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Oxford will hold public services for Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day next week, with St Giles’ closed to traffic for Sunday’s ceremony at the...

Oxford illustrator kOrky Paul has created a £5 puzzle poster to raise money for Sobell House Hospice, with 50 hidden treasures for readers to...

The OX5 RUN will return to Blenheim Palace on Sunday 18 April 2027 for its 25th event, raising money for Oxford Children’s Hospital and...

Volunteers have planted more than 16,000 crocus bulbs in two Banbury cemeteries as part of a campaign to raise awareness of efforts to eradicate...

Fifty runners have raised more than £12,000 for Mulberry Bush at the Oxford Half Marathon, the charity has announced. The team took part in the...

A new bench remembering those who died during the Covid-19 pandemic will be unveiled and blessed at St Andrew’s Church in Old Headington on...

Residents of a South Cotswolds village are raising money for professional planning and legal advice as they prepare to challenge a draft allocation for...

Nearly 60% of Oxford homelessness-prevention cases ended positively during 2025/26, but a new council report shows that more than 500 households still had to...

Charities and community groups have until Sunday 27 September to apply for grants supporting Oxford residents facing financial hardship. Oxford City Council has opened a...

A riverside playground in South Oxford has reopened with new climbing frames, slides, swings and family seating after a donation made in memory of...

Two men will visit Oxford Children’s Hospital while attempting to run 412 miles across Britain in nine days to support children with cancer and...

Update, 16 October 2026: The Oxford Half Marathon took place on Sunday 11 October 2026. This page now records the 2026 route and published...

Hundreds of runners watched a deep partial solar eclipse over Marsh Gibbon before setting off on one of the region’s fastest 5K road races,...

More than half of parents surveyed in the South East are worried about the price of school uniform, with many cutting household spending, using...

Voiceover artist and actor Donna Louise Bryan is inviting people affected by breast cancer to share the unexpected moments that made them laugh, as...

Musicians, promoters and grassroots venues can now apply for grants from a new £20,000 Oxford City Council fund intended to reduce the cost of...

An Oxfordshire mental health charity has published a free guide to help parents and carers support neurodivergent children through the loss of routine, sensory...

National charities are calling on Oxfordshire residents to turn concern about climate change into practical action, with local opportunities ranging from wildlife surveys and...

Players and families from Chesterton Football Club are taking on a 2,026-mile virtual running challenge to raise money for Christmas gifts for children affected...

Wimbledon may be over, but families across Oxfordshire still have plenty of ways to get on court this summer, from public park tennis in...