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Jobs boost for outdoor education by Abingdon-based Active Learning Group
More than 700 full, part-time, and seasonal jobs are being created by Oxfordshire-based Active Learning Group (ALG) over the coming weeks.
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Our Lady’s Abingdon offers exam-free entry for 2021 and 2022 pupil intake
The school has taken the decision to adapt its admissions approach to ensure that no child is disadvantaged in applying due to a loss of education time.
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Bishop of Oxford joins environment & climate change select committee
Bishop Steven, a leading advocate of fossil fuel divestment within the Church of England, is among the 13 peers appointed to the Lords Select Committee.
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Diocese of Oxford awards over £200k grants to support 15 projects
The grants will support projects in churches across Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire, as part of their 4th round of Development Fund grant awards.
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Oxford’s public leisure centres reopen to the public
Oxford’s public leisure centres reopened to customers on 12 April when government restrictions on outdoor sport and leisure facilities were lifted
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Gavin Collins consecrated as Bishop of Dorchester
The consecration was a prayerful and deeply personal service at Lambeth Palace Chapel, rather than a large-scale celebration in St Paul’s Cathedral.
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First images of the planned HS2 Oxford Canal Viaduct revealed
HS2 is now seeking views from the local community about the design of the viaduct to be located between Banbury and Daventry.
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Oxford University researchers release cheap, quick COVID-19 antibody test
The new easy-to-produce Oxford University COVID-19 antibody test detects coronavirus spike-protein binding antibodies in people who have tested positive for COVID-19.
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Leisure centres in Oxford getting ready to reopen on 12 April
Public leisure centres in Oxford are getting ready to welcome back customers from 12 April, when lockdown restrictions on leisure centres are expected to be lifted.
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Hinksey Outdoor Pool reopening but expect bracing temperatures in first week
The much-anticipated return of outdoor swimming Hinksey Outdoor Pool is set to Monday 29 March, although the first week will be a bracing temperature while final repairs are made.
