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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 30/09/2026

Guest speaker at St Helen and St Katharine this week - joining students from secondary schools I created a workshop/game based on a hypothetical council with £1B to spend, but with difficult budget decisions to make... Big thanks to all, and all power to the OX14 Learning Partnership 💪

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 19/09/2026

💧 Last month I wrote a blog asking you to consider that flooding might be a bit more complicated than “blocked drains” and a lazy council. I also promised to come back with something practical. So here it is. Less polemical, more practical. 👇 cllrdrnathanley.substack.com/p/what-you-c...

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 14/09/2026

Honestly my life is about to get a lot more miserable these next few years Mid terms is gonna be a nice moment of catharsis in November. But it can't undo this

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 12/09/2026

Honestly, I'm starting to wonder how *any* other party will be able to compete with this level of corruption, and such loose finance regulation That postal vote letter Farage sends us every year full of lies? Expect more of that Against the 'elites', fighting for the little guy? Yeah, right

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 06/09/2026

Nice to see this fence and gate fixed at Long Furlong Community Centre ✅️ With thanks to Cllrs Helen & Caleb Abingdon Abbey Northcourt and Cllr Andy Foulsham

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 03/09/2026

Visited Marcham Road Hospital this morning and saw the newly refurbished Abingdon EMU with Emma Leaver, COO at Oxford Health £1.1m from NHS England for same-day urgent care that keeps people out of the JR overnight Also saw the stroke rehab unit, podiatry and MIU. Brilliant staff.

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 03/09/2026

📩 Abingdon Newsletter - August 2026 Please subscribe for future updates and to receive it directly to your email inbox every month Thank you! cllrdrnathanley.substack.com/p/abingdon-n...

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 04/08/2026

Despite a Police and Crime Commissioner for the wider region who works against us, @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social is being brave and leading the way on road safety in 2026

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 27/07/2026

It's that time of the year again Taking a short break from the internet — genuinely knackered and in need of a proper switch-off Something tells me we might need that energy over the next 12 months.... Thank you for the kindness and civility as ever 🧡 See you soon

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 26/07/2026

🚧 £4m extra just approved to fix Oxfordshire's broken gullies - taking total investment to £9.42m over 2 years Now they've been cleared, the extra money is going into to fix the collapsed and broken structures where needed High-risk areas are now being cleaned annually, up from once every 4 years

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 23/07/2026

🗺️ The Minister who signed off the "Greater Oxford" boundary grab was sacked days later. Look at the shape - it's a gerrymander, reaching for villages that have nothing to do with the city (but cutting us out?) I'd rather keep Oxfordshire whole. Please sign & share: www.oxonld.uk/lgr

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 18/07/2026

Another beautiful July Saturday morning ☀️ Check out my ride on Strava: strava.app.link/Lj6j6xp3R4b

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 15/07/2026

Abingdon town centre active travel improvements following consultation Some changes but fundamentally we are NOT going back. This isn't Didcot, or Banbury, or Bicester 💪 Full info here: www.facebook.com/share/p/1EEE...

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 14/07/2026

Detour home from work via the old university, possibly for the first time Funny how it feels like yesterday

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 12/07/2026

Bonus points if anyone can pinpoint this spot on the map

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 08/07/2026

The commute is either this or the Bakerloo line. I choose this ☀️🚴‍♀️

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 04/07/2026

Loving it Check out my ride on Strava: strava.app.link/MFPLF0BNu4b

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 30/06/2026

A “day off” work today for Full Council at County Hall, but plenty of local chasing too: play park vandalism, Austin Place tree, speed signs, verges, library cooling, Boulter Drive parking, cycling links, noise cameras, EV chargers, NCN5 and Lodge Hill. I’ll keep nudging.

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 27/06/2026

Honestly a bit too hot (especially under prepared) but lovely nonetheless strava.app.link/rdSh6uPHj4b

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 19/06/2026

Illiquid markets (eg not Makerfield) = better value!

