Oxford Clarion

A series of unauthorised, unexplained and unusual fixes to the roof of Oxford’s Covered Market have led to a 4.5 year repair project stretching far beyond its projected completion date. The Covered Market is owned and run by Oxford City Council. The council has drawn up two separate

The Environment Agency, the Government body that runs the River Thames, has announced that it will be drastically scaling back its river operations this summer as a result of budget cuts. Assistant lock and weir keepers will not be recruited for the summer months, and the Agency’s riverside campsites

The A420 road in Oxfordshire is to get £2.25m of safety improvements – but it’s not what you might think. Most people know the A420 as the road that runs from the outskirts of Oxford to Swindon. It’s a busy commuter route and predictably susceptible to jams. The

Today, 9 March, marks the anniversary of the destruction of the Cutteslowe Walls. Built in 1934, they separated a private housing estate, built by the Urban Housing Company owned by Clive Saxton, from the council housing estate built by Oxford City Council. While we may think of Oxford as the

Is local government dominated by men? Research suggests it is. A 2023 study found that just 36% of local councillors are women. Of the 382 county, district and unitary councils in Britain, only 18 have as many women as men. But the picture varies from area to area – and some

Mobile network EE says it is working to restore full coverage to Oxford city centre, following several weeks of degraded service. The Oxford Clarion has been contacted by several readers who noticed a sharp drop-off in EE reception in the city centre, saying that they are no longer able to