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Oxford City Council secures hotel rooms for rough sleepers
Oxford City Council has secured 40 hotel rooms for people experiencing rough sleeping or living in shared hostel spaces amidst the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Oxfordshire bookshops shortlisted for 2020 Independent Bookshop awards
Abingdon-based Mostly Books and Bicester-based Coles Books have been shortlisted as regional finalists for the 2020 Independent Bookshop of the Year awards
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Oxford’s 2020 May Morning cancelled following coronavirus advice
Regrettably Oxford’s 2020 May Morning has been cancelled in line with Government advice on mass gatherings during the coronavirus crisis.
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Joint venture development partner sought for Oxford North project
Thomas White Oxford has commenced its preliminary search for both a commercial and residential joint venture development partner Oxford North project
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Natural History Museum to create research centre at Harwell Campus
Natural History Museum is to create a new state-of-the-art science and digitisation centre at Harwell Campus for natural sciences research and collaboration
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2019 was record year for speculative industrial development for Oxfordshire
The VSL INTEL commercial property report shows that 2019 was a year of speculative industrial development for Oxfordshire.
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Manor Country House hotel sold out of administration for £4.8m
The Manor Country House Hotel in Weston on the Green in Oxfordshire has been sold out of administration off a £4.8m guide price to Gargash Holdings.
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Work started on South Oxon’s Didcot Quarter industrial development
Work has started on the construction of two major industrial units in Didcot Quarter, the largest industrial development in South Oxfordshire for 20 years.
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Henley Festival 2020 classical music programme announced
Henley Festival returns with the 39th edition of its classical music programme – Classic FM’s A Classical Salute, an evening of classical and military music.
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Pembroke College plans for new student accommodation set for approval
Plans to knock down a student accommodation building near the River Thames to make way for new student accommodation development are set to get the go-ahead.
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Oxford scientists recognised in prestigious 2020 Blavatnik Awards
Three Oxford scientists have been named laureates and finalists of the 2020 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in the United Kingdom.
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Sir Ernest Ryder elected as next Master of Pembroke College
Pembroke College has announced that the Rt Hon Sir Ernest Ryder will take over the Mastership of Pembroke when Dame Lynne Brindley steps down in June.
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Florence Pugh nominated for an Oscar for her role in Little Women
Oxford-born Florence Pugh has been nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for her role in Little Women.
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Much-loved Woodstock Bookshop is up for sale as a going concern
This popular and well-loved bookshop is up for sale as a going concern, as owner Rachel Phipps made the decision to sell the business and put it on the market.
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CIP Merchant Capital announces investment in Oxford-based Circassia
CIP Merchant Capital has announced its investment in Oxford-based Circassia, acquiring 12.8m ordinary shares, representing 3.4% of issued share capital, for £2.8m.
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Oxford city centre businesses invited to have say on Zero Emission Zone
Oxford city centre businesses are being invited to ask questions and have their say on proposals for the UK’s first city-centre Zero Emission Zone (ZEZ).