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Crossing plan poll

Crossing plan poll

06/09/21

RESIDENTS of Benson are being asked for their views on the installation of a toucan crossing on the A4074. Oxfordshire County Council, the highways authority, wants to install the crossing about 15m northwest of the junction with Church Road, There ...

Council elects new leader

Council elects new leader

14/10/21

SOUTH Oxfordshire District Council has elected a new leader. David Rouane, a Liberal Democrat, takes over from Sue Cooper, who resigned after two years in charge. Councillor Cooper, who represents Benson and Crowmarsh for the Lib-Dems, remains the ...

Poppy Appeal

Poppy Appeal

14/10/21

THE Benson Poppy Appeal will run from Thursday, October 28 to Saturday, November 13. There will be donation points around the village as well as house-to-house collections. The Benson branch of the Royal British Legion is also looking for ...

Pub seeks permission to serve food from converted barn

Pub seeks permission to serve food from converted barn

19/07/21

THE owner of a pub in Benson wants to convert part of a barn into an outside kitchen. Hook Norton Brewery, which took over the Crown Inn on High Street last year, has submitted a planning application to South Oxfordshire District Council....

Fire training

Fire training

24/01/22

FIRE engines from RAF Benson were driven in and around Benson this week as part of their “blue light” training. This included using lights and sirens but the rules of the road were followed at all times, including obeying speed limits ...

Nature trail for jubilee

Nature trail for jubilee

16/05/22

CELEBRATIONS for the Queen’s platinum jubilee in Benson will include a nature trail starting at the parish hall in Sunnyside. This will take place from 10am on June 3 and run through the village’s green spaces and back to the hall, ...

‘Batgirl’ and Princess the pony win double in a week

‘Batgirl’ and Princess the pony win double in a week

09/10/22

A JUNIOR showjumper won two first prizes in a week. Ava Nicholl, nine, from Benson, and her pony Princess competed in the Sunshine Tour over three days and won the 70cm championship out of 65 participants. A few days later, she ...

Man flees attack

Man flees attack

31/10/22

A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of assault and possession of an offensive weapon in Benson. It follows an incident that took place in the car park at the McDonald’s off Oxford Road between 10pm and 11pm on Tuesday, ...

Festive fundraiser

05/12/22

A Christmas raffle to raise money for Friends of Benson School is live until December 2. Local businesses have donated prizes ranging from a hair cut to a three-course meal. There is also an auction for a Sunday lunch ...

Delayed again

Delayed again

05/12/22

PLANS to install a pedestrian crossing in Benson have been delayed again. The construction of the toucan crossing on the A4074 for both cyclists and pedestrians has already been delayed for more than a year. Benson ...

Man uproots two new trees

05/12/22

TWO new trees were uprooted in Benson by a resident. Last month, 21 trees were planted around Sunnyside by volunteers to replace saplings that hadn’t grown and had left gaps in the canopy. However, a resident ...

Fundraiser for Ukraine

Fundraiser for Ukraine

04/04/22

A “CUPPA and cake” morning at the Millstream Centre in Benson raised more than £1,200 for Ukraine. Volunteers collected cash and 20 boxes of donations to support the Ivano Frankivsk refugee camp and ...

£500 gift for garden

14/08/23

A DEVELOPER has donated £500 to a community garden. Cala Homes has given the money to Benson Community Garden to help with operational costs and supplies, including insurance, plants and fertiliser,...

No mow plan

08/07/24

BENSON Parish Council is planning not to mow parts of the village. It will be leaving areas, including the Aldridge Triangle and a strip around Sunnyside, unmown until late summer and early autumn....

Do you want lower limit?

Do you want lower limit?

23/01/23

RESIDENTS of Benson are being asked for their views on the introduction of a 20mph speed limit in parts of the village. The parish council asked Oxfordshire County Council, the highways authority,...

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