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Business leaders prepare for a night outdoors to unite against homelessness
Oxfordshire Homeless Movement (OHM) is asking business owners, CEOs, Directors, and Partners across Oxfordshire to brave a night out beneath the stars to help raise vital funds for services that support people experiencing homelessness.
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Oxford Ice Rink to celebrate its 40th anniversary this October with a Back-to-the-80s Gala
Ice skating fans will get two chances to see this retro funfest 05 October, with shows at 2.30pm and 6.00pm, featuring the cream of the city’s skating talent from the Oxford School of Skating and Oxford Ice Academy.
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Oxford United’s new stadium scoops OxPropFest Deal Of The Year award
Oxford United’s proposed new stadium project has been recognised at another industry awards ceremony by winning the Deal of the Year category at the OxPropFest Awards.
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Wolfson History Prize unveils shortlist for 2024 and it includes an Oxford author
The Wolfson History Prize, the UK’s most prestigious history writing prize, has announced its shortlist for 2024, highlighting six of the best history books from the past year, including Courting India: England, Mughal India and the Origins of Empire by author and University of Oxford professor Nandini Das.
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Full cast announced for UK& I tour of iconic musical GREASE
Lead producer Colin Ingram has announced the full cast of the UK and Ireland tour of Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey’s iconic musical GREASE, directed by Nikolai Foster and choreographed by Arlene Phillips, arriving at New Theatre Oxford from 24 to 28 September 2024.
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Sobell House Hospice auction off OxTrail art herd raising more than £150k
The auction, led by BBC’s Bargain Hunt star Thomas Forrester, saw 47 of the herd sculptures sold to the highest bidder, raising over £150k for Sobell House Hospice.
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South & Vale District Councils’ Joint Local Plan 2041 moves a step forward
Council members at Vale of White Horse District Council and South Oxfordshire District Council have given the go-ahead for the districts’ draft Joint Local Plan to be published for comment for six weeks and then submitted for independent examination by a Planning Inspector.
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City Council receives application for 2024 Oxford Round Table fireworks event
The charity event in November last year resulted in damage to the park due to adverse weather and vehicle movements on the grass. The last remedial works were recently completed by ODS and funded by Round Table.
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Oxford County Hall is up for sale as Oxfordshire Council plans move to Speedwell House
The building, completed in 1973, is officially being marketed for sale following decisions taken by the county council’s cabinet in January 2024 to move its headquarters to Speedwell House in 2027.
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Bicester Motion & TeamSport unveils new ultimate indoor e-karting centre plans
The proposed two-level track will be built inside Bicester Motion’s Hangar 137, a 31,000 sq ft (2,880 sq m), Grade 2 Listed building with access from Skimmingdish Lane.
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First show home opens at Winterbrook Meadows, Wallingford this weekend
With a blend of traditional village values with contemporary design, Winterbrook Meadows features a collection of elegant 2-, 3-, 4- & 5-bedroom homes.
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Oxford-based ProspectSoft partners with Oxford Brookes to help Supply Chain SMEs boost growth
Working with researchers at the business school as part of a knowledge transfer partnership (KTP), their findings have helped create ProspectSoft’s Growth Engine, which highlights opportunities to increase sales from new and existing customers.
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60 runners taking on Oxford Half for local learning disability charity Yellow Submarine
Sixty runners are preparing to take on the challenge of the iconic Oxford Half marathon this October for an Oxfordshire-based charity, Yellow Submarine. The charity supports people with learning disabilities and autism.
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British family-run jeweller Pragnell partners with Cornbury House Horse Trials
Pragnell has been a committed partner of the event since its revival in 2020 by David Howden and his family, and it is this family theme which sits at the heart of both Cornbury and Pragnell.
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Oxford Bus Company announces Be Free Young Carers as its ‘Brand the Bus!’ 2024 runners-up
Be Free Young Carers scooped the runners-up prize in the annual competition that offers charities the chance to have their branding emblazoned on one of Oxford Bus Company’s buses.
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Mollie’s is set to launch an exciting new diner menu this month
Expect a range of inventive dishes to the classic American-style menu with deli meat sub, fried Martini olives, gluten-free desserts and a signature steak-house burger with a New York twist.