About Us

What is Daily Info? • How to Advertise • History • Contact Us •
Other Publications • What People Say About Us • Current Staff • Suggestions

History

Daily Information was founded and run for 40 years by John Rose. You can read why, in his words, here. Here is a picture of the first one (A4), from 28th September 1964. You can click on the image to enlarge it.

The latest printed sheet can be downloaded here, but you will probably find it quicker, now that you're here, to browse our website, which contains everything in the printed sheet and more.

Other Publications

In addition to the printed sheet, over the years Daily Information has published many series of Oxford guides, calendars, maps, What's On brochures and a book of cartoons about Oxford by our resident artist, the late Mary Potter.

Our current publications include an A2 Year Planner (produced every September and distributed free - email us and we will send you one); the weekly Pin-Up (events listings for Oxford), an excellent Map of Oxford By Day & Night (email us for your free sample copy - further copies 20p each), and some online calendars.

Any of these can be downloaded as pdfs by following the links above.

We also distribute posters, for a modest fee, to our sheet display sites around Oxford. Click here to find out more.

Current staff

John Rose died in December 2004, but we are carrying on much in his spirit. We try to make our site and sheet as useful, entertaining and as free from hype as possible. We are always interested in comments and suggestions for improvement - let us know by email or contact us by other means.

We tend to take on each other's roles indiscriminately, but nominal responsibility for specific parts of Daily Info is as follows:

Director / Editor: Miranda Rose

Company Secretary / Accounts Dept: Susie Cogan

Sub-Editor: Su Jordan

Cinema, Scary Phone Calls & Wellbeing: Ian Threadgill

Promotions: Jenny Pawsey

Consultants: Julian Littlewood (face), Robin Hughes-Jones, Patrick Vale & Alastair Wilson (brain)

Contact Us

Postal & trading address:
Daily Information Ltd,
5, Standingford House,
26 Cave Street,
Oxford OX4 1BA

Tel: 01865 241133

Email: dailyinfo@dailyinfo.co.uk

We don't have a fax machine - sorry!

Daily Info, dailyinfo.co.uk and Daily Information are trading names of Daily Information Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales.
Reg. Company number: 05392556
VAT number: 860 8948 81

Registered Office:
Alcock Watson Associates,
167 Oxford Road,
Cowley,
Oxford OX4 2ES
(please don't send us post here: our accountant has to forward it on. Send it instead to the Standingford House address above).

What People Say About Us

Here is some recent feedback:

Houses and Flats For Sale (new page Jan 2008):

"Daily Info is fantastic! The service is friendly and helpful, the website is clear and user-friendly, and I reached loads of people through my advert. They made it really easy to sell my flat. A real Oxford institution - thanks, Daily Info!"

Rebecca, May 2008

Jobs Offered:

"I thought you might like to know that we have already received over 190 responses to The Survey Shop's ad in the Daily Info - many from people with excellent qualifications and experience. I am very pleased and am planning to advertise with again with you shortly for another role."

Peter Gill, Managing Partner, The Survey Shop

"We get great responses from your ads and you are always so nice to deal with. "

Fiona Pocock, Principal, Oxford Tutorial College

"I just wanted to say I have been overwhelmed with responses to the job advert I placed yesterday ... the first email arrived even before your automated receipt! What's more, there have been some high calibre applicants and so even though I have yet to shortlist I can already see that it has been a very worthwhile exercise."

Helen Toone, Electronic Enlightenment Project, University of Oxford

"I am writing to thank you very much for your service, which continues to be fast, efficient and effective. I have used your webpage and broadsheet for many of my recruitment campaigns, as we are an Oxford based business, and have always found it an excellent way of sourcing suitable candidates. For me this is proof that you are of great service to the people of Oxford and that many residents of the city, and non-residents alike, benefit from the information that you provide and keep up-to-date."

Vanessa Harrison – Language Development Manager, Alden Prepress Services

"We always have a terrific response and have found very suitable applicants for our jobs."

