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Helping hand to improve health of homeless
8:10am Thursday 29th July 2010
Most of us think homelessness is something that happens to other people. Yet when you hear the stories of homeless people in Oxford, you realise that many end up in this situation due to circumstances that could happen to any of us. The credit crunch and recession has forced thousands out of work, into debt and out of their homes.
Watching chess over the web
6:50am Thursday 29th July 2010
The 2008 champion, Stuart Conquest, has made a late entry to this year’s British Championships which take place at the University of Kent in Canterbury starting Sunday. Former Cowley star Adam Hunt and Oxford 4NCL player Lateefah Messam-Sparks are also playing.
Award-winning service critical to survival
10:29am Sunday 25th July 2010
As the government cuts start affecting Oxfordshire’s 4,000 charities and community groups, Oxfordshire Community and Voluntary Action’s (OCVA) award-winning support services will be critical to their survival.
Helping people find the right employment
10:27am Sunday 25th July 2010
Right Employment provides an individualised service to anyone with a learning disability over the age of 16 to help and support them through the whole process of finding employment. It supports people to find full- or part-time work. This is especially important as many people only wish to work for a few hours a week, particularly if they have not worked before, in order to help them adapt to the routine of regular employment.
Individual honours announced
5:30am Thursday 1st July 2010
The winners of the awards for the best individual scores from last season have been announced.
Building better communities
8:22am Thursday 24th June 2010
Faith communities in Oxfordshire give 12,500 hours every month as volunteers, and invest over £8.5m each year in employees, a new study has revealed. In addition, they make 220 rooms and halls available for community activities other than worship, and contribute significantly to the tourist economy.
Major changes planned to adult social care
6:00am Thursday 17th June 2010
From April next year the system for how adult social care is delivered in Oxfordshire is going to be revolutionised.
Oxford 2 fall short of promotion
10:06am Thursday 17th June 2010
For the final weekend of the Four Nations Chess League’s third division this season only three wins out of three would have been enough to secure Oxford 2 promotion — and not unexpectedly they fell short.
Thriving association searches for helpers
6:10am Thursday 10th June 2010
Cutteslowe Community Association (CCA) is a thriving community-focused charity, which seeks to work with local residents, local voluntary and statutory agencies and funding bodies to provide resources, care and support so that the community can grow and flourish.
Service helps refugees and asylum seekers
12:09pm Friday 4th June 2010
Refugee Resource’s mentoring service provides support to adult refugees and asylum seekers by pairing them with volunteer mentors. The scheme has been running in Oxford for over three years and we are now piloting a mentoring service in Banbury.
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