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Jobs boost for outdoor education by Abingdon-based Active Learning Group
More than 700 full, part-time, and seasonal jobs are being created by Oxfordshire-based Active Learning Group (ALG) over the coming weeks.
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Our Lady’s Abingdon offers exam-free entry for 2021 and 2022 pupil intake
The school has taken the decision to adapt its admissions approach to ensure that no child is disadvantaged in applying due to a loss of education time.
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Bishop of Oxford joins environment & climate change select committee
Bishop Steven, a leading advocate of fossil fuel divestment within the Church of England, is among the 13 peers appointed to the Lords Select Committee.
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Diocese of Oxford awards over £200k grants to support 15 projects
The grants will support projects in churches across Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire, as part of their 4th round of Development Fund grant awards.
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House 2 Home Removals moves to Axis Junction 9
House 2 Home (H2H) Oxfordshire has taken on an additional and new unit at Axis J9, Bicester, providing expansion facilities to their existing premises at Axis J9 in Bicester.
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Sense raises $50m Series B funding for instrument-free product platform
The investment led by Koch Disruptive Technologies helps Sense accelerate its portfolio of products to deliver patient-focused healthcare.
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OXIS Energy set to make solid-state Lithium-Sulfur cell technology a reality
The Culham Science Centre based company is set to deploy Solid-State Lithium-Sulfur (Li-S) cell and battery systems to its clients and partners worldwide by Autumn 2021.
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Ocado invests in Oxbotica to develop autonomous integrated mobility solution
Ocado invests in autonomous vehicle software company Oxbotica and announces plans to develop a range of vehicles that will be integrated into the Ocado Smart Platform.
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Oxford’s public leisure centres reopen to the public
Oxford’s public leisure centres reopened to customers on 12 April when government restrictions on outdoor sport and leisure facilities were lifted
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Wallingford-based Ecocleen acquires The JPM Group
The successful buyout will enable the group to expand its presence within both established and new sectors whilst growing its nationwide network.
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Arrival and Origin Global expand to take high-spec logistics hub in Bicester
The high-specification units – with strong sustainability credentials designed to incorporate a ‘carbon zero’ specification – attracted a high calibre of potential tenants.
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Gavin Collins consecrated as Bishop of Dorchester
The consecration was a prayerful and deeply personal service at Lambeth Palace Chapel, rather than a large-scale celebration in St Paul’s Cathedral.
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Axis J9 high-spec logistics hub in Bicester is now fully let
Six months after Practical Completion, the substantial scheme in Bicester Oxfordshire of five prominent industrial and warehousing units, has been fully let to Arrival and Origin.
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Oxford Endovascular raises $10m to develop its origami engineered medical device
The raise will enable the company to complete development work and gain first in-human data through an early feasibility clinical study.
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Exscientia announces first AI-designed immuno-oncology drug in clinical trials
The company’s technologies and drug-hunting expertise now responsible for the world’s first and second AI-designed drugs to enter Phase I testing.
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Aston Martin’s history to feature at Auto Royale 2021 Concours d’Elegance
Long seen as one of the quintessentially “British” sports cars, Aston Martin will uniquely feature across almost every class in this year’s Auto Royale Concours d’Elegance.