Oxford Clarion

This week’s top stories In a brace of Clarion long reads this week, we first looked at the Tiny Forest in Headington that is causing big trouble. Will a new housing development mean it’s bulldozed just a few years after it was planted? Oxfordshire’s councils could be

Oxfordshire’s on-going Special Educational Needs (SEND) crisis continues. The Government has pledged additional funding – but will it be enough? Following the recent Budget, the Labour Government announced on December 4 a “£740m capital investment to create more specialist places in mainstream schools”. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson promised “tangible change

This week’s top stories What do you get when the world’s third richest man buys Tolkien’s local? Oxford is about to find out. In a long read, we look into the no-expense-spared plans for the Eagle & Child. Jericho Wharf has sat derelict for 18 years. Now,

This week’s top stories Raindrops have been falling on our heads. Storm Bert visited Oxfordshire this week. Towpaths were closed, buses were diverted, schools shut. Environment Agency staff worked to pump out water and clear drains in a Canute-like battle against the rain. In Oxford, predictably, the Abingdon Road

Will Dawes, Director of Chapel Music at Somerville College, curates a selection of choral delights for the festive season – from the Messiah to Midnight Mass. Whilst the big day is still about a month away, the season of shopping, festivity, and celebration in these darker evenings is very much already