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Clarion Weekly, 18 October 2024

Clarion Weekly, 18 October 2024

This week’s top stories The Odeon cinema on George Street is to be demolished and replaced with a StayCity aparthotel and community space. Oxford City Council gave planning permission for the new development on Tuesday, with hopes voiced that the aparthotel could help tackle Oxford’s short-term let problem.

Oxford University’s Chancellor election: the runners and riders

Oxford University’s Chancellor election: the runners and riders

Just when you thought 2024’s election season was over… Much like Popes, the Chancellor of the University of Oxford has traditionally had a job until he (and until now, it has always been a he) dies or chooses to retire. Harold Macmillan did it for 27 years, Roy Jenkins

The first 100 days in Oxfordshire

The first 100 days in Oxfordshire

October 12 marked the first 100 days of a Labour government. 10o days ago, nationally, we were waiting to find out the size of the Labour majority, and to what extent the incoming Labour Party would be able to deliver their message of #Change. Remember that? Locally, in Oxfordshire we

Clarion Weekly, 11 October 2024

Clarion Weekly, 11 October 2024

This week's top stories Campaigners for Grandpont Nature Park have secured a judicial review into the proposed new Oxpens River Bridge for pedestrians and cyclists. The Friends of Grandpont group has so far raised £11,647 from a £35,000 target. They argue the bridge is “unnecessary and

Oxford City Council, 7 October 2024

Oxford City Council, 7 October 2024

We are sure you were all glued to the live-stream of the Oxford City Council meeting last night. (…just us then?) We regularly live-tweet from County Council meetings, both Cabinet and Full Council. We’ve given City Council meetings less attention, and that’s perhaps an omission. So this month,

Clarion Weekly, 4 October 2024

Clarion Weekly, 4 October 2024

This week’s top stories Oxford City Council's Local Plan was rejected by the national Planning Inspectorate – a spanner in the works for plans to tackle Oxford’s housing crisis. Council leader Susan Brown said “We are alarmed and extremely disappointed.” The council’s draft Local Plan envisaged

Oxford City's housing plan has been rejected. Why?

Oxford City's housing plan has been rejected. Why?

[Editor's note: since publishing the piece originally, we received a statement from the Liberal Democrats. We have duly edited the piece to include the statement. This is a developing story.] In a month when the headlines are all full of the Labour Government’s intentions to build 1.