Ignite Sport UK partner with Oxford City FC, The Oxford Food...
Four community spirited Oxfordshire companies have joined forces with schools to help families with vital supplies during the latest lockdown – and have appealed for help.
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Romantic treats and flipping good pancakes…
Lockdown life is pretty boring, we know. But in the coming week there are lots of excuses for a celebration… and they all involve food!
Winners and Losers in business – 2020 / 2021
There’s no doubt that for every business success story in 2020 there have been adequate tales of woe grabbing the national headlines and felt through all levels of business. But why have the winners done so well and why have the losers been hit so hard?
B4 Leader Interviews: Brendan Hattam
B4 Leader Interviews with Alison Haill of Oxford Professional Consulting. Interview 2: Brendan Hattam, Centre Director, Landsec.
B4 Retail, Leisure & Hospitality Day
It’s B4 Retail, Leisure & Hospitality Day at B4. So we’re highlighting some recent and not so recent articles and press releases posted by B4 members over the past year or so.
Oxford is Safe & Open
With recent events understandably creating uncertainty in the minds of many, we asked representatives from Oxford Bus Company, Royal Cars and Westgate Shopping Centre to explain what measures they are taking to ensure that Oxford is Safe and Open.
The Westgate Fund enables John Lewis to be a good neighbour...
The Westgate Fund was established in 2017 with a £125,000 donation from John Lewis, and is held and managed by Oxfordshire Community Foundation (OCF). Since then it has funded 18 different community initiatives across Oxford.
Sun Rum – one man’s passion to create a legacy
Matt England is the man behind Sun Rum, the artisan Lymington-based rum producer who has spent most of his working life in the hospitality sector and decided on creating his own brand having been inspired by anothers quest in the spirits business. B4’s Richard Rosser had the pleasure of interviewing the incredibly focused and passionate owner of a brand which could well be making a splash in your lives…and quite a lot of fun in the process making some of Matt’s keynote cocktails!
Fitch Brew Co Heads to the USA
Andy Deeley and Emily Fitch-Deeley, co-founders of cold brew coffee and teas producer, Fitch Brew Co, may be familiar to many of our readers having appeared at BIO2018 and, more recently, in NX Magazine. They’ve been ever present on social media, chronicling their amazing growth and, recently, overseas expansion. It’s great to see hard work paying off for such an industrious and likeable couple….oh, and by the way, at the same time that their expansion news hit, Emily gave birth to a new Deeley… congratulations!
Oxford Factory Shop!! If we haven’t got it on the shelves...
How you doing out there? Hopefully all safe and well. Just wanted to inform you that our Oxford Factory has opened a cool little shop and its selling plenty of lovely products.
Winter Fashion on Show at Blenheim Palace
Rose Lyburn, founder of the Casa Rose Fashion Experience, chose Blenheim Palace’s Orangery as the setting for launching her boutique’s Winter Fashion Collection.
OxLEP Chief Executive Says Westgate Oxford is a ‘welcome Boost’ to...
As Westgate Oxford yesterday opened its doors to the public, the chief executive of the Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership has welcomed its arrival and says the £440million redevelopment is a major boost to the city.
Living Crafts for Christmas – ‘Handmade & Beautiful’ at Blenheim Palace
Christmas returns to Blenheim Palace from 16-19 November. This bustling Christmas event showcases 180 of the UK’s leading craft makers together with fabulous festive food and drink artisans. Set against the beautiful backdrop of the Great Court, Living Crafts for Christmas celebrates the best of British contemporary design and craftsmanship and is an event packed with Yuletide charm.