GROUP
Didcot & surrounding villages
FREE INSIDE THIS ISSUE Cycleway to
7 DAY
Thursday, 18 Februa ry - Wednesday, 24 February, 2016 www.oxfordpropert yweekly.co.uk
Oxfordshire’s Largest Circulated Newspaper and it’s FREE
link Milton Park with Didcot
TV GUIDE
FREE INSIDE
GROUP
Faringdon Road, Southmoor
This property showcased court esy of Connells
“As if we’re moving
too”
0800 038 6446
a substantial conser vatory overlooking the garden. To the rst oor the property offers a family bathroo m, four bedrooms - three of which are large doubles - and an en-suite to the master.
FREE
Oxfordshire’s largest indepe ndently
Page 18
A CHARMING period cottage with many origina l features situated in the heart of Southmoor village. The ground oor boasts two reception rooms, kitchen with separate utility and pantry, a downstairs bathroo m and
0 #!
• Continues on page
8
verified property newspaper - 22,307 copies Thinking of buy
Get a no obligation
ing a house?
, fixed fee quote for both your legal conveyancing and your property survey
‘Absolute madness’ Thursday, February 18 - Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Advertising/Newsdesk: 01235 511700
fridaysmove.com
/oxford
www.oxfordshireguardian.co.uk
Get £50 off your survey when you a solicitor and survey instruct or through Friday smove
Offer Code: oxfo
rd50
Terms and Conditions
apply
Dual carriageway proposed to ease Didcot traffic choke point VË0 jËĬ ?Ä Ë ¬?Á ËW Ö aËËËË MjËÄÍß jaË ËË
Á? Ë-jjwËËËË Ë Á?W j ËËË
PLANS to dual Didcot’s main road between the A34 and the town are being debated as Didcot leaders urge decision-makers not to use the road upgrade as an excuse to allow 4,200 homes to be built on land next to it. They warned it would be ‘absolute madness’ to approve plans for the bolt-on housing estate on the western edge of Didcot off the A4130, called Valley Park. Land at Valley Park is earmarked in Vale of White Horse District Council’s (VOWHDC) Local Plan 2031 for 2,500 homes – almost half the 4,254 homes being proposed in a planning application by developers. It also lies next to the 3,300-home development of Great Western Park, which is being built. Oxfordshire county councillor for Didcot, Nick Hards, said: “I hope to God they don’t get plan-
By Loughlan Campbell ning permission for this site as it would be a complete disaster in my view. “The developers are being too greedy with this site, it would be absolute madness to approve it as the infrastructure in the town cannot deal with it.” He said Oxfordshire County Council officers are discussing the idea of adding an extra lane each way on the A4130 from the A34 Milton Interchange roundabout to the roundabout at Mendip Heights. Town and South Oxfordshire district councillor, Margaret Davies, said: “This project will have massive implications, it’s nearly double the amount allocated for that site.” VË Í ÖjÄË Ë¬?~jËÏ
Adventure splash park plan unveiled RAPIDS, flumes and slides with developers building could be built as part of a new housing and leisure facilities waterworld in Didcot. on the north edge of the town. The plans have been raised And they could be in addi-
tion to plans to extend Did- splash park for families and a cot’s existing swimming pool, lane-swimming competition The Wave, to Olympic-size - pool. so that the town has a both a See page three for full story.
The Fish
THE FISH
Restaurant & Bar 4 Appleford Road, Sutton Courtenay OX14 4NQ
Tel: 01235 848242 Email: thefishpub@aol.com
Gourmet meals in a pub-restaurant setting. With our talented French head chef Jean-philippe we are able to include a great selection of fish and meat dishes. www.thefishatsuttoncourtenay.co.uk
VË0 jË |¤ÏåË