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Residents encouraged to apply for sustainable warmth grant ahead of winter
Published: 24th June 2022Nearly £2m of grant funding is available for Oxford homeowners & residents in private rented homes to install energy efficiency and cost-saving measures to help reduce the rising cost of bills.
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2,150 affordable homes in five years
Published: 24th June 2022Last year, Oxford City Council helped meet the city’s need for affordable housing by delivering 241 new affordable homes – a 52% increase on 2020/21.
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Once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform Oxford West End and Osney Mead moves forward
Published: 22nd June 2022The West End and Osney Mead development, which will provide a balanced mix of uses including new homes, and a range of new innovative businesses built throughout the West End of Oxford, moves closer.
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Plan to harness Oxford’s economic potential approved by Cabinet
Published: 21st June 2022Oxford’s Economic Strategy has been approved at a meeting of Oxford City Council’s Cabinet on 15 June.
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Refugee Week: A letter from a refugee, five years on
Published: 20th June 2022Refugee Week 2022 (20-26th) will be a celebration of community, mutual care, and the human ability to start again. Read a personal account of one woman's journey of refuge, five years on.
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Portable toilets to be installed in Market Street
Published: 20th June 2022Oxford City Council is set to install portable toilets in Market Street to temporarily replace the ladies’ public toilets.
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Latest report on 2021 air quality levels for Oxford published
Published: 16th June 2022Air pollution levels in Oxford are increasing again, after a significant drop in 2020 due to the pandemic, latest figures show.
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Sheriff of Oxford to carry out traditional inspection of Port Meadow and its livestock
Published: 16th June 2022The newly-appointed Sheriff of Oxford, Councillor Mike Rowley, is set to carry out a traditional inspection of Port Meadow and its livestock tomorrow (17/6).
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£2.5m in council tax energy rebate waiting to be claimed by Oxford residents
Published: 16th June 2022Over 17,000 households in Oxford have still not applied for the government’s council tax energy rebate, making a total of £2.5m in unclaimed benefits.
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Helping people experiencing homelessness during hot weather
Published: 16th June 2022Over the next few days, the Met Office is forecasting high day and night time temperatures that are expected to peak at 31 degrees on Friday (17 June).