Local news: Banbury
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Westminster Group to provide security services to the Tower of London
The company has been awarded a contract to supply professional security services to the pedestrian and vehicular entrances at this iconic castle and World Heritage Site.
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Parking changes set for Cherwell, South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse
The council already enforces parking in Oxford City and West Oxfordshire and will now take over from Thames Valley Police in the Cherwell, South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse districts.
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Grant saves 12 rural bus services from axe until April 2022
Oxfordshire County Council will use £275k of its existing Local Authority Bus Subsidy Grant (LABSG) to support the services which would otherwise have faced withdrawal in August 2021.
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Warburtons to invest in new distribution facility in Banbury
The £56 million investment will see the development of three new distribution depots in Widnes, Bognor Regis and Banbury, and two new bakery plants in Stockton and Burnley.
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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.