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Paddington Locals File Human Rights Complaint Over A Bike Lane On Sydney’s Oxford St

“This is the most Paddington thing to ever happen in Paddington.”

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‘Public vandalism’: M&S wants to flatten its art deco flagship store – here are six alternative options

Marks and Spencer’s decision to demolish its 1920s Oxford Street landmark hasn’t just infuriated campaigners. It has also sparked a design competition for how the building could be saved

The Guardian - UK

Property veteran bets on Oxford Street rebound as his family office buys site at knockdown price

105-109 Oxford Street is home to Danish variety store Flying Tiger and sex shop Harmony

Evening Standard

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OPINION - The Standard View: Oxford Street 2.0 would be long overdue return to glory

Oxford Street has been through many changes during its long history — from its association with the Tyburn gallows to the transformation of Oxford Circus by John Nash — but has rarely seemed so dispiriting as it has in recent years. A street where the original department stores first flourished,…

Evening Standard

Oxford Street 2.0: How £1bn investment will transform candy store blight back into premier shopping destination

Last year one retail boss branded Oxford Street a ‘national embarrassment’ because of the large number of empty premises

Evening Standard

Opening of Ikea's Oxford street store delayed to 2025 after water leak in basement

Ikea is moving in to the former Topshop flagship store - but it is not opening until next year

Evening Standard

Opening of Ikea’s Oxford Street store put back to spring 2025

Company says latest delay at central London site bought for estimated £378m is due to water leaking into basement

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This M&S Marble Arch saga is now an unholy farce

City Comment: Oxford Street and the broader West End need clarity — and soon

Evening Standard

Oxford Street food market given green light in war on American candy stores

More than a dozen restaurants will set up in the former Evans’ store near Marble Arch

Evening Standard

Oxford Street rebound goes on as flagship NBA Store opens at former candy store site

The 9,000 square foot store replaces the previous, smaller NBA flagship location Foubert’s Place

Evening Standard

Oxford Street revival boosted by major transformation of empty House of Fraser flagship building

Shops, gym, pool and restaurants at art deco store as renaissance grows

Evening Standard

Large food market planned for Oxford Street as fight against American-style candy stores continues

Some 19 restaurants will set up in a food court next to Marble Arch if the project wins planning permission

Evening Standard

M&S wins court challenge to Gove’s block on razing of Oxford Street store

Judge rules levelling up secretary’s attempt to prevent the rebuilding of the Marble Arch shop is unlawful

The Guardian - UK

Marks & Spencer wins High Court battle to demolish Oxford Street store

Michael Gove made a series of blunders in blocking the demolition of M&S’s flagship store, High Court judge rules

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The Guardian - UK

Oxford Street sweeter – with fewer shops empty or selling candy

Openings in past year include HMV, Under Armour and Rituals, with Ikea poised to join them in the autumn

Evening Standard

Jealous man who fatally stabbed ex's new boyfriend on bus on Oxford Street jailed for life

Oscar Castano-Colque fatally stabbed Rafioullah Malik in front of his ex girlfriend and other terrified passengers

The Guardian - UK

Guitar maker Gibson opens store off London’s Oxford Street

The Gibson Garage, the brand’s second store globally, has a secret VIP bar behind a door hidden inside a phone box

Evening Standard

Oxford Street clash between M&S and Michael Gove reaches the High Court

Flagship store planning dispute could end in the departure of one of the famous shopping street’s biggest names

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Lost Souls of Saturn: DJs Seth Troxler and Phil Moffa have given Oxford Street a comic-inspired AR twist

They’ve partnered with Abstract Comics and artist Rob Shields for the immersive gallery at W1 Curates

Evening Standard

Volunteer officer in Oxford Street busker storm has suffered 'massive racist abuse' online, Met chief reveals

Sir Mark Rowley says officer made 'a mistake' while trying to do 'her best' for the people of London

Evening Standard

Oxford Street candy store raid nets £55,000 worth of suspected illegal goods

Thousands of suspected illegal items have been seized by trading standards officers in a raid on one of Oxford street’s biggest candy stores.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Oxford Street is so bad now: we should fix it — and ban dangerous pedicabs to start

I’m not being funny but… do you remember when Oxford Street was one of the greatest in the world? That wasn’t even too long ago. Walking down it these days, you’re either blinded by the atrocious candy shops on every corner or being too cautious about getting run over by…

The Guardian - AU

My big move: as a young gay man in the 60s, Darlinghurst was my safe haven – now it is my home

For decades Sydney’s Oxford Street and surrounds were the backdrop to my most formative years. When I finally moved there, my life changed again.

The Guardian - UK

The big picture: layers of nostalgia on London’s Oxford Street

Snow, a bowler hat and an old-fashioned HMV storefront combine to create a yearning for the past in street photographer Stephen Leslie’s 2018 shot

Evening Standard

Construction work on £90m Oxford Street revamp due to start in Autumn

Improvements planned will see wider pavements, redesigned crossings and more trees

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