They say the scheme, which would raise the speed limit from 50mph to 70mph, would increase traffic and noise and "tear the heart out of the community".

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Oxford East Labour MP Andrew Smith has described the loss of the track as an "absolute tragedy" and said using the site for housing would "tear the heart out of the community".

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