The Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Thames Valley, Anthony Stansfeld, has launched a survey seeking the public’s view on an increase in the police element of the council tax by £2 a month.
On Thursday 13th December the Home Secretary announced the provisional police funding settlement for 2019/20. In response to the exceptional Continue reading
Residents are reminded that waste and recycling collections will change over the Christmas and New Year period.
Brown bin collections (garden waste) will be suspended while crews concentrate on collecting the extra waste from Christmas. Garden waste customers will receive an extra collection in the spring to make up for this. Continue reading
Another in our occasional series showing images and items of interest from Long Wittenham’s past.
With the village’s sewerage system in the news, we have some items from 1962 when the system was installed. First, a newspaper cutting dated 17th July 1962 reporting on the official opening of the system, and two photographs Continue reading
South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) will be taking a vote on its Emerging Local Plan on 20th December 2018.
Please read a letter to all residents from District Councillor Sue Lawson, who represents our village, here.
The SODC website to which she refers in her letter is here: Continue reading
Future housing developments in Long Wittenham must take into account the village’s sewage system, says the Parish Council.
The council has decided to make it a standard response to any future planning applications such as Kler Group’s development and the council’s own Community Hub plans.
Thomas Homes, the council’s developer for the Hub which will include approximately Continue reading
The Parish Council has agreed to seek a 3% increase in its precept for the new financial year starting in April 2019. The precept is the amount of the council tax that is paid to the Parish Council to fund the services it provides.
The 3% increase will raise an extra £573. The rise is close to the current rate of inflation and will help the council keep abreast of rising prices and extra Continue reading
Long Wittenham Athletics Club has been given a financial boost from local councils towards the cost of a new boiler and hot water system which have broken down.
South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC), Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) and Long Wittenham Parish Council have come Continue reading
A reminder that the current consultation on Long Wittenham’s revised Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) closes on Thursday 13th December. South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) and the Parish Council encourage residents to express their views, both supportive and critical.
Full details of the revised plan and how to comment are here: Continue reading
Wittenham Singers and friends invite residents to an evening of music and poetry to celebrate Christmas on Sunday 16th December at 6pm in St Mary’s Church.
Entry is free. Wine and nibbles available.
Donations for the Church welcomed.
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