Wallingford Competitors

We're building a world-class city for everyone. Oxford, which has one of the fastest growing economies of all UK cities, is a global centre for research, education and health, and has a growing high-tech sector. The city also has a rich heritage and outstanding cultural attractions that attract millions of visitors every year. Oxford also has a young, growing transient, and ethnically- and culturally-diverse population. But the city also has challenges. A lack of land for housing and employment, transport infrastructure that is at full capacity, and major inequalities between residents' life chances. Our ambition is therefore to make Oxford a world-class city for all our citizens. From this ambition, our priorities are: - A Vibrant and Sustainable Economy - Meeting Housing Needs - Strong and Active Communities - A Clean and Green Oxford - An Efficient and Effective Council For more information about our priorities and strategic direction, please read our Corporate Plan: www.oxford.gov.uk/corporateplan

Reading Borough Council - providing services for residents of Reading Borough. One of the fastest growing towns in the UK, Reading’s forward momentum is remarkable. Transport connections are excellent with exceptional access to Heathrow, central London and beyond. Around an already thriving retail heart, our new Abbey business quarter has opened up a hidden heritage gem in the middle of Reading, and we’re committed to enhancing our cultural infrastructure. We’ve the 7th highest employment rate in the UK, the working population is the 6th most well-educated, and the average weekly salary is 18% above the national average. Extensive new housing of all tenures (including through our own housing company), and a flourishing university complete the picture for inward investors. We’re proud that the Council, through our Team Reading approach, is driving much of this transformation. We are determined to ensure that our growth is good growth: low carbon, sustainable and - most important of all - to the benefit of local people.

Bicester Vision, created in late 2007, is an independent public/private partnership committed to bringing together all stakeholders in the town to ensure that the most is made of the exciting future for the town. By bringing together all three tiers of local government with key business representatives the aim is to engage with the people of Bicester and the wider Bicester to ensure that it continues to be a great place in which to live & work. The value of Bicester Vision is that it brings together Businesses and Local Authorities in a way that does not happen otherwise. It was initiated by the Private Sector which is keen to find solutions to problems thus enabling Companies to prosper and employ more people. The private partners of Bicester Vision currently employ more than 5,000 people in the Bicester area.