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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

The rural picture: looking through South Oxfordshire’s budget

The rural picture: looking through South Oxfordshire’s budget

Like us, you may be a bit budget-blind by now. No fewer than four of Oxfordshire’s councils set their budgets this week: Oxfordshire County Council on Tuesday, Oxford City Council and Vale of White Horse on Wednesday, South Oxfordshire tonight. West Oxfordshire and Cherwell will follow next week. Can

Eynsham’s garden village can be net zero after all

Eynsham’s garden village can be net zero after all

West Oxfordshire District Council and local Liberal Democrat councillors are celebrating victory over the Government in the High Court this week. The dispute concerns Salt Cross, the new ‘garden village’ development near Eynsham, which WODC had specified needed to be built to net zero standards. WODC had planned a fossil

Budgets in the city

Budgets in the city

This is quite a week in Oxford! A two budget week. Let joy, and spreadsheets, be unconfined. One at Oxfordshire County Council and now, today, it is Oxford City Council’s turn. The County Council looks after roads, education, social care (and much more) while the City Council is housing,

Oxfordshire County Council’s budget: what the parties are proposing

Oxfordshire County Council’s budget: what the parties are proposing

…in which we read all 53 documents so you don’t have to. Tomorrow is budget-setting day at Oxfordshire County Council, and it promises to be a more fraught day than usual. When a council has a stable majority administration, agreeing the budget is a formality. The Cabinet draws up

Now we are two

Now we are two

It’s the Oxford Clarion’s second birthday. Our first tweet was 4 February 2022, reporting that Blackwells was up for sale with Waterstones the front-runner to acquire it. We started the Clarion because Oxford deserves better news. You shouldn’t have to engage with clickbait or endless angry comments

“I would never do something that compromised standing up for my neighbours” – WODC deputy leader

“I would never do something that compromised standing up for my neighbours” – WODC deputy leader

Controversy has broken out around accusations levelled by Witney Conservatives over a role held by Councillor Duncan Enright, Labour deputy leader of West Oxfordshire District Council. Witney Conservatives have accused Cllr Enright of a conflict of interest due to his role with the Community Communications Partnership, a company that connects