80,000 sign petition and Oxford City Council call for Rhodes removal
A petition demanding the removal of a statue of Cecil Rhodes on an Oriel College building on the High Street has hit 80,000 signatures...
Oxford City Council prepares for safe return to work
Oxford City Council has recently begun to prepare the city for employees returning to work. Last week, the Council announced that it would commit...
Campaigners contest Local Plans, claiming University will retain affordable housing for own use
Oxford and Cherwell Local Plans are being contested by Green Belt campaigners, including 25 councillors, campaigners, and Layla Moran MP. The Oxford Local Plan – recently...
Pembroke College and Oxford City Council provide over 15,000 meals for homeless
Pembroke College is collaborating with Oxford City Council to bring meals to over 120 homeless people who are being housed in student accommodation and...
‘Policy hackathon’ seeks solutions for Oxford after Coronavirus
Global Shapers Oxford is hosting a ‘policy hackathon’ to
solve local challenges arising from the COVID-19 outbreak.
The ‘hackathon’ invites participants to create data-driven
solutions to...
Oxford City Council marks Mental Health Awareness Week
Oxford City Council is marking Mental Health Awareness Week, Monday 18th to Sunday 24th May, by urging people to consider how kindness can improve...
Oxford City Council set to lose £24m from coronavirus
Oxford City Council stands to lose £24 million as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. This marks a sharp change in economic fortunes for...
Oxford City Council starts work on Energy Superhub
As part of their zero carbon initiative, Oxford City Council has taken its first steps in creating the world’s first Energy Superhub, known as...
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...
Oxford Hub and City Council set up coronavirus volunteering scheme
A campaign established by Oxford City Council and the Oxford Hub, "Oxford Together" has seen over 4000 volunteers sign up to help with the...
Oxford City Council promises hotel rooms to homeless amid coronavirus outbreak
Oxford City Council has pledged additional support for rough sleepers
amidst the COVID-19 outbreak.
The City Council announced on Wednesday that it intended to provide
hotel rooms...
Oxford City Council releases annual performance statistics on gender pay gap
The City Council report has revealed
that, on average across the whole of
the Council’s workforce, women earn
10.2% less than men.
This is the first year that...
City Council to hold Conflict Awareness Training for Members
On March 2nd, Oxford City Council approved a recommendation to hold conflict awareness training for its members.
This is meant to help ensure the
safety...
Oxford City Council releases latest rough sleeper street count
Oxford City Council has released
its latest rough sleeper street
count for the month of November
2019.
The council counted 43 people
sleeping rough on the streets of
Oxford on...
