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November 23, 2022

Council encourages tree planting ahead of National Tree Week

As National Tree Week begins on Saturday, South Oxfordshire District Council is encouraging community groups and residents across the district to plant trees to help tackle the climate emergency.

November 21, 2022

Put your Christmas recycling knowledge to the test and you could win a hamper worth £100

People across South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse have the chance of winning a fantastic hamper worth £100 by putting their Christmas recycling knowledge to the test.

November 16, 2022

Hundreds enjoyed all the fun of the (eco) fair

What does a bike shop have in common with a sustainable children’s clothing company and a wildlife trust?  The answer is that they were all stallholders at the super successful Didcot Eco Fair held earlier this month.

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November 10, 2022

Nearly £900,000 given to local communities for local improvements

South Oxfordshire District Council has released almost £900,000 to help pay for local community improvements in the district in the last six months. The funds came from a Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) – money that’s collected from developers as a condition of their planning permission to build new homes in the area.  Since April, the […]

Row of shops in Thame

November 7, 2022

Nearly £6.5 million awarded to help local businesses

More than 2,000 businesses have received a much-needed relief award totalling almost £6.5 million to help reduce their business rates thanks to South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils. In total, £6,471,842 was allocated to businesses, using the government’s Covid-19 Additional Relief Fund (CARF), to help organisations that were unable to receive previous […]

An image of Riverside Park pool in Wallingford summer 2022 with lots of people using the pool and walking around the facilities. The sky is blue with white wispy clouds

November 7, 2022

A successful summer season at Riverside

This year the Riverside Park outdoor pool and campsite in Wallingford had a bumper summer season with nearly 21,000 visitors.  On its busiest week, the pool had nearly 4,500 visitors, the highest number in over 20 years for a single week.  The pool and campsite opened for the season this year from late May through […]

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November 4, 2022

A new approach for community health and wellbeing

“We want our residents to be active, healthy and happy.” Those were the words of Cllr Helen Pighills, Cabinet Member for Healthy Communities at Vale of White Horse District Council about a new Active Communities strategy her council has launched in partnership with South Oxfordshire District Council. “Our aim is to give our local residents […]

November 1, 2022

Application could drive water quality improvements in Wallingford

A joint application to help tackle pollution aims to lead to a safer place for swimmers, river users and wildlife in Wallingford.

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October 28, 2022

Leader’s report to council – October 2022

Report to the council by Leader Cllr David Rouane on 13 October 2022. Cost of Living At our last meeting councillors passed a motion which called on the council to organise a summit to discuss our response to the Cost of Living emergency. Following a discussion with the leader of the county council it was […]

October 20, 2022

Delays to correspondence

Due to action affecting the Royal Mail services, it may take longer than usual for letters to arrive.