Residents are being urged not to use Oxfordshire’s household waste and recycling centres (HWRCs) over the traditionally busy Easter holiday period, if they can avoid doing so.
From Friday 26th March, traffic control measures will be introduced at four of the county’s seven HWRCs for a three-week period, and centres will be closed early or for short periods in the day if queues start affecting surrounding roads. Late-night opening on Thursdays is also being reintroduced from 1st Continue reading
The Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has asked the Parish Council to make residents aware of TalkingSpace Plus.
TalkingSpace Plus is a free NHS service delivering talking therapies to anyone aged eighteen and over, and living in the local area, who is finding it hard coping with low mood, stress and worry. Continue reading
Residents who are not already subscribers may want to read the latest edition of the Didcot Garden Town Newsletter.
See the South Oxfordshire District Council website for more information about the Didcot Garden Town project.
The project to restore and retune the bells at St Mary’s Church is nearing completion, with the bells returned to the church from the restorers yesterday (22nd March) – see the photograph below.
There will be a short service for the blessing of the bells on Thursday 25th March with only a small number of people attending owing to Covid restrictions. Continue reading
Fifteen bags of rubbish were collected recently from roadsides in the village by a team of litter pickers organised by the Parish Council in conjunction with the South and Vale District Councils’ Waste and Recycling team.
The group was led by Parish Councillor Sally Duff and Tom and Prew Bowtell, and they collected rubbish between Didcot Road, the High Street and Clifton Continue reading
Rebecca Chiazzese, Project Manager for the Earth Trust River of Life II wetland creation project, has sent the following update to the Parish Council:
As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, we had to postpone the project from last year until 2021. I want to give you an update on timings.
The construction phase for the wetland areas on Earth Trust and Church Farm land Continue reading
The Government has anounced that
plans for the Oxford to Cambridge Expressway have been scrapped, as it was deemed to “not be cost-effective for the taxpayer”.
The Department for Transport (DfT) said the decision was made after “extensive analysis” of the scheme, which was paused in March 2020.
The road would have linked Oxford with Milton Keynes and Cambridge. There had been Continue reading
The Digital Infrastructure Team at Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) has asked the Parish Council to share with residents its Better Broadband for Oxfordshire briefing document, which confirms the completion of superfast broadband delivery across Oxfordshire.
The tailored update provides coverage statistics for Long Wittenham and also shares information relating to the significant achievements and background of Continue reading
The Parish Council has received the following statement from Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN):
Over the course of the last year Long Wittenham has been experiencing multiple short interruptions to its power supply; this was particularly evident over the summer period of 2020. Whilst these interruptions were short in nature, they were frustrating, and we are extremely sorry for any Continue reading
South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) needs volunteers to take on paid work at the local elections on 6th May. All residents in Oxfordshire will be voting for the Police & Crime Commissioner and county councillors, and some areas may have a by-election or a Neighbourhood Plan referendum.
There are many roles available. Plans are being put in place to ensure all staff can work in a Covid-19 safe environment. Electoral organisers expect a big increase in postal votes. Continue reading
