16+ hour, 10+ min ago   (451+ words) A company has secured £300 million to boost its satellite manufacturing and space intelligence services. Open Cosmos, based at Harwell Campus and founded in 2015, is now one of Europe’s fastest-growing satellite manufacturers and has recorded five years of profitable growth and…...

16+ hour, 10+ min ago   (446+ words) A new advocate is working to put small businesses at the heart of county decision-making. Matthew Webb, county councillor for Bicester North, was appointed Oxfordshire County Council’s small business champion on September 8. He said he is committed to strengthening the…...

16+ hour, 10+ min ago   (472+ words) A new £14 million retail destination is set to open with a public launch celebration. Signal Yard, located at Milton Park in Oxfordshire, will officially open on Wednesday, September 23, between 4pm and 7pm. The launch event, titled 'Hello Signal Yard,' will introduce visitors…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (477+ words) Monmouthshire’s Imogen Ashwell-Rice was bursting with pride after claiming two medals at a national school sports event to cap an unforgettable experience in the East Midlands. Ashwell-Rice, 14, who lives in Caldicot, featured at the School Games National Finals and took…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (553+ words) Food inflation is expected to climb to almost 4% by Christmas before reaching 6.4% next July, with conflict, extreme weather and rising production costs piling pressure on supermarket prices. The warning comes from the Food and Drink Federation (FDF), which represents around…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (249+ words) A popular bubble tea shop in Didcot is up for sale to new owners just three years after opening. Dragon Bubble in Didcot's Market Place welcomed its first customers in September 2023, to queues out the door, but three years later…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (245+ words) Aldi will create 120 jobs by opening four new stores across the UK during September. One store has already opened, while three more are due to welcome shoppers this month. The new Balsall Common shop, near Solihull, opened on September 3. Aldi…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (948+ words) You could be sitting on £2,000 in savings without even knowing it, and according to new research, hundreds of thousands of young adults may have a forgotten Child Trust Fund waiting to be claimed. Around 760,000 matured accounts are still unclaimed, and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (234+ words) A burger van which was told 'improvement is necessary' by food hygiene inspectors has been reinstated with a good score. Larmans Burger Van, otherwise known as 'The Butty Wagon', outside B&Q in Abingdon near the Fairacres Retail Park was…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (663+ words) The pandemic experience of thousands of Scottish workers has been documented in a new publication by the Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry, which reveals stark differences in how workers say they were treated and protected. Voices from Businesses and Individuals draws on…...