A guide to council services over the Christmas and New Year period when the council offices are closed to the public.
Latest news
February 19, 2020
Watchfield receives over £250,000 to improve the recreation ground and village hall
The village of Watchfield will benefit from a huge £256,851 funding boost, thanks to cash from Vale of White Horse District Council, to pay for new and improved local community facilities for residents to use and enjoy. The district council, in consultation with Watchfield Parish Council, struck an infrastructure deal with three housing developers building […]
February 13, 2020
Leader’s Report to Full Council – Wednesday 12 February 2020
Work on the budget has dominated my cabinet’s time over the past few weeks, and I am proud of how much they and senior officers have achieved in such uncertain times. Despite the extremely tight financial situation we inherited, we have this evening agreed a budget that enables us to start work on a brand-new […]
February 5, 2020
Climate Emergency Advisory Committee agrees plan of action
Vale of White Horse District Council’s Climate Emergency Advisory Committee (CEAC) met on 28 January to recommend new schemes for the council to tackle climate change. The committee recommended a one-year programme of actions to begin the journey to a carbon neutral council by 2030 and a carbon neutral district by 2045. The programme included: […]
February 5, 2020
Changes to support Vale residents on low income given the go ahead
More than 430 people on low income in the Vale of White Horse will receive additional support to help them pay their council tax. At its meeting on Monday 3 February Vale of White Horse District Council’s Cabinet approved three amendments to its Council Tax Reduction scheme which could benefit people of working age who receive […]
February 3, 2020
Robust action helps to ensure the Vale will receive more than £14,000 in unpaid tax
Robust action taken by Vale of White Horse District Council tax is helping to ensure that more than £14,000 will be recovered people who have failed to pay their council tax. On Monday 27 January the council successfully took criminal proceedings against nine individuals at Oxford Magistrates Court after they had failed to provide legally […]
