Author Archives: Iain Nicholson

The number of empty shops in Banbury town centre has fallen again. The latest audit by Banbury’s town team co-ordinators shows 33 ground floor retail and hospitality units listed as empty and available. That’s down from 40 at this time last … Continue reading →

Reflections as one popupster reached the end of her stay in our Wallingford High Street pop up shop: “I’m now into my last week at the pop up shop and what an amazing time I’ve had. It really is something to … Continue reading →

A new group of occupiers have taken their places in Wallingford’s pop up shop at 29 High Street with three of the businesses who’ve been in the unit since it opened in July staying on. “The first 5 weeks in … Continue reading →

Wallingford’s new pop up shop will open this month and more than 20 businesses have already expressed an interest in taking up a space. The unit, on Wallingford High Street, is being let by town centre specialists Iain Nicholson and Neil … Continue reading →

Wantage’s town team will showcase what’s in store at 25 local shops with a stall on the town’s Saturday Market for national Independents’ Day on July 4th. They’ll challenge shoppers to match the items with the name of the shop … Continue reading →

The creative and artistic talents of students at Wantage’s King Alfred’s Academy were on display in town centre shops as part of a new art trail initiative. Wantage town team and the school’s Creative Arts and Design Department worked together on … Continue reading →

Young Oxfordshire Apprentices have signed up to play a leading role in a new initiative to encourage others to follow them into an Apprenticeship.

The Edinburgh Woollen Mill store is extending its stay in Banbury High Street, thanks to a new deal with its landlords brokered by Banbury’s Town Team.

Banbury’s Town Team is working with arts and entertainment specialists, Planet Neptune, to develop the Banbury presents… programme of arts, entertainment and culture, featuring all kinds of different types of performance, exhibition and arts events and activities.

The Oxfordshire Apprenticeships team have been taking their message out to the county’s businesses, notching up 22 different networking event visits inside the first two months of the year!