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Homeserve workers escape the axe

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:36:52 +0000

The jobs of 70 staff at utility insurance firm Homeserve in the town are safe, despite the company cutting 200 jobs.

Mini boosts apprenticeships

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:39:34 +0000

The Cowley Mini plant is boosting its apprentice intake by more than 50 per cent this year.

RM slumps into the red

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:50:10 +0000

Bosses at troubled schools technology supplier RM Education revealed the firm has slumpd into the red over the past year.

Mini sales fall slightly

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:36:54 +0000

UK sales of the Cowley-built Mini dipped slightly in January, latest figures have revealed.

Exports help firms ride out recession

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:00:00 +0000

MORE and more Oxfordshire firms are looking to ride out the economic crisis by boosting their exports.

Market wants to tweet younger customers

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +0000

OXFORD’S iconic 18th century Covered Market will turn to 21st century social networking sites to drum up trade.

Booked into John Lewis model

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:08:42 +0000

Prescient indeed was Toby Blackwell. Faced with a continuing loss at the book-selling business founded by his grandfather and determined to keep the “family name over the door”, he moved the goalposts.

Top award for Mini

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:26:39 +0000

The Mini has picked up a top award for the tenth consecutive year.

Music mixing masters 'best of British'

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:30:00 +0000

A MUSIC technology firm has launched a recruitment drive after one of its products was nominated as an example of British manufacturing at its best.

County bosses upbeat despite the gloom

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0000

Business leaders across the county remain upbeat about current trading and future prospects, despite the ongoing economic crisis.

Past Times closes county stores

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:59:38 +0000

The Oxfordshire branches of Witney-based retro-themed gift retailer Past Times have closed with the loss of about 30 jobs.

Jobs axed as La Senza shuts Banbury store

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:14:04 +0000

The Banbury branch of lingerie chain La Senza has closed with the loss of seven jobs after the business was taken into administration.