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Recycling Centres News

Posted on March 26, 2021 by Admin

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

Posted on March 25, 2021 by Admin

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

Posted on March 24, 2021 by Admin

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

Posted on March 23, 2021 by Admin

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

Posted on March 22, 2021 by Admin

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

Posted on March 20, 2021 by Admin

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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Expressway Plans Scrapped

Posted on March 19, 2021 by Admin

The Government has anounced that plans for the Oxford to Cambridge Expressway have been scrapped, as it was deemed to “not be cost-effective for the taxpayer”. The Department for Transport (DfT) said the decision was made after “extensive analysis” of … Continue reading →

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Broadband News

Posted on March 18, 2021 by Admin

The Digital Infrastructure Team at Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) has asked the Parish Council to share with residents its Better Broadband for Oxfordshire briefing document, which confirms the completion of superfast broadband delivery across Oxfordshire. The tailored update provides coverage … Continue reading →

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Electricity Outages Update

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Admin

The Parish Council has received the following statement from Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN): Over the course of the last year Long Wittenham has been experiencing multiple short interruptions to its power supply; this was particularly evident over the … Continue reading →

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May Local Elections

Posted on March 16, 2021 by Admin

South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) needs volunteers to take on paid work at the local elections on 6th May.  All residents in Oxfordshire will be voting for the Police & Crime Commissioner and county councillors, and some areas may have … Continue reading →

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