News published May 2016
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Swift Clean Up of Defaced Area in Spindleberry Nature Park
Published: 27th May 2016Oxford City Council rangers have found a vandalised area in Spindleberry Nature Park and quickly cleaned it up. A board and wooden benches had been vandalised with offensive scribbling sprayed with black paint.
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Call-out for dance enthusiasts to help organise this summer’s Dancin’ Oxford
Published: 26th May 2016Oxford City Council is searching for dance enthusiasts to get involved in this summer’s Dancin’ Oxford.
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Chill out and have fun at Hinksey Splash
Published: 26th May 2016Hinksey Splash, at Hinksey Park will open on Saturday, 28 May from 10am and will remain open every day until 6pm throughout the Summer.
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Oxford City Council agrees funding to help make community events happen this summer
Published: 25th May 2016Oxford City Council has awarded small grants to six community organisations to help put on a series of exciting events this summer.
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Volunteers wanted to help improve Oxford’s green and blue spaces
Published: 25th May 2016Oxford City Council is searching for more volunteers to help maintain and improve Oxford’s green and blue spaces (rivers, canals, lakes and other water areas).
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Oxford City Council increases city events fivefold in six years and brings world-class acts to Oxford
Published: 24th May 2016Oxford City Council has helped increase the number of events that take place on the land it manages from 50 in 2010 to more than 300 now – including this weekend’s Common People Oxford.
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Love your Local Market Fortnight: Help us celebrate Oxford’s unique markets
Published: 24th May 2016Oxford City Council is supporting “Love your Local Market Fortnight” running from 17 to 31 May.
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District Council Leaders rule out cross-boundary unitary solution
Published: 19th May 2016Following the recent elections, Oxfordshire’s District Council Leaders have reconfirmed their ambitions to simplify local government and give more power to the people of the county.
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Oxford City Council concerned with obstacles to provision of affordable homes
Published: 13th May 2016The Court of Appeal has restored a ministerial statement which excludes sites of 10 or fewer homes or 1,000m2 and less from making affordable housing contributions.
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“Be sun safe” urges Lord Mayor in event to mark NHS “Sun Awareness Week”
Published: 12th May 2016To mark “Sun Awareness Week” (9 to 15 May) The Lord Mayor Oxford joined the chair of West Oxfordshire District Council and Consultant Dermatologist in a photo shoot.