Business News

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

Community Building, Private Transport, Public Transport, Residential Property | Oxfordshire

New guide will help developers improve quality of life for Oxfordshire...

B4 NewsdeskThu 18th Nov 20211 min

A new guide that helps developers building new homes and streets in Oxfordshire do so while at the same time improving the quality of life of residents has been published.

Local Government, Public Transport | Oxfordshire

Works to improve access to Banbury Station

B4 NewsdeskThu 18th Nov 20213 min

Commuters, residents, and businesses in Banbury can have their say from today (16 November) on proposed improvement works at Tramway Road, near Banbury Station, until 14 December 2021.

Private Transport, Sustainability, Technology | Oxfordshire

Share your views on the e-scooters trial

B4 NewsdeskThu 18th Nov 20212 min

Survey is open from 16 November to 15 December 2021.

Health, Private Transport, Recruitment, Sustainability | Oxfordshire

Have your say on Oxford city cycle lanes plans

B4 NewsdeskThu 18th Nov 20212 min

People are being asked to give their views on proposals for direct cycle lanes on main roads in and out of Oxford, known as quickways, during a consultation that runs from 11 November to 10 December.

Manufacturing, Technology | Dorset

Dorset tech specialist named in UK’s top 100

B4 NewsdeskThu 18th Nov 20212 min

A technology specialist at Dorset-based Spyrosoft has been named one of the most influential business leaders in the country.

Residential Property, Retail, Workplace Wellbeing | National

South East homeowners spend £1.4 BILLION on home decor each year

B4 NewsdeskWed 17th Nov 20212 min

A new survey from Blinds Direct has found that South-East homeowners spend a whopping £1,401,597,000 improving their homes each year, based on an annual spend of £561 per year per household. (2,563,000 households.)

Community Building, EDI, Workplace Wellbeing | National

Businesses urged to invest in diversity and inclusion initiatives or risk...

B4 NewsdeskWed 17th Nov 20214 min

A specialist recruiter is urging UK businesses to focus on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives if they want to secure top talent.

Health, Recruitment | National, Oxfordshire

Post-COVID wanderlust threatens majority of South East’s talent pool

B4 NewsdeskWed 17th Nov 20213 min

The desire to travel after the pandemic and Brexit could see the South East’s small businesses face a major workforce shortage as employees rush to leave the country for permanent overseas residence, as revealed today by people management platform Employment Hero.

Community Building, Health, Sport | Oxfordshire

Families caring for former athletes with brain damage need more support,...

Private: Oxford Brookes Business SchoolWed 17th Nov 20214 min

Following former Rugby World Cup winner Steve Thompson’s diagnosis of early-onset dementia at 42 and probable chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), and a number of NFL and rugby league players facing a similar prognosis, a new research study explores the experiences of family members of former athletes with CTE.

Finance | National

Oxbury Bank, the new tech-driven agriculture bank, announces additional investment from...

B4 NewsdeskWed 17th Nov 20215 min

Oxbury Bank, the new tech-driven agriculture bank, announces additional investment from leading technology investor Hambro Perks, and sees strong lending and deposit growth in first 9 months of trading – £100m of committed lending to farm businesses since launch

Business as a Force for Good, Education, Leadership, Sustainability | Oxfordshire

Oxford Brookes to become the UK’s first university to retrofit pioneering...

Private: Oxford Brookes Business SchoolWed 17th Nov 20213 min

With the world’s attention focused on the outcomes of the COP26 summit, Oxford Brookes University is introducing a major technological advancement to significantly reduce carbon use on campus.