Oxfordshire

As the countdown to the Olympics gets underway, the focus for athletes is on getting fitter, faster, and stronger, but at what cost? Qualified sports nutritionist Clare Shaw, a Senior Sports Lecturer at Oxford Brookes University, and a practitioner on the Sport and Exercise Nutrition register (SENr), is researching the impact of low energy availability in athletes for her PhD. Here she discusses her research and offers tips for balancing energy intake and output.

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.

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.

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.