A guide to council services over the Christmas and New Year period when the council offices are closed to the public.
Latest news
March 25, 2024
Councils seek volunteers to recommend councillors’ allowances
Are you passionate about the local area? Would you like to be involved in setting councillors’ expenses and allowances that are reasonable for the work they do?
March 22, 2024
Find your voice – choose your next Police and Crime Commissioner
People living in South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse will be able to vote for their next Thames Valley Area Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) on Thursday 2 May.
March 18, 2024
Oxfordshire awarded £3.6 million to triple public electric vehicle charging provision by 2025
Oxfordshire will receive £3.6 million to triple its number of public electric vehicle (EV) chargers after the county’s Local EV Infrastructure (LEVI) bid was approved.
March 13, 2024
Help shape the future of sporting and leisure facilities
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 13, 2024
Go compost crazy for Food Waste Action Week – free compost and a ‘hot’ composter up for grabs
To mark Food Waste Action Week 2024, South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils are giving away free compost and running a competition to win a ‘hot’ composter worth over £130!
March 8, 2024
Enjoy fun for all the family this Easter
Fun activities and community days, family exercise, a museum of marvellous things and a cartoon circus are just some of the free and low-cost activities available for children and their families to enjoy during the Easter holidays.
March 1, 2024
Council approves budget and states its opposition to Thames Water price hikes at a weighty February meeting
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 […]
March 1, 2024
Electric car club trial extended until September 2024
A year long Oxfordshire car sharing pilot scheme, launched in April 2023, is being extended by six months due to popular demand, with more vehicles to be added to the scheme shortly.
February 28, 2024
Apply now for flooding financial support
Residents whose homes were internally flooded and businesses who were affected by flooding as a result of Storm Henk in January can now formally apply for financial support in South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse. They might also be eligible for support if the flooding meant they had to leave their home or […]
February 28, 2024
Changing Places Toilet for all opened in Wantage
THE Wantage community has come together to help fund a new Changing Places Toilet in the public toilet block in Portway. The Changing Places toilet is a unisex facility that is specially designed with extra space and equipment so it can be used by people with a range of disabilities. Vale of White Horse District […]