Students from a Didcot school enjoyed the buzz when they visited Oxford’s newest hybrid co-working office, meeting and event space. The Year 11 group from Aureus School spent an action-packed day at Bee House at Milton Park, where they had…
OCC is seeking a Local Area Coodinator for Didcot and has shared details on how to apply for this role below. Are you passionate about people, communities, and making a lasting difference? This is an exciting opportunity to become a…
From rooftops to mountaintops, Didcot students were scaling the heights when they enjoyed the adventure of a lifetime in Morocco. Six students from Aureus School participated in the World Challenges Trip, which involved activities ranging from a three-day community road-building…
National Grid wants your feedback on how a new £530,000 Community Fund linked to work at Didcot substation might best be spent. The Fund is intended to support community priorities in Didcot and surrounding areas, helping deliver lasting benefits for…
Multi award-winning Oxford social enterprise Tap Social Movement has opened Day Release, its largest venue to date and a vibrant new all-day café, bar and community space at Signal Yard, Milton Park’s new £14 million social and retail destination. Day…
A contraversial new traffic scheme goes live today in Didcot and some residents are still waiting to receive their permits through. The council is in the process of putting up signage to alert people to the changes and you can…
Harwell Campus and Diamond Light Source, the UK’s national synchrotron, have unveiled ‘Fragments’, a new public interactive artwork inspired by the pioneering scientific discoveries taking place on campus, celebrating innovation while providing an engaging space for campus members, visitors and the…
Staff and students from Aureus School in Didcot are celebrating their best ever GCSE results, with significant improvements across English and maths. This year’s results saw 7% more students achieving Grade 4 or above in both English and maths, 11%…
From Wednesday 2nd September, a new ‘school street’ trial is commencting for Willowcroft Primary School and St. Birinus Boys School. It will impact on the roads around the two schools and will operate only in term time, on school days…
Advanced chromatography to accelerate research IonOpticks, a global provider of high-performance chromatography columns for proteomics research, has expanded its UK presence by taking 2,940 sq ft (273 sq m) of laboratory and office space at 127 Olympic Avenue, Milton Park,…
His Majesty King Charles III visited the UK’s largest space cluster today to officially open the UK Space and Defence Gateway, an initiative aligned with the principles of the Sustainable Markets Initiative’s (SMI) Astra Carta, a global framework launched by…
It was a star-studded affair, when the Class of 2026 from a Didcot school came together to celebrate at their end-of-year Prom. The Year 11 leavers from Aureus School arrived at the Milton House Hotel in style for the event,…
Oxford Nanopore Technologies has been named winner of the 2026 MacRobert Award, the UK’s longest-running and most prestigious prize for engineering innovation, in recognition of its pioneering nanopore sequencing technology and its global impact. The award was presented on 8…
The arrival of a second budget supermarket in Didcot has been welcomed as planning officials gave the new store the go-ahead. Lidl has been given planning permission to build its ninth supermarket in Oxfordshire, despite concerns over flooding. Aldi opened…
Didcot students were bowled over, when they travelled to Southampton to enjoy two international cricket matches. The 14 students from Years 7 to 9 at Aureus School attended two ICC Women’s T20 World Cup games at the Utilita Bowl stadium,…
Here are two useful websites if you want to check out where roadworks are ahead of any journeys you are making into and out of Didcot over the summer. Click here and here.
Turn up the volume on reading this summer with a FREE children’s reading challenge at your local Oxfordshire library! From 4 July to 5 September, children across Oxfordshire can collect stickers and rewards as they enjoy reading library books. The…
There was a taste of the world of hospitality, when students from a Didcot school paid a visit to the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel. The 32 Year 10 Hospitality and Catering students from Aureus School saw their classroom studies brought…
Harwell based, Element Six (E6), a global leader in synthetic diamond and advanced material technologies, has partnered with UK-based clean‑tech innovator Oxi‑Tech Solutions to make industrial cleaning safer, greener and more effective, eliminating the need to rely on harsh chemicals. The partnership…
Flex Health Hub celebrated its official launch at Signal Yard at Milton Park following its opening earlier this year. The new health and wellbeing club marked the milestone during May with a launch celebration attended by occupiers, guests and members of the local…