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South Oxfordshire District Council
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 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’ […]
August 3, 2020
Cabinet to consider potential changes to council’s parking policy
Released on July 29, 2020 At its meeting on Thursday 6 August South Oxfordshire District Council’s Cabinet will consider a number of options for potential changes to the district’s parking policy. Options that cabinet will look at include: Standardising the charging hours and Sunday parking fees across the district so that all areas are treated […]
July 27, 2020
Chief Executive’s address to Council
Released on July 24, 2020 On Thursday 16 July Mark Stone, Chief Executive at South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils, made the following address to all South Oxforedshire councillors during their full meeting of the District Council: Thank you Chair, It is unusual for me to address Council in this way, but the Chair and Leader […]
July 21, 2020
Wallingford outdoor pool and splash park – A letter
Released on July 20, 2020 Cllr Maggie Filipova-Rivers wrote a letter to the Oxford Mail on the 20 July 2020 in reaction to their article on the 18 July looking at the decision not to reopen the outdoor pool and splash park over the summer Dear Sir, Following Saturday’s article in your paper, I wanted […]
July 17, 2020
Working towards a thriving future for South Oxfordshire
Released on July 16, 2020 If you had a say in what’s most important for your council to focus on what would you say? Would it be tackling the climate emergency, helping local businesses to thrive, or supporting healthy communities? These are all subjects that councillors at South Oxfordshire District Council regularly have to debate […]
July 17, 2020
Leaders Report – 16 July 2020
Leader’s report to South Oxfordshire Council Meeting – 16 July 2020 It is now five months since our last Council meeting although that seems an age ago. From the start of the Lock Down people here have worked cooperatively at all levels for the good of their local communities. We hope we have now seen […]
