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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. 

Charlotte Westgate

May 14, 2021

New Community Lottery to launch in the Vale of White Horse next month

The Vale of White Horse District Council’s new lottery, the White Horse Community Lottery will launch in June with a special virtual event. Organisations from the district’s voluntary and community sector will be invited by the council to attend the event on Monday 14 June to find out how they can benefit from income raised […]

March 17, 2021

A new community lottery is coming to the Vale of White Horse

Local charities and good causes in the Vale of White Horse will soon be able to get a funding boost from a brand-new community lottery being launched by the district council this summer. The forthcoming new White Horse Community Lottery will allow players to choose which local charity their money benefits. Similar community lotteries elsewhere […]

March 2, 2021

Councils looking into the possibility of a joint South and Vale Local Plan

The two district councils in South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse are looking into the possibility of developing a joint Local Plan for the area to significantly reduce costs and help the councils meet their ambitious targets for making the two districts carbon neutral. Local Plans are used to help determine planning applications […]

The entrance of Faringdon Leisure centre

March 2, 2021

Funding for £400k Faringdon Leisure Centre refurbishment helps the Vale of White Horse to become carbon neutral.

Faringdon leisure centre is to get a £400,000 refurbishment with the potential to reduce its carbon footprint by 500,000 kwh over a year – the equivalent of the annual energy use of 135 houses.  The Vale of White Horse District Council has been awarded a £361,746 grant from the government’s Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme. The […]

February 11, 2021

Community Engagement will identify how to prioritise leisure funding into Wantage, Grove and Faringdon

Community groups and sporting organisations in Wantage, Grove and Faringdon will help to identify how millions of pounds of funding raised from housing developers will be spent in their local areas. The groups are being asked for their thoughts on the need for leisure locally, which will feed into a review by the district council. […]

January 14, 2021

Residents in southern Oxfordshire should not go cold and hungry this winter.

The Winter Support Grant Scheme is now available for residents in South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse who need help to buy food and heating their homes this winter.  South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils have been working with Oxfordshire County Council and other district councils to distribute the nearly £1.4million […]

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December 15, 2020

Letter from Cllr Emily Smith to MHCLG

On Monday 14 December Cllr Emily Smith, Leader of Vale of White Horse District Council, wrote a letter to MHCLG about the Self and Custom building.

November 2, 2020

Oxfordshire must play its part to control the virus and save lives

Help will be available to those who needs it this winter as the Oxfordshire community comes together to do its bit to control the virus and save lives. That’s the message from local leaders who are urging residents and businesses to carefully follow the new lockdown guidelines from the government this week. It’s clear that […]

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November 2, 2020

Covid-19 lockdown update

We continue to work hard to support our communities and businesses as part of the response to COVID-19.  We’re currently assessing the full impact of the government’s announcement this weekend of a further national lockdown from Thursday 5 November to make sure we’re providing the right support where it’s needed most.  We are monitoring any […]

October 29, 2020

Your chance to comment on proposed changes to off-street parking in the Vale

People in the Vale of White Horse have the chance to comment on some proposed changes to parking arrangements in the district council’s off street car parks.  Over the summer Vale of White Horse District Council’s Cabinet agreed to amend the district’s parking policy, including measures to encourage the use of electric vehicles in order […]