We are sorry to report the death of Cedric Reavley, one of Burford's best known and best loved residents. Ruth Reavley has written as follows: Cedric died peacefully at home surrounded by Lizzie, David and Tia and me, just after midnight this morning, after a precipitous 24 hour decline.  Rob and Henry were also at home. He had nearly completed the chemotherapy for intestinal lymphoma, discovered through emergency surgery in November last year.  He came home a week ago from t

and zebra crossing work brought forward. This is a message from Burford Town Council about the revised plan for the alterations to the bridge, and also about the new pedestrian crossing at the top of The Hill. Residents and retailers should be aware of the latest developments regarding the Burford Bridge pedestrian improvement works. Following concerns raised about the ‘over-engineering’ of the original bridge pavement proposal — and the planned closure of the bridge by OCC H

Dirty Business is a three-part "factual drama" being broadcast on Channel 4 on this coming Monday to Wednesday at 9pm and no doubt also available for streaming. It has already been compared with Mr Bates v the Post Office and has received a lot of coverage from the national press but, for those who are more selective in their reading matter, it tells the story of how Widford residents Ash Smith and Peter Hammond notice the river near their homes becoming brown and use their

A working party has been set up by Burford Town Council to carry out a feasibility study into the possibility of developing a Neighbourhood Plan for Burford. Neighbourhood planning gives communities an opportunity to have a say in how development happens in their area. The neighbourhood plan can influence: where new housing or employment might be located in the area types of development, including materials to be used for new development opportunities for green infrastructur

For years people have been complaining about the fact that pedestrians have to share the carriageway with vehicles while crossing Burford bridge. For the last two years Burford town council (BTC) has been working with Fulbrook parish council (FPC) and Oxfordshire Highways on how to make the bridge safer. A plan has been developed and work to implement it is due to start on 7 April. The idea is to install a raised walkway, about four inches high, along the east side of the