When exactly will the pub reopen?

Firstly, thank you to the many architects, builders, pub planners and hospitality professionals who’ve given valuable advice and support to get us to this stage. With an old building like The White Horse there are hidden challenges around every corner, but if...

River levels in Oxfordshire

Heavy rainfall during February has led river levels in Oxfordshire to rise to high levels once again. The link below provides useful information for local people to monitor the situation in individuals parts of the county – especially when the Environment Agency...

County Council budget agreed

A budget for 2024/25 was set this week at the annual budget setting meeting of all Oxfordshire County Councillors. Feedback from people across the county on the proposed budgets provided invaluable insight on priorities, which was used to inform decision making. The...

Holes? blocked drains? – report it

Reporting just got easier Oxfordshire’s Fix My Street, which allows us all to report potholes, faulty streetlights and a host of other street defects and queries, has been updated. The changes have made the process much slicker, with more detail being asked up front...

Immediate Road Closure Alert – Stonesfield Straight

Woodstock Road – Road closure required to repair a defective boundary box by Thames Water, expected to finish on 12 February 2024. We are waiting for the submission of the diversion route and will process asap through the normal channels once received. This is...

Postponement of Thames Water road closure

Postponement of Thames Water closure of part of Boot Street, Stonesfield Please note that we have received notification that the planned partial-closure of Boot Street, outside the Left Boot, which had been scheduled for 6-9 February (notice in Stonesfield Slate...

Pub wall & gate

The new pub wall is now finished and looking very smart. So much better than the hole in the wall. Thanks Geoff Booth. And the side gate has been fully refurbished, thank you Richard Morris.

OCC Health and wellbeing strategy

Oxfordshire County Council are asking residents to comment on the new draft health and wellbeing strategy which is open for comment until 12 November. As a county, we’re facing challenges with an ageing population, increased demand for services, mental health and...

Stonesfield Community Pub – update 11 Oct

What a couple of weeks! Our amazing volunteer teams have put in an astonishing amount of effort preparing and successfully running the pop-up pub/cafe over the last two weekends. With over 1000 pints pulled, nearly 50 full English breakfasts served and over 200...