South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) is reporting that Community Covid-19 testing services for some key workers will start to be rolled out in Oxfordshire in early February.
It will use rapid lateral flow tests to help identify people who have Covid but display no symptoms. The new service will be for those who have to leave home to go to work during lockdown. Continue reading
Revd Canon Paul Wignall, Associate Team Vicar for the Bridge Group of Parishes, writes …
You may find it helpful to know the arrangements being made for our churches during this latest period of lockdown. Please read a letter from our Team Rector, the Revd Sue Booys, with some added notes about our own plans for the next few weeks. Continue reading
Didcot Garden Town Advisory Board members will be meeting on Monday 25th January to find out how the first Residents Sounding Board meeting went and to hear the latest on planned improvements for the town.
The Residents Sounding Board is one of three groups set up by Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire District Councils to collate direct feedback to the Continue reading
The Parish Council has been advised by the Traffic Regulations team at Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) of road works which will result in the closure of the road over Clifton Hampden Bridge for two periods over the next couple of months.
Closure 1 (Ref T8356/AC) will operate from 20th February up to and including 1st March between 07:00 and 19:00. Appropriate traffic signs will be Continue reading
The primary school Head Teacher, Ms Bellingham, has asked the Parish Council to pass on a huge thank-you to villagers for their extremely generous donations following the recent appeal for computers to help children with home learning.
Offers of both computers and tablets were received, as well as financial support, to enable families to work remotely during lockdown. Continue reading
South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) has approved the reserved matters planning application for the Vanderbilt Homes development on the corner of Fieldside and Didcot Road.
Outline planning permission was granted for the site in January 2018. This application provides details of the overall layout and the type and mix of houses that will be built. Continue reading
South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) continues to urge people to stay at home, avoid mixing with other households and follow the lockdown rules to help curb the spread of Covid-19.
In recent days the rates in South Oxfordshire appear to be beginning to show some improvement, but the situation is still grave. Rates across the whole of Oxfordshire continue to be much higher than before Christmas.
The Government’s Honours Committee is calling for nominations from across the UK to help make the Queen’s Honours List as diverse as possible.
This could be the perfect opportunity to nominate people in our community who go above and beyond to make a real difference, including those who have made a significant contribution during the pandemic. Continue reading
Vanderbilt Homes has submitted more amendments to its planning application for the housing development on the corner of Fieldside and Didcot Road.
These amendments are ‘discharge of conditions’ which means they deal with the conditions specified by the planning inspector when the outline planning permission was granted for the site in January 2018. Continue reading
We reported here on 7th January that South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) has temporarily suspended its garden waste collection service owing to the dramatic rise in Covid-19 cases in recent weeks.
Residents who are signed up for the service may like to read a letter from Councillor David Rouane, SODC cabinet member for housing and environment.
