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Apprentice's 'James Bond' role
8:50am Thursday 25th February 2010
THE first engineering apprentice at the Diamond project at Harwell says it is his dream job — “like something out of a James Bond movie”.
Helveta on track for new growth
10:21am Wednesday 24th February 2010
A firm which specialises in timber tracking devices has undergone major expansion prompting a move to larger premises.
Good use for LSD
9:53am Wednesday 24th February 2010
An Oxfordshire charity with an impressive roll-call of scientific advisers is pressing for the drug LSD to be used more for medicinal purposes.
Profits slide for Morgan Sindall
4:25pm Tuesday 23rd February 2010
Building firm Morgan Sindall has seen its fortunes slashed by 28 per cent in the last year, latest figures have revealed.
Let's hear it for trees
9:10am Thursday 18th February 2010
What is the most effective way to slash carbon emissions and improve the general environment at the same time? Planting trees seems to be the answer, according to recent research by the Forestry Commission.
'Baby Branson' back in business
8:50am Thursday 18th February 2010
THE young pilot nicknamed “Baby Branson” is back in action as an airline entrepreneur, four years after the collapse of his first venture.
Oxon's nine Woolworth's taken
8:10am Thursday 18th February 2010
EVERY store left vacant by the demise of Woolworths in Oxfordshire is under new ownership.
Pig specialist seals takeover
3:40pm Tuesday 16th February 2010
A company which specialises in marketing pigs has taken over a key rival in a major deal.
Beard hoping to buck the trend
4:49pm Monday 15th February 2010
Bosses at construction firm Beard say they are hopeful the hard-hit industry is set to bounce back.
January sales boost for Mini
3:48pm Monday 15th February 2010
Global sales of the Cowley-built Mini rose by more than 20 per cent last month, according to latest figures.
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