Lucy Billen, Author at Vale of White Horse District Council

Council Services Over Christmas and New Year 2024/25

A guide to council services over the Christmas and New Year period when the council offices are closed to the public.

December 19, 2024

Members allowances to rise for first time in four years

Councillors hope a rise in allowances will open the door to a wider group of people being able to represent their local communities. Vale of White Horse District Council has agreed to a rise in councillor allowances for the first time in four years, following recommendations from an independent panel. However, councillors have agreed that […]

November 25, 2024

Councils begin to decarbonise Fleet with delivery of new Electric Vans

Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire district councils have taken delivery of two new electric vans as they start to decarbonise their fleet of maintenance vehicles.

November 18, 2024

Councils take delivery of their first electric waste vehicle

Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire district councils have taken delivery of their first electric food waste collection vehicle – part of the councils’ ambitions to decarbonise the waste vehicle fleet and move towards net zero.

November 11, 2024

Sustainable living gets the green light at the Didcot Eco Fair

Repair and reuse were themes at this year’s Didcot Eco Fair, with clothing repair services, upcycled homewares and reusable items just some of what was on offer at the event at Cornerstone Arts Centre earlier this month.

October 18, 2024

People in Oxfordshire urged to have their say on local nature recovery

Oxfordshire residents, landowners, businesses, farmers and other organisations are being offered the chance to help shape the priorities for recovering areas of nature and wildlife across the county.

October 7, 2024

Community groups get more than £140,000 for climate-friendly projects

Communities across the Vale will soon be benefitting from new insulation and low energy lighting at shared buildings, as well as electric vehicle chargers, a new electric bike scheme and a new repair café thanks to help from the Vale of White Horse District Council’s Climate Action Fund.

October 3, 2024

Enjoy all the fun of the (eco) fair this November

Everyone is invited to the Didcot Eco Fair on Saturday 2 November for a free family-friendly event showcasing fantastic local sustainable businesses with arts and crafts activities and advice on how we can reduce both our environmental impact and our heating bills.