Local news: Didcot
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The Didcot Powerhouse Fund announces grant recipients for 2022
In its first year of grant giving, the fund has made grants totalling £95,508 to 17 organisations with amounts ranging from £400 to £13,000.
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Route revealed for Oxfordshire stage of Women’s Tour cycling race
Residents between Chipping Norton, Carterton, Faringdon, Didcot and Oxford will be able to cheer on the elit riders when this year’s cycling race comes to Oxfordshire on Saturday, 11 June.
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Didcot’s first-ever smokehouse, Django’s Smokehouse, announces opening
Mixing a casual, relaxed dining environment with a stylish, contemporary bar, Django’s serves up tasty American style comfort food. The wait is finally over!
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Didcot charity Play2Give founder celebrates two decades of fundraising
Over 40 good causes and thousands of individuals in need have benefited from Andrew Baker’s two decades of fundraising and dedicated charitable work.
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The Didcot Powerhouse Fund opens for grant applications
The Didcot Powerhouse Fund opens on 26 January 2022 and is inviting community-focused organisations inside the Didcot Garden Town Area of Influence to apply for grants.
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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.