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eynsham1.bsky.social @eynsham1.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
BBC News - Low carbon homes; why do they take so long to build? - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Low carbon homes; why do they take so long to build?
Why has it taken so long for plans for a zero carbon community to be approved in West Oxfordshire?
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Planning inspectors have finally given the thumbs-up for the 2,200-home Salt Cross Garden Village, near Eynsham, to go ahead as a net zero development – five years after West Oxfordshire District Council first submitted the plans.
Salt Cross bicycle path artist's impressionSalt Cross meadow artist's impression
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A51FR3D @a51fr3d.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
'Incredible' response for kids clothes swap shop Since launching, the scheme in Eynsham has supported 240 families in Oxfordshire. www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz6yyq70v…
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eynsham1.bsky.social @eynsham1.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
BBC News - New powers for councils in England to fine pavement parkers - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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New powers for councils in England to fine pavement parkers
Councils will be able to take action against those creating
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eynsham1.bsky.social @eynsham1.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Cllr @mredgeley.bsky.social 's latest update from @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social covers #FireService consultation, active travel around #Eynsham, Oxford congestion charge, Councils of Sanctuary, OCC budget and the Kidlington waste mountain: eynsham.org.uk/news.aspx?ni...
Celebrating with the Eynsham Morris Dancers, May 2025
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eynsham1.bsky.social @eynsham1.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
www.thisisoxfordshire.co.uk/news/2567735...
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Oxfordshire manufacturer welcomes visit from German president
Siemens Healthineers Magnet Technology in Oxfordshire hosted the President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and the…
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
A plan for 83 one- and two-bed apartments on the western edge of Eynsham, beside the A40, has been put forward. The proposal for Derrymerrye Farm would nestle next to a planned major housing development at West Eynsham.
Artists' impression of the proposed development at Derrymerrye Farm, which we swear is a location straight out of the whimsical bits of Lord of the Rings involving Tom Bombadil
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eynsham1.bsky.social @eynsham1.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Latest @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social update for #Eynsham from @mredgeley.bsky.social covers fire service provision, highway projects and road repairs, Oxford temporary congestion charge, OCC budget 2026-27... and local government reorganisation eynsham.org.uk/news.aspx?ni...
MPs Charlie Maynard and Calum Miller with County Councillor Dan Levy
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
The public examination into the proposed Botley West Solar Farm has ended after six months. Four planning inspectors have listened to objectors and supporters at hearings in Oxford, considered thousands of pages of written submissions, and visited the site and nearby areas several times.
Solar farm stock imagery
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eynsham1.bsky.social @eynsham1.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Fire stations at risk: #Eynsham Firefighters past and present respond to @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social closure proposals eynsham.org.uk/news.aspx?ni...
Oxfordshire Fire engine
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eynsham1.bsky.social @eynsham1.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
The Clarion newsletter? On a Tuesday? Yes! With too much to fit into a single email, we’ve moved to twice a week. Today: ☕️ From medieval riots to co-working coffee 👎 Independent councillors told off 🙋 MPs update 🧀 Unitary council cheese Read online or subscribe: oxfordclarion.uk/the-clarion-...
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The Clarion, 11 November 2025
The Clarion? On a Tuesday?! We’ve been struggling to fit everything in of late, so on Friday we announced a move to a twice-a-week format. In this Tuesday edition you'll find news, politics, medieval ...
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
