New artwork at Oxford Covered Market aims to raise awareness for endangered animals
Published: Friday, 13th July 2018 in Leisure and Culture newsA series of Banksy-style art pieces have been installed at the Covered Market to raise awareness for endangered animals.
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A clean, green Littlemore
Published: Tuesday, 10th July 2018 in Recycling and Waste newsFor two weeks from 16 July, Oxford Direct Services staff will be out and about in Littlemore bringing the Council's Clean Green Oxford campaign to the area.
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Refuse vehicle fire
Published: Friday, 6th July 2018 in Recycling and Waste newsThis morning one of Oxford Direct Services' commercial refuse and recycling vehicles suffered a fire in the cab whilst at Sainsbury's on Heyford Hill.
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Curiouser and curiouser happenings at Oxford Covered Market for Alice’s Day
Published: Friday, 6th July 2018 in Leisure and Culture newsFamilies will get the chance to meet Alice, the Hatter and the Dormouse at Oxford’s historic Covered Market as part of the curiouser and curiouser Alice’s Day this weekend.
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Help shape the future of Blackbird Leys – get involved!
Published: Friday, 6th July 2018 in Housing newsBlackbird Leys residents and businesses will get a chance to help shape plans for the redevelopment of their district centre when a developer is appointed and starts work in the autumn.
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Noise control during Oxford rail works 6 - 23 July
Published: Thursday, 5th July 2018 in Communities newsWe have been working with Network Rail and its contractors to make sure that the forthcoming railway improvement works between Oxford Station and Wolvercote cause as little noise as possible.
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The Leys Festival and Horticultural Show is going to be a summer sensation!
Published: Wednesday, 4th July 2018 in Communities newsThe Leys Festival and Horticultural Show will return to the Blackbird Leys Park on Saturday 7 July from 11am to 3pm.
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Srebrenica Memorial Service of Reflection
Published: Wednesday, 4th July 2018 in Oxford Town Hall newsThe Lord Mayor of Oxford, Councillor Colin Cook, will host a short reflection service to mark the 23rd year since the genocide at Srebrenica, in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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City Council invests over £2 million improving social housing stock for tenants
Published: Tuesday, 3rd July 2018 in Housing newsThe City Council spent £2.3 million replacing 227 kitchens and 240 bathrooms in its social housing stock over the 2017-18 financial year to improve the quality of housing for its tenants.
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Celebrating democracy at the Leys Festival
Published: Tuesday, 3rd July 2018 in Your Council newsOxford City Council's electoral team will be out and about at the Leys Festival and Horticultural Show answering questions on how to register to vote and anything else you might want to know.
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How to help homeless people in hot weather
Published: Tuesday, 3rd July 2018 in Homelessness newsHigh day and night time temperatures are forecast to continue throughout this week, and the Met Office has issued a level 3 Heatwave Action alert for Oxfordshire.
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Lord Mayor to open sponsored swim for Oxford’s Nicaraguan twin city
Published: Tuesday, 3rd July 2018 in Communities newsThe Lord Mayor of Oxford, Councillor Colin Cook, will open a sponsored swim to raise funds for Oxford’s twinned city of León, Nicaragua
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Council welcomes calls for £150m Government investment in cycling improvements for Oxford
Published: Monday, 2nd July 2018 in Parking and Travel newsThe City Council has welcomed the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC)’s call for Government to invest £150 million to improve cycling infrastructure in and around Oxford.
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Can you help the Museum of Oxford raise £10,000 towards its Redevelopment?
Published: Monday, 2nd July 2018 in Museum of Oxford newsOxford residents are being invited to help conserve special Oxford objects to help fund the £3.2m Museum of Oxford redevelopment.
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Carnival clear up comprehensively completed
Published: Monday, 2nd July 2018 in Communities newsCowley Road pulsated to the sound of music, dancers and street performers yesterday as thousands descended on the area to celebrate the annual Carnival.
