Stagecoach bus promotion

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...

Voting? You will need photo ID

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...

Parish Council elections

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...

Stonesfield has 2 Defibrillators

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...

Stonesfield Stumble 2023

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...

Redevelopment of Oxford station: DECEMBER UPDATE

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...

Use it or potentially lose it!

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...

Is your child 3 or 4 years old?

School Admissions Information for Reception Applications As part of the application process for Reception entry to infant and primary school, we are advertising the need for parents and carers of children born between 1 September 2018 and 31 August 2019 to apply for a...

Oxfordshire 2023/24 budget

Have your say on 2023/24 proposals Households across Oxfordshire are facing huge financial pressures. Oxfordshire County Council are also facing our most difficult budget pressures for many years. In 2023/24, we have a significant funding shortfall of at least £44...

Sustainable Warmth grant funding

West Oxfordshire District Council’s Sustainable Warmth grant funding is available to the community. Details of the grant scheme are outlined below: Sustainable Warmth West Oxfordshire District Council has been allocated £1,067,000 funding to support the new...

Boundary Commission final consultation

The Boundary Commission have updated their proposals following a public consultation. There revised proposals can be found at Revised Proposals: Press Page A third and final consultation on the new map of revised constituency proposals is open now until 5 December....

Botley West Solar Farm consultation

Photovolt Development Partners (PVDP) is proposing a new solar farm in the west of Oxfordshire, called Botley West Solar Farm, stretching over three sites from Woodstock to Cumnor. Botley West Solar Farm (Botley West) could deliver 840 Megawatts (MW) of clean...

Raising awareness of Pension Credit

I know that you will share our serious concern about the impact of the spiralling cost of living on people as winter approaches. Our specific concerns are obviously for older people and carers, particularly those who are managing on a fixed income. We know from the...