Feb 27, 2023 | Stonesfield news
Shepherds on the Blenheim Estate are urging dog owners to act responsibly while visiting the Estate in the run up to lambing season. Blenheim Estate allow their sheep to give birth outdoors, in order to give lambs the best spring grass and nutrients they need. The...
Feb 25, 2023 | Stonesfield news
In February the Parish Council’s third Speed Indicator Device (SID) arrived. Now placed on The Ridings at Farley Lane, clearly visible to vehicles entering the village, this is another reminder of the current speed limit. Another SID is outside The White Horse facing...
Feb 23, 2023 | Stonesfield news
At last! It has finally arrived: your chance to say how you would like Stonesfield to grow over the coming years. In the first few days of March, the Village Survey was delivered to every household in the village. In it you are asked what developments in housing,...
Feb 22, 2023 | Stonesfield news
The aim of Good Food Oxfordshire is to identify and catalyse actions by individuals and organisations that will promote a healthy, fair, ethical and environmentally sustainable food system in Oxford and Oxfordshire. Good Food Oxfordshire supports initiatives that...
Feb 6, 2023 | Stonesfield news
Oxfordshire County Council is currently subsidising the S3 but this is only guaranteed until 2024. So we are encouraging residents to start to use the buses more – use ’em or lose ’em. You probably know that Stagecoach are running the £2 per journey...
Jan 18, 2023 | Stonesfield news
You now need photo ID to vote at a polling station. As part of new laws introduced by the Government, everyone voting at a polling station at this year’s local elections on 4 May will need to show a valid form of ID to be able to vote. Find out more on our website...
Jan 13, 2023 | Stonesfield news
Stonesfield Parish Council recognises that this proposal is in the initial non-statutory stage of the planning process. Due to this, the information currently provided for Botley West Solar Farm at this stage lacks many of the key facts needed to make an informed...
Jan 11, 2023 | Stonesfield news
Back from repair after January’s vandalism (see separate article), our Speed Indicator Device (SID) is trying out a new location, opposite the White Horse. Clearly visible to vehicles entering the village on The Ridings this is another reminder of the current...
Jan 9, 2023 | Stonesfield news
Elections: This year is an election year in Stonesfield! Elections take place in May but forms to get your name on the election list come out end March. What does this mean? It means that ALL seats for the Parish Council are to be re-elected. We need YOU to represent...
Jan 5, 2023 | Stonesfield news
New Year 2023 did not start well, with one of Stonesfield’s Speed Indicator Device (SID) being vandalised. This was the fourth time in three months that the SID covering the Woodstock Road / Combe Road has been attacked. At the same time the 20mph repeater sign...
Jan 5, 2023 | Stonesfield news
Thames Valley Police and Hampshire Constabulary’s Joint Operations Unit made more than 700 arrests across both force areas as part of Operation Holly. From 1 December to 31 December, officers carried out targeted activity in order to stop drivers under the influence...
Jan 5, 2023 | Stonesfield news
Did you know Stonesfield has TWO defibrillators in the village which are accessible to members of the public? The Parish Council would like to ensure that everyone is aware of this vital life saving equipment. Over the Christmas period we understand that the ambulance...
Jan 1, 2023 | Stonesfield news
At 11.16 on New Year’s Day 2023 around 40 people (plus lots of dogs) convened at The Cross, ready for the off. This year the sun shone for the start of the Stonesfield Stumble. Soon we were heading down Well Lane, up the Oxfordshire Way, through the stream up to...
Dec 14, 2022 | Stonesfield news
Update December 2022: Network Rail has informed Oxfordshire County Council that it will no longer be able to meet its 9 January 2023 start date for the redevelopment of Oxford Station. Detailed discussions with the county council had led to the conclusion that there...
Dec 6, 2022 | Stonesfield news
Bus Service S3 north of Woodstock, including both branches to Charlbury and Chipping Norton, was declared as non-commercial by Stagecoach and since October 2022 have been run under contract to the County Council. This arrangement is due to run until August 2024. This...
