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Citizens Advice Newsletter

Read the June edition of the Citizens Advice Oxfordshire South and Vale newsletter. It provides the latest news from your local charity on some of its recent developments and issues impacting on our community.

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Jubilee Postscript

Residents will be interested to hear that the Jubilee Best-Dressed House competition was won by the owners of 10 Saxons Heath, Sophie and Gaetan Staples, for the splendid crocheted and kitted display along their front wall.  They won a plate … Continue reading

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Waste and Recycling Collections

Residents are reminded that, owing to the double bank holiday, waste and recycling collections change this week and next – see the table below for details. More information on the South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) website:

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Open Letter to Dog Walkers

To those who bag and bin their dog’s poo – thank you. To those that do not, we send the following request: Dog fouling is a major concern to many people, not just because of the mess it causes, but … Continue reading

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Graffiti Damage

Thames Valley Police are investigating after graffiti in two-feet high letters was daubed on the end of a terraced house in St John’s Row.  The graffiti read: “Horses are bad!” The vandals also went on to deface the sign at … Continue reading

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Parish Council Changes

Gordon Rogers has stepped down as chairman of the Parish Council after five years in the post.  At the council’s meeting on 12th May he also left the council after serving for eleven years. The new chairman is Steve Brown … Continue reading

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Vanderbilt Name Change

Residents may have noticed that Vanderbilt Homes, the company that is building the housing estate on the corner of Fieldside and the Didcot Road, has undergone a name change.  It is now Elivia Homes. Crayfern Homes, a company based in … Continue reading

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Waste and Recycling Collections

Residents are reminded that recycling collections will be a day later this week, owing to the bank holiday. See the changes on the South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) website: https://www.southoxon.gov.uk/south-oxfordshire-district-council/recycling-rubbish-and-waste/when-is-your-collection-day/waste-collections-calendar/

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Litter Pick Report

Volunteers were busy along the roadside and river collecting rubbish in the village last Saturday.  Organiser Clifford Bosley said: “Altogether we filled twenty-five sacks.  Among items collected were what appeared to be a portable toilet, motorcar parts and a car … Continue reading

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Waste And Recycling Collections

A reminder that recycling collections will be a day later this week, owing to the bank holiday. See the changes on the South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) website: https://www.southoxon.gov.uk/south-oxfordshire-district-council/recycling-rubbish-and-waste/when-is-your-collection-day/waste-collections-calendar/

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