Local news: Oxford
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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.
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Six by Nico is now open at the Westgate Centre in Oxford
Six by Nico, the innovative restaurant group known for its rotating six-course tasting menus, is now open at the Oxford’s Westgate Centre, and the first tasting menu is “The Chippie” – a nostalgic chip shop-inspired menu.
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The Oxford Trust launches Accessing Science Fund to support young people into STEM
The Oxford Trust has launched the Accessing Science Fund to improve science learning for children and young people who are less likely to have access to STEM activities and resources in schools and community groups across Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
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Victory open-top bus parade to celebrate Oxford United Championship success
Oxford United’s victory celebrations for their promotion to the EFL Championship will continue with an open-top bus parade in Oxford today, Monday, 20 May.
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The new hotel in the historic Boswells department store has officially opened
Oxford’s new luxury lifestyle hotel – The Store – has officially opened its doors. The Store sits in the building of the former Oxford institution, Boswells and features 101 rooms, three dining outlets and bars, including a rooftop bar, a co-working space and a cocooning urban spa. Every detail is inspired by the rich heritage of the building’s former life…
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A School Streets initiative trial has come into force in Oxford’s Meadow Lane
A ‘School Streets’ initiative trial has come into force at the St Mary and St John School in Meadow Lane in Oxford this week, resulting in the closure of Bedford Street by Argle Street to motorists at school pick-up and drop-off times.
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Oxford’s Market Street reopens following pedestrian-friendly improvement works
Oxford’s Market Street has reopened following the completion of the main improvement works by Oxford City Council to make the street more pedestrian-friendly for an 18-month trial period.
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Oxford residents can now apply for affordable homes in the Vale of White Horse district
An agreement between the two councils means 1,100 affordable homes in the Vale have been earmarked to help meet the city’s housing need in the next 10 years – in addition to the affordable homes specifically for Vale residents.
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Oxfordshire school children showcase hundreds of works of art for charity
Young Art Oxford’s annual competition returns this week to showcase more than 600 works of art created by local school children in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity and AT The Bus.
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Residents of an LTN street in Oxford react to findings of a damning report
We spoke to those living on Magdalen Road in Oxford this week to find out what it is like living on a street where traffic is prevented from taking shortcuts through a residential area.