OXFORDSHIRE three and four year-olds are about to benefit from a government cash injection of
Author: Sonja Francis
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Sign up on National Liftshare Day
IF you?re not already a member of the Chiltern Carshare scheme, then why not join today, June 9, as as part of National liftshare Day.
National Liftshare Day aims to increase awareness of the many rewards that come from car sharing ? commuters who regularly share their journey save on average -
Man assaulted at his own front door in Chinnor (Status: Press release)
THE Police are appealing for information following an assault in Chinnor on Friday (6/6).
At around 11.58pm, a man heard a knock at his front door. When he opened the door a man wearing a light coloured hooded top and a balaclava hit him several times before running away.The man suffered cuts and bruises and was taken to Stoke Mandeville Hospital.
Investigating officer, PC Clive Greenwood, said: ?The man was taken to hospital with severe bruising, deeply shaken and distressed. We think he was hit with a baseball bat. I would ask anyone who witnessed this completely unprovoked assault to get in touch.?
Anyone with any information about the incident can contact PC Greenwood at Thame police station via 0845 8 505 505, or if you don?t want to talk to the police or give your name, call the Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111.
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Want to play hockey?
AS long as you can run and hold a stick at the same time, you can join the men and women of all ages and abilities who play hockey at the Astro at Thame Leisure Centre, on Wednesdays at 8pm.
For further information email thamehockeyclub@yahoo.com, or contact Mr Japypee Wentzel, Chairperson, 07927 975097. -
How is the ‘credit crunch and oil price rises effecting your business?
OXFORDSHIRE’S economic leaders want to know how your business is being effected by the so-called ‘credit crunch’ and oil price increases.
Oxfordshire Town Chambers Network, OTCN is one of a number of organisations, led by the Oxfordshire Economic Partnership, canvassing the views of local businesses by asking them to take part in a survey on the issues.
You can take part via OTCN’s website at www.otcn.co.uk. It takes 5 minutes to answer the questions and there is scope to make additional comments.The survey will be live until June 20.
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Invitation to meet Thame’s Green candidate
MARK Stevenson, the Green candidate for the Henley
By-election, has invited all residents of Thame and
the surrounding area to a meeting at The Barns
Centre,Church Road, Thame, on Tuesday June 10, at
7pm.
Mark will give a short introduction to himself and the
Green Party, then open the meeting to the audience.
This will be a good opportunity to meet the candidate
and find out more about Green policies. There will be
a range of leaflets covering all main policy areas,
Health, Education, Transport, Climate Change etc.Caroline Lucas, Green MEP for South Oxfordshire, said:
“Mark is a tireless champion for the South
Oxfordshire. He is a genuine local candidate who is
totally committed to Henley and South Oxfordshire. He
has already done a great deal for the area, including
creating a new producers’ market to benefit the local
economy, and served with distinction as a parish
councillor.
“Henley is a very safe Conservative seat, but a strong
vote for Mark would send a strong message to the
eventual winner and to the government that South
Oxforshire wants its local economy and environment
protected. It will be a wake-up call to anyone
thinking of threatening the area’s green belt, post
offices, farmers’ markets, local shops or public
services.”
Sid Phelps, Chairman of Oxfordshire Green Party,
added:
“With Mark you see Green politics in action. His
projects have helped invigorate the local economy,
have improved recycling and environmental awareness in
his parish, have encouraged local food production and
he has championed a local vision on planning issues.
We believe he would make a great MP for South
Oxfordshire.”Mark Stevenson said “Voters coming to the meeting will
be able to judge for themselves, I can only put myself
forward and enable them to make up their own minds.
But I think everyone recognises that we need a clear
voice at Westminster to provide a platform enabling
green-minded MPs of all parties to push for a
low-carbon 21st century economy. We can provide that
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Oxfordshire residents to get free, emergency incendent texts
THE county council has teamed up with a software company to issue free emergency warnings to the public via text messages.
Residents can sign up to a text message server operated by Avanquest, to receive messages warning them about incidents such as major traffic disruptions, details of evacuation centres or even terrorist incidents.The text messaging service, due to ‘go live’ next week, will not include information about flooding, as this is a service provided by The Environment Agency.
Improving existing system
Oxfordshire County Council has been using text messaging as a means of communication since 2003. The partnership with Avanquest will enable the original systems to be replaced with a text message server.
John Kelly, Emergency Planning Officer at Oxfordshire County Council said: ?We reviewed the use of our existing system and decided it could be improved by introducing the Avanquest text solution.
?We believe it is vital that we can give warning to the public and alert our staff though text messaging. The advantage of the Avanquest solution is that it is free to the public. The small cost of our existing system per year to the public has hindered take up.”
How to sign up
To sign up to the service send a text message to 07797 870610, leaving your own mobile phone number, your address and postcode. To register further mobile numbers for the service, you will need to send further text messages. -
New party for fight Henley seat
AS the date for the by-election to chose a successor for Boris Johnson is announced for June 26, a new party has put forward a candidate.
He is Ian Parker-Joseph who will be standing for the Libertarian Party. This will be their first election.
Find out more by visiting: LINK
UKIP have selected Chris Adams who was out and about in Thame over the weekend.
Photo: Ian Parker-Joseph
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New Thame community football facility gets ‘thumbs up’
PLANS for a new home for football in Thame have been given the green light, following a meeting of the South Oxfordshire District Council planning committee yesterday (June 4).
The committee gave its approval for the -
Residents invited to discuss Haddenham’s heritage
HADDENHAM’S residents have been invited to attend an exhibition explaining proposed changes to the conservation area in the village.
The conservation area has recently been the subject of a review and appraisal by Aylesbury Vale District Council to determine what makes it a special place. A document has been produced which is now available for public consultation until July 7.The exhibition, which is being held to help people find out more about the conservation area and the appraisal, will be held in the Mabel Parkinson Room at Haddenham Village Hall on June 13 between 2pm and 8pm. Members of the public attending the exhibition can examine the proposed changes to the boundaries and share their own views and ideas.
?We are hoping that everyone who recognises what a special village Haddenham is and wants to help us protect, maintain and improve it will come along,? said Councillor Sue Polhill, Cabinet Member for Planned Development.
?We haven?t reviewed the conservation area for 37 years and a lot has changed since then. There are areas which we feel would really benefit from being included and others that might not merit the status anymore. It?s vitally important that people in the area come forward with their views.?A number of factors are taken into account when designating a conservation area including history, development, setting, architecture, archaeology, layout and landscape. Conservation areas provide a degree of protection in planning law, helping to manage proposed changes such as work to trees, the positioning of satellite dishes and the demolition or extension of existing buildings and new developments.
The Haddenham conservation area review is available on the council?s website at: www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/consultation where you will be able to comment using the online form.
The council says that all comments received will be taken into account in the drafting of the conservation area boundaries and the appraisal, and will be reported to the council?s cabinet when it considers the review later this year.
Photograph Copyright Peter Goodearl