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September 1, 2020
Councils seek volunteers to recommend councillors’ allowances
Released on August 26, 2020 South Oxfordshire District Council and Vale of White Horse District Council are looking for volunteers to join an Independent Remuneration Panel to help review councillors’ allowances. Are you passionate about the local area? Would you like to be involved in setting councillors’ expenses and allowances that are reasonable for the […]
September 1, 2020
Letter from the Leader of South Oxfordshire District Council to the Planning Inspector for the public examination of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan
Released on August 25, 2020 On Wednesday 26 August, Cllr Sue Cooper, Leader of South Oxfordshire District Council, sent the following letter to Mr Jonathan Bore, Planning Inspector for the public examination of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan. You can also download a copy of the lettter (173.3 KB) . Dear Mr Bore I am writing about the […]
August 19, 2020
Council confirms next steps over changes to parking in South Oxfordshire
Released on August 18, 2020 Cabinet members at South Oxfordshire District Council have agreed to go ahead with a public consultation later this year on potential changes to parking in the district. The council will ask people to comment on a number of options which will form its new parking order and determine how it […]
August 19, 2020
‘No more raw sewage in the River Thames’ is the call from Thames Champion
Released on August 18, 2020 South Oxfordshire District Council’s Thames Champion, Cllr Jo Robb, has written a letter to neighbouring councils and user groups inviting them to work together to stop raw sewage from being dumped in the River Thames and its tributaries. Cllr Robb’s role as Thames Champion is to encourage sustainability and improve […]
August 19, 2020
VJ Day 75 – Statement from Cllr David Bretherton
VJ Day 75 – Statement from Cllr David Bretherton, our Chair and armed forces and veterans’ champion: “In May we commemorated the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe of World War 2 and now three months later we commemorate the 75th Anniversary of Victory in the Far East or VJ day. With the surrender of […]
August 19, 2020
Keeping active during lockdown: Were you inspired to keep moving or did lockdown leave you lacking in motivation?
Released on August 11, 2020 Did Lockdown make you slow down or were you inspired to take up running or join in with classes online? South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils want to hear from residents about how lockdown affected their ability to keep fit. Both councils run activities for all ages […]
August 11, 2020
Three government planning consultations now open
Released on August 9, 2020 The government has published their White Paper that sets out how they would like to reform the planning system starting with a consultation document entitled ‘Planning for the Future’. The consultation is now open for comments until 29 October. You can download the White Paper here. Another consultation now open […]
August 7, 2020
One more week to have your say on what matters to you in South Oxfordshire
Released on August 6, 2020 There is one week left for residents and people working in South Oxfordshire to have their say on what’s most important for the council to focus on for the district over the next few years. Councillors have proposed a set of priority themes for the council and are calling upon […]
August 3, 2020
South Oxfordshire Local Plan examination reaches fourth and final week
Released on August 3, 2020 The public examination of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan enters its fourth and final week this week with discussions set to focus mostly on the district’s three market towns and Didcot Garden Town. On Tuesday 4 August proceedings will start by looking at Henley on Thames, with the remaining time […]
August 3, 2020
Your yellow letter is coming – please check the details!
Released on July 30, 2020 Residents in South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse are being urged to check the details on a yellow letter which they will receive from their district council from the start of August. South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils are sending a yellow ‘Canvass Communication Form’ […]