Recent replies by Jendelion

I'd recommend Boswell's, which has a lot of luggage, or if you have a large budget there's the beautiful Oxford leather shop on Turl St!

Hi, we found Storage King very helpful (top of Cowley Rd, just inside the ring road). They suggested we needed smaller storage than we originally thought, which suggested they were honest! They are http://www.storageking.co.uk/stores/oxford/ or phone 01865 712282. Local phone number is always a good sign. They have a cheap first month and then student storage options. I don't think they do removals but can recommend people who do. And once you've got your storage set up you can access it 24/7, though the reception is open only normal office hours.
Alternatively Isis Removals (who advertise on the Services Offered page) offer storage, I think in combination with FortBox). See http://www.isisremovals.com/storage
Hope this helps! You could also try your college in case they can do anything.

I think you'd be better off around Botley Road somewhere, if you fancy heading to Eynsham along the old toll road, or perhaps Wolvercote/Summertown which give you easy access to the A40. East Oxford is lovely to live in but crossing town can be very busy at rush hour.

If you're looking for something really dressy to go to a party I'd recommend The Ballroom which has a fabulous array of dresses for hire and sale. It's over on The Plain, the roundabout where Cowley Rd, Iffley Rd, St Clements and High St all meet.
For something more unusual (and definitely the closest clothing shop to the station) try Rainbow and Spoon Boutique. It's at 22 Park End St, almost hidden behind the bus stop.
As you walk up to town from the station there are all the usual high st names along Queen Street and Cornmarket. For more individual shops try in the Covered Market and you'll find lots of boutiques.

Daily Info's favourite driving instructor (having taught a number of the staff) is Bob Brown, based in Abingdon. His number is 01235 532676. I don't know if he works Sundays, but he's a good chap!

The larger schools around here are BSM, Red and AA. With any larger school there can be quite a mix of instructors and they can be a bit hit and miss, if that's not a terrible metaphor to use about driving!
BSM have a horrible website where you have to put in all your details to see anything about your area: http://www.bsm.co.uk/offers
AA http://www.theaa.com/driving-school/index.html - same website deal
Red are a bit friendlier. Here's the Oxford page: http://www.reddrivingschool.com/SouthEast-driving-lessons-Oxford.aspx

There's also a list of local schools here: http://www.drivingschoolsfinder.co.uk/city-Oxford.html but they don't seem to have many reviews.

I hope this info helps. Good luck with the lessons!

Can you just use the email on your phone? Free, no character limit... Or skype?
Otherwise I think with most networks you have to buy a bundle and then you get much much cheaper international calls or texts. I found the guys in Carphone Warehouse on Cornmarket really helpful for advice about what's available across the networks.

Hi there seems to be a social tennis club based in Bury Knowle Park, Headington:
http://www.dailyinfo.co.uk/events.php?colname=Sports+and+Fitness&period=7&day=1344556800#106227

Hi, I don't know the answer to your question, but here's the link to the City Council report a missed bin collection page:
https://ecitizen.oxford.gov.uk/citizenportal/form.aspx?form=Report_Missed_Bin

Sorry for the belated answer, hope it's still useful!

Hi, we had a very similar question to yours a while back:
http://www.dailyinfo.co.uk/answers/209/Good_neighbourhoods_in_Oxford
which might answer your question!

Walton St and Jericho area generally are very nice, but are very expensive, Cowley Rd area is lively and a bit cheaper. Botley Rd is big and rather industrial but the side roads seem to form their own communities, and there are some surprisingly green areas with fields and streams around there. Wolvercote is lovely - feels like a village but is inside the ring road so it has the city advantages like good bus links but lots of pubs/dogs/families/river/canal etc.

Hollow Way and the other areas you mention are cheaper, but Oxford's a nice place so even the areas without such a high reputation can be perfectly nice to live in!

Kidlington has good bus links with the town even though it's a few miles out. Generally buses are pretty good, I'd say. You can get annual bus passes which cover Oxford, Kidlington and Wheatley on all Stagecoach and Oxford Bus Co buses. They're £390:
https://www.oxfordkey.co.uk/smart-card/#pricelist and very very useful!

Good luck with the househunting!

Hi, have you tried putting an ad on the Sports Equipment and Players page?
http://www.dailyinfo.co.uk/sport

Also there's a sort of virtual league going on at the moment. I don't know what sort of standards they get but it's probably a good hub for players! It's organised by these people:
http://www.localtennisleagues.com/oxford/joinnow