The government has launched a consultation on options to reorganise local councils across Oxfordshire and West Berkshire.
Vale of White Horse District Council
November 1, 2021
New Vale of White Horse District Council Deputy Leader announced
Councillor Bethia Thomas has been announced as the new Deputy Leader of Vale of White Horse District Council. Cllr Thomas, who is also the Cabinet Member for Community Engagement, will take up the additional role from Monday (November 1). The Faringdon resident – who was brought up in Australia – was elected as Faringdon Ward […]
October 19, 2021
Garden waste service to return to fortnightly collections
Fortnightly garden waste collections are back.
October 7, 2021
Leader’s Statement – 6 October 2021
Cllr Emily Smith, Leader of Vale of White Horse District Council, delivered her Leader’s Statement to Council at the meeting on 6 October 2021 Supporting Vulnerable People It is a particularly busy time for the council with a huge amount of work to support our communities happening in line with our corporate plan. Since our last […]
September 27, 2021
Amazon wishlist for specific donations to help Afghan guests
People in Oxfordshire are being asked to make donations of very specific items to help Afghan people currently being looked after in the county after their recent arrival in the UK following events in their home country. As is the case throughout the country Oxfordshire is playing host to a number of Afghan people in […]
September 21, 2021
Garden waste collections restart 27 September
The temporary pause to the garden waste service is coming to an end in South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse.
September 16, 2021
Great success as children across southern Oxfordshire become Litter Bug Detectives
Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire district councils’ waste team successfully worked with 20 local parish and town councils to run children’s activity trails in the school summer holiday. Participants in the Litter Bug Detectives Trail could choose to be entered into a draw for their school to win litter picking equipment for a […]
September 15, 2021
First draw for Vale Council’s White Horse Community lottery takes place this weekend
The first draw for the Vale of White Horse District Council’s White Horse Community Lottery takes place this weekend on Saturday 18 September. By buying lottery tickets residents are doing their bit to help support those in need. Set up by the council to help voluntary organisations raise vital funds towards their services, the lottery […]
September 13, 2021
Consultation opens on how we engage with communities about planning
our views are needed on how we engage with you about the councils’ planning processes.
September 9, 2021
Council meeting to discuss garden waste
The Vale of White Horse District Council will be holding an extraordinary full council meeting to discuss the issue of the garden waste service, which is currently temporarily suspended. The meeting will take place on Tuesday 21 September at 7pm at the council offices at 135 Eastern Avenue, Milton Park. Anyone wishing to speak at […]
August 19, 2021
Council Leader calls on the government to do more to support Afghan refugees and says the Vale is ready to help
Cllr Emily Smith, Leader of Vale of White Horse District Council, has said that the district council is ready to help refugees who will be arriving in the UK from Afghanistan, but has called on the government to act quickly and to do more to support this process by ensuring that the necessary resources are […]
