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Gavin Walton
July 26, 2021
Your annual voter registration letter is coming – please check the details!
Residents in South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse are being urged to check the details on a letter they will receive from their district council from the end of July. South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils will be sending a ‘Canvass Communication Form’ to every home requiring the residents to […]
July 21, 2021
People across South and Vale urged to have their say on the Ox-Cam Arc
People across South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse are being urged to have their say on the Oxford-Cambridge Arc, a government led project which will have an impact on both districts in the future. The Oxford-Cambridge Arc includes the area between Oxford, Milton Keynes and Cambridge and aims to make significant economic, social […]
July 21, 2021
Route revealed for prestigious Women’s Tour cycling race (Oxfordshire stage)
Residents between Bicester, Oxford, Abingdon and Banbury will now be able to pick their spot, ready to cheer on elite riders when this year’s Women’s Tour professional cycling race comes to Oxfordshire on Monday 4 October. The provisional route details were revealed today, (Wednesday 21 July). From the start line on Bicester’s Sheep Street, it is anticipated the race […]
June 9, 2021
Councils pledge support for #SwitchUpYourLunch campaign
On Monday 14 June, South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils will be joining organisations across Oxfordshire by taking part in the #SwitchUpYourLunch campaign. The campaign, run by Good Food Oxford and Oxfordshire Greentech, asks people, companies, schools, universities and community groups to pledge to eat a vegetarian or vegan lunch for one day in June […]
May 12, 2021
Company given substantial fine for unlawful mobile home
Following a successful prosecution by Vale of White Horse District Council, Wyldecrest Parks (Management) Limited, based in Harrow, Middlesex, have been fined £100,000 and ordered to pay more than £11,000 costs after being found guilty of breaching two planning enforcement notices. The company had failed to comply with enforcement notices ordering them to remove […]
May 6, 2021
Elections 2021
Polls are now closed in the May 2021 elections. Find out who has been elected.
April 6, 2021
Phased re-opening for leisure facilities in southern Oxfordshire
Following government advice that leisure centres can start to reopen from 12 April, South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils and their leisure contractor GLL, which runs the Better leisure centres across the districts, have agreed on a phased approach to re-opening. As the centres vary in size and offer different facilities, they […]
March 26, 2021
Councils agree to develop a joint South and Vale Local Plan
The two district councils in South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse have agreed to develop a joint Local Plan for the area to reduce costs and help the councils meet their ambitious targets for making the two districts carbon neutral. Local Plans are used to help determine planning applications and set out how […]
March 24, 2021
Green Homes Grant will improve conditions for 150 Oxfordshire households
At least 150 homes across Oxfordshire will be made more energy efficient thanks to a successful bid for £1.5 million of government funding. Oxfordshire County Council was awarded the Green Homes Grant by the government. The council will be working together with expected delivery partner the National Energy Foundation (NEF) to help less well-off households […]
