News
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New report highlights poverty and inequality challenges in our communities
The report, published by the Diocese of Oxford, tells the story of poverty and inequality in a wide range of community and church contexts across the Thames Valley region.
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Didcot Powerhouse Fund launched to sustain local community organisations
The fund will attract donations from companies, grant bodies and philanthropists, and it will dispense grants to organisations working on the ground in the Didcot community.
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Oxford’s Mayor raises a glass to Majestic’s new store in Summertown
The retailer has returned to the site of their old branch, which closed a few years ago, with a dedicated ‘Tasting Counter’ and an expanded ‘Fine Wine’ selection.
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Call for entries for 2022 Mogford Prize for Food & Drink Writing
Open to writers of any nationality aged 18+, entries for the annual short story competition will be accepted until 12 January 2022 via the Mogford Prize website.
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Striking new sculpture installed outside Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government
The sculpture by Sir Michael Craig-Martin stands 5m tall and is made from a solid steel plate then powder-coated in bright pink polyester to protect it from the elements.
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City Council to create affordable business space in East Oxford
The £9.7m plans will see Standingford House in Cave Street off St Clements demolished and the site redeveloped to create a flexible and accessible new workspace.
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Soho Farmhouse gets permission for 20 new bedroom huts
It will transform the site of a former camping field and football pitch into new bedrooms, adding to it’s collection of cabins, farm buildings, gym, restaurants and walled garden cottages.
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Design competition launched for £1bn innovation district at Begbroke
The winning design team will set the bold ambition and design intent for a project that will transform the area around the university’s Begbroke Science Park to the north of Oxford.
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New beginning for The Good Food Guide with 2022 edition in the works
The Good Food Guide has been acquired by hospitality membership network CODE Hospitality and will be given “a new lease of life” by the new owners.
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Redevelopment of East Oxford Community Centre set for approval
The council’s scrutiny committee will be reviewing the request to make sure the council has a strong plan to deliver benefit to the community for the investment.
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Johnson Matthey to exit battery materials business
The company has been looking to commercialise its range of high nickel cathode materials and has been exploring strategic partnerships for the battery division it set up in 2012.
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Construction underway at Oxford University’s Life and Mind Building
The building represents the largest building project ever undertaken on behalf of the university and will be its biggest teaching and research facility.
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Nine businesses take space in The Oxford Trust’s innovation centres
The early-stage science and technology start-up businesses have taken space, as Oxford continues to see strong demand from businesses needing R&D labs, technical workspace and flexible office space.
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Oxford’s Linacre College to change its name after £155m donation
The college, named after 15th-century scholar Thomas Linacre, will be renamed Thao college in honour of its benefactor and Vietnam’s richest woman Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao.
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Gigaclear connects its first customers in Haddenham
The broadband provider started expanding its network on a commercial basis to Haddenham and Thame in June to connect underserved market towns in the county.
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Have your say on the emerging Oxpens development masterplan
The feedback from this November consultation will assist the refinement of the masterplan for Oxpens, ahead of a planning application being made in the new year.