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Wardens help
26/12/22
PARKING wardens are to receive training to help people who feel threatened or unsafe on Oxfordshire’s streets. Oxfordshire County Council’s contractor Conduent Transportation is training its on-street parking civil enforcement officers to be able to ...
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust
25/12/23
SHARING some of your Christmas leftovers with the birds this year could make a real difference for local wildlife. That is the message from the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust, which is asking people to join its free 12 Days ...
Council chief
14/02/22
AN interim chief executive of Oxfordshire County Council has been appointed following an internal recruitment process. Stephen Chandler replaces Yvonne Rees, who has been the joint chief executive of the council and Cherwell District Council since ...
Support for trees
02/05/22
THE number of trees in Oxfordshire is set to grow. Members of the county council’s cabinet have agreed a revised trees policy that puts the emphasis on a “presumption in favour of trees” because of the benefits they provide to the climate and ...
Cash boost to level up
25/04/22
A GRANT of £1 million has been awarded to regenerate high streets in Oxfordshire as part of the government’s “levelling up” agenda. The funding has been awarded to South Oxfordshire District Council, which will decide how best to spend it in ...
Primary places
ALMOST 92 per cent of children in Oxfordshire starting primary school in September were awarded their first-choice place. The proportion was down by more than one-and-a-half per cent from 93.09 last year but Oxfordshire County Council, the ...
Wild Oxfordshire
14/06/21
WILD Oxfordshire and CPRE, the Countryside Charity, are delighted to announce a new hedgerow initiative working with some of the county’s community groups. Hedgerows are vital for wildlife such as small mammals, farmland birds and ...
Support for tax rise
24/01/22
MORE than half of residents supported a rise in council tax in a consultation carried out by Oxfordshire County Council. The council’s cabinet set out budget proposals for 2022/2023 in December, including a 4.99 per cent rise, ...
Trial of planning revamp
SOUTH Oxfordshire District Council is to be part of a national pilot of a simpler approach to neighbourhood planning. The Government has approved a joint application with neighbouring Vale of White Horse District Council for ...
Spy cameras
31/01/22
CAMERAS could be fitted at locations in Oxfordshire to enforce traffic restrictions. Oxfordshire County Council says this would help make the streets safer and less congested. It is to apply to the Government for permission ...
Council tax set to rise under new coalition
13/12/21
COUNCIL tax in Oxfordshire is set to rise by £78.50 a year for the average property. Oxfordshire County Council’s 2022/23 budget proposals suggest a council rise of 4.99 per cent, three per cent of which would be ...
Getting greener
24/10/22
SOUTH Oxfordshire District Council says it is making good progress to becoming carbon neutral. A report on its Climate Action Plan show the authority has supported work to install electric vehicle charging ...
Sofa dumped
01/08/22
A SOFA and armchair were dumped beside a road in Russell’s Water at the weekend. South Oxfordshire District Council, the waste authority, was informed.
Warm libraries to be offered to vulnerable
26/09/22
PEOPLE in Oxfordshire who have started to plan ahead for a difficult winter due to the cost-of-living crisis are to be offered help by the county council. The council’s cabinet has agreed plans to help ...
Volunteer to help the community
20/06/22
ARE you looking for a new challenge and want to give something back to your community? Oxfordshire South and Vale Citizens Advice is looking for volunteers to work in our friendly offices in Henley ...
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