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Tree replaced
12/07/21
THE old Armistice tree on Bix Common is to be replaced. Bix and Assendon Parish Council considered moving it to outside St James’s Church but decided to keep it on Bix Common and install fencing to protect it. The council will plant a field maple ...
Theft alert
25/04/22
THIEVES were reported to be operating in Bix and Fawley last week. Two men driving a Volkswagen Touran are suspected of breaking into various properties and vans and stealing tools and computer equipment. They were spotted attempting to break ...
Road closure
28/11/22
RECTORY Lane in Bix will be closed from 9.30am to 3.30pm on Tuesday while damaged telegraph poles are repaired.
Customer consultant
16/09/19
A MARKETING consultant from Bix has written a book on the importance of customer focus. Daniel Bausor’s book The Customer Catalyst: How to drive sustainable business growth in the Customer Economy argues that, with the growth of the internet ...
Church extension
30/08/21
THE church in Bix is to be extended to turn it into a community hub. A kitchen and toilet block will be included in the annexe at St James’s Church. South Oxfordshire District Council, the planning authority, has approved the work, which ...
Royal British Legion - Bix Branch
09/04/18
“LIFE with reserves and horses” was a fascinating evening talk given by Major General Simon Brooks-Ward to a packed Bix village hall, hosted by the branch. The talk was about the Army Reserve and its role in modern defence by the man ...
Maggie is top dog at show organised by namesake
07/11/14
BIX fun dog show and village fete has been hailed the “best ever” with hundreds of pounds raised from the event. Forty-four dogs registered across seven classes on Saturday at Bix Common for musical chairs, most handsome dog, ...
Lower speed limit backed
26/07/21
RESIDENTS in Bix and Assendon have shown support for a speed awareness campaign. The parish council is ordering 200 stickers from the “20’s Plenty” organisation, which will be distributed to houses in Bix, Lower and Middle ...
Ocean views is artist’s muse for competition
30/03/20
A SCULPTOR from Bix has been unveiled as one of the contestants taking part in the second series of a BBC reality TV show called Home Is Where the Art Is. Dawn Conn, who has been a professional artist for the past nine ...
Dogs of all shapes and sizes go walkies for annual show
19/06/17
HUNDREDS of people attended Bix’s annual dog show and village fete on Saturday. An arena was set up on the village common and pets were judged in a range of categories including most handsome male, prettiest bitch, ...
Family told extension work is dangerous
16/09/17
A FAMILY who paid a Henley builder £135,000 to extend their home have been told his work is sub-standard and must be torn down. Naunton and Dawn Cheesman hired Mariusz Noga to extend their five-bedroom property in ...
Rower in crash drama
27/05/21
AN Olympic rower had to run for her life seconds before a car collided with another vehicle and caught fire near Henley. Vicky Thornley was being driven home to Bix by her husband Ric Egington on Sunday when the ...
Tea time
10/07/17
A pop-up tearoom was held at an open garden event in Bix. Dozens of people attended the event at Bottom House, which was hosted by the charity Style Acre, which supports people with learning disabilities. Some ...
Nightmare of 'Dream Home'
29/07/17
A FAMILY’S bid to transform their house into a “dream home” has turned into a nightmare after their builder carried out allegedly sub-standard work and then failed to finish. Dawn and Naunton Cheesman paid ...
Road shut for works
14/03/22
A ROAD at Bix has been closed for two months so a new gully can be installed. The closure applies to the stretch of road from south-west of the A4130 junction leading to Lawrence Farm to the edge of ...
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