News
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The Game Fair, the UK’s largest countryside show, to bring substantial value to Oxfordshire region
The Oxfordshire region is set to benefit economically as the UK’s largest countryside, The Game Fair, returns to the grounds of Blenheim Palace this July.
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English Touring Opera brings new productions of Manon Lescaut and The Rake’s Progress to Oxford
English Touring Opera (ETO) is bringing new productions of Puccini’s Manon Lescaut and Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress to Oxford Playhouse as part of its Spring 2024 tour.
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Didcot-born Play2Give gets eggs-traordinary response to its annual Easter egg appeal
Play2Give – a Didcot-born charity, has been “overwhelmed” by the eggs-traordinary response to its fourth annual Easter egg appeal to help local children in need, including young patients at Oxford Children’s Hospital.
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Abingdon-based Gigaclear celebrates reaching two significant milestones
Rural full-fibre broadband provider Gigaclear has celebrated reaching two significant milestones in March – acquiring its 100,000 customers and getting a total of 500,000 homes and businesses able to connect to its network.
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Abingdon-based Crossland Employment Solicitors appoints new Managing Director
Abingdon-based Crossland Employment Solicitors is taking its next step as an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) and has appointed Director Barry Ross as its new Managing Director.
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voco Oxford Thames Hotel team members embark on tree planting and litter picking initiatives
Team members at voco’s Oxford Thames Hotel have undertaken a dual effort of fruit tree planting and an environmental clean-up – collecting and removing over 42 kilogrammes of waste.
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Fun for all the family in South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse this Easter break
Fun activities and community days, family exercise, a museum of marvellous things, and a cartoon circus are just some of the free and low-cost activities available for children and their families to enjoy during the Easter holidays.
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Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials welcomes Viking back as a sponsor
Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials (BPIHT) has announced that Viking, the world’s leading exploration company, will return as a sponsor of this year’s event.
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The Didcot Powerhouse Fund announces 2024 grant recipients
The Didcot Powerhouse Fund has announced that they are making 21 grants totalling £108,000 to local charities and community groups, with 10 of the grants going to charities new to Powerhouse.
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New energy-efficient homes launching in Wallingford
Berkeley Homes is bringing energy-efficient homes featuring solar photovoltaic roof tiles and a wastewater heat recovery system to its new Winterbrook Meadows development in Wallingford.
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City Sightseeing Oxford launches all-electric fleet of open-top buses to deliver zero-emission tours
Unveiled to mark English Tourism Week, the eye-catching new fleet of electric vehicles forms the next stage in Oxford Bus Company’s journey to delivering a decarbonized public transport system.
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£35m masterplan for new SME science and tech buildings at Wootton Science Park unveiled
The proposed Scott Brownrigg-designed masterplan will deliver five new commercial buildings along with connected amenities and facilities for future employees and the surrounding community, which will include high-quality landscaped areas, secure bike storage, a bistro and gym.
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Oxford City’s new luxury hotel – The Store – to open this May
Reimagined as a 101-bedroom luxury hotel, restaurant, rooftop bar, co-working bar, and spa, The Store sits in the building of the historic Boswells department store on Broad Street in the heart of the city.
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Oxford City Football Club announces a new advisory board of directors and investment
City’s majority shareholder, Justin Merritt, has appointed eight people to a strategic advisory board, with two of the directors investing in the club. The move is designed to help the club create a stronger platform to become sustainable and drive its ambitions on and off the pitch.
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Oxford United unveils new community initiative as part of new stadium proposals
The Dreaming Spires project includes work experience, apprenticeship and employment opportunities for students and young professionals, plus mental health support programmes, mentoring and education.
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Local care home celebrates another top 20 finish in national rankings
Churchfields Care Home, part of Premium Care Group, has been recognised as one of the top 20 care homes in the UK at the carehome.co.uk awards, based on over 90,000 reviews from care homes across the country.