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Oxford bakery celebrated for having Britain’s ‘best loaf’
Company Bakery has been awarded gold, silver and bronze at the British Baker ‘Britain’s Best Loaf 2026’ awards.
Natural Bread is an independent, family run artisan bakery in Oxford.
A spokesperson said: “We make all our own wonderful breads, rolls, bagels and pastries by hand, from scratch, and fresh every day in our Botley bakery without using additives.”
The bakery, which operates market stalls each weekend in and around Oxford, took home the top prize for its Brainy Tin Sourdough in the wholegrain category.
Its German Rye Sourdough won silver in the international category, while two breads,the Oxford Sourdough and Three Seed Sourdough, earned bronze in the plain and seeded sourdough categories.
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A spokesman for the bakery said: “Honestly, we feel so honoured and grateful.
“Every loaf our bakery team creates is a labour of love, slow-fermented, carefully crafted by hand, and baked fresh each and every day.
“And being able to share that with so many in our local community means everything to us.”
The bakery, which also supplies fresh bread and pastries to cafes and restaurants, has built a loyal following at its weekly markets.
Regular customers can find Company Bakery at East Oxford Farmers Market, South Oxford Farmers Market, Wolvercote Community Market, and its pop-up shop at the Marcham Centre.
It also appears at Deddington Farmers Market on the fourth Saturday of each month and the Abingdon Local Excellence Market.
The spokesman said: “These markets are at the heart of what we do, and there’s nothing better than seeing familiar faces, and meeting new ones, over a loaf of our fresh bread or one of our hand crafted croissants.
“All of our hand-crafted artisan loaves are made using traditional methods, without any additives or preservatives. just simple, quality ingredients and time.”
Beyond its market stalls, Company Bakery delivers bread and pastries seven days a week to wholesale customers across Oxfordshire, including cafes, restaurants and shops.
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The spokesman said: “We couldn’t do any of this without our amazing bakery team.
“Their skill, care and dedication go into every single loaf, and we’re so lucky to have them.
“A huge thank you as well to all of our customers, both at the markets and wholesale, for supporting us week in, week out.”
The company also acknowledged its partnership with flour supplier Matthews Cotswold Flour, crediting the quality of its products to the use of “beautiful, high-quality local flour”.
The spokesman said: “If you haven’t visited us yet, we’d love to see you at one of the markets soon.
“There’s always something hand crafted and fresh out of the oven waiting for you.”
The Thames Valley Police Abingdon unit arrested a man for “breaching court bail conditions” on Saturday, August 29.
A spokesperson said: “On Saturday, PC Hackett attended reports of a male breaching court bail conditions.
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“With assistance from PC Ellingworth and PC Harvey, the male was arrested. Following a search, a knife was recovered from his possession.”
In a wide ranging update, the force also revealed it had supported in a “concern for welfare incident linked to the night-time economy.
In addition, it had carried out licensing checks across Abingdon with drug wipes used and sent off for testing
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The collision happened on the southbound carriageway between Junction 6 for Lewknor and Junction 5 for Watlington in the late morning on Saturday, August 29.
The emergency services attended the scene and closed the road,
National Highways said lanes two and three of the three-lane motorway were shut as a result while crews dealt with the incident, leading to delays of around 40 minutes.
Congestion was worsened by separate lane closures between Junctions 4 and 5 in both directions following damage to the central reservation from an earlier incident.
Traffic built up on approaches to the crash, with nearby areas including Stokenchurch and Lewknor also affected.
Images from traffic cameras showed long queues of vehicles and emergency workers at the scene throughout the afternoon.
AA Travel also reported that one lane was closed on the northbound carriageway between Handy Cross and Stokenchurch due to emergency repairs.
National Highways later confirmed that all southbound lanes between Junctions 6 and 5 had reopened and that the lane closures linked to the earlier incident were also being removed.
Despite the reopening, delays of around 40 minutes remained on the approach as traffic slowly returned to normal.
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