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 ...

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 ...

One of England’s most notorious illegal waste dumps has been completely cleared from land beside the A34 near Kidlington, although the criminal investigation into those responsible remains active. The ...

Oxfordshire households can still take unwanted domestic fridges and freezers to the county’s recycling centres, but temporary limits have been introduced because of a national shortage of specialist ...

New cross-city routes, restored links through Oxford and more frequent services will launch on Sunday 20 September as buses return beneath the railway bridge on Botley Road. Passengers across Oxford, ...

Planning a trip to the tip? Oxfordshire’s household waste recycling centres now require advance booking, and there are separate rules for DIY waste, vans, trailers, asbestos, fridges and ...

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, ...

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 ...