Category Archives: Parish Council

This Thursday’s Parish Council meeting will include a Q&A on the Neighbourhood Plan, picking up on the discussion held at the recent public meetings. Also on the agenda is the footpath on at the east end of High Street. The … Continue reading →

Oxfordshire County Council has published a briefing note on options being considered for a new river crossing from Culham to Didcot. You can read the Thames Crossing Briefing Note here.  

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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.

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 →