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...

SID continues its work

On 27 November the SID was returned to its War Memorial site after its temporary relocation due to Remembrance Day services. During its month on Combe Road it recorded vehicles’ average speed as 22mph with a maximum recorded of 55mph. It can be see from the...

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...

SID returns to Combe Road

To ensure the War Memorial was at its best for the November Remembrance Day service the SID was moved off to its Combe Road location. It will stay there for a few weeks as a reminder to drivers entering the village from Combe, which now also has a 20mph limit. It will...