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The Clarion, 8 September 2026

The Clarion, 8 September 2026

You thought Oxfordshire’s cheese saga was over? The story with more wrinkles than a particularly good Stilton is back. Plus coffee, buses, Pope Leo and the return of our politics section after summer recess. This week’s long read Oxford Open Doors is this weekend. With so many fantastic

Clarion Weekend, 4 September 2026

Clarion Weekend, 4 September 2026

Did you miss us? It was unusually quiet over the Bank Holiday and then the news came back with a vengeance – we’ve pretty much filled next Tuesday’s edition already. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves… This week's long reads We know our readers love

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

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

With the summer over, and the merciful reappearance of rain, our thoughts turn to gardens – as we move to a more outside-in lifestyle to accommodate the changing climate. We asked our resident horticulturist Amandine Lepers-Thornton for her thoughts. I’ve lived in Oxford for over a decade but I really

Oxford pets to steal your heart

Oxford pets to steal your heart

We at the Clarion are clearly fans of animals – the at-home sorts, the farm sorts, and the outside don’t-touch-me sorts. We also know that we feature a lot of cats, because. Well, because. But in an effort to broaden animal representation and location (not just cats in colleges!), we

Clarion readers write…

Clarion readers write…

Last week we put out our first ever readers’ survey. We wanted to know what you thought of the Clarion and how to make it better. An astonishing 12.5% of subscribers filled it in. Thank you, everyone, for taking the time to make your views known. Here's

The Clarion, 25 August 2026

The Clarion, 25 August 2026

A monastic cafe, a 900-year old chapel, white storks, unexploded grenades, open-water swimming, community pubs, new bus routes and rural co-working. Where else but your midweek Clarion newsletter? This week’s long reads Oxford’s medieval Bartlemas Chapel celebrated its nonacentennial* on Sunday. We captured the event on camera and

900 years of Bartlemas

900 years of Bartlemas

Sunday was the eve of the Feast of St Bartholomew. If you were on Cowley Road, perhaps grabbing a takeaway from Sunny’s, you would have spotted an extraordinary procession heading to the hidden hamlet of Bartlemas. Our photographer Roger Close joined the procession. Bartlemas chapel and its associated hospital