Eat
REVIEW: So much more than a concession, The Double Red Duke at Bicester Village is a brilliant, fun and accomplished stand alone restaurant
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How do you copy your precious, award-winning gastropub and replicate it in a luxurious outlet village without losing some of its charm? Presumably...
Charity & Fundraising
Creation celebrates 30th anniversary with a huge year of celebrations, plays, events, fundraising, silent auction and a Bard’s Bakeoff!
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"It's a massive achievement," Creation Theatre's artistic director and CEO Helen Eastman tells us while discussing their 30th anniversary and all the events...
books
TOP 10+: WHAT TO SEE AT OXFORD LITERARY FESTIVAL 2026 as 350 world class authors head to the city from Saturday
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Around 350 world-class speakers will be descending on Oxford from Saturday (March 21) as Oxford Literary Festival kicks off in style with hundreds...
Eat
REVIEW: Oxford’s loss is Cornwall’s gain. Exec chef Paul Welburn’s new restaurant Fern in Bodmin offers an unforgettable culinary experience
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When Paul Welburn left Oxfordshire last year it was a big loss for our hospitality scene. Having won a Michelin star within nine...
See
‘It’s never been done like this before’ Headlong brings ‘pitch-black thriller’ A Midsummer Night’s Dream to Oxford Playhouse
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It's a brave move, restaging A Midsummer Night's Dream as a pitch-black thriller, but having opened at The Globe in London, the reviews...
Books
‘It’s really a love story’ Alison Larkin on her book ‘Grief – A Comedy’, coming to Oxford Lit Fest, and how to find hope in the darkest places
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Alison Larkin is snowed in at her home in Stockbridge, Massachusetts when we speak, and snug as a bug in a rub. "I...
Eat
REVIEW: ‘The perfect pit stop’ We return to The Beefy Boys in The Westgate to see if it’s still as good. Spoiler alert – it’s packed for all the...
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There was a couple sitting next to us at The Beefy Boys - a bit older, smartly dressed, wouldn't look out of place...
bands
Big names in music, comedy and cheffing just announced, to add to stellar line-up at this summer’s Big Feastival
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More big names from the worlds of music, comedy and cheffing have just been added to this year’s Big Feastival line-up, to make...
books
CRIME FICTION SATURDAY: World famous authors celebrate true crime, historical fiction, modern detectives and spies at Oxford Literary Festival
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Hallie Rubenhold, Mick Herron, Simon Mason, Andrew Wilson, Andrew Taylor, Carolyn Kirby and John Finnemore have sold millions of crime fiction novels between them,...
am dram
‘It will be fantasmagorical!’ MYCO to stage famous musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at Oxford Playhouse so buy your tickets ‘Toots Sweets’
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"There's already a really contagious energy around Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. It's on another level," says Max, who's starring in MYCO's adaption of...













