Jan 2, 2019 | Stonesfield news
Another New Year’s Day… another Stonesfield Stumble. We started at the Cross 11.15 and, as river levels were low enough to attempt the Evenlode ring, we headed out south to the Evenlode bridge. Then passing the scene of the Battle of Bags Bottom which older walkers...
Dec 30, 2018 | Stonesfield news
West Oxfordshire District Council is encouraging residents to recycle their real Christmas trees. Householders already signed up for garden waste collections can simply put them out on their next scheduled garden collection when the service re-starts from Wednesday 9...
Dec 22, 2018 | Stonesfield news
If you see a suspicious vehicle (or people) the phone Thames Valley Police on 101. Make sure you have the vehicle’s registration number description (make / model / colour ) Thames Valley Police will get a patrol out. They can run the details through their systems and...
Dec 22, 2018 | Stonesfield news
December 2018 Welcome to our latest newsletter We hope you enjoyed reading last month’s edition of Oxfordshire Matters, thecounty council’s newsletter for our stakeholders. 1. Daytime Support Sustainability Grant Awards Twenty-nine organisations have been...
Dec 22, 2018 | Stonesfield news
In December 2018 Thames Water has been handed a £2m fine for a “reckless failure” that led to the polluting of a tributary of the Thames with raw sewage. The £2bn-turnover utilities firm admitted breaching environmental regulations in relation to untreated sewage...
Dec 22, 2018 | Stonesfield news
This consultation runs from 00:00, 30 November 2018 to 23:59, 6 January 2019. More information https://consultations.oxfordshire.gov.uk/consult.ti/ImprovingtheA40corridor/consultationHome In July 2015, Oxfordshire County Council’s cabinet agreed to an infrastructure...
Dec 18, 2018 | Stonesfield news
The ‘fountain’ on Laughton Hill was caused by the drain coming down the hill being blocked. This had been reported on 7th December via Oxfordshire Highways website. The Highways guys who came today (18th December) to sort the problem were very frustrated as the...
Dec 15, 2018 | Stonesfield news
On Saturday 15th December Fiddle /guitar duo Henderson:Hooper held a fundraising concert for the New Yatt Riding for the Disabled at Stonesfield Church (St James the Great). The concert raised £800. “New Yatt RDA is close to our hearts as our daughter Rose has been...
Dec 15, 2018 | Stonesfield news
Help protect our valuable tree heritage. Let us know if you see any ancient or old trees and put them on the map. There are already 160,000 trees listed but there are thousands more to add. We need your help to find them. https://ati.woodlandtrust.org.uk/ To sign up...
Dec 14, 2018 | Stonesfield news
We are very excited that the second printing of our CD Pete’s Trees (released in May 2018) is available as of today, complete with an additional track – Farewell Aragog, which was composed by Nick for the film ‘Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince’. You can see a...
Dec 13, 2018 | Stonesfield news
£1.5M Fine for planning breaches in north London Harrow Crown Court has ordered a rogue landlord to pay £1.5 million or spend nine years in prison after he was found guilty of breaching planning rules for five years in two London boroughs....
Dec 6, 2018 | Stonesfield news
Last night (6th December) was the final White Horse Folk Night in the 2018 series. As usual it was a resounding success with a wide range of contributors singing, playing and reading poetry. It is planned to restart the White Horse Folk Nights on Wednesday 6th...
Dec 6, 2018 | Stonesfield news
Dear Fellow Councillors As your parish council representative on the Cotswold Conservation Board I would like to thank you for responding to the survey I sent out earlier this year. Here is a presentation of my views on the advantages of becoming a national park...
Dec 4, 2018 | Stonesfield news
News and information for county council stakeholders November 2018 Welcome to our latest newsletter We hope you enjoyed reading last month’s edition of Oxfordshire Matters, thecounty council’s newsletter for our stakeholders. In this edition: Innovative...
Nov 29, 2018 | Stonesfield news
Douglas Rudlin first book to be published is now available. Its title is The Life and Times of the Inns, Taverns and Beerhouses of Witney, Oxfordshire. Have you ever wondered what the social life in the pubs of Witney was like long ago? From the obvious to the not so...
