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Category: News

Air pollution reduced by more than half in parts of southern Oxfordshire as walking and cycling increases

Posted on June 5, 2020

Today (5 June) is World Environment Day and South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils have announced that following lockdown there has been a marked reduction in air pollution in our districts – down by nearly 60 per cent in one location. The lack of traffic and the increase in walking and cycling…

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Government Discretionary Business Grant now open for applications

Posted on June 2, 2020

South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils will accept applications from noon Wednesday 3 June 2020 from small businesses for a share of around £1.9 million of government support following the coronavirus outbreak. The councils are urging all eligible businesses that were ineligible for the Small Business Grant scheme and Retail, Hospitality and…

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Parking charges to be re-introduced in South and Vale car parks

Posted on June 1, 2020

Parking charges will be re-introduced in district council car parks across South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse from Monday 8 June.   South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils have allowed people to park for free since 26 March, to support key workers and those who need to shop for essential food…

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Oxfordshire Libraries May 2020 Digital Update

Posted on June 1, 2020

Applying to join Oxfordshire Libraries online Go to www.libcat.oxfordshire.gov.uk  and click ‘Join the Library’ and fill in your details. We will email your account access details back to you within 1-2 working days eBooks and eAudio https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/ebooks Choose from a great range of fiction and non-fiction reading for adults and children. We are investing in…

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Council offers big thank you to Oxfordshire residents as recycling sites reopen

Posted on May 19, 2020

At the end of the first day of reopening, Oxfordshire County Council Cabinet Member Cllr Yvonne Constance wanted to thank all those who visited for playing their part. The sites at Alkerton, Ardley, Dix Pit, Drayton, Oakley Wood, Redbridge and Stanford in the Vale have been extremely busy since they opened at 8.00am this morning…

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Citizens Advice needs Volunteer Advisers

Posted on May 19, 2020

We can all face problems that are too stressful or complicated to sort out alone. Last year, 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. Normally, our main offices are…

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This week is Mental Health Awareness Week

Posted on May 19, 2020

Mental health problems can affect anyone, at any time and one in four people will experience some form of mental distress during their lifetime. This can include depression, anxiety, panic disorders and eating disorders, as well as conditions such as bipolar and schizophrenia. So, for one week each May, an awareness campaign takes place to look at…

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Return of Form 9s to confirm a burial- Update

Posted on May 18, 2020

As you may know, the Oxfordshire Registration Service, in common with all local registration services in England and Wales are registering only deaths currently, and most of this work is being carried out by registrars working at home. Register offices across the county are currently closed to the public, but there is a small staff…

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Online Pop up Business School- 15th June

Posted on May 18, 2020

PopUp Business School is a FREE traveling business school that runs intensive courses helping you to get going. Our courses are run in seminar style with cohorts of anywhere between 30 people and 300. You will receive 1-2-1 support on how to be resilient and sustain your business during uncertain times, how to make sales,…

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Would you like to see more seating in the town centre?

Posted on May 18, 2020
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Meetings

  • Planning & Highways Committee to be held on Monday 23rd June 2025 at 7.00pm in the Jubilee Room, The Pump House.
    Planning & Highways Committee meeting
  • Staffing Sub-Committee Meeting to be held on Monday 16th June 2025 at 6.30pm
    Full Council meeting
  • Extra Finance & Audit Committee Meeting to be held on Monday 16th June 2025 at 6.50pm
    Finance & Audit Committee meeting
  • Community & Partnerships Committee meeting to be held on Monday 16th June 2025 at 7pm
  • Full Council Meeting to be held on Monday 9th June 2025 in The Jubilee Room, The Pump House, Market Place, Faringdon at 7.00pm.
    Annual Town Council Meeting

News

  • Elms Tennis Association
  • Faringdon’s Big Green Week
  • Oxfordshire Play Association’s Play Day: Friday 1 August at Tucker Park
  • Big Green Day
  • Faringdon Christmas Light Switch On

Road Works

  • Temporary Road Closure and “No Waiting” restriction at Coleshill, B4019 Coleshill
  • Temporary Road Closure at Swan Lane, Faringdon
  • Temporary Road Closure at Highworth Road, Great Coxwell
  • Temporary Road Closure at Faringdon, London Street
  • 2 hour Road Closure in Market Place, Faringdon for VE Day
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