The latest edition of Abingdon and Witney College, has finally been completed. The new Construction Skills Centre, which is based in Bicester, is part of the college s commitment to delivering more apprenticeships across the county. The college will provide over 100 apprentice places each year, including provisions for adults. Jacqui Canton, principal and CEO of the college said: We know how significant the construction centre is for the region, and this brand new centre will provide training opportunities. Funding was secured for the project by the Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership through the government-led Local Growth Fund. While the opening of the centre has been delayed due to COVID-19, apprenticeships are already running with applications open to prospective apprentices.
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Springfield Meadows A COMPANY in Abingdon is the first winner of a competition to discover Oxfordshire s most impactful green energy initiatives. Greencore Construction’s pioneering development of 25 high performance, low carbon homes at Springfield Meadows in Southmoor was deemed exemplary in the new competition run by Oxfordshire Greentech and the Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership. The ambitious competition continues with the second category – Transport & Infrastructure – which is now open for entries until July 4. Ian Pritchett, Managing Director at Greencore Construction added: We have always been confident in Springfield Meadows’ potential to have a positive impact on greener living in the area, so to have its social and environmental value confirmed by the judges is a fantastic feeling.
Biotech start-up, Samsara Therapeutics, is the first company to take new laboratory space at
The Oxford Trust’s Wood Centre for Innovation. The Trust, a local charity encouraging the pursuit of science and enterprise, is developing life science laboratories at its Wood Centre for Innovation to increase capacity for the local ecosystem.
The £0.5 million development will deliver laboratory facilities to answer the significant demand that has been seen in the last year from science and tech start-ups and SMEs for lab space in Oxford’s Global Health and Life Sciences District, one of the UK’s leading technology clusters delivering lifesaving developments such as the COVID-19 vaccine. The Trust has received £0.1 million in funding towards the project via the Government’s Local Growth Fund, secured by the Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (OxLEP).
IDEAS about how Oxford train station and Bicester s London Road level crossing could be improved are being requested as part of a review into rail upgrades. The Government announced it plans to spend £760m on reviving the railway line between Bicester and Bletchley earlier this year as part of its plans to create a direct train link between Oxford and Cambridge. But before the East-West Rail Company (EWR), which is overseeing the works, can carry out steps beyond this, it is asking for ideas from the public. The company has described the upgrades as a once in a lifetime opportunity.