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Bodleian Libraries acquire rare Johann Sebastian Bach Manuscript through Acceptance in Lieu Scheme
The Bodleian Libraries have gained ownership of the autographed manuscript of Johann Sebastian Bach’s cantata for Ascension Day – ‘Auf Christi Himmelfahrt allein’ – through the Acceptance in lieu...
Zero Emissions Zone lowers air pollution, report shows
With the introduction of the zero emission zone (ZEZ), Oxford city centre has seen...
Oxford University Liberal Democrats set to return
The Oxford University Liberal Democrats (OULD) is set to restart this Trinity term. Their...
Your right to know: Oxford colleges’ responses to FOI requests
Under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2000, members of the public have the...
Oriel College removes 18th century painting ‘over fears it would offend students’
"Critics have said the painting was removed over fears it would offend students"
John Evelyn
It came as some surprise to Evelyn to learn this week that a stalwart of good manners and solid behaviour, Union Treasurer Huw ‘Hugsy’...
On the Town
I’m on the town every night. If you see me, wave. I’ll be at the back, fast-forwarding through a cheap imported Mexican video showing...
Three is a Magic Number
In Martin Amis’ autobiography Experience, Dad Kingsley (for it is he) memorably describes Terminator 2 as a “flawless masterpiece.” With accolades like that from...
The Forgotten Paradise
It was a moonless night in early September in the Atlantic Rainforest of Brazil. I had spent the last two days on crowded but...
Pub: The Grapes, George Street
Most of the really great pubs in Oxford are something of a hike from the centre of town, but The Grapes is a gem...
Food Ma Belle
Entertaining one’s grandparents is always tricky. So much must be borne in mind: will the place serve sherry at Granny’s preferred lukewarm temperature? Can...
Peter Harness and the ‘cunningly structured’ Mongoose
Peter Harness isn’t brooding. He doesn’t have furious, intense eyes and he smiles a lot. I mention this because the Harness I have in...
Word on the Street
Eva, 26, sells the Big Issue on Broad Street and lives in a tent just outside Oxford.“I come from the south of Spain and...
X Marks the Spot a Second Time
The ‘X-Men’ comic books and cartoon series have attracted a fierce loyalty from fans since its genesis in the 60s. The first X-Men was...
Clooney’s Big Clanger
Welcome to Collinwood is to Ocean’s Eleven what Danni Minogue is to Kylie: a less fashionable little sister. Sharing producers (George Clooney and Steve...
Fine and Dandy
The Dandy Warhols are a band emblematic of student cynic chic: their we-take-drugs lyrics on Thirteen Tales of Urban Bohemia evoked a supremely stylish...
International Rescue
The New Noakes International, fronted by Pete Oxley, played the Wheatsheaf to promote their latest album Blue In Black and White. New Noakes comprise...
Nightmares on Wax
The successor to the Another Late Night series, Late Night Tales continues the tradition of getting artists to choose and mix the music that...
Cinerama
David Gedge’s career is founded on his love of John Peel. Gedge is one of those people who obsessively records the festive fifty every...
