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Councils approve revised plans for Didcot Garden Town development
The ambitious plans will focus on providing community benefits, a retail recovery strategy, encouraging healthy lifestyles and helping to tackle climate change.
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Europe’s most powerful EV charging hub opens at Oxford’s Redbridge Park and Ride
The charging hub will initially offer fast and ultra-rapid charging for 42 vehicles simultaneously at Oxford’s Redbridge Park and Ride, powered entirely by renewable energy.
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Darren Hayes ‘Do You Remember?’ UK tour heads to New Theatre Oxford in 2023
Darren Hayes, the multi-award-winning songwriter, iconic performer and one-half of the globally revered Savage Garden, has announced a major UK tour for 2023, his first in over a decade!
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Cherwell District Council to consider cost-cutting efforts to cover £1m budget shortfall
The district’s most recent forecasts anticipate another £987,000 will have to be found in order to balance out lost income or larger costs.
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New College’s Gradel Quadrangles celebrates construction milestone
Gradel Quadrangles at New College in Oxford celebrated a significant construction milestone with a traditional topping out ceremony on 01 July.
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Taxi fares in Cherwell could go up by more than 20 per cent
Taxi operators in Cherwell will be allowed to increase daytime charges by more than 20 per cent if proposed new rates come into effect.
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Have your say on draft proposals that could change your parish
Residents across South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse have another chance to comment on changes which could affect how their local area is run.
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Burrington Estates unveils first show home at its Hempton Gate development
Hempton Gate offers a collection of 14 two to four-bedroom homes and will provide its residents with well-connected contemporary living nestled in quaint rural surroundings.
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Plans to expand Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons move a step closer
South Oxfordshire District Council’s planning committee granted full planning permission for the erection of a new wellness spa, bistro, garden villas and rooms, pavilions, extensions to the Grade II* manor house and other buildings.
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The Arrival Van has achieved EU certification milestone
Arrival has successfully completed all the required functional and safety testing to achieve EUWVTA, which is a critical step towards starting trials with customers in the coming months.
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The Menu and Arrival expand their business operations in Bicester
Both have taken on space at the now completed and fully let 500,000+ sq ft Axis Junction 9 Business Park developed by Albion Land.
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County Council gets powers to use cameras to enforce traffic restrictions
It is the first time local authorities outside London and Cardiff have had the opportunity to apply for these powers, and the County Council was among the first to get the new powers from the Government.
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Pandemic and cost of living crises hit Oxford City Council’s financial outlook
The City Council needs to have delivered increasing levels of savings and additional income generation totalling £5.5 million annually from the financial year 2026/27.
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Blenheim Palace set to host live Peter Rabbit immersive experience
This summer, Beatrix Potter invites you to join her on an adventure to find her mischievous friend Peter Rabbit as she leads guests through never-before-seen spots in the Palace’s walled garden.
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NHS structure changes in Oxfordshire
Today sees health services across Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire West merged into a new NHS Integrated Care Board (BOB ICB) to replace the now-dissolved NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups.
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Coffee#1 has opened it’s 102nd coffee shop, and it’s in Wallingford
The Wallingford coffee shop, which opened on 29 June, is designed to blend into the existing style of the historic market square and can seat up to 89 people.