Thames Valley Police has asked the Parish Council to share the following with residents …
Thames Valley Police is launching a new Police Officer recruitment campaign, aimed at attracting people to the force who want a career where they can make a real difference and realise their full potential.
As a Police Officer, once confirmed in post you have a variety of career opportunities and Continue reading
Revised plans to help improve the lives of residents living in and around Didcot Garden Town have been approved at two Cabinet meetings.
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils have approved a renewed, ambitious delivery plan for Didcot Garden Town. It will focus on providing community benefits, a special retail recovery strategy, encourage healthy lifestyles and help to tackle climate change. Continue reading
The Parish Council has received the official notification of the closure of Didcot Road from Tuesday 19th to Thursday 21st July to faciliate the works needed by Elivia Homes for its housing development. This is a night closure each day from 9pm to 5am.
Access will be maintained for emergency service vehicles and for those frontages within the closure area, subject to the progress of the works and liaison with the works supervisor. 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 The Little House, High Street, Long Wittenham, is for part retrospective consent for the reconfiguration and addition of four openings on the east elevation, the addition of roller doors and a new window on the north elevation and the creation of an elevated platform and attendant french door along with privacy screen to the south elevation. Continue reading
South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) has announced more help for people who are struggling to pay their food, energy and other related bills.
The district council has opened a voucher scheme to support households who cannot afford to pay for life’s essentials.
The scheme is part of the Government’s Household Support Fund (HSF) which was Continue reading
South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) has asked the Parish Council to publish the Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) Notice of Referendum – see below. The notice is also on the village noticeboards.
The NDP documents can be inspected on the SODC website.
Please note that if you are already a registered voter, you do not need to register again for Continue reading
The village Pre-School will be hosting a Family Funday at the Athletics Club at Bodkins on Sunday 17th July between 2pm and 5pm.
There will be a barbecue, cakes, games, music and face painting. Lots of fun for all the family. Continue reading
Residents who are not already subscribers to Oxfordshire County Council’s digital newsletter “Your Oxfordshire” may like to download the latest edition.
Elivia Homes (formerly Vanderbilt) has advised the Parish Council that the work to re-instate the traffic calming build out on Didcot Road will start on Monday 27th June. It is scheduled to take five days finishing on Friday 1st July. The work will be done under traffic lights control during the day.
The rest of the road work for the housing development, which includes tarmac work and white lining, will run from Tuesday 19th July to Thursday 21st of July. All this work will Continue reading
Oxfordshire County Council’s cabinet has given the go-ahead for the next phase of the HIF1 Didcot and surrounding areas major infrastructure project with a revised deal with Government. The project includes the new Didcot to Culham river crossing.
Approval at the county council’s cabinet meeting on 21st June follows its agreement in February to allocate additional funding to the project as part of its budget setting process. This funding will be combined with further investment from Homes Continue reading
