HISTORICAL FACTS: 12 - Caught on Camera

Small businesses enticed back to Oxford Street with 6m free rent deal

Westminster City Council hopes to work with landlords to take over nine stores

Evening Standard · Jul 19, 2023

New plans for Oxford Street revamp revealed

The world-famous shopping district will get a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ overhaul after concerns it was being blighted by US-style sweet and souvenir shops

Evening Standard · Jul 18, 2023

Police cordon off street in Manchester city centre after man climbs up scaffolding

Fire crews, paramedics and police cordoned off part of Oxford Street, beside the Palace Theatre

Manchester Evening News · Jul 10, 2023

The Zetter Townhouse Marylebone review: a whimsical spot with stunning design

On a Georgian terrace tucked behind Oxford Street, you’ll find The Zetter Townhouse Marylebone. It’s an unbeatable location for a visit to London, particularly if you’re a shopping aficionado.

The Week · Jun 2, 2023

OPINION - The Standard View: Cutting inflation a vital task – and Britain still has some way to go

It is heavily caveated and higher than expectations in the City, but at last there is some relief for households: inflation has fallen. April’s CPI headline rate of 8.7 per cent represents the first sub-10 per cent figure for eight months, sparking hopes that the worst of the cost-of-living crisis…

Evening Standard · May 24, 2023

Candy shop landlords ‘shamed’ after council letter calling for action

Council leader calls on Oxford Street property owners to ’rid the area of rip-off retailers once and for all’ in letter seen by the Standard

Evening Standard · May 24, 2023

OPINION - The Leader podcast: Anthony France on Oxford Street’s illegal candy shops

An investigation led by the Evening Standard’s Senior News Correspondent Anthony France has been looking into the sale of illegal goods and money laundering being carried out by US candy stores in Oxford Street.

Evening Standard · May 22, 2023

The sour truth of Oxford Street’s candy shop curse

Garish sweet stores have been blighting the capital’s famous shopping centre in recent years, but with business rates unpaid, illegal goods seized and money laundering exposed, authorities are fighting back, says Anthony France

Evening Standard · May 22, 2023

Leeds coffee shop to host wine-tasting and martini-making sessions - but no stag or hen dos allowed

The owner of a new Guiseley coffee shop says he’s “thrilled” after being given the go-ahead to host wine tasters and martini-making sessions. Muthadi Anwaar Alleyne opened Office Saloon on Oxford Street in the town in March. Now the shop been grante

Leeds Live · May 17, 2023

M&S’ Oxford Street proposal is just a generic office block masquerading as a department store

City Voices: The flagship M&S building should be refurbished instead of torn down, Simon Sturgis writes

Evening Standard · May 12, 2023