Mad May Day is almost upon us and councillor David Williams has come up with a 'novel' solution.
Blow the cost of shutting the bridge and getting all those police and other workers manning the barricades, he says, hang some nets to catch any revellers hurling themselves off Magdalen Bridge.
Credit for thinking out of the box but: Really?
It could all go horribly wrong with students deciding that hurtling over the edge for a nice big bounce on a trampoline could be even more 'fun' than the current practise.
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