Oxford pay outs for housing complaints more than doubles to over £75k

• Oxford City Council paid out over £75,000 in housing complaints in 2025-26, more than double the compensation paid the previous year 2024-25.

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Bicester Advertiser - News (Bicester) · yesterday 'Financial pickle' as money spent on scheme with uncertain future • The Labour government has been blamed for landing Oxfordshire's six main councils in a "financial pickle" after it pulled a big U-turn.

Bicester Advertiser - News (Bicester) · yesterday 'Toxic' Oxfordshire cycling row ends as campaigners declare 'no bloodshed' • Campaigners say fears over Bicester's controversial Sheep Street cycling scheme never materialised after councillors voted to make it permanent.

Bicester Advertiser - News (Bicester) · yesterday School transport could be disrupted 'until October' • School transport could be disrupted until October, Liberal Democrat MPs have claimed.

Herald Series - News (Abingdon, Didcot, Wantage) · yesterday Plans for Oxfordshire school will make it look like a 'prison', says mayor • Plans for new gates and fencing at an Oxfordshire school have sparked controversy.

Oxford Mail · yesterday Oxford barman, 26, died on A40 after 'relationship breakdown' • Oxfordshire Coroner's Court heard that the 26-year-old barman died on an A40 bridge after a 'relationship breakdown'.

Herald Series - News (Abingdon, Didcot, Wantage) · Local news · today 25 years on: The Oxfordshire impact of the 9/11 attacks • September 11, 2026 marks the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in America and we look back on the impact the attacks had in Oxfordshire.

Witney Gazette - News (Witney, West Oxfordshire) · Local news · yesterday First British-Palestinian MP 'shed tear' at UK West Bank announcement • An Oxfordshire politician who is the first British-Palestinian MP has described how she "shed a tear" to the Government on Israel and Palestine.

Witney Gazette - News (Witney, West Oxfordshire) · Local news · today Oxfordshire MP wins national award for Thames Water court fight • Charlie Maynard, Liberal Democrat MP for Witney, received the Rivers & Seas Award at the 2026 Political Purpose Awards.

What's on: next 14 days

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14 Sep · The Bullingdon + Plush + Cowley Retreat + Black Swan + James Street Tavern25% OFF SUMMER SALE TICKET ULTIMATE OXFORD BROOKES FRESHERS 2026 Official Student Partners with BoohooMAN FREE T-Shirt with Every Ticket! Sold Out 15 years Running!

24 Sep · Modern Art OxfordArt History's Funniest Bits

18 Sep · Holywell Music RoomCandlelight: Ed Sheeran & Coldplay

23 Sep · Examination Schools, University of OxfordCarlo Rovelli ON THE EQUALITY OF ALL THINGS with Nigel Warburton

19 Sep · O2 Academy OxfordFishies Saturday Special Ft BIG JOHN

21 Sep · The Sheldonian TheatreMarina Hyde: What a Time to Be Alive!

12 Sep · Blackwell's BookshopMiriam Margolyes BOOK SIGNING

14 Sep · Plush OxfordOxford Big Freshers Icebreaker - Presented by FOOTASYLUM - UK Largest Freshers Events - Sold Out 10 Years Running

