Charlotte Westgate

September 22, 2020

Released on September 21, 2020 Councillors in South Oxfordshire are urging residents, communities, local businesses and organisations to have their say on a number of changes proposed by the Planning Inspector to the emerging South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035. The emerging Local Plan is currently being progressed to adoption under a Direction from the Secretary […]

September 15, 2020

Households in South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse are being urged to respond immediately if they receive a yellow reminder letter from the district council about their voter registration details. Over the summer South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils sent a ‘Canvass Communication Form’ to every home requiring residents to […]

September 10, 2020

After recent assessments of the leisure facilities across southern Oxfordshire, South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils have agreed with GLL, who run the “Better” centres, that the second phase of reopening can start and from the 14 September more leisure activities will be able to resume.  On 25 July when leisure centres […]

September 2, 2020

Voluntary and community sector groups in South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse can apply for a share of nearly £90,000 to help people affected by Covid-19 in the districts.  South Oxfordshire District Council has £45,373 to distribute and the Vale of White Horse District Council has £43,077 to provide funds for voluntary and […]

September 1, 2020

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

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

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

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, 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

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 […]