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Protect your property
We have unfortunately seen an increase in dwelling burglaries on our area in recent weeks. House breaks are normally very rare in this area so I do not want to alarm you, but make you aware of simple steps you … Continue reading
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Neighbourhood Plan Open Meeting -23 February 2015
Have you ever criticised planning decisions about Long Wittenham; wondered ‘why don’t they ….; or why in God’s name have they… ? Have you wondered who ‘they’ are and decided that you can’t change or influence anything? Well, for the … Continue reading
Neighbourhood Plan Consultation
Please tell us what you think about the Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report which is now being circulated for consultation. This report, available here, documents the current village situation, and the issues and challenges to take into account in our Neighbourhood Plan. It … Continue reading
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Long Wittenham’s bus service 97 is under threat again
The county council is organising consultation meetings throughout the county to outline its proposals to reduce bus subsidies as it wrestles with government cuts to its budget. By 2018 the council will have to make savings of at least £290m that … Continue reading
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Ultrafast Broadband in Long Wittenham – we’re almost there!
Thanks to everyone in Long Wittenham who’s already signed up for Gigaclear. The deadline to get a third of the village signed up is 10 July and we’re very close to the number of households we need to get Ultrafast Broadband in … Continue reading
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Road closure – Long Wittenham to Clifton Hampden
The road to Clifton Hampden will be closed from 13 July 2015 for five days whilst Oxfordshire County Council repair the surface, damaged in recent years through flooding. Traffic will be diverted via Culham and Appleford.
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No guarantee of better bus service
The leader of Oxfordshire County Council says he can give no guarantee that Long Wittenham will have more buses next year – but he has pledged to work hard to bring about improvements to the service. Ian Hudspeth met parish … Continue reading
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Next meeting of the Long Wittenham Parish Council
The next meeting takes place on Thursday 11 September at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. The agenda will be circulated prior to the meeting. All welcome.
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Annual Parish Meeting 2014
More than 50 people attended the annual Long Wittenham Parish meeting at the village hall on June 5 and heard presentations from several organisations. Parish council chairman Tom Bowtell outlined the main issues in which the council was involved. They included … Continue reading
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Bus talks collapse
Hopes of an improved bus between Long Wittenham and Didcot have crashed. Now the parish council wants a face-to-face meeting with county council leader Ian Hudspeth to discuss what one villager described as the “worst bus service in 50 years.” … Continue reading
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