20 Sep · Oxford UniversitiesOxford Bollywood Freshers Icebreaker 2026-27 Signup - The Official Waitlist

23 Sep · Holywell Music RoomOxford Chamber Music Festival 2026 - New Worlds: Loops and Lullabies

13 Sep · Various VenuesOxford Freshers 2026 Wristband

15 Sep · Plush OxfordOxford Freshers Welcome Week - ABBA Wonderland - Sold out 10 years running!

13 Sep · Plush OxfordOxford Freshers Welcome Week 2026 - UK Largest Freshers Events - Sold Out 10 Years Running

18 Sep · Examination SchoolsThe Oxford Wine Festival 2026 (Friday Evening)

11 Sep · Folly Bridge, OxfordOxford: Evening Cocktail Cruise - Daily

12 Sep · Wadham CollegeR60: One with the Earth – 60th anniversary of Resurgence

12 Sep · New Theatre OxfordSam Campbell Live in Oxford

15 Sep · O2 Academy OxfordTHE FRESHERS RAVE FT DR BANANA

24 Sep · O2 Academy OxfordThe Lemonheads

11 Sep · Oxford Town HallThe Music Of Phil Collins - The Candlelight Concert - Oxford Town Hall

19 Sep · Examination SchoolsThe Oxford Wine Festival 2026 (Saturday Afternoon)

19 Sep · Examination SchoolsThe Oxford Wine Festival 2026 (Saturday Evening)

13 Sep · The Bullingdon + Plush + Cowley Retreat + Black Swan + James Street TavernULTIMATE OXFORD BROOKES FRESHERS 2026 Sold Out 15 years Running! FREE T-Shirt with Every Ticket!

12 Sep · O2 Academy OxfordWelcome To Oxford Brookes

11 Sep · Oxfordshire, United KingdomC.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien Tour

11 Sep · Ashmolean Museum, Ashmolean Museum, Beaumont Street,, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 2PH, United KingdomAshmolean NOW: Soma Surovi Jannat

11 SepBach to Baby Family Concert in Oxford Summertown

11 Sep · Old Swan & Minster Mill, Minster Mill,, Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire, OX29 0RN, United KingdomBand & Brew at The Old Swan

12 SepBinsey Fete 2026

11 Sep · Ashmolean Museum, Ashmolean Museum, Beaumont Street,, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 2PH, United KingdomColonial Views of India: Photographs by Eugene Clutterbuck Impey

11 Sep at 17:00CORNBURY HOUSE HORSE TRIALS

11 Sep · The Slaughters Manor House, The Slaughters Manor House, Copsehill Road,, Lower Slaughter, Gloucestershire, GL54 2HP, United KingdomEscape to the Manor for Afternoon Tea

12 Sep at 10:00 · Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomFamily Day at the Science Oxford Centre

11 Sep · Waddesdon Manor, Waddesdon Manor, Waddesdon,, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP18 0JH, United KingdomFour Seasons at Waddesdon Manor

11 Sep at 19:30Funhouse Comedy Club - Comedy Night in Cirencester September 2026

11 Sep · Oxfordshire, United KingdomHarry Potter Highlights Walking Tour

12 Sep · Wake up to Woodstock*, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, United KingdomIn Lee Miller’s Footsteps – Talk & Tour with Ania Ready

12 Sep at 10:00Literary Escape Festival

11 SepMurder Mystery Adventure

11 SepOxford Ghost Tour

11 Sep at 11:30 · Oxfordshire, United KingdomOxford On Screen Walking Tour

11 Sep · Ashmolean Museum, Ashmolean Museum, Beaumont Street,, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 2PH, United KingdomRoman Oxfordshire Coins Display

11 SepSaturday Boat trips on the Banbury Canal

11 Sep · Sheldonian Theatre, Sheldonian Theatre, Broad Street,, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 3AZ, United KingdomSheldonian Guided Tour

11 Sep · Museum of Oxford, Museum of Oxford, Oxford Town Hall, St Aldates,, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 1BX, United KingdomSounds of the City Exhibition Launch

11 Sep · Sudbury House Hotel & Restaurant, 56 London Street,, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 7AA, United KingdomSummer at Sudbury House

11 Sep · Westgate Oxford, Westgate Oxford, Queen Street,, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 1TR, United KingdomTake part in the FREE Hatter's Hunt at Westgate Oxford

12 Sep · Oxford Playhouse, Oxford Playhouse, Beaumont Street,, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 2LW, United KingdomThe Glenn Miller Orchestra

11 Sep · City Sightseeing Oxford Visitor Information Point, City Sightseeing Oxford Visitor Information Point, Queens Lane, 44 - 45 High Street,, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 4AP, United KingdomThe Oxford Explorer's Passport Trail

12 SepWestmill Wind Farm and Solar Park Guided Tour

11 Sep at 11:00White Cube at Claydon

11 Sep · North Wall Arts Centre, North Wall Arts Centre, South Parade, Summertown,, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 7JN, United KingdomWoodhill

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During World War II the Cowley plant didn't just make cars; it produced Tiger Moth aircraft, parachutes, jerry cans and completed some 80,000 repairs on Spitfires.

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