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Sent on behalf of the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner The Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley, Anthony Stansfeld, is seeking your views on a proposed increase to the policing element of council tax for 2021/22. In response to the exceptional operational demands placed on the police, particularly in response to the…

We can all face problems that are too stressful or complicated to sort out alone. In 2019 our 150 volunteers advised over 11,000 people. We helped three quarters resolve their debt, benefits, employment and housing problems. We now need more advisers to help us during and after the Covid-19 crisis. Our main offices are in…

New Collection Day: Wednesday 6th January Bin Types: Green and Food

Bus passengers are set to be benefit as services across the county are set to be improved and maintained in the New Year thanks to Oxfordshire County Council working with local bus operators and major employers. Bus operators have also taken a number of measures to promote safe travel, by implementing social distancing measures on…

Read the story on the Oxfordshire County Council website here or below: Residents are urged to be on their guard against scammers using the promise of a coronavirus vaccine to con them out of money. Criminals across the country are contacting people out of the blue with offers of a coronavirus vaccination. These approaches have…

This year, alongside Active Oxfordshire and Sir Muir Gray, we are running a campaign titled ‘Share your Warmth’. This campaign is asking those who receive a winter fuel allowance that they feel they do not need, whether they would like to donate some or all of it towards helping support the elderly and vulnerable during…

Pubs in South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse which receive most of their income from drink sales can now apply for a new Covid-19 support grant from their district council. Under the current Tier 2 restrictions pubs can only open if they serve substantial meals.  Customers sitting inside may only do so with…

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Brexit transition   With Brexit fast approaching, please encourage local businesses, residents and EU citizens in your town or parish to visit the government’s transition checklist which provides a personalised list of actions that people will need to take in preparation.   For businesses it gives guidance on how they will be able to import and export goods from…