Oxford Clarion

Few people know the challenges of transporting people around Oxfordshire quickly, efficiently and affordably better than Olly Glover. Since 2024 the MP for Didcot & Wantage, he formerly worked in the rail industry, and has a background as a cycle campaigner. We invited his reflections on what the county should

With a government determined to “sprint towards clean, homegrown energy”, it’s a good time to be an investor in solar farms. Ed Miliband, the Secretary of State for Energy, has made no secret of his support for onshore solar – a stark contrast to his Conservative predecessors. He approved three

Health warning: we advise against reading this article while eating. Oxfordshire has a sewage problem – one that is getting worse by the month. Regular Clarion readers will know this, as will casual readers of almost any media outlet in the county; anyone who has received any political communication from any

“Sir Keir Starmer has made overhauling planning the foundation of his push for growth, attacking the current rules as ‘ruinous’ and promising to take on ‘nimbys’ who have held Britain ‘to ransom’ and ‘choked’ the economy.” So ran a splash in the Times this weekend. Local councillors have been fingered