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Botley Road reopened on Sunday after almost three and a half years. The new bridge clears 4.4 metres, the cycleways under it run one way, and night works go on.
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Planning
Redbridge Paddock: 240 homes, comments close 11 October
Plans for 240 homes opposite Redbridge Park and Ride go on show on 23 and 24 September. Council gas monitoring of the old tip below found methane at up to 43%.
Council
Oxford council reorganisation paused: work ordered to stop
Ministers told Oxfordshire's councils to stop work on the three-council plan while it is reviewed. Oxford City is 'disappointed'. The county leader welcomed it.
Travel
Oxford bus changes, 20 September: X1 goes, 44 and 63 return
Both Oxford operators rebuild their networks the day Botley Road reopens: the X1 is withdrawn, 44, 63 and 400 return to the centre, 4A becomes a cross-city 4.
Community
Emily's Playground opens at Friar's Wharf in South Oxford
A mother's donation in memory of her daughter has rebuilt the Friar's Wharf play area. The concrete mound has gone and the new equipment suits toddlers.
Business
Oxford Stadium operator wound up after racing stopped
Oxford Stadium's operating company went into creditors' voluntary liquidation on 26 August. Its last accounts show net liabilities of £1.03m and 55 staff.
Travel
Oxford traffic filters: three permits expire on 28 September
Three central area permits will not transfer when the filters start on 28 September, and unused visitor day passes die with them. What to do before then.
Travel
Oxford Half 2026: roads shut from 9am on Saturday
The Oxford Half runs on Sunday 11 October. Mansfield Road shuts from 9am on the Saturday, the race starts at 9.30am, and every entry has already sold out.
South Park
Oxford Fireworks 2026: 7 Nov, and no bonfire again
Oxford Round Table's display is at South Park on Saturday 7 November. Gates 4.30pm, a low-noise display at 6.30pm, the main one at 7.15pm, adults £13.
Christmas
Oxford Christmas Market 2026: 21 Nov to 31 Dec
Broad Street's market runs from Saturday 21 November to 31 December. Free entry, a carousel, and stalls open to 8pm Thursday to Saturday. Hours in full.
Christmas
Oxford Panto 2026: Snow White, 20 Nov to 3 Jan
Oxford Playhouse's Snow White runs from 20 November to 3 January across 69 performances. The cheapest nights, the access dates and the booking fees.
Council
Oxford barbecue ban starts Friday: 42 parks, £100 fine
Barbecues, fires, fireworks and sky lanterns are banned in 42 Oxford parks from Friday 4 September, on pain of a £100 fine. Here is the full list.
Planning
Maltfield House: 16 one-bed flats, comments close 21 Sept
The council's Northway scheme is 16 one-bedroom flats in four four-storey blocks with no parking. Its own planning statement allows a 50% affordable fallback.
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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