Public notices are adverts placed by councils and other local authorities to inform people of developments in their areas.

They can cover a wide variety of topics that may impact your life.

They can include planning applications and appeals, road closures or proposals by pubs or nightclubs hoping to change their opening hours or make other variations.

The purpose of a public notice is to make sure anybody - either an individual or a group - with an interest has an opportunity to find out about and comment on the proposal before a decision is made on whether to allow it to go ahead.

Gloucester Green premises licence: Bbuona Forchetta Ltd has applied for a premises licence for Scarpetta at 101 -102 Gloucester Green, Oxford.

The premises has been running as a restaurant for over 10 years and Bbuona Forchetta Ltd is looking to reinstate the licence to sell alcohol similar to the previous licence with only a few small changes to Christmas and New Year’s Eve.

The new licence, which will start on May 1, will allow sale of alcohol and late night refreshment (Mon-Sat 10am to 11pm, Sun 12 noon- 10.30pm) with opening hours (Mon-Sat 10am to 11pm and Sun 12 noon to 11pm).

Full details can be viewed at www.oxford.gov.uk. Any representation must be made in writing and received by March 20 at: The Licensing Authority, Oxford City Council, Town Hall, Oxford OX1 1BX or emailed to licensing@oxford.gov.uk.

Rewley Road footpath: Part of the footpath from Rewley Road by the Oxford Swing Bridge to the junction with the towing path of Oxford canal by the wooden arch bridge is closed.

This is because of the demolition and construction of Sheepwash Bridge which is anticipated to take 12 months to be completed.

Exemptions are included for pedestrian access to premises which are only accessible from the closed section of footpath. The alternative route will be signed via Cripley Road, Botley Road and Rewley Road.

Marston Road parking suspension: Permit parking bays on Marston Road outside Nos. 403 to 447 are suspended from March 1 because of water mains renewal works which are anticipated to be completed April 11.  This will operate between 8am and 6pm.

Traffic lights will be in operation for the reduced road width.

Oxford United stadium: Oxford United Football Club has applied for full planning permission to erect a stadium with flexible commercial and community facilities and uses including for conferences, exhibitions, education, and other events, club shop, public restaurant, bar, health and wellbeing facility/clinic, and gym, hotel, external concourse/fan-zone, car and cycle parking, access and highway works, utilities, public realm, landscaping and all associated and ancillary works and structures on land east of Stratfield Brake and west of Oxford Parkway Station (known as 'The Triangle').

Any owner of the land or tenant who wishes to make representations about this application, should write to Cherwell District Council, Development Management, Place & Growth Directorate, Bodicote House, Banbury, OX15 4AA by March 15.

New Marston road closed: Jack Straws Lane was closed on January 2 for water mains renewal works which were anticipated to be completed 23 February.

Delays have extended the completion date to March 22.

The closure operates between 7.30am and 6pm (weekdays) and 8am to 3pm (Saturday). The alternative route for traffic is via Marston Road, Headley Way and Headington Road and vice versa.

Marston road closure: Haynes Road will be closed from March 13 for water mains renewals works which are anticipated to be completed on April 26. This will operate between 8am and 6pm weekdays and 8am and 3pm at weekends.

The alternative route for traffic is via Arlington Road, Cavendish Drive or Arlington Road, Raymond Road, Cavendish Drive.