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July 21, 2020

Released on July 20, 2020 South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils have made it easier for people with disabilities – or who are vulnerable – to receive housing assistance grants and loans to help make their homes safer and more comfortable. While the councils have always provided a grants and loans service […]

July 21, 2020

Released on July 20, 2020 On 13 July, the Didcot Garden Town Advisory Board formally welcomed Cllr Rita Atkinson from Sutton Courtenay Parish Council as new member of the board.  Cllr Atkinson’s role will be to represent the views of the five parish councils that sit mainly within the garden town area.  Rita has been […]

July 21, 2020

Released on July 20, 2020 Cllr Maggie Filipova-Rivers wrote a letter to the Oxford Mail on the 20 July 2020 in reaction to their article on the 18 July looking at the decision not to reopen the outdoor pool and splash park over the summer Dear Sir, Following Saturday’s article in your paper, I wanted […]

July 17, 2020

Released on July 16, 2020 If you had a say in what’s most important for your council to focus on what would you say? Would it be tackling the climate emergency, helping local businesses to thrive, or supporting healthy communities? These are all subjects that councillors at South Oxfordshire District Council regularly have to debate […]

July 17, 2020

Leader’s report to South Oxfordshire Council Meeting – 16 July 2020 It is now five months since our last Council meeting although that seems an age ago. From the start of the Lock Down people here have worked cooperatively at all levels for the good of their local communities. We hope we have now seen […]

July 16, 2020

Released on July 15, 2020 Last week the government announced details for when leisure centres and swimming pools could re-open. South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils are working with Better, who run the council leisure facilities, to agree to a re-opening plan for the leisure service that complies with the government guidance […]

July 14, 2020

Released on July 14, 2020 Cllr Sue Cooper, Leader of South Oxfordshire District Council, has written to The Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP, Secretary of State Housing, Communities and Local Government, concerning the current housing delivery test and the 5-year housing supply rules. 14 July 2020 Dear Mr Jenrick,   I am writing on behalf of […]

July 14, 2020

Released on July 13, 2020 A statement from Cllr Anne-Marie Simpson, Cabinet Member for Planning at South Oxfordshire District Council  Earlier this year, our council had to revert to working from home with no notice and put significant resources into the vital community support work to protect our most vulnerable residents when they were most […]

July 14, 2020

Released on July 13, 2020 All eyes will be on South Oxfordshire this week as the district becomes host to the first ever online ‘virtual’ public hearings for a Local Plan examination. The South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2034 first became the subject of national interest after the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local […]

July 6, 2020

Released on June 30, 2020 People in South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse who have outstanding payments on their council tax bill and are struggling to pay are being urged to contact their district council to find out what support may be available. An extra £150 of discount is now available to certain […]