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This week’s top stories An emergency weight limit of 7.5 tonnes has been imposed on Donnington Bridge, following ongoing monitoring work which showed weaknesses in the structure. Oxfordshire County Council engineers recommended that the weight limit was imposed “as a precautionary measure” while checks are carried out on

This week's top stories A plan for a 6,000-home new town – including a new railway station – has been submitted in what would be Oxfordshire’s largest ever single housing development, creating a town larger than Wallingford, Henley or Thame. Heyford Park is built on the site of

This week’s top stories Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in East Oxford on Wednesday to protest against racist intimidation and to support refugee organisations such as Asylum Welcome. A crowd estimated at over 500 chanted “Say it loud and clear, refugees are welcome here” after Asylum Welcome’s Magdalen Road

Do you have an apple tree in your garden or on your street? Perhaps you've noticed strange cobweb like sacs ('tents') on the leaves this year. Or perhaps the branches are looking less leafy than usual? Chances are apple ermine moth is the culprit. Have a

This week’s top stories Oxford city centre continues to beat national footfall figures while attracting more local visitors – despite national figures being propped up by Taylor Swift's Eras tour. In a Clarion exclusive, our full story is here. Oxford–Banbury–Birmingham train services are being cut again.

Oxford may not have been blessed with a visit from Taylor Swift, whose tour boosted footfall averages across the UK in June – yet the city has beaten UK retail footfall for the 13th consecutive month. In June 2024, Oxford's footfall declined by 0.6% compared to June 2023.