Healthwatch Oxfordshire would like your views on which areas of health and social care it should focus its work on in 2026-27.
The county’s independent health and care watchdog would also like feedback on how you think it is doing.
You can share your views by completing a short, anonymous survey here:
https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/priorities26-27
Your feedback will be used by Healthwatch Oxfordshire to help inform its plans for the year and to ensure it gives the best possible service to people in Oxfordshire.
The survey will close on Monday 2nd February 2026.
Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) is introducing a new booking system at its Household Waste Recycling Centres to make visits quicker and easier.
The Parish Council has had a new swing set installed at Bodkins Playground. The previous set, which was over twenty years old, was removed in August following a RoSPA safety report which advised that it was unsafe.
In September, Inspectors examining the South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Joint Local Plan said it had failed on the “Duty to Co-operate”, suggesting the councils might need to withdraw the plan from the examination process as a result.
Residents who are not already subscribers to Oxfordshire County Council’s digital newsletter “Your Oxfordshire” may like to download the 
The Parish Council will hold its monthly meeting in the Village Hall at 7:30pm on Thursday 18th December.
Residents who are not already subscribers to South Oxfordshire District Council’s digital newsletter “South News” may like to download the latest edition 
Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) has produced a dedicated newsletter for the Didcot and Surrounding areas major infrastructure scheme (HIF1).
Over the past few months the Parochial Church Council (PCC) has been overseeing some repairs and improvements at St Mary’s Church.