Many of us forget our mobile phone number all too often. But if you are going to chose a time to forget then it’s best not to do so in Domino’s, the pizza emporium, with a couple of kids in tow.

This fate befell Tia MacGregor, the one-time Tory city councillor, now a GP, when ordering a couple of pizzas in Headington at the weekend.

When asked for a contact number by a server, Tia, right, reeled off several – but they were all completely wrong.

To get her out of the embarrassing situation she had to call a friend’s mobile and get them to read the number for her.

Oh, the shame.

Only slightly more embarrassing will be if she decides to stand as a Tory county council candidate in May’s local elections.

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Never let it be said that Oxfordshire County Council’s army of enforcement officers is anything less than highly efficient.

If you have ever wondered why you are so much more likely to see one on the streets of Oxford than a uniformed police officer, The Insider has the answer: like so many other predators, they hunt in packs.

While attempting to park in Broad Street, where spaces really are at a premium, The Insider was amused to see a whole group of them emerge from a Toyota Prius, before moving on to their next victims – leaving a trail of tickets, like confetti, in their wake.

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The Insider is pleased to be able to scotch rumours circulating that 60 foot long, 12 foot high, eight foot wide bendy-buses are to appear on our medieval streets.

Apparently, the city was set to trial the bendy buses.

Alas not, says Oxfordshire County Council, who should know.

The bendy bus idea, which could have seen them trundle up and down the historic High Street, was one of the more barmy ideas mooted in the Transform Oxford plan, a scheme hatched by Keith Mitchell to make parts of the city pedestrian-friendly.

However, as we understand it, the Oxfordshire County Council leader has yet to have substantive talks with the bus companies over their role in the project.

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We couldn’t let the week pass without raising a glass to William Stone, right, who passed away at the weekend aged 108.

‘Bill’, as he was affectionately known in Watlington, where he lived for many years, was born in 1900 and served in both world wars.

The word longevity was meant for people like him.

Bill was one of only three surviving First World War veterans and attended the annual Remembrance service at the Cenotaph in London in November.

A true hero and a real gentleman, he will be greatly missed.