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Blue Cross Burford Mini Open Day 2025
Welcome to the Blue Cross Burford Mini Open Day 2025! Come and join us at Blue Cross Burford for a tour of our Rehoming Centre. Our...
Gordon Elliot
May 191 min read


Summer 2025 events at Asthall Manor
This year, instead of garden open days, we have some exciting theatrical and musical events to tempt you with. They all include access to...
Gordon Elliot
May 132 min read


VE Day Remembered
To mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, we are reprinting below an article from The Bridge of May 2020 which includes some memories from...
Gordon Elliot
May 83 min read


County Council Election Results
Nick Field-Johnson Burford and Carterton West Ward Nick Field-Johnson Conservative 1022 votes (32.6%) (elected) Sarah Evans ...
Gordon Elliot
May 21 min read


Gordon Elliot
Apr 260 min read


There's a lot coming up...
There seem to be an awful lot of events coming up in our area in May and June. To help you plan ahead, here's a preview of our diary...
Gordon Elliot
Apr 161 min read


Firefighters take a step up
Burford's firefighters carried out a marathon ladder climb in front of the Tolsey at the weekend to raise funds for the Sobell House...
Gordon Elliot
Apr 141 min read


Thames Water gets go ahead for new loan
Thames Water will be able to go ahead with its £3 billion rescue loan after an appeal against this was rejected. Thames Water says it...
Gordon Elliot
Mar 172 min read


Latest on West Oxfordshire Local Plan
Cllr Hugo Ashton and WODC leader Cllr Andy Graham From WODC West Oxfordshire District Council is taking the next step in shaping the...
Gordon Elliot
Mar 62 min read


Three Horseshoes up for sale
MailOnline is reporting that the Three Horseshoes pub in Asthall (formerly the Maytime Inn) is up for sale. They seek to establish a...
Gordon Elliot
Mar 41 min read


Friction between district councils?
There has been a falling-out between West Oxfordshire and Cherwell District Council over future housing needs. Both councils, like many...
Gordon Elliot
Feb 232 min read


Latest on the Thames Water Saga
Read the latest from Windrush Against Sewage Pollution's blog about the outcome of the court hearing in which Thames Water has been...
Gordon Elliot
Feb 191 min read


VE Day Celebrations
Following on from the enormous success of D-Day 80 - 6th June 2024, when the 80th Anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy, France,...
Gordon Elliot
Feb 171 min read


Work to start soon on A40 new slip roads
Work will begin soon on new slip roads at the Shores Green junction on the A40 to the east of Witney. At the moment traffic from the east...
Gordon Elliot
Feb 101 min read


Bourton coach parking argument solved
The controversy over coach parking in Bourton-on- the Water may be reaching a conclusion. This started when the owner of the car park in...
Gordon Elliot
Feb 81 min read


Oxford-Cambridge arc revived
A few years ago there was much discussion about the so-called Oxford-Cambridge Arc, a plan for new homes and businesses. The idea of the...
Gordon Elliot
Jan 292 min read


Calling all history buffs
The Burford Festival is hosting a special event at 7pm on 4 February when there will be an opportunity to hear two distinguished...
Gordon Elliot
Jan 232 min read


Nick Mills
From The Times of 23 January death announcements: MILLS Nicholas Greenaway on 12th January 2025 at Lower Upton, Burford. Memorial...
Gordon Elliot
Jan 231 min read


Thames Water in dispute with regulator over prices
It is reported that Thames Water has been unable to reach agreement with the water regulator, Ofwat, over how much our water bills can go...
Gordon Elliot
Jan 231 min read


Gordon Elliot
Jan 200 min read
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