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Next week, marks a hugely positive step forwards for indie businesses across the county with the easing of restrictions from Monday. Shops, restaurants, gyms and hairdressers open for the first [...]

As part of our focus on clothing this month on the run up to Fashion Revolution week from 19th to 25th April, we’ve teamed up with local sustainable fashion company Y.O.U Underwear, to talk a bit [...]

When 22 million pieces of furniture are discarded each year in the UK*, and the majority of this is sent directly to landfill, it is not just fast fashion we need to be concerned about but fast [...]

We've come along way since our humble beginnings, not to mention the trials and tribulations of the last year that we have all had to work through. We started this community because we needed it, [...]

On the blog today, Emma from ByEmmaJaneInteriors and Michael owner of Pegg Furniture, share their insights into giving your home a fresh look this spring, and how smart design and furniture [...]

In this instalment of Business banter, Hilary Nightingale from UK Business Buddy shares her top tips for getting the most out of networking. >>

To celebrate International Women's Day today, we've put together a list of independent businesses owned, or co-owned, by awesome women in Oxfordshire. There are so many brilliant female business [...]

This month on the Independent Oxford blog, we're exploring the theme of sustainable homes and spring cleaning. Early spring is a great time to take a fresh look at your home, revel in the extra [...]

We're in the midst of Fairtrade Fortnight 2021, which runs from 22nd February to 7th March. This year, Fairtrade is highlighting the growing challenges that climate change brings to farmers and [...]

On the blog today, Phillip Jones, Arts Manager at The Jam Factory in Oxford, explains why art is an important part of the independent restaurant, how the art world has adapted to the pandemic, [...]