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October 21, 2021

Just over a week before the United Nations Climate Change conference COP26, Cllr Emily Smith, Leader of Vale of White Horse District Council, has joined dozens of other local authority leaders from across the UK in signing up to UK100’s ‘Net Zero Pledge’, reaffirming the Vale’s commitment to meeting Net Zero carbon emissions at least […]

October 5, 2021

South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils have launched a new policy which outlines how they will protect, plant and manage trees on the land they own, and how they’ll support communities to apply to plant trees on council owned land. Protecting and increasing tree cover will ensure that trees across our districts […]

September 30, 2021

It has been a decade since the first enterprise zone was created in Oxfordshire, and during that time the zones have helped scores of businesses to grow, created thousands of jobs and invested millions of pounds across southern Oxfordshire. Enterprise zones are a government initiative that allow local enterprise partnerships to keep business rates and, […]

September 10, 2021

As the heartbreaking events continue to unfold in Afghanistan, we’re working together as part of a co-ordinated response effort with Oxfordshire County Council and health and charity partners, to help find suitable accommodation and ensure families and individuals have access to ongoing mental health support, education, food, medicine, and other vital services For individuals who […]

September 7, 2021

Residents and community groups across South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse are being encouraged to come together in their local communities to help clean up their stretch of the River Thames.

September 6, 2021

Last month, a one-of-a-kind amphitheatre in Chilton was officially opened by local parish councillor Mark Urso-Calé. The parish council were able to arrange the event to celebrate the new community open space for residents to use and enjoy now that Covid-19 restrictions are lifted.  Despite the wet weather forecast, the event went ahead and was […]

August 23, 2021

As the government is no longer advising vulnerable people to shield following the easing of lockdown restrictions, Oxfordshire’s county, city and district councils are working together to contact clinically extremely vulnerable residents to let them know that help is still available and to ask them what future support they may need. Residents who had been […]

August 13, 2021

Members of the Didcot Garden Town Advisory Board heard the latest progress on projects and developments in and around the garden town during their recent meeting.  At the start of the meeting, Cllr Duncan Enright was welcomed as temporary Chair, on behalf of Cllr Liz Leffman, Leader of Oxfordshire County Council.  Cllr Leffman is set […]

August 4, 2021

From today South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils have taken the difficult decision to activate their business continuity plan and suspend their garden waste collections. The councils’ bin crews will be prioritising the collection of food waste, recycling and general waste collections following government guidelines* in a bid to reduce the disruption […]

July 27, 2021

Press release from NHS Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group Since the vaccination programme began last December hundreds of thousands of Oxfordshire residents have been vaccinated against COVID-19 and everyone aged 18 and over in the county has been offered a vaccine by the Government deadline of 19 July. GP practices, nurses, doctors, staff and volunteers from […]