Local news: Didcot
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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.
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Linden Homes teams with Sage Homes to offer new shared ownership scheme in Didcot
The housebuilder has teamed up with the country’s largest provider of new-build affordable homes to launch Home Stepper – a new shared ownership scheme – which includes five new homes at its Didcot Grove location in Didcot.
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Two new church bells at All Saints first in country with the royal cyphers
Two new church bells at All Saints, North Moreton, have been cast as the first in the country with the royal cyphers of their Majesties, King Charles and Queen Camilla and were rung for the first time on the coronation on 06 May.
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Plans submitted for 179 new homes at first housing phase at Valley Park, Didcot
Valley Park is a consortium-led site on land to the west of Great Western Park, which was granted outline planning permission for 4,254 dwellings and other supporting infrastructure in February 2022.
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Didcot’s newest independent plumbing supplies store opens its bathroom showroom
County Plumbing Supplies in Didcot has opened a bathroom showroom, building on the success and growth it has experienced in the first 10 months of trading.