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City Council receives application for 2024 Oxford Round Table fireworks event
The charity event in November last year resulted in damage to the park due to adverse weather and vehicle movements on the grass. The last remedial works were recently completed by ODS and funded by Round Table.
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Oxford County Hall is up for sale as Oxfordshire Council plans move to Speedwell House
The building, completed in 1973, is officially being marketed for sale following decisions taken by the county council’s cabinet in January 2024 to move its headquarters to Speedwell House in 2027.
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Bicester Motion & TeamSport unveils new ultimate indoor e-karting centre plans
The proposed two-level track will be built inside Bicester Motion’s Hangar 137, a 31,000 sq ft (2,880 sq m), Grade 2 Listed building with access from Skimmingdish Lane.
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St Giles’ Fair is set to return to Oxford on Monday 09 and Tuesday 10 September 2024
St Giles’ Fair is one of the greatest and most prestigious in the country and dates back to 1625 when it was a parish festival to celebrate the feast of the patron saint St Giles.
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First show home opens at Winterbrook Meadows, Wallingford this weekend
With a blend of traditional village values with contemporary design, Winterbrook Meadows features a collection of elegant 2-, 3-, 4- & 5-bedroom homes.
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Oxford-based ProspectSoft partners with Oxford Brookes to help Supply Chain SMEs boost growth
Working with researchers at the business school as part of a knowledge transfer partnership (KTP), their findings have helped create ProspectSoft’s Growth Engine, which highlights opportunities to increase sales from new and existing customers.
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60 runners taking on Oxford Half for local learning disability charity Yellow Submarine
Sixty runners are preparing to take on the challenge of the iconic Oxford Half marathon this October for an Oxfordshire-based charity, Yellow Submarine. The charity supports people with learning disabilities and autism.
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British family-run jeweller Pragnell partners with Cornbury House Horse Trials
Pragnell has been a committed partner of the event since its revival in 2020 by David Howden and his family, and it is this family theme which sits at the heart of both Cornbury and Pragnell.
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Oxford Bus Company announces Be Free Young Carers as its ‘Brand the Bus!’ 2024 runners-up
Be Free Young Carers scooped the runners-up prize in the annual competition that offers charities the chance to have their branding emblazoned on one of Oxford Bus Company’s buses.
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Mollie’s is set to launch an exciting new diner menu this month
Expect a range of inventive dishes to the classic American-style menu with deli meat sub, fried Martini olives, gluten-free desserts and a signature steak-house burger with a New York twist.
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Jeremy Clarkson opens his Cotswolds pub, The Farmer’s Dog
Situated in Burford, 12 miles south of the Diddly Squat Farm, which has become a household name thanks to Clarkson’s hit Amazon Prime series Clarkson’s Farm, the pub in a picturesque countryside setting is the latest addition to his growing rural enterprise.
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ARCh honours volunteers with over 100 years of combined service to children’s literacy
ARCh volunteers work one-on-one with children in primary schools across the county, helping them to discover a love of reading and develop their confidence, self-esteem and resilience.
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Green light for Bicester Motion and Skyports’ first UK vertiport testbed for electric air taxi industry
The vertiport, positioned adjacent to Bicester Motion’s existing general aviation grass runways, will continue the airfield’s long history of aerospace innovation and will include a compact passenger terminal to test ground infrastructure and flight operations.
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New sustainability role at Grundon as Toni Robinson appointed Board
Oxfordshire-based Grundon Waste Management has appointed Toni Robinson as its first Risk & Sustainability Director, as Stephen Roscoe retires from his role as Compliance Director after a 35-year career with Grundon.
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Oxford United in the Community partners with Her Game Too
The move forms part of the football club’s official charity’s commitment to supporting female participation in football, either watching or playing.
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Oxford Bus Company unveils Oxford Hospitals Charity branded electric bus
Oxford Bus Company has launched its first electric branded bus, supporting Oxford Hospitals Charity, the 2024 winner of its ‘Brand the Bus!’ competition.