B4Where it all began. B4 started in Oxfordshire in 2006 and has continued to grow and expand to other areas.
Sir Peter Bazalgette, Andy Haldane, and Tracy Brabin to deliver keynotes Exploring themes including Levelling up in the North, Digital Currency, Art and Activism, Universal Basic Income, Digital Poverty, The Future of TV, and more Tracy Brabin (Mayor of West Yorkshire), Shiv Chowla (Senior Manager for Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Bank of England), […]
Telford International Centre (TIC), has today announced the appointment of Mathew James to the role of Head of Brand at the leading Midlands-based event venue. Mathew has previously worked for TIC in the same role prior to Covid-19 and knows the venue proposition and destination intimately. He was responsible for a series of stand-out campaigns […]
Visitors to Oxford can now discover the city’s hidden gems via flexible “hop-on, hop-off” walking tours.
The highest rates of inflation seen in a generation are having a huge impact on businesses across the Thames Valley, which are having to raise their prices in response, according to new research from Grant Thornton UK LLP. In its latest Business Outlook Tracker* survey, Grant Thornton found that 50% of the Thames Valley’s mid-market […]
Hybrid working solutions The recent pandemic has increased employee demand for flexible working practices, although hybrid working isn’t feasible for all businesses, many management teams who can support the scheme remain sceptical about the arrangements of the hybrid option. However, incorporating this into a workplace can improve work-life balance, boost motivation and productivity, and contribute […]
Bike Oxford, now in its 9th year, is an event with real community spirit. Championed by Oxford City and Oxfordshire County councils as a way of encouraging active transport and healthy lifestyle, the event welcomes riders from all parts of the community, of all ages and abilities. The event, one of the largest single day […]
Students and staff at City of Oxford College planted a commemorative tree today in honour of Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
Oxford Brookes University is pleased to announce that it has implemented the Oxford Living Wage.
The Oxford Bus Group has announced an interim change to its director level team.
An Oxford Brookes University lecturer has been presented with an award in recognition of his commitment and dedication to promoting poetry within and beyond the university.
Research from Grant Thornton UK LLP’s latest Business Outlook Tracker research, which looks specifically at 370 leaders of businesses with a supply chain, shows that over half (52%) are finding it harder to operate their business today, compared to 12 months ago. To manage cost pressures, 61% of respondents said that their suppliers have agreed […]
Activate Learning has created a suite of courses to support refugees and asylum seekers, due to a higher demand for English language programmes in the wake of the Ukranian crisis.
Local Oxfordshire employers came together on Friday 20 May to take part in a Retail Careers Employment event, organised by City of Oxford College, to promote recent openings for jobs in the retail sector.
When does this take effect? Effective from the 1st of April 2022 HMRC introduced a new tax on plastic packaging (NPPT) that contains less than 30% recycled content. From April 1st, the tax will be added to all plastic packaging that doesn’t include a minimum of 30% recycled content and will be presented as an uplift in […]
Nine inspirational honorary graduates will join Oxford Brookes University students in receiving degrees at graduation ceremonies this month (19-28 May 2022).