Oxfordshire County Council News
Browse news and stories about Oxfordshire County Council – the local authority for the county of Oxfordshire responsible for delivering services like social care, education and transport to the county’s 600,000+ residents.
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County Council Highways chief commits to meeting over Banbury parking fines
Businesses on Parsons Street in the old town area of Banbury have highlighted dismay over the issuing of parking tickets for vehicles they say are delivering to their premises.
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Councils to trial new combined parking and bus ticket offer at Oxford’s Park & Ride sites
The councils are looking to make the services more attractive for customers and encourage a switch from car travel, in a bid to reducing congestion on the roads.
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County Council gets powers to use cameras to enforce traffic restrictions
It is the first time local authorities outside London and Cardiff have had the opportunity to apply for these powers, and the County Council was among the first to get the new powers from the Government.
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Double yellow lines for 24 roads and streets in Bicester
Oxfordshire County Council is looking to address safety issues, including parking that blocks parts of pavements, vehicle turning points, accesses and junctions or creates a tight squeeze for buses.
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Oxford’s 10pm curfew for hired e-scooters to be kept under review
Council officers have been asked to review whether hired e-scooters should be allowed to operate in Oxford beyond 10.00pm as part of an ongoing trial.
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Parking ban on major Didcot road to help keep cycle lanes free
The council has approved proposals for double yellow lines running the length of Wantage Road in Didcot in a bid to stop people from parking in the cycle lanes.
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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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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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Women’s Tour cycling race is coming to Oxfordshire on Saturday
Residents across the county will be able to cheer on elite riders as the Women’s Tour cycling race comes to Oxfordshire on Saturday.
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Oxfordshire County Council responds to recent fatalities involving cyclists
In a statement on the Council said it is: “…committed to doing all in its power, to prevent any recurrence of the recent tragic accidents involving cyclists.
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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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Wallingford North is Oxfordshire’s fourth 20mph pilot scheme
Wallingford North has become the fourth 20mph pilot scheme to be unveiled in Oxfordshire, as part of plans to reduce the speed on the majority of the county’s 30mph roads.
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Living safely with COVID as pandemic moves to next phase in Oxfordshire
People are being advised to continue taking the simple steps taken during the pandemic to help us live safely with the virus as testing ends and Oxfordshire moves into next phase of COVID response.