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Happy Easter from the Clarion

Happy Easter from the Clarion

All the links you need! The Clarion wishes you a very Happy Easter. There's lots going on across the county. We've rounded up some of the best options for family fun over the Easter holidays. From easter egg hunts to science and history, there's

The politics of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (spring 2024 edition)

The politics of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (spring 2024 edition)

A long-heralded report on Low Traffic Neighbourhoods was published by the Department for Transport yesterday (17 March). Trailed by warring briefings in the Guardian and the Times, it was long on rhetoric but short on substance. Of the parts that look at Oxford specifically, the report rehashes air quality and

“Everyone should pay their fair share”: anger over council’s “capitulation” to BMW

“Everyone should pay their fair share”: anger over council’s “capitulation” to BMW

Opposition parties have blasted Oxford City Council's decision to waive a £830,000 community contribution for their upgrade at the East Oxford plant. Theo Jupp, Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for Oxford East calls the decision “laughable”, while independent councillor Damian Haywood attacked it as “catastrophic” and “capitulation”. Green

Oxford retail bucks the national trend over Christmas

Oxford retail bucks the national trend over Christmas

Oxford city centre dramatically outperformed the rest of the UK in terms of footfall over the last four months, which contain the crucial Christmas and January shopping periods. In early December, Oxford City Council reported that the previous quarter’s footfall had beaten the national average. Looking towards Christmas, it