Towards the end of May, we are carrying out a major piece of planned essential maintenance work on the council’s IT systems. This work is unavoidable and has to take place in order to secure the future of our IT system and the services it enables.
Business
March 25, 2024
Community placed at heart of decision making with new policy
A new initiative will put community at the centre of decision-making when South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils buy goods and services.
February 23, 2023
£2 million boost for community and neighbourhood facilities
Seven projects which will help increase life chances and support local businesses will benefit from £2 million in government funding. South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils have been allocated £1 million each from the government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund to provide better community and neighbourhood facilities and improve public open spaces to […]
November 16, 2022
Hundreds enjoyed all the fun of the (eco) fair
What does a bike shop have in common with a sustainable children’s clothing company and a wildlife trust? The answer is that they were all stallholders at the super successful Didcot Eco Fair held earlier this month.
November 7, 2022
Nearly £6.5 million awarded to help local businesses
More than 2,000 businesses have received a much-needed relief award totalling almost £6.5 million to help reduce their business rates thanks to South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils. In total, £6,471,842 was allocated to businesses, using the government’s Covid-19 Additional Relief Fund (CARF), to help organisations that were unable to receive previous […]
September 13, 2021
Come along to the Henley eco business fair
n partnership with Henley Town Council, Oxfordshire Greentech and Naked Planet, South and Vale Business Support (SVBS) are hosting an Eco Business Fair to highlight the brilliant green and sustainable approaches of local businesses in and around Henley.
December 22, 2020
New Covid-19 grants available now for pubs
Pubs in South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse which receive most of their income from drink sales can now apply for a new Covid-19 support grant from their district council. Under the current Tier 2 restrictions pubs can only open if they serve substantial meals. Customers sitting inside may only do so with […]
December 2, 2020
Leader’s statement on the end of Lockdown 2, December 2020
South Oxfordshire District Council Leader, Cllr Sue Cooper, says: “Because cases of Covid-19 have reduced in South Oxfordshire, pubs, shops, gyms and restaurants can re-open as we move into Tier 2 today.
