News
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Witney Christmas Lights Switch-on Event 2020 cancelled
The Witney Christmas Lights Switch-on Event 2020 has been cancelled. Although there will be no big Switch-on Event, there will still be Christmas lights in Market Square.
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Blenheim Palace receives grant for Grand Bridge preservation work
Blenheim Palace has received a grant worth more than half a million pounds for preservation work from the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund.
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Oxford University launches vaccination role-play computer game
Oxford University has launched a free game that allows players role-play virtual vaccination to halt the global spread of a viral pandemic.
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Managing partner of Shaw Gibbs appointed deputy chair of DFK UK&I
DFK UK & Ireland has appointed Peter O’Connell, the managing partner of Oxford-based Shaw Gibbs, as new Deputy Chairman
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Milton Park in Abingdon welcomes three new companies
Three new companies have recently joined Milton Park’s community – one of the Oxfordshire’s biggest science and technology parks.
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Oxford Biomedica gains MHRA approval for fourth manufacturing suite in Oxbox
Oxford Biomedica has announced MHRA approval for 4th GMP manufacturing suite within the Group’s new Oxbox manufacturing facility.
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Antigen company launches antibodies to further fight against COVID-19
The Native Antigen Company has announced the introduction of 10 new monoclonal antibodies recognising SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of COVID-19.
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UK Gov contracts with Abingdon Health for COVID-19 rapid antibody tests
The UK government has entered into a contract with Abingdon Health, on behalf of the UK-Rapid Test Consortium, for the supply of COVID-19 rapid antibody tests.
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Oxford Mathematician Roger Penrose jointly wins Nobel Prize in Physics
The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez for their work on black holes.
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OxLEP welcomes first Oxford to Cambridge Arc prospectus
LEPs, universities and local government leaders have unveiled a bold and ambitious vision in a new economic prospectus submitted to Government.
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New Starbucks Drive-Thru opens in Bicester
A new Starbucks store has opened on Oxford Road in Bicester, opposite the Bicester Village shopping centre.
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The Rooflight Company named West Oxfordshire’s Employer of the Year
The Rooflight Company, the Employee Owned high spec rooflight manufacturer, has been named West Oxfordshire’s Employer of the Year.
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VSL retain the EGi Most Active Agent Award for the 11th Year
VSL & Partners has clinched another major industry award, reinforcing its position as the leading commercial property consultancy in Oxfordshire.
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Oxford City Council and Aspire win £1m to help ensure no return to the streets
Oxford City Council and Aspire have been awarded £1 million in government funding to help ensure no return to the streets for vulnerable homeless people.
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Local restaurants share their top recipes in Sobell House hospice cookbook
Local restaurants have shared their top recipes in a new cookbook to raise vital funds for Sobell House hospice during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Over half of Year 12 students report poor mental wellbeing since lockdown
More than half of Year 12 students report poor mental wellbeing since lockdown according to school-based survey of 19,000 students.