BLAKE MORGAN WELCOMES NEW PARTNER TO ITS DISPUTE RESOLUTION PRACTICE
Leading law firm Blake Morgan has appointed Thomas Middlehurst as a new partner to head up the firm’s contentious trusts and estate team.
Oxfordshire
Where it all began. B4 started in Oxfordshire in 2006 and has continued to grow and expand to other areas.
Agnes Smith Advice Centre Appeal
How we are helping the poorest in Oxford? At the Agnes Smith Advice Centre in Blackbird Leys, we have provided benefits and debt advice to more than 1400 residents over the last year, keeping people in their homes and helping them keep warm and fed.
We are at the heart of one of the most deprived communities in the UK and people come to us when they don’t know where else to turn.
YASA secures new facility at Catalyst Bicester
YASA, the pioneering electric vehicle motor manufacturer, has taken the last available unit in phase 1 of Catalyst Bicester, the new advanced manufacturing and technology business community in Bicester, Oxfordshire.
PENNINGTONS MANCHES COOPER ADVISES SIXWORKS ON THEIR INVESTMENT FROM CHILTERN CAPITAL
The corporate team at Penningtons Manches Cooper has advised SixWorks, a rapidly growing designer and implementer of specialist and complex IT solutions for highly secure critical risk environments within the public sector, on their investment from Chiltern Capital.
Celebrating 1000 B Corps in the UK on 1st December
Over the last year in the UK, we have seen huge growth in the UK B Corp community, having just passed the milestone of 1,000 UK B Corps, choosing to be a force for good.
Accountancy firm welcomes new hires
Leading accountancy firm Whitley Stimpson is continuing its investment in fresh talent by welcoming 14 new starters to join their offices in Banbury, Bicester, High Wycombe, and Witney, while also celebrating exam success.
Oxford Bus Company invests in graduates to inspire the next generation...
Glenn De Sousa progressed from graduate trainee to manager inside a year – after getting on-board Oxford Bus Company’s graduate training scheme.
PENNINGTONS MANCHES COOPER ADVISES SELOXIUM ON ITS SPIN-OUT FROM OXFORD UNIVERSITY
The corporate team at Penningtons Manches Cooper has advised Seloxium on the completion of its spin-out from Oxford University and initial seed funding led by Oxford Science Enterprises in cooperation with Oxford University Innovation, the university’s technology transfer office.
Thrive Festival returns to Oxford Brookes University for 2022
Oxford Brookes University is hosting Thrive Festival once again in 2022, with a week of activities to inspire entrepreneurs to grow their businesses and celebrate ideas, creativity and innovation.
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Oxford Brookes Professor authors new BBC Radio 4 Analysis programme
An Oxford Brookes University Professor has authored a new BBC Radio 4 programme that will explore why society still assumes that women will be the main carers, both paid and unpaid, and what can be done for the roles to be changed.
‘One year on from ‘Billion Tonne Drop’-themed conference, Oxfordshire has an...
On Tuesday 9 November 2021, OxLEP hosted an official COP26 roadshow event on the Presidency’s ‘Science and Innovation’ Day, titled ‘’The Billion Tonne Drop – How Oxfordshire leads the global charge to address the climate emergency’.
Sustainability In the Workplace: why it’s important
Green products are becoming a must! We only get one planet and taking proper care of it has become a top priority of today’s consumers. In a global survey from IBM, 51% of respondents said that environmental sustainability is more important to them today than in previous years. Many are practicing what they preach, with […]
Small Business rate relief
Business rates are charged on most non-domestic premises, including most commercial properties such as shops, offices, pubs, warehouses and factories. Some properties are eligible for discounts from the local council on their business rates. This is called business rates relief. There are a number of reliefs available including small business rate relief, rural rate relief and charitable rate relief.
It Takes A Village – Well Being Series:
How we can work together to improve wellbeing of the communities we all exist in.