Lucy Billen
May 22, 2024
Natural flood prevention scheme to help homes in Wheatley and Littleworth
A new natural flood management scheme is now in place at the Littleworth Nature Reserve aiming to reduce the flood risk for those living downstream in Wheatley. South Oxfordshire District Council has worked with Oxfordshire County Council and was awarded £21,350 from an Environment Agency fund for natural flood management for this project. The councils […]
May 20, 2024
Thame Leisure Centre set to feel the benefit of solar energy
Soon swimmers in Thame will be feeling the warmth of the sun – while being indoors, after South Oxfordshire District Council was successful in its bid for funding towards hundreds of solar panels for Thame Leisure Centre.
May 16, 2024
New signs give info on water quality at Wallingford
The signs are now up at Wallingford Beach after the site was granted Bathing Water status this week
May 13, 2024
Wallingford Beach awarded bathing water status
Defra has announced that a stretch of the River Thames at Wallingford Beach will officially become a designated bathing water, joining a total of 27 other bathing sites across the country.
March 20, 2024
A sunny outlook for leisure centres in Didcot and Wheatley
Users of Didcot Wave Leisure Centre and Park Sports Centre in Wheatley can be assured they have bright, sustainable futures thanks to £3m investment in cleaner, greener technologies.
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 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 14, 2024
New planning rules mean good news for nature recovery
Biodiversity Net Gain – which came into law nationally on 12 February 2024 – is not a new concept for the councils, whose officers have been working on similar approaches to enhancing the wildlife value of new developments since becoming the first authorities in the UK to successfully secure a BNG agreement in 2013.
February 12, 2024
Councils have a joint plan for action on air quality
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils have adopted a new joint Air Quality Action Plan (AQAP) to improve air quality in the districts over the next four years.
December 12, 2023
Leisure centres install fan-tastic new energy saving measures
South Oxfordshire District Council has installed new energy saving measures at Didcot Wave Leisure Centre aiming to make the swimming pool area more comfortable for users, while also cutting the centre’s energy bills by more than a third.
