A guide to council services over the Christmas and New Year period when the council offices are closed to the public.
Lucy Billen
September 13, 2021
Consultation opens on how we engage with communities about planning
Your views are needed on how we engage with you about the councils’ planning processes.
September 9, 2021
Council meeting to discuss garden waste service
South Oxfordshire District Council will be holding an extraordinary full council meeting to discuss the issue of the garden waste service, which is currently temporarily suspended. The meeting will take place on Friday 24 September at 2pm at the council offices at 135 Eastern Avenue, Milton Park. Anyone wishing to speak at the meeting will […]
July 28, 2021
Book a test drive and join the electric vehicle revolution
Test drive events are taking place in Oxfordshire next month to showcase electric vehicles (EVs) and an innovative new way of charging them aimed at people without off-street parking.
July 28, 2021
Councils expand their free activity trails for children for the school summer holidays
From Monday 9 August to Monday 30 August South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils are running FREE Litter Bug Detectives Trails for children in 19 sites across southern Oxfordshire with the chance for schools to win litter picking equipment.
July 19, 2021
Disruption to waste collection services – July 2021
We are very sorry if your bins were not emptied as expected in the past couple of weeks. Our waste collection services are still facing some disruptions. Please see our waste collections page for the latest information. Thank you
July 16, 2021
Chief Executive Statement on the council’s five year land supply
The following statement was made by the Chief Executive at the South Oxfordshire District Council meeting on 15 July 2021: Our stated position is that our current land supply position is 5.33 years for the period from 2021 to 2026. This is the figure published following the annual reporting, in line with national guidance, by […]
July 6, 2021
Man ordered to carry out 120 hours unpaid work after pleading guilty to two fly-tips
An Oxfordshire man was ordered to carry out 120 hours of unpaid work and pay £1,275 after he was successfully prosecuted by South Oxfordshire District Council following two fly-tips in the Benson and Oakley Wood areas. Andrew Hambidge, aged 30, of Hampden Square, Upper Heyford appeared at Oxford Magistrates’ Court on Friday (2 July) and […]
June 15, 2021
Oxfordshire councils and police partners win top award for business support during the pandemic
Businesses in Oxfordshire can be confident they are receiving the highest standards of support from all the local councils and the police after the county’s regulatory teams won a hotly contested and prestigious award. A combined nomination was made by Oxfordshire’s Regulatory Partners to the Office for Product and Safety Standard’s national awards (2021). The county council’s trading […]
May 24, 2021
Calling all HGV drivers – we need you… to drive our bin lorries
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils are actively calling for HGV drivers to join their bin crews to avoid disruptions to waste collections. Like many parts of the UK, the districts are facing a shortage of HGV drivers for their bin crews due to a number of factors. These include fewer newly […]
May 20, 2021
Changes confirmed for parking in South Oxfordshire from 1 June
Motorists in South Oxfordshire are advised that there will be a number of changes to parking arrangements across the district from next month. Following a public consultation, South Oxfordshire District Council has amended the district’s parking policy, including changes to charging periods to ensure towns are treated equally, and measures designed to encourage the use […]
