Have your say on the new Garden Village

Residents, businesses and organisations are being offered the chance to have their say on a proposed garden village set to be built to the north of the A40 near Eynsham. A consultation has been launched focusing on key issues such as transport, housing, jobs and the...

Citizen Advice

In addition to the office in Witney (see opening times on https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/about-us/how-we-provide-advice/advice/search-for-your-local-citizens-advice/local-citizens-advice-details/?serialnumber=101171) Citizens Advice services can now be accessed via...

Saturday night magic

On a beautiful summer evening Finstock was seduced by the magical music from Gordon Giltrap, Nick Hooper and Judith Henderson. Gordon and Nick returned for a second evening of duos, solos and banter. They played some old favourites and a number of ‘world premiers’ and...

News from ‘The Planner’

Some of the latest planning news in association with ‘The Planner’, the official magazine of the Royal Town Planning Institute. The Local Government Association (LGA) has called on the government not to implement planned changes to the National Planning Policy...

July Oxford line closures

Travellers will be affected by the Oxford railway line improvements being conducted by Great Western Railways. On three weekends in July there will be no trains at all on the line between Oxford and Moreton-in-Marsh, with a replacement bus service in operation. During...

A good turnout at White Horse folk evening

Wednesday 6th June saw the start of a new season of folk evenings at the White Horse. Nick and Judith were joined by a number of friends for an evening of music, song and poetry. The evening was a great success and will be repeated at 8pm on the first Wednesday of...

Stonesfield Fete UPDATE

As you probably know, the Friends of Stonesfield School (FoSS) Committee normally organise the Village Fete. The committee is currently a very small group of parents and despite recent appeals for new members and village support to run the fete, we find that we are...

Stonesfield rocked

The Village Idiots rocked Stonesfield at the May Bank Holiday micro beer fest. Hundreds of people turned out to enjoy the warm weather, the beer and the food at the White Horse Micro Beer Fest on 5th May. The Village Idiots played for over two hours with old...

Successful April Plant Sale

Stonesfield Gardening Club’s April plant sale was held at Four Acres in Pond Hill on Saturday 21st April. Just for a change the weather was kind to us which encouraged people to get in early, and they turned out in record numbers. They were able to choose from the...

Poem about Stonesfield

Dr Romola Parish has written a poem about Stonefield. Dr Romola Parish worked with the Oxfordshire HLC project as poet in residence. Using the HLC, Romola explored the hidden histories of Oxfordshire’s landscapes and captured in her anthology of poems, The...

Cala Homes application for 68 houses – REFUSED

The Cala Homes application for Land East of Stonesfield, Woodstock Road, Stonesfield was on the WODC Planning Committee Agenda for Monday, 30th April 2018. At the meeting the Planning Committee refused the application. It can be viewed on line with full particulars...

West Oxfordshire Council updates

Flexible loan scheme The Flexible Home Improvement Loan is for property owners aged 60+. It can be used for essential repairs / renovation projects in your home. The loan is provided on a not-for-profit basis and can be re-paid on a flexible basis, for example regular...

Broadband

Broadband delivery in the Fawler cabinet area The Connecting West Oxfordshire project* is underway and we are making good progress on bringing ultrafast broadband to properties that currently have little or no internet access. We are pleased to let you know that in...