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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 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 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 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, […]