The much larger Botley West Solar Farm is now entering the last week of its examination by the national Planning Inspectorate. Bicester & Woodstock MP Calum Miller has recently tabled parliamentary questions about its funding and financial viability. eynsham.org.uk/news.aspx?ni...
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eynsham1.bsky.social @eynsham1.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
.@calummillerld.bsky.social has tabled significant Written #Parliamentary Questions in the last days of Botley West #SolarFarm Examination eynsham.org.uk/news.aspx?ni...
Calum Miller, MP for Bicester and Woodstock
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eynsham1.bsky.social @eynsham1.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
West Oxfordshire new #housing policies could impact Salt Cross and West #Eynsham: consultation is now live eynsham.org.uk/org-news.asp...
Give us your thoughts and help shape the future of West Oxfordshire
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eynsham1.bsky.social @eynsham1.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
The #Eynsham Bulletin in out! mailchi.mp/fb94668acf95... And here's the sign-up link 😉 eepurl.com/hJ39JL • @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social rationalises the Fire Service • @eynshampcouncil.bsky.social public toilet standoff • Botley West #Solar Farm final stages • @janetomlinson.bsky.social returns...
Eynsham Market Cross and Bartholomew Room set up for Remembrance Sunday
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eynsham1.bsky.social @eynsham1.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
The #Eynsham Bulletin in out! mailchi.mp/fb94668acf95... And here's the sign-up link 😉 eepurl.com/hJ39JL • @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social rationalises the Fire Service • @eynshampcouncil.bsky.social public toilet standoff • Botley West #Solar Farm final stages • @janetomlinson.bsky.social returns...
Eynsham Market Cross and Bartholomew Room set up for Remembrance Sunday
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Other options include closing fire stations in Woodstock, Eynsham and Henley, which have “persistent low fire engine availability”. The Fire & Rescue Service says this would have a minimal impact on response times. Consultation will open next week. news.oxfordshire.gov.uk/help-shape-t...
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Help shape the future of Oxfordshire County Council’s fire and rescue service
Residents and businesses are being invited to help shape the future of Oxfordshire County Council’s fire and rescue service.  A set of proposals will be consulted on, designed to ensure that, as Oxfor...
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eynsham1.bsky.social @eynsham1.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Councillor @mredgeley.bsky.social 's latest roundup from @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social covers driving into Oxford, cycling / walking around #Eynsham, street lights, road repairs -and the junctions at Barnard Gate eynsham.org.uk/news.aspx?ni...
Local Cycling & Walking Consultation: let's talk about travel in... EynshamA40 at Barnard Gate: proposed experimental prohibition of right turns
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eynsham1.bsky.social @eynsham1.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2553982...
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New £100k road restrictions welcomed by councillors
The recently-announced restrictions to the A40 have been welcomed by several Oxfordshire councillors who say it will improve safety.
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Oxfordshire’s councils are being reorganised. Which plan makes the most sense? We crunch the numbers in an extremely geeky long read. Warning: contains cheese (and cheesy jokes) oxfordclarion.uk/oxfordshires...
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Oxfordshire’s councils: slicing the cheese
Do you want an extremely geeky deep-dive into local council reorganisation? You’re a Clarion reader. Of course you do. Your quick recap. In those days, Angela Rayner issued a decree that county and d...
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eynsham1.bsky.social @eynsham1.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
The district-run public #toilets in #Eynsham car park cost £8.69 per visit and could be closed unless @eynshampcouncil.bsky.social takes them over. They have been valued by cyclists and walkers who use the car park as a starting point, as well as visitors by car: eynsham.org.uk/news.aspx?ni...
West Oxfordshire DC Cllr David Harvey and cyclists from the Veteran Cycle Club at the official opening, 31 August 2009
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eynsham1.bsky.social @eynsham1.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Deadline now extended to 13 October, please email the Black family estate eynsham.org.uk/contact.aspx... and save The Ox from the knacker's yard!
