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Oxfordshire businesses honoured King’s Awards for Enterprise
A total of 185 businesses were announced across the UK in the inaugural awards, which marks its 60th anniversary.
It was first conferred in 1966 and has since recognised more than 8,000 UK businesses.
Overall, 76 businesses have been recognised for international trade, 52 for innovation, 36 for sustainability and 22 for promoting opportunity through social mobility.
Of those, three Oxfordshire-based businesses were recognised for their vital contributions to economic growth and improving lives.
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3Keel Group, which is based in Oxford, was recognised for innovation. It was given in recognition of the impact through its Landscape Enterprise Networks programme.
It was founded in 2013 by Richard Sheane, Simon Miller, Tom Curtis, and Will Schreiber to help organisation better understand and adapt to climate risk.
Airdri, based in Eynsham which produces a diverse range of washroom and hand dryers, was also recognised for innovation.
Founded in 1974 by Peter Phillips and Peter Allen, his sons Toby and Bruce hold positions of chairmen and presidents.
Webmart, the sustainable print and marketing agency founded in Bicester in 1996, was recognised for sustainability.
Founder Dr Simon Biltcliffe said: “When I founded the business, I wanted to build an agency that proved it’s possible to succeed commercially while doing the right thing for people and planet. Seeing that original vision recognised is a proud moment for me and everyone who has played a part in our story.”
Marjorie Glasgow, Oxfordshire’s His Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant, will present the awards to the businesses locally throughout the year.
The Thames Valley Police Abingdon unit arrested a man for “breaching court bail conditions” on Saturday, August 29.
A spokesperson said: “On Saturday, PC Hackett attended reports of a male breaching court bail conditions.
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“With assistance from PC Ellingworth and PC Harvey, the male was arrested. Following a search, a knife was recovered from his possession.”
In a wide ranging update, the force also revealed it had supported in a “concern for welfare incident linked to the night-time economy.
In addition, it had carried out licensing checks across Abingdon with drug wipes used and sent off for testing
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The collision happened on the southbound carriageway between Junction 6 for Lewknor and Junction 5 for Watlington in the late morning on Saturday, August 29.
The emergency services attended the scene and closed the road,
National Highways said lanes two and three of the three-lane motorway were shut as a result while crews dealt with the incident, leading to delays of around 40 minutes.
Congestion was worsened by separate lane closures between Junctions 4 and 5 in both directions following damage to the central reservation from an earlier incident.
Traffic built up on approaches to the crash, with nearby areas including Stokenchurch and Lewknor also affected.
Images from traffic cameras showed long queues of vehicles and emergency workers at the scene throughout the afternoon.
AA Travel also reported that one lane was closed on the northbound carriageway between Handy Cross and Stokenchurch due to emergency repairs.
National Highways later confirmed that all southbound lanes between Junctions 6 and 5 had reopened and that the lane closures linked to the earlier incident were also being removed.
Despite the reopening, delays of around 40 minutes remained on the approach as traffic slowly returned to normal.
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