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The Clarion, 6 October 2026

The Clarion, 6 October 2026

All change in Oxford city centre at the Castle and the Odeon – and will Banbury be far behind? Plus trams, new OED words, and Eminem… This week’s long read Does being prepared for emergencies mean stocking up on dismal tinned food? Not necessarily. We assembled some experts for a

Grow it, forage it, preserve it

Grow it, forage it, preserve it

Clarion Weekend, 2 October 2026

Clarion Weekend, 2 October 2026

Oxford Greenways: a cure for congestion?

Oxford Greenways: a cure for congestion?

Heritage old and new: Oxford’s 2026 awards line-up

Heritage old and new: Oxford’s 2026 awards line-up

The Clarion, 29 September 2026

The Clarion, 29 September 2026

Traffic Filters vs Congestion Charge : Contest or Evolution?

Traffic Filters vs Congestion Charge : Contest or Evolution?

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Traffic Filters vs Congestion Charge : Contest or Evolution?

Traffic Filters vs Congestion Charge : Contest or Evolution?

The Oxford Traffic Filters switch on this morning, and we've just got used to the congestion charge. Oxfordshire Liveable Streets are a not-for-profit organisation working alongside residents across Oxfordshire to imagine and build streets and neighbourhoods that work better for everyone. Today we open the pages of the

Two signs, one an advance warning for the filters and the other the sign at the traffic filter location.

Twelve easy hacks to beat Oxford’s Traffic Filters

Twelve easy hacks to beat Oxford’s congestion charge

Twelve easy hacks to beat Oxford’s congestion charge

Oxford’s traffic emergency needs a bold approach – Luke Marion on the congestion charge

Oxford’s traffic emergency needs a bold approach – Luke Marion on the congestion charge

Legal challenge to Oxford’s LTNs withdrawn

Legal challenge to Oxford’s LTNs withdrawn

Oxford’s proposed congestion charge – the reaction

Oxford’s proposed congestion charge – the reaction

Breaking: Oxford congestion charge could start this autumn

Breaking: Oxford congestion charge could start this autumn

Infrastructure

Traffic Filters vs Congestion Charge : Contest or Evolution?

Traffic Filters vs Congestion Charge : Contest or Evolution?

The Oxford Traffic Filters switch on this morning, and we've just got used to the congestion charge. Oxfordshire Liveable Streets are a not-for-profit organisation working alongside residents across Oxfordshire to imagine and build streets and neighbourhoods that work better for everyone. Today we open the pages of the

Exclusive: £10m of Government funding for Oxford was sent back

Exclusive: £10m of Government funding for Oxford was sent back

Oxford’s commuter future

Oxford’s commuter future

Abingdon Reservoir: how much will it cost?

Abingdon Reservoir: how much will it cost?

Abingdon Reservoir: what are the risks?

Abingdon Reservoir: what are the risks?

Abingdon Reservoir: is there an alternative?

Abingdon Reservoir: is there an alternative?

Oxfordshire’s solar boom continues

Oxfordshire’s solar boom continues

New Towns

Right town, wrong place?

Right town, wrong place?

Outline plans have been unveiled for Chalgrove Airfield, Oxfordshire’s most controversial housing development. Can the merits of a “21st century sustainable market town” outweigh the problems of its location? Chalgrove New Town would be located on one of Oxfordshire’s many historic airfields, ten miles south-east of Carfax. It

Oxford’s commuter future

Oxford’s commuter future

Housing Week: Building Out – can Oxfordshire solve Oxford's housing crisis?

Housing Week: Building Out – can Oxfordshire solve Oxford's housing crisis?

Oxfordshire’s biggest ever new town

Oxfordshire’s biggest ever new town

Culham Town: the future of housing in Oxfordshire?

Culham Town: the future of housing in Oxfordshire?

Eynsham’s garden village can be net zero after all

Eynsham’s garden village can be net zero after all

Gardens

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Grow it, forage it, preserve it

Five challenges with Oxford gardens… and how to turn them into opportunities

A beginner's guide to growing your own food

10 ways to make your garden wildlife-friendly

How plants can help reduce flood risk

Housing Week

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Housing Week: Building Out – can Oxfordshire solve Oxford's housing crisis?

Housing Week: The Green Belt

Housing Week: Finding space in a medieval city

Housing Week: Building Up, or view cones vs the dreaming spires

Housing Week: Oxford needs homes. Why? And where?

Devolution

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Two Councils – the Goldilocks choice

There’s only one Oxfordshire

There’s only one Oxfordshire – Matthew Barber on council reorganisation

Make Oxford Great(er) Again

Rearranging the pieces on the Oxfordshire cheeseboard