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Oxford City Moves into Tier 2 restrictions

29th October 20202nd November 2020News Team

– Oxford will be moving into higher alert (Tier 2) for coronavirus. Oxford City Council announced that as of Saturday 31 October at 12:01 am, Oxford will be under Tier 2 restrictions. – The key difference between Tier 1 and Tier 2 restrictions is that Tier 2 restricts socialising indoors with people outside your support […]

LMH takes part in bikes for key workers scheme

30th May 202031st May 2020Myesha Munro

Image description: bikes outside the Radcam Lady Margaret Hall has donated over 90 bikes as part of Active Oxfordshire’s contribution to the #bikesforkeyworkers initiative. The college explains in an email to students “The goal here is to provide free bikes to NHS and Social Care staff who cannot use public transport during the lockdown or […]

Oxford City Council flies the Oxford Living Wage flag

1st April 20192nd April 2019Úna Yates

As of 1st April, the City Council has increased the Oxford Living wage to £10.02 an hour. The Oxford Living Wage Flag will be flying from 10am yesterday at Oxford Town Hall, and has been raised to commemorate the increase and signify the council’s commitment to Oxford being a Living Wage city. If an employee […]

Record numbers complete Oxford Half Marathon

17th October 201624th October 2016Ariane Laurent-Smith

A record breaking number of people crossed the finish line of the Vitality Oxford Half Marathon last Sunday. Over ten thousand runners took part in the 13.1-mile-long race, in which runners and supporters, children and adults alike all enjoyed. The course changed this year with the starting and finishing lines both on Broad Street, which […]

Osney Mead regeneration plan gets the go-ahead

22nd May 2016Jasmine Cameron-Chileshe

The plan to regenerate the Osney Mead industrial estate has been welcomed by leaders throughout Oxford. Discussions had been taking place between Oxford City Council and Oxfordshire County Council last May and are now being led between Oxford University and landowners. It is hoped that the scheme will transform the area into a mixed development […]