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Fleet of 159 state-of-the-art electric buses set to serve Oxford and surrounding areas
This comes after a bid for government funding was approved, and Oxfordshire County Council awarded £32.8 million from the Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) scheme.
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Planning application submitted for Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme
The Environment Agency has submitted the planning application to build the Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme. This is a significant step towards reducing flood risk to homes, businesses and transport links in Oxford.
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Oxford’s iconic Headington Shark is now a heritage site (despite owner’s objections)
The artwork has long been a local landmark, but the council’s new heritage site designation is simultaneously lampooning its anti-establishment message – and drawing criticism from the artist’s family.
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New exhibition at Blenheim Palace to showcase Churchill’s friendship with artist Paul Maze
Blenheim Palace is hosting a new exhibition showcasing Winston Churchill’s love of painting and lifelong friendship with renowned Anglo-French artist Paul Maze
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‘Sculpture in the Gardens’ returns to Greys Court for 5th year
The Oxford Sculptors Group will return to exhibit on the grounds of Greys Court with a variety of sculptures available to purchase on display in the charming setting of the walled gardens.
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Witney co-working space proves popular in a post-pandemic way of working
Dodo Works Witney opened its co-working office doors in Witney high street in September 2021 and has proved popular with workers ranging from travel agents to book publishers, mental health trainers and even tea creators.
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Local sculptor publishes book ‘Drawn From Life’ about a life in art
Drawn From Life: The Ruskin Diaries, 1949-53, is the genesis story of a life in art based on diaries written by a would-be artist, Steve Hurst, growing from a child into a man.
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Community-organised charity run returns and will be supporting Sue Ryder
The Chiltern Chase – a community-organised charity run – is back on Sunday 12 June 2022 and will be supporting Sue Ryder Palliative Care Hub South Oxfordshire as a new charity partner.
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High-tech R&D and manufacturing facility completed at Oxford Technology Park
The new 49,000 sq ft two-storey building with a mixture of bespoke laboratory, Grade A office, and logistic operations has been let to LGC’s The Native Antigen Company (TNAC), on a ten-year lease.
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Bicester’s EZ-Charge technology to underpin new EV charging network in Malaysia
The company has entered into a formal MoU with a Malaysian subsidiary of the global corporation MW Group – for its advanced electric car charging units to be manufactured, installed and operated in-market, under licence.
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2022 Women’s Tour cycling race set for Oxfordshire finale
Stage six of Britain’s biggest and longest-running international women’s cycling stage race will start in Chipping Norton before culminating in Oxford city centre.
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Exit Right: a new series of expert-led events for entrepreneurs launched
The Oxford Trust, Barclays Eagle Labs, Oxford Innovation and Freeths launch a new expert-led event series called Exit Right for entrepreneurs looking to drive their business from start-up to exit.
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Oxford tops 2021/22 Good Growth for Cities Index
Oxford has topped the 2021/22 Demos-PwC Good Growth for Cities Index, which, for the last decade, has ranked 50 of the UK’s largest cities based on people’s assessment of 12 key economic well-being factors.
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Oxford City Council launches a new equalities strategy
Tackling inequalities is the focus of the council’s new Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy. And the message is that equality is everybody’s business.
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£500,000 grant received to support Oxford become a zero emission city
Oxfordshire County Council, in partnership with Oxford City Council, has received a £500,000 grant to support Oxford to become a zero emission transport city.
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Call to raise funds for Sue Ryder during Platinum Jubilee weekend
Sue Ryder, which runs the Sue Ryder Palliative Care Hub in South Oxfordshire, is asking local communities to come together to organise a Platinum Jubilee celebration and raise funds for local people needing their expert and compassionate care.