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eynsham1.bsky.social @eynsham1.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
The #Eynsham Bulletin is out! mailchi.mp/c14438c4534b... And here's the sign-up link ;-) eepurl.com/hJ39JL
Blackbird eating ivy berries. Photo © Nicholas Clapton
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eynsham1.bsky.social @eynsham1.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Any expression of interest by 13 October, please! Can you save The Ox from the knacker's yard? eynsham.org.uk/news.aspx?ni...
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Plans for an EV charging station on the A40 at Eynsham have been turned down for the second time by West Oxfordshire District Council planners. They said the development by the main road would “give rise to harm to the character and appearance of the area and setting of Eynsham”.
Fastned charging station in Scotland
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Could you give a loving home to this ox? Sculptor Michael Black is looking for a community organisation to give it a new home after plans to site an Ox for Oxford at the foot of Headington Hill were shelved due to lack of funds. The ox has been a regular attendee at May mornings since 1980.
plaster of Paris ox, with garlands
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
New cycleways to Botley and Hanborough are part of Eynsham’s Cycling & Walking Infrastructure Plan, published today in draft form by Oxfordshire County Council. Improving cycling on Mill Street, a main route through the village, is listed as top priority. letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/eynsham-and-...
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Eynsham and the surrounding area Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP) consultation
Welcome to the public consultation page for Eynsham and the surrounding area Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP). We want to make walking, wheeling and cycling safer and more accessi...
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eynsham1.bsky.social @eynsham1.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
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eynsham1.bsky.social @eynsham1.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
#Eynsham Museum & #Heritage Centre reopens this weekend with a new exhibition, bringing Eynsham Abbey back to life every Saturday and Sunday until 26 October. Don't miss it! eynsham.org.uk/org-news.asp...
Eynsham's Story- from prehistory to the 20th century
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eynsham1.bsky.social @eynsham1.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Warmest congratulations to #Eynsham Nature Recovery Network and Long Mead Foundation - plus local experts, advisors and supporters - for winning the Oxford Climate Award for #Biodiversity and Ecology! eynsham.org.uk/news.aspx?ni...
Oxford Climate Award Winners - photo © Oxford Mail
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eynsham1.bsky.social @eynsham1.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
From high finance and politics via potholes, major road and traffic schemes to the OUFC stadium... @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social Councillor @mredgeley.bsky.social is never dull. There's a holiday snapshot too: eynsham.org.uk/news.aspx?ni...
The planned high-capacity stadium for OUFC on land owned by OCC
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eynsham1.bsky.social @eynsham1.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Doors open at 14:00, don't miss it! eynsham.org.uk/events.aspx?...
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Eynsham VILLAGE SHOW 2025 on 13 Sep 2025 @ Village Hall - Oxfordshire
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eynsham1.bsky.social @eynsham1.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Have you seen our 'new-look' #Eynsham website? Same helpful content, tweaked for #mobile / tablet users... Come and check it out! eynsham.org.uk
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Spending a penny in West Oxfordshire could get more difficult as the district council proposes to close some public toilets, saying they cost it £270,000 a year despite a user charge of 20p.
A toilet. We were tempted to ask AI to generate a picture of "The worst toilet in Witney", with apologies to Irvine Welch Way.
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eynsham1.bsky.social @eynsham1.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Ministers didn't do cost review of council mergers www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Ministers didn't do cost review of English council mergers
The government relied on a report by a lobbyist group that now says reorganisation could make no savings.
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
I have written to Nigel Farage in response to his visit to my constituency of Bicester and Woodstock today.
Dear Mr Farage  

