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October 22, 2026
Free community event supports wellbeing and employment
Published 22 October 2026 Community groups and public organisations are coming together next month to support wellbeing and employment opportunities in Didcot and surrounding areas. The Wellbeing and Employment Fair is a collaboration of organisations including South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Council’s Healthy Didcot programme, the Department of Work and Pensions, Sustainable Didcot, Abingdon […]
October 21, 2026
Extra garden waste collected for permit holders this November
Residents with a garden waste collection permit in South Oxfordshire can have extra garden waste collected for free.
October 20, 2026
Councils secure £200,000 investment to help strengthen community connections
Published 20 October 2026 South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils have secured £100,000 each as part of a major new national programme designed to strengthen community connections, increase participation and help build resilient communities. The funding forms part of Common Ground, a £14 million initiative delivered by Belong and funded by The […]
October 16, 2026
Make it a green Hallowe’en: simple swaps to cut waste
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils are highlighting five simple ways residents can keep waste to a minimum this Hallowe’en.
October 15, 2026
South Oxfordshire marks a major milestone in its climate and nature recovery work
South Oxfordshire District Council has successfully delivered the first year of its joint Nature and Climate Action Plan (with Vale of White Horse District Council) with its ambitious environmental programmes, help for communities to reduce carbon emissions, restore habitats and prepare for the impacts of climate change.
October 13, 2026
Free and low-cost activities for October half term
Families across South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse can enjoy a range of free and low-cost activities this October half term, including Halloween adventures, creative workshops, family shows and sports sessions.
October 8, 2026
Longterm visions for Didcot on display to residents
Published 8 October 2026 New infrastructure, community funding and nature installations – just a few of the long-term visions for Didcot on display last week at a busy event in Harwell. The third Didcot Garden Town Community Update Meeting took place on Wednesday 30 September at Harwell Village Hall, with residents, community groups and local […]
October 8, 2026
#PreventingHomelessness – the South and Vale story
Saturday 10 October is World Homelessness Day – which aims to raise awareness of the needs of people experiencing homelessness and highlight the work being done to prevent it. In South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils this includes working with partner agencies to help support people and purchasing properties for people to live in.
October 7, 2026
Cornerstone arts centre invites school children to design the ‘Panto of the Future’
School children across South Oxfordshire are invited by Cornerstone arts centre to design a poster for the ‘Panto of the future’. This is to coincide with the Didcot building’s installation of the latest clean green energy sources.
September 28, 2026
Councils reluctantly approve constitution changes for new planning process
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councillors this week discussed significant changes coming to the world of planning from the end of October, including a new standard national system that will see more applications determined by council officers.
