Don’t forget: Litter pickers are available to borrow/use!

Unfortunately, the litter in/around the village (and on the roadside verges leading in/out of the village) appears to have proliferated again… Just walking along Greenfield Road on Sunday afternoon I picked up three discarded masks. If you fancy litter picking...

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...

Sewage discharges into our rivers

Treated and untreated sewage is released into inland waters and the sea. This is permitted in specified circumstances and is regulated by the Environment Agency (EA), the Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat) and by statute. There has been increasing concern...

New Year – new location

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...

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...

Sad start to New Year

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...

Operation Holly arrests

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...