Leopard Press in Windmill Road has been closed for some time now. Does anyone know what is happening there?

The latest Clarion Weekend has dropped like an old silver birch! Featuring: 🏫New Oxford college! (Not New College, which is old) 🥳Shakespeare's birthday! (Probably!) 💸Lego to bankrupt Oxford parents 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Megalomartyr and thaumaturge commemorated 🪾A tree fell over Read online, or subscribe by email!

And the "Oxford Online Walking Map" hosted by OxPA! www.oxpa.org.uk/oxford-onlin...

Work will finally start in early May on reclaiming Witney High Street from cars. The £4.4m scheme will reallocate more of the street, which is 11m wide in places, to pedestrians. Through access will be retained for buses, taxis and blue badge holders. Construction will continue until November.

We're "excessively lax" about holding motorists accountable for their actions because for decades every level of society - including the people who should be keeping us safe - have seen motor harm as inevitable anf outside anyone's control #motonormativity www.theguardian.com/money/2026/a...

“Walking is one of the easiest ways to get active, but the freedom to walk and wheel more is denied to many women. Women’s safety concerns have implications – as this data shows." - @charitycat.bsky.social on new data from Sport England, which reveals women are less likely to be active than men.

CrossCountry is plugging the gaps in its Oxford timetable from 17 May – but the new trains won’t stop at Banbury. Five new services (0841, 1141 and 1743 southbound; 1012 and 1911 northbound) will run non-stop through Banbury station, leaving an hour’s gap in services between the stations.

From Sunday 3 May the 600 bus service will offer improved connections to the Churchill Hospital with buses stopping around the hospital site. This includes the main entrance, Sobell House, OCDEM, and the east entrance. Currently, the service only stops on Roosevelt Drive, just outside the site.

LONG READ This report examines how cities can improve the relationship between walking and cycling while keeping pedestrians safe, comfortable and prioritised in public space. ifpedestrians.org/cycling-and-...

Is your street looking like a moonscape? Potholes are the perennial subject of “just fix it” Facebook outrage – but in 2026, wet winters from climate change, heavier cars, and spiralling pressures on council budgets have combined in a perfect storm. Our long read: oxfordclarion.uk/the-hole-in-...

It's great to see DRUK supporting our 10 key asks for the Government consultation on mobility aids. Please take the time to respond by the end of Wednesday evening.Simply email: [email protected]. You can email even if you've already responded to the consultation and want to add more.

It's happening! 📢 On Tuesday, MPs will consider an amendment to enable local leaders to ban pavement parking in their area. We need you to help us get this amendment on to the Bill. Ask your MP to agree to Amendment 265 when it's considered on Tuesday: https://bitly.livingstreets.org.uk/4tMU2Uq

Planning application by University of West London to certify that the site of Ruskin Hall benefits from extant planning permission 22/00962/FUL as work started within three years after it was granted public.oxford.gov.uk/online-appli...

Oxford's first 'human bollards' (also in 2021) were members of Oxford Pedestrians Association standing in place of the faulty bollards in Oriel Square and Broad Street!

Residents in East Oxford gathered yesterday to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the installation of the Cowley LTNs. Installed during lockdown to facilitate active travel as a response to concerns over reduction of public transport use during the pandemic, the schemes started in March 2021.

Walton Street’s much-loved second-hand vinyl store, Riverman Records, could be at risk. A planning application seeks to convert the shop into a one-bedroom flat, claiming ”removal of the discordant commercial frontage… [would] restore a traditional architectural rhythm to Walton Street”.

Final push for HLS' petition against the parking increase: actionnetwork.org/petitions/no...

Pavements are for people not vehicles

This brilliant juxtaposition in the @oxfordclarion.bsky.social shows how the transformation of Broad Street #Oxford has brought new life to part of the city that was a dingy carpark. We love it! Plans for a refresh and update are coming soon.

Elections are coming... do you know of hustings coming up in your area? We're curating a list of where you can meet your candidates. Send us the details, and we'll publish the list. #Democracy

Over 2,000 schools across the UK take part in WOW - the walk to school challenge from Living Streets. On average, WOW schools see car journeys to school reduce by 59% while walking and wheeling increases by 18%. For happier, healthier pupils, join WOW today. https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/wow

Infrastructure is in place but still no train service - please sign the petition to help break the impasse…

Completely inacceptable parking job here - blocking the entire pavement, forcing pedestrians to step into a busy Iffley Road with no sightlines for drivers, cyclists or pedesrians.

Oxfordshire Fire & Rescue Service has withdrawn its plans to close Eynsham, Woodstock and Henley fire stations. It will instead focus on recruiting more on-call firefighters for the three locations, which have been dogged by low numbers of recruits. news.oxfordshire.gov.uk/councillors-...

