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Waterstones – the UK’s leading high street bookseller – has extended its long-term partnership with Unipart Logistics for an additional five years. Unipart will continue to distribute books and related products to 280 shops, and to customers at home, from their 150,000 sq ft hub in Burton-on-Trent.
The Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership searches for three senior business leaders to join its ambitious Board
Discover the real ‘Behind the Scenes’ at Blenheim Palace, in a fascinating limited edition tour for 2018. ‘Restoration & Conservation’ will be the theme of the guided tours which will begin in the New Year as part of the extended opening season experience offered to visitors at the Oxford World Heritage Site.
A Secret Santa scheme run by Oxford law firm Blake Morgan, in collaboration with Social Services and Children Heard and Seen, a charity providing support to children affected by parental imprisonment, has given over 700 disadvantaged children in the local area a Christmas present this year.
In the recent B4 magazine issue 49 (page 39), Chapman Robinson & Moore Accountants (CRM) spoke of their New Way of Accounting in support of SME’s in the county.
If their locations are not precisely known, unexploded wartime ordnance in the sea can present an obvious hazard to renewable energy projects, such as during the laying of cables to bring offshore wind energy to shore.
Local charities make up the lifeblood of our communities. They make a daily difference to millions of people. That’s why community foundations across the UK are proud to announce, on Local Charities Day, that collectively we have distributed One Billion Pounds to local charities.
A limited number of VIP tickets have gone on sale for the unmissable Christmas at Blenheim light trail. The special VIP package available from 22 – 23 December includes Fast Track Entry, First Entry onto the Trail, Exclusive VIP Packing at Flagstaff Car Park and Mulled Wine/ Hot Chocolate on the trail.
A new university survey has revealed Blenheim Palace contributes nearly £90m to the economy annually.
At an event to celebrate #GivingTuesday last night, John Lewis Oxford’s Branch Manager Julie Blake announced the launch of the Westgate Fund.
Two directors of Whitley Stimpson, one of the largest independent accountancy practice and business advisers in the area, stood out from the crowd at this years’ annual staff conference after serving for a total of 30 years at the firm.
Download this guide for a summary of the Chancellor’s announcements from the latest Autumn Budget 2017 statement. This covers the key tax policies and developments that are likely to impact on your business and personal finances.
As is the case each year, the Budget announcement sets the tone as to how our economy could perform – from an Oxfordshire perspective, today’s news (22 November) from the Chancellor of the Exchequer reinforces our position as a key driver of ‘UK PLC’.
Grant Thornton has announced the appointment of Gareth Davies as Director in the Corporate Finance team in the Thames Valley.
Oxfordshire’s talented Apprentices and the organisations behind their success will be recognised at a special event at Blenheim Palace on Thursday 1st March, in the run up to National Apprenticeship Week.