Local news: North Oxford
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Work begins on Museum of Oxford redevelopment
Work has started on the first phase of the Museum of Oxford redevelopment to remove a dividing wall and to uncover the original walls and windows.
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A-Levels 2019: Oxford High School announces fantastic set of results
A-Levels 2019: Oxford High School announces a truly fantastic set of results with 41.9% of all grades achieved were A*, with 77.1% being A*-A.
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Dr Helen Stringer joins as Interim Head of Oxford High School
Oxford High School has announced the appointment of Dr Helen Stringer as Interim Head of the school for one year from this September.
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Dr Philip Hills stands down from Oxford High School
Dr Philip Hills has decided to stand down from the headship of Oxford High School, and will not be returning to the school in September.
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Oxford High School: A Glimpse Inside the New Sixth Form and Arts Centre
At the end of the summer term, small groups of teachers were given the opportunity to don reflective tabards and protective headgear as they ventured into the new build currently dominating the east end of the Senior School site. Led on the tour by the ever-knowledgeable and friendly Matt Bowler, who is project managing the…
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Oxford University agrees £4bn house building deal with Legal & General
Legal & General is providing Oxford University with the funding over 10 years for 1,000 homes for staff and 1,000 units of accommodation for students across various sites in and around the city.
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Oxford University plans £150m Schwarzman Centre in Jericho
Oxford University has announced plans for a huge new university building in the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter as a dynamic hub dedicated to the Humanities
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easyHotel Oxford Summertown work commences
Work to build the 180-bed easyHotel on Banbury Road in Oxford Summertown has commenced and the hotel is expected to open sometime by 2021.
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Waitrose Botley Road Oxford trails packaging-free shopping
Waitrose Botley Road Oxford trails packaging-free shopping. Buy and refill produce such as pasta, rice and cereals plus “pick and mix” frozen fruits.
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Westgate Centre to host bank holiday spring party
Westgate Centre to host a spring party at the roof terrace on Saturday and Sunday this May Bank Holiday weekend from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm.
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Henley-on-Thames start for OVO Energy Women’s Tour stage three
Henley-on-Thames has been revealed as the start of the OVO Energy Women’s Cycling Tour through Oxfordshire on Wednesday 12th June. Elite cyclist Sophie Wright recently met with organisers, press and representatives from Henley Town Council and announced that the third stage of the race will start from Market Place in the centre of Henley, with…
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Underground toilets in Oxford’s St Giles to become B&B rooms
Disused underground Victorian toilets situated opposite Martyrs’ Memorial in St Giles’ Oxford are to be turned into bed and breakfast rooms with views of the Randolph Hotel and Ashmolean Museum. The men’s loos first opened in the late 19th Century but were closed by the city council in 2008. The owners of the Galaxie Hotel…