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Banbury-based Prodrive wins engine test facility award
The centre in Banbury was opened in 2019 and allows the company to accelerate the development of alternative-fuel powertrains and internal combustion engines.
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Morgan Motor Company to become the latest resident at Bicester Heritage
Morgan Motor Company is to become the latest resident at Bicester Heritage with the opening of an experiential hub at the former RAF Bicester site.
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Chevron Traffic Management completes company reorganisation
Chevron Traffic Management Ltd has completed a group reorganisation with recently acquired businesses merging to form a single harmonised traffic management business.
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The Jockey Club to organise Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials from 2021
The Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials is a pinnacle of the eventing calendar and normally takes place over four days in September each year.
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VSL & Partners named Oxfordshire’s top-performing property agency
The CoStar Quarterly Deals Awards named VSL top industrial leasing agent for the South East region for the largest transaction in Q3 2020.
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Westgate Centre car park to close at times of congestion
The Westgate Centre car park will be closed when it approaches full capacity to reduce congestion in Oxford city centre in the run-up to Christmas.
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Oxfordshire Libraries announces annual short story competition for 2021
The winner from each of the three categories will see their short story published as an e-book; available via the library website to be borrowed and read across Oxfordshire.
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Debenhams set to close putting jobs at risk and changing town centre landscape
The chain’s 124 shops will cease trading over the coming months unless administrators are able to do a deal for all or parts of the business as the process unfolds.
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Extreme E acquires logistics and distribution premises in Bicester
Extreme E has acquired logistics and distribution premises in Bicester, Oxfordshire, with the transaction handled by White Commercial.
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Free Oxford Park & Ride parking this festive season
Oxford City Council and Oxfordshire County Council are providing free parking at Oxford’s five park-and-rides is from Saturday 05 December to Sunday 27 December.
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Housebuilders contribute £1.2m to new primary school in Witney
The contribution from the consortium of housebuilders will go towards furnishing and equipping the school, including start-up costs and supporting ICT requirements.
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Oxford set to welcome its 61st Lord Mayor of Oxford, Councillor Mark Lygo
The ceremony will take place at 4.00pm on Monday 30 November and will be the first time in Oxford’s history that the ‘Handing over of the Chains’ ceremony has taken place virtually.
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Refeyn Closes Series A Funding Round
Oxford-based Refeyn, which develops instrumentation for the disruptive new life science technology mass photometry, has successfully completed its Series A funding round.
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Oxford City Council to hold Youth Climate Summit on how city can tackle the climate emergency
The event to be held on Saturday 28 November will support Oxford’s young people to learn more about climate breakdown and its impacts on the Global South.
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Oxford universities to roll out rapid COVID-19 tests so students can travel home safely for Christmas
Oxford Brookes University and the University of Oxford are offering students free and fast COVID-19 tests so that they can travel home safely this Christmas to friends, families and the community.
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Oxfordshire to be in ‘Tier-2: High Alert’ post 02 December lockdown
Just about all you need to know about post lockdown in Oxford and across Oxfordshire on 02 December, from the PM’s announcement regarding the end of the second national lockdown to any significant developments.