A guide to council services over the Christmas and New Year period when the council offices are closed to the public.
Climate Emergency
January 28, 2022
Climate Action Plan a major step to reducing council emissions
South Oxfordshire District Council could take a major step to becoming a carbon neutral organisation next week when Cabinet members are asked to approve the council’s Climate Action Plan. The Plan outlines how the council will achieve carbon neutrality by 2025 – this means the carbon produced from the council’s buildings and services will be […]
January 27, 2022
New flood channel provides relief for Chalgrove residents
People in an area of Chalgrove can rest a little easier now that their homes are better protected from potential flooding. A new 520m long flood relief channel has been installed at Langley Field Farm to help protect homes and infrastructure along Mill Lane. The area has suffered from flooding on a number of occasions, […]
December 10, 2021
South Oxfordshire promises to become a local leader in tackling the climate emergency
District councillors have agreed a series of steps to help ensure that South Oxfordshire becomes a real local leader when it comes to tackling the climate emergency. At their meeting on 9 December councillors voted in favour of taking actions which are in line with the Glasgow Climate Pact and its associated declarations agreed by […]
November 25, 2021
Henley School gets a new roadside sign thanks to a council competition
There’s a new sign going up at Valley Road Primary School in Henley, thanks to South Oxfordshire District Council, as the schoolchildren appeal to drivers to turn off their idling engines when they are parked near the school.
November 24, 2021
Councils reveal the food wasted in Southern Oxfordshire last Christmas and urge residents to change their ways
Southern Oxfordshire residents put around 700 tonnes of food* into their black bins last December, emitting nearly 150 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂e)** into the atmosphere as well as wasting valuable resources and their own money. As Christmas approaches, when so much waste is created, South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse Districts Councils […]
November 23, 2021
The latest wave of electric vehicle chargers coming to county’s car parks
Press release issued by Oxfordshire County Council on its news page The roll-out of hundreds of electric vehicle (EV) charging points in council-owned car parks in Oxfordshire has begun. Following the installation of the first park and charge EV hub at Bicester’s Cattle Market car park in May, the locations of the remaining 19 sites […]
November 12, 2021
More money and new laws needed to save planet say councils as COP26 comes to a close
The government must match their words with action, South and Vale’s cabinet members for climate have said, as COP26 comes to a close. World leaders have been meeting at COP26 (the Conference of Parties) in Glasgow with the aim of accelerating action to tackle climate change. While there have been significant announcements made on issues […]
October 27, 2021
Councils urge global leaders to agree urgent climate action at COP26
Find out what this hugely important climate conference means for you
October 20, 2021
Council calls for action to remove barriers to tackling the climate emergency
At its council meeting on Thursday 7 October, South Oxfordshire District Council agreed a series of motions aimed at boosting efforts to address the climate emergency, and to protect and enhance the natural environment and increase biodiversity. The motions all highlight the need for government to take action to remove unnecessary barriers which are delaying […]
October 5, 2021
New policy to boost the planting and protection of trees on public land
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils have launched a new policy which outlines how they will protect, plant and manage trees on the land they own, and how they’ll support communities to apply to plant trees on council owned land. Protecting and increasing tree cover will ensure that trees across our districts […]
