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In the News

 

This page lists the emerging and ongoing news stories currently affecting the locality.

For previous stories, visit the News Archive.

 
 
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25 Aug 2010

Second Radley Community Family Day, 18th August 2010 at Thrupp Lake

The second community family event at Thrupp Lake organised by the Northmoor Trust brought together the regular volunteer workforce and local families in a community event to help build a shelter on the shore of Thrupp lake.

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06 June 2010

First Radley Community Family Day, 3rd June 2010 at Thrupp Lake

The first community family event at Thrupp Lake organised by the Northmoor Trust was held on Thursday...

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06 June 2010

Sally Raven, Parish Council Clerk Retires after 36 years!

Sally Raven has retired from office as Radley Parish Council Clerk after serving Radley for over 36 years...

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02 June 2010

Radley Community Day, 28 May 2010, at Thrupp Lake

A selection of photographs taken of the third Community Work Day, organised by the Northmoor Trust, at Thrupp Lake.

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18 May 2010

New Parish Clerk takes up Office

Radley's new parish clerk, Jane Dymock, takes up office this month...

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27 April 2010

Radley Community Day, 23 April 2010, at Thrupp Lake

A selection of photographs taken of the second Community Work Day, organised by the Northmoor Trust, at Thrupp Lake.

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02 April 2010

Big Tidy Up at Thrupp Lake Begins

Benign clearance work at Thrupp Lake in preparation for creating the Radley Wetlands Environmental Centre began on Friday. About a dozen members of Northmoor Trust's "Friday Work Team" descended on the Sandles property on the edge of Thrupp Lake...

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06 Feb 2010

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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31 Jan 2010

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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20 Nov 2009

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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20 Nov 2009

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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03 Nov 2009

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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28 Oct 2009

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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18 Oct 2009

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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17 Nov 2009

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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03 Nov 2009

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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28 May 2009

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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03 Nov 2009

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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11 Feb 2009

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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18 Dec 2008

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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17 Dec 2008

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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13 Aug 2008

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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27 May 2009

Radley Lakes Endangered!

How the Lakes were saved...

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