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Greggs opens shop on Cornmarket Street
Greggs, the largest bakery chain in the UK, opened this week on Cornmarket in Oxford.
There was a queue out the door and across...
University College upsets residents with new building plans
University College has submitted a planning application for new buildings and renovations in North Oxford, prompting numerous resident concerns.
Neighbours have expressed complaints...
Rhodes Trust aims to renovate headquarters
The Rhodes Trust has applied for permission to renovate its headquarters to become a “world-class convening centre.” The planning permission will be considered by...
Dinah Rose QC appointed as new Magdalen president
Dinah Rose QC has been appointed the new President of
Magdalen College. She will succeed Professor Sir David Clary FRS in September
2020.
She will be...
University plans to announce its commitment to Oxford Living Wage
Oxford University plans to announce its commitment to pay the Oxford Living Wage to its staff from August 2020.
The Living Wage in Oxford...
Oriel accused of “gagging” welfare claims
A former welfare officer at Oriel College told Cherwell she was paid £5000 and signed an NDA to “sever ties” with the college after...
Ahmed’s Bar B-Q shortlisted for Kebab Awards
Ahmed’s Bar B-Q has been shortlisted for Kebab Van of the Year in the British Kebab Awards 2020.
Located on Oxford High Street outside Old...
Pete Buttigieg, Rhodes Scholar, performs strongly in Iowa
Pete Buttigieg has emerged successful in the Iowa caucus, the first vote by the Democratic Party for its Presidential candidate.
It has been announced that...
Oxford’s heartfelt farewell to EU
On the evening of Brexit, pro-EU groups organised send-off events in central Oxford, involving songs, speeches, and candlelit vigils.
A candlelit ceremony outside the Town...
Pro-EU candlelit vigil held on Brexit Day
A ‘Proud to be European’ event will be held by pro-European Oxford groups this Friday, to mark the date of the UK’s exit from...
Westgate car park blocked by school climate strikers
Striking school pupils frustrated drivers by blocking the entrance to Westgate Centre car park in a climate change protest last Friday.
The Oxford Youth Strike...
1000s attended ‘Uncomfortable Oxford’ history events in 2019
‘Uncomfortable Oxford’, a project encouraging awareness of Oxford’s ‘legacies of inequality and imperialism’, has experienced rapid growth since its creation in 2018.
Almost 3000...
Rules which “demonised” the homeless not renewed
Bans of “unacceptable behaviours” by the Oxford City Council in February 2016, which garnered controversy for their ‘demonisation’ of homeless people, have not been...
Ex-Director General of MI5 gives Romanes talk
Last week, Baroness Eliza Manningham-Buller gave the annual Romanes Lecture on ‘The Profession of Intelligence’ in the Sheldonian Theatre.
Baroness Manningham-Buller was the Director General...
