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Category: News
Vale town and parish update
Brexit transition With Brexit fast approaching, please encourage local businesses, residents and EU citizens in your town or parish to visit the government’s transition checklist which provides a personalised list of actions that people will need to take in preparation. For businesses it gives guidance on how they will be able to import and export goods from…
Is your child 3 or 4 years old? Make an application to infant and primary school
Parents of children born between 1 September 2016 and 31 August 2017 (inclusive) need to apply for an infant or primary school place for September 2021. From 3 November 2020, you can apply online for an infant or primary school place. The deadline for receipt of infant or primary school applications is 15 January 2021. Apply online To apply online you will need:…
Measures to tackle illegal parking could be introduced in the Vale next year following Cabinet approval
Vale of White Horse District Councils’ Cabinet has agreed to move forward with proposals for Civil Parking Enforcement (CPE). The move could see responsibility for parking enforcement transfer from the police to a new team managed by Oxfordshire County Council by the end of 2021.Enforcement for on-street parking in the Vale is currently carried out…
COVID-19 vaccination programme started in Oxfordshire 8th December
This week sees the NHS embark on its largest ever immunisation programme as COVID-19 vaccinations start in 50 hub hospitals across England – this started yesterday 8th December. The Churchill Hospital at Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) NHS Foundation Trust has been selected as one of the hubs to roll out the vaccination programme in the…
CAB- New Phone Number
New free phone number We are pleased to announce that we have a new free phone number. Adviceline: 0808 278 7907Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm This free phone number will enable more people in South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse to get help from our advisers. Please change and share our contact details. Thank…
Faringdon Community Bus – December 2020
Weeks commencing the 7th and 14th of December, FCB will run on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday Week commencing the 21st December, FCB will run only on Tuesday 22nd and Wednesday 23rd as there won’t be a bus run on Christmas Day! Week commencing 28th December FCB will also run on the 29th and the 30th.
David Johnston MP-November Newsletter
I hope you, your friends and your family continue to be safe and well. I was naturally disappointed that the whole county of Oxfordshire has been put into Tier 2. I know the impact this will have on families and on local businesses, particularly some of our pubs. But we now have great news in…
Oxfordshire Libraries announces e-book short story competition 2021
Library users are being offered a chance to discover new writers, stories and voices from around the county as Oxfordshire Libraries launches its annual short story competition for 2021. The winner from each of the three categories will see their short story published as an e-book; available via the library website to be borrowed and…
Council cabinets to consider Civil Parking Enforcement proposals
A major change aimed at helping to prevent illegal parking could move a step closer in the Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire this week. At their respective meetings on 3 and 4 December, South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils’ cabinets will consider whether to move forward with proposals for Civil…