News

• Cemetery Opening times for Christmas and New Year

      The Cemeteries are open and the gates at Tower Hill unlocked and the bollards down, from 9am on Christmas Eve through to 5pm on 2nd January

  December 24, 2019

• Christmas & New Year Opening Times

  Christmas & New Year Opening Times   Wednesday 25th December         CLOSED Thursday 26th December              CLOSED Friday 27th December                   CLOSED   Monday 30th December               8.30 – 5.00 Tuesday 31st December               …

  December 24, 2019

• Sewage Discharge into Emma’s Dyke and Colwell Brook UPDATE

  We have received and update on the latest position at Witney Sewage Treatment works from the Environment Agency. On Monday 23rd December officers attended following reports over the weekend of…

  December 24, 2019

• Budget agreed to address concerns raised by residents

  Budget agreed to address concerns raised by residents In its first budget for Witney, the new Town Council administration agreed to address concerns raised by residents, and invest in sports…

  December 23, 2019

• Council Calls for River Clean Up

  Following the discovery of sewage fungus in Queen Emma’s Dyke, Colwell Brook and the River Windrush, Witney Town Council has written to Thames Water expressing its deep concern about sewage…

  December 13, 2019

• One Witney Survey

  #OneWitney #WitneyMyKindaTown Don’t miss your chance to share your views. Just 3 questions for you to tell us what you like, what you’d change and what’s important to you in…

  December 13, 2019

• Badly Missed Shelters Are Replaced

  Two new bus shelters have been installed in Witney.  Both are replacements for existing shelters, one at the Abbey Road end of Burwell Drive, which was damaged when a car…

  December 13, 2019

• FLOOD ALERT

  Witney Town Council has received the following automated flood alert from the Environment Agency this morning. River Windrush from Bourton to Newbridge Flooding is possible – be prepared Property flooding…

  December 13, 2019

• Christmas Waste and Recycling collections

  Christmas waste reminder 2019

  December 10, 2019

• STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED AND NOTICE OF POLL – Election of a Member of Parliament

  Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll for Parliamentary Election 12 December 2019

  November 15, 2019

• Notice of Parliamentary Election

  November 8, 2019

• WWI Centenary Poppy Souvenirs On Sale

  The Centenary Commemoration book and bookmarks were launched this morning alongside the unveiling of the poppy blankets so cleverly created by the West Witney WI. Between them, the books and…

  November 1, 2019

• Centenary Remembrance Commemoration Souvenirs on sale Fri 1 Nov

  Last year Witney Town Council was overwhelmed by the community response to the Centenary Remembrance commemorations, not least because of the 30,000 hand-made poppies we received. The final recommendation of…

  October 28, 2019

• Corn Exchange Panto Jack and the Beanstalk

    We are very excited to be bringing this to the Corn Exchange. A matinee performance of Jack and The Beanstalk on Sunday 28th December at 1.30 pm. An excellent…

  October 28, 2019

• Nominations Open For Citizens of The Year

  The search is on to find Witney’s Outstanding Citizen of the Year. This prestigious annual award goes to someone who has given their time and energy to benefit their local…

  October 15, 2019

• Witney’s only female WWI casualty to be honoured on Memorial

  The name of Witney’s only female WWI casualty will be added to the town’s memorial following a request from local historian Jeff Clements. Although Lucy Harris was listed in the…

  October 15, 2019

• Silver and Gold Awards for Witney In Bloom

  Witney scooped two awards in the Thames and Chilterns regional In Bloom Awards this year. The Town retained its Silver Status while The Leys Recreation Park was awarded Gold. The…

  October 15, 2019

• Badly Missed Shelter is Replaced

  A Witney bus shelter that was damaged when it was hit by a bus has been replaced. After assessing damage to the shelter beneath the Town Hall on Market Square,…

  September 25, 2019

• Advance Notice – Footpath Closure between Mill St & West End

  Oxfordshire County Council TRAFFIC REGULATION NOTICE ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT, 1984  Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 14(2) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act, 1984, that the Oxfordshire County…

  September 24, 2019

• Car Free Day Sunday 22nd September

  Witney Town Council Welcomes Car Free Day As A Breath Of Fresh Air Having declared a Climate Emergency in June, Witney Town Council is supporting a Car Free day on…

  September 18, 2019