Charlotte Westgate

November 4, 2026

Published 4 November 2026 Scouts in Wantage have been a given a funding boost thanks to a grant from Vale of White Horse District Council.  The council recently awarded the Wantage Scout Group £50,396 from developer contributions (S106) so that they can complete the second phase of their improvement project for their headquarters in the […]

October 22, 2026

Published 22 October 2026 Community groups and public organisations are coming together next month to support wellbeing and employment opportunities in Didcot and surrounding areas.  The Wellbeing and Employment Fair is a collaboration of organisations including South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Council’s Healthy Didcot programme, the Department of Work and Pensions, Sustainable Didcot, Abingdon […]

October 20, 2026

Published 20 October 2026 South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils have secured £100,000 each as part of a major new national programme designed to strengthen community connections, increase participation and help build resilient communities. The funding forms part of Common Ground, a £14 million initiative delivered by Belong and funded by The […]

October 8, 2026

Published 8 October 2026 New infrastructure, community funding and nature installations – just a few of the long-term visions for Didcot on display last week at a busy event in Harwell.  The third Didcot Garden Town Community Update Meeting took place on Wednesday 30 September at Harwell Village Hall, with residents, community groups and local […]

September 2, 2026

Published 2 September 2026 Residents, community groups and local business leaders are invited to attend the autumn Didcot Garden Town Community Update Meeting later this month to find out more about the future plans for the town and surrounding areas. All are welcome to the event on Wednesday 30 September from 5-7.30pm at Harwell Village […]

August 26, 2026

Published Wednesday 26 August 2026 Roadshows offering information ranging from how to get more active, who to contact if people need help with bin collections and the opportunity to chat about all things equality related are coming to towns in South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse this autumn.   South Oxfordshire and Vale of White […]

March 6, 2026

Published Friday 6 March 2026 #GiveToGain International Women’s Day is a great opportunity every year, to pause and take stock, and think about the position of women in our communities, across the district, the achievements we have seen, the progress we have made so far, but also looking into the future and the challenges and […]

February 16, 2026

A free event in March offers an exciting opportunity to find out more about future plans for Didcot. 

Members of the public and community groups in Didcot are invited to attend a special Didcot Community meeting after the success of the first event last year.

January 29, 2026

Published 29 January 2026 In what will be its 50th year, Wantage Leisure Centre is going to see some big refurbishment projects taking place throughout 2026.  Vale of White Horse District Council, who own the centre, has been working on plans to refresh and update facilities with a budget of £982,000.   Funding for the work comes from developer contributions in the area […]

October 29, 2025

Change is coming to local government across England, and five councils have worked together to create a proposal for two new, innovative and locally accountable unitary authorities for Oxfordshire and West Berkshire that will tackle existing inefficiencies, improve services, and support local communities in response to the government’s call for reform of council structures.