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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.

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December 17, 2025

Council urges everyone to take part in Thames Water’s reservoir consultation

Published 17 December 2025 Vale of White Horse District Council is encouraging everyone in the local area to take part in Thames Water’s public consultation on the proposed South East Strategic Reservoir Option (SESRO), before the 13 January 2026 deadline. The feedback Thames Water gather will inform their Development Consent Order (DCO) application to the […]

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November 17, 2025

Council Leader demands government intervention over escalating reservoir costs as public consultation opens

The Leader of Vale of White Horse District Council, Cllr Bethia Thomas, has written to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, calling for urgent action on Thames Water’s controversial South East Strategic Reservoir Option (SESRO).