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Daily news and press releases from members, guest writers and the B4 team.

Freeths LLP celebrates another year of ‘Top Tier’ rankings for its...

Freeths SolicitorsMon 12th Oct 20202 min

This month, The Legal 500 (the Clients’ Guide to the UK Legal Profession) 2021 edition published results on recommended UK law firms. Freeths Oxford, yet again, has received stellar reviews and has been ranked in the top tier of law firms in the south east in seven of its practice areas: Family Law; Contentious Trusts & Probate; Private client (Personal Tax, Trusts & Probate); Clinical Negligence (claimant); Agriculture and Rural Estates; Charities; and Professional Negligence.

Left to right: Stuart Haigh and Claire Spence-Parsons

Charities | Oxfordshire

Whitley Stimpson restore funds for local charity

B4 NewsdeskFri 9th Oct 20203 min

Despite the current socially distanced restrictions, accountants and business advisors Whitley Stimpson raised £1,100 for mental health charity Restore at its recent annual golfing day.

Unipart has won a share of £9.4m funding from the Department of Transport and Innovate UK to develop zero-emissions rail technology.

Manufacturing | Oxfordshire

Unipart wins Department for Transport and Innovate UK funding to develop...

UnipartThu 8th Oct 20202 min

Unipart has won a share of £9.4m funding from the Department of Transport and Innovate UK to develop zero-emissions rail technology.

Business Parks | Oxfordshire

Oxford Biomedica Boosts Presence at Arlington’s Oxford Business Park

B4 NewsdeskWed 7th Oct 20202 min

Oxford Biomedica, one of the country’s leading biotechnology companies, is expanding its operations at Oxford Business Park.

Neil Walker Managing Director of Unipart Rail and Unipart Manufacturing Group.

Manufacturing | Oxfordshire

New Managing Director appointed for Unipart Rail & Unipart Manufacturing Group

UnipartTue 6th Oct 20202 min

Unipart Group, the leading independent manufacturing, logistics and consultancy group, has announced the appointment of Neil Walker as the Managing Director of Unipart Rail and Unipart Manufacturing Group.

B4's Richard Rosser and Big Foot Communications Emma Gascoigne host out first B4 One LIVE stream from Blenheim Palace

Workplace Wellbeing

B4 ONE: Workplace Wellbeing broadcast live from Blenheim Palace

B4Fri 2nd Oct 20207 min

A day of empowering webinars to boost engagement, motivation, performance & health in the workplace

Moorcrofts advises Angel & Rocket Limited on cross boarder investment

Solicitors | Oxfordshire

Moorcrofts advises The Hive on sale and purchase of majority shareholding...

B4 NewsdeskFri 2nd Oct 20202 min

Moorcrofts LLP has advised Hive Ventures Limited on the sale of the controlling interest of shares in the capital of The Hive, from the Johnson family to Neil Clark.

Solicitors | Oxfordshire

The Legal 500 rank Moorcrofts ‘Tier 1’ firm for corporate and...

B4 NewsdeskThu 1st Oct 20203 min

Corporate Law firm, Moorcrofts, has earned the top ‘Tier 1 ranking’ among all corporate and commercial law firms in the South East: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx region by leading industry directory, The Legal 500 UK 2021 edition.

Charities | Oxfordshire

Age Friendly Banbury pop-up on International Day of Older Persons

Oxfordshire Community FoundationThu 24th Sep 20203 min

Age friendly partners are holding an event at Banbury market on Thursday 1st October 9am to 2pm to celebrate International Day of Older Persons.

Charities | Oxfordshire

Charity appeals to public to plug £30k funding gap for local...

Oxfordshire Community FoundationWed 23rd Sep 20202 min

In August, Oxfordshire Community Foundation (OCF) invited small charities and community groups to apply for up to £2,000 of grant funding to support grassroots responses to the pandemic. The scale of applications received shows that the immediate crisis is far from over, and that communities urgently need more financial support.

Hotels, Restaurants | Oxfordshire

Fun & Laughter at Mollie’s Motel & Diner

B4 NewsdeskMon 21st Sep 20205 min

In a world of social-distancing, ‘should we, shouldn’t we’, ‘can you hear me’, wash your hands craziness, it’s nice to get a slice of normality. We ventured to Mollie’s Motel & Diner located on the A420 near Buckland for a family dinner and a good night’s sleep. We weren’t disappointed. B4’s Richard Rosser and family enjoyed Mollie’s.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets with scientists from the UK’s Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre currently under construction at Harwell Campus.

Health, Manufacturing | Oxfordshire

UK Prime Minister Meets the Team Behind the UK’s Forthcoming Vaccines...

B4Mon 21st Sep 20205 min

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited the construction site of what is rapidly becoming the UK’s Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre.

Solicitors | Oxfordshire

Public preview of ContrAI: the Moorcrofts contract automation suite

B4 NewsdeskThu 17th Sep 20207 min

Moorcrofts is running tech preview sessions of ContrAI, its newly developed contract drafting, negotiation and management suite.

Recruitment

Application for the Government’s Kickstart Scheme by the B4 community

B4Thu 17th Sep 20202 min

Together with other B4 members including ELS, Oxford Duplication Centre, Studio 8 and NX, we have made an application for the Government’s Kickstart Scheme which provides funding for employers to provide six-month work placements for 16-24-year-olds that are currently claiming Universal Credit and at risk of long-term unemployment.

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