When most people think of Oxford, it tends to be the dreaming spires images that dominate. This is certainly how I imagined it before I lived here. This image is only a small part of Oxford. In reality, it is a thriving diverse city that owes a lot to the car industry and workers who’ve come here to make a living. It is also a city with a huge housing need, a city that is surrounded by a tight green belt and one that is young and growing. It is a city that houses the students of two Universities, three major regional hospitals and many who work in science, technology and publishing.