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Oxfordshire Election Diary: Week 1

Oxfordshire Election Diary: Week 1

Like Queen Victoria, we are very much not amused. The Clarion had plans for this summer. Articles we wanted to write (the FOIs are in). Bike rides we wanted to go on. Events we wanted to attend. The plan was not to be slaving over a hot laptop while the

Proud to live in Oxfordshire

Proud to live in Oxfordshire

Wherever you live in the county, somewhere over the rainbow, there's a Pride celebration near you. It might be low key or it might be a bright splashy parade. And it's all year round, not just for one day. Quietly or loudly, groups of LGBTQ+ activists

More locals than ever are visiting Oxford City Centre

More locals than ever are visiting Oxford City Centre

Oxford remains a destination city, but local visitors are steadily increasing, latest figures released by Oxford City Council show. The Clarion reported on Oxford's footfall increase bucking the national trends earlier this year. Oxford city centre dramatically outperformed the rest of the UK in terms of footfall over

Vote like your city depends on it – because it does

Vote like your city depends on it – because it does

Regular Oxford Clarion readers must surely have expected us to write an Oxford City Council Election Special. And in truth we have been delaying it. Endless editorial debates. How do you write about something that seems so trivial (Bins! Cemeteries!), yet is actually so critical to the future of the

May Morning – an Oxford tradition

May Morning – an Oxford tradition

On 1 May thousands of people will congregate on Magdalen Bridge, listen to some children sing madrigals up a tower, then go watch some trees dancing to melodeons before going to find a bacon sandwich. All before 8am. Only in Oxford! Here's everything you need to know. It&

A bridge too far?

A bridge too far?

Fifteen councillors have called in a planning application for the multi-million pound bridge at Oxpens. The Special Review is on Thursday evening. We look at the arguments.

Are repurposed garages the future of Oxford city housing?

Are repurposed garages the future of Oxford city housing?

Oxford is the least affordable place to live in the country. The average house price is more than 12 times average earnings, and more than 3,300 households are on the waiting list for council housing. The waiting list for lower priority bands is up to 20 years. No, that’