Sue Thomas
Latest news and stories
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Bellway to support buyers with a new mortgage offer
Bellway is offering to pay £1,000 per month off the mortgages for up to two years for those who buy homes at select developments before 31 March 2023.
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UK’s first electric autonomous bus service set to launch at Milton Park
The Mi-Link project features a 16-seat, single-decker minibus with a range of sensors and optical cameras with state-of-the-art artificial intelligence to control all steering, acceleration and braking without human intervention.
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Prep works for station upgrade continue, but no update on Botley Road closure plans
Despite the horrendous weather last week, the Network Rail teams have been out and about continuing the preparation work around the station area, but there are no revised plans for Botley Road closure in sight just yet.
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Oxford’s pioneering community-led housing initiative at risk of not hitting funding target
Its first-ever Community Share Offer has, in just 9 weeks, raised over half of its target investment but is now at risk of not hitting 100% of its funding target before the offer closes on 28 February 2023.
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County Council issues updated budget proposals for 2023/24
The revised proposals, to be presented to the council’s cabinet on 24 January, includes more funding than previously announced and it also identifies significant further pressures on services due to inflation and growing demands.
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‘Made in Oxford’ Vice-Chancellor Professor Irene Tracey sets out her vision
Professor Tracey spoke of her pride in being asked to lead her hometown university, where she has studied and worked as an internationally-renowned neuroscientist.
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Oxbotica raises $140m in Series C funding to deploy self-driving commercial vehicles
The Series C funding accommodates growing demand from new and current shareholders, with additional investors expected to sign on before the funding round closes in a few months.
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European Life Sciences sector sees city centre locations grow in demand
There are significant opportunities for investors to meet growing demand from the life sciences sector, according to the 2023 Europe Life Sciences Cluster Outlook published by JLL – a leading real estate and investment management firm.
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Home rentals business StayCotswold sees soaring booking levels
The company, which is based in Stow-on-the-Wold, is experiencing record trading, with year-on-year letting income for the final quarter of 2022 doubling to £1.7m as a result of its ‘agile’ pricing strategy.
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Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE) rebranded as WAE Technologies
Williams Advanced Engineering has been re-branded as WAE Technologies Limited following the acquisition of the world-leading technology and engineering services business by Fortescue in March 2022.
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Start of year-long Botley Road closure delayed
It is understood that the delay has been caused by the scale and nature of the work, which includes diverting vital utility services such as water, gas and electricity.
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A first look at Oxford City Council’s proposed budget for 2023/24
The council has balanced the budget despite facing unprecedented financial pressures as a result of rising inflation and interest rates, the economic downturn and the legacy impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on some key income streams.
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BelleVie Care raises £2.1m funding to scale home care model across Thames Valley
The funding will enable the startup company to expand its scale up its home care network and operations across the rest of Oxfordshire and into neighbouring Buckinghamshire.
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Samsara Therapeutics expands into new R&D space at Wood Centre for Innovation
The early-stage drug discovery company with operations in Oxford and Boston is looking to increase its drug discovery and validation capabilities in key neuro disease areas.
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Jennings becomes Oxfordshire’s latest Certified B Corp
Jennings, owners and managers of Monument Business Park in Chalgrove, also become the first business park managers in the world to reach this landmark accreditation.
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Botley Road to close for 12 months for Oxford Station improvement works
The road is set to close from 09 January 2023 to allow Network Rail replace the rail bridge at Oxford Train Station as part of a larger project to expand the station on the western side.