Oxford roads and travel news
Oxford roads and travel news, newest first: closures, roadworks, rail changes, buses and parking, from the authorities' own notices.
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Headington Roundabout Crash: Police Seek Hit-and-Run Driver
A moped rider in his twenties was seriously hurt at Headington Roundabout at 7.30pm on 21 October. The hatchback driver did not stop; police want dashcam footage.
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Cowley
Cowley Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Cowley
Cowley roadworks: Grenoble Road, Oxford (now, until 18 Apr) and every other traffic order within 3 km, checked each morning with the council's notice linked.
Travel
Oxford NHS and school staff: £1 buses, free park and ride
NHS, school and nursery staff in Oxford can now get £1 bus singles to work and 16 hours' free park and ride parking a day. Who qualifies and how to apply.
Police
Church Cowley Road E-Scooter Crash: Man, 57, Critical
A 57-year-old man is critical in hospital after he and another man fell from an e-scooter on Church Cowley Road, Oxford, early on Thursday. Police want witnesses.
Travel
Oxford congestion charge fines for 27 September cancelled
Some permit holders were fined in error on the charge's last day, 27 September. The council says it is cancelling those fines. Who was affected and what to do.
Oxford
Oxford Christmas Trains 2026: Paddington Cut 27 Dec to 3 Jan
No GWR trains to or from Paddington from Christmas Day to 3 January. How to reach London from Oxford instead: Chiltern, Reading, buses and the Oxford Tube.
Travel
Swan Street Footbridge Shut: Osney Detour Adds 10 Minutes
The Swan Street footbridge on Osney Island closed on 24 September, adding about 10 minutes to walks. It is Oxford's second shut on safety grounds since May.
Travel
Botley Road reopens after 3 years: what has changed
Botley Road reopened on 20 September 2026 after three and a half years shut. The higher bridge, one-way cycleways, new station footbridge and buses back in.
Travel
Oxford bus changes, 20 September: X1 goes, 44 and 63 return
The X1 has gone, the 4A is now the cross-city 4, the 4B is the 200, and the 44, 63 and 400 are back in the centre. Every Oxford Bus and Stagecoach change.
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 was run on 11 October: closures recap
The Oxford Half was run on Sunday 11 October 2026. This page records the closure order, the Mansfield Road start closures and the race-day shuttle times.
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St Giles Fair 2026 ran 7 and 8 Sept; 2027 is 6 and 7 Sept
St Giles Fair 2026 ran Monday 7 and Tuesday 8 September, 11am to 11pm. The 2027 fair falls on 6 and 7 September by the old rule. Roads, times, costs, history.