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E.ON leading the charge as sponsor of Oxford EV Summit
Published: Monday, 2nd July 2018 in Environment newsThe E.ON Oxford EV 2018 Summit will bring together 300 of Europe’s key influencers in the electric vehicle industry to map out the barriers to a rapid transition towards full electric mobility.
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Significant reduction in Oxford’s air pollution after cleaner buses introduced – but city still has toxic air in some streets
Published: Monday, 2nd July 2018 in Environment newsOxford has seen a significant reduction in air pollution levels following the introduction of ultra-low emission buses – but the city still has toxic air in some streets.
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Bag a bargain from the Depot
Published: Wednesday, 27th June 2018 in Your Council newsVehicles and equipment will be auctioned off by Oxford City Council on 14 July.
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City Council successfully resettles 27 refugee families in Oxford
Published: Friday, 22nd June 2018 in Communities newsThe City Council and its partner organisations Asylum Welcome, Connection Floating Support and Refugee Resource have resettled 27 refugee families in Oxford to date under the Syrian Vulnerable Person Resettlement Scheme (SVPRS) and the Vulnerable Children’s Resettlement Scheme (VCRS).
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Possible unavailability of some online services - Sunday 24 June 2018, noon to 4pm
Published: Thursday, 21st June 2018 in Do it online newsDue to essential maintenance, some online services may be unavailable between noon and 4pm on Sunday 24 June 2018.
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Council invites public to consultation event on redevelopment of key city centre building
Published: Thursday, 21st June 2018 in Regeneration and development newsA two-day public engagement event to showcase the City Council’s plans for the redevelopment of its property on 1-5 George Street in the city centre will get underway on Friday 22 June at Oxford Town Hall.
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Oxford City Council to mark National Clean Air Day with anti-idling event
Published: Wednesday, 20th June 2018 in Environment newsTo mark National Clean Air Day (21/06), Oxford City Council and Oxford Friends of the Earth are running an anti-idling event in Oxford city centre.
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Oxford City Council joins leaders from 13 other cities to attend National Clean Air Summit
Published: Wednesday, 20th June 2018 in Environment newsOxford City Council will today (20/6) join local authorities representing 13 other cities from across England and Wales to meet Michael Gove and discuss Government support to tackle air pollution.
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Oxford among first to complete replacement of cladding on tower blocks
Published: Monday, 18th June 2018 in Housing newsThe City Council has completed the replacement of rain screen cladding on Evenlode and Windrush tower blocks in Blackbird Leys, putting it among some of the first local authorities in the country to do so.
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Wroclaw council Chair pays a visit
Published: Friday, 15th June 2018 in Your Council newsThe Chair of Wroclaw City Council, Mr Jacek Ossowski, arrived in Oxford on yesterday (14 June) for a visit and talks about signing a twinning or friendship agreement between the two cities.
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Oxford Green Week to begin this weekend
Published: Thursday, 14th June 2018 in Leisure and Culture newsOxford Green Week begins this weekend (Saturday 16 June) with over 70 pop up events taking place across Oxford and Oxfordshire.
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NFLA Forum meets at Town Hall
Published: Thursday, 14th June 2018 in Your Council newsNuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) are holding a summer seminar in the Long Room at Oxford Town Hall, OX1 1BX, on 15 June.
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Early pregnancy assessment unit opens at Rose Hill
Published: Tuesday, 12th June 2018 in Communities newsA new community service dedicated to the care of women who experience problems in early pregnancy has opened its doors at Rose Hill Community Centre.
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Oxfordshire Growth Board Statement on SODC Local Plan
Published: Monday, 11th June 2018 in About Oxford newsThe Growth Board welcomes the further work that South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) is undertaking to reconsider sites for development in support of its Local Plan.
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Council awarded £500,000 in extra funding to help rough sleepers
Published: Saturday, 9th June 2018 in Homelessness newsOxford City Council has been awarded £503,000 from a new government fund to help councils prevent and reduce rough sleeping this winter.
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