Local news: Witney
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Have your say on West Oxfordshire District Council’s 2022/23 budget
Residents and businesses are being urged to give their views on where West Oxfordshire District Council’s tax will be spent as it prepares its budget for the next financial year.
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Owen Mumford investing £14m in new state-of-the-art facility in Witney
The new building is commissioned to align with the company’s strong sustainability agenda, and is designed in accordance with the latest environmental standards to obtain BREEAM certification.
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Tungsten Properties sell four Witney warehouse units to BP Pension Fund
The four units at its new warehouse and industrial project at Tungsten Park in Witney were sold to Ropemaker Properties, part of BP Pension Fund, in an off-market transaction for £26m.
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Grant saves 12 rural bus services from axe until April 2022
Oxfordshire County Council will use £275k of its existing Local Authority Bus Subsidy Grant (LABSG) to support the services which would otherwise have faced withdrawal in August 2021.
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Cricket club gets electronic scoreboard from council grant
The club received more than £1,500 after pitching for funding from the Community Facilities Grant Scheme at West Oxfordshire District Council.
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Stanley Court commercial development in Witney now fully let or sold
The 34 industrial/warehouse units on Richard Jones Road are now either under offer, let or sold by joint agents VSL and Carter Jonas acting for developer Glenmore.
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Work on new cycling and walking improvements to start in Bicester and Witney
The work has been delivered at pace thanks to the £1.4 million of funding secured by the Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (OxLEP) from the Government’s Local Growth Fund.
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Local accountancy firm selects two businesses to share £10,000 support prize
Traditional and artisan bakery Pobi Bakery and 3D printing and prototyping service Printpool Additive Manufacturing will receive a range of expert support and cash investment.
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Atkins and Faithful+Gould relocate office to Oxford city centre
This will see 60 architects, engineers, cost consultants and project managers move to a new home at ‘One St Aldates’, part of the Town Hall building.
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Oxfordshire County Council to accelerate A40 improvement scheme
Plans include better connections into Oxford with acceleration of a new park and ride at Eynsham as part of the Science Transit 2 (ST2) scheme for the A40.
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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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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.