13+ hour, 40+ min ago   (441+ words) Two climate tech startups have won a major PR boost from a regional green business network. Lotus Matter and Pipeline Organics, both members of the Oxfordshire Greentech network, were named winners of the 2026 Oxfordshire Greentech PR Accelerator and will each…...

13+ hour, 40+ min ago   (274+ words) Public hearings are set to begin in October as part of the independent examination of Oxford's long-term development plan. The hearings, part of the review process for the Oxford Local Plan 2045, will take place in two stages. The first will…...

13+ hour, 32+ min ago   (468+ words) A new £210 million investment fund has been launched to boost business growth across the South East. The South East Investment Fund, unveiled by the British Business Bank on September 9, will support small and medium-sized businesses across Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire,…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (575+ words) Prime Minister Andy Burnham took part in the Great North Run to raise money for a homelessness charity. Mr Burnham, wearing a Number 10 bib, ran the half marathon to raise money for Changing Lives, which he visited last month to…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (248+ words) Donald Trump has said he will save his opinion on Scottish independence for “another day”, shortly after doubling down on his comments on Irish unity. On Saturday, the US President responded to a question from the Press Association by saying…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (501+ words) US President Donald Trump’s remarks in support of Irish unity reflect the “broad north American sentiment”, former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has said. Mr Adams welcomed Mr Trump’s remarks but stated that Irish premier Micheál Martin had “put himself…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (730+ words) Angela Rayner has suggested ministers could still impose a cap on political donations in the wake of Reform UK’s £72 million gifts from two crypto-billionaires. The twin £36 million donations from Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne have reignited calls for a cap…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (442+ words) It took Britain, America and the Soviet Union roughly a year of intense and technical negotiations to redraw the map of post-war Germany. Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin at the Yalta Conference of 1945 agreed to divide the Axis power and its…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (461+ words) Oxfordshire MPs were divided after the landmark assisted dying bill was defeated after a vote in Parliament following a lengthy and emotional debate. Sean Woodcock, MP for Banbury, said: "Before the 2024 General Election, I stated publicly that I was broadly…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (251+ words) Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie have been praised. The couple have been together since around 2018, married in May 2021 and now share Brightwell Manor in Brightwell-cum-Sotwell near Wallingford. Their relationship began while the former Henley MP was still married to…...