Local news: Oxford
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Oxford Bus Company unveils rainbow bus to celebrate Oxford Pride
Oxford Bus Company has unveiled a brightly coloured new addition to its fleet with a rainbow bus celebrating Oxford Pride – the first in its new electric fleet to be branded with a community-based livery.
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Matchable and Oxford North partner to boost Oxfordshire corporate volunteering
Matchable, the digital platform which matches companies and their teams to volunteering projects has partnered with Oxford North, the new innovation district in Oxford, to help boost corporate volunteering in Oxfordshire.
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Oxford’s Labour politicians react to controversy around Diane Abbott
City councillors are weighing in with their thoughts after confusion around whether the long-standing MP of 37 years for Hackney North and Stoke Newington would be permitted to run for the party in the 04 July General Election.
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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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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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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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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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Dishoom, has signed for a new site in Oxford for its all-day bar and café, Permit Room
International real estate advisor Savills completed the deal on behalf of landlord Lothbury Investment Management Ltd, which saw the new tenant take out a 25-year lease term at North Bailey House, New Inn Hall Street.
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Open top bus company launches fully accessible city tour to the public
City Sightseeing Oxford’s renowned walking tour will now be accessible for wheelchair and mobility scooter users.
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Get ready to party as Cowley Road Carnival is set to return to the city
The Cowley Road Carnival has announced the return of carnival to the city on Sunday, 01 September 2024, with the theme for the year’s event being ‘Our Nature Our Future’.
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Site of former Debenhams store in Oxford to be transformed into innovation space
The site of the former Debenhams in Oxford will soon be transformed into a circa 100,000 sq ft life sciences, technology and innovation space in the heart of the city.