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General entries for the 2024 Oxford Half have sold out in record time
Around 11,000 runners are already registered to take to the iconic streets of Oxford this October and the only way to secure a place for the popular event is by running to support one of the event’s charity partners.
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Plans for next phase of giant 1,800-home housing estate submitted
Applicant Croudace Homes and the University of Reading have submitted the plans to build 64 houses in the north east of Didcot as part of the Willowbrook Park housing estate.
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Wheatley in Oxfordshire faces new parking restrictions despite concerns over reduced spaces
Oxfordshire County Council cabinet member for transport, Andrew Gant has given the green light to plans for double yellow lines on various roads in Wheatley.
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Plans for homes in a south Oxfordshire village face concerns about overdevelopment
Applicant BHK Icknield would like to introduce nine additional houses towards the eastern end of Lower Icknield Way in Chinnor and demolish one existing home.
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Towersey Festival – the UK’s longest-running independent festival – to bow out after 60 years
The organisers have said that it is because they can no longer run a sustainable festival due to the increasing financial and economic challenges faced since the pandemic.
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Oxford MP hits out at “extremely disruptive” postal delays in the city
Anneliese Dodds, MP for Oxford East, is urging the responsible authority to “improve their delivery record” after figures appeared to indicate 2019/2020 was the last time the company met its target of delivering 91.5 per cent of all first-class mail by the next working day.
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New speed limits approved for areas of Oxfordshire
Highways chief Andrew Gant gave the green light to the 30 and 40mph rules in Long Wittenham and Shiplake near areas of Abingdon, Didcot and Henley at a cabinet member for transport management meeting on Thursday last week.
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Wallingford’s historic ABM Skittles Club prepares to celebrate 60 years
Wallingford’s historic ABM Skittles Club is inviting everyone to join it in a two-day Festival of Skittles as part of its diamond jubilee celebrations.
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Oxford North ‘tops out’ first buildings and unveils new park name
Oxford North, a new innovation district in Oxford, has reached its highest point in construction and topped out its first phase with the Red Hall’s new cantilever roof lowered into place and two new lab buildings’ steel frames completed.
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Wilderness announces its expanded programme of family-focused experiences for 2024
Set amidst the stunning nature reserve of Cornbury Park, the multifarious gathering in the wild will enchant the entire family with a jam-packed programme of brilliant happenings for children.
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Design plans for a major road into Oxford city centre have been agreed
Design plans for a new toucan crossing, raised side road entry treatments, shared use footway and cycletrack, and a new crossing point were given the green light by Oxfordshire County Council highways chief Andrew Gant in a transport cabinet meeting on Thursday, 23 May.
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Oxford’s park-and-rides joint ticket prices frozen for another year
The combined ticket, which offers parking for 16 hours plus return bus travel, will stay at £4.00 for a car with one adult or £5.00 for a car with two adults until April 2025. With both options, up to three children under 16 can travel for free.
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Plans to build 121 homes on the outskirts of Headington have been refused
The proposal to construct 121 homes, an 80-bed care home and green space to land at Bayswater Farm on the outskirts of Headington was submitted to both South Oxfordshire District Council and Oxford City Council.
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Concerns raised that new Cherwell administration may block football stadium development
Concerns have been raised that the new Lib Dem-Green authority in Cherwell District may contribute to “blocking” the “progress” of developing Oxford United Football Club’s new football stadium at a site called The Triangle in Kidlington.
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Anti-LTN Independent candidate eyes Oxford East constituency seat
David Henwood is a councillor for the Independent Oxford Alliance (IOA) party representing the Rose Hill & Iffley ward and was elected on a platform opposing controversial traffic policies in the city.
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Planning permission secured for 192 new homes at major site in Grove
Persimmon Homes secured the approval this week for the next phase of development at its Wellington Gate site, situated on the old airfield between Wantage and Grove.