Delivering new council owned homes and increasing the amount of land protected for nature are just two of the ideas being discussed as a potential way ahead for South Oxfordshire. South Oxfordshire District Council is setting a new council plan for the next four years and is encouraging everyone within the district to join in […]
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September 6, 2022
Homes urged to respond to voter registration reminder
Households across South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse are being urged to respond as soon as possible if they receive a reminder to update their voter registration details. Over the summer, South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils sent a ‘Canvass Communication Form’ to all homes asking the occupants to check […]
September 5, 2022
Grant to help improve the quality of life for people and communities
Voluntary and community organisations in South Oxfordshire can now apply for up to £75,000 of Capital funding for projects that help improve people’s quality of life. The funding comes from the latest round of the South Oxfordshire District Council Capital Grant Scheme. The council has a total budget of £320,000. Projects can receive a minimum […]
August 24, 2022
Fly-tipper caught thanks to litter-pickers’ social media appeal
A man has been ordered to pay more than £1,300 after admitting responsibility for garden renovation waste which was fly-tipped near Thame. He was caught after local litter pickers posted an appeal for information about the incident on social media. Henry Quilter-Wood, 31, of Main Road, Lacey Green, Princes Risborough, appeared at Oxford Magistrates’ Court […]
August 18, 2022
District councils to be temporarily based in Abingdon
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils will soon be moving on from the office building that has been our home for the past seven years. At the end of September, to significantly reduce unnecessary costs, we will be moving to some temporary office space in the Vale’s Abbey House building in the […]
August 9, 2022
Help with energy bills – new support for those on low income in South Oxfordshire
Households on low income in South Oxfordshire will soon receive a one-off payment to help with the rising cost of energy bills. Those living in properties which are in council tax bands E to H and who are in receipt of council tax support will receive a single one-off payment of up to £178. Households […]
August 8, 2022
Everyone’s different so tell us how council services can be easier to access
We come in all shapes and sizes, we look and sound different, and we all see things differently. South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse District Councils value and embrace these differences – as these are the things that make each of us unique. It doesn’t matter who they are, everyone will eventually need […]
August 5, 2022
Man fined £13,000 for failing to remove illegal development
A man who failed to comply with the requirements of two enforcement notices for an illegal development by the banks of the River Thames at Long Wittenham has been fined £13,000. Simon Courtney-Worthy, 63 of Oscar’s Gardens, Ward’s Field, Long Wittenham, was also ordered to pay more than £5,000 in costs towards South Oxfordshire District […]
August 4, 2022
Leaders statement – Report to Council, 14 July 2022
Arc Before going on holiday I attended a meeting of the Arc Plenary, a group of council leaders, LEPs, and Universities, to discuss the future of the Arc. I was able to circulate to councillors the conclusions of that meeting. As I said in that email, we joined the Arc group for very good reasons […]
August 4, 2022
Call for Thames Water to act on sewage concerns
Serious concerns about sewage and the potential impact on people and wildlife in South Oxfordshire have prompted district councillors to call on Thames Water to come clean about treatment capacity and pollution across the district. In 2021, Thames Water dumped raw sewage into the River Thames and its tributaries 5,028 times and discharges are happening […]
