Village Shop Success Recognised

Radley Village Shop has won third place in the Community-owned category of the Oxfordshire Village Shop of the Year 2009 competition organised by Oxfordshire Rural Community Council .

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Severest Winter Weather for 30 Years Grips County

The severe wintry weather that had been affecting many other parts of the country since before Christmas finally reached Oxfordshire on Tuesday.

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Parish Council Clerk to Retire after 36 years!

Sally Raven, the Clerk to Radley Parish Council is to retire from office after serving Radley for over 36 years.

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Radley Wetland Centre Public Consultation gets underway

The Northmoor Trust are running a series of public consultations at the beginning of December inviting the public to feed their ideas into the Trust's plans for Thrupp Lake.

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Radley Lakes wildlife agreement signed

Plans are being drawn up to ensure that Thrupp Lake, a wildlife haven being created from former gravel workings near Radley in Oxfordshire, can be used as an educational resource as well as protecting the area's wildlife value.

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Very Rare Giant Sawfly found in Radley

The Radley Lakes, that well known local wildlife biodiversity hotspot, was the location of a recent find of an extremely rare giant sawfly.

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Irresponsible and Illegal Activities Threaten Wildlife at the Radley Lakes

Many people have been dismayed by recent incidents at the Radley Lakes involving repeated occurrences of jet-skiing on Thrupp Lake that has resulted in many birds being frightened off the lake.

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The Great Nut Hunt

This October, the People's Trust for Endangered Species (PTES), supported by Natural England, is asking members of the public to help save the rare hazel dormouse ( Muscardinus avellanarius ) by taking part in a nationwide survey of woodlands around the country.

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Parish Plan Steering Committee Set Up

Following two public meetings arranged by Radley Parish Council, a Parish Plan Steering Committee has been formed to co-ordinate the preparation of a parish plan for Radley.

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Radley Parish Council Decides to End Radley Lakes Judicial Review

At its annual meeting on 28 May, Radley Parish Council decided to instruct its solicitor to conclude the Judicial Review of the decision by Oxfordshire County Council not to grant Town Green status to land around Thrupp and Bullfield Lakes in Radley...

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Radley CE Primary School Foundation Stage Unit Officially Opened

Children, staff, parents, governors and friends were present at 3 pm on Friday 22 May 2009 to watch the chairman of Oxfordshire County Council, Councillor Tony Crabbe, officially open the new Foundation Stage Unit at Radley CE Primary School...

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Northmoor Trust Appointed to Manage Thrupp Lake

Plans to turn former gravel workings near Radley in Oxfordshire into a wildlife haven have taken a step forward with land-owners RWE npower appointing the Northmoor Trust as wildlife partners.

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RWE Npower Proposes New Restoration Plan for Radley Ash Fill Site

RWE npower, in agreement with the landowner, has submitted a planning proposal for a new restoration plan for 'Lake H', ...

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Radley Lakes Saved!

Yesterday's announcement by RWE Npower brought to an end a 41 month campaign to save the last remaining Radley Lakes, Thrupp and Bullfield Lakes, from destruction by being filled with waste pulverised fuel ash (PFA) from the Didcot A Power Station.

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RWE npower sets out vision of environmental legacy for Radley

RWE npower, the owner of Didcot A Power Station, today said it had signed an agreement to supply Waste Recycling Group (WRG) with the majority of the coal ash produced by the station over its remaining lifetime.

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New Village Hall Proposals - The Facts

Radley has been offered a new village hall and sports field. Despite the inadequacies of the existing village hall and uncertainties over its future, the proposals have however have received a mixed response.
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Radley Lakes Endangered!

How the Lakes were saved...

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