For the eighth year in a row, Oxfordshire has topped the table nationally when it comes to recycling, reusing, and composting.
Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) has been named the best performing county council waste disposal authority in England. According to government figures, in 2020-21, residents recycled, reused, or composted 59.5% of their household waste, an increase on the previous year’s figure of 58.8%. Continue reading
Residents who are not already subscribers to South Oxfordshire District Council’s digital newsletter “South News” may like to download the latest edition here.
Oxfordshire residents are being reminded of the help on hand to support them during difficult times of their lives.
One in four people will experience some form of mental distress during their lifetime, and the holiday season is traditionally a difficult time for many.
Three local Oxfordshire organisations provide confidential, trustworthy advice and Continue reading
Residents are reminded that waste and recycling collections will change over the festive period.
Brown bin collections (garden waste) will be suspended while crews concentrate on collecting the extra waste from Christmas.
Information on the changes is on the South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) website:
https://www.southoxon.gov.uk/christmaswaste/ Continue reading
Get the latest news and information in the December edition of the Pendon Museum Newsletter.
More information on the Pendon website: www.pendonmuseum.com
The Parish Council has been advised by Oxfordshire County Council and Sustrans that the cyclepath/bridleway from the west end of the High Street to Moor Ditch will be closed from week commencing 10th January to allow Sustrans to resurface and widen the path.
Sustrans presented its plan for the path in October in the Village Hall.
The work is expected to take four weeks. For more information contact Luke Dawson of Sustrans at luke.dawson@sustrans.org.uk or call 07922 875015. Continue reading
Read the Winter edition of the Citizens Advice Oxfordshire South and Vale quarterly newsletter.
It provides an insight into the squeeze on household income and an update on the Household Support Fund.
Help is available this Winter for people who may struggle to pay for heating, food or other essentials, thanks to a new voucher scheme that has launched in South Oxfordshire.
The new, targeted programme set up by South Oxfordshire District Council will help people with their food, energy and water bills and other household essentials.
The funding to pay for the scheme is part of a £3.4 million package of support allocated to Continue reading
Residents who are not already subscribers to Oxfordshire County Council’s digital newsletter “Your Oxfordshire” may like to download the latest edition.
The village’s 20mph speed limit was officially inaugurated on 10th December by Tim Bearder, the county council’s cabinet member for highways management, the village’s county councillor Pete Sudbury, chairman of the parish council Gordon Rogers and parish councillors Steve Brown and Ron Carter.
Mr Bearder said he was delighted that Long Wittenham had become one of the first areas in the county to adopt a new speed reduction scheme. He said: “It is an ambitious project Continue reading
