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The Oxford Nightsafe partnership, which was set up in 2004 to combat binge drinking and alcohol-related crime and disorder, has launched a new website at www.nightsafe-oxford.org.uk. The service provi...
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Swimming in rivers discouraged.
Cooling off in the nearest river during the summer could mean risking serious infection, injury or death according to the Health Protection and Environment agencies. Following the drowning of an Oxfor...
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Oxford city council tenants and leaseholders now have a resource centre in Horspath Road, Cowley. Housing an IT suite, an information library and a conference room, the centre aims to encourage tenant...
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Lighting for historic landmarks.
Four of Oxfords historic buildings are to be lit up with specially designed architectural lighting under a scheme funded by the High Sheriff of Oxfordshire, Ian Laing. The 11th-century Saxon tower of...
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Local community projects can apply for grants of between 1,000 and 5,000 from the Gannett Foundation, a US-based foundation and the parent company of The Oxford Times newspaper, which has paid out mor...
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Anti-social drinking targeted.
In a move to stop disorderly and drunken behaviour before it gets out of control, the Oxford police force has requested powers to confiscate alcohol from troublemakers on city streets. Anyone refusing...
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New sports centre on site of former rifle range.
The Morris Motors Athletic and Social club in Crescent Road, Cowley, has closed its firing range after nearly 90 years. The site, which was the countys only public live firing range, is to be bulldoze...
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New information boards for the city.
Eleven new tourist information boards have been installed around Oxford city centre and four more are being prepared for the new Castle development. The new boards have maps and information highlighti...
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Unemployment in the county of Oxfordshire has shown a significant improvement compared with a worsening national trend, recent figures have shown. In October 3,505 people were claiming the job seekers...
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Down with derelict council housing.
Oxford city council has agreed to the demolition of 153 condemned Orlit houses on the Rose Hill Estate. The prefabricated Orlit houses are under 60 years old, but will be considered unfit for habitati...
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More homeless on Oxfords streets.
The number of people sleeping on the streets is at its highest since 2001. According to figures from random spot-checks carried out by Oxford city council, 17 people have been counted as sleeping roug...
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Problems for electronic bus-stops.
The installation of electronic timetables at bus-stops in Oxford city centre is delayed because of software failure of so-called real-time satellite-operated bus schedules. Two bus-stops on the Banbu...
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Hi-tech cameras for car parks.
There has been a security upgrade at the Westgate multi-storey car park and at the underground car park at Gloucester Green bus station in Oxford city centre. New equipment, which scans the area and c...
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A wind farm is to be built at Watchfield in Oxfordshire. Five 81-metre tall wind turbines costing 6 million are to be built at Watchfield, near Faringdon, after the Vale of White Horse District Counci...
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Local Oxford residents are so enthusiastic about recycling that the Redbridge recycling centre next to the park-and-ride site off Abingdon Road is being forced to close on some occasions. The bins p...
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Oxford city centres car parks are to increase charges for the first time in seven years. The 20 per cent increase which will be effective from August will affect five of the car parks run by the city...
