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Henley Festival presented by Westcoast – the UK’s only black-tie music and arts festival – returned for five magical summer nights of world-class music, comedy, art, dining and dancing from Wednesday 10 to Sunday 14 July.
National law firm Freeths has appointed Directors Caroline Benfield and Elizabeth Taylor, launching a new Restructuring and Insolvency offering in Oxford. They both join from Wright Hassall.
Leading accountants and business advisors Whitley Stimpson, announces the appointment of Sushma Pandey who joins the company’s Bicester office.
Last Thursday the eyes of the world were on Blenheim Palace as one quarter of the world’s leaders met for the fourth European Political Community summit. It was clear evidence of the power of collaboration in many ways.
Henley Festival presented by Westcoast – the UK’s only black-tie music and arts festival – returned on July 10th for five magical summer nights of world-class music, comedy, art, dining and dancing.
Oxfordshire took centre stage as HM The King and 45 European leaders converged on Blenheim Palace at the biggest UK-led summit of the year on one of the hottest days of the summer (a low bar admittedly). They discussed some of the most pressing generational issues facing Europe – from ensuring international support for Ukraine, to illegal immigration and security co-operation.
Oxfordshire is to take centre stage as around 45 European leaders converge on Blenheim Palace today to discuss some of the most pressing generational issues facing Europe – from ensuring international support for Ukraine, to illegal immigration and security cooperation.
“We’ve had some interesting resignations from football managers this year that I’m sure will be referenced across business schools for a while to come – and Gareth Southgate is no exception.
B4 launches Raise’24, uniting Oxfordshire’s leading businesses and charities for social impact. This brand new annual fundraising event will bring together teams from across Oxfordshire businesses for a very different Christmas celebration.
Summer 2024 sees the start of many sporting events including the Men’s T20 World Cup, the Euro’s which commenced on 14 June 2024, Wimbledon on 1 July 2024, the Olympics on 26 July 2024 and the Paralympics on 28 August 2024. Of course, the Euro’s and Wimbledon have finished and depending on how England got on many employers might be reading this article with empty seats in the offices or employees failing to turn up on team calls on-line.
Survey highlights line managers and peers as the ‘unsung heroes’ of employee recognition
Today, we have over 16 million women in the UK workforce, with 70% of working women being aged 50-64. Article by Partners&.
As we hit July and the 2nd half of the year, budget cuts and spending freezes are taking hold. There are 2 ways to handle this challenge explains B4 Platinum Member, James White.
The beginning of July marks an annual celebration for Abingdon & Witney College, as the College invites parents, governors, friends, and staff to congregate and celebrate the achievements of their brilliant students at the College’s Student of the Year Awards.
June’s BDM Ecosystem marked an amazing trebling in size of our increasingly popular Business Development Ecosystem which has been driven from 7 B4 Members around one snooker table to 24 around 3 tables. It’s all thanks to the wonderful Caroline OConnor of Fourth Born who has expertly shared her knowledge and passion for all things business development with the B4 community, many of whom have been around Caroline’s table from that very first ecosystem back in March 2023.