Summer Bank Holiday Service Arrangements for Oxford City Council
Published: Tuesday, 22nd August 2017 in Your Council newsCouncil offices will close for the bank holiday at 5pm on Friday 25 August 2017 and will reopen at 9am on Tuesday 29 August 2017.
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A clean green Greater Leys
Published: Monday, 21st August 2017 in Recycling and Waste newsFor two weeks from 17 July, the City Council staff were out and about with housing association colleagues from Catalyst, GreenSquare and A2Dominion, bringing the Clean Green Oxford campaign to Greater Leys.
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Code of conduct created to help new dockless bike companies fit into Oxford
Published: Monday, 21st August 2017 in Parking and Travel newsOxford City Council and Oxfordshire County Council have created a code of conduct for dockless bike providers, after a series of companies announced they are considering opening in Oxford.
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Statement regarding error in Household Enquiry Forms pack
Published: Monday, 21st August 2017 in Your Council newsTim Sadler, Oxford City Council’s electoral registration and returning officer, said:
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A street party on the move…The Oxford Half Marathon is back
Published: Friday, 18th August 2017 in Communities newsOxford City Council is delighted to support the Oxford Half Marathon, back on Sunday 8 October as the Virgin Sport Oxford Half Marathon.
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Council agrees rate relief proposals to support small businesses
Published: Wednesday, 16th August 2017 in Business Rates newsOxford City Council has agreed the terms of three discretionary schemes designed to support local businesses which would otherwise face increases to their business rates this year.
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London cycling adviser to help make Oxford 'world class’ for cyclists
Published: Wednesday, 9th August 2017 in Parking and Travel newsLondon cycling adviser Andrew Gilligan to help make Oxford 'world class' for cyclists.
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Come along to one of our pop up ping pong sessions this summer
Published: Wednesday, 9th August 2017 in Sport and physical activity newsOxford City Council will host a new Pop Up Ping! Pong Parlour happening this summer.
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Adopt a piece of Oxford’s history – and help fund £2.8m Museum of Oxford redevelopment
Published: Monday, 7th August 2017 in Museum of Oxford newsOxford residents are being invited to adopt a piece of Oxford’s history to help fund the £2.8m redevelopment of the Museum of Oxford.
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Flying the flags. Six Oxford sites named among the UK’s very best green spaces
Published: Friday, 4th August 2017 in Parks and Open Spaces newsSix of Oxford’s sites join a record number of parks and green spaces have collected the Green Flag.
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Gold for Oxford City Council’s Housing Service
Published: Thursday, 3rd August 2017 in Communities newsOxford City Council has become the first council in Oxfordshire, and one of only eleven Local Authorities in England, to receive the National Practitioner Support Service ‘Gold standard’ award in recognition of its efforts to prevent and tackle homelessness in the city.
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Statement regarding Windrush and Evenlode cladding
Published: Thursday, 3rd August 2017 in Housing newsOxford City Council confirms it will proceed with the replacement of the rain-screen cladding on Evenlode and Windrush Towers, following the outcome of the Government’s latest large-scale tests.
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Bag it!
Published: Wednesday, 2nd August 2017 in Recycling and Waste newsOxford residents are keen recyclers – not least when it comes to food waste. There are around 50,000 food recycling caddies and red food bins in regular use in the city.
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Winner of Smart Oxford Playable City Commission will map the night sky onto the streets of Oxford
Published: Wednesday, 2nd August 2017 in Communities newsThe winner of the Smart Oxford Playable City Commission is award-winning Guerilla Dance Project, who will encourage people to activate beams of light to map star constellations onto Oxford's streets.
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Gym at Rose Hill Community Centre offers five day free pass
Published: Wednesday, 2nd August 2017 in Community Centres newsFrom August, anybody who has never tried the gym at Rose Hill Community Centre is invited to join for five days for free.
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Consultation on council tax reduction scheme proposals opens
Published: Friday, 28th July 2017 in Council Tax newsOxford City Council is launching a consultation on its proposals for changes to its Council Tax Reduction (CTR) scheme, which provides council tax discounts for residents on low incomes.
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Food Access database launches in Oxford
Published: Thursday, 27th July 2017 in Communities newsUnequal access to nutritious food is proven to have a direct bearing on a person’s health and general well-being.
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Oxford City Council joins leaders from cities across England to criticise Government’s Clean Air Plan
Published: Thursday, 27th July 2017 in Communities newsThe City Council has joined leaders from cities across England to criticise Michael Gove’s Clear Air Plan, saying it does not go far enough to deal with the public health crisis caused by dirty air.
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Statement regarding the removal of abandoned items from a fire escape in Cornmarket Street
Published: Wednesday, 26th July 2017 in Communities newsThis is a fire safety issue.
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Meeting of the Oxfordshire Growth Board
Published: Wednesday, 26th July 2017 in Business newsLeaders of all six Oxfordshire councils meet today at the Oxfordshire Growth Board to progress joint work on economic development, strategic planning and growth across the county.
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The summer holidays are here
Published: Wednesday, 26th July 2017 in Communities newsAre you looking for ways to keep your 11-19 year old happy and active over the holidays? Oxford City Council’s Youth Ambition is running a range of FREE, fun and engaging holiday programmes for you.
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More than 100 homes protected from flooding in Northway and Marston
Published: Tuesday, 25th July 2017 in Communities newsOxford City Council has completed flood prevention work in Northway and Marston – protecting 110 homes from surface water flash flooding.
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Police, City Council in joint initiative to tackle anti-social behaviour and criminal exploitation of vulnerable people on Oxford’s streets
Published: Monday, 24th July 2017 in Communities newsAn initiative has been launched to tackle street drinking, begging, and public drug supply and use in Oxford city centre, and to safeguard those involved at risk of criminal exploitation.
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Oxfordshire councils need £9bn for infrastructure to support growth
Published: Friday, 21st July 2017 in Planning newsAn independent report commissioned by Oxfordshire’s six councils who make up the Oxfordshire Growth Board sets out the investment in transport, schools, hospitals and other infrastructure needed to support the predicted growth in population, jobs and homes to 2040 and beyond.
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Update on Oxford City Council Tower Blocks
Published: Tuesday, 18th July 2017 in Housing newsThe Government has written to councils with revised guidance over the safety of aluminium composite (ACM) rain-screen cladding and announcing a new programme of large-scale testing.
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Cycling city signs set to be installed on all entrances to Oxford as statement of intent
Published: Monday, 17th July 2017 in Cycling newsNew signs proclaiming Oxford as a cycling city are set to be installed on all 11 roads entering the city centre.
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Statement on Bullingdon Community Centre
Published: Friday, 14th July 2017 in Communities newsTim Sadler, Executive Director for Sustainable City, said:
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New Elevate funding programme provides support for start-up and growing business
Published: Friday, 14th July 2017 in Business newsOxfordshire Business Support has launched the ELEVATE Programme to boost the county’s SME entrepreneurs
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Clean and Green campaign heads to Greater Leys
Published: Thursday, 13th July 2017 in Recycling and Waste newsFor two weeks from 17 July the City Council, together with the local housing associations, will concentrate resources on Greater Leys as it becomes the focus of the next Clean Green Oxford campaign.
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Oxford Station public consultation exhibitions announced
Published: Tuesday, 11th July 2017 in Planning newsAn exhibition on the Oxford Station Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) consultation is now available to view at the City Council’s Offices at St. Aldates Chambers.
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