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Chris Packham honours late founder of Compassion in World Farming
The naturalist, author and presenter will be the guest lecturer at the Oxford Literary Festival’s inaugural event in honour of Compassion in World Farming founder Peter Roberts MBE.
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InstaVolt to double the number of chargers at Banbury hub
The expansion will see eight state-of-the-art Alpitronic chargers, capable of charging at speeds up to 150kW, installed by spring 2022 in response to customer demand.
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Cotswold Wildlife Park celebrates its eighth Rhino birth
Named Molly, after the Head Keeper’s daughter, visitors can see the new calf in the solar-powered Rhino House or the large Rhino paddock overlooking the Manor House.
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Plans for 80 new homes in Marston moves a step closer
The development will feature 13 one-bed flats, 28 two-bed houses, 35 three-bed houses and 4 four-bed houses. Half of the new homes will be affordable and the other half for market sale.
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Changes to parking enforcement going live on 01 November
The way parking is controlled in parts of Oxfordshire will change as Oxfordshire County Council takes on the responsibility for civil parking enforcement from Thames Valley Police.
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Council leader urges action as COP26 is set to open in Glasgow
Oxfordshire County Council leader Councillor Liz Leffman has urged world leaders to grasp the opportunity to tackle climate change that the forthcoming COP26 summit in Glasgow represents.
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Councils urge global leaders to agree urgent climate action at COP26
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils are urging the leaders attending COP26 to urgently agree on significant global climate action before it’s too late.
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Hundreds turn out to see Little Amal meet Alice in Oxford
Hundreds turned out to see Little Amal meet Alice in Oxford before joining in an outdoor procession through the city centre as part of a festival of art and hope in support of refugees.
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SODC reveals concept design for its new district council building
The council approved the concept design, available to view on its website, at its most recent Cabinet meeting, and a detailed design process is now underway.
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Local Energy Oxfordshire trialling how to make renewables work for everyone
Critical to the success of Project LEO is the involvement of five local communities across Oxfordshire in a series of Smart and Fair Neighbourhood (SFN) trials.
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Plans to make 20mph the new 30mph across Oxfordshire have been approved
Oxfordshire County Council’s Cabinet voted to endorse proposals to make it simpler, quicker and less cost-prohibitive to lower speeds to 20mph on most urban areas and village streets.
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Oxford city applies for Bathing Water status at Port Meadow
The application for designated Bathing Water status is for two popular wild water swimming spots in Oxford – Wolvercote stream, and Fiddlers Island near Port Meadow
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DHL takes 1m sq ft at the proposed Axis J10 logistics park
The deal – the first to be announced – will anchor Albion Land’s proposed three million sq ft development as the company expands its operations in Cherwell and the M40 corridor.
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‘Road to Renewables’ COP26 bus tour kicks off in centre of Oxford
The fully electric double-decker bus arrived into Oxford city centre as the first stop of a two-week nationwide tour that will end in Glasgow ahead of the COP26 summit.
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Oxford prepares to welcome Little Amal as part of ‘The Walk’
The Walk is a travelling festival of art and hope in support of refugees featuring Little Amal – a young 9-year-old refugee girl in the form of a 12-foot tall giant puppet.
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Eskumir Properties has sold Nuffield Trade Park for over £20m
The site, on the south side of Oxford’s Eastern By-Pass Ring Road, comprises 18 trade counter and industrial units, providing a total gross internal area of 88,117 sq ft.