Gordon Elliot
Highway Inn to reopen on 24 July
No doubt to the relief of thirsty residents, a local watering hole will soon be open again. Note that it is now just called Highway, like...
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Gordon Elliot
Jul 161 min read
No. 31 - Open Day
No. 31 is a new business which has opened at 31 Lower High Street, Burford, where Mrs Bumbles of blessed memory used to be. It is...
Gordon Elliot
Jul 51 min read
Election Special
The Liberal Democrats have won the Witney parliamentary seat from the Conservatives. The Tories lost all their seats in Oxfordshire. The...
Gordon Elliot
Jun 301 min read
Jeremy Clarkson has bought the Windmill
That's the former carvery next to the, er, Windmill Roundabout on the A40, although he refers to it as a pub. He writes in the Sunday...
Gordon Elliot
Jun 241 min read
Images of Taynton gardens
It was a glorious summer's day yesterday (23 June) when eight gardens in Taynton were opened to the many visitors who made the trip there....
Gordon Elliot
Jun 191 min read
Two honoured in birthday honours list
Burford on-call firefighter Steve Edginton has been awarded the British Empire Medal in the latest King’s Honours list for his dedication...
Gordon Elliot
Jun 181 min read
Car fire in Burford
A car on the back of a rescue truck caught fire outside Bakery on the Hill today. Police and fire services attended the scene. Thanks...
Gordon Elliot
Jun 171 min read
Latest poll forecasts Lib Dems will capture Witney
On 4 June we reported that a youGov poll showed that the Conservatives were leading in the contest for Witney in the general election,...
Gordon Elliot
Jun 131 min read
Surprise royal visitor to festival
The audience to Steve Colter’s festival lecture on the life of Edmund Harman, tenant of Burford Priory and barber-surgeon to Henry VIII,...
Gordon Elliot
Jun 121 min read
Raymond Moody speaks at the Festival
The ever-youthful Raymond Moody gave an entertaining talk today (12 June) about "Saints and sinners", stories of the clergy in Burford in...
Gordon Elliot
Jun 101 min read
Photographs from the Burford Open Gardens 8/9 June
Photo credit: Andrew McKerlie
Gordon Elliot
Jun 81 min read
National Park for Cotswolds?
The Liberal Democrats have said that they would like to create three new National Parks in England. Possible locations include the...
Gordon Elliot
Jun 41 min read
Poll Predicts Conservative Win in Witney
The latest youGov MRP opinion poll reported in The Times today (4 June) predicts that Robert Courts will be able to retain the Witney...
Gordon Elliot
May 306 min read
Runners and Riders in the Witney Parliamentary Election
Post updated 13 June 2024 Here is some information about the candidates standing to be the next MP for the Witney constituency. The...
Gordon Elliot
May 281 min read
Coming Soon: The Dean and Chadlington Summer Music Festival 2024
21-23 June Friday 21st June 2024 Jazz Supper with Ben Waddilove and Friends, 7.00pm, Chipping Norton Town Hall Saturday 22nd June 2024...
Gordon Elliot
May 251 min read
At Last...Somewhere to Get Coffee
Ever been in Burford and had that feeling that you can't find a cup of coffee anywhere? No? Well, you can relax, if you ever have that...
Gordon Elliot
May 232 min read
Annual Town Meeting
Burford's councillors met on 22 May for their annual meeting at which they answered questions on different topics. Sadly the turn-out...
Gordon Elliot
May 202 min read
Gilbert Jessop Remembered
Cricket buffs will be familiar with the name of Gilbert Jessop, one of the hardest-hitting batsmen of his or indeed any other era, long...
Gordon Elliot
May 191 min read
Levellers Day 2024
These photographs, kindly supplied by Peter Martin, show some of the events on Levellers Day which fell on Saturday 17 May. The event...
Gordon Elliot
May 141 min read
Work starts on bridge repairs
Work to repair the damaged parapet on Burford bridge has finally started. The workers told us that they have been waiting for nearly a...
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