Local news: Banbury
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Popular north Oxfordshire school holiday hubs to reopen in time for summer
Families in north Oxfordshire will once again be able to book children, aged five to eleven years old, onto council-run school holiday hubs this summer.
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Gigabit-capable, full-fibre broadband coming to Oxfordshire
Residents are set to benefit from faster internet with a significant number of Oxfordshire towns being confirmed for an upgrade to gigabit-capable, full-fibre broadband.
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Arrival chooses STMicroelectronics as semiconductor provider for its EVs
STMicroelectronics will provide Arrival with leading-edge semiconductor technologies, including automotive microcontrollers and power and battery-management devices.
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Fairport Cropredy Convention 2021 has been cancelled
It joins a long line of festival cancellations blaming lockdown extension, inability to obtain cancellation insurance or a general lack of direction and support from the Government.
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Arrival and Uber to collaborate on electric car for ride-hailing industry
The Arrival Car will be designed to be an affordable, purpose-built electric vehicle for ride-hailing and will be designed in partnership with Uber drivers.
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Westminster Group wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade
The leading supplier of managed services and technology-based security solutions worldwide won the award for its outstanding growth in overseas sales.
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First images of the planned HS2 Oxford Canal Viaduct revealed
HS2 is now seeking views from the local community about the design of the viaduct to be located between Banbury and Daventry.
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Bicester & Banbury to host prestigious 2021 Women’s Tour cycling race
The Grand Départ of the prestigious 2021 Women’s Tour will begin in the Bicester’s Market Square with riders heading north to finish in the market town of Banbury.
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New cycling and walking plan to start for Banbury
Residents are set to benefit from improvements to encourage cycling and walking in and around the town, with planning to start soon.
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Retail real estate resilience along M40 amid COVID-19 disruption
It follows White Commercial’s success in handling a spate of retail shop openings along the northern sector of the M40, despite disrupted trading conditions created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Kärcher reconfirms support for Team BRIT
Karcher, the global cleaning equipment manufacturer with UK base in Banbury, has confirmed its support of all-disabled Team BRIT, for the third consecutive year.
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Banbury-based company goes virtual to offer engineering apprenticeships
Tools manufacturer Norbar Torque Tools Ltd is hosting a series of virtual careers evenings in February for young people looking to start a career in engineering and manufacturing.