The Museum Is Open
The Ashmolean reopens today and we are delighted to welcome you back!
Education
Bus operators ready to welcome more passengers back on-board
Leading Oxfordshire bus operators today announced a range of further measures to welcome passengers back on-board.
Lockdown Lectures: Captain Ralph Kite “A Very Parfit Gentil Knight”
Online talk and Q&A with David Innes and Simon Harris.
Peer Networks – “Do it! Don’t give it a second thought!”
That was a recent quote from one of our 153 Business leaders and Managing Directors who have been part of the OxLEP Peer Networks programme over the last 8 months.
The Earl of Wessex visits homeless support projects across Oxford
Oxford had the chance to showcase the innovative support provided for people experiencing homelessness in the city with a visit from HRH The Earl of Wessex. Partners from Oxfordshire Homeless Movement greeted The Earl and shared how local organisations had adapted their work in response to the pandemic.
Make yourselves familiar with the new COVID rules from 17 May
People in Oxfordshire are being urged to familiarise themselves with the new (step three) national COVID-19 roadmap rules that will apply from Monday, 17 May so that they are aware of what they can and still cannot do.
Toyota to covertly mark more than 100,000 catalytic converters to combat...
Toyota (GB) is spending more than £1 million to covertly mark more than 100,000 parts on older cars which could be the target of catalytic converter theft, to help police arrest and charge criminals. The service is free to owners.
FDM Group announces 1,000th ex-forces placement in the tech sector job
FDM Group, the FTSE 250 professional services firm, today announces that it has placed over 600 ex-forces candidates into 1,000 job roles in the tech and professional services sector. The 1,000th placement milestone was reached in Spring this year and reflects the company’s continued commitment in empowering military personnel to enter an exciting career in the IT industry.
Connect with nature this Mental Health Awareness Week
People in Oxfordshire are being encouraged to take a step back and try and connect with nature this Mental Health Awareness Week (10 to 16 May 2021).
Funding for OxLEP-backed construction centre – set to play a leading...
Confirmation of a new, innovative green skills centre – one of several schemes to have benefited from funding secured by the Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (OxLEP) – has been announced.
OxLEP-backed Local Growth Fund supported project set to further enhance ‘cleaner’...
The Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (OxLEP) have today (27 April) revealed that works on phase one of a new project – set to boost ‘cleaner’ modes of commuting in Oxford, as well as connectivity options in-and-out of the city – continues to make positive progress.
Bus operators launch mental health wellbeing initiative in mental health awareness...
Leading Oxfordshire bus operators have introduced a ‘wellbeing team’ to provide mental health support to colleagues.
‘You plus two’ invite to the ICAEW East of England Economic...
Six months on from our first Summit we will be looking at how things have moved on and the recovery prospects for our local economy. We have a stellar set of speakers lined up including Jane Patterson-Todd, Dr David Cleevely CBE, C-J Green, Chris Sargisson, Anne Bailey, Laraine Moody, Duncan Baker MP, Fiona McGonigle and Doug Field. See below for the full line-up of speakers…this really is not to be missed!
Blenheim Palace Virtual Media Event
Official launch of two major new exhibitions: ‘Churchill’ and ‘The Stables’, including world premiere unveiling of life-size Churchill waxwork