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Vale of White Horse District Council is setting a new council plan for the next four years and is encouraging everyone within the district to join in the conversation

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October 10, 2022

New Hackney carriage fare limits agreed for Vale of White Horse 

Hackney carriages operating in the Vale of White Horse will have a new maximum fare they can charge passengers.  The district council recently carried out a consultation on the maximum fares for journeys carried out by Vale of White Horse licensed hackney carriages within the district.  The revised fares were agreed at the Cabinet meeting […]

October 10, 2022

World Homeless Day Monday 10 October 2022

We have a joint statement to mark World Homelessness Day today, Monday 10 October 2022.

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October 7, 2022

Roundtable seeks to shape collective, countywide response to the cost of living crisis

Support for the most vulnerable and keeping communities strong and resilient was the core focus for Oxfordshire leaders as they met on Thursday 6 October for a cost of living online roundtable event. Organisations that work closely with residents were among those joining Oxfordshire’s six councils at the roundtable, which sought to identify gaps in […]

October 5, 2022

Major incident declared after water pipe burst near Oxford

Water supplies have been affected in South Oxfordshire and the Vale following a burst water pipe.

October 3, 2022

Three men ordered to pay more than £4,600 after waste was fly tipped in Goosey

Vale of White Horse District Council has successfully prosecuted three men from Oxfordshire and Northamptonshire after rubbish was fly tipped into a brook running through the village of Goosey.

October 3, 2022

Changes to some waste collections in South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse

From 10 October there will be changes to some waste collection routes in South Oxfordshire and Vale of the White Horse to make them more efficient and environmentally friendly.  

The courtyard outside of Cornerstone set up for the garden party

September 23, 2022

Ideas wanted following this year’s successful Didcot Garden Party

Over 1,200 people are estimated to have joined this year’s successful Didcot Garden Party to watch free performances, play cricket, football and rounders, and take part in skating sessions in Didcot and surrounding villages.   To help families facing rising costs, South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils hosted a series of fun, free […]

September 22, 2022

Join the free family fun at The Beacon’s Open Day

Everyone is invited to join The Beacon’s open day on Sunday 2 October for an afternoon of free fun for all – plus a taste of the different events and activities regularly on offer at the Wantage landmark building. Martial arts experts and dance class teachers will be demonstrating what goes on in their weekly […]

September 14, 2022

Councils services on Monday 19 September

Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire district councils will be closed on Monday 19 September – the public holiday to mark the occasion of the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

September 10, 2022

The Proclamation of King Charles III

Given at St. James’s Palace this tenth day of September in the year of Our
Lord two thousand and twenty-two.