Julia Atkinson News Today

The centre-piece for the Oxford Community Lunch is the “biggest ever”.

AN independent bakery has made cupcakes with mini Oxford Mail papers on top to mark the end of Endeavour filming.

A community Christmas lunch in Oxford will provide a free festive meal to those who need it, using food that would otherwise have gone to waste.

A community Christmas lunch in Oxford will provide a free festive meal to those who need it, using food that would otherwise have gone to waste.

Picture: Julia Atkinson TRAFFIC was at a standstill around the city centre today after protestors sat in the middle of the road. Police directed queues of cars from Beaumont Street towards St Giles this afternoon after a woman sat cross-legged in front of the gridlock.  She was pictured by Julia Atkinson holding a sign which says: "Im terrified for my grandchildrens future because of the climate crisis."  Another man sat in front of the Westgate Centre on Oxpens Road. He also held ...

1/1 WITH lockdown restrictions putting a dampener on this weekend’s Mothering Sunday celebrations, families are finding socially distanced ways to thank their mums. Among the local independent businesses working overtime to supply gifts is Oxford’s Happy Cakes bakery. The Summertown bakery, run by pâtissier Julia Atkinson, is today still taking orders for Sunday. Mrs Atkinson has had a busy year, baking gifts for families, keyworkers and NHS staff, with numerous dro...

Shaun Evans and Roger Allam with a cake baked by Julia Atkinson from Happy Cakes “We’ve commissioned three new films. “If all goes according to plan with filming, it is anticipated that the series will air later this year.” One Endeavour fan who is watching closely to see when film crews will be returning is Julia Atkinson, who runs Happy Cakes bakery business. For years she and her colleagues have been welcomed on set as she likes to offer them cakes to make them welcome durin...

WHILE the lockdown has been terrible news for the city, the quiet streets have proved perfect for filmmakers who have taken over part of Oxford city centre. A cast and crew of about 150 people worked around the clock, filming at Exeter College, the Examination Schools and the Museum of Natural History for a production codenamed ‘Tailspin’ - though believed to be a drama actually called Suspicion for the streaming service Apple TV by the writer of Die Hard and The Fugitive, and starring...