Local news: Didcot
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Simon Hegele expanding and relocating from Milton Park to Didcot Quarter
The logistics and supply chain company has acquired DQ120 Didcot Quarter comprising 121,464 sq ft of newbuild warehouse/logistics space on a 10-year lease.
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Didcot Powerhouse Fund launched to sustain local community organisations
The fund will attract donations from companies, grant bodies and philanthropists, and it will dispense grants to organisations working on the ground in the Didcot community.
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Local organisations expand at Southmead Industrial Estate in Didcot
Sofea, Endeavour Engineering and Oxford Lasers have all moved to larger premises on the development with deals being completed by commercial property specialists VSL.
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SODC reveals concept design for its new district council building
The council approved the concept design, available to view on its website, at its most recent Cabinet meeting, and a detailed design process is now underway.
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National Space Strategy launches from Harwell Space Cluster
The strategy sets the government’s priorities for this high-growth sector, with a vision to unlock the UK’s space industry, boost private investment, and capitalise on unique UK strengths.
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Breaking-ground for National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC) at Harwell
Professor Sir Peter Knight, Chair of the National Quantum Technology Programme (NQTP)’s Strategy Advisory Board, led the formal breaking-ground ceremony at the site.
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National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC) to be located at Harwell Campus
Funded by UK Research and Innovation, the UK’s National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC) will help place the UK at the forefront of this transformative new technology.
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Demolition of derelict buildings starts in the centre of Didcot
While the new developments due to go on the site are still in the planning stages, Homes England has chosen to demolish the buildings early following feedback from local residents.
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Oxfordshire satellite comms company Celestia UK names new CEO
Malachy Devlin joins the Harwell based company to build the business and its reputation as the premier provider of high throughput multi-beam scanning antenna systems.
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Go ahead for Rebellion Film Studios expansion in Didcot
Its Didcot film studio will now expand into a new 4673 sq m facility at the former Harmsworth Printing Building in Didcot after securing planning consent.
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Museum to relocate 27 million specimens to new research facility at Harwell
The Natural History Museum is relocating the specimens, around a third of its collection, to a new science and digitisation centre at Harwell Campus in Oxfordshire set to open in 2026.
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Vale of White Horse go-ahead for data centres at Didcot A power station site
This follows the recent approval of the plans by councillors at South Oxfordshire District Council as the redevelopment site stradles the two district councils.