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Council services over Christmas and New Year 2025/26

A guide to council services over the Christmas and New Year period when the council offices are closed to the public. 

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Decorative montage of landscape images

April 15, 2025

Next steps for Joint Local Plan

Published Tuesday 15 April 2025 We are pleased to announce that the dates for the start of the public hearings for the South and Vale Joint Local Plan have been published this week. This stage of the examination involves our appointed Planning Inspectors (Inspectors R A Bust and C Mulloy) holding hearing sessions to hear […]

Haseley Trading Estate

March 26, 2025

New depot helps secure the future of waste collections

A new vehicle depot at the Haseley Trading Estate will significantly contribute towards South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils long-term future of successful waste collections in the districts. 

Map of proposed boundary of Ridgeway Council

March 21, 2025

Introducing Ridgeway Council – part of a two unitary council option for Oxfordshire and West Berkshire

Introducing Ridgeway Council, an ambitious proposal to create a brand-new council that delivers high-quality services, improves financial resilience and value-for-money, and ensures it is able to maintain truly local representation.

Montage of locations around Oxfordshire

March 12, 2025

Council cabinets and executives set to discuss future shape of Oxfordshire’s local government

Councils across Oxfordshire are set to reply to a government request for interim proposals on the shape of local government reorganisation in the county.

Wheel barrow with leaves

March 3, 2025

New garden waste permit payment system rolls out this week 

Residents in South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse can now sign up for a new garden waste permit as part of changes to the councils’ subscribed collection service. 

February 21, 2025

A new council for the Vale, South Oxfordshire and West Berkshire?

Councillors in the Vale of White Horse have held a public meeting to discuss the future of the district council in light of the government’s plans for devolution and local government reorganisation.

Vale of White Horse District Council logo

February 17, 2025

All the updates from the latest Vale Council meeting 

The budget was the focus at the first full Vale of White Horse District Council meeting of 2025, alongside investment in housing and approval of a new council plan. 

Wheelbarrow with grass cuttings inside

February 3, 2025

Changes coming this spring to garden waste service in South and Vale 

Green fingered residents who use the garden waste service in South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse districts will have a change to their service subscriptions this year.  

Light playing on water

January 30, 2025

Vale pledges to represent local communities following reservoir announcement 

Following yesterday’s announcement from the Chancellor, which includes support for Thames Water’s proposed new reservoir near Abingdon, the Leader of the Vale of White Horse District Council has pledged to do everything she can to represent the views of residents and businesses across the district.

January 28, 2025

Shock at Network Rail’s disappointing announcement

Local residents and businesses will have reacted with shock at Network Rail’s admission that the Botley Road will be closed for another year and a half, that’s according to the Leader of Vale of White Horse District Council.