Oxford’s cycling and walking funds halved by Government
Oxfordshire County Council has lost half of the £600,000 in emergency funding it was due to receive from the Department for Transport (DfT) to improve its cycling and walking routes
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Oxford air pollution breaches legal limits, despite fall in emissions
New data released today by Oxford City Council shows that whilst emissions from public transport continue to fall, the city’s levels of nitrogen oxide still breach UK air quality limits. The report, compiled by Ricardo…
Oxford Together makes isolation far less isolated
Oxford Together volunteers have made a total of 1000 phone calls to isolated people in Oxfordshire since the launch of their Phone Link programme on the 30th March.
Oxford City Council Marks Earth Day 2020
Despite the coronavirus outbreak, the Oxford City Council is recognising Earth Day 2020 to raise awareness for the ever-increasing climate change that is taking place. Earth Day was established as an annual environmental event first…
Helping the homeless
Ruchita Raghunath outlines the measures both Oxford University and the council have put in place to protect the homeless in Oxford.
Oxford City Council reveals sharp shift in gender pay gap
Oxford City Council has today published its annual gender pay gap report. The report, based on the snapshot date of March 31st 2019, shows that the median gender pay gap is 12.1%. This means that…
City Council provides emergency beds for tonight’s cold snap
The forecast of snow can bring with it excitement for those who can watch it gently fall from the refuge of their heated rooms. But for rough sleepers in Oxford, the frigid temperatures that come…
Oxford City Council announces £1.2 million extra funding for homeless shelters – is this enough?
Oxford City Council have recently announced that the budget for funding homeless shelters has increased to £7.4 million for 2020/2021, which is a 19% increase on last year’s budget. Most of this money will go…
Council plan to increase tree cover takes root
Oxford City Council has committed to increasing biodiversity and double the tree cover across Oxfordshire following recommendations from the Oxford Citizens Assembly on Climate. Enhanced biodiversity has been judged central to the overall ‘net zero’…