Make sure you're on the register
Published: Friday, 23rd August 2019 in Your Council newsEvery year Oxford City Council prepares a new electoral register.
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Fraud conference prepares to take one step ahead
Published: Wednesday, 21st August 2019 in Your Council newsThe focus will be on stopping fraud when delegates meet for the fourth Annual Fraud Conference at Oxford Town Hall on 26 September.
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Independent Oxford to return to Oxford’s Covered Market
Published: Tuesday, 20th August 2019 in Leisure and Culture newsIndependent Oxford is returning to Oxford’s Covered Market in a space to help nurture the potential Covered Market traders of the future.
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Council releases July rough sleeper street count information
Published: Tuesday, 20th August 2019 in Homelessness newsOxford City Council conducts overnight street counts of people sleeping rough in the city under its funding agreement with the government’s Rough Sleeper Initiative.
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Museum of Oxford call for queer history exhibition loans
Published: Thursday, 15th August 2019 in Culture newsThe Museum of Oxford is asking Oxford’s LGBTIQA+ communities to loan memorabilia for an upcoming exhibition ‘Queering Spires’.
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New City Council initiative to fill empty retail units
Published: Thursday, 8th August 2019 in Business newsBusiness and organisations from across Oxford are working with the City Council on an initiative to bring empty units back into use more quickly.
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New report finds 665 bike parking spaces could be created in Oxford city centre
Published: Wednesday, 7th August 2019 in Cycling newsAs people gear up for national Cycle to Work Day tomorrow, a new report commissioned by Oxford City Council has revealed 665 bike parking spaces could be created in Oxford city centre
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Flo’s takes on more space in the park
Published: Monday, 5th August 2019 in Business Premises newsOxford City Council has granted a six month licence to community owned Flo’s The Place in the Park to take on the old bowling pavilion in Florence Park.
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Work starts on Seacourt Park and Ride extension
Published: Monday, 5th August 2019 in Parking and Travel newsFollowing Cabinet approval in June, work is starting on the previously proposed extension to Oxford City Council's Seacourt Park and Ride facilities.
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ODS and RAW partner up for two major projects
Published: Friday, 2nd August 2019 in Recycling and Waste newsOxford Direct Services (ODS) is partnering with Blackbird Leys based RAW on two major construction projects for Oxford City Council, the Museum of Oxford's refurbishment and the redevelopment of Floyds Row, to ensure the development of the sites generates maximum social value and environmental benefit.
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City Council secures closure order to stop anti-social behaviour and drug dealing
Published: Thursday, 1st August 2019 in Communities newsOxford City Council has secured a closure order against a property in East Oxford to stop anti-social behaviour and drug dealing from the building.
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Oxford City Council supports summer holiday activities for young people
Published: Thursday, 1st August 2019 in Youth Ambition newsOxford City Council is supporting summer activities for children and young people this summer with £130,000 of funding for holiday programmes.
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Commuter journeys in Oxford are getting slower
Published: Wednesday, 31st July 2019 in Parking and Travel newsCongestion is slowing down bus journeys into and around Oxford, highlighting the need for radical measures, according to Oxfordshire County Council and Oxford City Council.
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Oxfordshire blazes the trail for homelessness prevention
Published: Tuesday, 30th July 2019 in Housing newsEarly intervention to help people before they reach crisis point has prevented homelessness in up to half of completed cases referred to new support services launched last year.
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Volunteers needed: just two hours a week to help the environment and the community
Published: Monday, 29th July 2019 in Communities newsThe Leys Community Fridge needs volunteers to help keep it running.
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Topic and scope agreed for Oxford Citizens Assembly on Climate Change
Published: Friday, 26th July 2019 in Environment newsOxford City Council has set out the topic and the scope of issues to be addressed at the Oxford Citizens Assembly on Climate Change, which will be held this autumn.
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Oxford City Council celebrates retaining all six Green Flag awards for its parks
Published: Friday, 26th July 2019 in Leisure and Culture newsSix Oxford City Council parks are once again the proud recipients of national Green Flag awards this year.
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More employers could receive Oxford Living Wage recognition, says City Council
Published: Friday, 26th July 2019 in Business newsFusion Lifestyle received its Oxford Living Wage certificate from Oxford City Council Living Wage Champion Martyn Rush.
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Citizens Advice Oxford and Oxford City Council say beware of Universal Credit scams
Published: Thursday, 25th July 2019 in Benefits and Welfare newsCitizens Advice Oxford and Oxford City Council are warning Oxford residents against Universal Credit scams that could leave them seriously out of pocket.
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Council supports community groups with £28,302 funding grants
Published: Thursday, 25th July 2019 in Communities newsCharities in Oxford have received a boost from the City Council’s Small Grants Fund, with £28,302 in small grants awarded to twelve community groups and local charities this year.
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Council wins funding to improve energy efficiency in the private rented sector
Published: Wednesday, 24th July 2019 in Energy efficiency in private housing newsOxford City Council has won £150,000 from the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to improve energy efficiency in the private rented sector.
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Bin collection starting earlier this week to beat the heat
Published: Tuesday, 23rd July 2019 in Commercial Services newsAs the mercury soars, Oxford City Council’s bin collections are starting early for the rest of this week, starting at 6am to beat the heat.
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Oxford’s first Migrant Champion announced
Published: Tuesday, 23rd July 2019 in Your Council newsOxford City Council has appointed Councillor Hosnieh Djafari-Marbini as Oxford’s first Migrant Champion at last night’s Full Council meeting (22/07).
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Stay safe by the water this summer – Wild Water Code launched
Published: Friday, 19th July 2019 in Leisure and Culture newsTo help people stay safe this summer, the Oxford Water Safety Group, a partnership chaired by Oxford City Council, has launched the Wild Water Code, giving advice on safe wild swimming
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At your convenience
Published: Thursday, 18th July 2019 in About Oxford newsBoth Gloucester Green and Market Street are now benefiting from full time attendants at their public conveniences.
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Celebrate Oxford’s parks for Love Parks Week
Published: Friday, 12th July 2019 in Leisure and Culture newsWith the start of Love Parks Week (12-21 July ) today Oxford City Council is encouraging people to get out and enjoy their local green spaces.
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Honorary Freedom of the City to be awarded to Benny Wenda
Published: Friday, 12th July 2019 in Your Council newsBenny Wenda is to be awarded the Honorary Freedom of the City at a special meeting of the Full Council to be held in Oxford Town Hall, at 5pm on 17 July.
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Oxford City Council to replace cladding at Hockmore Tower
Published: Thursday, 11th July 2019 in Housing newsOxford City Council has made the decision to replace some of the cladding on Hockmore Tower while, with the fire service, providing assurance to residents that their homes are nonetheless safe.
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City Council sets out arrangements for Oxford Citizens Assembly on Climate Change
Published: Wednesday, 10th July 2019 in Environment newsOxford City Council has set out arrangements for the Oxford Citizens Assembly on Climate Change, the first of its kind in the UK.
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Headington community council consultation gets underway
Published: Wednesday, 10th July 2019 in About Oxford newsThe City Council is consulting Headington residents on proposals to set up a parish, or community, council.
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