News published October 2018
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St Giles’ churchyard clearance statement
Published: 19th October 2018At the request of St Giles’ Church, Oxford City Council, assisted by Thames Valley Police, has removed seven tents and more than 100 needles from the city centre churchyard.
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Council approves draft Local Plan for final round of consultation
Published: 19th October 2018The City Council has approved the draft Oxford Local Plan 2036 for a third and final round of consultation before submission to the Government Inspector early next year.
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Council approves draft Local Plan for final round of consultation
Published: 18th October 2018The City Council has approved the draft Oxford Local Plan 2036 for a third and final round of consultation before submission to the Government Inspector early next year.
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Joint taskforce launches to tackle open drug dealing and drug taking in Oxford
Published: 18th October 2018
Oxford City Council, Thames Valley Police and Oxfordshire County Council have launched a joint taskforce to tackle open drug dealing and drug taking in Oxford’s public spaces.
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And the winner is...
Published: 17th October 2018The Oxford City Council Counter-Fraud Team has made history.
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Growth Board Says Let’s Build Affordable Homes
Published: 16th October 2018Oxfordshire Growth Board is holding an event this week for developers and registered providers of social housing to invite them to help deliver new affordable homes across the county, supported by funding from the Housing and Growth Deal.
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Let's turn the school run into the school walk
Published: 16th October 2018October is International Walk to School Month, and as new Government data shows that nationally 44 per cent of pupils walk to school in 2017, down on the 46 per cent recorded in 2016, Oxford City Council is calling on more parents to ditch the car and walk their children to school.
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A clean green Gipsy Lane
Published: 16th October 2018For two weeks between 15 and 28 October Oxford Direct Services staff are concentrating their cleaning efforts on the Gipsy Lane area of Headington.
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Council is bringing a home back into use that has been empty since 1989
Published: 16th October 2018Oxford City Council is refurbishing a four bedroom home in Rose Hill which has been empty since the death of its owner in 1989.
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Oxford City Council wins Air Quality Communications Initiative of the Year
Published: 12th October 2018An air quality campaign by Oxford City Council has been awarded Air Quality Communications Initiative of the Year in the 2018 National Air Quality Awards.
Published: 18th October 2018