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Stuck for ideas? Creation Theatre comes to the rescue with a 12 week virtual drama course for children aged 5-10 and teens aged 11-16!
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Imagine this: Your child wakes up and hears a package being delivered in the mail. Zipping downstairs they squeal when they realise it's...
Books
Giffords Circus Cookbook is a ray of sunshine in a bleak year. Circus Sauce head chef Ols Halas on realising his and Nell’s dream
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"Giffords Circus was like a magic world I'd never come across. It was totally intoxicating," Ols Halas reminisces.
"I still remember being dropped off...
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Oxford Literary Festival fights for survival and asks for your help to cover £170,000 debt to ticket holders
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Stuck between a rock and a hard place, the coronavirus epidemic has hit the Oxford Literary Festival like a freight train. Without cancellation...
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How Oxford Fine Dining has stepped in to feed local NHS front line staff, giving their time and expertise for free, and how you can help!
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Oxford Fine Dining has stepped up to the mark by providing 50 meals a day to frontline NHS staff self isolating in Oxford's...
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How do you like your eggs in the morning? RECIPE: The Milkshed’s Fried Eggs with Spinach, Grilled Onions and Romesco by owner Lucie Ellis
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If you have plenty of ingredients then make a double batch of romesco as it is so delicious and useful and made entirely with store cupboard ingredients. Great with grilled meats, fish, and in sandwiches, and it also makes a brilliant dip.
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“The phone hasn’t stopped ringing.” The Star in Sparsholt stays open to provide meat, veg boxes and takeaways, and proves an instant success
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The phone has been ringing non stop when I talk to Matt Williams, head chef at The Star in Sparsholt, so I'm lucky...
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Magnificent Microgreens in Launton is determined to keep going after a record year, while helping the self isolating
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When Jenni and Richard Walker moved onto the family farm in Launton, they wanted to put the 10 acres to good use and...
Today we start our new recipe column where Oxford's top chefs help you replicate their favourite dishes from your own homes.
Our first...
Classical
Enjoy some incredible virtual concerts c/o some of Oxfordshire’s best classical musicians and music companies, starting now…
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With classical music concerts being cancelled or postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak, musicians are taking to the internet to livestream concerts into your living room. Others have videos and YouTube links on their websites. Here’s a round-up of some of the performers with local links who are getting in on the act.
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How Cornbury Park and The Bell at Langford are working together to survive the current crisis
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The Bell at Langford's Sunday lunch was so busy yesterday they pretty much sold out, which, considering the countryside pub near Burford is...













