Local news: Abingdon-on-Thames
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First new ventilator to roll off production line in Abingdon this weekend
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] The first devices from the Government’s ventilator challenge will roll off a production line in Abingdon this weekend, ahead of delivery to the NHS next week, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Michael Gove has announced today. The news comes as some of the biggest names in British manufacturing race to step up…
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Oxfordshire bookshops shortlisted for 2020 Independent Bookshop awards
Abingdon-based Mostly Books and Bicester-based Coles Books have been shortlisted as regional finalists for the 2020 Independent Bookshop of the Year awards
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Oxford scientists recognised in prestigious 2020 Blavatnik Awards
Three Oxford scientists have been named laureates and finalists of the 2020 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in the United Kingdom.
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MBE for Di Batchelor of Abingdon & Witney College
Di Batchelor Principal of Abingdon & Witney College has been awarded an MBE in the 2020 New Year Honours for Services to Further and Adult Education.
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Vale of White Horse Council targets to become carbon neutral by 2045
Vale of White Horse District Council targets for the council to become carbon neutral by 2030 and aspires for the district to become carbon-neutral by 2045.
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Layla Moran re-elected MP for marginal Oxford West and Abingdon
Liberal Democrat’s Layla Moran has been re-elected as MP for the marginal Oxford West and Abingdon constituency with 53.3% of the votes cast.
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Uniquely reconstructed Anglo-Saxon building in Long Wittenham opened
Her Royal Highness, the Countess of Wessex, formally opened a uniquely reconstructed Anglo-Saxon building in Long Wittenham, Oxfordshire, during a visit.
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Sense raises £12.3m for instrument-free molecular diagnostics
Oxford-based Sense Biodetection raises £12.3m to progress its pioneering instrument-free, point-of-care molecular diagnostic tests product.
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The Oxfordshire Advanced Skills Training Centre becomes reality
The Oxfordshire Advanced Skills Training Centre becomes reality with opening of 3,800 sq metre state-of-the-art facility at Culham in Abingdon, Oxfordshire
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Johnson Matthey to open battery application centre at Milton Park
Johnson Matthey, a global leader in sustainable technologies, is to open a new battery application centre in Milton Park in Oxfordshire.
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£3.1bn offer to acquire Oxfordshire HQ cybersecurity specialist Sophos
Thoma Bravo a leading US-based private equity firm has made a £3.1bn offer to acquire Oxfordshire HQ cybersecurity specialist Sophos.
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Oxfordshire restaurants keep their stars in Michelin Guide 2020
Three Oxfordshire restaurants, Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons, the Nut Tree Inn, and The Oxford Kitchen have held on to their stars in the latest Michelin list.