A guide to council services over the Christmas and New Year period when the council offices are closed to the public.
nicklessv
March 21, 2025
Introducing Ridgeway Council – part of a two unitary council option for Oxfordshire and West Berkshire
Introducing Ridgeway Council, an ambitious proposal to create a brand-new council that delivers high-quality services, improves financial resilience and value-for-money, and ensures it is able to maintain truly local representation.
March 12, 2025
Council cabinets and executives set to discuss future shape of Oxfordshire’s local government
Councils across Oxfordshire are set to reply to a government request for interim proposals on the shape of local government reorganisation in the county.
March 3, 2025
New garden waste permit payment system rolls out this week
Residents in South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse can now sign up for a new garden waste permit as part of changes to the councils’ subscribed collection service.
February 18, 2025
All the updates from the latest South Council meeting
The budget was top of the agenda at the first full South Oxfordshire District Council meeting of 2025, alongside the review of neighbourhood plans and approval for a new council plan.
February 3, 2025
Changes coming this spring to garden waste service in South and Vale
Green fingered residents who use the garden waste service in South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse districts will have a change to their service subscriptions this year.
December 4, 2024
Vision for the future of sports pitches and leisure facilities approved
A vision for the future of sports and leisure facilities across South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse Districts was top of the agenda last week.
November 14, 2024
Major £210,000 investment in new gym equipment at South Oxfordshire Leisure Centres in Berinsfield, Thame and Wheatley
There is great news for gym users across South Oxfordshire, with a major investment by the council of £210,000 in new, state-of-the-art gym equipment.
November 12, 2024
Successful season for Riverside Park and Pools
South Oxfordshire District Council and its leisure provider, Better, are celebrating the successful 2024 summer season at Riverside Park and Pools.
October 23, 2024
Rethink waste with a trip to a local repair café!
As part of a big drive to rethink waste, residents are encouraged to check out the range of repair cafés, libraries of things, community larders, clothes swaps and other great reuse initiatives happening in their local area.
October 1, 2024
“Innovative” and “ground-breaking” plan published
Later this year, two district councils will be submitting a plan to the government that aims to help meet their local communities’ need for housing, jobs and infrastructure – and they have now made it publicly available for a six-week period.
