Local news: Witney
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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.
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Oxfordshire to be in ‘Tier-2: High Alert’ post 02 December lockdown
Just about all you need to know about post lockdown in Oxford and across Oxfordshire on 02 December, from the PM’s announcement regarding the end of the second national lockdown to any significant developments.
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West Oxfordshire businesses apply for council-run Government grant scheme
Hundreds of local businesses in West Oxfordshire affected by the national lockdown have applied for financial help from a Government grant scheme run by the council.
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West Oxfordshire District Council set to remove community recycling sites
West Oxfordshire District Council is set to remove all of its community recycling sites now that every household has a fortnightly kerbside recycling service.