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End of era for posties
9:00am Thursday 2nd July 2009
POSTAL workers gathered to mark the end of an era as the Cowley mail centre closed its doors for good.
Can science solve our problems?
8:50am Thursday 2nd July 2009
Whatever happens to the Oxfordshire economy during the next few years — and predictions on that depend largely on whether or not you believe the Government’s pledge to ring-fence public spending on education (on which the county is more dependent than most) — one thing is certain: private enterprise in the field of green technology is flourishing.
New bridge over medieval wall
8:50am Thursday 2nd July 2009
A BRIDGE over Oxford's medieval city wall will be created in a £17m expansion of Pembroke College, Oxford, approved by councillors.
Sorting office to close
8:40am Thursday 25th June 2009
THE Oxford Mail Centre will close at the weekend, ending a history of sorting post in Oxford that dates back more than 350 years.
Toy entrepreneur defies recession
8:40am Thursday 25th June 2009
TACKLING the recession is child’s play, according to David Fynn, who will open Toys UK in Didcot on Tuesday.
Formula One row settled
4:39pm Wednesday 24th June 2009
THE row which threatened to split Formula One racing in two has been resolved, bringing a clear future for the three Oxfordshire teams competing next season.
Nielsen celebrates Olympics win
3:46pm Wednesday 24th June 2009
OLYMPIC rower James Cracknell visited Oxford media firm Nielsen to congratulate the company on becoming market research provider to the 2012 games.
Over a barrel
2:16pm Thursday 18th June 2009
Petrol prices that jump up and down like jack-in-the-boxes must be economic indicators of some sort — but of exactly what sort is hard to say.
Formula One win for Wirth Research
12:29pm Thursday 18th June 2009
Up to 100 jobs will be created after Wirth Research won a place on the grid for next season’s Formula One motor racing championship. The firm will design and build the cars for the Manor F1 Team, one of three new outfits to be accepted into the competition. Wirth Research spokesman Simon Crompton said: “Everyone is absolutely delighted but the decision is testament to the sheer talent that exists in this area. It’s great news for Bicester and Oxfordshire.”
New M&S food store opens
12:28pm Thursday 18th June 2009
A petrol station including a Marks & Spencer Simply Food outlet has opened at the A34 Milton Services, near Didcot, after a £2m renovation. The site was shut for 17 weeks while the old BP store was knocked down and the new shop built. The development will be closely followed by a similar £850,000 scheme at the BP garage on the Wolvercote Roundabout on Woodstock Road, Oxford, which is due to open on July 21.
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