Merton College’s plan for 540 homes near Oxford rejected over flooding concerns
Merton’s application for over 500 houses was overwhelmingly rejected by Cherwell District Council’s Planning Committee on 2 November.
Merton College had applied to build 540...
Oxford Council’s Local Plan acknowledges housing shortfall
Oxford City Council approved the first draft of the Local Plan 2040 on 18 October, acknowledging that they can’t meet the housing demand of...
Oxford, the 15-Minute City, and the Birth of a Lie
"It was impossible to miss the commotion of February 18th."
Oxford’s electric bus plan may be scuppered by costs
Oxford has bid to become Britain’s first all-electric bus
city. However, the plan may be scuppered by costs, says the Council.
In February, Oxford City Council...
Pembroke provides food for 100 homeless people
Pembroke College is providing homeless people in Oxford with three meals a day in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The College is participating in...
Rhodes Trust aims to renovate headquarters
The Rhodes Trust has applied for permission to renovate its headquarters to become a “world-class convening centre.” The planning permission will be considered by...
Oxfordshire could become the UK’s first smoke free county
Last Thursday Oxfordshire’s Health Improvement Board discussed a plan to reduce the number of smokers in the county. The scheme has been proposed following...
Oxford City Council maintains tax reduction
Oxford City Council has unanimously voted to maintain its council tax reduction (CTR) scheme into 2020/2021 as part of its commitment to tackle poverty...
Oxford City Council says “no” to nuclear weapons
Oxford City Council has called on
the British Government to sign the
International Treaty to Prohibit
Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).
The resolution, proposed by Councillor John Tanner, was agreed...
Local libraries: do we still need them?
What is a library? Most of us would describe them as a place to study (or at least pretend to), or somewhere to find...
Council makes £19 Million Climate Commitment
Oxford City Council has pledged £19 Million for a Climate Emergency Budget in response to the Assembly on Climate Change. They are working on a number of different initiatives, such as a network of charging ports for electric vehicles in the city and introducing electric busses.
Oxford City Council launch new provision to tackle homelessness
Oxford City Council have announced a new provision designed to tackle homelessness. The scheme, known as the ‘Somewhere Safe to Stay’ service, will provide...
Councils raise concerns over Oxford-Cambridge Expressway plans
With Highways England in line to open a consultation on the proposed ‘expressway’ between Oxford and Cambridge, two Oxfordshire councils have signaled their opposition...
Oxford City Council announces new youth support strategy
The Council's new Children and Young People’s Strategy will replace the current Youth Ambition Strategy and Children and Young People’s Plan
