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News A40 Improvement Scheme Gains Planning Approval
Planning permission has been granted for a major project to improve journeys along the A40 between the Eynsham park and ride site and Wolvercote. Oxfordshire County Council said the scheme will introduce bus priority lanes, new and upgraded junctions, new crossings, and improved walking and cycling routes. The project will also enable the Eynsham park […]
News Music Group Moves To St Helen’s Church
A popular Abingdon music organisation is set to move venues as renovation work begins on the town’s historic Abbey Buildings. From 7 May 2026, Music At The Unicorn (MATU) will relocate from the Unicorn Theatre to St Helen’s Church in Abingdon. The move comes as essential conservation work is planned to protect the 800-year-old Abbey […]
News Charity Golf Day To Support Bereaved Young People
A charity golf day will be held at Frilford Heath Golf Club on Thursday 30th April to raise funds for bereaved children and young people across Oxfordshire. The event, organised by SeeSaw, will feature 18 holes on a championship course with a shotgun start. Participants will be provided with coffee and breakfast rolls on arrival, […]
News Katharine House Joins National Hospice Legacy Campaign
Katharine House Hospice has joined more than 120 hospices across the UK in a national campaign encouraging people to leave a gift in their will to support local hospice care. The ‘This is Hospice Care’ campaign, launched on 16 February and facilitated by Hospice UK, aims to raise awareness of the role hospices play in […]
News Book Donation Campaign Aims To Boost Children’s Reading
An Oxford-based communications agency has launched a book donation campaign to encourage more children to read, as new figures show enjoyment of reading among young people is at its lowest level in 20 years. Fortitude Communications has partnered with Assisted Reading for Children (ARCh) to mark National Storytelling Week, appealing for donations of good-quality paperback […]
News Foodbank Partners With Zero-Emission Firm
Witney and West Oxfordshire Foodbank has teamed up with a local zero-emission business to help manage rising food costs as demand for its services continues to grow. The charity, which supports more than 5,000 people each year, is now working with M&M Zero to collect and transport food purchases from supermarkets to its base at […]
News Fire Service Consultation Extended Until January 2026
Residents and businesses are being given more time to help shape the future of Oxfordshire’s fire and rescue service after Oxfordshire County Council extended its public consultation deadline to the end of January 2026. The consultation, which was due to close on 20 January, is seeking views on proposals designed to ensure fire stations, resources […]
News Free Park And Ride Buses Extended In Oxford
Free park and ride bus journeys in Oxford will continue until the end of March 2026, Oxfordshire County Council has announced. The offer was introduced on 29 October for an initial three-month period to support the council’s temporary congestion charge. The charge is in place while Botley Road remains closed, delaying the start of the […]
News Banbury Tractor Run Nears £100,000 Target
The tenth Banbury Christmas Tractor Run has raised £93,000 for Katharine House Hospice, with organisers appealing for public support to help reach a £100,000 fundraising target. Thousands of spectators lined the streets of Banbury and surrounding villages across north Oxfordshire on Saturday 13 December to watch 100 festively decorated tractors complete a 20-mile route from […]
News Blenheim Palace Donates Christmas Tree to Oxford Station
A festive 8ft Christmas tree donated by Blenheim Palace has been installed at Oxford station, decorated with rail-themed baubles created by pupils from St Barnabas’ C of E Primary School. Children helped hang their ornaments on the tree before performing Christmas carols for passengers passing through the station concourse. Oxford station’s Duty Station Manager, Warren […]
News Hawkwell House Hotel Earns Green Key Environmental Award
Mercure Oxford Hawkwell House has been awarded the Green Key Award for the first time, recognising the hotel’s commitment to high environmental standards and responsible tourism. The 77-bedroom boutique hotel in Iffley achieved the accreditation following detailed documentation and regular audits carried out by the internationally recognised Green Key programme, which is operated in the […]
News Mental Health Charity Response Marks 60 Years of Support
A mental health charity that supports people across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire is celebrating its diamond 60-year anniversary. Response, which began as a small group of volunteers aiming to improve mental health care in Oxford, has grown into the region’s largest independent mental health and housing charity. It now supports people aged 11 and above, […]
