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Season’s Greetings

To everyone in Long Wittenham and all the visitors to this website.

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South Oxfordshire tops the recycling tables again

South Oxfordshire District Council has been named the best recycler in DEFRA’s annual recycling league tables for 2015/16 (66.6% recycling rate), with neighbouring Vale of White Horse District Council in fourth place (64.8% recycling rate). It’s the third year in … Continue reading

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Free Car Parking

South Oxfordshire District Council is providing free parking on various days in the run up to Christmas.  It is free in district council car parks all day on the following days during December: Abingdon: Saturdays – 17th, 24th Didcot: Tuesdays … Continue reading

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Sign Up for SODC Newsletter

Residents are encouraged to sign up for “South News”, South Oxfordshire District Council’s newsletter which is published every two months. “South News” keeps residents in touch with news from the council, including the latest on planning and housing in South … Continue reading

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Didcot Garden Town – Have Your Say

Didcot Garden Town is a major part of the plan for development in the District.  South Oxfordshire District Council is keen to speak to as many people as possible and a new interactive website has been launched at www.didcotgardentown.co.uk.  It … Continue reading

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Anti Quarry Photo Competition

Bachport – the group opposed to plans for a huge quarry at Clifton Hampden – is launching a photography competition. Called #sorrybutNOquarry the competition is open to everyone and will give the public the opportunity to express artistically how they … Continue reading

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Kler Planning Application – Update

Many of you have made a note of the Planning Committee meeting dates in order that you can attend and protest against this application. It was announced yesterday (22nd November) that it will not be dealt with this year. This … Continue reading

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Villagers Urged to Fight Housing Plans

Long Wittenham residents are being urged to step up the fight against plans to build 36 homes off Fieldside on the site of the old Challis Farm. In December or January South Oxfordshire District Council’s planning committee is expected to … Continue reading

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Early Start For Vital New Link Road?

Hopes are rising that a new £125m road and river crossing linking Didcot and Culham could be built sooner than expected and that would ease Long Wittenham’s growing traffic problems. The village has major housing and business developments planned on … Continue reading

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Views Sought On Garden Town Project

Long Wittenham and Clifton Hampden form part of the newly created Garden Town status project for Didcot which could yield road and transport improvements along with new homes and job opportunities over the next 15 years. Didcot was awarded Garden … Continue reading

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