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 13/06/2026

I spotted this X3 on the Vineyard, Abingdon last weekend It turns out to be a nice little milestone 🚌⚡ Electric buses are now used on the X3, especially at weekends and for part-day running We already have the 35, but it’s good to see electric buses appearing more often on the X3 too

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 13/06/2026

I spotted this X3 on the Vineyardz Abingdon last weekend It turns out to be a nice little milestone 🚌⚡ Electric buses are now used on the X3, especially at weekends and for part-day running We already have the 35, but it’s good to see electric buses appearing more often on the X3 too

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 02/06/2026

It's not everyday you see one of these outside the bedroom window....😮 And I don't think it's the mealworms it's after....! #Abingdon #Oxfordshire #sparrowhawk

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 30/05/2026

Getting out early in this weather is absolute therapy

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 29/05/2026

We've had a new Zebra Crossing installed after much lobbying and effort At the same time, working with officers, when repainting lines after resurfacing we've removed the 0.75m advisory cycle lanes and replaced with wider lanes and large symbols where space dictates

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 23/05/2026

Pleased to see my new Zebra Crossing go in by Larkmead / St Helen and St Katharine School, Abingdon It felt like applying took nearly as long as 22 years between premier league titles!

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 03/05/2026

Happy Early May Bank Holiday Emergency milk run ride bolt on = successful ✅

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 29/04/2026

Days like this I'm so glad I didn't sell the Brompton #abingdon #oxfordshire #multimodalcommuter

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 26/04/2026

Local election candidate on Facebook This is genuine median voter behaviour. And fair enough!

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 26/04/2026

We've been enjoying Southern Town Park Run in Abingdon recently A really fun and friendly way to get the youngsters interested in exercise 👍😎

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 26/04/2026

Let us hope the new bollard in picture two stops the thing in picture one happening! 🤞

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 23/04/2026

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🐉 Happy St George’s Day - hope you’re all having a good one! I’ll be out doing my patriotic duty watering new street trees 💧🌳 With the dry spell (and 🌍 Earth Day just gone), they need it. Got a young tree nearby? A watering can helps Become a Tree Guardian! tree.planting@oxfordshire.gov.uk

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 22/04/2026

Welcome to Abingdon, M&S food! Bike parking now open again to the side 😉

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 19/04/2026

Pleased to see overwhelming opinion IN FAVOUR of the NCN5 cycle and walking improvements to our town centre, including contraflow lane In Abingdon we don't mess around or sit on the fence www.facebook.com/share/p/18EX...

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 18/04/2026

Did an Ancestry DNA test. Unexpectedly I'm now a supporter of Welsh Independence and will be taking up learning Icelandic (??)

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 05/04/2026

The Abingdon Monk is back, and better than ever!

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 02/04/2026

Nice to see a few more of these going up in my patch, on request!

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 31/03/2026

A break from the usual - away for work somewhere a bit warmer this past week 🌞 Back in town now - and no place like home I’m quickly readjusting to streets without tram tracks running down the middle, or brass instruments being played loudly every few yards (though I wouldn't say no to either....)

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 25/03/2026

Looks like we're definitely going to end up with the 'Greater Oxford' Model. If that's how it ends can they *please* tidy up some of these loose ends?

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 21/03/2026

Back in the (club riding) game.... ☀️🚴‍♀️🚴🚴‍♂️

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 19/03/2026

As someone trying to practise 'learned optimism' this is hard to deal with The next few years are going to be VERY bad for 99% of us People are going to suffer. We're all going to get poorer; and politics will become more populist as a result ☹️

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 14/03/2026

☕🥐 Good morning to you from the marvellous Proof Social Bakehouse ! If you are one of the hundred or so emails I have struggled to reply to this past fortnight - apologies! It's been a busy time with work but I will do my best this weekend. Thanks so much for your patience 🙂

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 11/03/2026

As promised, roadside gully emptying is now once per year, up from the historic once-every-4-year cycle Our area is being done as of now and over the coming days 🚨 Please make sure your vehicle(s) are off the road or away from any gully to make sure it can be cleaned/emptied Thank you

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 10/03/2026

Peak Cherry Blossom 🌸 Whole trees on urban and suburban streets turned into clouds of pink, brightening up paths and streets for a short while Someone's foresight 30 years ago is ours to enjoy today Right now, it’s the cherries’ moment, but not for too many more days 🙂

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 01/03/2026

Yep it's already looking good!

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 21/02/2026

P.s. my long term dream is to find a site locally where we can emulate what they have in Faringdon for regular cycle training I fear this would be a multi year endeavour and probably wait until post local government reorganization!

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 21/02/2026

First outdoor ride for 3 months (post icy wrist smash accident) Nothing like it!

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 21/02/2026

Great to see funding confirmed to fully resurface the Barrow Hills BMX track Abingdon 🚴 The Vale’s 2026/27 budget now includes funding to completely resurface the track (£100K), allowing the site to reopen Barrow Hills is a free, open-access facility and getting it back into use will be great news

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