The Covered Market cake shop’s last day of trading is tomorrow, in advance of relocating to Witney.
But if you need a cake fix this sunny weekend… why not pedal out to OX1 5HW in Boars Hill to visit the new Cake Shed by Charlotte Jane Cakes? charlottejanecakes.com/blogs/news/les…

Oxford United and Oxfordshire County Council have signed a deal for the club to lease the Triangle site, near Kidlington, for its new stadium and hotel development. The next stage is for OUFC to gain planning permission from @CherwellCouncil. oufc.co.uk/news/2024/may/…

Oxfordshire County Council has found £278m down the back of the sofa – unspent money from housing developments around the county, including £63m reserved for one area alone.
Exclusive report: oxfordclarion.uk/we-found-278m-…

Lizzie Hawkins, wife of the Abingdon Lock keeper on the Thames, has launched a petition to “free the Abingdon Four”, her four goats who the Environment Agency are evicting from the lock island: “The happiness they bring to the community is immeasurable.” change.org/p/free-the-abi…

Oxfordshire County Council has launched a sustainable school travel survey to find out how to encourage more kids to walk, cycle or take the bus to school, saying “we would like to understand how we can provide support to make this happen.” letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/sustainable-sc…

Bannister Miles could become an annual event following Monday’s successful Community and Track runs celebrating Roger Bannister’s sub-4 minute mile 70 years ago. University of Oxford called it an “inclusive celebration of sport and community”. ox.ac.uk/news/2024-05-0…

Oxford United are heading for the play-off final at Wembley after a 1-1 draw with Peterborough built on their first leg 1-0 win. They will meet Bolton on 18 May for a chance to win promotion to the Championship – a level the club hasn’t reached since 1994. oufc.co.uk/news/2024/may/…

Tomorrow morning (Ascension Day) the parishioners of St Michael at the Northgate, the church on Cornmarket, will “beat the bounds” by walking round the border of their parish – which passes through Brasenose and M&S – beating 29 boundary stones in 2 hours. oxfordstudent.com/2024/05/07/the…

It’s Sun Awareness week this week till Sunday 12 May.

May is also National Skin Cancer & Melanoma Awareness Month.

To support these initiatives, our Skin Cancer Specialist Nurses team will be at the entrance of the Churchill Hospital up until Friday 10 May, 9.30am–12.30pm.

New figures show that more local residents are visiting Oxford city centre, with the percentage of visitors from OX postcodes steadily increasing since measurement began in 2023. Full report: oxfordclarion.uk/more-locals-th…