Harvest begins in Chadlington

  In an effort to beat the forecast storms and wet weather over the next few days, farmers in Chadlington have begun to bring in this year’s grain harvest. Combine harvesters were busy in the darkness late at night and then continued during the day …

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X8 Chipping Norton to Kingham Station withdrawn

Pulhams Coaches has announced that they will be ending this bus route from 21st July due to low patronage. They continued to operate the route since the end of the subsidy last year but now say they cannot operate the service on a commercial basis. …

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New recycling service set to launch

There will be a new recycling service in West Oxfordshire. From October, all households will use a wheelie bin for recycling, except for glass which will be collected from their existing black box. The recycling service will become fortnightly, alternating with household rubbish and residents will …

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Glorious Bagpipes sound out over Chadlington

Anyone outside in Chadlington on Saturday would have been surprised to hear bagpipes being played somewhere nearby. The Editor put out a request for information about the source on the Chadlington Community Notice Board Facebook page and received the following amazing story from a local …

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Unwanted Garden Waste Bin Collection

West Oxfordshire District Council is currently collecting unwanted garden waste bins from local residents. Please contact the Council via their website or call 01993 861025. They intend to collect bins people do not want in the next couple of weeks, so will let you know when you should leave …

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Music Festival Now ON

The Dean and Chadlington Summer Music Festival is now on. So order your tickets NOW for the great variety of events over the weekend. There is a Jazz recital on Friday evening; Desert Island Discs interview with Prue Leith and a Gala concert on Saturday, …

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Local Plan still under discussion

The Local Plan for West Oxfordshire to 2031 is ‘under examination’ and the hottest topic of finding land for new housing development is one of the contentious issues under the Planning Inspector’s scrutiny. An examination session will be held at the Council’s Head Office in …

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Another great Chadlington Beer Festival

The Friends of Chadlington School, who organise the Beer Festival, have reported that: “The event was a big success, with more than 500 people coming along to enjoy the festival and sunshine throughout the day.  Thanks to the 40+ helpers who volunteered to make the …

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Hourly train service due this year

The introduction of new inter-city trains will provide an hourly service on the Cotswold Line between the new Worcestershire Parkway station and London from December 2018, according to plans by Great Western Railways. The new trains will have greater capacity and additional weekday peak trains …

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