Oxford small business guide

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24/03/2026

Specialist Wills, Probate & LPA Solicitors.
Offices at Altrincham, Blackburn, Lymm, Preston & Warrington.
Offering home visits, evening & weekend appointments.

24/03/2026

24/03/2026

Sneak peek!
We've been asking the traders in the market top tips and ideas for how to get the most out of your Easter with The Covered Market. We all had a lot of fun, and you'll see in the up coming video quite how much the traders embraced the challenge! In fact it's had to be made into two parts...

Here's Umberto from Browns cafe showing some serious sign writer skills!

24/03/2026

On this day in 1834, William Morris was born. Morris was one of the original painters who contributed to our famous murals, but additionally designed both the first and second iterations of our ceiling in 1857 and 1878 respectively. While the second iteration seen here shows a classic Morris foliage pattern, the first was apparently a depiction of scenes from Oxford life completed in the style of an illuminated medieval bestiary. Excitingly, our condition assessment last summer suggested that the bright colours of the original are still intact beneath the current decoration!

24/03/2026

24/03/2026

I'm delighted the Labour Government is boosting local nursery provision.

John Henry Newman Academy, St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, and Tyndale Community School will be expanding their nurseries with new Government funding from September!

Along with free breakfast clubs for primary school kids and the recent boost in paid-for childcare, this will make a real difference for many children and their families in Oxford East.