Towards the end of May, we are carrying out a major piece of planned essential maintenance work on the council’s IT systems. This work is unavoidable and has to take place in order to secure the future of our IT system and the services it enables.
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October 23, 2024
Rethink waste with a trip to a local repair café!
As part of a big drive to rethink waste, residents are encouraged to check out the range of repair cafés, libraries of things, community larders, clothes swaps and other great reuse initiatives happening in their local area.
October 21, 2024
Free repair stations make getting on your bike even easier
Cyclists in Didcot can now make fixes on the go following the introduction of some bike repair stations.
October 18, 2024
People in Oxfordshire urged to have their say on local nature recovery
Oxfordshire residents, landowners, businesses, farmers and other organisations are being offered the chance to help shape the priorities for recovering areas of nature and wildlife across the county.
October 17, 2024
Brown bin subscribers can have extra garden waste collected this Autumn
Residents who are subscribed to the district council brown bin garden waste service in South Oxfordshire or the Vale of White Horse can have extra garden waste collected for free, on their normal collection day only, between 28 October and 8 November. You can put out a maximum of up to four additional sacks of garden […]
October 16, 2024
Have your say on proposed changes to council tax premium for long-term empty properties
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils have launched a public survey on proposals to reduce the minimum timeframe to charge a council tax premium on long-term empty properties.
October 16, 2024
Have your say: Councils propose updates to boost street trading and cut plastic waste
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils are reviewing their joint Street Trading Policy for the first time in over a decade and they want your input! Street trading has thrived in recent years and, with the current policy dating back to 2011, the councils are proposing updates to ensure it encourages the […]
October 11, 2024
Wallingford toilets now accessible for all
A toilet block has been given a major overhaul incorporating a new Changing Places accessible facility as well as water and energy saving features.
October 10, 2024
Local young actors to join professional cast of Cinderella!
Sixteen local budding young actors have been selected to be part of the cast of Cinderella coming to Cornerstone Arts Centre in Didcot this Christmas. The auditions for the young ensemble took place on Saturday 14 September, with the directors of KD Theatre Productions who are producing the professional pantomime. Fifty young people from across […]
October 9, 2024
Councils prevent rise in local homelessness despite an increase in demand on services
As global attention turns to World Homeless Day, South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse district councils have managed to keep local homeless levels low despite an increase in demand on services.
October 8, 2024
Get active, enjoy shows and Halloween fun this October half-term
Children and their families can enjoy free and low-cost entertainment and Halloween themed activities during the upcoming half-term holiday, from 27 October to 1 November. Get out and about with the Halloween Xplorer navigation challenge in Benson and Wantage or get active indoors with pickleball in Abingdon and Born to Move fitness classes and Family […]
