URGENT: EQUIPMENT REQUIRED DUE TO COVID-19 NRS HealthCare is asking people to return health care equipment they no longer need. If you have been loaned equipment that you no longer need…Much of this equipment could be recycled and reused. It helps us get the equipment to the people who need it.We need chairs, beds, wheeled…
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South and Vale media release – Support for people struggling financially due to the Coronavirus pandemic
Support for people struggling financially due to the Coronavirus pandemic South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils are putting a range of measures in place to help people who are being affected financially by the Coronavirus pandemic, including support for individuals and for businesses. Support for individuals – council tax Hardship fund for…
Message from Chief Inspector Matt Bullivant Deputy Lpa Commander of South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse
I understand that this is a difficult and worrying time for a lot people as we all make significant adjustments to our daily lives to follow the measures set out by the government. These measures have been put in place to stop the spread of the virus, protect the NHS and save lives. You…
Thames Water-COVID-19 Update
Please read below a letter from Thames Water sent to Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Leader at Oxfordshire County Council. 31 March 2020 Dear Council Leader, I wrote to you last week to explain Thames Water’s response to COVID-19. This note is to provide an update on what we are doing to maintain safe, reliable water and…
Faringdon Community Bus- Update
03/04/20 Further to my email dated 26 March 2020 and the need to vary the authorised service 61 timetable as a result of the current COVID-19 travel restrictions. As our authorised timetable changed on the 1st April 2020 I am attaching a further update to the variation necessary owing to the COVID 19 restrictions. All…
Coronavirus – Support and advice for people affected by dementia.
Advice for everyone To prevent the spread of coronavirus, the government have advised that we must all stay at home. There are only a few exceptions to this, such as if you are a key worker or if you need to get essentials like food and medicine. Advice for people affected by dementia We have created…
South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse- Parking charges in district car parks suspended
Parking charges suspended for all district council car parks in South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse Following the Prime Minister’s announcement on 23 March regarding travel restrictions, South Oxfordshire District Council and Vale of White Horse District Council have suspended all parking charges with immediate effect – this applies to all district council…
Positive Pink Pigeon
Let’s decorate the town with Positive Pink Pigeons, get the glitter, glue paints, crayons out and be creative. Place your masterpiece in the window. Send photos of your Positive Pink Pigeon to [email protected] Click here to download or print a Positive Pink Pigeon template Use our template to colour in and decorate or create your…
Notice of Closure of Play Areas in Tuckers Park and Oakwood Park – Faringdon
Due to the recent government guidelines regarding COVID-19, Faringdon Town Council has taken the decision to close the play areas in Tuckers Park and Oakwood Park until further notice. Please note that the open spaces will remain open to allow daily exercises as advised by the Government. We thank you for understanding and helping us…
OCC Library Network Closure- Faringdon
Following a leadership team review of our library network this morning given the latest government announcements yesterday evening, the decision has been made to close the network of libraries within the County to the general public. This will come into effect from 1300 hrs onwards today. The decision has been taken in line with the…