Sue Thomas
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Darcica Logistics trials new zero emissions fully-electric HGV truck in Oxfordshire
Darcica Logistics is trialling a 16-tonne Volta Zero fully-electric HGV truck for the company’s pallet network deliveries and collections in and around Oxfordshire.
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Abingdon-based Gigaclear celebrates reaching two significant milestones
Rural full-fibre broadband provider Gigaclear has celebrated reaching two significant milestones in March – acquiring its 100,000 customers and getting a total of 500,000 homes and businesses able to connect to its network.
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Abingdon-based Crossland Employment Solicitors appoints new Managing Director
Abingdon-based Crossland Employment Solicitors is taking its next step as an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) and has appointed Director Barry Ross as its new Managing Director.
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New energy-efficient homes launching in Wallingford
Berkeley Homes is bringing energy-efficient homes featuring solar photovoltaic roof tiles and a wastewater heat recovery system to its new Winterbrook Meadows development in Wallingford.
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£35m masterplan for new SME science and tech buildings at Wootton Science Park unveiled
The proposed Scott Brownrigg-designed masterplan will deliver five new commercial buildings along with connected amenities and facilities for future employees and the surrounding community, which will include high-quality landscaped areas, secure bike storage, a bistro and gym.
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Oxford City Football Club announces a new advisory board of directors and investment
City’s majority shareholder, Justin Merritt, has appointed eight people to a strategic advisory board, with two of the directors investing in the club. The move is designed to help the club create a stronger platform to become sustainable and drive its ambitions on and off the pitch.
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YASA to move UK HQ to Bicester Motion’s new Innovation Quarter
YASA, the electric motor specialist and a wholly owned subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz, has agreed to pre-let three landmark connected buildings for its UK HQ in the new Innovation Quarter at Bicester Motion.
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Museum appeals for county D-Day stories ahead of 80th anniversary events and exhibitions
Commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day, 06 June 1944, the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum – the county’s military museum in Woodstock – will expand on its permanent displays with a special exhibition.
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Skyports to develop the UK’s first vertiport testbed for the air taxi industry at Bicester Motion
The new vertiport, including a compact 160 sq m passenger terminal, will be a critical facility for testing ground infrastructure and flight operations and will play a significant role in enabling the next generation of electric, low-noise aviation in the UK.
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Oxford City Council provides update on South Park restoration work
Oxford City Council has provided an update on the restoration work at South Park to repair extensive surface damage following the annual Oxford Round Table fireworks event on 04 November 2023.
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Science Minister breaks ground for £40m Nebula development at Milton Park
Science Minister Andrew Griffith MP took part in a groundbreaking ceremony for Nebula, a £40 million research and development (R&D) scheme at Milton Park
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Bovis Homes set to launch first set of new homes at Roman Fields development in Banbury
The housebuilder is building 319 new homes at Roman Fields, a 46-acre site at Drayton Lodge, off Warwick Road to the north-west of the town, with at least 96 of the new homes provided as affordable housing.
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Milton Park is celebrating first year anniversary of its schools engagement programme
Milton Park is celebrating a successful first year of its schools-engagement initiative, Explore Milton Park, which has inspired 1,000 young students to consider a future in STEAM careers.
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Carter Jonas achieves planning consent for Diamond Light Source extension at Harwell Campus
National property consultancy Carter Jonas has secured planning consent on behalf of the UK’s national synchrotron light source, Diamond Light Source (Diamond), to extend its presence at the Harwell Campus.
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Regional construction firm Stepnell completes boathouse for Headington School
Stepnell, a leading regional construction firm in central and southern England, has completed the build of Maddy Moorings boathouse on the River Thames, in Long Wittenham, for Headington School.
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Oxford’s historic Covered Market celebrates its 250th anniversary
The Covered Market is celebrating a monumental milestone this year as it reaches its 250th anniversary making it one of the oldest continually operating markets in the country.