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Housebuilders contribute £1.2m to new primary school in Witney
The contribution from the consortium of housebuilders will go towards furnishing and equipping the school, including start-up costs and supporting ICT requirements.
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Oxford set to welcome its 61st Lord Mayor of Oxford, Councillor Mark Lygo
The ceremony will take place at 4.00pm on Monday 30 November and will be the first time in Oxford’s history that the ‘Handing over of the Chains’ ceremony has taken place virtually.
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Refeyn Closes Series A Funding Round
Oxford-based Refeyn, which develops instrumentation for the disruptive new life science technology mass photometry, has successfully completed its Series A funding round.
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Oxford City Council to hold Youth Climate Summit on how city can tackle the climate emergency
The event to be held on Saturday 28 November will support Oxford’s young people to learn more about climate breakdown and its impacts on the Global South.
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Oxford universities to roll out rapid COVID-19 tests so students can travel home safely for Christmas
Oxford Brookes University and the University of Oxford are offering students free and fast COVID-19 tests so that they can travel home safely this Christmas to friends, families and the community.
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Oxfordshire to be in ‘Tier-2: High Alert’ post 02 December lockdown
Just about all you need to know about post lockdown in Oxford and across Oxfordshire on 02 December, from the PM’s announcement regarding the end of the second national lockdown to any significant developments.
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Low Carbon to develop UK’s largest community solar park in Oxfordshire
Low Carbon is set to develop the UK’s largest community solar park in the Oxfordshire village of Arncott near Bicester, generating enough to power more than 6,000 homes.
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Oxford Vaccine up to 90% effective and to be sold at cost to developing nations
The University of Oxford and AstraZeneca vaccine ChAdOx1 nCoV-2019 is up to 90% effective at preventing COVID-19 and will be sold at cost to developing nations in perpetuity.
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West Oxfordshire businesses apply for council-run Government grant scheme
Hundreds of local businesses in West Oxfordshire affected by the national lockdown have applied for financial help from a Government grant scheme run by the council.
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Christmas trees in St Mary’s in Charlbury to go ahead in December
To provide certainty, St Mary’s Church in Charlbury has confirmed that it is going ahead with the Christmas trees this year.
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£1bn in funding shows strength of Science & Technology in Oxfordshire
Bidwells, the commercial property consultancy – has estimated that organisations within Oxfordshire’s Science & Tech community have raised over £1bn in funding to date during 2020.
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West Oxfordshire District Council set to remove community recycling sites
West Oxfordshire District Council is set to remove all of its community recycling sites now that every household has a fortnightly kerbside recycling service.
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Electric vehicle manufacturer Arrival to list on NASDAQ stock exchange
Arrival, the company creating electric vehicles with its game-changing technologies has announced it is to float on the New York-based NASDAQ stock exchange.
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Didcot Railway Centre selected for contemporary art programme
Didcot Railway Centre is one of six museums and heritage sites selected by Arts&Heritage to work in partnership with artists to commission a new work of art inspired by each venue.
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The Command Works at Bicester Heritage shortlisted as a Civic Trust Regional Finalist
The Command Works at Bicester Heritage, which was almost completely pre-let, has been recognised by the Civic Trust Awards and shortlisted as a Regional Finalist.
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Smoother roads across Oxfordshire as ‘micro-surfacing’ programme ends
Dozens of neighbourhoods across Oxfordshire are enjoying smoother roads and pavements after this year’s ‘micro-surfacing’ programme came to an end.