing

Signals in for southbound cyclists to join C8. No right turn from here. Not clear if a 2nd 'left-turn' cycle track (left of photo edge) will open

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MacLondon @maclondon.bsky.social · Jul 27

Some pics around the 'weekend switchover' at Lambeth Bridge.

The built eastbound (to 'south of the river') cycle track is signed as a C-route (+ NCN4). At least one more route sign is waiting to go up.
@raynoldchow.bsky.social @edmondchuihw.bsky.social @lastnotlost.bsky.social

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still last @lastnotlost.bsky.social · Jul 24

"According to Ofcom, platforms must not host, share or permit content encouraging use of VPNs to get around age checks."

BBC: "Here's how a VPN works"

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

BBC graphic showing how Virtual private network works

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still last @lastnotlost.bsky.social · Jul 23

8/ After an initial week of folk trying out the #Silvertown bike bus, the usage has settled down into a stable 120-or-so per day. It's rare for anyone to be left behind.

The bike bus is free for the first year, and contracted for three years.

Graph showing the number of folk taking bikes on the silvertown tunnel bike bus over the first 3 months

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still last @lastnotlost.bsky.social · Jul 23

7/ #TfL's #Silvertown tunnel report is out (PDF: content.tfl.gov.uk/silvertown-a...) ... and the half-arsed difficult-to-find cycle bus service averages 120-130 users per day.

#TfL wants "influencers" to promote it with tiktok vids 🤦

Cross-river cycle shuttle
Before the Silvertown Tunnel
opened, there were limited options
for people wanting to cross the
river with a cycle in this part of
London. The London Cable Car
is the closest available link, while
the Greenwich and Woolwich Foot
Tunnels and London River Services
are also available.
The new Silvertown Tunnel cycle
shuttle, which is free for at least
the first 12 months, runs from 06.30
until 21:30 every day, apart from
Christmas Day. It can accommodate
a range of cycles, including
conventional pedal bikes, e-bikes,
cargo bikes, hire bikes and adaptive
cycles, with conventional cycles
making up almost 80 per cent of
all trips.
The average daily demand is
between 125 and 130 cyclists.
While this is below the capacity
of the service, usage is expected
to grow as cyclists plan and adapt
their routes to benefit from this
innovative and free crossing option.
To encourage more Londoners
to try the shuttle service, we will
continue to advertise it through
the summer. This includes
collaborations with microinfluencers to promote the service,
as well as additional roadside
posters in the local area.

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still last @lastnotlost.bsky.social · Jul 23

. @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social @nutty.bsky.social I see you're both posting #Silvertown bike bus stuff ...

... so where's your TikTok videos, or ain't you "influencers"?

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still last @lastnotlost.bsky.social · Jul 22

Noise from the inverters
#NoiseBloke

Noise bloke wibbling about noise from solar panels and solar farms

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still last @lastnotlost.bsky.social · Jul 21

Half of these Qs are ways for MPs to get into their local papers (esp Reach pubs which will recycle parly answers).
Half are MPs satisfying/ fobbing off constituents "Yes, I'll ask the minister .. here's their answer" instead of "you dimwit, ask your ward councillor"

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still last @lastnotlost.bsky.social · Jul 19

"You've avoided prison by the skin of your teeth"

> chases biker through Sutton for 5 minutes
> uses car as weapon to crash into biker
> convicted of dangerous driving
> suspended sentence

www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/2532318...

A Sutton chef who used his car as a weapon against a motorcyclist said he “saw red” because the biker tried to drive off following a crash.

Bilel Tchikou chased the biker through Sutton for five minutes, repeatedly tried to knock into him and crashed into a street bollard.

The 35-year-old avoided prison “by the skin of his teeth” on Thursday, July 17, as a judge said the victim could have been killed.

The Old Bailey heard that Tchikou, of Shelley Way in Colliers Wood, was driving a SEAT Leon on the evening of September 27 last year when he was involved in a minor collision with a motorcycle.

Tchikou said he “saw red” as the biker did not stop to swap details.

A lengthy chase ensued in which Tchikou pulled off highly dangerous manoeuvres, tried to crash into the motorcyclist and collided with street furniture.

The biker sustained some injury to his leg during the incident but was not supportive of the prosecution.

Tchikou pleaded guilty to dangerous driving.

Judge Philip Katz KC, sentencing, said: “You were using your car as a weapon. You were trying to bump into this man and knock him over.

“He was lucky not to be killed. The risk to him and members of the public as you drove like a maniac must have been obvious to you.”

Tchikou had an unblemished criminal record prior to this offence and the court heard he regrets his actions.

Judge Katz sentenced him to 15 months in custody but suspended the sentence for two years.

“You’ve avoided prison by the skin of your teeth,” Judge Katz said.

Tchikou will be required to carry out 150 hours of unpaid work.

He will be disqualified from driving for 18 months and must pass an extended retest before he can drive again.

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