Towards the end of May, we are carrying out a major piece of planned essential maintenance work on the council’s IT systems. This work is unavoidable and has to take place in order to secure the future of our IT system and the services it enables.
Gavin Walton
August 7, 2023
Statement regarding street trading outside licensed venues
You may have seen posts on social media this weekend claiming that South Oxfordshire District Council had banned street food trucks from operating at sites owned by Oak Taverns. This is NOT true; we have not banned street trading at their sites. Oak Taverns have not ensured that the permits required for street trading to […]
July 14, 2023
Leader’s statement on the proposed closure of railway station ticket offices
Cllr David Rouane, Leader of South Oxfordshire District Council, has issued the following statement on the proposed closure of railway station ticket offices: A number of councillors have contacted me to say that, had the statement by the Rail Delivery Group about the closure of ticket offices come sooner, they would have liked to put […]
June 23, 2023
Flag raised to mark Armed Forces Day
Armed Forces Day on Saturday 24 June is our chance to show our support to everyone in the Armed Forces community: from currently serving troops to Service families, veterans and cadets. To mark the occasion, Cllr David Bretherton, Armed Forces and Veteran’s Champion at South Oxfordshire District Council, helped to raise the official Armed Forces […]
June 21, 2023
Garden waste fly-tip is a costly mistake
A man has been ordered to pay more than £1,400 after garden waste was found dumped near Great Haseley in South Oxfordshire. Karl Horwood, 60, of Bletchingdon, Oxfordshire, appeared at Oxford Magistrates’ Court on Friday 16 June when he admitted failing in his duty of care for waste disposal. Mr Horwood had been arrested a […]
June 12, 2023
Let’s talk rubbish! Tell us what you think of our waste services
Complete our wheelie big waste survey!
May 4, 2023
Local Elections 2023 – the results
Thank you to everyone who voted in the 2023 local elections. For all the the results, please head to our South Oxfordshire Local Election page.
April 18, 2023
Are you ID ready for the local elections? Check now before it’s too late
If you intend to vote at a polling station on 4 May, check now that you have valid photo ID
April 11, 2023
Have you moved house or recently turned 18? Check that you are registered to vote
The deadline to register to vote for the 2023 local elections is Monday 17 April.
March 20, 2023
Get election ready – check your voter registration and ID before it’s too late
Voting at a polling station on 4 May? You must bring valid photo ID with you. No ID? apply now for free voter ID.
March 7, 2023
Man fined for fly-tip which blocked a road
A man from Oxford has been ordered to pay more than £1,800 after admitting responsibility for fly-tipped waste which blocked a road in Chalgrove. William Loveridge, 50, of Donnington Bridge Road, Oxford, pleaded guilty at Oxford Magistrates Court on Friday 24 February, to three duty of care offences relating to the disposal of landscaping and […]
