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Clarion Weekend, 2 October 2026

Clarion Weekend, 2 October 2026

There’s nothing the Clarion likes more than new cycling routes, and this week Oxfordshire delivered. Plus new houses, political goings-on, brilliant Bicester kids, and the latest in the OUFC stadium saga. This week’s long reads The Oxford Preservation Trust has announced the shortlist for its 2026 awards – from

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?

Kidical Mass rides again

Kidical Mass rides again

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

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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Legal challenge to Oxford’s LTNs withdrawn

Legal challenge to Oxford’s LTNs withdrawn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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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

Climate-proofing your garden

Infrastructure Week

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Transport: Full steam ahead… or on your bike?

Water: Why Abingdon’s mega reservoir is making waves

Energy: Will the sun shine on Botley West Solar Farm?

Sewage: The unsavoury blockage in Oxford’s planning pipeline

Infrastructure week: What’s stopping Oxfordshire’s new houses?

Transport

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Traffic Filters vs Congestion Charge : Contest or Evolution?

Twelve easy hacks to beat Oxford’s Traffic Filters

Twelve easy hacks to beat Oxford’s congestion charge

Oxford’s commuter future

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