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Unexpected items in the roofing area: how DIY repairs scuppered the Covered Market

Unexpected items in the roofing area: how DIY repairs scuppered the Covered Market

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

Environment Agency announces sweeping cuts to its River Thames operations

Environment Agency announces sweeping cuts to its River Thames operations

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

Oxford’s hidden A road to get junction safety improvements

Oxford’s hidden A road to get junction safety improvements

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

The day the walls came down

The day the walls came down

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

Which Oxfordshire councils have an equal gender balance?

Which Oxfordshire councils have an equal gender balance?

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

City centre mobile reception: EE says a fix is on the way

City centre mobile reception: EE says a fix is on the way

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

Oxfordshire’s road safety crisis

Oxfordshire’s road safety crisis

It is a mark of the road safety crisis in Oxfordshire that, while we were writing this piece, news came in of another cycling death on a county road. David Brain, 54, died on Saturday while cycling on Frieze Way, near Kidlington. It was one month, to the day, after