Category: Media

Colour and hair artist Sue Day adds the final touches to a waxwork of Sir Winston Churchill, ahead of the opening of a major new exhibition on ‘the greatest Briton’,… Continue reading Artist Adds Finishing Touches to Lifelike Churchill Waxwork

MP David Johnston OBE, whose Wantage constituency includes Didcot Railway Centre visited the popular tourist attraction on Saturday 1 May to officiate at a short ceremony to mark the return… Continue reading MP Officiates as 1897-built Locomotive Gets Back on Track

This year Oxford City Council, alongside Magdalen College, encourages residents to celebrate Oxford’s traditional May Morning at home and online. Celebrated since the early 16th century, May Morning has traditionally… Continue reading City Council encourages Oxford residents to celebrate May Morning at home and online

Blenheim is piloting a new ‘social prescription’ programme aimed at addressing the mental distress, social isolation and physical inactivity caused by lockdown. The six-week programme will see a group of… Continue reading Blenheim Pilots New Social Prescription Programme

A model recreation of Winston Churchill’s childhood pony is among a series of equestrian displays to feature in a major new exhibition in Blenheim Palace’s historic stable block, which opens… Continue reading Palace Adds Extra Horsepower To New Stables Exhibition

Businesses in Oxford are now able to apply for the latest lockdown support grants aimed at supporting businesses as they reopen to the public. In line with the Government’s roadmap,… Continue reading Oxford businesses able to apply for coronavirus restart support grant

Oxford City Council is working with hospitality businesses to help them provide outside seating areas so they can reopen. Businesses in Turl Street, Ship Street and Park End Street, and… Continue reading Oxford City Council helps cafes, restaurants and bars to open more outdoor seating areas

A raft of brand-new customer friendly facilities have been opened at Seacourt Park & Ride to help welcome people back onto services. It includes toilets, an enclosed waiting area and… Continue reading New customer friendly facilities unveiled at Seacourt Park & Ride

Work is nearing completion on a major new exhibition highlighting the crucial role horses have played throughout Blenheim Palace’s history. The new feature is set within the Palace’s ornate stable… Continue reading Giant Hat Tree Caps Off New Exhibition in Palace’s Historic Stables

Thursday 8 April 2021, Oxford: JACKfm, the most awarded local commercial radio station in UK radio history, can today announce that it will be supporting Ronald McDonald House Charities UK… Continue reading JACKfm supports Ronald MCDonald House Oxford with two-day radiothon

Brand new ticket app providing coach tracking and estimated arrival times Complete fleet upgrade following £13m investment into new coaches Oxford Tube service has returned to a 7 day operation… Continue reading The Oxford Tube has returned with a brand new app and fleet

The Oxfordshire roads around Hook Norton will once again ring out to the sound of the heavy footfall of the Shire Horse this week as the brewery re-starts its horse-drawn… Continue reading Hook Norton Brewery Shire Horses back delivering beer

Oxford’s open-top bus tour and Park & Ride 300 service will return on 12th April, in a boost to the city’s bounce back from lockdown. The popular City Sightseeing Oxford tour… Continue reading City Sightseeing Oxford and Park& Ride 300 services return

easyJet and easyJet holidays have confirmed today that new routes and package holidays to popular European destinations across Spain, Portugal, and Greece from Birmingham Airport will launch from 29 June… Continue reading easyJet launches new routes from Birmingham this summer with five new European beach destinations

Award-winning Sri Lankan bar & restaurant group The Coconut Tree has announced it will reopen for outdoor dining at its Oxford restaurant from 12th April, with indoor dining to follow… Continue reading Sri-Lankan bar & restaurant the Coconut Tree Announces reopening plans for Oxford

Oxford City Council will apply to pedestrianise the western half of Broad Street to create a public square and events space this summer. The aim is to temporarily pedestrianise the… Continue reading Oxford City Council to apply to pedestrianise half of Broad Street to create public square and event space this summer

Birmingham Airport has achieved ISO 45001 certification following a successful assessment of its occupational health & safety management system by the globally recognised certification body, Lloyd’s Register. ISO 45001:2018 is the international standard for… Continue reading Birmingham airport shows its commitment to safety and achieves ISO 45001

Oxford City Council is awarding £35,000 in grants to community groups as part of a #WeAreOxford campaign, to help fund activities that keep connecting communities beyond the pandemic. Sixteen organisations… Continue reading Council boosts community activities with #WeAreOxford grants

Oxford City Council has provided more than £40m to help Oxford’s businesses through the coronavirus pandemic. The council has provided 7,278 grants to businesses in the city since the first… Continue reading Oxford City Council provides £40m of business support grants