News
General news item of interest to people in and around Ducklington
Closure of A40 at Witney on 21/22nd April
Mar 19th
Temporary Traffic Regulation Order – S14 Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984
Temporary Road Closure – Witney A40 (B4022 to A415)
Please note that further works are now required in order to fully complete the works to this section of road.
The A40 will therefore be closed again overnight on Saturday 21 April More >
Parish Council Travel Allowance Scheme Published
Mar 16th
Ducklington Parish Council adopted a travel allowance scheme to enable councilors to claim for travel expenses if required to attend meetings or parish business outside of the parish.
The scheme is available to view in the documents section of this website as has been on display in the Parish Council noticeboards.
Travel More >
Don’t lose your right to vote
Mar 15th
West Oxfordshire District Council is urging residents to make sure they are registered to vote at this year’s local elections
On Thursday 3 May 2012 a third (17) of the District Council’s seats are up for election along with 140 seats on 19 town and parish councils. Later in the year More >
Information regarding changes to the Blue Badge scheme
Mar 3rd
Oxfordshire County Council
As you may be aware in February 2011 the Government announced wide-ranging reforms to the Blue Badge scheme, after a major review of the scheme will heavy involvement form badge holders across the country. The reform programme is intended to help local authorities and badge holders deal with More >
Planning application – Parish Council objects to WOMA application
Feb 6th
Ducklington Parish Council is notified of all planning applications within the parish by the District Council. The Parish Council considers all applications at its regular monthly meetings. The Parish Council then encourages the District Council to take its views into consideration.
Ducklington Parish Council considered the planning application submitted by West Oxfordshire More >
Temporary Road Closure – Witney A40 (B4022 to A415)
Jan 25th
The A415 is to be closed for 9 days in February 2011
Temporary Traffic Regulation Order – S14 Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 Temporary Road Closure – Witney A40 (B4022 to A415) A request has been received from Chevron Highways for a temporary overnight road closure to apply to both carriageways of More >
New non emergency police telephone number
Nov 8th
Thames Valley Police
Thames Valley Police is due to go live with 101, the new national single non-emergency number on 14 November 2011, which will replace the 0845 8 505 505 number. Both numbers will run side by side until the end of March, but if demand for the 0845 8 505 More >
Help us replace the Zip-Wire!
Nov 2nd
Glebelands Play Area
Ducklington Parish Council needs your help to replace the broken Zip-Wire at the Glebelands Play Area site.
The Parish Council is seeking grant funding to replace the broken zip-wire with a new steel version. Our case with the funding organisations will be strengthened if we are able to show More >
Witney Lions seeking new members
Oct 22nd
Witney Lions Club
Witney Lions Club was established in 1969 and is a part of the largest completely voluntary Service Organisation in the world, Lions Clubs International. There are 45,000 clubs in 192 countries with 1.4million members, of which 944 clubs and 20,000 members are in the U.K. and Ireland.
Each club More >
Police door-to-door safety visits
Sep 23rd
Thames Valley Police
How safe is your home?
The Witney neighbourhood police team will be carrying out door-to-door visits in Witney Road and Standlake Road, Ducklington on Sunday 16 October and Monday 17 October sometime between 10am and 5pm.
Any residents living in these roads will have the chance to speak to their local officer More >
