Lucy Billen

June 15, 2023

South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils have put together a new plan of action for the next four years to improve air quality in the districts and now they are asking residents to have their say on the proposals. The current plans have been in place for eight to nine years and […]

May 3, 2023

Councils across Oxfordshire will be supporting No Mow May by allowing grass verges to grow long in May and beyond – in order to prioritise and promote biodiversity across the county.

April 4, 2023

Issued on behalf of Oxfordshire County Council Read the story on the Oxfordshire County Council website or below: An Oxfordshire wide car sharing pilot scheme is this month making 14 new electric vehicles (EVs) available for people to hire on an hourly or daily basis. Oxfordshire County Council, Oxford City Council, Cherwell, South Oxfordshire, Vale […]

March 17, 2023

South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse district councils have both responded firmly to Oxford City Council’s consultation that appears to be attempting to exceed the city’s remit and force more development across Oxfordshire’s rural countryside. 

March 10, 2023

We’re extremely disappointed at the government’s decision to not award Bathing Water Status for the River Thames at Wallingford at this stage. We received a letter from Defra yesterday (9/3/2023) which stated that our application “will not be taken forward for bathing water designation on this occasion”. Thames 21 worked on a successful campaign to […]

March 8, 2023

South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils have launched a new nature recovery project called Let It Bee which aims to increase biodiversity on council land by allowing wildflowers and plants to grow on specific sites. This pilot project follows last year’s successful No Mow May trial on seven sites across the districts […]

February 21, 2023

Our installation of Electric Vehicle chargers at its car parks has seen charging volumes triple in its first full six months.

January 25, 2023

South Oxfordshire District Council has been successful in its bid for government funding of more than £370,000 towards the installation of solar panels and air source heat pumps at Cornerstone, the council’s arts centre in Didcot.

December 5, 2022

A guide to council services over the Christmas and New Year period when the council offices are closed to the public.

November 30, 2022

The roll-out of hundreds of electric vehicle (EV) charging points in council-owned car parks in Oxfordshire has been completed. This includes 62 charging points in five of our council car parks in Henley, Thame and Wallingford.