At the end of last year, the Home Office announced the funding settlement for police across the country for the next financial year. In Thames Valley, this means an additional £12.6m in Government grant to pay for an additional 179 police officers. The increase in officers is the second part of the national uplift programme…
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Latest public health data and advice
In the seven days up to 1 January 2021, there has been a total of 3,591 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Oxfordshire (equivalent to a weekly rate of 519.2 per 100,000 residents). This is an increase from 2,190 new cases in the previous seven days ending 25 December (equivalent to a weekly rate of 316.6 per…
Have Your Say on An Increase To Council Tax Across the Thames Valley
Sent on behalf of the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner The Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley, Anthony Stansfeld, is seeking your views on a proposed increase to the policing element of council tax for 2021/22. In response to the exceptional operational demands placed on the police, particularly in response to the…
Citizens Advice needs volunteer advisers
We can all face problems that are too stressful or complicated to sort out alone. In 2019 our 150 volunteers advised over 11,000 people. We helped three quarters resolve their debt, benefits, employment and housing problems. We now need more advisers to help us during and after the Covid-19 crisis. Our main offices are in…
Waste Collection change in Vale of White Horse District
New Collection Day: Wednesday 6th January Bin Types: Green and Food
New year present for bus passengers in Oxfordshire
Bus passengers are set to be benefit as services across the county are set to be improved and maintained in the New Year thanks to Oxfordshire County Council working with local bus operators and major employers. Bus operators have also taken a number of measures to promote safe travel, by implementing social distancing measures on…
Scammers target residents with promise of coronavirus vaccine
Read the story on the Oxfordshire County Council website here or below: Residents are urged to be on their guard against scammers using the promise of a coronavirus vaccine to con them out of money. Criminals across the country are contacting people out of the blue with offers of a coronavirus vaccination. These approaches have…
Christmas tree recycling cancelled
The Rotary Club has cancelled the Christmas tree recycling due to the tier 4 restrictions. Donations for the Helen and Douglas Children’s Hospice are still welcome . For more info on how to donate please visit www. faringdonrotaryclub.org
Please share our campaign to support older people during winter
This year, alongside Active Oxfordshire and Sir Muir Gray, we are running a campaign titled ‘Share your Warmth’. This campaign is asking those who receive a winter fuel allowance that they feel they do not need, whether they would like to donate some or all of it towards helping support the elderly and vulnerable during…
New Covid-19 grants available now for pubs
Pubs in South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse which receive most of their income from drink sales can now apply for a new Covid-19 support grant from their district council. Under the current Tier 2 restrictions pubs can only open if they serve substantial meals. Customers sitting inside may only do so with…