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Botley Road reopens after three and a half years

Botley Road, which has been closed since April 2023 to accommodate expansions to Oxford railway station, reopened to the public this week.
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Traffic filters trial replaces congestion charge in Oxford

Oxfordshire County Council has introduced a traffic filters trial in Oxford to replace the congestion charge.
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Antisemitism at UK universities 79% higher than before October 7th attacks

The University of Oxford was among ten universities to record five or more antisemitic incidents from 2024-2026, a new report on antisemitism at UK universities shows.
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Exeter College to fund data centre in Oxford

Cherwell District Council will decide next month whether to grant permission for a £900 million data centre development funded by Exeter College.
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There are so many great things about this stalwart of student alcoholism that it’s hard not to be too gushing in one’s praise. Drinks...

EAT: Liaison

It is so refreshing to find a restaurant in Oxford that is truly authentic; you won’t find the modern British twist on the spring...

‘Hats life

In a parallel universe, the sun is shining on Oxford, and the clever students are donning hats for a number of reasons. Not only...

Fashionistas ‘flaunt it’

The prestigious halo of academia which surrounds Oxford means that it is not often described as the central hub of student style and innovation....

It’s a wonderful world

A new book out this week: Fifty Facts That Should Change the World by Jessica Williams, charts a series of horrifying statistics that gives...

Safari Envy

The ranger sat back in his chair, his hands clasped comfortably behind his head. He gazed around at the collection of English gap-year students...

Charlatan by name, gentleman by nature

Tony Rogers is cheerful – and well he might be. The Charlatans are about to release their eighth album, Up at the Lake, which...

Just Hit Repeat

It was Oscar Wilde who remarked that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and this maxim couldn’t be truer than when discussing the...

Dead Icons Society

The recent tenth anniversary of the death of Kurt Cobain may well have prompted an outpouring of grief from Seattle to London but such...

Chatting up… John Furse

Blind Flight is the true story of two hostages, Brian Keenan and John McCarthy. What drew you to make a film of their experiences?...

Gauloise cigarettes and classical gods

To be Antigone is to be doomed, laments the Chorus of her play. While certainly not doomed as a piece of theatre, there are...

Three Little Wolves

The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig is a children’s story (an obvious subversion of the traditional “I’ll huff and I’ll puff...

The Shield

Menander’s The Shieldis comedy in its finest form. The suberb translation by Giles Evans is complemented by fine acting, especially by Rose Pater’s Miss...

Kafka’s Dick

This production of Kafka’s Dick, directed by Sophie Buchan and Sara Carroll, is an excellent interpretation of Bennett’s absurdist comedy. It focusses on the...

Horror and Depp-ravity in the woods

Johnny Depp really should get himself a new agent. The man has worldwide adulation from female fans, and a talent as reliable as any...

Talking Lives

Angelina Jolie provides an enjoyable performance as the ice-cool FBI agent sent to Montreal to track down a psychopathic killer who cuts off people’s...

Suddenly

Not having seen Thelma and Louise, I can’t honestly comment about the similarities between it and this apparently Argentinean version. Two lesbians dressed as...

It’s Better on Holiday!

You couldn’t get much more hyped than this. Saturday was Oxford’s chance to sample the sound of the much acclaimed four-piece from Glasgow at...

The Walkmen

Have I been listening to too much indie-rock lately? This album seems to have a vaguely familiar feel, which borders dangerously on the verge...

The Beta Band

The Beta Band might well rank as one of the most frustrating acts on the music radar. They burst onto the scene in 1997...
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