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Success at the West Oxfordshire Flood Fair

Over 100 people attended the Flood Fair at the Witney Town Centre Shop. We organised this event to inform and educate people on how to prepare for flooding and who to contact in the event of different types of flooding this winter.

Thames Water, Oxfordshire County Council and the Environment Agency were on site to answer residents’ questions and the general feedback from residents who attended was positive.

Find out how to prepare for flooding here

Have your say on the future of Witney High Street

Oxfordshire County Council, who are responsible for roads in our district, are asking for your views on proposals for the High Street & Market Place in Witney following the implementation of the temporary traffic restriction.

If you wish to take part in the consultation click on the button below. Your response should be completed and returned by Friday 3 December 2021.

Enter your views here

Over 99% of residents can access superfast broadband

An innovative project, jointly run by the Council and Gigaclear, to provide broadband to our district has now been completed meaning 99% of households and businesses can now access superfast broadband, years ahead of the standard national rollout.

As part of the scheme, 22 community facilities were nominated to receive free ultrafast broadband.

Find out more

Win for the Council at Estates Gazette Award

The Council and Blenheim Estate Homes have won the Public/Private Partnership of the Year Award, at the Estates Gazette Awards, in recognition of their groundbreaking initiative to provide truly affordable homes at significantly below market rents.

Crocodiles of the World
'quids in'

Chairman Councillor Martin McBride visited Crocodiles of the World in Carterton. During the visit Cllr McBride donated £400 from funds raised at the Chairman’s Reception held in October, to the Crocodiles of the World Foundation.

Crocodiles of the World is celebrating its 10 year anniversary. Click the link below to find out more.

Discover the zoo

Motion for action against violence on women passed

The Council has committed to taking action to tackle violence against women in West Oxfordshire. The motion calls on all local partners responsible for tackling the issue to work together and do more to make our area safe for women.

Learn more

More car parking spaces available at Woodford Way Car Park

The Woodford Way NHS test centre in Witney was temporarily closed so that contractors could carry out work to re-configure the centre. Shoppers will now see more parking spaces restored following the works.

If you or someone you know has any Covid-19 symptoms you can book to use this site by clicking on the link below.

Book a Covid-19 test

COP26 - How do we tackle the climate emergency?

Three steps to reduce your footprint

With the nations of the world deliberating about what can be done to address climate change at COP26, we’re sharing our favourite everyday actions for how individually we can play our part to help the planet:

1. Turn your thermostat down by just 1°C

Turn your thermostat down by just 1°C will reduce energy use and could save you 10% on your energy bills. A safe, warm home should have its thermostat set to between 18-21°C. The Energy Saving Trust has plenty of advice on home heating and other energy saving measures.

More energy saving measures here

2. Make sure you use your kerbside recycling services

Recycling and reusing protects the planet’s natural resources.

Recycling a single aluminium can uses 95% less energy than if the can were made from new, while the food waste we collect will be used to create electricity.

Find out more

3. Achieve a Net-Zero Carbon Home

Our new net-zero carbon toolkit provides homeowners looking to retrofit or extend their existing property, guidance and advice on what they need to consider and how they can implement energy efficiency measures and begin the process of decarbonising their homes in a more affordable, phased approach.

Download the toolkit here

What are we doing?

With the eyes of the world focused on what can be done to tackle the global climate crisis, we're bringing climate action a bit closer to home in West Oxfordshire as we encourage everyone to play their part in cutting emissions:

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