Olivia Churchill
Latest news and stories
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Gusto Italian Oxford announces partnership with local homeless charity The Gatehouse
The premium restaurant will provide regular hot food donations to support the charity’s efforts to feed homeless and vulnerably-housed people in the city.
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ALDI Chipping Norton store is donating over 1,000 meals this festive period
The store is providing these meals to the Chipping Norton Theatre to be distributed to children in the local area who would be eligible for free school meals during term time.
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Bullingdon Community Association given keys to new £1.5m Bullingdon Community Centre
Construction began in January this year, replacing the 1950s centre with a new building that will provide flexible space for community activities, meetings, and social gatherings.
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Council cabinet approves £4.56m funding package towards plans to reopen Cowley Branch Line
This next stage of work will culminate in the production of a Full Business Case (FBC) that will set out, amongst other things, how the project could be implemented and how it could be funded, including any proposed Government funding.
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West Oxfordshire District Council leader to ‘put residents first’ after challenging 2022
The leader of West Oxfordshire District Council, Councillor Andy Graham has promised to ‘put residents first’ after challenging 2022.
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Breaking ground celebrated at new Eynsham park and ride site
The park and ride – located on the A40 eastbound in Eynsham – is part of a significant investment in the A40 to deliver better facilities for those walking, cycling and using public transport.
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GreenSquareAccord to provide 25 new affordable homes in Littlemore
The new homes will be a combination of one-, two- and three-bed flats set in adjacent three-storey apartment blocks, providing 14 social rent homes and a further 11 homes under a shared ownership scheme.
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Phase one of Newman Place in Oxford with 102 new homes completed
The development in Littlemore Park, just three miles south of Oxford city centre, will bring a total of 273 new affordable homes to the area, with 162 for shared ownership and 111 for social rent, with priority purchase options given to NHS key workers.
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Bellway launches final consultation on Water Eaton development plans
The consultation is a chance to see how the project has evolved since the design development consultation this summer and the initial consultation held in Autumn 2021.
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Cherwell School in Oxford retains its ‘outstanding’ rating from Ofsted
The Cherwell School in Marston Ferry Road received the top grading after inspectors from the national school standards watchdog visited in October.
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Oxfordshire County Council names new Chief Executive
Dr Martin Reeves has been named as new Chief Executive of Oxfordshire County Council, to take over from the Interim Chief Executive, Stephen Chandler.
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Council issues statement on HIF2 A40 improvements programme
Following recommendations from officers, the council cabinet has approved the withdrawal of the Compulsory Purchase and Side Roads Orders from the ongoing statutory process to the programme.
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Local councils to get climate change scorecards in new survey
The survey was initiated by Climate Emergency UK, a body set up in response to the climate emergency declarations that councils started making at the end of 2018.
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City council set to provide emergency beds for people experiencing rough sleeping this winter
The council activates its severe weather emergency protocol (SWEP) on every night that the Met Office forecasts freezing overnight temperatures weather for anyone experiencing rough sleeping.
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County Council working to retain Oxford bus services
This follows the Oxford Bus Company’s announcement of the withdrawal of bus services to the Northway and Risinghurst areas of the city.
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Schwarzman Centre reaches construction milestone with commencement ceremony
The Schwarzman Centre construction commencement ceremony represents an important milestone in the single biggest capital project ever carried out at Oxford University.