Household waste recycling centres to close for cleaning
During November Oxfordshire County Councils household waste recycling centres will be closing for two days to carry out a deep clean and essential maintenance. This includes jet washing the sites and structures, repainting lines and safety areas as well as other general works. Oxfordshire County Council will be shutting each of its recycling centres for […]
Smart doorbells and cameras
Following a court ruling yesterday, the parish council is urging residents with CCTV to use caution so that only their properties are surveilled and that the privacy of others is maintained. The detail of the ruling is on the BBC here.
County-wide 20mph zones?
Next week a decision will be made by Oxfordshire County Council on whether to lower the speed limit in urban areas and village streets across the county. Pilots are already underway, but taking this step in other parts of the county would, says the council, help make roads safer and more pleasant for those who are […]
Council launches Halloween reuse competition
South Oxfordshire district council has launched a reuse competition for children and adults to help make Halloween more environmentally-friendly. Ten winners will receive books on zero waste recipes and ideas. The council says: “With the right imagination, toilet roll cardboard inner tubes can become flying bats, empty plastic milk containers become ghosts or monsters and pine cones can be transformed […]
Traffic calming
Oxfordshire County Council has approved the parish council’s traffic calming applications – to lower the speed limit in Aston Rowant (excluding the B4009) to 20mph, and also for the chicane on the B4009 by the turn in Aston Rowant village.
New issue of Parish Notes
The latest issue of the Parish Notes is out and will also soon be through letterboxes. It’s available via Your Community > Parish Notes.
New civil parking enforcement from 1 November
Motorists beware. Oxfordshire County Council is, from 1 November, bringing in special enforcement areas in partnership with Cherwell, South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils. Parking offences in these areas are typically enforced by the police but will become the responsibility of Oxfordshire County Council. Parking violations will become civil offences; enforcement will apply […]
SODC garden waste update
A note from SODC: “Dear Garden Waste Customer Firstly, please accept our sincere apologies for the disruption to your garden waste service this summer. We are pleased to share the news that we have agreed a temporary arrangement with Biffa that will enable us to begin collecting garden waste again from 27 September. The well […]
ZEZ pilot to launch in February 2022
From Oxfordshire County Council: “Britain’s first Zero Emission Zone (ZEZ) pilot is set to launch in Oxford in February 2022, with the registration system for exemptions and discounts going live in December 2021. Oxford City Council and Oxfordshire County Council have confirmed the new timeline after working together to resolve technical complexities in the bespoke […]