Welcome to Oxfordshire. You came here to talk about “mass deportations” but made no effort to understand the people or challenges of this community. 
  
Your proposals offer no costed plan. Daily flights, new detention centres and vast surveillance systems would cost billions. Empty slogans are not a substitute for serious policy. 

It did not go unnoticed that you spoke just minutes from Campsfield House, where a detention centre is being rebuilt despite local opposition and past scandals. Yet you chose not to meet residents living with those consequences. 

You often invoke Winston Churchill, born here in Oxfordshire. He spent his career grappling with difficult truths and forging alliances in our national interest. Instead of sowing division, we should build on that legacy. 

Our immigration system is broken after years of Government failure. It needs urgent, practical reform: fair, managed migration to meet workforce shortages, a faster asylum system and support for those fleeing war and persecution. That requires cooperation and honesty, not division. 

If you return, I would be glad to show you Oxfordshire’s real story: businesses thriving thanks to home and overseas talent, health and care services desperate for staff and residents supporting refugees with compassion. You would see a community interested in solving problems, not fuelling conflict. 

Yours sincerely 

Calum Miller MP
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eynsham1.bsky.social @eynsham1.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Together at last - again: @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social planning application to connect the new(-ish) #Eynsham Park & Ride to the #A40 is finally on view. Is it churlish to note the 20% net loss? eynsham.org.uk/news.aspx?ni... @oxfordclarion.bsky.social
Eynsham Park & Ride connection - Phase 1 Overview, © Oxfordshire County Council
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eynsham1.bsky.social @eynsham1.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
.@fastned.bsky.social has submitted a revised application for a drive-through #EV charging station near the #Eynsham A40 / B4449 junction. The planning statement reviews the past history of the site and addresses earlier objections in detail eynsham.org.uk/news.aspx?ni...
Fastned graphicproposed east and west elevations © Fastned
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eynsham1.bsky.social @eynsham1.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
.@fastned.bsky.social has submitted a revised application for a drive-through #EV charging station near the #Eynsham A40 / B4449 junction. The planning statement reviews the past history of the site and addresses earlier objections in detail eynsham.org.uk/news.aspx?ni...
Fastned graphicproposed east and west elevations © Fastned
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Carl Rylett @carlrylett.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Major victory for Salt Cross #Eynsham as the National Inspector approved West Oxfordshire's policy on #NetZero This sets an important precedent nationally & rewards our standing firm and demanding high standards. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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New Salt Cross garden village progresses after net zero approval
West Oxfordshire District Council wants to build 2,200 homes in Salt Cross garden village.
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eynsham1.bsky.social @eynsham1.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Victory for the #environment and for common sense at last: #Eynsham : www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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New Salt Cross garden village progresses after net zero approval
West Oxfordshire District Council wants to build 2,200 homes in Salt Cross garden village.
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eynsham1.bsky.social @eynsham1.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
It's all happening TODAY, folks!
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eynsham1.bsky.social @eynsham1.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
#Eynsham Playday is the place to be on Friday! eynsham.org.uk/events.aspx?...
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
🚨Clarion short read🚨 Filled out any consultations lately? In this morning's short read, we look at what is, (and isn't) consulted on, how consultations are advertised, and what difference your input makes... oxfordclarion.uk/why-wasnt-i-...
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Why wasn't I consulted? How local consultations work
This is a story about Flower Lane. It’s a story about what you can do with and without asking. Two neighbours decided to brighten up an alleyway used by children walking and cycling to Larkrise Schoo...
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
A new railway to Witney and Carterton would be economically viable with a benefit/cost ratio of over 2, according to a new study commissioned by West Oxfordshire District Council. The BCR would depend on the route chosen, with a construction cost of £600m or more.
Potential routes for a Witney/Carterton railway
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eynsham1.bsky.social @eynsham1.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Thanks to @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social Councillor @mredgeley.bsky.social for the latest on community transport, roadworks, active travel and consultations - heatwave notwithstanding! eynsham.org.uk/news.aspx?ni...
Hot, hot, hot! At Shores Green junction, July 2025
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eynsham1.bsky.social @eynsham1.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
The #Eynsham Bulletin is out! with local plans and #planning applications, comprehensive #Carnival coverage, #youth services past and present... and a #campanology tale mailchi.mp/6a69a27763c2...
The bells of St Leonard’s - refurbished
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eynsham1.bsky.social @eynsham1.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
The Government Inspector's virtual hearing for West Oxfordshire District Council #NetZero policy for Salt Cross #GardenVillage is streaming LIVE at westoxon.public-i.tv/core/portal/...
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Salt Cross AAP Hearing session - Monday 30 June 2025, 9:30am - West Oxfordshire District Council streaming
Salt Cross AAP Hearing session - Monday 30 June 2025, 9:30am - West Oxfordshire District Council streaming
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Eynsham Morris @eynshammorris.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
#ashdownforest #morris and #SummertownMorris are joining us in #eynsham this coming Saturday 28th June. We start in the Square by #theredlioneynsham at 5.30pm then we should end up at #thewhiteharteynsham around 8pm Thanks to Hilary C for the photo.
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