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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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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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21 July 2008

County Council Planning Decision Paves Way to Save Thrupp Lake for Good

A decision today by Oxfordshire County Councillors on a planning application at Sutton Courtenay means that Thrupp Lake at Radley is likely to be saved permanently from destruction, say campaigners.

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23 April 2008

Oxford Backs Save Radley Lakes Campaign

Following its resolution of the 18th February, Oxford City Council has reinforced its official backing of the Save Radley Lakes Campaign.

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21 April 2008

Parish Council Goes Ahead with Judicial Review of Lakes Decision

In accordance with its resolution of 29th February, Radley Parish Council has now submitted an application to the High Court to undertake a Judicial Review of the decision of Oxfordshire County Council on 14 January 2008 ...

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29 Feb 2008

Judicial Review of Town Green Decision to be launched by Radley Parish Council

Following its meeting yesterday evening (28th February) Radley Parish Council issued the following statement ...

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18 Feb 2008

Npower Grant Reprieve to Radley Lakes

Today, RWE npower issued the following press release: Upturn in market for recycled ash helps put Radley scheme on hold. RWE npower is deferring its plan to fill Thrupp Lake near Radley with coal ash from Didcot Power Station...

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11 Feb 2008

People and Politicians Unite in Bid to Save the Radley Lakes - £4,000 raised towards Court Action

Despite the attractions of the fine weather and the rugby, around 200 people packed the Abingdon Guildhall on Saturday (Feb 9) to hear Lib Dem MP Dr Evan Harris, together with... [more]

14 Jan 2008

County Council rejects Town Green Application - High Court battle looms.

Campaigners said today that they would take the battle to save Radley Lakes to the High Court after Oxford County Councillors resolved to reject the application to register the area as a Town Green... [more]

09 Dec 2007

Radley Achieves Highly Commended Award in Village of the Year Competition

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12 Jan 2008

New Hope for the Radley Lakes

One of the nation's top QC's has reviewed the Inspector's report following the Public Inquiry on the Radley Lakes and has advised that it is unsound.  [more]

25 Nov 2007

Radley Lakes Verdict: It's a No!

On 13 October 2007, Inspector Vivian Chapman QC finally delivered his 62 page report rejecting the application by Mrs Jo Cartmell to register Thrupp and Bullfield Lakes and their immediate surroundings as a Town or Village Green... [more]

11 Feb 2008

Closure Threat to Radley Village Post Office

Our Post Office is on the list of potential closures. [more]

13 Aug 2008

Railway Station Adoption

Radley Railway Station may not be everyone's favourite place at the moment, what with all the noise and mess. Yet it could be made into a place to be proud of. [more]

21 Sept 2007

Radley Lakes Endangered!

  Can you believe that someone would want to destroy this beautiful lake and its wonderful surroundings and turn it into a wasteland ...? Well, that is what RWE npower which operates Didcot power station is proposing to do by filling the two Thrupp Lakes, known to them simply as lakes E and F , with pulverised fuel ash ( PFA ). [Read the full story of what happened when local people realised what the Power Station was intending to do...]

21 April 2007

Abingdon Integrated Transport Strategy

The Abingdon Integrated Transport Strategy, which is now in its implementation phase, sets out to provide better sustainable transport in and around Abingdon. ... Many changes have already been set in place...[more]

 

 

   
 

 

 

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