A fantastic weekend of sport topped by England winning the Ashes. For one horrible moment I thought Australia were going to do it, but the good news is, it’s not all over yet as cricket fever seems to have swept the nation.

In fact, according to our latest figures, searches for cricket sports equipment and sportswear in Oxford, along with local cricket clubs, have surged dramatically since the start of the Ashes. I wonder if any budding young cricket players in this area will end up helping lift that little urn at some point in the future?

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One of the places I never go to enough is Oxford’s Covered Market. When I did last go specifically to track down something, it was a Sunday and closed. It certainly surprised me (although not sure why? Perhaps because we’ve all got so used to shops being open now?) (more…)

I had a bit of a shock the other day after venturing into a supermarket without realising that they no longer gave out free plastic bags.

Apparently it’s been policy for a few weeks now, but being a visitor to the area, it totally threw me. (more…)