Oxfordshire
Where it all began. B4 started in Oxfordshire in 2006 and has continued to grow and expand to other areas.
Revamped bus service connecting Oxford to Great Milton and Le Manoir...
Oxfordshire residents greeted the driver of a new Oxford Bus Company route with a cake and sang him a song to celebrate the return of services to Great Milton.
Penningtons Manches Cooper seek Cyber Security Firm of the Year
We’re delighted to sponsor the Cyber Security Firm of the Year category at The Business Magazine’s Thames Valley Tech Awards.
Grayson: ‘Sustainability is about finding business opportunities in disguise’
Businesses must look for opportunities in the sustainability agenda rather than just seeking to reduce risk, according to leading expert Professor David Grayson CBE.
State school achieves stellar results at inaugural IB Diploma Exams
Europa School UK students and staff were celebrating together following the release of their first ever set of International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma results that will enable students to attend some of the best universities in the world including Oxbridge and universities across Europe such as Heidelberg, Germany and Leiden, The Netherlands. 100% of the students […]
Substation installed to prepare for electric bus future
Oxford Bus Company has achieved a major milestone in its project to roll out a fleet of electric buses for Oxford with the installation of a substation at its Cowley depot.
Brand the Bus! returns revamped to help more good causes
Oxford Bus Company today launched its annual Brand the Bus! 2023 competition for a local charity or good cause to have its branding on a double decker.
Government announces Freeths appointed to work on new compensation scheme for...
The lawyers that secured the landmark victory in exposing Britain’s largest miscarriage of justice will help hundreds of postmasters by supporting the design and implementation of a new scheme funded by the UK Government.
Unipart Logistics and NHS Supply Chain pilot fully electric trucks
The NHS will soon be receiving medical consumable products delivered by a fleet of eight fully electric trucks, as part of the Department for Transport’s £10 million Battery Electric Truck Trial (BETT).
Ambush Marketing: Create a Buzz Without Getting Stung
Events draw huge publicity and ambush marketing is a way of associating your brand with an event without being the official sponsor, but the rules and regulations around ambush marketing have been tightened as organisers try to protect their sponsors’ investment. With the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games approaching, Freeths experts Simon Barker and Emma Bacon steer you through the opportunities and legal constraints of ambush marketing.
Inaugural Oxfordshire bus summit sets out opportunities to improve transport connectivity
The opportunity for Oxfordshire to achieve a net-zero transportation system will be explored in the county’s inaugural Bus Summit on Friday.
Oxford Brookes University awarded a £1.4M grant to develop tools to...
A new £1.4M grant will fund a five-year research project by scientists at Oxford Brookes University. Funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), the grant will also create three new roles, and new opportunities for PhD students.
Oxford Bus Company reveals latest charity bus
The Oxford Bus Company has launched its latest bus backing local good causes, with the rear of a double-decker emblazoned in Be Free Young Carers’ branding.
The UK’s PSTN network will switch off in 2025
What does this mean? BT are moving all their customers from the old analogue public switched telephone network (PSTN) to a fully digital network. It’s already started. BT plan to have moved everyone over before Openreach stop the PSTN (and ISDN) service in 2025. By then, every phone line in the UK will be digital, routing calls […]
Businesses urged to join together to make Oxfordshire a better place...
The new Oxfordshire Collective Business Fund is a way for businesses to make a genuine difference to communities by investing in local charitable organisations.