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Compost Giveaway
Gardeners in the village will be pleased to hear that South Oxfordshire District Council’s free compost give-away is back. This year, there are two events giving away locally produced compost: Saturday 7th March between 9am and 11am at Howbery Business … Continue reading
River Levels App – Chapter Two
Jim Brown writes … Last winter I wrote an article about how to monitor the local river levels in order to know whether it was safe to drive towards Clifton Hampden or if the road was flooded. I suggested using … Continue reading
Local Government Reorganisation Consultation
The government has launched a consultation on options to reorganise local councils across Oxfordshire and West Berkshire. Local Government Reorganisation is a government-led reform to change how councils in two-tier areas are structured, replacing county and district councils with single … Continue reading
Defibrillator Awareness Training
Following the success of last year’s defibrillator awareness training, another course has been arranged for Wednesday 15th April in the Village Hall starting at 7pm. The course will be run by the South Central Ambulance Charity. Places are limited, so … Continue reading
Didcot to Oxford Rail Line Closure
Due to major engineering work at Oxford Station, the rail line between Didcot Parkway and Oxford will be fully closed for eight days from 1st February. All services on this stretch will be replaced by buses. Network Rail is demolishing … Continue reading
Candles for Ukraine
Ann Tomline writes … I am collecting candle stubs or unwanted candles again for Ukraine. A group of three people in Didcot will melt down the candles and make lights for the soldiers in the trenches. The items are taken … Continue reading
Hedge Planting
Wild Oxfordshire has plans to complete the hedge that was planted alongside the permissive path on the road to Clifton Hampden. They are looking for volunteers to help with the planting. The first planting day is on Saturday 7th February … Continue reading
Christmas Waste and Recycling Collections
As usual, waste and recycling collections change over the festive period. Brown bin collections (garden waste) are suspended while crews concentrate on collecting the extra waste from Christmas. For details of the changes, see below. There is more information on … Continue reading
Healthwatch Oxfordshire Survey
Healthwatch Oxfordshire would like your views on which areas of health and social care it should focus its work on in 2026-27. The county’s independent health and care watchdog would also like feedback on how you think it is doing. … Continue reading
HIF1 Infrastructure Project Newsletter
Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) has produced a dedicated newsletter for the Didcot and Surrounding areas major infrastructure scheme (HIF1). Read the December 2025 edition.
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