A guide to services and advice from the council, as well as local and national organisations, to help during the winter months.
Latest news
January 2, 2024
Local flood warnings and weather alerts
There are reports of properties flooding and road closures in some locations. We have a live website with useful information so you can monitor the situation near you.
December 22, 2023
Council restates its opposition to the Abingdon reservoir at a busy December meeting
In its last full meeting of the year, council debated significant points of interest to the district and its future, with a motion restating the Vale’s opposition to the proposed reservoir, SESRO. It also considered the upcoming consultation to the council’s forthcoming joint local plan and its future commitment to climate action and nature recovery, […]
December 21, 2023
Action on anti-social behaviour in Wantage
Vale of White Horse District Council has taken steps to tackle a rise in anti-social behaviour in an area of Wantage. Earlier this year, residents and shoppers raised concerns over issues at Mill Street carpark. Known locally as ‘The Undercroft’, the site was in danger of becoming a hotspot for anti-social behaviour with an increase […]
December 18, 2023
A statement from Cllr Bethia Thomas, Leader of the Vale of White Horse District Council
It’s been another busy year for us all and I am aware that everyone at the council has been doing their utmost to manage the challenges we face in delivering all that we can for the residents of our district. Looking back, it is clear we have achieved a great deal. The cost-of-living crisis has […]
December 14, 2023
Leader’s statement – 14 December 2023
A statement from Cllr Bethia Thomas, Leader of Vale of White Horse District Council As we all know, it is coming to that time of the year again. A time where we look back and reflect on the last twelve months, but also an opportunity to anticipate the year ahead of us, and what we […]
December 12, 2023
Leisure centres install fan-tastic new energy saving measures
New measures at the Didcot centre follow a similar installation at the White Horse Leisure and Tennis Centre, in Abingdon in the Vale of White Horse district in June this year.
December 8, 2023
Council services over Christmas and New Year 2023/24
A guide to council services over the Christmas and New Year period when the council offices are closed to the public.
December 4, 2023
Join the fight against festive food waste – put your knowledge to the test and you could win a £100 farm shop voucher!
Residents in South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse are being challenged to put their knowledge of food waste to the test and be in with the chance of winning a voucher worth £100 for a local farm shop and a hamper containing items to help reduce their waste! Nationally, too much of […]
November 27, 2023
Joint Scrutiny Committee – postponed
The South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Council Joint Scrutiny Committee meeting this evening has been postponed. Once it has been rearranged, the new dates will be posted on our committee meeting calendar web page.
November 24, 2023
Suspended prison sentence for Wantage restaurant owner
The owner of a restaurant in Wantage has been handed a suspended prison sentence after admitting numerous food safety and hygiene breaches. On Friday 17 November at Oxford Magistrates’ Court, Masum Miah, owner of Masooms, 14 Wallingford Street, Wantage, received a six-month custodial sentence, suspended for two years and 200 hours of unpaid work, to […]
