Gavin Walton

February 9, 2022

Ensuring financial sustainability is the long-term goal as South Oxfordshire District Council continues to save money, increase income and deliver services more efficiently. This month councillors will be asked to approve South Oxfordshire’s 2022/23 budget.   Despite having one of the lowest council tax rates in the country, increased costs from Covid-19, and a reduction in […]

February 8, 2022

South Oxfordshire District Council has adopted a new Climate Action Plan, taking a major step towards cutting its emissions and becoming a carbon neutral organisation. The plan outlines how the council will become carbon neutral within its own operations by 2025 – this means the carbon produced from the council’s buildings and services will be […]

February 7, 2022

Council and NHS leaders are taking the opportunity to thank staff across local authorities and the health and social care system for their tireless efforts to provide services and support communities and the most vulnerable throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has led to profound and far-reaching changes to the way we all work and […]

January 28, 2022

South Oxfordshire District Council could take a major step to becoming a carbon neutral organisation next week when Cabinet members are asked to approve the council’s Climate Action Plan. The Plan outlines how the council will achieve carbon neutrality by 2025 – this means the carbon produced from the council’s buildings and services will be […]

January 27, 2022

People in an area of Chalgrove can rest a little easier now that their homes are better protected from potential flooding. A new 520m long flood relief channel has been installed at Langley Field Farm to help protect homes and infrastructure along Mill Lane.  The area has suffered from flooding on a number of occasions, […]

January 12, 2022

Work has started this week on a major upgrade of the public toilets in Grey’s Road car park, Henley, making it accessible for the whole community. The toilets will feature a Space to Change – a specially designed area featuring a wheelchair accessible toilet and a height adjustable adult-sized changing bench and hoist. The refurbishment […]

December 21, 2021

Residents are being asked to help make areas of Abingdon and Didcot safer at night. South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils want to hear from anyone who has felt unsafe in either town on a night out, or when returning there after an evening out elsewhere, such as Oxford. The two councils […]

December 10, 2021

District councillors have agreed a series of steps to help ensure that South Oxfordshire becomes a real local leader when it comes to tackling the climate emergency. At their meeting on 9 December councillors voted in favour of taking actions which are in line with the Glasgow Climate Pact and its associated declarations agreed by […]

December 8, 2021

Work to protect vulnerable residents and those who are most at risk from criminal activity has been recognised by councillors in South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse. A joint report detailed the vital role the South and Vale Community Safety Partnership (CSP), managed by district council staff, has played in the past year. […]

December 2, 2021

Stencils raising awareness of the support available for victims of Domestic Abuse have been appearing in public places across South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse.    South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils are working with local charity Reducing the Risk of Domestic Abuse to highlight the issue.  They have stencilled […]