Local news: Bicester
-
Oxfordshire stage route revealed for 2021 Women’s Tour cycling race
The 147.6km route covers a large section of the county, heading as far south as Culham, before visiting Abingdon and Deddington on its journey north to a finish in Banbury.
-
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.
-
Hardide Coatings’ new facility in Bicester receives approval from Airbus
This approval follows the relocation of the company and its equipment from Wedgwood Road to newly built premises at Longlands Road in Bicester last year.
-
Oxfordshire engineering company Saietta to float on London Stock Exchange’s AIM
Saietta’s admission to AIM on 07 July is expected to raise gross proceeds of £37.5m with an approximate market capitalisation of £102.1m at the issue price.
-
Funding agreement signed to deliver M40 roundabout improvements
Oxfordshire County Council has allocated £18.8m of its Oxfordshire Housing and Growth Deal funding to improve the existing roundabouts at the Upper Heyford development site.
-
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.
-
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.
-
Oxford City Council provides £3.4m funding for Ray Valley Solar Park
This follows the news last month that Triodos Bank UK had approved a new loan facility to Low Carbon Hub to help it construct and operate what will be the UK’s largest community-owned solar park.
-
Auto Royale Concours d’Elegance cancelled due to lockdown extension
The organisers felt they could not stage an event that worked for their sponsors, participants and the general public to the degree that they would have wished.
-
Auto Royale Concours d’Elegance at Waddesdon entrants revealed
Auto Royale has revealed the full list of entrants in its British International Concours d’Elegance set to take place at Waddesdon Manor in July.
-
Historic and classic vehicles industry launches trade association
With many skilled jobs in the UK at risk because of red tape, the new trade association will campaign to secure the future of this world-leading British industry.
-
Electric vehicle users can Park and Charge in Bicester as new hub opens
The Bicester site is the first of 24 council-owned car parks that will have an EV charging hub installed this year under the £5.2 million Park and Charge scheme.