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George Michael’s former home sells for £3.4 million
George Michael’s former home in Goring-on-Thames has been sold for £3.4m despite fans’ petitions to turn the Oxfordshire home into a memorial museum.
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Unipart wins Jaguar Land Rover packing services contract extension
Unipart Logistics has signed a new contract with Jaguar Land Rover to retain packing services for a further four years.
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Two high-tech firms moving to new premises near Oxford city centre
Mirada Medical and Caristo Diagnostics have both taken space at New Barclay House, Botley in deals organised by VSL commercial property consultants.
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Baroness Amos appointed as new Master of University College Oxford
The Rt Hon. Baroness Valerie Amos has been appointed as new Master of University College, Oxford University, and will take up the post from 1 August 2020.
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Construction to start at Axis J9 Bicester following planning approval
Construction to start at Axis J9 Bicester’s latest distribution & manufacturing park following detailed planning approval by Cherwell District Council
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Unipart Logistics rolls out new temperature controlled trailer fleet
Unipart Logistics has introduced a new fleet of temperature managed trailers for dedicated use within the NHS Supply Chain, as part of its logistics contract.
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Oxford High School: A Glimpse Inside the New Sixth Form and Arts Centre
At the end of the summer term, small groups of teachers were given the opportunity to don reflective tabards and protective headgear as they ventured into the new build currently dominating the east end of the Senior School site. Led on the tour by the ever-knowledgeable and friendly Matt Bowler, who is project managing the…
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Tinbergen building demolition and replacement plans move forward
The demolished Tinbergen building will be replaced with a new world-class centre for life and mind sciences, the provisionally-titled Life and Mind Building.
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Oxford University agrees £4bn house building deal with Legal & General
Legal & General is providing Oxford University with the funding over 10 years for 1,000 homes for staff and 1,000 units of accommodation for students across various sites in and around the city.
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The University of Oxford BioEscalator is officially open
The BioEscalator is an innovation centre for high-potential, early-stage medical science companies; a hub for entrepreneurial biosciences. It is co-located alongside the University’s world-class medical research at Old Road Campus in Headington. The BioEscalator is designed such that early-stage businesses can rent just one bench in the Innovation Lab or a small lab of their…
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Oxford University plans £150m Schwarzman Centre in Jericho
Oxford University has announced plans for a huge new university building in the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter as a dynamic hub dedicated to the Humanities
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easyHotel Oxford Summertown work commences
Work to build the 180-bed easyHotel on Banbury Road in Oxford Summertown has commenced and the hotel is expected to open sometime by 2021.
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Oxford Metrics announces interim results to 31 March 2019
Oxford Metrics announces interim results for six months ended 31 March 2019 with Group Revenue up 12.6% to £16.1m and profit before tax up 16.1% to £1.7m
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Proposed Classic Car Museum in Chipping Norton gets go ahead
Plans for a proposed £150m classic car museum in on a 63-hectare site that forms part of Enstone Airfield, near Chipping Norton.
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Waitrose Botley Road Oxford trails packaging-free shopping
Waitrose Botley Road Oxford trails packaging-free shopping. Buy and refill produce such as pasta, rice and cereals plus “pick and mix” frozen fruits.
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Ai-Da the AI humanoid robot to open her solo art exhibition
Ai-Da, the world’s first Ultra-Realistic AI humanoid robot artist capable of drawing people from life using her eye and a pencil in her hand, is to open her solo art exhibition at St John’s College on 12 June 2019. Titled Unsecured Futures, Ai-Da’s exhibition will present a selection of Ai-Da’s artwork including drawings, paintings, sculpture…