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Please read below a letter from Thames Water sent to Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Leader at Oxfordshire County Council. 31 March 2020 Dear Council Leader, I wrote to you last week to explain Thames Water’s response to COVID-19.  This note is to provide an update on what we are doing to maintain safe, reliable water and…

03/04/20 Further to my email dated 26 March 2020 and the need to vary the authorised service 61 timetable as a result of the current COVID-19 travel restrictions. As our authorised timetable changed on the 1st April 2020 I am attaching a further update to the variation necessary owing to the COVID 19 restrictions. All…

Advice for everyone   To prevent the spread of coronavirus, the government have advised that we must all stay at home. There are only a few exceptions to this, such as if you are a key worker or if you need to get essentials like food and medicine. Advice for people affected by dementia We have created…

Parking charges suspended for all district council car parks in South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse Following the Prime Minister’s announcement on 23 March regarding travel restrictions, South Oxfordshire District Council and Vale of White Horse District Council have suspended all parking charges with immediate effect – this applies to all district council…

Let’s decorate the town with Positive Pink Pigeons, get the glitter, glue paints, crayons out and be creative. Place your masterpiece in the window. Send photos of your Positive Pink Pigeon to [email protected] Click here to download or print a Positive Pink Pigeon template Use our template to colour in and decorate or create your…

Due to the recent government guidelines regarding COVID-19, Faringdon Town Council has taken the decision to close the play areas in Tuckers Park and Oakwood Park until further notice. Please note that the open spaces will remain open to allow daily exercises as advised by the Government. We thank you for understanding and helping us…

Following a leadership team review of our library network this morning given the latest government announcements yesterday evening, the decision has been made to close the network of libraries within the County to the general public. This will come into effect from 1300 hrs onwards today. The decision has been taken in line with the…

Coronavirus (COVID-19): latest information and advice Vale of White Horse general update- COVID-19 Vale of White Horse-Waste Service update

At Royal Mail, we are actively monitoring the rapidly evolving Coronavirus situation. The postal service is a key part of the UK’s infrastructure. The delivery of parcels and letters is a key way of keeping the country together and helping many people who may not have the option to leave their homes. We will continue…

Following recent Government advice, we regret to announce that all Faringdon Town Council venues will close to the public with immediate effect. (The only exception to this will be for blood donation sessions organised by the National Health Service Blood and Transplant team.) This will be reviewed on 30th April 2020 and weekly, on Thursdays ,…