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Oxford has a vibrant street food scene, and not just when the Bitten Street market is in town. The covered market presents a myriad of cafes and food outlets while the Gloucester Green market on a Wednesday is a great opportunity to experience exciting, international cuisine. Covered Market Alpha Bar Catering to all vegan and […]
Continue ReadingA recent report has called Oxford’s Covered Market “damned and dated”. Markets consultancy firm The Retail Group has released a report on the market’s current condition at the request of the Oxford City Council. The report complains of the market’s lack of signage and visibility and its “dark and dated internal environment.” Other criticisms include […]
Continue ReadingToday, I went to the shops, and I bought, amongst other things: lettuce, tomatoes, an aubergine and a cabbage. Why, you might ask, have you bothered to present your banal and rather oddball list of vegetables for publication? A fair question, I’m sure, but I’d ask you to reserve judgement for a moment. This shop […]
Continue ReadingBy the time you read this, Margaret Thatcher will have been laid to rest in London. Whether or not you consider yourself an Iron Lady loyalist, her funeral will mark the passing of an Oxford institution. The Somerville alumna graduated in 1947 and, in assuming office, became the seventh post-war Prime Minister to hail from […]
Continue ReadingArmed robbery, motorbikes and smoke grenades. They sound like the key elements of a cheap movie instead of a Saturday shopping trip, but at 9.15am on 30th March two men armed with a pickaxe entered the Covered Market on a motorbike and attempted to smash their way into John Gowing Jewellers. Police believe that a […]
Continue ReadingOxford’s Covered Market has received a £50,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to boost its global profile and develop a stronger online presence
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