What's New on the Website?

This page shows you all the new features recently published on our website. Remember to check back regularly to get the most up to date information on what your Council is doing for you.

Oxford Flood Partnership
The purpose of the Oxford Flood Partnership is to work together to reduce food risk in Oxford. The partnership comprises local councils and national organisations.

Cultural Inspection Report
An inspection of our cultural services was carried out at the end of 2007, which looked at the variety of events and activities we provide including the dance festival, Museum of Oxford, parks, community centres and leisure centres.

What can I recycle and where?
Batteries, bicycles, computers, spectacles, light bulbs, tyres and many more items can all be recycled in Oxford. We have created a directory explaining where you can do this.

Where Recyclables Go
This page gives you some idea about what happens to your recyclables after they are taken away by our Waste and Recycling crews.

Cowley Community Plan and West End Community Plan
People living and working in Cowley or Oxford's West End have the chance to look with 'fresh eyes' at the area and contribute to the development of a community action plan.

Choice Based Lettings
We have now introduced Choice Based Lettings, an new advert based scheme used to allocate council and housing association homes. Find out more on these pages.

National Concessionary Bus Pass Scheme
A brand new national concessionary bus pass travel scheme will replace the current local scheme in April 2008. The new scheme will entitle over-60s and disabled people to free off-peak travel on all local buses anywhere in England.

Oxonline
Our new Oxonline pages now offer you easy access to all our online services as well as services offered by Oxfordshire County Council and by other national organisations. Visit our Oxonline section for further details.

Online Neighbourhood Discussion Forums
We are helping to launch Oxford's first neighbourhood Discussion Forums. This is a place where you can discuss anything that interests you in the Oxford area, online. Visit our Online Neighbourhood Discussion Forums page for more information.

Newscast System
Our new Newscast System allows you to sign up online to get regular, automatic email updates on everything going on in Oxford. Visit our Newscast System pages for full details.

Environmental Photo Reporting
Our new environmental photo reporting scheme is going from strength to strength and allows you to send in digital photos of graffiti or abandoned vehicles in your area.

Be A Reporter
Be A Reporter gives you the chance to send in your news stories about local areas, people who work to change Oxford for the better and organisations that do good work in Oxford. Visit our Be A Reporter pages for more details.

Send Us Your Photos
We are celebrating the beauty of Oxford and want you to send us your digital photos of the city which could then be posted on our website. Visit our Send Us Your Photos page for more information.

Useful Links
These pages are your gateway to a whole host of useful information on external websites relating to everyday life. Simply visit these pages and browse the external websites you are interested in.

Statistics About Oxford
Our new About Oxford pages contain a plethora of facts and figures about Oxford including population, crime, economic, housing and deprivation statistics. 

City Events
You can find out what events are going on in Oxford by looking at our new City Events pages. All the highlights of the upcoming year are listed, so get them in your diary and join in the fun.

Park and Pay by Phone
Find out about our new Park and Pay by Phone system, an advanced but simple way to pay for your parking in the city on your mobile phone.

Page last reviewed 25 Apr 2008