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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.
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Free tickets available for recording of BBC Radio 4’s Gardeners’ Question Time at Trinity College
BBC Radio 4’s Gardeners’ Question Time will record a programme at Trinity College on Broad Street, with the celebrated panel of gardening experts tackling questions put to them by local gardening enthusiasts.
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Property consultancy Vail Williams extends Thames Valley presence with new Oxford office
Expanding property consultancy Vail Williams has opened a new office in Oxford to meet growing business demand, forming an extension of the firm’s Thames Valley region.
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UK arm of electric van maker Arrival has been placed in administration
The UK-based operations of the electric van maker Arrival have been placed in administration following delays getting the group’s products to market.
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Welbeck set to open new state-of-the-art private medical centre in Oxford
Welbeck Oxford will offer residents of Oxfordshire and visitors to the city access to private healthcare experience across 12 different specialities, including heart health, lung health, digestive health, ENT, Endoscopy and Neurology.
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Carter Jonas Achieves Planning Consent for St Modwen in Wantage
National property consultancy Carter Jonas has secured outline planning consent on behalf of property developer St Modwen for a further component of the residential development at Kingsgrove, northeast Wantage.