Oxford Clarion

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This week’s long reads The Cowley Branch Line is reopening! The Government this week pledged £120m to bring passenger trains back to Cowley and Littlemore. Our long read has everything you need to know. Full steam ahead for Cowley Branch LineDirect trains will run from Cowley and Littlemore to

Direct trains will run from Cowley and Littlemore to Oxford and London Marylebone, as the Government today announces £120m of funding to reopen the Cowley Branch Line to passengers. The funds will pay for the line – currently used only by freight trains to BMW’s Cowley plant – to be upgraded

This week’s top stories It’s all go for Oxford United’s new stadium at the Triangle, near Kidlington, as the Secretary of State Steve Reed confirmed he won’t “call it in”. This means the Government has forgone the chance to order a further review, which it could

Happy weekend to all our readers! We have a gloriously varied newsletter for you this week: historical mysteries, bonus buses, and geeking out about council reorganisation. Put the kettle on and settle down. We know it's long – pretend it's a newspaper and enjoy it all, or

Do you want an extremely geeky deep-dive into local council reorganisation? You’re a Clarion reader. Of course you do. Your quick recap. In those days, Angela Rayner issued a decree that county and district councils shall be merged. In previous episodes of the Clarion (cue dramatic theme music), we