Environment and planning

Primary school fires up county’s first biomass boiler

Green-minded staff and pupils at Stadhampton Primary School are all fired up to save cash and energy with a newly installed biomass boiler.

7 Mar 2012
Heritage Gateway

Oxfordshire now on national ‘Heritage Gateway’

Oxfordshire’s Historic Environment Record is now live on Heritage Gateway, a national database integrating both national and local records of England’s historic and archaeological sites and listed buildings.

13 Feb 2012

Iffley Road repairs continue ahead of schedule

The second phase of work to repair and improve Iffley Road is due to begin on Monday, 9 January.

4 Jan 2012

School lights save money and energy

Staff and pupils at Sonning Common Primary School are saving cash and helping the environment after investing in new energy-saving lighting.

12 Dec 2011
One of the upgraded gates

'Horse-friendly' upgrade to riding route

Oxfordshire County Council has made ‘horse-friendly’ improvements along an attractive riding route in the Ironstone Hills near Banbury.

2 Dec 2011
Western Section of East West Rail map

Joy at East-West Rail breakthrough

Oxfordshire County Council has expressed its joy at news that the government has approved funding for a new railway line to be built linking Oxford with the east of the country.

29 Nov 2011

Pupils share eco-friendly ideas at conference

Staff and pupils from schools across Oxfordshire held a special Eco Conference to discuss how to step up their environmental efforts.

28 Nov 2011

Work on waste facility to begin in coming weeks

Oxfordshire County Council has finalised arrangements that will enable Viridor Oxfordshire Limited to begin work on building an Energy from Waste facility in Ardley in coming weeks.

21 Nov 2011

Council welcomes ruling on Energy from Waste facility

Oxfordshire County Council has welcomed the refusal to allow a challenge to the planning permission for the Ardley Energy from Waste (EfW) facility to go to the Court of Appeal.

10 Nov 2011

School saves cash and energy after lights trial

An illuminating experiment at Abingdon's John Mason School could pave the way for huge energy and cash savings at schools across Oxfordshire.

2 Nov 2011

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