Oxford residents can try a gym workout, swim, fitness class or public ice-skating session for free on Wednesday 16 September ...

Three free sustainability workshops are still to come at Castle Quay this September after more than 120 people attended the launch of the Banbury shopping ...

The Oxford Half Marathon returns on Sunday 11 October 2026, with thousands of runners taking on a 13.1-mile route through central Oxford, North Oxford, Summertown and Marston. The main race begins at ...

Oxford’s temporary congestion charge will be replaced by six traffic filters on Monday 28 September, ending the option for drivers to pay £5 to pass through the camera-controlled points. Oxfordshire ...

Oxfordshire has large acute hospitals, specialist centres, community hospitals, mental-health hospitals, maternity units, minor-injury services and private hospitals. The names can be confusing, ...

Oxford’s narrow streets, expensive city-centre car parks and changing traffic rules mean Park & Ride is often the simplest way to visit the city by car. Oxford’s Park & Ride sites sit around the ring ...

Families in Oxfordshire who receive Universal Credit will be entitled to free school meals from September 2026, even if their household earnings were previously too high to qualify under the old ...

A derelict former children’s home in Northway could be demolished and replaced with 16 one-bedroom council flats under plans submitted by Oxford City Council. View the application Oxford City Council ...

Greece is one of my favourite countries to visit for decades, and I worked on the Islands in my early 20’s. There has always been a part of me that has dreamed of opening up a little bar on a beach ...

This describes the system operating in August 2026. The government has confirmed a major reorganisation planned for April 2028, explained below. Oxford City Council’s own local-government explainer ...

Cornish Bakery has opened its newest branch in Witney after transforming a former shoe shop in the heart of the town. The founder-led bakery business has taken over the former Shoe Zone unit at 11 ...

The 2026/27 school year begins for pupils following Oxfordshire County Council’s calendar on Wednesday 2 September 2026. October half-term runs from Monday 26 to Friday 30 October, the Christmas term ...