News
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Exscientia acquires personalised medicine AI pioneer Allcyte
The combination expands Exscientia’s capabilities by enabling high content evaluation of individual patient biology in primary tumour tissues rather than artificial cell lines or animal models.
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Oxfordshire lockdown extension: COVID-19 on the rise in young people
Young people in Oxfordshire are being encouraged to take all precautions not to contract COVID-19, get their vaccination as soon as it is offered and make sure they are regularly getting tested.
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Oxford University to interview 2021 prospective candidates online
The announcement comes amidst concerns about the rising rate of COVID-19 cases in the UK, and ahead of the university’s virtual open day on 30 June and 01 July.
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Growing demand for buildings as firms flock to Witney say property agents
There is a growing demand for buildings in Witney from both large and small firms, creating hundreds of jobs, according to commercial property agents VSL & Partners.
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Oxfordshire County Council looks to an electric bus future
The council will express an interest in the Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) scheme – a new government funding competition to transition to zero emission transport by 2050.
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Free bike rental for travel to and from Milton Park at Didcot Parkway cycle hub
The new cycle hub opened in March 2021 which can accommodate circa 600 bikes. The rental bikes are available from the same, secure location and are free for the first 48 hours of use.
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District Councils awarded £405k for work on garden community projects
The funds, from the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government, will be used to kick-start new studies and innovations needed in each community.
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Oxfordshire councils regulatory teams win award for pandemic business support
A combined nomination was made by Oxfordshire’s Regulatory Partners to the Office for Product and Safety Standard (OPSS) Regulatory Excellence Awards 2021.
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Auto Royale Concours d’Elegance cancelled due to lockdown extension
The organisers felt they could not stage an event that worked for their sponsors, participants and the general public to the degree that they would have wished.
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The Beacon in Wantage to open again to the public
Vale of White Horse DC plans to open the arts and community centre to the public again from 06 September following the news that it will no longer be needed as a symptom-free testing site.
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New report reviews Oxfordshire’s progress towards One Planet Living
The groundbreaking report reviews progress so far to achieving a shared vision of a happier, healthier, greener future for Oxfordshire.
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Botley and Cumnor bouncing back after succession of deals
The heartland of Oxford’s professional services district is recovering strongly, with three deals agreed in quick succession despite the impact of COVID-19.
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Fusion Processing selected for new self-driving minibus trial at Milton Park
Oxfordshire County Council signed an agreement to procure an electric, self-driving minibus for use by staff working at Milton Park near Didcot.
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DJS Antibodies moves to newly converted lab space at Wood Centre for Innovation
Biotech start-up, DJS Antibodies, is the second company to move into the newly converted class II laboratory space at The Oxford Trust’s Wood Centre for Innovation.
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Unipart wins five-year Jaguar Land Rover distribution centre contract
The five-year contract is to run a new, custom-built Jaguar Land Rover Global Parts Logistics Centre at Appleby Magna in Leicestershire that will open in 2022.
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Have your say on proposed new low traffic neighbourhoods for Oxford
Following the trial implementation of LTNs in Cowley, the council is now planning to expand the trials into Divinity Road, St Mary’s and St Clements areas in the east Oxford area.