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Waste Less. Clean Spaces. Better Places – Week Four: Clean Spaces

Practical tips, local ideas and simple swaps to help everyone reduce waste, save money and create cleaner communities.

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Gavin Walton

A close-up view of a zero-waste refills station inside a store. Transparent gravity dispenser bins line a wooden shelving unit, filled with various dry grains, pasta, rice, and seeds labeled with product names and prices. Below the main wall dispensers sit glass jars containing seeds and spices, along with a small black sign reminding customers to weigh their empty containers before filling. Additional rows of bulk bins fade into the background on the right.

September 7, 2026

Residents urged to prevent waste before it starts during Zero Waste Week

People across South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse are being encouraged to discover how preventing waste can be easier than they think as Zero Waste Week gets underway. As part of the councils’ Waste Less. Clean Spaces. Better Places campaign, this week’s focus is on preventing waste before it’s created. That could mean […]

September 1, 2026

Don’t lose your vote – residents urged to respond to voter registration email 

Residents who receive a Voter Registration Canvass email this September are being urged to respond as soon as possible.  

A side-by-side three-panel collage showcasing sustainable activities: on the left, a person filling a glass jar with red lentils from a zero-waste dispenser; in the center, someone cutting denim fabric with scissors surrounded by sewing spools and measuring tape; on the right, volunteers wearing high-visibility vests collecting litter in a park.

September 1, 2026

New campaign encourages residents to Waste Less and create Cleaner, Better Places

Residents across South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse are being encouraged to discover how a few small changes at home can make a big difference for their community as a new month-long campaign launches this September.

A split layout showing three vertical images above campaign headline text. From left to right: a person filling a glass jar with red lentils from a bulk dispenser; a person using scissors to cut denim jeans surrounded by spools of thread; and a person wearing a neon safety vest holding a trash bag and litter picker tool outdoors. Large bold text at the bottom reads:

September 1, 2026

Waste Less. Clean Spaces. Better Places – Week Four: Clean Spaces

Practical tips, local ideas and simple swaps to help everyone reduce waste, save money and create cleaner communities.

THREE new unitary councils for Oxfordshire and West Berkshire

July 16, 2026

Government confirms three new unitary councils for Oxfordshire and West Berkshire in 2028  

The government has today (16 July) announced that Oxfordshire and West Berkshire’s seven existing councils will be replaced by three unitary councils from 1 April 2028 as part of its plans for local government reorganisation (LGR).  

A close up image of the Uffington White Horse, with the Vale of White Horse district in the background

July 16, 2026

Leader’s statement – 15 July 2026

Cllr Bethia Thomas, Leader of Vale of White Horse District Council, delivered her Leader’s statement to Council at the meeting on 15 July 2026.

Historic buildings in Stanford in the Vale

July 10, 2026

Land Charges system to launch on Monday 13 July following major upgrade

Joint statement from Cllr Maggie Filipova-Rivers, Leader of South Oxfordshire District Council, and Cllr Bethia Thomas, Leader of Vale of White Horse District Council:

July 10, 2026

New rates support approved for Vale pubs and rural businesses

Pubs and essential rural businesses across the Vale of White Horse are set to receive extra support following the approval of a new one-off discretionary business rates relief scheme for 2026/27

a picture of a pint glass on a pub bar

June 26, 2026

Vale Cabinet to consider support package for local pubs and rural businesses

A one-off business rates top-up could help ease the financial pressures facing some of the much-loved local businesses at the heart of our communities.

an alarm clock on a bin

June 23, 2026

Bin days staying the same, but collection times may change across South Oxfordshire and the Vale

Residents across South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse are being reminded to put their bins out by 6am on their scheduled collection day, ahead of route changes starting later this month.