Local news: Kidlington
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Funding agreement signed to deliver M40 roundabout improvements
Oxfordshire County Council has allocated £18.8m of its Oxfordshire Housing and Growth Deal funding to improve the existing roundabouts at the Upper Heyford development site.
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Popular north Oxfordshire school holiday hubs to reopen in time for summer
Families in north Oxfordshire will once again be able to book children, aged five to eleven years old, onto council-run school holiday hubs this summer.
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UK Science Minister to launch First Light Fusion’s Big Gun fusion campaign
At 22 metres long and weighing 25,000 kg, the Big Gun is the UK’s largest 2-stage hypervelocity gas gun able to launch projectiles at 6.5km per second, 20x the speed of sound.
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Oxford-based YASA helps Rolls-Royce’s all-electric aircraft power through milestone
For the first time, the plane powered along a runway propelled by its powerful 500hp [400kw] electric powertrain and the latest energy storage technology developed to set world speed records.
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Oxfordshire-based British Honey Company acquires Union Distillers for £8m
With the acquisition, British Honey Company aims to create and grow a multi-category brand portfolio across several geographies with broader access to the UK off-trade market.
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Biotech start-up DJS Antibodies raises £6m in seed funding
The biotech start-up company based in Upper Heyford will use the funds to accelerate the development of its novel antibody therapeutics for inflammatory disease.
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New world record for solar cell set by Oxford PV
Ground-breaking solar cell produced by Oxford PV has set a new world record for the amount of the sun’s energy that can be converted into electricity by a single solar cell.
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Oxford Metrics announces preliminary results to 30 Sept 2020
Headline revenue was £30.3m, down 14.3% on the previous year as pandemic has caused short-term sales delays, particularly in the USA.
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VSL & Partners named Oxfordshire’s top-performing property agency
The CoStar Quarterly Deals Awards named VSL top industrial leasing agent for the South East region for the largest transaction in Q3 2020.
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Oxfordshire Libraries announces annual short story competition for 2021
The winner from each of the three categories will see their short story published as an e-book; available via the library website to be borrowed and read across Oxfordshire.
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Oxfordshire to be in ‘Tier-2: High Alert’ post 02 December lockdown
Just about all you need to know about post lockdown in Oxford and across Oxfordshire on 02 December, from the PM’s announcement regarding the end of the second national lockdown to any significant developments.
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Life science company signs pre-let for R&D facility at Oxford Technology Park
The Native Antigen Company – a leading life science company has signed a pre-let for a new 50,000 sq ft R&D facility at the Oxford Technology Park in Kidlington.