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Winter in South Oxfordshire

A guide to services and advice from the council, as well as local and national organisations, to help during the winter months.

January 30, 2026

£750,000 funding boost help South Oxfordshire’s growing communities

Published Friday 30 January 2026 South Oxfordshire District Council has opened applications for the second round of its Community Infrastructure Levy Grant Fund (CIL). A total of £750,000 is available to help create or improve important community facilities across the district. Town and parish councils, as well as not-for-profit community groups, can now apply for grants […]

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January 28, 2026

£2M boost for South leisure facilities

Published Wednesday 28 January 2026 Leisure facilities in South Oxfordshire will receive a £2M boost over the coming year, with a number of improvements planned for council owned leisure centres. South Oxfordshire District Council is funding these projects with developer contributions (S106 and CIL), their Capital budget and contributions from Oxfordshire County Council with £1,958,000 allocated to Abbey Sports Centre, Didcot Wave and Thame Leisure Centre. Abbey Sports Centre in Berinsfield is to get […]

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January 26, 2026

Councils lead the way in disability representation

Two Oxfordshire councils are leading the way in disability representation by achieving the highest level of national accreditation for inclusivity and accessibility.

January 20, 2026

From payments to emissions – tell us what you think about proposed taxi policy updates

Published 20 January 2026 South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils are inviting residents, businesses and the taxi and private hire trade to share their views on proposed updates to their Joint Taxi Licensing Policy. This is your chance to influence how taxi services operate across both districts – from payment options […]

January 20, 2026

Fine imposed on taxi driver for working illegally at Henley Regatta

A taxi driver has been ordered to pay more than £2,000 and had eight penalty points added to his DVLA licence after illegally plying for hire at Henley Regatta.

January 19, 2026

Pollutant levels fall by half at a site previously identified as having air quality issues

Two locations in South Oxfordshire which had previously been identified as having air quality issues, have recently seen major improvements with levels of pollutants reducing by more than half at one site and just under a third at the other.

January 16, 2026

Councils remove themselves from “unacceptable” X social media platform

Published 16 January 2026 Two councils are removing their profiles from the social media service X in light of recent events that saw the platform’s integrated AI tool Grok being used to for activities branded as “completely unacceptable”. South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse District Councils had already significantly reduced their use of […]