180 riders took part in a joyous ride through the streets of Oxford today. Oxford’s Kidical Mass is just one of the many rides under this banner around the UK and worldwide this week. Our photographer ...

All the news from city and county in a week where the world’s media descended on an obscure Oxfordshire village – and our take on the controversy. Plus mobile reception in the city centre, moth ...

The East Oxford Farmers & Community Market marked its 20 th anniversary over the weekend with a visit from the Lord Mayor of Oxford. Visitors were treated to a bumper market including all the basics ...

The Oxford Oratory, as seen at Oxford Open Doors this weekend. Photo by Roger Close. At last – Botley Road is ready to reopen. Plus disappearing cats, an MP petting a cow, a story of bravery from a ...

The Oxford City Royal Regatta brought together town and gown for races along the Thames at the weekend. Photo by Roger Close. Oxford’s medieval Bartlemas Chapel celebrated its nonacentennial* on ...

Sunday was the eve of the Feast of St Bartholomew. If you were on Cowley Road, perhaps grabbing a takeaway from Sunny’s, you would have spotted an extraordinary procession heading to the hidden hamlet ...

The Headington Shark. Photo by Roger Close. We’ve always wanted to lead the newsletter with a photo of the Headington Shark, and this is its week. Plus political whippets, wild swimming, conspicuous ...

First off, what even is an eclipse, and why should you care? Chris explains: “An eclipse is a chance to see the clockwork of the Solar System in action – and to pay attention to something we normally ...

A Mesolithic shaman roams the Ashmolean at last weekend’s Festival of Archaeology. Photo by Roger Close. Botley Road rail bridge’s reopening has been delayed by up to six weeks – pushing it back to ...

Oxford's brilliant “family singer and songwriter” Nick Cope, standing on a rock stage because the sand everywhere is too hot. (Photo by Roger Close.) While we are waiting to see if Oxfordshire’s two ...

The Blues played a warm-up match in University Parks yesterday ahead of their Varsity match next week. We hope the warm-up wasn’t too warm. Photo by Roger Close. We have many fans. Not as in “happy ...

Saturday saw the culmination of Oxford’s Summer Eights, the annual college rowing races on the Thames (or rather, the ‘Isis’). Our photographer, Roger Close, was there to capture all the action and ...