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Open Letter to persons organising or participating in public gatherings
Thames Valley Police strongly advise people not to attend any large gatherings for the protection of yourselves and others as we are still in the middle of a global pandemic. The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020 as currently amended states that no person may participate in a gathering which consists of…
COVID Update: Cases in Oxford City
Please find below a notice that has been sent from the Corporate Director of Public Health at Oxfordshire County Council. “Dear MembersI am writing to inform you about rising cases of COVID-19 in Oxford.In the 7 days up to 25 September, there were 67 confirmed cases in Oxford, up from 33 in the previous week.This…
Neighbour of the Year Award 2020 Now Open
Dear Neighbourhood Watch supporters, Nominate a neighbour that goes above and beyond for your community for the Neighbour of the Year Award 2020 run by Co-op Insurance and Neighbourhood Watch For the third year running, we’re excited to launch the nationwide search in partnership with our friends at Co-op Insurance to find and celebrate some…
Recycling in Oxfordshire
People in Oxfordshire are among the best in the whole of the country at recycling but as the nation embarks on Recycle Week there’s more everyone can do to improve the situation even more. The theme for the Waste and Resources Action Programme’s (WRAP) seventeenth annual Recycle Week is to thank the people of Oxfordshire…
Apply for the Green Homes Grant scheme
You may be aware of the new Green Homes Grant Scheme that will see the Government fund up to two-thirds of the cost of home improvements of over 600,000 homes, supporting over 100,000 jobs in green construction. The Government has now set out further details on the range of measures included and how consumers in…
Oxford back on amber alert as local coronavirus cases mirror national rise
People in Oxfordshire are being advised to only get tested for COVID-19 if they have symptoms as the level of positive cases in Oxford mean the city is once again on amber alert. The number of cases in the city currently stands at 25.6 per 100,000 of the population. The figure for the whole of…
‘You Can Adopt’ campaign launches in Oxfordshire
Vulnerable children in Oxfordshire are set to benefit from a new campaign, launching Wednesday 16 September, designed to dispel myths around who is eligible to adopt and encourage more residents to consider the role. An emotive FILM features an adoptive family from South Oxfordshire; Charlotte and Peter Brown and singer Sinitta (see photo above, with her mum, Miquel Brown). Oxfordshire is playing a key…
Leisure facilities in southern Oxfordshire ready for the next phase of reopening
After recent assessments of the leisure facilities across southern Oxfordshire, South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils have agreed with GLL, who run the “Better” centres, that the second phase of reopening can start and from the 14 September more leisure activities will be able to resume. On 25 July when leisure centres…