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Residents urged to respond to government consultation on once-in-a-generation opportunity to change local councils

The government has launched a consultation on options to reorganise local councils across Oxfordshire and West Berkshire.

Car parks

piece of Roman pottery up close

January 21, 2026

Pieces of town’s history discovered following car park work 

Pieces of Abingdon’s rich history have been unearthed following car park improvement works. 

April 3, 2025

Ticketless car park machine trial starting

Four car parks across South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse will start trialling new ticketless machines. The trial will start at Civic Car Park and West St Helen St Car Park in Abingdon on Wednesday 9 April and Cattlemarket Car Park and Goldsmith’s Lane Car Park in Wallingford on Monday 14 April. There will be two different […]

Archaeological trench showing signs of an old wall in the ground

November 26, 2024

Abingdon’s past uncovered during council car park improvement work

A piece of Abingdon’s rich history has been discovered during preliminary work to improve Cattlemarket car park.

Car park with rows of parked cars alongside green areas and trees

July 9, 2024

Rain garden part of a range of improvements at Wantage car park

A rain garden is being installed at Portway car park to help manage rainwater and prevent overwhelming the drains during times of heavy rain.

September 1, 2023

Electric vehicle charging and hire offers across Oxfordshire this World EV Day

Electric vehicle owners and hirers across Oxfordshire will be able to take advantage of a range of offers this World EV Day.

April 4, 2023

Electric car club pilot scheme puts hire vehicles in car parks across Oxfordshire

Issued on behalf of Oxfordshire County Council Launch believed to be UK’s biggest countywide EV car club rollout Read the story on the Oxfordshire County Council website or below: An Oxfordshire wide car sharing pilot scheme is this month making 14 new electric vehicles (EVs) available for people to hire on an hourly or daily […]

January 4, 2023

Car park transformed with young people’s art

A graffiti-strewn car park in Wantage has been transformed into a colourful modern mural thanks to a local youth group and Vale of White Horse District Council.