Volunteers:

"We have used your site to look for volunteers in our office and we have had a great response - in fact all our leads thus far have come from Daily Info. It has gone really well and we are very impressed! I have also used it to find house shares and I have recommended it to anyone new to the area looking for accomodation."

Elizabeth Havercroft, Local Supporter Fundraising

Coming Events:

"No fuss, no stress – Daily Information gives the Museum of the History of Science a fast, efficient and friendly service that I thoroughly recommend."

Jim Bennett – Director, Museum of the History of Science

Services Offered:

"The response to my ad with you has been phenomenal - I'm stopping all other advertising. I hope to be able to give up my day job thanks to you!"

Lewis Oakley – Garden Maintain

Small ads:

"Just wanted to let you know that I listed my car for sale on your site just on a whim to see if there was any interest – within 24 hours it had sold for a better price than I expected."

Kester Holmes

Free Events Listings:

"Thanks a lot for your help - you run a great system, and it is much appreciated. I am getting a lot of response from DI - thanks."

Monica Franke - MCF Osteopathy

Printed Sheet:

"The Daily Information sheet is the only way our visitors can have an overall picture of the events going on in Oxford. It helps us direct our guests immediately to what may appeal to them. I would say that Oxford Information is an indispensable tool for everyone in Oxford."

Tony Godel – Proprietor, Burlington House

Rooms to Let:

"For over two years I have advertised my rental properties with Daily Info and nowhere else. The website's user-friendly, the service has always been accurate, and, most importantly, I have had plenty of inquiries from all over the world and have always found excellent tenants fast. Oh, and it's cheap (but don't tell the guys at Daily Info I said that)."

Rachel Griffiths

"We advertise with Daily Information whenever a room becomes available in our shared house and we always fill the room within a week. Swift, affordable and accurate, the website is backed-up by exemplary, friendly customer service. To anyone in Oxfordshire Daily Information is indispensable."

Gerard Barker, Reed Elsevier

In General:

"This site is excellent. I've used it to find out about different clubs and societies as well as advertising a room to let. It's invaluable"

Lucy Stephens, Oxfam GB Development Education Team Administrator

"I'd like to congratulate you and thank you for writing such a brilliant website. It has helped me no end...the perfect mix of functionality, ability and localisation."

JCD, Musician

"Can I just say what a brilliant institution Daily Info is? A real vade mecum!"

Francis King, Administrator, St Michael at the North Gate (Oxford City Church)

"This site is the most user friendly web site I've ever come across. It's so fluently designed, it really doesn't feel like a website at all. More like talking to somebody knowledgeable who responds instantly and effectively to your questions. It's quite eerie really, 'cos it's just so far from the normal frustrating 'finding out stuff and trying to print it in coherent format' uphill struggle of most listings sites. It's got:
Well organised listings
All the basic details necessary
Simple listings / date search
Beautifully simple print-offs
(also really low levels of dross per page...lovely!)

Time Out could learn a few things here...!"

Rhoops (through review system)

Year Planners:

"Here I am again, begging for one of your excellent year planners. It's an invaluable office aid...we wouldn't have a clue who's doing what without one."

Sue Collins, Royal Mail

Gifts:

"Hi, Just thought I'd let you know that your Daily Info pages (when they are out of date, of course) are excellent when shredded and very colourful to use as packing material for birthday/leaving gifts."

Liz Harris, PA to Prof. W. Graham Richards,
Chairman of Chemistry, University of Oxford

Cardboard Rolls:

"Thankyou for the cardboard tubes that you've been able to let me have on behalf of the Cutteslowe Community Centre Art Club. The club really appreciate being able to work creatively with all sorts of different materials, textures, shapes and sizes and these tubes have been a real hit. If you are 5 or 6 then the people made from these tubes are 'big people'!"

Helen Edwards, Leader
Cutteslowe Community Centre Art Club