Cherwell District is 27th for recycling

In the national league table of all councils according to LetsRecycle, Cherwell District ranked 27th for the financial year 2006/7. Oxfordshire came 78th.

High St & Church St kerb resurfacing

Starting on 3rd December and running for over a month until 25th January next year Oxfordshire Highways is doing kerbing and resurfacing works. Weirdly the relevant Oxfordshire Highways web page does not list this imminent work, even though that is where it should be posted. The way I found out is with a letter through the letter box. Oh, and by the way if you live on either Church or High St, then you need to clean back any vegetation...

Who are our local bobbies?

If you want to know who is patrolling our streets then check out this page on the Thames Valley Police site.

Thames Valley Police computer systems to be run by a finance computer boffin

If I was to appoint someone to a job in the police force, whether it be IT or anything else then I think security would be one of my considerations. Not so Thames Valley Police, where it seems that they consider managing IT budgets is more critical. At least that is the message that I take from the appointment of John Hall as joint IT chief to both Thames Valley Police force and Hampshire Constabulary. And that budget cutting is obviously part of his remit if you see his job description which includes, "operational effectiveness and efficiency". In the UK the accountant rules once again.

How does Cherwell District bucking the trend so successfully?

According to The Taxpayer's Alliance blog, fortnightly collections do not in general reduce the amount of rubbish sent to landfill. And yet this is one reason, if not the main reason that Cherwell District council is to achieve its high levels of recycling. The principle as I understand it is to have the wheelie bins in which we chuck plastic, paper & tins etc on the premise that that is easy for the average householder to do, mixed with the technology that is at the recycling facility to sort all this out.

If you are wanting a taxi this weekend, think again!

It seems that taxis in the Kidlington area may be affected by a strike. So getting hold of one could be should slightly difficult! Check out the Oxford Mail for more details....