Alicia Taylor, Author at The Oxford Blue

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Telltaylor: By a Lancashire Farm Shop, I Sat Down and Wept

by Alicia Taylor December 4, 2025December 4, 2025

An image of the Radcliffe Camera against a sunset sky, with the text 'TELLTAYLOR' written in front.

Telltaylor: Everything I Learnt From A Mackerel Fillet

by Alicia Taylor November 22, 2025December 4, 2025

Outside OX1 Week 8: End of Term Special

Alicia Taylor Dec 12, 2025 22 min read

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The Editor’s Note As the end of term is finally here, many will be lacing up their skiing boots; or enduring painstaking journeys home around…

Second Draft: Notting Hill and table football

Alicia Taylor Dec 11, 2025 6 min read

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“I was practically raised on Richard Curtis’ oeuvre and have seen Notting Hill more times than I care to admit. I can quote unwieldy chunks…

Growing Up: The Beginning of an Oxford Experience

Alicia Taylor Dec 9, 2025 6 min read

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“It is not a loss to forget some of my old routines and habits, but a privilege to learn new ones, and to share my…

Investigating the Kidlington Waste Pile

Alicia Taylor Dec 7, 2025 5 min read

Investigating the Kidlington Waste Pile

On 21 November 2025, between the river Cherwell and the A34, the Environmental Agency declared the presence of a 150m (490ft) long and 6m (20ft)…