Local news: Bicester
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Green light for Bicester Motion and Skyports’ first UK vertiport testbed for electric air taxi industry
The vertiport, positioned adjacent to Bicester Motion’s existing general aviation grass runways, will continue the airfield’s long history of aerospace innovation and will include a compact passenger terminal to test ground infrastructure and flight operations.
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Oxfordshire developer starts next phase of all-electric homes at Graven Hill
The new homes will include air source heat pump technology (ASHP) rather than gas boilers, coupled with an underfloor heating system and a Mechanical Ventilation Heat Recovery (MVHR) system, which reduces the heating and cooling demands of the house while circulating warm, fresh, filtered air within it.
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French theme park operator Puy du Fou announces plans for new park in Oxfordshire
The world-renowned Puy du Fou, famous for its immersive historical experiences, has officially announced plans to open a new park in Oxfordshire, bringing its unique blend of storytelling and spectacular performances to the heart of England.
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Dalcour Maclaren to open a second Bicester office this month, creating 50 new jobs in the area
Dalcour Maclaren, a professional services consultancy to the utilities and infrastructure industry, will open its new office this month and create 50 new jobs in the Bicester area.
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New speed limits approved for areas of Oxfordshire
Highways chief Andrew Gant gave the green light to the 30 and 40mph rules in Long Wittenham and Shiplake near areas of Abingdon, Didcot and Henley at a cabinet member for transport management meeting on Thursday last week.
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Detailed designs for YASA’s new UK HQ at Bicester Motion gets the green light
Detailed designs for three new interconnected buildings, which will be YASA’s new UK HQ based at Bicester Motion, the 444-acre future mobility estate in Bicester, have been approved by Cherwell District Council.
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Bicester-based The Little Car Company welcomes royal visitor
The Little Car Company recently hosted HRH Prince Michael of Kent at its Bicester Heritage home, showing the longtime historic car industry supporter its cutting-edge facility.
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Construction work begins on new technology facility near Bicester
Construction has begun on a new technology facility near Bicester in North Oxfordshire that will design and manufacture superconducting magnets used in healthcare facilities globally for MRI patient scans.
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Graven Hill sells a development site expected to foster significant job creation in Oxfordshire.
The development site, which could support more than 1,000 new jobs, has outline planning permission for 104,000 sq m of storage and distribution space alongside open space and sustainable drainage systems.
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Darcica Logistics trials new zero emissions fully-electric HGV truck in Oxfordshire
Darcica Logistics is trialling a 16-tonne Volta Zero fully-electric HGV truck for the company’s pallet network deliveries and collections in and around Oxfordshire.
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YASA to move UK HQ to Bicester Motion’s new Innovation Quarter
YASA, the electric motor specialist and a wholly owned subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz, has agreed to pre-let three landmark connected buildings for its UK HQ in the new Innovation Quarter at Bicester Motion.
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Electric car club pilot scheme extended until September 2024
The trial features electric vehicles (EVs), which can be hired on an hourly or daily basis from district and city council-owned car parks in Bicester, Banbury, Kidlington, Eynsham, Henley, Wallingford, Abingdon, Witney and Oxford.