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December 1, 2025

South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils continue to offer the Disabled Facilities Grant to help disabled and vulnerable residents make their homes safer, more comfortable, and better suited to their needs.  The Disabled Facilities Grant is a means-tested grant providing financial help for home adaptations such as installing ramps and stairlifts for […]

November 20, 2025

Botley is one step closer to having a welcoming space for the community and local sports clubs, thanks to funding support for the Pavilion’s development.   Botley and North Hinksey Parish Council is set to receive £250,000 in Community Infrastructure Levy funding from Vale of White Horse District Council towards the delivery of phase one of […]

November 12, 2025

Great news for rugby fans in Grove and the surrounding areas. Grove Rugby Football Club is set to receive £83,861 from Vale of White Horse District Council to help modernise and improve its facilities.  The funding will go towards adding additional kitchen facilities and modernising the existing building.   The project has also been designed to […]

September 29, 2025

South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils have launched a Food and Warmth Grant Scheme to help local organisations who are directly supporting residents struggling with the rising cost of living.  The scheme will distribute grants to local not-for-profit organisations delivering projects that improve access to food and help people keep their homes […]

July 1, 2025

A brand new event has been launched to help local arts, culture and heritage to thrive, linking the groups and organisations who need support with those that have the ability to provide it.  The inaugural Heritage Network event successfully took place on 25 June at the Abbey Buildings in Abingdon. Around 30 representatives from local […]

May 15, 2025

Children, adults and families across the Vale are gearing up for a jam-packed summer of fun with free and low-cost activities and places to visit.  Throughout the summer, the council’s Active Communities team will host a variety of events, including community walks and football sessions – there will be something for all ages and abilities […]

December 19, 2024

Well, they say that a week is a long time in politics and that has certainly been the case this week! I had been jotting down notes a week ago, and I had thought the focus of my update tonight would be the long-awaited confirmation that HIF1 would proceed, something Vale has long supported as […]

June 14, 2024

A food vendor unlawfully trading in Abingdon has been fined thousands of pounds, having already been prosecuted earlier this year. On 12 January 2024, Ozgur Kayaoglu, 49, of Thornford Drive, Westlea, Swindon, was fined nearly £10,000 in fines and costs for unlawfully trading in a layby near Abingdon. But Mr Kayaoglu continued to sell food […]

March 13, 2024

Starting today, sports clubs, leisure users and sports enthusiasts can have their say on sports and leisure facilities in South Oxfordshire and the Vale. South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils have launched their Playing Pitch and Leisure Facilities consultations looking at current and future provision of facilities across the districts. Each district […]

March 1, 2024

Budgets, flooding, Thames Water and public toilets were among the topics debated and discussed in the first full Vale of White Horse District Council meeting of 2024. Included in the debate was a motion interrogating Thames Water’s proposal to significantly increase household water bills in the district over the next 6 years.  Importantly, the Council also approved the 2024-2025 Vale of […]