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In the last few months, life as we know it has changed beyond recognition. Coronavirus has taken hold in the UK and it has left many people scrambling to get their affairs in order.
About Charity of the Year initiatives are popular with businesses wanting to back different causes regularly. The business typically chooses a different charity to support each year, offering staff volunteering time, sponsorship and fundraising support. But how do businesses know they are providing the help that charities really need? This guide looks at how your […]
There is much talk these days about responsible business, and the need for greater corporate responsibility, perhaps more talk than action in many instances.
Organisers of the Twin Town Challenge have released 20 more places due to demand for additional teams.
A massive civil engineering project to help save the ‘finest view in England’ is set to get under way at Blenheim Palace later this year.
Staff at Blenheim Palace handed over a giant cheque for £15,885 to The Archway Foundation, an Oxfordshire loneliness charity, after a year-long fundraising initiative.
Over the past three years there has been a big increase in the support Sobell House receives from the Oxfordshire business community.
This year the theme is Mother Earth to celebrate the Natural World while also drawing attention to the global issue of climate change, and carnival-goers can expect a gentler vibe with more acoustic melodic sets on the Manzil Gardens Music Stage.
The agricultural community is preparing for the biggest shake-up to face the sector in 40 years.
Business specific services are becoming an increasingly established element of the company’s impressive portfolio, but they need more support.
Rod Macrae has been hearing about the business journey to achieving significant growth and why Oxfordshire is a great place to scale up a business.
Business leaders representing leading global companies based in Oxfordshire recently attended an evening dinner with Lord Digby Jones.
The Kingham Plough has a fantastic reputation for excellent food and hospitality made famous by chef patron and Great British Menu winner, Emily Watkins. Now under the ownership of experienced hospitality operators, Matt and Katie Beamish, B4’s Richard Rosser found that Emily’s legacy was in safe hands with a wonderful night’s stay and sumptuous meal.
All too infrequently you have a culinary experience which makes a mark, which excites the taste buds and which gives you confidence that service and product are still held in the highest regard….but then being a rare occurrence is the reason these experiences are so special.
Oxford Business Park has a long history of providing work space and associated services to businesses in the City. In 1994 a revolution occurred with the closure of the former Morris Motors factory and the development of Oxford Business Park by Arlington. The City was emerging from its roots in manufacturing and a new environment that included work space, a Hotel, Children’s Nursery, Health Club and a Retail park was created providing a community for multiple businesses from a wide variety of backgrounds.