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Ahmed’s BBQ won Kebab Van of the Year at the British Kebab Awards last night, with the prize presented by none other than the Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, who gave a speech at the event. The High Street kebab van is an Oxford classic and a favourite particularly among students. It is run by […]
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Oxford City Councillor and Deputy Lord Mayor of Oxford Sajjad Malik has been suspended from the Labour Party after becoming subject to a Domestic Protection Order. Initially elected as a Liberal Democrat before crossing the floor to Labour in 2007, Cllr. Malik has served as a councillor for Cowley Marsh ward since 2004. The Domestic […]
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Oxford City Council will fly the European Union flag on the day the UK formally leaves the institution the vast majority of Oxford residents voted to remain a member of. The plan was approved by the City Council’s executive board at a meeting on Wednesday, in a move that will be seen as a statement […]
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Friday 15th March saw the second Youth Strike 4 Climate with thousands of children missing school in a rally to force action on climate change policy. The Youth Strike in Oxford was held in Bonn Square and is part of the wider #FridaysForFuture movement, initiated by 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, now nominated for the […]
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A vigil was held outside of Carfax tower today to honour the victims of the Christchurch shooting in which 49 people have been confirmed dead and a further 48 injured. Starting at 5:30pm various individuals, including the deputy Mayor of Oxford and Councillor Susan Brown, took turns to speak out in solidarity with the victims. […]
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Following the growing homelessness crisis in Oxford, the City Council have announced their intentions to increase its spending on rough sleepers to more than £2 million in the coming year. Persistently high numbers of people sleeping rough, changes to funding for housing support services in Oxfordshire and plans to expand winter emergency accommodation mean that […]
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Oxford University Boat Club (OUBC) and Women’s Boat Club (OUWBC) announced their crews for the upcoming Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race at City Hall in London this morning. The Oxford women’s crew go into the race with a crew 9.5 kg lighter than their Cambridge counterparts, while the men’s crew outweighed the Cambridge crew by just 1.3kg. In […]
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Image description: The Mayors of Oxford and Ramallah sign the Twinning Agreement at Oxford Town Hall. (Elena Casale) Yesterday, the Lord Mayor of Oxford and the Mayor of Ramallah signed the Twinning Agreement between Oxford and Ramallah, Palestine. The signing is the culmination of a 15 year friendship between the two cities, lead by the […]
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The Pitt Rivers’ famous collection of shrunken heads could be taken down from display following discussions between the Amazon’s Shuar people and museum representatives. The group indigenous to modern-day Ecuador and Peru has expressed dissatisfaction with how the items have been presented and visitors have raised concerns over the museum’s current use of the collection. […]
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Air vents which are situated on Brasenose lane, and which homeless people often sleep on to provide them with warmth, have been boarded over. These air vents allegedly belong to Lincoln College. This has led to criticism that homeless people are being prevented from sleeping there to stay warm, as these grates put out hot […]
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The Cellar, a popular independent music venue in Oxford is looking to close in March 2019 in spite of a crowdfunding campaign to build a new fire escape. Last June, the music venue was hit by fire safety regulations after initially surviving redevelopment plans. After obtaining permission from Oxford County Council to build a new […]
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It is estimated that between 1000-1500 young people marched through Oxford’s streets to demand more action be taken against climate change. The rally was a part of a series of demonstrations that have taken place up and down the country as part of the ‘Youth Strike 4 climate’ movement. Climate change has become an increasingly […]
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A number of music stores around the UK are set to close after the recent acquisition of UK music chain HMV by Canadian firm Sunrise Records. Among them is Fopp, Oxford in Gloucester Green. Under the acquisition, 27 of HMV’s stores will close immediately with others yet to come. In a statement announcing the acquisition, […]
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On Saturday, 2nd February a group of Oxford students and residents gathered in front of the Clarendon Building on Broad street to show support for a peaceful democratic transition in Venezuela. The day was designated as an international day of action by the National Assembly, a democratically elected Venezuelan parliament, to back the European parliament’s […]
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Cellar, one of Oxford’s most popular music venues, has taken an important step to securing its future. The venue won permission from Oxford County Council to build a new fire escape further along Cornmarket Street, thereby meeting all the its legal obligations. The club had previously been under threat as safety inspectors found its fire […]
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Oxford’s only LGBTQ club, the Plush Lounge, has announced it will be delaying its expected change of venue to the end of January 2019. Plush had announced it would be terminating its long-held lease at the Jam Factory building on Park End Street in October, with a move to the venue then-occupied by Purple Turtle […]
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Students at Abingdon and Witney College might be affected by strikes in the new year. 71% of members of the University and College Union (UCU) at Abingdon and Witney College voted in favour of strikes in row over pay. The UCU reports a £7,000 pay gap between teachers at colleges and schools. It calls for […]
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Image Credit: Julie Simmons On the night of Saturday 17th, a number of swastikas were spray painted onto the walls of Quarry Pavilion, a community centre located on Margaret Road in Oxford. City Councillor Shaista Aziz took pictures of the graffiti and posted on Twitter that she was “Absolutely disgusted to see Nazi signs sprayed […]
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Image Credit: Steve Daniels This week it was announced that the Campsfield Immigration Detention centre, near Oxford, is scheduled to close. November marks the 25th anniversary of the opening of Campsfield, and a number of demonstrations had been planned to take place this month in response to this. Bill MacKeith, one of the joint organisers […]
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