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County Council spends more than £8m on agency staff in three-month period
A third of the spend relates to “the need for qualified social care staff”, with holders of interim posts and engineering and surveying workers making up a further fifth each.
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HGVs to be banned from new Watlington relief road
The market town on the edge of the Chiltern Hills suffers from increased levels of traffic running through it, and there are four housing projects on the outskirts set to exacerbate the situation.
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Go-ahead for the next phase of the HIF1 Didcot road plan
The Didcot Garden Town housing infrastructure programme is a combination of four projects to ensure there is the capacity to connect 12,000 houses set to be built to the south of Oxford.
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200 new homes for Carterton in £33.5m contract
The development on Milestone Road will see a mix of 2, 3 and 4-bedroom houses and apartments in the shared ownership, rent to buy, affordable rent and social rent space constructed over 4 and a half years.
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County Council set to introduce measures to get more people back on the buses
Expect cheaper fares for under-19s, new rural services, bus priority improvements and traffic filters to reduce journey times across Oxfordshire.
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County Councillors urged to demand more from private bus operators
Oxfordshire County Council’s cabinet will be urged to demand more from private bus operators involved in a new partnership with the authority.
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£2.5m in council tax energy rebate waiting to be claimed by Oxford residents
Those who are eligible for the rebate but who do not pay their bill by direct debit will need to fill in an online form to claim the £150 payment. Claims can only be made online, not by phone, email or in writing.
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Education minister ‘actively investigating’ £155m donation to Oxford’s Linacre College
The donation from Sovico Group – a Vietnamese company – is under investigation after concerns were raised in the House of Commons over the College’s memorandum of understanding with the company.
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Plan for new 2,200 home garden village and science park moves closer to completion
The Planning Inspector’s response on the plan for Salt Cross Garden Village paves the way for the it to be approved and sets the scene for the development to progress.
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£180k goes to community projects South Oxon’s Councillor Community Grants scheme
Over 100 voluntary and community organisations received grants to fund projects ranging from food banks and defibrillators to sports equipment and wellbeing activities.
