Oxford Bus Company launches annual brand the bus competition for 2022
The Oxford Bus Company has launched its popular annual Brand the Bus competition – for a local charity or good cause to have its branding on a double-decker bus.
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More than half of the UK workforce are dreading dressing smartly...
New study shows that 58% of Brits said one of the main things they are not looking forward to when returning to their place of work is having to look smart and dress in office attire.
COEL has won Business of the Year (company employing more than...
The annual awards ceremony highlights the success and growth of businesses across a diverse range of sectors. COEL is a design and fit out company for offices and laboratories which offers a full turnkey service.
Humming soon: Milton Park unveils plans for the Bee House, Oxfordshire’s...
MEPC Milton Park in Oxfordshire, one of Europe’s largest science and technology communities, has unveiled plans for the Bee House, a new state of the art building which will be Oxfordshire’s newest and largest flexible co-working building.
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.
VSL secured top Oxfordshire deals in Q1 2021
The Q1 2021 CoStar Awards Quarterly Deals Winners names VSL as top performer, completing two of the top five transactions in the South East region.
Water regulator Ofwat flooded with over 20,000 malicious emails this year
The Water Services Regulation Authority, known as Ofwat, which regulates the private water and sewerage industry in England and Wales, has been flooded with a total of 21,486 malicious emails so far in 2021, according to official figures.
‘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!
Oxford Bus Company and City Sightseeing introduce new all-female tourism management...
Oxford Bus Company and its sister company City Sightseeing have created a revamped tourism management team across both companies to help drive the visitor economy.
Oxford’s workplace parking levy: Share your views
B4 and leading law firm Penningtons Manches Cooper have today launched a short survey to test the sentiment of the Oxford business community around plans for a workplace parking levy in the city.
New Witney commercial development fully occupied
The first new commercial property estate in Witney for several years has proved to be a major success.
Quarter of UK businesses to close or downsize offices as UK...
This morning, City AM has reported that more than a quarter (26%) of UK businesses will either close, downsize or consolidate their offices in the coming months, as companies move to hybrid working models. More than half (53%) of businesses plan to offer more flexible or remote working policies, while 30 per cent are expecting employees in the office between one and three days per week, research by YouGov for HR tech firm Applaud found.
Growing natural capital: Morgan Sindall and Blenheim Estate Land creating...
Morgan Sindall Group plc, the construction and regeneration group, is to create nine new woodlands in partnership with the Blenheim Estate in Oxfordshire, planting more than a quarter of a million trees to transform the land as part of an ambitious series of sustainability initiatives.
Magdalen College seeks Strategic Partner to accelerate TOSP development
Magdalen College Oxford, owner of The Oxford Science Park (TOSP), one of the UK’s leading parks for science and technology companies, has announced that it is seeking a strategic partner with which to accelerate development of the Park.
Sobell House – May News Update
Welcome to our May update, which I hope finds you well. It’s good to see restrictions starting to ease, family and friends being able to meet outside, and the joy this brings.