Local news: Didcot
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Construction nearing completion at Orwell Park in Sutton Courtenay
Building work is nearing completion at Linden Homes’ Orwell Park location in Sutton Courtenay, where just two homes remain for sale. The final two properties available to reserve at the development are the four-bedroom Cottingham and five-bedroom Fletcher house types.
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Carter Jonas achieves planning consent for Diamond Light Source extension at Harwell Campus
National property consultancy Carter Jonas has secured planning consent on behalf of the UK’s national synchrotron light source, Diamond Light Source (Diamond), to extend its presence at the Harwell Campus.
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County Council approves funding for a new SEND school
£14.4 million will be invested in the planned school in Didcot with capacity to teach 120 children with special educational needs related to autism and/or social, emotional and mental health.
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Linden Homes helps fund festive fun at primary school in Didcot
Linden Homes has helped a primary school in Didcot host an afternoon of fundraising festive fun for the local community by donating £250 towards its outdoor Christmas Market on Saturday, 02 December.
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Staff from local builder join annual Meet the Employer careers event in Didcot
Persimmon Homes Wessex was one of the organisations that attended a recent Meet the Employer careers day event at Didcot Girls’ School, where three of its employees spoke with groups of Year 13s in the area.
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Local men’s mental health service releases Christmas single to support of men in crisis
The Cornermen – an Oxfordshire-based men’s mental health and suicide prevention service – has released a Christmas single to raise awareness and funds for the vital work it does supporting men in crisis, averaging five interventions a day in the local community.
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The Rosalind Franklin Institute appoints Professor Paul Matthews as new director
The Rosalind Franklin Institute, based at Harwell Campus near Didcot, has appointed Professor Paul Matthews as its new Institute Director.
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‘Milton Wonder’ sapling planted at Milton Park on HM King’s birthday.
A historic ‘Milton Wonder’ sapling has been planted by the Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire to commemorate His Majesty’s Coronation on the day of his 75th birthday.
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The Didcot Powerhouse Fund celebrates second anniversary of supporting Didcot community
The Didcot Powerhouse Fund is entering its third year of grant-giving to the local community and, from December 2023, will be inviting applications for its 2024 round of grant-giving.
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Fusion technology company Oxford Sigma relocates HQ to Oxford Centre for Innovation
Oxford Sigma has relocated its HQ to The Oxford Trust’s Oxford Centre for Innovation to accelerate fusion materials technology commercialisation to help tackle climate change and resolve energy security.
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UK’s first full-size electric autonomous bus takes to the road at Milton Park
The UK’s first fully electric, full-size single-decker autonomous bus service has started operating between Didcot Parkway train station and Milton Park.
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Harwell-based SpaceTech business Open Cosmos raises $50m funding from impact investors
Open Cosmos – the leading space tech business making satellites that gather data to solve pressing global challenges – has raised $50m in Series B funding from three leading impact investors, ETF Partners, Trill Impact and A&G.