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Network Rail has hired architects to redraw Oxford station and 12 acres of land around it. It could bring a new eastern entrance, but has no building date.
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Council
Greater Oxford Council back on, from April 2029: 41 parishes
The government is again minded to split Oxfordshire into three councils, with Greater Oxford taking 41 parishes from April 2029. Comments are open for about three weeks.
Health
Churchill fast-track cuts cancer surgery wait to 14-16 days
A Churchill Hospital fast-track has cut the wait for surgery from 40-60 days to 14-16 for some pancreatic and bile duct cancer patients. Checked November 2026.
Health
Oxford Health's 2031 plan targets Oxford City health gaps
Oxford Health's five-year plan names Oxford City, Banbury and Abingdon for health gaps and promises simpler, joined-up care. What changes, and how to read it.
Christmas
Ice Rinks Near Oxford: Six Places to Skate, From Oxpens to Blenheim
Six rinks near Oxford with 2026 dates, prices and age rules, from the all-year Oxford Ice Rink to Blenheim's Great Skate. Checked November 2026.
Food hygiene
Oxford Food Hygiene: Beeyoutiful Cafe Rated 0 in September
Beeyoutiful Cafe on Upper Barr was rated 0 in September. Chutneys on St Michael's Street got a 1, Red Star climbed from 0 to 3, and 135 of 140 recent ratings were 5s.
Council housing
Oxford Council Homes Face £200m Energy Upgrade Bill by 2039
Oxford City Council needs about 500 homes a year insulated to hit EPC C by 2030, £20m beyond its budget, and puts a later 2039 standard at £200m it has not got.
Cycling
Free Bike Checks and Locks on Broad Street, Wednesday 4 November
Free bike repairs, police bike registration and free locks on Broad Street on Wednesday 4 November, 10am to 4pm, at the county's Vision Zero road safety day.
Food & Drink
Christmas Dinner in Oxford 2026: 14 Places With Prices
Eight Oxford pubs and restaurants with 2026 Christmas Day menus, from £68.95 to £150 a head, with deposits and booking terms. Checked November 2026.
Council
Thames Valley mayor plan is back, with Oxford in it
Oxford is set to get a Thames Valley mayor, elected in 2028, after the Budget put the region back on the devolution list with £9.1m. The county has doubts.
Shopping
Bershka Opens at Westgate Oxford, Its First in Oxfordshire
Bershka is now open at Westgate Oxford, the Inditex brand's first store in the county: an 11,000 sq ft shop on the Upper Ground floor beside H&M and Urban Outfitters.
Music
Sitar, santoor and tabla at the Holywell Music Room, 18 Nov
Adnan Khan, Vinay Desai and Ustad Akram Khan play Oxford's Holywell Music Room on 18 November. Tickets £25 until 3 November, then £30, students £20.
Health
UK's first psychosis 'biomarker' clinic opens at the Warneford
A new clinic at the Warneford Hospital gives people with first-episode psychosis a brain scan, memory tests and health checks in one visit. Who can be referred.
The Oxford Post is written for the city people live in: Cowley and Headington, Jericho and Summertown, Marston, Iffley, Rose Hill, Blackbird Leys, Botley Road and East Oxford, as well as the centre and the two rivers. Oxford is a small city with an extremely tight housing market, a car plant at Cowley, two universities and a permanent argument about how traffic moves through it.
Two councils share the work. Oxford City Council handles planning, bins, licensing and housing; Oxfordshire County Council runs the roads, the schools and the traffic schemes, which is worth knowing before you complain to the wrong one. We name the responsible authority in every story and link to its own record.
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