A new gold standard national rocket test facility has been unveiled by Science Minister Amanda Solloway today (17th June 2021).

The centre will allow UK companies and academics to test state-of-the-art space propulsion engines at a more affordable rate than international rivals. It will also allow new types of more sustainable propellants to be tested, such as Hydrogen Peroxide and Liquid Oxygen which are more environmentally friendly in sourcing, storage and combustion.

In the midst of the covid pandemic when all non-essential businesses had their doors closed to visitors, students found it near impossible to secure physical work experience, however help was at hand as Vale of Aylesbury Housing Trust, Buckinghamshire Skills Hub’s Bucks Enterprise Adviser Network and Aylesbury High School, worked in partnership to ensure students still received first class careers education.

Buckinghamshire Local Enterprise Partnership and Buckinghamshire Business First have launched a new business survey to track business confidence and performance as the economy starts to recover from the shock of the Covid-19 pandemic.