Local news: Summertown
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Oxford City Council investing to make leisure centres greener
A project will see gas boilers at the leisure centre swimming pools replaced with heat pumps that transfer heat from the air or water, which will cut carbon emissions by around 21%.
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City Council to consult on options for council tax reduction scheme
The council is considering potential changes to its council tax reduction (CTR) scheme for working age people in 2022/23, and a consultation is a necessary step in this process.
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City council helps more than 250 rough sleepers into settled housing
In Oxford, 355 people were housed under the ‘everyone in’ initiative at the outbreak of the pandemic, and the council is focused on them into more sustainable housing.
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Oxford to exit COVID-19 Enhanced Response Area as cases fall
Over the last five weeks, the city has had additional resources to tackle high case numbers including five walk-in PCR test sites that offered symptom-free testing.
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Works to power UK’s largest public EV charging superhub set to begin
Works begin to install a high-powered underground cable that will deliver electricity to the UK’s largest public EV charging superhub at Redbridge Park & Ride.
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Last chance to have your say on new housing & homelessness strategy
Oxford residents who want to have their say on priorities for a new housing, homelessness and rough sleeping strategy have until 02 August to take part in public consultation.
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Oxford is first all-electric city for delivery company DPD UK
The company will deliver over 15,000 parcels a week right across the city from it’s new, state-of-the-art eco-depot in Bicester using a fleet of 40 electric vehicles.
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Temporary closure of swimming pools at Ferry Leisure Centre
Oxford City Council announced the four week closure from Saturday 31 July for enable the removal of asbestos debris found in the plant room that heats the swimming pools at the centre.
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Extra PCR testing options remain in Oxford with two new sites
Although cases in the city are now falling, there has been a 21% rise in cases in those aged between 30 and 59. Those aged 18 to 29 still make up more than half of cases overall.
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Oxford’s culture venues to continue to encourage masks after 19 July
In a collective statement, the Oxford Cultural Partnership are encouraging visitors to wear face-coverings and practice social distancing when visiting Oxford’s culture venues.
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All adults in Oxford invited to take COVID-19 PCR tests
The decision to widen the availability of testing beyond the 18 to 29 year-old age group was taken after there was a 21 per cent increase in cases in those aged 30 to 59 in the last week.
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COVID-19 cases in Oxford is highest in south-east
At 629 per 100,000 population, the case rates in the city is over two and a half times the national average and at a similar level to what it was in the previous peak in January.