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Abingdon, England-based Oxford Immunotec Inc. is seeking a $100,000 grant that will be used to assist the company in investing $1.8 million in a new facility in Memphis at 5846 Distribution Drive.

Elhadi Hamza, 31, of Alexandra Road, Oxford, admitted failing to provide a roadside breathtest and possessing cannabis in Eynsham on September 8. Fined A 400, a A 15 victims' surcharge and A 170 costs.

First up in this string of wins was corporate solution Kaspersky Endpoint Security 8 for Windows and the consumer solution Kaspersky Internet Security 2012.

For February 3 is the feast of Bishop Blaze, the patron saint of woolcombers - and for centuries any woman found using her distaff on that day did so under the threat of having it confiscated and burned.

TAXPAYERS forked out more than A 22,000 in one year so a family could live in a five-bedroom detached house in a county village, the Oxford Mail can reveal.

When It Happens Panel Get involved: send your photos, videos, news & views by texting 'OXFORD NEWS' to 80360 or email The county's latest centenarian celebrated reaching the birthday milestone yesterday with a party for family and friends at her Abingdon care home.

For the first time, the Department for Education has published data showing how youngsters performed in their GCSEs compared to expectations set for them five years earlier.

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Petrol price statistics reveal the cheapest rates in some towns are up to four pence more than elsewhere in the county.

Abingdon, UK, 24 January 2012 - Both Kaspersky Endpoint Security 8 for Windows and Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 have been awarded VB100 certification after being tested alongside nearly 60 other security solutions in Virus Bulletin's unique independent comparative review, widely recognised in the industry.

Abingdon, UK, 23 January 2012 - Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content and threat management solutions, has announced the successful completion of the Kaspersky ONE Transantarctic Expedition , which saw renowned British explorer, Felicity Aston , becoming the first woman in history to cross Antarctica alone.

OXFORD: Tony Attwood, 30, of Phipps Road, Oxford, admitted burglary of A 30 cash from De Wani Shah's Indian Restaurant and burglary of A 5 from Auto Parts in Thame on January 4. Also admitted driving without a licence and without insurance in Park Rise, Ambrosden, on January 4, and commission of further offences during the period of a suspended ... (more)

The new company is operating under the Green Biologics name and continues to be headquartered in Abingdon, UK with an operational presence and commercial focus in the US contributed by butylfuel Inc., which became Green Biologics, Inc.

A renewable-chemicals and biofuels company with offices in the Dominion Resources GreenTech Incubator in Ashland has merged with a United Kingdom-based industrial biotechnology company.

AS BOXING legend Muhammad Ali's 70th birthday celebrations continue this week Oxfordshire residents have been reminiscing about his visits to an Abingdon council estate.

Lyndsay Smith, 64, of Waveney Close, Didcot, admitted drink driving in Tamar Way, Didcot, on November 23.