COVID-19 Business Resilience Fund
Grant Process and Panel Requirements: Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (OxLEP) have created a business resilience fund to help support businesses impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.
Local Government
Here you will find content relating to Local Government, including Government announcements and topics surrounding the local economy.
National and Local Support for Businesses Affected by Coronavirus (COVID-19)
1. Grants Update from our Business Rates team: “We have paid out more than £19.5m in grants to businesses since the start of April, but we are still trying to contact a number of businesses who have yet to complete our online grant form.
Business Support update for Oxford businesses from OCC
Are you eligible and have you applied for the coronavirus business support grants made available via your local Council?
Oxford City Council facilitates first £170,000 of coronavirus grants to Oxford’s...
Oxford City Council has facilitated the first £170,000 of Government grants to small businesses in the city to support them through the coronavirus outbreak.
Oxford City Activities Hub
Oxford City Council has launched an online Activities Hub with links to advice on exercise, mental health, learning and cultural activities to help residents find supportive resources while social distancing measures are in place.
National and local support for businesses impacted by Coronavirus (COVID-19)
I’m writing with the latest business support email from Oxford City Council. This update includes:
COVID-19 Government Briefing Roundup
Government Briefing Tuesday 31st by Michael Gove The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Oxford City Council COVID-19 Support
We are writing to all businesses in Oxford today with information and guidance about how to access national and local support for everyone impacted by coronavirus (COVID-19).
Blenheim Estate Homes Warns Council’s U-Turn Will Put Radical Affordable Homes...
A radical new way to provide more than 200 truly affordable homes in Woodstock is at risk after Cherwell District Council opted to remove it from their Local Plan.
Have your say: Transport issues in Oxfordshire
Everyone is dependent on transport in some way, shape or form. Even if you work from home and conduct all of your work remotely, your work will in some way rely on transport. In Oxfordshire, the transport network is suffering from overload at peak times and doesn’t provide for safer and more environmentally friendly modes of transport such as cycling as well as it could.
Housing Commission Recognises Blenheim’s Radical Approach to Affordable Homes
A radical affordable housing scheme, which is being championed by Blenheim Estate Homes, is featured in a major new government-backed report.
B4 Meet Councillor Ian Hudspeth of Oxfordshire County Council
B4 Meet Councillor Ian Hudspeth of Oxfordshire County Council
Support ‘Hubs’ will boost Oxfordshire’s growing social enterprise sector
eScalate, the newest programme from OxLEP Business, is creating 6 ‘hubs’ to nurture social entrepreneurship across the county.
SME growth is vital for Oxfordshire’s economy
Rod Macrae has been hearing about the business journey to achieving significant growth and why Oxfordshire is a great place to scale up a business.
IHub: Innovating to Support a Smarter Oxfordshire
We all know that Oxfordshire is at the forefront of technological innovation linked to its world-beating science and medical sector. What you may not know is that Oxfordshire County Council is heavily involved in many innovation projects, particularly in transport and social care, that bring together public and private sector partners.