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Planning and preparations for Afghan refugees continues
Teams at Oxfordshire County Council are continuing preparations to support refugees who will ultimately find a permanent home in the county in the coming weeks.
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St Giles’ Fair set to return to Oxford this September
The traditional county fair, whose origins date back to 1625, will take place on Monday 06 and Tuesday 07 September, from 11.00am to 11.00pm on both days.
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Willmott Dixon awarded £11m St Peter’s College accommodation project
The project will create 54 bedrooms across two buildings, delivered to the ultra-low carbon Passive House Institute Low Energy Building Standard.
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Have your say on how to improve bus services in Oxfordshire
The consultation by Oxfordshire County Council aims to find out people’s views on the service provided now and what people would like to see in the future.
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Foodies Festival Oxford is set for huge bank holiday weekend return
The gourmet food, drink and music festival will feature MasterChef champions and Michelin starred restauranteurs along with headline music acts from Scouting For Girls and Toploader.
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County and district councils join efforts to support Afghan refugees
Oxfordshire County Council is working with partners across the county to help resettle and support those who are fleeing the rapidly escalating situation in Afghanistan.
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BMW secures £26.2m funding to develop EV battery in Oxford
The BMW project in Oxford is centred around developing a long-distance electric vehicle EV battery that will rival the range of internal combustion engines.
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Go ahead for Rebellion Film Studios expansion in Didcot
Its Didcot film studio will now expand into a new 4673 sq m facility at the former Harmsworth Printing Building in Didcot after securing planning consent.
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Construction to start at Oxford North with Hill Group awarded £15m contract
The infrastructure construction works is due to start following Oxford City Council’s resolution to approve its enabling works reserved matters application (RMA).
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Bicester Heritage’s October 2021 Scramble tickets now available
Attendees will be able to live, breathe and experience historic motoring at its best and experience a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the 45 specialists firms based at the site.
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AI imaging solutions company Ultromics raises $33m in Series B funding
Led by Blue Venture Fund, the new funding will accelerate Oxford-based Ultromics’ use of AI-enabled echocardiograms to improve patient outcomes.
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Project Endeavour concludes with AV passenger rides in London
More than 100 members of the public were able to schedule demonstration rides in a fleet of six Ford Mondeo vehicles across a five-mile urban route in London Greenwich.
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Oxford to exit COVID-19 Enhanced Response Area as cases fall
Over the last five weeks, the city has had additional resources to tackle high case numbers including five walk-in PCR test sites that offered symptom-free testing.
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Help shape the new Oxfordshire air quality website
The consultation aims to identify what information residents across the county want to see on the new website to help them find more about air quality.
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Beard completes £20m redevelopment work at St Hilda’s College, Oxford
The Front of College project represents the largest redevelopment of the college in its history, having been completed to mark its 125th anniversary.
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Saietta makes motor break-through for lightweight e-mobility
The powerful, torque dense, compact and robust motors can be easily integrated into lightweight zero-emissions vehicles, including scooters, motorcycles, rickshaws and micro-cars.