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Lucy Billen
September 21, 2021
Garden waste collections restart 27 September
The temporary pause to the garden waste service is coming to an end in South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse.
September 16, 2021
Great success as children across southern Oxfordshire become Litter Bug Detectives
Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire district councils’ waste team successfully worked with 20 local parish and town councils to run children’s activity trails in the school summer holiday. Participants in the Litter Bug Detectives Trail could choose to be entered into a draw for their school to win litter picking equipment for a […]
September 13, 2021
Consultation opens on how we engage with communities about planning
our views are needed on how we engage with you about the councils’ planning processes.
September 9, 2021
Council meeting to discuss garden waste
The Vale of White Horse District Council will be holding an extraordinary full council meeting to discuss the issue of the garden waste service, which is currently temporarily suspended. The meeting will take place on Tuesday 21 September at 7pm at the council offices at 135 Eastern Avenue, Milton Park. Anyone wishing to speak at […]
August 2, 2021
Garden waste suspended
From today South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils have taken the difficult decision to activate their business continuity plan and suspend their garden waste collections. The councils’ bin crews will be prioritising the collection of food waste, recycling and general waste collections following government guidelines* in a bid to reduce the disruption […]
July 28, 2021
Book a test drive and join the electric vehicle revolution
Test drive events are taking place in Oxfordshire next month to showcase electric vehicles (EVs) and an innovative new way of charging them aimed at people without off-street parking.
July 28, 2021
Councils expand their free activity trails for children for the school summer holidays
From Monday 9 August to Monday 30 August Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire district councils are running FREE Litter Bug Detectives Trails for children in 19 sites across southern Oxfordshire with the chance for schools to win litter picking equipment.
July 27, 2021
Man prosecuted for fly-tipping in Harwell
A 36-year-old man from Didcot has been ordered to pay £875 after he was successfully prosecuted by Vale of White Horse District Council for fly-tipping at Harwell. Aaron Chewings, of Abbott Road, pleaded guilty to fly-tipping household waste on private land, at Oxford Magistrates Court on 15 July. On 15 May 2020, a fly-tip at […]
July 23, 2021
Taxi driver fined for driving with an expired taxi licence
Vale of White Horse District Council has successfully prosecuted a taxi driver from Oxford after he admitted driving a taxi when not licensed to do so, and failing to report damage to a licensed vehicle to the council. Husaam Hussain, aged 27 from Cosin Close, pleaded guilty to the two charges at Oxford Magistrates’ Court […]
July 19, 2021
Disruption to waste collection services – July 2021
We are very sorry if your bins were not emptied as expected in the past couple of weeks. Our waste collection services are still facing some disruptions. Please see our waste collection page for the latest information. Thank you.
