News archive

News published July 2020

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  Tim promotes understanding and respect as he helps #stopthespread

  He may have been on shifts until after midnight during lockdown, but for Bicester’s Tim Davies, serving the town where he was born and bred “doesn’t feel like work”.

  Published 29 July 2020.

• Council to kick off conversation about future planning policies

  This Friday marks the start of a six-week consultation exercise on the themes and issues that will inform Cherwell District Council’s Local Plan Review. 

  Published 28 July 2020.

• Runners and riders go the extra mile to support vulnerable residents

  Sports men and women from across Cherwell have united to support their communities by delivering 1,300 prescriptions to self-isolating residents during COVID-19.

  Published 27 July 2020.

• Hundreds of families getting back in the FAST lane

  Families in Cherwell will be able to start using their FAST cards again from Saturday (25 July), giving access to big savings on health and wellbeing activities in the district.

  Published 24 July 2020.

• What to look out for as leisure centres reopen

  People can lift weights, spin, or hop on the elliptical trainer at council-owned leisure centres in Banbury, Bicester and Kidlington from Saturday.

  Published 22 July 2020.

• New business park could bring high-tech jobs to Bicester

  A high-tech business park capable of supporting hundreds of jobs could be created to the south of Bicester.

  Published 20 July 2020.

• Gary is helping #stopthespread while helping handle customer inquiries to Cherwell District Council

  Many of us have not done a day’s work in the office since March and we’ve been adjusting to life working from home

  Published 19 July 2020.

• Innovative technology cluster could bring new jobs to Bicester

  Plans to expand the existing business activities at the former RAF Bicester to create a “world leading” centre for motoring excellence have come a step closer to reality. 

  Published 17 July 2020.

• £5k for K5 community wellbeing projects

  Not-for-profit organisations based in Kidlington and the surrounding villages can now apply for grants of up to £1,000 each, to help boost health and wellbeing opportunities in the area.

  Published 14 July 2020.

• Wellbeing boost for school children as Youth Activators return

  A council-run scheme designed to help improve children’s physical and mental wellbeing has resumed in primary schools across Cherwell.

  Published 9 July 2020.