May Chippy News is out now!

It’s Arts for All this month with May’s Artweeks around Chipping Norton featured in colour in our centre spread. But there’s lots more on Fun &Festivals lined up for May, June and the summer. The Town Sports Awards are back with pictures of some happy winners at the Town Hall ceremony. Don’t forget to Vote on 5 May for important Chippy Town and District Council seats. See this issue for profiles and pictures on the 7 candidates.

In other news: we pay tribute after the passing of John Grantham, Chipping Norton Honorary Citizen; there’s more on Town Traffic issues; and Chippy gets ready for June’s final stage of the Women’s National Cycling Tour starting right here.

Thanks to everyone for their contributions– and to all our readers. Send us your articles or letters for June’s Jubilee edition – Deadline  13 May.  Email Chippymail@aol.com – or come and join the Team!

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Don’t forget your April Chippy News!

Salford Parish – vacancy for clerk

April Chippy News out now!

HGV Action Now – The latest Chipping Norton News leads on the demands – at another full Town Hall meeting – for Oxfordshire County Council to deal with Chippy’s HGV issues and fix our unsafe, traffic-ridden town centre. 20+ years and no action – so will they spend some of the £Millions from selling their Tank Farm land to sort the problems?! Lots more inside this month.

Also in the News:  Why not stand as a Chippy Councillor? New Youth Club and Skateboard survey. Fun at Easter around Chippy. Town Hall Flag Pole has to go. Advice on Long Covid. ChipLitFest’s local connections…..and those readers’ letters.

…and spot our April Fool’s News Story – which one is it?

Thanks to everyone for their contributions – and to all our readers. Send us your ideas for April’s Easter edition – Deadline 8 April Email Chippymail@aol.com – or come and join the Team!

NEWS ON SALE: for 50p at Aldi, Sainsbury’s, Co-op supermarket, Post Office, Topside Pharmacy, Costcutter, Esso Londis garage, Gill & Co, Caffè Nero, West St News, Old Mill Bistro, Cotswold Newsagents, Rogér’s Fish and Deli, Crown & Cushion, Chequers, CN Health Centre, CN Hospital, CN Pharmacy, Bartholomews, Jaffé & Neale, Café de la Post Chadlington, Leisure Centre.

 

March Chippy News out now!

The Town Hub starts! – the latest Chipping Norton News is out on sale around Town reporting building work starts at The Branch – the Town Centre’s new community centre at the old NatWest Bank – led by the St Mary’s team, It’s a great new town asset – and there’s news of a new youth activities and support for hard times ahead.

Local News leads with the loss of dog poo bins driving owners barking mad – plus a restart to planning for East Chipping Norton, a tribute to Cllr Eve Coles, the Town’s experience with electric cars, and the Wall Street Journal raves about Chippy. There’s the upcoming Music Festival in Arts, plus Clubs, Sports and Schools. Bumper letters this month on Highlands, the expensive Town Hall and Guildhall, and Town Council grants policy.

Thanks to everyone for their contributions – and to all our readers. Send us your ideas for April’s Easter edition – Deadline  11 March Email Chippymail@aol.com – or come and join the Team!

NEWS ON SALE: for 50p at Aldi, Sainsbury’s, Coop supermarket, Post Office, Topside Pharmacy, Costcutter, Esso Londis garage, Gill & Co., Caffè Nero, West St News, Old Mill Bistro, Cotswold Newsagents, Rogér’s Fish and Deli, Crown & Cushion, Chequers, CN Health Centre, CN Hospital, CN Pharmacy, Bartholomews, Jaffé and Neale, Café de la Post Chadlington, Leisure Centre.

February Chippy News out now!

Welcome to 2022! – Read the latest FEBRUARY Chipping Norton News – now on sale around Town. After a busy Christmas, with Chippy back to some kind of normal festive season, The News looks forward to a 2022 Festival Year – but with some challenges ahead.

A colour centre spread celebrates Chipping Norton’s Covid Superheroes – and you can read all the latest on East Chipping Norton, the future of Highlands, HGVs everywhere but nowhere, a start on those new cinemas at Harpers, the Diddly Squat saga latest – and the return of that missing Bus Stop.

Plus it’s time to nominate your local sporting heroes and read all the Local News, Arts, Clubs, Sports, Schools and Letters. Thanks to everyone for their contributions – and to all our readers. Send us your ideas for March’s Christmas edition  – Deadline  11 February. Email Chippymail@aol.com – or come and join the Team!

NEWS ON SALE: for 50p at Aldi, Sainsbury’s, Coop supermarket, Post Office, Topside Pharmacy, Costcutter, Esso Londis garage, Gill & Co., Caffè Nero, West St News, Old Mill Bistro, Cotswold Newsagents, Rogér’s Fish and Deli, Crown & Cushion, Chequers, CN Health Centre, CN Hospital, CN Pharmacy, Bartholomews, Jaffé and Neale, Café de la Post Chadlington, Leisure Centre.

Chippy Table Tennis

Time to try your table tennis talent! Chipping Norton Table Tennis Club welcomes all-comers, 5.30 Wednesdays at CN School – first date 26 January! See facebook details

Town Council advertising for new Deputy Clerk

New history book on Chippy Schools

December’s Chippy News is out! – Merry Christmas!

Start the festive season with your Christmas edition of the Chipping Norton News – on sale for only 50p round town.

There’s advice for dealing with Chippy’s snow, What’s On over Christmas, cheesy jokes, eco ideas for gifts, Santa’s Town trail, a review of Chippy’s Panto – and don’t forget Chippy’s late night shopping on 2 December.

Read 50 local news reports including a new Bakery in town, more down at Clarkson’s farm, costly Town Hall repairs needed, and Remembrance pictures and reports. Plus lots of Arts, Sports, Clubs, Schools and readers’ letters.

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Thanks to everyone who has helped keep the News going this year. The News Team now takes a well-earned month off – next deadline is Friday 14 January for the February edition. All contributions welcome.

Best wishes from the Chipping Norton News Team volunteers