There will be no appeal by the Parish Council to a decision by Oxfordshire County Council to refuse permission for a change in status of Northfield Lane from a footpath to a bridleway.
At the September meeting of the Parish Council, Tom Bowtell, who was chairman at the time of the original application in 2013, said that the reason for the application was that there had been conflict between horse riders and farm traffic, but since then the issue appeared to have been resolved. Continue reading
Work will start next month on a £12,000 scheme to replace the equipment at the Westfield toddlers’ play area. The Parish Council has secured a grant of more than £4,500 from the FCC Communities Foundation, a non-profit company funded by landfill tax which supports the environment.
The council is backing the project with a grant of £7,200 and South Oxfordshire District Council and the village social group Wittenham Warriors have also made contributions. Continue reading
Followers of this website will be aware that a lorry driver was recently fined for driving a vehicle over 7.5 tonnes through the village. The weight limit applies to the whole of Long and Little Wittenham, except for access.
The Parish Council is keen to ensure that these restrictions are enforced and you can help. Vehicles over 7.5 tonnes are required to have reflective red and yellow Continue reading
There is widespread anger in the village over the activities of a family of four who recently blighted part of the River Thames along a stretch popular with anglers.
The family dumped a large black bin liner full of discarded food cans and general rubbish. There were three old, fold-up picnic chairs, pots and pans, a metal grill used for a barbecue, an old inflatable air bed and even an un-opened packet of Continue reading
The Parish Council has been asked to distribute this Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) briefing note to residents. It contains details about the new Covid-19 restrictions that will come into force on Monday 14th September.
It also contains important information on the testing situation in Oxfordshire. Continue reading
Residents will be aware that the Planning Inspector found South Oxfordshire District Council’s (SODC) local plan ‘sound’. The plan was devised by the Council’s previous Conservative administration.
After winning the election in 2019, by campaigning against the plan, the Lib Dem/Green coalition running South Oxfordshire voted to scrap it, in part because six of the seven strategic sites are on Green Belt land. Continue reading
A resident has asked the Parish Council to remind people to be considerate of neighbours when lighting garden bonfires.
As we enter the time of year when many residents may wish to burn leaves and other garden waste, the council asks that you think about the impact this may have on neighbouring properties.
A simple conversation with your neighbours may be all that is required to ensure that the Continue reading
Oxfordshire residents are being urged to take on ‘super’ powers to help enable faster fixing of potholes, damaged kerbing and drains, through a county council initiative that is now being more widely rolled out following many successfully pilots.
For a number of years Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) has been using Fix My Street to enable residents and its own staff to report problems on the roads and to give updates on progress. Continue reading
Long Wittenham parish councillor Ian Penberth has resigned because of work and family commitments. He says a combination of business, family and health issues have conspired to bring about his decision.
In his letter of resignation he said needed a break from parish council work to avoid distraction from other more pressing commitments. However, he has not closed the door completely on village affairs, saying: “I will remain interested in our local issues and hope to make contributions where and when I can.” Continue reading
South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) has created a new website and it would like residents to try it and give feedback on what they think of it.
Please note:
(1) Not every part of the website has been updated yet, so some links will take you to the current website. Continue reading
