Oxford city council has abolished the £5 charge on down-sizing residents’ rubbish bins in a bid to encourage recycling. Replacing the wheelie bins currently in use with smaller bins should encourage citizens to create less landfill waste and recycle more, according...

Stall-holders at Oxford’s historic covered market in the city centre are appealing against a city council rent review which could see increases of more than 100 per cent. Following traders’ protests and a 3,500-signature petition, an independent arbitrator has been called...

Oxfordshire county council has earmarked £200,000 for specialist water rescue training for all 550 firefighters in the county. The money will also be used to purchase a flood crisis kit for every fire crew, including new dry suits, inner suits, helmets,...

Pay-by-phone parking in Oxford has received a boost with the extension of the RingGo service to include Oxford city council car parks as well as the Oxford railway station park. Benefits of the scheme include the standardization of phone parking systems...