''The Oxford Times'' is a weekly

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, published each Thursday in

Oxford Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the ...

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. Originally a broadsheet, it switched to the compact format in 2008. The paper is published from a large production facility at Osney Mead, west Oxford, and is owned by Newsquest, the UK subsidiary of US-based Gannett Company. ''The Oxford Times'' has a number of colour supplements. ''Oxfordshire Limited Edition'' is included with the first edition of each month. There is also a monthly ''In Business'' supplement. ''The Oxford Times'' has several sister publications: *''The Herald Series'' – a set of weekly newspapers covering Abingdon,

Wantage Wantage () is a historic market town and civil parish in Oxfordshire, England. Although within the boundaries of the historic county of Berkshire, it has been administered as part of the Vale of White Horse district of Oxfordshire since 1974. T ...

, Wallingford and

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. *''Witney Gazette'' – a weekly newspaper covering Witney and Carterton. *''Bicester Advertiser'' – a weekly newspaper covering

Bicester Bicester ( ) is a historical market towngarden town and civil parish in the Cherwell district of northeastern Oxfordshire in Southern England that also comprises an eco town at North-East Bicester and self-build village aGraven Hill Its loca ...

. *'' Banbury Cake'' – a free weekly newspaper for the

Banbury Banbury is a historic market town on the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire, South East England. It had a population of 54,335 at the 2021 Census. Banbury is a significant commercial and retail centre for the surrounding area of north Oxfordshir ...

area. *''Oxford Star'' – a free weekly newspaper which ran from 1976 to 2013; *''

Oxford Mail ''Oxford Mail'' is a daily tabloid newspaper in Oxford, England, owned by Newsquest. It is published six days a week. It is a sister paper to the weekly tabloid '' The Oxford Times''. History The ''Oxford Mail'' was founded in 1928 as a succe ...

'' – a daily newspaper published Monday to Saturday founded in 1928.

History

''The Oxford Times'' was founded in 1862 as a weekly broadsheet. In 1922,

T.E. Lawrence Thomas Edward Lawrence (16 August 1888 – 19 May 1935) was a British archaeologist, army officer, diplomat, and writer who became renowned for his role in the Arab Revolt (1916–1918) and the Sinai and Palestine Campaign (1915–191 ...

(known as Lawrence of Arabia) commissioned ''The Oxford Times'' to typeset and print an advance private edition of ''

Seven Pillars of Wisdom ''Seven Pillars of Wisdom'' is the autobiographical account of the experiences of British Army Colonel T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia"), of serving as a military advisor to Bedouin forces during the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire ...

''. This is known as the "1922 Edition" or the "Oxford Text" of ''Seven Pillars''. ''The Oxford Times'' has won a number of national awards including Regional Weekly Newspaper of the Year in 2004, 2005, and 2007. In March 2008 the paper changed to compact style. Until 24 October 2008 the paper was published each Friday. ''The Oxford Times'' circulation fell from 26,262 in 2006 to 20,537 in January 2008. In 2011 Editor Derek Holmes left Newsquest after his post was made redundant. ''Oxford Mail'' editor Simon O'Neill added the responsibility to his role under a new job title of Group editor.Helen Lambourne
"Editor leaves group in cost-cutting restructure"
Hold the Front Page, 19 April 2011

References

External links

Website for both''The Oxford Times'' and ''Oxford Mail''Newsquest
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