http://www.witneygazette.co.uk/business/ Witney Gazette /business/ en-gb Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:52:43 +0000 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:52:43 +0000 http://www.witneygazette.co.uk/business/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.witneygazette.co.uk/resources/images/999283/?type=rsslogo http://www.witneygazette.co.uk/business/ http://www.witneygazette.co.uk/business/5039145.Sweet_taste_of_success/?ref=rss A SPOONFUL of sugar helps the medicine go down, but a new Oxford company is hoping to make vitamins and drugs more palatable by using vegetable fibres instead. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:50:00 +0000 82ac56200920aee47687474bb31a2371 http://www.witneygazette.co.uk/business/5039133.Brookes__is_good_for_Oxfordshire_/?ref=rss Cuts are coming, regardless of who wins the election, but Oxford and Oxfordshire will continue to benefit economically from the activities of Oxford Brookes University, according to its vice-chancellor. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:40:00 +0000 e2456fe99d85ac1639b8a5951e7439b7 http://www.witneygazette.co.uk/business/5039151.Champagne_launch_for_flights/?ref=rss CHAMPAGNE corks popped as the first daily scheduled flight from London Oxford Airport headed for Edinburgh. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:52:08 +0000 f4d33de7ea23bdce1e40c9fb65eecc15 http://www.witneygazette.co.uk/business/5036959.Oxford_Innovation_seals_takeover_deal/?ref=rss A company which specialises in running innovation centres is set for nationwide expansion after a major takeover deal. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:19:47 +0000 d6bde0c3fc9e1494e8f142d991c3e0ce http://www.witneygazette.co.uk/business/5027988.Use_less__says_gas_firm/?ref=rss Here is a conundrum which must long have puzzled many. Why would a public company, which exists with the avowed intent of making money for its shareholders, encourage its customers to use less of its product? Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:04:37 +0000 91828c61d73e91269746ec486a97fe9b http://www.witneygazette.co.uk/business/5026519.Apprentice_s__James_Bond__role/?ref=rss THE first engineering apprentice at the Diamond project at Harwell says it is his dream job — “like something out of a James Bond movie”. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:50:00 +0000 5e56d8fdba7346a6dc678b4dc706005b http://www.witneygazette.co.uk/business/5026517.Patient_group__disappointed__at_movie/?ref=rss PATIENTS suffering from a rare disease will be in Oxford today for a special preview of a Hollywood movie featuring the race for a cure. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:50:00 +0000 2e65e03237612b1682d2edbb19eb7e97 http://www.witneygazette.co.uk/business/5025044.Helveta_on_track_for_new_growth/?ref=rss A firm which specialises in timber tracking devices has undergone major expansion prompting a move to larger premises. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:21:57 +0000 c7d4df9a7e1d825880a0377c7906729f http://www.witneygazette.co.uk/business/5024929.Good_use_for_LSD/?ref=rss An Oxfordshire charity with an impressive roll-call of scientific advisers is pressing for the drug LSD to be used more for medicinal purposes. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:53:03 +0000 3fc6849ea8328400ad8128b6ed62e970 http://www.witneygazette.co.uk/business/5023919.Profits_slide_for_Morgan_Sindall/?ref=rss Building firm Morgan Sindall has seen its fortunes slashed by 28 per cent in the last year, latest figures have revealed. Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:25:15 +0000 b4824a11043cba4d90115a0b61fc6092