Local news: Oxford
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Private rented homes in Oxford will need a licence from this September
The selective licensing scheme means that all private rented homes will need a licence to help ensure they are safe, well maintained and well managed.
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Yes, you can have get-togethers in Oxford city parks for Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
The City Council is offering the use of the city’s parks for residents who wish to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee by holding picnics with groups of friends and family.
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Route revealed for Oxfordshire stage of Women’s Tour cycling race
Residents between Chipping Norton, Carterton, Faringdon, Didcot and Oxford will be able to cheer on the elit riders when this year’s cycling race comes to Oxfordshire on Saturday, 11 June.
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Fleet of 159 state-of-the-art electric buses set to serve Oxford and surrounding areas
This comes after a bid for government funding was approved, and Oxfordshire County Council awarded £32.8 million from the Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) scheme.
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2022 Women’s Tour cycling race set for Oxfordshire finale
Stage six of Britain’s biggest and longest-running international women’s cycling stage race will start in Chipping Norton before culminating in Oxford city centre.
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Oxford tops 2021/22 Good Growth for Cities Index
Oxford has topped the 2021/22 Demos-PwC Good Growth for Cities Index, which, for the last decade, has ranked 50 of the UK’s largest cities based on people’s assessment of 12 key economic well-being factors.
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Oxford City Council launches a new equalities strategy
Tackling inequalities is the focus of the council’s new Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy. And the message is that equality is everybody’s business.
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£500,000 grant received to support Oxford become a zero emission city
Oxfordshire County Council, in partnership with Oxford City Council, has received a £500,000 grant to support Oxford to become a zero emission transport city.
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Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities gets planning permission
The unanimous decision means work on the building can go ahead as planned, with enabling works beginning shortly and building work expected to start in earnest in October 2022.
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Funding bid submitted to deliver 159 electric buses for the Oxford area
The council this month applied for £32.8 million from the Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) scheme.
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Oxford City Council announces plans to celebrate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
At the centre of this will be a call for Oxford’s institutions and residents to plant trees for The Queen’s Green Canopy project.
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Oxford bookseller Blackwell’s is acquired by Waterstones
Oxford’s iconic academic and specialist bookseller which started trading 143 years ago was acquired by Waterstones after it scrapped plans to transfer the company’s ownership to its staff.