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Planning Application

The Parish Council has been advised by South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) of a new planning application within the environs of the village. The application, at the Bridge House Caravan Park, Clifton Hampden, seeks a Certificate of Lawful Use for … Continue reading

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Science Vale Cycle Network Update

Read the latest about the progress of the Science Vale Cycle Network (SVCN) project in the March edition of the Oxfordshire County Council Update.  

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Website Subscribers

We are pleased to report that this website has reached a significant milestone: 100 direct subscribers.  Whenever news is posted here, each subscriber receives an email with a link to the article. News on the website is automatically cross-posted to … Continue reading

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Vanderbilt Homes Amendments

Vanderbilt Homes has submitted more amendments to its planning application for the housing development on the corner of Fieldside and Didcot Road. These amendments are ‘discharge of conditions’ which means they deal with the conditions specified by the planning inspector … Continue reading

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Recycling Centres News

Residents are being urged not to use Oxfordshire’s household waste and recycling centres (HWRCs) over the traditionally busy Easter holiday period, if they can avoid doing so. From Friday 26th March, traffic control measures will be introduced at four of … Continue reading

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TalkingSpace Plus

The Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has asked the Parish Council to make residents aware of TalkingSpace Plus. TalkingSpace Plus is a free NHS service delivering talking therapies to anyone aged eighteen and over, and living in the local area, … Continue reading

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Didcot Garden Town Newsletter

Residents who are not already subscribers may want to read the latest edition of the Didcot Garden Town Newsletter. See the South Oxfordshire District Council website for more information about the Didcot Garden Town project.

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Bells Returned to St Mary’s

The project to restore and retune the bells at St Mary’s Church is nearing completion, with the bells returned to the church from the restorers yesterday (22nd March) – see the photograph below. There will be a short service for … Continue reading

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Litter Pickers Back in Action

Fifteen bags of rubbish were collected recently from roadsides in the village by a team of litter pickers organised by the Parish Council in conjunction with the South and Vale District Councils’ Waste and Recycling team. The group was led … Continue reading

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River of Life II Wetland Creation Project

Rebecca Chiazzese, Project Manager for the Earth Trust River of Life II wetland creation project, has sent the following update to the Parish Council: As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, we had to postpone the project from last year … Continue reading

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