This week, a huge new solar farm, drama in the LibDems, Oxford congestion, the return of the Cake Shop, a T-Rex head, and some free pizza. We're running out of synonyms for eclectic... This week's p...

15,000 runners of all abilities raced through the streets of Oxford yesterday for the fifteenth edition of the Oxford Half Marathon, raising over £1.3m for charity. Our photographer Roger Close was ou...

Oxford is changing fast and this weekend’s edition demonstrates it: new university buildings on Little Clarendon Street and Osney Power Station, a stunning glass dome at the EIT, new social housing in...

All change in Oxford city centre at the Castle and the Odeon – and will Banbury be far behind? Plus trams, new OED words, and Eminem… This week’s long read Does being prepared for emergencies mean ...

Does being prepared for emergencies mean stocking up on dismal tinned food? Not necessarily. We look at growing your own food – for emergencies, for self-sufficiency, or simply for fun. To great medi...

There’s nothing the Clarion likes more than new cycling routes, and this week Oxfordshire delivered. Plus new houses, political goings-on, brilliant Bicester kids, and the latest in the OUFC stadium s...

How far would you be prepared to cycle to work? Research suggests that, for most people, 2 to 5 miles is the sweet spot. That's 10 to 30 minutes each way. Enough for health benefits, but not too tiri...

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Traffic filters, college barges, venture capital and an “innovative dog capability”. It can only be the midweek Clarion… This week’s long reads After a meticulous restoration and a challenging tow ...

The Oxford Traffic Filters switch on this morning, and we've just got used to the congestion charge. Oxfordshire Liveable Streets are a not-for-profit organisation working alongside residents across O...

180 riders took part in a joyous ride through the streets of Oxford today. Oxford’s Kidical Mass is just one of the many rides under this banner around the UK and worldwide this week. Our photographer...

Want to travel in Oxford, but worried about the traffic filters from Monday, 28 September 2026? We got you. Here's the tea on how you can avoid the traffic filters entirely, and still visit all your f...

Live music at the Museum of Oxford, happy 30th to Little Clarendon Street’s French bistrot, miscounted sheep, city centre bike repair, rural LTNs, and stadium news. All this and more in Oxfordshire’s ...

We’ve waited a long time for this photo. But it’s not all Botley Road this week: we have a secret BBC monitoring station, “spooky action at a distance”, a glorious Cowley Road mural, and the latest fr...

All the news from city and county in a week where the world’s media descended on an obscure Oxfordshire village – and our take on the controversy. Plus mobile reception in the city centre, moth sculpt...

The East Oxford Farmers & Community Market marked its 20th anniversary over the weekend with a visit from the Lord Mayor of Oxford. Visitors were treated to a bumper market including all the basics o...