This occurred when a 5G mast close to the dual carriageway of the Eastern Bypass was set on fire between 11.10pm and 11.35pm on Wednesday (April 29).

No one was injured during this incident involving the mast located close to the Rosehill and Littlemore roundabout and Sandy Lane West.

Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses following the incident of arson in Oxford.

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Investigating officer, Detective Constable Francesca Maurice-Williams, said: “I am appealing for witnesses to this incident, which we believe is Arson.

“I would ask that anyone who was in or near the area where this took place, please get in touch with us if you saw anything or have any information.

“If you have any information, you can contact the police by calling the 24-hour non-emergency number 101, quoting reference number 43260210718, or by making a report online.

“Alternatively, you can provide information anonymously to independent charity Crimestoppers by calling 0800 555 111 or via its website.”

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This is the second time in less than two months that a 5G mast has been set on fire in Oxford after a previous incident brought major disruption to the A40.

The first incident happened when one or more people broke into a compartment of a 5G mast near Cutteslowe Roundabout at around 8.45pm on March 5.

They then used an unidentified liquid to start a fire, and again, no one was injured during the incident.

Fire services attended the scene, and having reviewed the potential cause of the fire, believed it could have been started deliberately, so reported it to Thames Valley Police.

Charlie Maynard, who represents Witney, took to the social media site Facebook this afternoon (Saturday, May 2) to bemoan the Lib Dem signs being taken down.

In the video clip, the Lib Dem politician informs his followers that the boards are being taken down in West Oxfordshire’s Ducklington.

Mr Maynard reminds the viewers that doing this is illegal and implores the perpetrators to cease doing so.

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“So, this is all that’s left of a Lib Dem board that was in this hedge on the track going out of Ducklington towards Cogges.

“Whoever it is taking them down, please can you stop doing that. It’s really rubbish in terms of democracy, and it is also illegal.

“So let’s have an election which is reasonable and plays it straight.”

In the accompanying caption, Mr Maynard added: “Signs allow people to show their support for parties and candidates.

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“They are part of our democratic system through which we choose who represents us.

“Please don’t destroy our signs, or anyone else’s, and doing so is also illegal.”

One commenter responded: “That’s absolutely awful, Charlie.

“Drop off two to us, and we’ll put them up on Windrush Place.”

The infant and junior schools in Margaret Road, Headington, Oxford, were so overcrowded some pupils had to be taught in corridors.

And that wasn’t the only problem. Some children had to have their lunch in their classrooms, outside lavatories had no washbasins, classrooms and the main hall were too small and play space was inadequate.

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The school’s parent-teacher association invited the city’s MP, Monty Woodhouse, education officials and the Oxford Mail to see for themselves the difficulties the schools worked under in 1973.

Association members were concerned that the problems would get worse when comprehensive education was introduced.

They wanted to see a new school built on a three-acre site owned by the city council in nearby Windmill Road.

However, the Government had given priority in its improvement programme to schools built before 1904 and the Headington buildings dated from 1907.

And Headington wasn’t first in the queue in the city for work – that doubtful accolade belonged to South Oxford School.

Pupils eat lunch in a classroom (Image: Oxford Mail)

After his 75-minute inspection, Mr Woodhouse said: “The school has very serious problems of congestion and inconvenience and in my judgement, has a very good case for a renewal, which can only take the form of rebuilding.

“We have discussed how best to present the case and I have said I will give the best support and advice I can.”

He said the Department for Education would not consider Headington’s case until it had made a decision on South Oxford’s bid for money.

But he added he would do all he could do to highlight Headington’s problems, including making a direct approach to the Education Secretary in writing or, if necessary, by a deputation.

Parents who met Mr Woodhouse said they had no quarrel with the education given at the school or the principle of the proposed comprehensive schooling, but they were worried about the space problem.

Among those who joined the MP on the tour of the school were the city’s chief education officer, John Garne, his deputy, Mr J F Thorne, and the chairman of the school managers, Alderman Dora Carr.

Improvements were eventually carried out, much to the relief of pupils, staff and parents – and life became much happier for pupils and staff at the school.

Conservative Mr Woodhouse was MP for Oxford from 1959 to 1966, and again from 1970 to 1974.

He was also a visiting Fellow at Nuffield College from 1956 to 1964.

John Garne Way, off Marston Road, is named in honour of John Garne.

His major achievement was to supervise the amalgamation of the city and county’s education services in 1974. He died in 2004.