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Faringdon Town Council welcomes the start of Saturday markets tomorrow 4th of July. The market starts at 9:30 and runs until 13:00 The stalls will be displaying a range of produce from the local area and is situated in the centre of Faringdon Town , surrounded by a variety of independent cafes, pubs, and local…

We are following the latest government guidelines and will open when we feel we can minimise risks to a satisfactory level. As required from our insurer we have worked on the following process: A preopening in-depth operational/maintenance inspection to ensure the equipment works & surrounding areas are safe A new COVID based risk assessment of…

Faringdon Town Council are currently carefully considering how we can safely open the play areas we are responsible for –  Tuckers Park Play Area and Oakwood Park. We will only re-open the play areas when we have done our safety checks, risk assessments and put clear signage in place.  We will announce on our website…

To advise that with effect from Wednesday 1st July the Service number 61 will be running three days a week, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday using the same timetable as currently operational for just two days a week (Tuesday and Friday). The licence number is PH11461, the permit number is CB001046.

Since my May newsletter, some of the restrictions of lockdown have been lifted. As a result, life for MPs has been slowly returning to normal and we are back to being physically in parliament Monday – Thursday. We can also now return to visits across our constituencies on Fridays, which I am particularly pleased about….

We were unable to hold our annual town meeting in May, but we have compiled an annual report so you can see what your town council, other organisations and grant recipients have achieved in the last 12 months. Please get in touch of you have any questions. [email protected]

Residents should take extra precautions this week with “heatwave” conditions set to hit Oxfordshire and much of England. Temperatures are set to hit a sweltering 30 degrees celsius in some areas of the county over the next few days, and while many of us will be looking forward to fun in the sunshine, it’s vital…

Faringdon Town Council welcomes the start of the Saturday markets on the 4th of July. The Saturday market will take place the first Saturday of the month. The event starts at 10.00 AM and runs until 1.00 PM The stalls will be displaying a range of produce from the local area and is situated in…

Residents have been warned to be on their guard against criminals and scammers exploiting the coronavirus situation. In Oxfordshire, County Council’s Trading Standards has received ongoing reports of scams targeting people via emails, text messages, and on the doorstep. It is taking part in Scams Awareness Fortnight (15-28 June), spreading Scam Aware messaging by promoting the campaign organised…

To stop the COVID-19 pandemic, we need to screen a lot of people – maybe in the tens or hundreds of millions. Most COVID-19 carriers don’t develop symptoms severe enough to prompt medical help, and this undiagnosed population acts as active spreaders, contributing to much faster, covert spread. Current wet lab-based tests can’t meet this…