Council services over Easter
Published: Thursday, 9th April 2020 in Coronavirus: information and guidance newsWith the Easter weekend upon us, it's important to remember that the Council will still be providing essential services and helping vulnerable residents.
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Partnerships help council to meet government direction on housing rough sleepers
Published: Thursday, 9th April 2020 in Homelessness newsSuccessful partnership working means that Oxford City Council is complying with a government direction to house rough sleepers and people in shared hostel spaces.
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Parks to remain open over Easter
Published: Wednesday, 8th April 2020 in Coronavirus: information and guidance newsOxford City Council would like to remind residents to stay at home and help save lives.
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Oxford City Council’s Home Improvement Agency doubles grants to accelerate hospital discharges to support the NHS through the Coronavirus emergency
Published: Wednesday, 8th April 2020 in Coronavirus: information and guidance newsOxford City Council’s Home Improvement Agency (HIA) has doubled the limit on its Safe & Secure grants.
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Statement on Capital Projects Programme
Published: Tuesday, 7th April 2020 in Coronavirus: information and guidance newsStatement on Capital Projects Programme
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Council releases weekly statistics on emergency help to residents
Published: Monday, 6th April 2020 in Coronavirus: information and guidance newsOxford City Council’s new support service for the coronavirus crisis helped 342 residents last week (Mon 30 Mar-Sun 5 April).
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Amendments to Oxford City Council Cabinet responsibilities
Published: Friday, 3rd April 2020 in Coronavirus: information and guidance newsCllr Susan Brown, Leader of Oxford City Council has made some temporary changes to Cabinet Members’ responsibilities.
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Day services continuing to help homeless and vulnerably housed people
Published: Friday, 3rd April 2020 in Coronavirus help for vulnerable residents newsDay services in Oxford are providing food and essential items to more than 100 homeless and vulnerably housed people every day – despite the coronavirus lockdown.
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Support for domestic abuse victims during the coronavirus outbreak
Published: Friday, 3rd April 2020 in Coronavirus: information and guidance newsDomestic abuse support services in Oxford remain available for people to access during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Oxford City Council calls on Government to support businesses that are missing out on funding relief
Published: Friday, 3rd April 2020 in Business newsOxford City Council is calling on the Government to support businesses that are not yet covered by coronavirus relief funding, and to work with banks and insurers to provide more financial aid.
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Oxford City Council facilitates first £170,000 of coronavirus grants to Oxford’s small businesses
Published: Thursday, 2nd April 2020 in Business newsOxford City Council has facilitated the first £170,000 of Government grants to small businesses in the city to support them through the coronavirus outbreak.
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Oxford serves as a great example of coronavirus community kindness
Published: Thursday, 2nd April 2020 in Coronavirus: information and guidance newsTwo weeks into the lock down Oxford City Council and ODS, its wholly-owned direct services company, have settled into a new way of working and want to thank the public for their help in adapting.
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Statement on coronavirus and sleeping rough
Published: Tuesday, 31st March 2020 in Homelessness newsIn response to media reports that a man was told to sleep on the streets before he could get help, an Oxford City Council spokesperson said:
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Businesses in Oxford are now able to apply for Government grants and rate relief
Published: Friday, 27th March 2020 in Business newsBusinesses in Oxford are now able to apply for the Government’s new grants and rate relief to support them during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Council secures hotel rooms for rough sleepers
Published: Friday, 27th March 2020 in Coronavirus: information and guidance newsOxford City Council has secured 40 hotel rooms that will be available tonight for people experiencing rough sleeping or living in shared hostel spaces.
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Suspension of garden waste collection service
Published: Friday, 27th March 2020 in Recycling and Waste newsOxford City Council and ODS have temporarily suspended the garden waste collection service (the brown bins).
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Free parking for key workers and suspension of parking charges at Oxford park and rides
Published: Friday, 27th March 2020 in Coronavirus: information and guidance newsUnder new measures agreed by the Government, critical key workers will now be able to use council parking bays without time restriction or charge. In Oxford this means that the changes will apply to all on-street parking and open, council-run, car parks including pay and display.
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City Council and Oxford Hub launch new Locality Response Hubs to respond to the challenges of coronavirus
Published: Thursday, 26th March 2020 in Coronavirus: information and guidance newsOxford City Council has modified the way its Contact Centre will operate to support people during the coronavirus crisis.
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Oxford City Council has created a new directory of Oxford businesses operating online
Published: Thursday, 26th March 2020 in Business newsOxford City Council has created a new directory of Oxford businesses that are operating online and offering home deliveries during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Volunteering in Oxford and Oxfordshire – you can do your bit
Published: Thursday, 26th March 2020 in Coronavirus: information and guidance newsThe work of the voluntary and community sector across Oxfordshire is invaluable and the county has some of the best initiatives across the country.
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Oxford City Council calls for Government help to support bus companies transport key workers
Published: Wednesday, 25th March 2020 in Business newsOxford City Council is calling for the Government to provide support for bus companies so that doctors, nurses and other key workers can get to work.
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City Council creates new activities hub online to help people keep physically and mentally active
Published: Wednesday, 25th March 2020 in Coronavirus: information and guidance newsOxford City Council today launched an online Activities Hub which provides links to online advice on exercise, mental health, learning and cultural activities.
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Additional support for homeless people during coronavirus outbreak includes hotel rooms for rough sleepers
Published: Wednesday, 25th March 2020 in Homelessness newsAs the UK goes into lockdown, Oxford City Council is giving extra support to help prevent rough sleeping – including providing hotel rooms for up to 100 people now sleeping on the streets and in communal spaces in hostels.
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Guidance around shopping for vulnerable, elderly, or those self-isolating
Published: Tuesday, 24th March 2020 in Coronavirus: information and guidance newsIf you have been shopping for neighbours or family members who are vulnerable, elderly or self-isolating, please continue to do so.
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Update to Oxford City Council services
Published: Tuesday, 24th March 2020 in Coronavirus: information and guidance newsUpdate to Oxford City Council services
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Oxford Covered Market to close today – except as base for some deliveries
Published: Tuesday, 24th March 2020 in Business newsOxford City Council will close Oxford Covered Market to the public from 5pm today – but some traders will still be able to use the market as a base for deliveries.
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Free key worker parking in the city centre
Published: Tuesday, 24th March 2020 in Coronavirus: information and guidance newsFollowing the Prime Minister's announcement of travel restrictions last night the City Council will waive parking charges entirely for key workers in its city centre car parks.
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Oxford City Council closes Community Centres to the public
Published: Tuesday, 24th March 2020 in Coronavirus: information and guidance newsFollowing the Government advice over the weekend that more needs to be done to follow social distancing advice, Oxford City Council yesterday advised all community centres in the city to close.
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ODS to stop non-emergency housing work
Published: Monday, 23rd March 2020 in Coronavirus: information and guidance newsOxford City Council is working in partnership with ODS to ensure that, during the current coronavirus outbreak essential building services will continue. We are therefore putting the following measures in place to safe guard employees and tenants, maintain and deliver emergency services as the situation develops and support the Oxford Community Hub.
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21 March: emergency beds open for people experiencing rough sleeping
Published: Friday, 20th March 2020 in Homelessness newsOxford City Council is opening emergency beds for people experiencing rough sleeping tomorrow night (Saturday 21 March) and keeping them open for the rest of the weekend.
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