A guide to council services over the Christmas and New Year period when the council offices are closed to the public.
Latest news
April 30, 2024
Council agrees new taxi fares for Vale
Vale of White Horse District Council has agreed new Hackney carriage fares for the district this month. The new tariff sets a maximum hackney carriage fare and also outlines the time periods for when different costs apply. As a maximum tariff, drivers can choose to charge passengers a lower rate if they wish. Setting tariffs […]
April 29, 2024
Council serves a volley of improvements at its leisure centres
The upgrade of Vale of White Horse District Council’s leisure centres continues with the White Horse Leisure and Tennis Centre in Abingdon now ‘ready for tennis’ at any time of the year.
April 26, 2024
Cash boost for improvements across Didcot Garden Town
More than half a million pounds is being invested into Didcot to help deliver important community improvements as part of the ongoing delivery of plans for Didcot Garden Town. The funding, approved by South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils, will be used to improve green spaces, encourage greater biodiversity and improve wayfinding […]
April 16, 2024
Join the conversation on plan to put communities at the heart of everything
Vale of White Horse District Council is setting a new council plan for the next four years and is encouraging everyone within the district to join in the conversation
April 12, 2024
Innovative engagement helps hundreds of new voices to shape our districts’ future
Well over a thousand individuals and organisations have shared their thoughts on an emerging plan for the future of South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse. Their comments will contribute to the development of a new Joint Local Plan, which will guide planning decisions in the districts until 2041. South Oxfordshire and Vale of White […]
April 10, 2024
Find out who you can vote for in the Police and Crime Commissioner Election
Voters can now find out about the people standing to be the Thames Valley’s next Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) on 2 May.
April 8, 2024
Voters urged to check they’re election ready before it’s too late
The deadline to register to vote in the Police and Crime Commissioner Election is midnight on 16 April.
April 4, 2024
All you need to know about April’s extra garden waste collections
Residents who are subscribed to the district council brown bin garden waste service in South Oxfordshire or the Vale of White Horse can have extra garden waste collected for free, on their normal collection day only, between 15 and 26 April.
March 28, 2024
Some council car park fees to change from April 1
New fees for car parks and permits in the Vale are being introduced from April 1.
March 25, 2024
Community placed at heart of decision making with new policy
A new initiative will put community at the centre of decision-making when South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils buy goods and services.
