Classical
REVIEW: ‘An astounding range of tone and mood. Oxford International Song Festival shows Oxford’s musical repertoire at its best.’
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We sat spellbound in the Holywell Music Room as soprano Gweneth Ann Rand, accompanied by Simon Lepper performed a miscellany of songs as...
Do
TOP 18: What to do this HALF TERM and HALLOWEEN from breakdancing, ghosts and dinosaurs to tours, trails, food, magic, science and theatre
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With half term kicking off this week, there is so much going on to enjoy! Here are out top picks of things to...
Eat
REVIEW: Why the curry and steak nights at The Swan in Ascott-Under-Wychwood are increasingly appealing as the nights draw in!
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Whilst some villages lack any decent takeaways, let alone a proper pub, The Swan in Ascott-under-Wychwood is covering all the bases.
Hosting a weekly...
See
BOOK NOW: ‘Woodhill has been life changing for everyone’ The award-winning show calling out the prison crisis, at Oxford’s North Wall
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When new production Woodhill premiered at Edinburgh Fringe this summer, its creators tried not to have any expectations.
After all, the gut punching choreography...
Bar & Drinks
EXCLUSIVE: A sneak peek at Oxford’s enormous new bar and restaurant The Cosy Club which opens this week
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It's an incredible transformation, the new Cosy Club on Cornmarket Street, now occupying an incredible 7,500 elevated feet of bar and restaurant with...
Art
40 works of art, 21 artists from students to pensioners – the ‘Artists in Woodstock’ exhibition for Blenheim Palace’s 250,000 visitors!
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The opportunity to exhibit at Blenheim Palace during its busiest time of the year, is one few would decline.
No surprise then that...
Review
REVIEW: ‘Has he bit? Yes and swallowed’ Catch Creation’s bawdy, fast-paced, contemporary take on The Alchemist at Oxford’s Maths Institute
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If you can’t entice an audience to watch Jonson's The Alchemist in Oxford, where else?
Academics aside, Oxford is where The Alchemist's earliest recorded...
Eat
REVIEW: ‘One of the most memorable meals ever’ Why our 11 course lunch at Orwells in Shiplake was such an unforgettable experience!
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It seems almost impossible that a meal of such epic proportions, dexterity, creativity, imagination, ambition, generosity, playfulness and food born of passion, could...
Eat
OXFORDSHIRE WINNERS: Oxford’s Old Parsonage Hotel, Thame’s Patrons Pizza, Banbury’s Pizza Calzone and Dorindo’s in Abingdon win at The Food Awards England 2023!
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The Old Parsonage Hotel in Oxford was named Hotel Restaurant of the Year (South) at The Food Awards England 2023 this week.
The award...
Art
COMPETITION: Win tickets to Ashmolean’s Colour Revolution exhibition and Oxford International Song Festival concert
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We have got a pair of tickets to give away to The Ashmolean's Colour Revolution exhibition, plus tickets to the accompanying Oxford International...













