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May 20, 2021
Changes confirmed for parking in South Oxfordshire from 1 June
Motorists in South Oxfordshire are advised that there will be a number of changes to parking arrangements across the district from next month. Following a public consultation, South Oxfordshire District Council has amended the district’s parking policy, including changes to charging periods to ensure towns are treated equally, and measures designed to encourage the use […]
May 18, 2021
Councils welcome call on climate action
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils have welcomed a call from Oxford Friends of the Earth for all Oxfordshire councils to do everything they can to tackle the climate emergency, while highlighting the positive work that is already taking place. Oxford Friends of the Earth published a report entitled ‘In case of emergency…’ […]
May 17, 2021
Councils launch a Litter Bug Detectives Activity Trail for summer half term holiday
From Saturday 29 May to Saturday 5 June South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils are running a FREE Litter Bug Detectives Trail for children in four parks across southern Oxfordshire. The trails will be available in Edmunds Park in Didcot, Southern Road Recreation Ground in Thame, Abbey Garden Meadows in Abingdon and […]
May 6, 2021
A statement from South Oxfordshire District Council
The council has received notification that Bioabundance CIC has made an application to the Court of Appeal seeking to overturn the 29 April High Court decision of The Honourable Mrs Justice Lang to refuse permission to proceed with an application for judicial review against the council’s decision to adopt the Local Plan 2035. Permission having […]
April 29, 2021
A statement from South Oxfordshire District Council
The Honourable Mrs Justice Lang has refused the oral plea from Bioabundance CIC for permission to proceed with an application for judicial review against the Council’s decision to adopt the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035. Mrs Justice Lang also agreed a costs award up to the maximum capped limit of £10,000, which covers the Council’s […]
April 29, 2021
All three Great Western Park community centres now open
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils have opened all their community centres on Great Western Park. The Northern, District and Southern centres, two of which are brand new buildings, are now available for residents and groups to hire with priority bookings given to groups helping to support Covid-19 responses. Last year, the […]
April 6, 2021
Phased re-opening for leisure facilities in southern Oxfordshire
Following government advice that leisure centres can start to reopen from 12 April, South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils and their leisure contractor GLL, which runs the Better leisure centres across the districts, have agreed on a phased approach to re-opening. As the centres vary in size and offer different facilities, they […]
April 1, 2021
Update from South Oxfordshire District Council
An update following the statement issued on 30 March. The council has received notification that Bioabundance CIC has made an application to the court seeking to overturn the judge’s decision to refuse permission to proceed with an application for judicial review against the council’s decision to adopt the Local Plan 2035. We await notification from the […]
