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OCC Covid-19 Briefing Note
The Parish Council has been asked to distribute this Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) briefing note to residents. It contains details about the new Covid-19 restrictions that will come into force on Monday 14th September. It also contains important information on … Continue reading
SODC Local Plan Petition
Residents will be aware that the Planning Inspector found South Oxfordshire District Council’s (SODC) local plan ‘sound’. The plan was devised by the Council’s previous Conservative administration. After winning the election in 2019, by campaigning against the plan, the Lib … Continue reading
Be Considerate of Other Residents
A resident has asked the Parish Council to remind people to be considerate of neighbours when lighting garden bonfires. As we enter the time of year when many residents may wish to burn leaves and other garden waste, the council … Continue reading
Become a Road “Super User”
Oxfordshire residents are being urged to take on ‘super’ powers to help enable faster fixing of potholes, damaged kerbing and drains, through a county council initiative that is now being more widely rolled out following many successfully pilots. For a … Continue reading
Parish Councillor Resigns
Long Wittenham parish councillor Ian Penberth has resigned because of work and family commitments. He says a combination of business, family and health issues have conspired to bring about his decision. In his letter of resignation he said needed a … Continue reading
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New SODC Website
South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) has created a new website and it would like residents to try it and give feedback on what they think of it. Please note: (1) Not every part of the website has been updated yet, … Continue reading
Parish Council Meeting – Thursday 10th September
The Parish Council will hold its monthly meeting via Zoom video conferencing at 7:30pm on Thursday 10th September. Download the agenda here. If members of the public have any comments they wish to make on items on the agenda, they … Continue reading
Bonfire Night Postponed
Residents will be disappointed, but probably not surprised to hear that the village’s very popular annual bonfire night has been postponed, owing to the Covid-19 crisis. Jenny Caw, who heads up the team that organises the event, said “We delayed … Continue reading
Electric Blanket Testing
For the past twenty years, Oxfordshire Trading Standards has provided free electric blanket testing for residents who have taken them to a test centre in their area. Unfortunately, this is not possible this year owing to Coronavirus. However, testing is … Continue reading
Waste And Recycling Collections
A reminder that because of the August Bank Holiday, waste and recycling collections will change this week. Grey bin and food collections will be a day later than usual on Friday. More information on waste collections can be found on … Continue reading