Tag: council

On Wednesday the 16th of January the Oxford Student Council had its first meeting of Hilary term. In it the Student Council voted to renew its recommendation to boycott the National Student Survey (NSS). Making his case for the boycott the proposer of the motion, Alex Kumar, warns that this seemingly innocuous survey is intended […]

Image Credit: David Iliff (CC-BY-SA 3.0) Opening of St John’s new library and study centre delayed The planned opening of St. John’s new library and study centre is to be delayed until the spring. The new building, located in the heart of the College, containing four floors, will not only hold the College’s wealth of […]

On Tuesday 8 May, Councillor Jean Fooks, Lord Mayor of Oxford, presented the 2018 Certificates of Honour at the Oxford Town Hall. Nine volunteers were recognised for their “dedication and exceptional service to others in a local community in Oxford”. The Certificate of Honour is awarded to exceptional individuals who do voluntary work in Oxford. […]

Data released by the World Health Organisation last year showed that Oxford was one of 11 British cities to breach the limits set for toxic particles known as PM10s – now the city council has decided it is time for a change. In response to this rise in air pollution, the council has announced its […]

Today in court Oxford University were granted an interim possession order to repossess the Old Mill at Osney, which has been inhabited by Osney Open House (formerly Iffley Open House) residents for the past ten days. The residents have been permitted 5 days, an extension of the usual allowance of 24 hours, to move their […]

98.5% of students surveyed believe there is a homelessness problem in Oxford In an investigation carried out by the Oxford Student, 98.5% of participants stated that they think there is a homelessness problem in the city. Only one respondent answered in the negative, whilst four said they did not know. The survey also asked in […]

Two Oxford councillors have come under heavy fire this week for comments insulting the LGBTQ community and the homeless. John Tanner, Labour Councillor for Littlemore, branded Oxford’s homeless “a disgrace”, while Julia Gasper, a parish councillor currently affiliated with the English Democrats and previously UKIP, posted a picture of Jimmy Savile to commemorate LGBTQ History […]

In a covert operation undertaken by Thames Valley Police on February 2nd and 3rd, nine out of twenty establishments failed to pass ‘child sexual exploitation tests’. As part of the operation officers visited guest houses and hotels in Bicester and Banbury, North Oxfordshire. A plainclothes officer and a fifteen-year-old girl visited the establishments and asked […]

On Wednesday evening, a meeting of Oxford City Council’s west area planning committee granted permission for the new student development planned by Wadham. The college is planning to construct a 135 bedroom development to provide homes for second year students who currently live out of College The news follows a court hearing on Friday 20th […]

Oxford City Council have rejected an application from The Bullingdon for a new license with extended hours. The Cowley Road establishment was asking to extend its opening time to 2am from 1am on weekdays and 3am from 2:30am on weekends. Speaking to the Oxford Student after the committee meeting, Jon Payne, the Bullingdon’s representative in […]

Students, residents and local homeless people gathered this morning to hang a banner reading “People need homes, empty spaces need people” on the old VW garage on Iffley Road. The move accompanies a new petition urging the building’s owners, Wadham College, to assist the city’s homeless. Wadham responded, stating that it is “investigating the ramifications […]

Students travelling to and from their colleges in Oxford will have their routes altered as Oxford City Council prepares to make changes to the city’s transport network in the coming months and years. Railway infrastructure, city bus routes, and park-and-ride facilities are all set to undergo processes of transformation. Following the opening of the new […]

Uber’s application for a licence to operate in Oxford has been rejected after more than a year of resistance from local taxi firms. Oxford City Council have emphasised that they did not ban the company, but Uber instead failed to submit necessary application details in time. Uber have, however, promised to try to launch in […]

With one hundred electric charging stations in residential streets the city of Oxford is set to make the use of electric cars a lot more practical. The council has successfully participated in a national funding pot of £40 million in total that is supposed to facilitate the spread of plug-in vehicles. Trials will begin at […]

According to its website, Oxford City Council’s proposed city-centre Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) “is about creating a safe and welcoming city centre for residents, businesses and tourists”. If you are homeless, however, your life is about to get a whole lot harder. Criminalising a number of behaviours deemed to be anti-social, the proposed PSPO […]

A senior Oxford police officer has urged members of the public to avoid giving money to beggars, claiming that “in many of the cases those who beg are not homeless”. Responding to an investigation published by The Oxford Student last month, Inspector Andrew Thompson stated: “With such a large number of visitors to the city […]

A 47-year-old man appeared in Oxford Crown Court on Saturday, accused of setting fire to the South Oxfordshire District Council building and two other properties last week.