Oxfordshire
Jewellery Focus’s coverage of Oxfordshire highlights the county’s dynamic mix of traditional craftsmanship and contemporary design, with jewellers serving both local residents and the region’s thriving tourism market.
Our editorial features business updates, store openings, and profiles of Oxfordshire’s jewellers across towns such as Oxford, Banbury, and Henley-on-Thames. We also examine how local businesses are embracing sustainability, digital retail, and customer experience to remain competitive in a changing marketplace.
For jewellery professionals, this tag provides regional insights into Oxfordshire’s evolving retail landscape and its contribution to the UK’s independent jewellery sector.
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Nov- 2025 -17 NovemberRetailers
Robert Gatward Jewellers shifts to employee ownership
Robert Gatward Jewellers has moved to an employee ownership model, placing the independent retailer into an employee ownership trust and giving staff a collective stake in the business. The shift means all employees are now beneficiaries of the trust, with the firm saying the change is intended to support long-term…
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Jul- 2021 -13 JulyRetailers
W Hamond teams up with Emma Stothard on new collection
Jeweller W Hamond has teamed up with Whitby sculptor Emma Stothard to launch the new Silver Darlings collection. The new collection of silver pieces, designed by Stothard, is unisex and features necklaces, pendants, bracelets, earrings and a keyring. Stothard is known for her wire and willow sculptures of animals, which…
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5 JulyFeatures
Making jewellery on a narrowboat
Trained in horticulture, Rich MacKenzie always envisioned a passion-led lifestyle. Having bought a narrowboat called ‘Bluebell’ in 2017, when the pandemic hit, he and his family made the “best decision” when they decided to live on the boat full-time. Alongside his wife, Jackie, two children, Robbie and Fleur and pets,…
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Oct- 2020 -6 OctoberDesigners
Lucy Slyvester launches Autumn collection
Lucy Slyvester has revealed her new Autumn jewellery collection for the Halloween season. The Oxfordshire-based designers’ new line includes designs based on stag beetles, flies, moths, dragonflies and crab claws, all created with either solid silver or gold. Slyvester believes the new collection’s pieces ‘‘are a perfect fit for an…
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Sep- 2019 -19 SeptemberCrime
18ct golden toilet stolen from Blenheim Palace
An 18ct golden toilet has been stolen from Blenheim Palace in Woodstock, Oxfordshire. Thames Valley Police is investigating the burglary of the ‘piece of art’ and originally received a report of the robbery at the palace at 4.57am on 14 September 2019. A 66-year-old man was arrested in connection with…
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Jun- 2019 -17 JuneEvents
Jacobs the Jewellers launches Young Designer competition 2019
Jacobs the Jewellers, Reading’s oldest independent jewellery retailer, has announced the start of its annual Young Designer competition, with 2019 seeing the largest field of entrants in its five-year history. The four-week event based in the jewellers Reading store features live craft demonstrations and a VIP winners’ event at 2.30pm…
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Apr- 2016 -22 AprilEvents
Jacobs the Jewellers launches 2016 young designer award
Jacobs the Jewellers has launched the second year of its Reading-based young jewellery designer competition. The competition, which is held in association with the Bishopsland Educational Trust, HS Walsh and the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, has been launched after the success of its inaugural contest last year. Four young jewellery…
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May- 2012 -23 MayEvents
Jewellery to be displayed at Art in Action
From the 19 to 22 July, a series of jewellery designer-makers will be demonstrating their craft at the annual Art in Action event near Wheatley in Oxfordshire.
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