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Cole's Field - Time for Comments and Objections
The following is a message from Burford Town Council explaining how to make a comment or objection about the planning application for...

The Bridge Burford
Jul 17, 20212 min read


The Bridge Essay Competition: Runners-up
Below are the five essays in our recent environmental essay competition which were close runners-up to the eventual winners. Years 7 to...

The Bridge Burford
Jun 28, 202121 min read


BTC Message on Cole's Field
The barbarians are outside the gates once more – and that’s where we want to keep them. A planning consultancy called Pegasus has...

The Bridge Burford
Jun 15, 20212 min read


Cole's Field Is Back
You may have thought that the question of building on Cole's Field in Burford had gone away after the last planning application was...

The Bridge Burford
Jun 8, 20211 min read


Nicholsons Nurseries Free Valuations Day
Nicholsons Nurseries are holding a free valuations day on Tuesday 8 June between 10.00am and 4pm a their nursery at Bicester. The details...

The Bridge Burford
Jun 4, 20211 min read


Raw Treatment
The Rivers Teme near Ludlow and Leam near Leamington will receive £78 million to deal with sewage pollution and make them safer for wild...

The Bridge Burford
May 24, 20211 min read


The Bridge Essay Competition Winners (2)
This essay by Isabella Rose-Leahy was the winner of the competition for years 7 to 10. So-called 'Fast Fashion' is defined briefly as...

The Bridge Burford
May 21, 20215 min read


West Oxfordshire Has Seventh Highest Vaccination Rate
West Oxfordshire has the seventh highest rate of vaccination of over 50s amongst 311 English local authorities. Government figures show...

The Bridge Burford
May 20, 20211 min read


The Bridge Essay Competition Winners (1)
We announced in our April edition that we were holding this competition in conjunction with Burford School. Entrants were invited to...

The Bridge Burford
May 15, 20216 min read


Local Election Results
Nick Field-Johnson (C) 1404 Rosie Pearson (Green) 488 David Richard Melvin (LD) 338 29.95% of the electorate voted. Across the county...

The Bridge Burford
May 13, 20211 min read


Progress on Windrush Pollution?
At last, do we hear you say? Windrush WASP, which has been campaigning hard on this subject, has written as follows: You know that WASP...

The Bridge Burford
May 3, 20211 min read


New Rules on Wood-Burning Stoves
Curbs on the sale of house coal and wet wood for household burning in England have come into force under new rules aimed at cutting air...

The Bridge Burford
May 3, 20211 min read


Church Services May 2021
This information is shown here as it was not possible to put it in the May edition of The Bridge PARISH CHURCH SERVICES May 2021 St John...

The Bridge Burford
Apr 14, 20211 min read


News From The Wychwood Project
HELP US TO LEARN WHAT’S LIVING IN THE WYCHWOOD Garden Butterfly Survey For many of us, our gardens have featured prominently on our “to...

The Bridge Burford
Apr 6, 20214 min read


Measures to Stop Sewage Pollution to Rivers Criticised as Inadequate
The government is planning to force water companies to issue annual reports disclosing how often they dump raw sewage in rivers. This...

The Bridge Burford
Mar 30, 20212 min read



The Bridge Burford
Mar 19, 20210 min read


Threat to Visitor Information Centre
The future of the Visitor Information Centre in Burford hangs in the balance following a review by WODC, who run the VIC, of their policy...

The Bridge Burford
Mar 18, 20211 min read


Road Accident in Burford
Fortunately nobody was hurt in a serious raid accident in Burford which happened on Tuesday 9 March. We are told that it took place at...

The Bridge Burford
Mar 10, 20211 min read


Security Cameras
Security cameras are becoming an increasingly common sight on our homes and are no doubt a valuable way of maintaining security. However...

The Bridge Burford
Mar 3, 20212 min read


Lockdown Bites At Crocodile Zoo
Many of our readers must have visited Crocodiles of the World near Brize Norton village, and perhaps have taken children or grandchildren...

The Bridge Burford
Feb 16, 20212 min read
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