OXFORD'S shiny new Westgate Centre opened exactly one year ago today to much fanfare.

Here we look at some of the highlights of the £440million development over the last 12 months.

Scroll through the pictures above to see some of the highlights from the last 12 months.

There are a range of events happening across the day to celebrate the anniversary.

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THE WESTGATE IN NUMBERS

Westgate Oxford in numbers

  • 2,000+: The equivalent number of permanent, full-time jobs created
  • 8.9%: Rise in footfall for Oxford city centre footfall in the past 12 months
  • £29m: The amount of wages generated
  • 100% waste diverted from landfill
  • 18 tonnes: The amount of CO2 saved thanks to 50 electric vehicle charging points
  • 1,000: The number of cycle parking spaces that are being created
  • 7 football pitches: The size of Westgate
  • 94: The number of unemployed people into employment
  • 3.2million: The number of man hours to build Westgate
  • 397: The average number of workers on site each day during the build
  • 1,110: The highest number of workers on site at its peak in September 2017
  • 3km: The length of pipework installed
  • 15km: The length of cables used

ALSO SEE: In pictures - Westgate building project since the very beginning