Tim Hughes

Oxford

Print Audience and Content Editor at Oxford Mail

Print Audience and Content Editor at The Oxford Times

Print Audience & Content Editor at Oxford Mail & The Oxford Times. My own humble thoughts. Music, art, food, comedy, travel and wildlife - especially badgers

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Hundreds take to the streets of Oxford for Drum and Bass on Bike party

6 days ago | oxfordmail.co.uk | Tim Hughes

18 1/1 HUNDREDS of dance music lovers got into the saddle for a mass bike ride around Oxford to the pounding beat of drum and bass. The Drum and Bass On The Bike event on Sunday, April 13, attracted cyclists of all ages for a rhythmic ride through the city centre and East Oxford. Smiling riders followed DJs towing mobile sound systems for the procession – to the amusement of shoppers and tourists – some of whom joined in with bursts of impromptu dancing.
LIVE REVIEW: Public Service Broadcasting at New Theatre, Oxford:

1 week ago | oxfordmail.co.uk | Tim Hughes

4 1/1 LIVING in such strange and uncertain times it often seems there is little cause for cheer. Constantly confronted with the weird, confusing and downright horrible, we could be forgiven for sinking into a despondent slump.
'Epic' Oxford Indie Festival celebrates 10 years of backing local businesses

1 month ago | oxfordmail.co.uk | Tim Hughes

4 1/1 OXFORD’S independent businesses are the lifeblood of the city and an important part of what makes it special. Skilled craftspeople, artists, traders and owners of shops, galleries bars and restaurants help give our city its unique character and improve the quality of life for everyone living here. Yet while indie businesses bring vitality and vibrancy to our communities, life can be hard for the small trader. And that’s where Independent Oxford comes in.
Taste Tudor luxury in the footsteps of King Henry VIII at Thornbury Castle Hotel

Dec 6, 2024 | oxfordmail.co.uk | Tim Hughes

IT is hard to imagine a more impressive approach to any hotel than the arrival at Thornbury Castle. Set amidst rolling countryside, north of Bristol on Gloucestershire’s Severn Vale, with the Cotswolds on one side and the Forest of Dean across the river on the other, this historic gem keeps its great charm to itself.
Jamaica's Susan Cadogan brings soul, reggae and ska to Oxford for 'final tour'

Nov 22, 2024 | oxfordmail.co.uk | Tim Hughes

3 1/1 SHE has been hailed as reggae royalty and crowned the Queen of Ska, but Jamaican star Susan Cadogan laughs off such accolades, describing herself as just a singer. “They call me ‘the queen’ of reggae, ska and rocksteady, but I’m none of those things,” chuckles the artist who is celebrating 50 years in the music industry. “ I am the queen of myself! “I can’t put my finger on a genre. My music is somewhere between ska, rocksteady and lovers rock and I even DJ.
Public Service Broadcasting fly high with tribute to Amelia Earhart

Oct 31, 2024 | oxfordmail.co.uk | Tim Hughes

SMARTLY turned out in tweed, corduroy and bow tie, J Willgoose Esq cuts a dapper figure far from the image of your typical rock star. But while the bespectacled, softly-spoken Londoner could be mistaken for a librarian or geography teacher, the fiercely intelligent musician is the powerhouse behind one of the most exhilarating bands of our time.
Send yourself to Coventry for a thrilling mix of history and progress

Sep 22, 2024 | oxfordmail.co.uk | Tim Hughes

RESILIENT and irrepressible, few British cities have had so much thrown at them as dear old Coventry. And nowhere has so exuberantly succeeded in bouncing back. Blitz, recession and industrial decline have threatened the very existence of the city at the very heart of England. But the ancient town with proud Saxon roots refuses to surrender, repeatedly reinventing itself with energy, determination and creativity.
Bands play all-day festival at Red Lion in Eynsham for charities

Sep 12, 2024 | oxfordmail.co.uk | Tim Hughes

6 1/1 SUMMER is over and the music festival season is already fading into a series of fuzzy memories. But while the al fresco fun may be over, autumn brings the, frankly more appealing, prospect of rocking out to great music in the warmth and comfort of the great indoors. And for those who can’t quite let go of the festival spirit, a group of music lovers have the perfect autumn antidote.
Country cousins: 'Whispering' Bob Harris hits the road with Kimmie Rhodes

Sep 3, 2024 | oxfordmail.co.uk | Tim Hughes

There’s a good reason Bob Harris is known to his fans as ‘Whispering Bob’. His voice is delightfully mellifluous – velvet coated, soothing and engaging. Whether he is regaling you with an anecdote about his wild rock & roll years – when he partied with John Lennon, Bob Marley and David Bowie – or sharing a tip about a new artist you really ought to listen to, he does so with a lilting, almost hypnotic tone – and you can’t help but hang on every word.
Star-studded Towersey Festival with The Proclaimers, The Shires and one of the world's best guitarists

Sep 3, 2024 | oxfordmail.co.uk | Tim Hughes

10 1/1 Towersey festival is a real family affair. That is true not only for the punters who pour through its gates for four days of music and fun, but also for its organiser. Attracting crowds since 1965, Oxfordshire’s oldest music festival is organised by director Joe Heap – who follows both his father and grandfather into the role. “I think I’ve only missed one or two festivals since I was a child,” says Joe.