Polling takes place today (4th May) here in Long Wittenham for the Sandford and the Wittenhams seat on South Oxfordshire District Council.
The candidates are the incumbent, Sam Casey-Rerhaye, representing the Green Party, and Edwin Samu for the Conservative Party.
The Village Hall will be open for voting from 7am to 10pm. It is expected that the result Continue reading
Residents are reminded that recycling and waste collections will be a day later this week and next, owing to the bank holidays.
See the changes below.
There is more information on the South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) website: Continue reading
The Parish Council has been advised that work on Didcot Road to connect the street lighting and zebra crossing beacons will take place between Monday 15th and Friday 19th May.
There will be two-way traffic signals so delays are likely. See the details below from the One.Network website. Continue reading
The annual Oxfordshire Artweeks kicks off on 6th May and runs until 29th May.
Here in Long Wittenham, Clare Owen and Nandi Ablett will be exhibiting their work at 42 Little Wittenham Road from 11am to 5:30pm on the 7th, 8th, 12th, 13th & 14th May, and the Sylva Wood Centre will be open as part of the event from 10am to 5pm on the 7th, 8th, 13th and 14th Continue reading
The Parish Council has been advised by South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) of a new planning application within the village.
The application, at 7, Fieldside, Long Wittenham, is for a single and two storey side extension.
The details may be viewed on the SODC website: Continue reading
Read the latest edition of the Citizens Advice Oxfordshire South and Vale newsletter.
It provides the latest news on some of the recent developments and issues impacting on our community.
The itinerary for the Coronation Cream Tea at The Plough Inn on the afternoon of Bank Holiday Monday 8th May has been announced – see below.
All residents are invited to come along and celebrate the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III, with some splendid singing, dancing, magic and competitions. Continue reading
Residents are reminded that the Government will be testing its new Emergency Alerts system at 3pm today (Sunday 23rd April).
The Emergency Alerts system will allow the Government to get urgent messages quickly to nearly 90% of mobile phones in a defined area. The alerts will only ever come from the Government or emergency services, and they will issue a warning, the details of the area impacted, and instructions Continue reading
Richard Couzens, the Bursar of Headington School, attended last Thursday’s Parish Council meeting to update the council on the progress of the boathouse being built on The Maddy.
Despite some problems, he is hopeful that the project will be completed by September.
Residents were also present at the meeting to ask if the facilities will be made available to Continue reading
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