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Incredibly popular Blenheim Palace Flower Show set to return this summer
Featuring more stands than ever, the incredibly popular Blenheim Palace Flower Show will make a welcome return this summer from Friday 24 to Sunday 26 June.
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Oxfordshire Youth Music Theatre presents…Oklahoma!
The talented singers, actors, and dancers will be performing their rendition of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic from 31 March to 02 April at the Radley College Theatre.
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Nature recovery plan proposed for Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire
A vast new nature recovery plan to protect, improve and expand land for wildlife is being proposed across a huge area between Buckingham, Bicester, Aylesbury and Oxford.
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Blenheim Estate launches new approach to property development
Blenheim Estate has launched Blenheim Strategic Partners, a new approach to property development that offers a unique package of expertise in land promotion, master planning and development to landowners throughout the country.
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Root One Garden Centre unveils plant area extension and new building
Root One Garden Centre in Wallingford has unveiled extensions to its coffee shop and retail areas to improve its customer experience and increase the range of goods stocked at the site.
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Whittard of Chelsea moves headquarters to Milton Park
Prestigious tea and coffee retailer Whittard of Chelsea has relocated its headquarters to Milton Park, a business, science and technology community in Oxfordshire.
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Plant-based food for councillors at Oxfordshire County Council catered events
Food served to county councillors at council catered events will, from now on, be plant-based and with a priority on local sourcing. And there are plans to explore plant-based options on school menus.
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Bertioli and Bell Hutley collaborate to launch new tableware range
The collaboration – a collection of limited edition tableware – has evolved from a shared desire to tell the story of nature’s pollinators and to celebrate their magic.
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Thomas White Oxford forms JV with Cadillac Fairview & Stanhope to deliver Oxford North
A new company, Oxford North Ventures LLP, has been formed as a joint venture, 50% owned by Thomas White Oxford and 50% by Cadillac Fairview and Stanhope. Stanhope has also been appointed as development manager.
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CBRE acquires independent Oxfordshire property agency VSL
CBRE is a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas has acquired leading independent commercial property agency VSL & Partners.
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Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities gets planning permission
The unanimous decision means work on the building can go ahead as planned, with enabling works beginning shortly and building work expected to start in earnest in October 2022.
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Kelmscott Manor to reopen following major refurbishment project
The country home of William Morris, the internationally-renowned craftsman, designer, author, poet, conservationist and socialist, widely regarded as the father of the Arts & Crafts Movement, has been closed since 2019.
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Galliard’s sustainable retirement village Henley Meadows gains planning approval
The new £50m six-acre development in Lower Shiplake to be marketed as Henley Meadows is a JV between Galliard Homes, Probitas Developments, and O’Shea.
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New war memorial to be unveiled in Fernham village
The war memorial, to be unveiled by the Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire, Mr Brian Buchan, on Sunday, 20 March 2022, is made of iron and has been designed to rust.
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Writer and adventurer shares pandemic Britain cycling experience in Riding Out
Oxfordshire-based travel writer and adventurer Simon Parker will kick off his Riding Out tour this Spring with a series of theatre and literary festival appearances around the UK.
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Wilderness 2022 reveals a stellar line-up of unmissable acts for this year’s festival
The programme spans music and the arts, exquisite feasting and dining, insightful talks and debates, a wellbeing sanctuary, outdoor pursuits, and a family field and beautiful lakes to while away the hours.