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Labour launches no confidence motion in OCC

Labour launches no confidence motion in OCC

The Labour group on Oxfordshire County Council has launched a motion of no confidence in the council’s Liberal Democrat leadership. Oxfordshire’s county councillors – all 63 of them – meet seven times a year. The next “full council” meeting is this Tuesday. After the official business, the floor is open

Clean sweep: how Oxfordshire went from five to zero Conservative MPs

Clean sweep: how Oxfordshire went from five to zero Conservative MPs

In the end it wasn't even close. A Conservative majority of 14,000 in Henley became a Liberal Democrat majority of 6,270. Wantage went the same way, from 12,650 to 6,230. Witney and Bicester & Woodstock were similar. Banbury fell to Labour. These are areas

The life and death of Oxford’s ‘effective altruism’ dream

The life and death of Oxford’s ‘effective altruism’ dream

The ripples from the conviction of Sam Bankman-Fried, the fraudster whose FTX crypto empire collapsed into bankruptcy from a valuation of $32bn, continue to make waves a long way from the Bahamas HQ of the one-time wunderkind. Wytham Abbey, a 15th century manor house just outside Oxford, has gone up

Traffic-free cycling in Oxfordshire

Traffic-free cycling in Oxfordshire

Now the sun is finally making an appearance, why not get out on your bike with the kids this half-term? Cycling for leisure has been a Clarion tradition since 1895, so here’s our guide to the best places to cycle without traffic in (and near) Oxfordshire. These are fun

Could you go car-free?

Could you go car-free?

That was the question posed by local group Low Carbon Oxford North. Earlier this year, they appealed for 12 Oxford drivers to voluntarily give up their car for three weeks, and to report back on their experiences. The 12 chosen were all long-term drivers, many reliant on cars since an

We’re all going to Wembley… by train

We’re all going to Wembley… by train

Water Eaton has never known anything like it. Oxford United’s play-off final is this Saturday, and the tiny hamlet will have up to three trains an hour to Wembley Stadium. Water Eaton is of course also Oxford Parkway, the city’s second railway station. Like so much about the

We found £278m down the back of the sofa

We found £278m down the back of the sofa

Not us, you understand. (Though for those with incessant questions about “how is the Clarion funded?”, maybe that’s your answer.) Oxfordshire County Council has found £278m down the back of the sofa. Remember that number: 278. Here’s another number: 106. Section 106 sounds like an obscure early-80s post-punk