Local news claxon 🔈🔉🔊

🚨BREAKING NEWS: Bicester is set to get its much-desired underpass - with a motor traffic lane, segregated cycleway, and pavement. East West Rail today announced the solution is its “preferred option” subject to funding being found.

We are meeting with the hire providers and county council tomorrow to discuss the contract renewal for e-scooter / e-bike hire schemes across the city. On-street storage is at the top of our action list….

A cautionary tale of the impacts of careless/dangerous e-bike use www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The Oxford Tube express coach is reinstating its White City stop, dropped in March’s timetable change in favour of a new Acton stop for the Elizabeth Line, after passenger feedback. White City will be a request stop, requiring passengers to ring the bell to alight. www.oxfordtube.com/service-upda...

Have you all recovered from the Folk Festival or are you still dancing? Our photographer Roger has some INCREDIBLE shots, here are two as a teaser. If you want the rest, they will be in our newsletter on Tuesday. Sign up here to get it first. oxfordclarion.uk

Residents of Winslow, the town on the Oxford-Milton Keynes railway with a new station, have launched a petition demanding that services finally start. They say “The Government needs to break the deadlock between Chiltern Railways and unions.” petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

We’re pleased to share our nine-point plan for the new Senedd. Every item on this list will go a long way to protecting and defending treasured open spaces in Wales, and we urge the Senedd to adopt our manifesto. Read more: bit.ly/4tDeW8s

Goodbye Seattle, hello Kathmandu: a Gurkha restaurant is set to open in the former Starbucks in Headington. Namaste Gurkha Lounge has applied to open a “family-friendly restaurant and takeaway” at 71 London Road. www.oxford.gov.uk/directory-re...

Banbury Pride is set to return to the town on 30 May, bringing a day of celebration, community and inclusivity to the town. Following the success of the 2024 event, organisers promise a vibrant, family friendly programme of live entertainment, local community stalls and activities for all ages.

Our CEO @lydiahorbury.bsky.social has welcomed @transportgovuk £3m boost for six mayoral authorities to support franchising as a "positive step toward creating a more integrated and affordable transport system" tinyurl.com/2hs629tv

Looks very walkable 👀

Happy birthday to the Peak District National Park, designated #otd 13 April 1951. Originally 555 square miles of moor and valley, the 'great north roof of England.' It would never have happened but for one woman... 1/4

Pls send any examples to @emilykerr36.bsky.social

Kirtlington is set to get a brand new village shop and cafe, next to the village hall, following 5 years of community effort to bring services back to the community following the closure of the local shop in 2020, having raised over £200,000 in donations and community shares. kirtlingtonshop.org.uk

Walk to School Week 2026 is nearly here! From 18 to 22 May, pupils take on Mission Move, a fun, active secret‑agent themed challenge. Order your classroom packs today: https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/wtsw

New coffee: The latest branch of Oxfordshire coffee empire the Missing Bean is set to open in Oxford Business Park next week. It will be open weekdays 8am-4pm. It joins other branches on Turl Street, Magdalen Road, Abingdon, Botley, Woodstock and Charlbury.

*Please drink responsibly

Love how Parisians voted to make it very expensive to drive SUVs or similar large tank-like vehicles in the city centre. It's having an impact beyond large cars. Magnifique!

Last tickets remaining! Book now to bag a seat to an #Oxfordshire time-travel first. We’re heading to Oxfordshire in 2040. What will we find where we got there? Be part of shaping the story. Bookings close end of day Monday for next Thursday’s all day event in Oxford Town Hall 👇🏽

There is plenty of Morris Dancing in Oxford for your lunchtime entertainment this Saturday.

Come on @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social what’s stopping you?

Plenty of sights & sounds on the streets of Oxford this weekend

In 1926 in response to urban sprawl & increasing traffic a group met at Oriel College ‘to form a Society for the preservation of Footpaths, Bridlepaths & Commons in the City.’ The Oxford Fieldpaths Society (OFS) was born and pre-dates even the Ramblers Association. oxfordclarion.uk/step-outside...

"we've really been struggling with the benefit cap and losing our jobs but you are just so helpful and judgement free and the last parcel we got was fantastic" . Ensure we can keep helping people from hunger by donating to our crowdfunder at www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/oxford-mut...

"Given the recent presence of flags on lampposts on the way into Oxford, we want to reiterate that as a festival we stand fundamentally against xenophobia and fear-mongering by the far right about the loss of English culture....We stand with Folk Against Fascism." www.facebook.com/share/p/18FY...